Everything you need to know about Hirri Mines: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Hirri Mines: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Rio de Janeiro, May 16 (IANS/EFE) A two-day Brazilian oil and natural gas auction has received strong demand from companies based in Brazil, Colombia, Portugal, France, Britain and other countries, with bid prices far exceeding the regulator's expectations.
Lima, March 23 (IANS/EFE) A consortium made up of Spain's Corsan Corviam and Brazil's Engevix and Enex has been chosen to build a hydroelectric power station in southern Peru, officials said.
Panaji, March 18 (IANS) People indicted for illegal mining could henceforth be barred from applying for ore extraction licences, a government report states.
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) A 48-year-old stockbroker was arrested for cheating a former chairman of Coal India Limited (CIL) of his life savings of Rs.5 crore through illegal transfer of his shares, the police said Saturday.
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) State-run Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) Thursday signed an MoU with the Rajasthan government in Jaipur for setting up a 9 million tonne per annum refinery-cum-petrochemical complex, the oil ministry said here.
Yangon, March 12 (IANS) A Myanmar commission, led by opposition leader and parliamentarian Aung San Suu Kyi, has proposed that a copper mining project in which a Chinese company has a stake should go on.
Panaji, March 3 (IANS) After duping the state treasury of billions of rupees, one would think illegal mining would be villain No. 1 for the Goa government and rapacious mining companies the faces of this brazen villainy.
Washington, March 1 (ANI): A South Dakota School of Mines and Technology assistant professor and his team have discovered a new species of herbivorous dinosaur and reported the first fossil evidence of prehistoric crocodyliforms feeding on small dinosaurs.
New Delhi, Feb 27 (ANI): The Geoscience Advisory Council (GAC), under the ministry of mines, will hold its third meeting here today.
New York, February 24 (ANI): A small state college in remote western South Dakota might soon introduce the first technology that can allows shoppers pay by pressing their fingerprints onto a pay pad, rather than swiping a credit card.
Panaji, Feb 16 (IANS) Google satellite imaging and global positioning systems (GPS) are flawed when it comes to monitoring illegal mining and encroachment of forest land by mining companies, the Goa government has told the Supreme Court.
New Delhi, Feb. 13 (ANI): The 52nd Central Geological Programming Board (CGPB) meeting of the Geological Survey of India, Ministry of Mines, will be held here on Thursday.
New Delhi, Jan.24 (ANI): The Coal Mines (Conservation and Development) Amendment Bill,2012 , as introduced in Lok Sabha on Dec 22,2012 and pending therein has been referred to the Departmental Related Standing Committee on Coal and Steel of parliament for detailed examination and report.
Yangon, Dec 27 (IANS) Myanmar will assess the environmental impact of a copper mining project in which a Chinese company has a stake.
Washington, Dec 15 (IANS) Over 100 people have been killed and dozens of others injured in several school shootings in the US over the last 20 years with the Virginia Tech massacre in 2007 being the deadliest claiming 32 lives, including two Indians.
Washington, December 6 (ANI): The Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) mission, NASA's twin probes orbiting Earth's moon, have generated the highest resolution gravity field map of any celestial body.
New Delhi, Nov. 21 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday said the mining industry occupies an important position in the national economy by not only employing over one million persons, but also producing basic raw materials for many industries, including the core sector.
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) India and Afghanistan Monday signed four agreements to cooperate in areas of social welfare, fertilizer, coal mining and youth affairs, an official here said.
Bogota, Nov 8 (IANS/EFE) Average oil output in Colombia climbed to 960,953 barrels per day in October, up 0.9 percent from the same month of 2011, the Mines and Energy Ministry said.
Bhubaneswar, Nov 6 (IANS) Odisha has served show cause notices on 103 state mines for extracting ore in excess of their stipulated limit, state Steel and Mines Secretary Rajesh Verma said Tuesday.
Rio de Janeiro, Oct 31 (IANS) A blackout that plunged northeast Brazil into complete darkness for several hours last week was caused by human error, an official said.
Kuala Lumpur, Oct 27 (IANS) Title holder Bo Van Pelt of the United States charged to the top of the $6.1 million CIMB Classic after a spectacular nine-under-par 62 saw him tie with overnight leader Robert Garrigus in the third round here Saturday.
Kuala Lumpur, Oct 25 (IANS) India's Gaganjeet Bhullar stood tall amongst other golfers on the PGA Tour in the opening round of the CIMB Classic, shooting a fabulous six-under-par 65 to emerge as the leading Asian here Thursday.
Sydney, Oct. 22 (ANI): Queensland Premier Campbell Newman has announced an end to the 30-year ban on uranium mining in the country, appointing a three-person committee to oversee its resumption.
Shillong, Oct 18 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma Thursday welcomed Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in retail and mining, despite opposition from several civil society groups.
Shillong, Oct 18 (IANS) The Meghalaya government Thursday said it had done away with foreign direct investment (FDI) in the mining sector after several organisations protested the controversial Meghalaya Mines and Minerals Policy, 2012 that was approved by the state cabinet Oct 5.
London, Oct 17 (IANS) A campaign mounted in Britain over environmental damage in Goa due to mining has received support from a British parliamentarian who has so far tabled two motions in parliament.
Shillong, Oct 5 (IANS) The Meghalaya cabinet Friday approved the controversial Meghalaya Mines and Minerals Policy which allows miners to continue with rat-hole coal mining.
Panaji, Sep 25 (IANS) Less than 48 hours after Congress spokesman filed a police complaint accusing Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar and senior mines department officials of abetting the suicide of an official, the party Tuesday distanced itself from the complainant.
Brasilia, Sep 20 (IANS/EFE) Brazil is planning an auction of new oil and gas exploration and production blocks for May 2013, although that long-delayed round will depend on prior approval of a new regulatory framework, Mines and Energy Minister Edison Lobao said.
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) Relations between India and Burundi are set to get a fillip when the eastern African country's president, Pierre Nkurunziza, meets Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday.
Washington, Sept. 12 (ANI): An invisible quick response (QR) code has been created by researchers in an attempt to increase security on printed documents and reduce the possibility of counterfeiting, a problem which costs governments and private industries billions of pounds each year.
Lucknow, Sep 9 (ANI): Union Human Resource and Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal has assailed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) by saying that the Chief Ministers of states ruled by it should resign as they endorsed the final allotments of coal blocks.
Panaji, Sep 8 (IANS) China prominently features in a probe report on illegal iron ore mining in Goa, which warns that while the eastern neighbour is gobbling up India's iron ore reserves, the future might see a reversal of the trend.
Panaji, Sep 5 (IANS) The escalating war of words between Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar and the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) central government just got hotter.
Bhubaneswar, Sep 3 (IANS) Vedanta group, India's largest aluminium maker, has asked the central government to discourage export of bauxite from the country as the domestic aluminium industry is struggling for the raw material.
Bogota, Sep 1 (IANS/EFE) Colombia has moved ahead of Argentina to become South America's second-largest economy, the outgoing Colombian finance minister said Friday.
Panaji, Aug 31 (IANS) The Congress Thursday compared Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar with ancient master tactician Chanakya, saying that he was "cozying up" to the players in mining and casino industry much against promises he made ahead of the Goa assembly polls.
Bhubaneswar, Aug 29 (IANS) Allocation of coal blocks caused an uproar in the Odisha assembly with the opposition Congress demanding an inquiry into recommendations made by the Biju Janata Dal government to the central government for allotting coal blocks to private companies.
Bhubaneswar, Aug 28 (IANS) Admitting that it had recommended to the central government to allocate coal blocks to various companies, the Odisha government Tuesday denied any wrongdoing in the exercise.
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday made a statement in both houses of parliament on coal block allocation for which the opposition is asking for his resignation as it was made during his tenure as coal minister.
New Delhi, Aug 27 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on Monday rejected the Bharatiya Janata Party's demand for his resignation, saying allegations levelled against him in connection with the CAG report on coal block allocations were utterly baseless.
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) Coal India Limited (CIL), the country's largest coal miner, has commissioned Jamshedpur-based Xavier Labour Research Institute and Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad, for undertaking a study of illegal coal mining, Pratik Prakashbapu Patil, minister of state in the coal ministry said Wednesday.
New Delhi, Aug 15 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on Wednesday said the UPA Government has paid special attention to the welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, minorities, women and other weaker sections.
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) The government was giving special attention to the welfare of the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and other weaker sections, including the minorities, by coming out with programmes that benefit them, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Wednesday.
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) The government was giving special attention to the welfare of the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and other weaker sections by coming out with programmes that benefit them, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Wednesday.
Panaji, Aug 14 (IANS) In a severe warning to iron ore transporters ahead of the mining season, scheduled to begin in a few weeks from now, the Goa government Tuesday said that any truck found overloading ore would cost hefty Rs.5 lakh to the mining outfit.
Brisbane (Australia), Aug.9 (ANI): India has won the bid to host the 36th International Geological Conference.
Shillong, July 14 (IANS) A team from the Directorate General of Mines Safety (DGMS) will now oversee the operation to rescue 15 miners trapped in a flooded coal pit in Meghalaya since July 6, an official said Saturday.
Bogota, July 12 (IANS/EFE) Colombia's government plans to deploy 5,000 soldiers to protect the Bicentennial Pipeline, a 960 km conduit currently under construction.
Tehran, July 5 (IANS) Iran has called the Western sanctions "unproductive" and threatened to take legal action against the European oil embargo.
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) India Thursday unveiled its vision of promoting economic rejuvenation and stability of Afghanistan by asking companies from the region to invest in that country in the spirit of solidarity, despite the risks, and called for CEOs to replace generals to lead the country's reconstruction.
* India June 28 hosted the first regional investment summit in New Delhi to promote Afghanistan's economic rejuvenation and stability by encouraging private sector investment from across the region. External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna called for "replacing generals with CEOs".
* India June 28 hosted the first regional investment summit in New Delhi to promote Afghanistan's economic rejuvenation and stability by encouraging private sector investment from across the region. External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna called for 'replacing generals with CEOs'.
Rangoon, May 27 (Xinhua-ANI): Myanmar authorities will suspend all jade mining work by private companies in the northernmost state of Kachin starting the end of this month, local media reported Sunday.
Bhubaneswar, May 19 (IANS) Describing some of the provisions in the proposed new mining bill as an encroachment of the rights of the states, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Saturday asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for their omission or modification.
Tehran, May 13 (Xinhua-ANI): A senior Iranian official said Sunday that no hasty decisions should be made in the upcoming nuclear talks with the world's major powers, local satellite Press TV reported.
Harare, May 13 (IANS) The Zimbabwean government is drafting a new mining development policy, a media report said.
New Delhi, May 7(ANI): The president of the Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Mines, Yahya Ale-Eshagh, said on Monday that he hoped India and Iran would better their trade ties in spite of mounting pressure against it from the United States of America (USA).
The Supreme Court on Friday accepted to hear government plea on SC's February 02 judgment on 2G licences in which the apex court had cancelled all 122 licences..........
Kabul, April 9 (IANS) India and Afghanistan Monday signed an agreement for enhancing cooperation in the field of iron and steel.
London, Feb 26 (ANI): Indian commodities giant Vedanta has planned to merge two of its largest subsidiaries, Sterlite Industries and Sesa Goa, in a near 14 billion dollars deal.
New Delhi, Oct 4 (ANI): India and Afghanistan on Tuesday signed deals to bolster strategic partnership between the two countries.
New Delhi, Sep 30 (ANI): The Union Cabinet today approved the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Bill, 2011, aimed at bringing more transparency in the process of allocations for licenses.
Washington, July 24 (ANI): NASA is funding a new research project at South Dakota State University, which may help humans move one step closer to colonizing space.
London, June 5 (ANI): Scientists have discovered how freshwater algae 'Didymo' are able to survive and colonize in some of the world's cleanest waterways with few nutrients.
Tehran, June 2(ANI): Iranian lawmakers have voted in the country's parliament to refer President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to the judiciary to rule on whether his move last month to name himself Oil Minister, after dismantling the ministry and sacking Minister Masoud Mir Kazemi, was legal.
Washington, May 25 (ANI): Scientists have developed the technology for a fast new blood test that can quickly tell whether patients are infected with an antibiotic-resistant bacterium that's become a global threat, significantly improving treatment.
Washington, Mar. 29 (ANI): Though the U.S. earthquake zone is active, scientists say ingredients do not exist there for a Japan-style nuclear disaster.
Washington, March 26 (ANI): New studies conducted by researchers at the Colorado School of Mines could significantly improve the efficiency of solar cells.
Melbourne, Mar 25 (ANI): A survey has revealed that laundry hands and cooks employed on offshore construction projects in Australia will potentially earn more than 420,000 dollars a year.
Quetta, Mar 21(ANI): At least 19 mineworkers were killed and 32 others trapped when an explosion rocked a coalmine at Sorenj in Balochistan on Sunday.
New Delhi, Mar 15 (ANI): The Ministry of Mines and the Ministry of Energy and Resources of the Province of Saskatchewan, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Tuesday to establish a cooperation programme in the field of geology and mineral resources.
New Delhi, Feb 27(ANI): B.L. Bagra, Director (Finance) in the National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO), has been given additional charge of the Chairman-cum-Managing Director (CMD) of the company.
New Delhi, Feb 26(ANI): Union Mines Ministry on Saturday suspended National Aluminium Company Ltd (NALCO) Chairman and Managing Director Abhay Kumar Srivastava, who is in Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) custody till March 3 in a bribery case.
New Delhi, Feb 4 (ANI): Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari will confer the National Geoscience Award here today to various organizations working in the field of basic and applied geoscience in the country.
New Delhi, Feb 3 (ANI): Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari will confer the National Geoscience Award here on Friday to various organizations working in the field of basic and applied geoscience in the country.
New Delhi, Feb.3 (ANI): The Geological Survey of India (GSI) will soon procure modern equipments that will uplift the pace and quantity output of all the exploration programmes of the GSI.
New Delhi, Jan 13 (ANI): Union Cabinet on Thursday decided to constitute a Group of Ministers (GoM) to look into the issue of environmental clearance for coal mining.
New Delhi, Jan 13 (ANI): The Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure today approved the continuation of schemes of conservation and safety in coal mines and development of transportation infrastructure in coalfield areas as plan schemes.
Washington, Jan 9 (ANI): Scientists at the University of Utah have developed a new concept in water treatment.
Kabul, Dec.13 (ANI): Afghanistan will deploy about 7,000 troops to secure a major transnational gas pipeline slated to run through some of the most dangerous parts of the war-torn country.
Washington, Nov 26 (ANI): Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, say that a clean energy development initiative in rural Nicaragua demonstrated that there are cost effective steps developing nations can take to reduce carbon emissions and at the same time help the rural poor reduce their energy expenses.
Washington, Nov 24 (ANI): Usually the formation of coffee rings on a table doesn't prompt a response further than 'Use a coaster', but a team of researchers have gone beyond and explored the physics behind the stain patterns left behind by coffee droplets on a surface.
Washington, Nov 24 (ANI): Usually the formation of coffee rings on a table doesn't prompt a response further than 'Use a coaster', but a team of researchers have gone beyond and explored the physics behind the stain patterns left behind by coffee droplets on a surface.
Greymouth (New Zealand), Nov.21 (ANI): Sending rescuers into the Pike River mine would be like asking them to walk up the barrel of a gun, the country's mine rescue chief has said.
New Delhi, Nov.2 (ANI): Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday said that the UPA Government is in the process of finalizing a new Mines and Minerals Act.
Mumbai, Oct 13 (ANI): 'Mines to Market', the bi-annual International Diamond conference begins in Mumbai.
Washington, Oct 5 (ANI): In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers have found that freshwater is flowing into Earth's oceans in greater amounts every year, thanks to more frequent and extreme storms linked to global warming.
London, Oct 1 (ANI): A suit has been filed by the families of trapped miners in Chile against the owner, demanding 12 million dollars as compensation.
Tehran, Sept 26 (ANI): The Iranian government agency that runs the country's nuclear facilities, including those the West suspects are part of a weapons program, has reported that its engineers are trying to protect their facilities from a sophisticated computer worm that has infected industrial plants across Iran.
London, Aug.25 (ANI): The 33 miners trapped in an underground mine in Chile spoke to rescuers by radio and have asked for cold beer, peaches and toothbrushes.
New Delhi, July 9 (ANI): India and Ontario, a Canadian province, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to boost cooperation and investment in the field of 'Geology and Mineral Resources' in Toronto.
Islamabad, July 7(ANI): The Afghan government has requested Pakistan to allow passage of Indian goods through Wagah border to the land-locked country.
Melbourne, July 6 (ANI): A new tool could now help experts predict areas at high seismic risk, according to new research.
Washington, June 17 (ANI): Though American military experts and geologists working with the Pentagon have pointed to Afghanistan having a trillion dollars worth of unearthed mineral deposits, there is a view that access to this wealth could remain elusive and a curse in the long-term.
Kabul, June 15 (ANI): A New York Times report revelation of Afghanistan having at least a trillion dollars worth of unearthed mineral deposits has led some Afghan reporters to excitedly calculate how much each Afghan would theoretically get if this treasure is divided equally.
Perth, Apr 20(ANI): Western Australia's Kalgoorlie city was on Tuesday rocked by the biggest earthquake to hit the region in 50 years, damaging several buildings and causing the Kalgoorlie gold mine to be evacuated.
New Delhi, Mar 22 (ANI): Country's premier exploration agency the Mineral Exploration Corporation Ltd. (MECL), on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Union Mines Ministry for the financial year 2010-11.
New Delhi, Mar 17 (ANI): Union Mines Ministry on Wednesday day said that the mineral production from mining and quarrying sector in December 2009 was higher by 6.40 percent compared to that of the preceding month.
