Mining in news on April 13

Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and developments on mining

District Mineral Foundation: interview with Ramesh Sharma

Ramesh Sharma is the convenor of Ekta Parishad

District Mineral Foundation

The District Mineral Foundation's objective is to work for the interest of people living in areas affected by mining

Philippine green minister stands by her decision to shut mines

On February 2, Regina Lopez had ordered the closure of 23 of the Philippines' 41 mines and suspended five others for environmental violations

The gold rush

Tanzania is regulating its gold mining sector. Small-scale artisanal mining is also being legalised in this poor country

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 20, 2023)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal  

Coal ministry to set up sustainable development cell

It will advise on, plan and monitor mitigation measures taken by coal companies to minimise environmental impact of mining

Will the new National Mineral Policy ensure responsible mining?

The NMP 2019 misses out on providing necessary guidance on some fundamental things that would have made it a guiding document to ensure …

Africa Mining Vision finds support of governments, private companies

The Africa Mining Vision (AMV) has been designed to ensure that mining activities contribute to economic transformation and benefit all African …

Replenishment study of riverbed sand must for sand mining in Uttar Pradesh: NGT

Replenishment studies must be done by credible institutions, says court  

Poor despite Rs 5,800 crore

Plan and plan well is the message from the first independent evaluation of India's ambitious resource-sharing plan for mining districts

You can’t mine the seabed without proper rules

Extracting these minerals would be energy intensive and the problems experienced in terrestrial mining would be replicated at sea

Parliament passes MMDR Amendment Bill to facilitate transfer of captive mining leases

The Bill will facilitate the transfer of captive mine leases which have not been granted through auction

Centre may open 43,000 ha of Jharkhand’s Saranda forest for mining

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change orders formation of a committee to look into the prospect of amending Management Plan for …

'Rat-hole coal mining must be discontinued'

There is no such thing as environmentally acceptable and safe rat-hole coal mining 

Who will pay for Adani’s Carmichael coal mine project?

While the mining firm has given a green light to the Carmichael project, essential loan for its realisation has not been secured

Namibia rejects Russian company’s mining permit

Raises environmental concerns over extraction methods

Rich land, poor people: Can we let our children go hungry, ask coal pickers of Jharkhand

For the local people living near the coal mines, the livelihood crisis is even more significant than the burning of coal within their homes, …

Give priority to those directly affected by mining: Parliamentary Standing Committee

Committee recommends amending PMKKKY guidelines to prioritise directly affected people and strengthening audits of District Mineral Foundation

Malaysia bans bauxite mining for three months

The move comes after protests rose against environmental degradation in area near the mines

Miner liable to pay ‘dead rent’ when unable to extract minerals due to lack of clearance: Andhra HC

Petitioner approached the court against the state government insisting on a dead rent for 2013-2020

NGT seeks report on damages due to sand mining in Jaipur villages

Illegal sand mining affecting health and environment in and around 5 villages of Jaipur’s Katputli tehsil, villagers claim

Won’t grant NOCs to uranium mining projects in Meghalaya: Khasi District Council

After the Centre reiterated its move to open up uranium mining in the state, the highest council of the Khasi community says it will not grant an NOC

Drilling in details

Hartman de Souza decodes Goa's mining machinery, which has defrocked the state's environment

A decade of loot

At more than Rs 65,000 crore, the mining scam in Odisha has surpassed that in Goa and Karnataka. The penalties, however, came too late