The Latest Breaking News from Mining

Govt informs Madras HC of report on beach sand mining ban; hearing on Dec 11. Govt seeks HC nod to seize 1.55 crore tonnes of stocks & hand over to Indian Rare Earths Ltd. to recover losses of ₹5,832.44 crore caused by illegal mining since 2000-01.

Following mass protests, an all-party meeting held last week decided to suspend soil mining and sought a report

BJP & JSP inspect illegal sand mining near Sir Arthur Cotton Barrage in East Godavari. Purandeswari alleges threat to barrage due to mining. No clarity from CM & officials on mining. Sand price escalated, impacting construction & leaving workers unemployed.

Weakened night patrol, inactive ward-level vigilance committees, damaged barriers in Mavoor panchayat, two unprotected stretches at Kalpally & Manathalakadavu, no flash checks at suspected spots, proposal to appoint guards yet to be implemented. Grama panchayat authorities making efforts to address issue, impounding country boats & goods carriers. #Weak night patrol,…

Criminals have been caught stealing power for running cryptomining gear under the floors and in ventilation ducts of the Supreme Administrative Court in Warsaw, Poland.

Facing huge criticism, the Odisha government has put on hold a controversial Cabinet decision regarding transfer of tribal lands to non-tribals. At present, the Odisha Scheduled Areas Transfer of Immovable Property (By Scheduled Tribes) Regulation, 1956 is in force in the schedule areas of State. There is restriction on transfer…

On the Indonesian island of Halmahera, two members of an “uncontacted” indigenous tribe were filmed facing down a logging company’s bulldozer. The rare encounter caught on camera testifies to the growing threat that industrial activities – particularly nickel mining managed in part by a French company – pose to indigenous…

The State Cabinet on Thursday felt the investigation into 172 illegal mining cases by the Special Investigation Team of the Karnataka Lokayukta has been very slow for the past five years and decided to extended the term of the SIT till June 20, 2024.

Soil extraction halted at Mattappally