Mining
India hopes to cut coal import bill by Rs40,000 cr: Goyal
16 Apr 2016
India is looking to stopping imports of thermal coal in the next two to three years to save Rs40,000 crore annually by taking advantage of the increasing domestic production of the fuel, union Coal and Power Minister Piyush Goyal
Vale, Apollo Global to jointly bid for Anglo American's Brazilian niobium and phosphates assets
13 Apr 2016
Coal scam: JIPL directors Rungtas awarded 4-year jail term
04 Apr 2016
The coal scam that rocked the Manmohan Singh government came to light when the comptroller and auditor general (CAG) flagged irregularities in allocation of coal blocks from 2004 onwards
Australian govt clears Adani’s $7.7 bn Carmichael coal mining leases
04 Apr 2016
International NGO Greenpeace, said Australian environmental groups appear to be reconciled to the fact that Adani Group's $22-billion coal-mining lease project for Carmichael may finally be approved
Jharkhand Ispat, directors convicted in coal scam
28 Mar 2016
In the first verdict to emerge pertaining to the alleged coal scam, a special court has convicted Jharkhand Ispat and two of its directors, R S Rungta and R C Rungta, of forging documents to obtain coal blocks
Adani signs landholder compensation deal for Australia coal mine
16 Mar 2016
The deal follows Queensland parliament’s decision on Monday to grant “all state government approvals” to Adani’s coal mine project at Carmichael
Vedanta wins India’s first gold mine auction
27 Feb 2016
The Baghmara mine, at Sonakhan in Balodabazar-Bhatapara district of Chhattisgarh, about 130 km northeast of Raipur, has an estimated reserve of 2,700 kg of gold
India scraps 5% export duty on iron ore pellets
05 Jan 2016
Brazil freezes BHP, Vale assets over dam burst
22 Dec 2015
Wind up coal scam probe by March, SC tells CBI
15 Dec 2015
Rio Tinto close to securing $4-bn for Mongolian copper project
14 Dec 2015
A group of 15 global banks have agreed to fund Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto's prolific OyuTolgoi copper and gold project in Mongolia
Govt moves to allow mining by private sector, foreign firms
04 Dec 2015
Five states have issued notices inviting interest for auctioning of mines in 28 blocks and the draft National Mineral Exploration Policy will be ready in the few months, official sources said
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