Tag: Mines

The Lanjiberna mining expansion proposal of the erstwhile Odisha Cements Limited (OCL) of Sundargarh district hit another roadblock when tribal villagers took out a huge protest rally on Friday

Bhubaneswar: Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) chairman Naveen Jindal today urged Odisha government to resume operations of iron ore mines under a new legislative framework with a deferred penalty mechanism. “Odisha Government should take up the issue with Union Government to open and run the closed iron ore mines through ordinance or other means, […]

Bhubaneswar: Keeping in view large scale pollution in mining areas and major junction routes in the state, the steel and mines department will soon have ambient air quality monitoring systems soon. This was decided at a high level state task force meeting convened under the chairmanship of chief secretary at the State Secretariat through video […]

Cuttack: With hundreds of workers continuing their stir in front of the plant of India Metals and Ferro Alloys (IMFA) at Choudwar in Cuttack protesting the order of the Odisha Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) to ban mining at the Mahagiri and Sukinda Chromite, the company authorities today clarified that they had responded to the notice of […]

Balasore: A youth lost his life to an explosion at Baripal village under Nilagiri police limits in Balasore district on Sunday, that had occurred around 2 pm near the village. The deceased youth was identified as Pratap Singh. He had already breathed his last when villagers found him covered with blood beside a pond and […]

Bhubaneswar: Mining theft still continues even after e-auction of the mining blocks, informed Steel and Mines Minister Prafulla Kumar Mallik in the Odisha Assembly, recently. He presented the facts that 89 illegal mining activities have been caught by the Directorate of Mines this year. The Directorate of Mines has seized 30,537.715 metric tonnes mineral resources […]

Bhubaneswar: Chief minister Naveen Patnaik today underscored the need to expedite the process for capital investments in Odisha. Reviewing the status of investment in the industrial sector as per the promises made by the companies at the recent Make In Odisha Conclave at the State Secretariat here, the chief minister directed the concerned departments to […]

Bhubaneswar: Rejecting Odisha demand for a hike in coal royalty, the Center today said that there will be no increase in the royalty in the current situation. Briefing media persons after a meeting with Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at the State Secretariat here, Union Coal secretary Anil Swarup said that to increase royalty on a […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Monday said it would issue a notification for e-auction of four mines in the State within two-three days. These are two limestone mines located at Kotameta and Usakalabhagu in Malkangiri district, one in Garamara in Nuapada district and a manganese mine at Lasarda Pacheri in Keonjhar district. “We would issue […]

Bhubaneswar: Mines minister Prafulla Mallick on Wednesday said the Odisha government has decided to provide bauxite to Vedanta’s Lanjigarh alumina factory from the Kodingamali mines in Koraput through Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC). Briefing newsmen here today, the Mines minister, said, “OMC has got the mining lease of Kodingamali mines located in Koraput. We will provide […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government, which managed to complete the Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) survey of just 20 mines in the two years since the directive in this regard by the Justice MB Shah Commission, today set itself an ambitious target of completing the survey of an incredible 127 mines in the next seven months. […]

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: The Union Mines ministry has sought feedback from mineral-bearing States on its proposed ‘Star Rating’ system for mining leases. This was informed by State Mines director Deepak Mohanty after attending a high level meeting of state mines officials in New Delhi. Officials said the new system has been designed to promote sustainable development […]

Bhubaneswar: Essar Steel has emerged as the successful bidder in the first e-auction of iron ore block in Odisha, upstaging strong contenders like Tata Steel, Jindal Steel & Power Ltd (JSPL) and JSW Steel. “We had notified for the e-auction of Ghorhaburhani-Sagasahi iron block on 23rd December last year against which seven parties had submitted […]

Bhubaneswar: State-owned miner Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC) is targeting an ore production of 6.55 million tonne (MT) in the 2016-17 financial year, OMC managing director (MD) Girish SN said on Tuesday. “This year we have a target to produce 6.55 MT ore. It will be gradually increased to 10 MT in the next financial year,” […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Monday said it will announce the names of qualified bidders for the Ghorhaburhani-Sagasahi iron ore block, located in Koida mining sector in Sundargarh district, on February 25. Mines director Deepak Mohanty informed this after the first meeting of the technical committee at the secretariat here today. “The first meeting of […]