Malay Chatterjee, Chairman and Managing Director of KIOCL informed media persons that the Karnataka government was yet to provide clearance for the firm's over 20 applications for mining lease. For more than seven years, the Karnataka-based central public sector mining firm has been out of job with out any captive mines
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Draft report calls for hiking royalty on ore
In its second draft report, a mines ministry-appointed study group suggested hiking royalty on iron ore to 15 percent from the present 10 percent. The proposal was made based on views taken by the group from various stakeholders including state and centre governments, companies belonging to both public and private sectors, reports indicate
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Govt panel may suggest hike in royalty fees
A committee appointed by the union government to recommend on the amount of royalty to be paid by iron ore miners to state governments would submit its report in the next few weeks, media reports indicate. According to source-based information, the committee would suggest the government to raise the royalty fees of iron ore miners by 50 percent
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51 mining leases cancelled by Karnataka govt
According to the order of the Supreme Court, the Karnataka government has cancelled 51 iron ore mining leases in Category C. Holders of these mines were charged of carrying out rampant mining illegally outside the lease area and hence the Supreme Court ordered for cancellation of the mining leases some months
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Govt to offer 7 open cast mines to raise coal output
The government has proposed to offer seven Open Cast Mines of about 25 million tonne capacity to Mine Developer-cum-Operators (MDOs) by this year end to increase coal production. Besides this, 14 blocks for power and three for mining have been put on offer recently under Government Dispensation Route and allocation of these blocks will be completed shortly
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RINL to invest Rs 25 bn on iron ore project
State-run steel maker RINL plans to set up an iron ore beneficiation plant and a 2 million tonne pellet plant in Bhilwara, Rajasthan at a cost of Rs 2,500 crore. Through the proposed beneficiation plant, the company would make value addition of the iron ore mined from the block awarded to it by the Rajasthan government recently at Bhilwara. The value added output would be used at RINL's Vizag steel plant
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SAIL to complete Rs 38 bn project by FY15
By 2014-15, state-run steel maker plans to complete its proposed Rs 3,800 crore environment protection-related projects at its iron ore mines, media reports indicate. The projects, which is part of the over Rs 10,000-crore modernisation and expansion programme, includes improvement in ore processing for zero discharge, minimising generation of tailings, reduction in use of water and land
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Govt may not clear all renewal cases by June 15
Odisha government said it would not be possible to clear all the applications for renewing mining leases by June 15 in view of the guidelines issued by the Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) on February 1, 2013. Therefore, the state government, at an inter-departmental meeting, decided to request the High Court to give more time for clearing these applications. The state gove
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Govt to hire consultant to restructure Coal India
Government is in the process of hiring an external consultant to advise on the restructuring of Coal India (CIL) for a long term sustainability roadmap. The government is learnt to have shortlisted nine consultants for the purpose. Meanwhile, agency reports quoted Coal Minister Prakash Jaiswal as saying that he was not in favour of splitting the state-run CIL. The minister has reportedly said
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Dart Energy to acquire stake in ONGC block
Brisbane-based Dart Energy may pick up 10 to 25 percent stake of Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) in the latter's four coal-bed methane (CBM) blocks. CBM is natural gas trapped within coal formations, which is extracted by drilling holes into the seams. In order to fast-track gas production with the help of priva