Shallow-water mining not a ‘silver bullet’ to resolve growing global need for metals: Study
Shallow-water mining involves removing sediment-bearing minerals, which offer refuge to seafloor organisms; this could trigger local extinctions &…
The unregulated, lethal and corrupt world of Meghalaya’s rat-hole mines
Despite being banned by the National Green Tribunal and continuing litigation against them in the Supreme Court, rat-hole mines in the …
Adivasi leaders opposing iron mines in Maharashtra arrested
Locals allege lathi charge by cops; Police say protestors stopped way of security personnel heading towards a police station
Illegal sand mining: 20 arrested, 40 big boats seized in Bihar police operation on Sone river
Criminal syndicates have been unleashed terror in recent months by attacking & killing police officials who have cracked down upon them
Vedanta bauxite mine: Odisha villagers raise concerns at public hearing, accuse company of spreading misinformation
Villagers allege mining company to share fake information and misleading tribals
Replenishment study of riverbed sand must for sand mining in Uttar Pradesh: NGT
Replenishment studies must be done by credible institutions, says court
That gadget of yours may have illegally mined gold from the Amazon
The supply chains of the planet’s most valuable electronics and electric car companies are being supplied by two refineries under …
Chhattisgarh CM stays mining activities in Bailadila
This decision has come days after locals launched an indefinite protest against mining on the hill that is religiously significant for them
SC to hear PIL on trapped miners in Meghalaya tomorrow
The petition seeks the deployment of the Armed Forces and high capacity pumps to save the miners. It also seeks the formulation of a standard …
Bombay HC questions DMF administration in Goa, identifies loopholes in state law
Pointing to the poor knowledge of mining-affected people about DMF, the court also questioned if they are receiving any benefits at all
Committee meets to reassess complete mining ban in Jharkhand district
Saranda, Chaibasa in Jharkhand had large reserves of iron ore, wrote Jharkhand's chief secretary
Too early to celebrate lithium discovery in Jammu and Kashmir
The resource in Jammu is only inferred, which is the lowest in the conviction for the estimation of a mineral deposit
Bihar government bans sand mining near river bridges
Move to check illegal sand mining that is destroying foundations of bridges, disturbing water flow of rivers
When rat-hole miners and manual scavengers met
Why Bhavnagar farmers oppose limestone mining
Letter to high court-appointed panel lists reasons
Mine collapse kills six in Jharkhand, 12 feared trapped
The caved in mine saw illegal extraction of coal
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
Buxwaha diamond mining project will make Bundelkhand’s water scarcity worse: Experts
The water requirement for the Bunder mine and ore processing plant is about 5.9 million cubic meters in a year
Remembering Kong Spelity Lyngdoh Langrin: Money can’t buy you freedom
Filmmaker Tarun Bhartiya posted a thread on his Twitter handle about the late matriarch of Domiasiat in Meghalaya’s Khasi Hills, who …
Should district mineral foundations be with state mining departments?
Recent plan to move Odisha DMF from the state planning and convergence department to the mines department raises several questions
Brazil launches operation against mining mafia on Indigenous land
Special forces destroy aircraft and seize weapons; non-profit Amazon Watch asks for probe into those behind the ‘horror’
Nowhere to go: How exposure to coal dust has impacted lives in Odisha’s mining villages
From health hazards to crop loss — the residents of Ratanpur, Ratansara, Shiarmal & Dulinga villages face many perils
Illegal mining forces Raniganj residents to eat now and die tomorrow
Villages in Asansol-Raniganj coal belt, which go to polls on April 29, 2019, stand on precarious land that might collapse any day, but the …
Controversial deep sea mining negotiations showed progress, but many disagreements among member states remain
States’ proposals not included in consolidated text, while mining contractors’ proposals accepted; covered items not cleared
Illegal mining: Supreme Court orders Meghalaya to deposit Rs 100 crore
Move comes six months after mining disaster in the state