In order to develop coal liquefaction or coal-to- liquid technology, three coal blocks viz. north of Arkhapal, west of Radhikapur and Ramchandi promotional would be developed. These blocks, which have about 1,500 million tonne of geological coal reserves each, were identified by the Ministry of coal in consultation with Coal India (CIL) and central mine planning & desig
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Transport of coal via road may cause pollution
Citing adverse effect from pollution, TDP leader and former minister Bandaru Satyanarayana Murthy opposed any move to transporting coal by road from the general cargo berth in Visakhapatnam Port. At a press conference, Murthy opposed the transportation of coal by road stating it would bring back the pollution
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Govt asks CIL to supply coal for another 18K mw plants
The government has asked Coal India to supply fuel to an additional 18,000 megawatts of new thermal power capacity that will come up by March 2015, but the state firm feels it will not need to supply any additional coal.
Extra coal supplies may not be really required. CIL has been given to understand that the extra 18,000 mw that has been added to the list of supplies are not likely to come up before the deadline of March 2015. Beyond the deadline we do not know yet, CIL Chairman S Narsing Rao
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CIL to raise efficiency by installing GPS system
By March 2014, Coal India (CIL) plans to install GPS-based system for tracking transportation of coal and thereby improve efficiency at its major mines. The system is intended to prevent theft of coal and increase productivity.
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No mine leases within 10 km of protected zones in Goa
Pertaining to iron ore mines in Goa, the Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) will not clear the environment clearances (ECs) of mining leases lying within 10 km of protected areas until the Union Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) decides on buffer zones or
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Ore miners want govt to relax export restriction
Iron ore miners want the government to withdraw the 30 per cent export duty on ore and removal of differential railway freight charged on ore meant for exports.Recently, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said the government would do the needful to smoothen iron ore export to boost overall exports and bring down the curr
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Odisha govt wants to reserve mines to OMC
If the state government's plan goes well, Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC) would get all the remaining mineral bearing areas in the state. Odisha government would write a letter to the union government defending its stand to reserve all balance mineral bearing areas of the state not already held under any
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Meghalaya govt to reconsider mining policy
In order to address the concerns of all stakeholders, Meghalaya government decided to reconsider the state Mines and Minerals Policy, 2012 and implement it after holding wide consultations with them. It may be recalled that the state Mines and Minerals Policy, 2012 allows miners to continue with rat-hole coal
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Mineral production in May higher than April: Govt
The Union government says that the index of mineral production of mining and quarrying sector in May 2013 was higher by 1.6 per cent compared to that of the preceding month. The mineral sector has shown a negative growth of 5.7 per cent during May 2013 as compared to that of the corresponding month of previous year. The total value of mineral production (excluding atomic & minor minerals) in the country during May 2013 was Rs 18,074 crore.
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NGT seeks report on mining dumps from Goa govt
By August 8, Goa government has been asked to submit details on the extent of mining dumps in and outside lease areas in the state to the national green tribunal (NGT). At a recent hearing, the tribunal received an assurance from the state government counsel that a complete report about the dumps will be filed and that it will be a common one for all the mine operators named as resp