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Mineral Exploration: The Union Ministry of Mines announced on Friday that it will directly sanction exploration projects to notified private exploration agencies (NPEAs) for critical and deep-seated minerals, so as to give impetus to exploration of such crucial minerals.

In a rare development, a Supreme Court bench released a matter in which it had reserved judgment and directed it to be heard afresh by another bench, in view of the difference of opinon amongst the...

One applicant can submit only a single bid in an auction of a mineral block, and none of its affiliates will be allowed to enter the same auction, according to the mines ministry’s draft auction rules for strategic and critical minerals.

India News: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla raised the issue of MPs not being invited for meetings of the dmf. The government assured that rules will be amended to ens

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla raised concerns about Members of Parliament not being invited to District Mineral Foundations (DMF) meetings in their respective areas. Union Minister Pralhad Joshi assured that rules would be amended to ensure mandatory representation of MPs and MLAs in the governing council of DMFs.

In the fiscal year 2022-23, India spent Rs 27,131 crore on copper imports, an increase from Rs 21,985 crore in the previous year, as per information shared in Parliament. Responding to a query in the Rajya Sabha, Coal and Mines Minister Pralhad Joshi stated that Indias refined copper production in FY2022-23 was 5.55 lakh tonnes, making it the 10th largest globally.

There are plans to enhance the production of coal in the country to 1.5 billion tonnes by 2029-30 to meet the growing demand for the fuel, Minister of Coal and Mines Pralhad Joshi told the Rajya Sabha on Monday.For the smooth transit of coal to ...

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More than 30 people are trapped under rubble at an open-pit mine in Zambia after part of a waste pile was thought to have collapsed on them, a government minister said on Friday. Home Affairs and Internal Security Minister Jack Mwiimbu said in Parliament that the collapse happened in the city of Chingola, in Zambia's