Business Standard reported that amid allegations of monopolization of chrome ore trade leveled by the All Odisha Steel Federation against state controlled miner Odisha Mining Corporation, the Odisha government has informed the Competition ...
Tags: chrome ore, chrome ore trade, ore, sponge iron
BS reported that after the shutdown of Vedanta Aluminium’s one million tonne alumina refinery at Lanjigarh on December 5th 2012 the Odisha government seems to have woken up, albeit belatedly to the raw material crisis that has ...
Tags: Vedanta Aluminium, tonne alumina, raw material, steel, mines
Instances of ore production in excess of the tentative annual production quantity indicated in the Mining Plan/Scheme of mining come to the notice of Indian Bureau of Mines during inspections. In terms of section 5(2)(b) of the Mines ...
Tags: ore production, tentative annual production quantity, development work
Business Standard reported that as many as 54 mining leases in Odisha are operating under deemed extension following the expiry of their leases. The expiry period of the leases ranges from 4 to 25 years. According to information given by ...
Tags: expiry period, leases ranges, constitutional machinery
Southern Hemisphere Mining has added the experienced Mr Paul McRae to the board as a non executive director. Mr McRae is serving as nominee director for Lundin Mining Corporation where he currently holds the position of senior VP, ...
Tags: Southern Hemisphere Mining, mining industrial projects
First Quantum Minerals Limited offered USD 4.9 billion to acquire Inmet Mining Corporation a bold declaration from one of Canada's largest copper miners that the commodities supercycle has room to run. Inmet rejected the bid describing it ...
Tags: jobs in mining, copper mining news, mining gold, price for gold
There is international interest in a mining discovery in the province that involves Iron Ore, but this find is not in Labrador. 4 Corners Mining Corporation has a significant discovery of iron ore, titanium and vanadium resources about 50 ...
Tags: Iron Ore, titanium, vanadium, mining groups
Reuters reported that Indonesia is considering whether to extend a divestment deadline for foreign mining companies beyond 10 years but no decision has been made. Mr Hatta Rajasa chief economic minister of Indonesia said that the ...
Reuters reported that Gold miner Osisko Mining Corporation which has offered about CAD 550 million for Queenston Mining Inc will buy Agnico Eagle Mines Limited's 9.2% stake in Queenston removing a potential rival bidder. Agnico Eagle, ...
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Investors are betting on a battle for Inmet Mining Corporation to control the coveted Cobre Panama project in Central America. Inmet shares have catapulted 23% in the two tradings sessions since the company disclosed it received and ...
Tags: Inmet Mining, new copper, Panama Canal
BS reported that Vedanta Aluminium Limited which is facing a challenge to run its refinery at Lanjigarh beyond December 5th 2012 hopes to get some bauxite from external sources in 2 to 3 days. Mr Mukesh Kumar president and chief operating ...
Tags: Balco, refinery Lanjigarh, mineral industry
PTI reported that after a massive crackdown on illegal mining, Odisha is working on ways to provide long term iron ore linkages to steel firms located in the state through the state run Odisha Mining Corporation. According to officials, ...
Tags: Odisham, steel company, steel ore
Mantle Mining Corporation has returned high grade gold hits up to 24.9 grams per tonne from drilling at a prospect at the Granite Castle Gold and Silver Project in north Queensland. The best intercept from the Coronation prospect was in a ...
Tags: High Grade Gold, Gold and Silver Project, gold drilling, Mining
Mirasol Resources announced to provide an exploration update on the 100% owned Rubi copper, molybdenum and gold porphyry project located adjacent to the world class El Salvador mining district in Region III of northern Chile. The 13,350 ...
Tags: Mirasol Resources, Rubi copper, molybdenum, gold porphyry project
With Orissa Mining Corporation's petition challenging the Centre, which imposed restrictions on bauxite from Niyamgiri Hills, scheduled for hearing at the green tribunal of Supreme Court, two outfits opposing the mining demonstrated against ...
Tags: Vedanta Aluminium, mining, restriction, aluminium