Sixty seven  coal mines have been offered in the current tranche of auction for sale of coal.Out of these 67 coal mines, 14 coal mines are located in Odisha. List of these 14 coal mines is given below: S. No. Coal Mine 1 Machhakata 2 Mahanadi 3 NuagaonTelisahi 4 Ramchandi Promotion Block 5 Alaknanda 6 Bartap 7 Burapahar 8 Dip ...

Government of Rajasthan has informed that Hon’ble Supreme Court vide its order dated 16.11.2017 has banned all the 82 mining lease/quarry holders in the State of Rajasthan from carrying out mining of sand and bajri unless a scientific replenishment study is completed and the matter is fully considered by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and an environmental clearance is granted or rejected. After getting fresh environmental clearances sand mining in three leases has been resumed in June 2021. Sand is a minor mineral under Section 3(e) of the Mines and Minerals (Development & Regulation) Act, 1957. Section 15 of the MMDR Act, 1957, empowers the State Governments to make rules for regulating the grant of minor mineral concessions. Moreover, Section 23C of the MMDR Act 1957, empowers ...

Hindustan Copper Limited (HCL) – a CPSE under Ministry of Mines, Government of India declared their annual results for FY 2020-21. The results have reflected a turnaround story. Inspite of the Covid-19 pandemic , the company has been able to achieve a total income ₹1821.61 crore in FY 2020-21 as compared to ₹888.81 crore in FY 2019-20. The company also achieved ...

The index of mineral production of mining and quarrying sector for the month of February, 2021 (Base: 2011-12=100) at 116.5, was 5.5% lower as compared to the level in the month of February, 2020. The cumulative growth for the period April- February, 2020-21 over the corresponding period of previous year has been (-) 9.6 percent. Production level of important minerals in February, 2021were: Coal 746 lakh tonnes, Lignite 38 ...

The index of mineral production of mining and quarrying sector for the month of March, 2021 (Base: 2011-12=100) at 139.0, was 6.1% higher as compared to the level in the month of March, 2020. The cumulative growth for the period April- March, 2020-21 over the corresponding period of previous year has been (-) 7.8 percent. Production level of important minerals in March, 2021were: Coal 960 lakh tonnes, Lignite 52 ...

Union Minister for Mines, Shri Pralhad Joshi and Chief Minister of Odisha, Shri Naveen Patnaik today, jointly inaugurated the production in two new iron ore mines of Odisha namely Jiling-Langlota Iron ore Block and Guali Iron ore Block. Both the mines have production capacity of 15 lakh tonnes per month and they possess approx. 275 million tonnes of consolidated iron ...

To expedite exploration activities in the country, Geological Survey of India (GSI), has embarked upon an ambitious scheme to complete some major National level surveys by 2024: National Geochemical Mapping (NGCM), National Geophysical Mapping (NGPM), National Aero Geophysical Mapping Program (NAGMP). GSI is also going to adopt sophisticated deep penetration geophysical techniques such as Magneto-Telluric Surveys and Deep Seismic Reflection ...

A tripartite agreement was signed between Mineral Exploration Corporation Limited (MECL), Rajasthan State Mines & Minerals Limited (RSMML) and the Department of Mines & Geology (DMG), Govt. of Rajasthan for taking up feasibility studies of Solution Mining of Potash in the state of Rajasthan. The MoU was signed virtually in the presence of Union Minister for Coal, Mines & Parliamentary Affairs Shri ...

The index of mineral production of mining and quarrying sector for the month of November, 2020 (Base: 2011-12=100) was 104.5. Production level of important minerals in November, 2020 were: Coal 626 lakh tonnes, Lignite 29 lakh tonnes, Natural gas (utilized) 2263 million cu. m., Petroleum (crude) 25 lakh tonnes, Bauxite 1784 thousand tonnes, Chromite 179 thousand tonnes, Copper conc. 9 thousand tonnes , Gold 80 ...

As mining is hazardous in nature, each mine or a group of small mines should have a Disaster Management Cell to safeguard the working condition and safety of the workers in the mine and local people living in the area. A Padma Awardee scientist Prof. Dr. P K Jena, had formulated an integrated development of mine areas named as “MAHA” ...