China using up Goa’s iron ore: Report
September 8th, 2012 - 2:31 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Sep 8 (IANS) China prominently features in a probe report on illegal iron ore mining in Goa, which warns that while the eastern neighbour is gobbling up India's iron ... Read more...
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Congress protest against Chhattisgarh CM turns violent
September 4th, 2012 - 7:34 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Sep 4 (IANS) At least 20 Congress workers were injured and some 1,000 protesters arrested and lodged in a makeshift jail following clashes with police Tuesday in Chhattisgarh ... Read more...
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Karnataka to re-open eight iron ore mines soon
July 5th, 2012 - 5:44 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 4 (IANS) The Karnataka government will permit re-opening of eight iron mines in Bellary and Chitradurga districts to augment the raw material supply for steel plants in the ... Read more...
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Iron ore mining set to resume in Karnataka (Lead)
July 5th, 2012 - 5:42 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 4 (IANS) Iron ore mining will resume in two districts of Karnataka from August to augment the raw material supply to steel plants in the state, a top ... Read more...
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Terror grips NMDC miners a day after Maoist attack
May 15th, 2012 - 12:08 am ICT by IANS
Raipur, May 14 (IANS) Dozens of miners at the public sector National Mining Development Corp (NMDC) Ltd. in Chhattisgarh skipped work Monday as more explosives were found at the mining ... Read more...
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Mining mafia threatened me: Chhattisgarh legislator
May 12th, 2012 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, May 12 (IANS) Chhattisgarh legislator Bheema Mandavi of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party claimed Saturday that he was threatened by the mining mafia which was ruling the roost ... Read more...
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‘Goa cap on iron ore extraction a must’
March 30th, 2012 - 1:31 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, March 30 (IANS) Capping of iron ore extraction in Goa is a must for sustainable mining and reigning in illegal mining, an official said Friday.Goa Chamber of Commerce ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh to press for rail network in tribal areas
February 6th, 2012 - 1:52 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Feb 6 (IANS) Chhattisgarh will seek an increased rail network for the state's iron ore and coal belts from Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi this week, official sources here said ... Read more...
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Over 100 Chhattisgarh sponge iron units face closure
January 15th, 2012 - 2:49 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Jan 15 (IANS) As many as 105 sponge iron units face a serious threat of being shut down amid deepening raw material crisis in Chhattisgarh that has roughly 20 ... Read more...
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Goa not in iron deposit intensive areas list
January 12th, 2012 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Jan 12 (IANS) Goa does not feature in the list of iron deposit intensive areas which have been marked out for future exploration, according to a visionary document prepared ... Read more...
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Policy matters, iron ore sourcing delaying steel plant: JSW Steel
January 10th, 2012 - 12:44 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 9 (IANS) JSW Steel Monday said implementation of its proposed 10 million tonnes plant at Salboni in West Midnapore district of West Bengal is being delayed due ... Read more...
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Iron ore exports from India dipping: China
November 17th, 2011 - 3:21 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Nov 17 (IANS) China has expressed concern over the recent dip in iron ore exports from India to its shores.Speaking at the International Iron Ore & Steel Making Raw ... Read more...
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With Pakistan watching, India firming up big plans on Afghanistan
November 1st, 2011 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) With Pakistan warily watching its moves, India is firming up ambitious plans that include a rail link between Chabahar port in Iran and resource-rich ... Read more...
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India remains committed to help rebuild Afghanistan
September 30th, 2011 - 11:32 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, Sep 30 (IANS) With the onset of the drawdown of foreign security forces in Afghanistan, India has said it remains committed to partnering Kabul in building a peaceful, ... Read more...
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Orissa seeks new tax on iron ore profits
September 3rd, 2011 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Sep 3 (IANS) Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has sought a new tax on iron ore profits, saying the merchant mining companies were making "super normal profit" beyond ... Read more...
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Jharkhand to assess ore reserves with remote sensing
August 12th, 2011 - 12:59 am ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Aug 11 (IANS) Jharkhand Deputy Chief Minister Hemant Soren Thursday said that ore reserves in the state would be assessed through remote sensing."We have prepared maps of iron ore ... Read more...
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‘Jindal’s steel and power project will transform Bolivia’
June 16th, 2011 - 12:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) Steel magnate Naveen Jindal-led Jindal Group's $2.1 billion projects in Bolivia, including an upcoming steel and power plant, will create thousands of jobs and transform ... Read more...
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Take control of state’s mines, union minister tells Orissa
May 7th, 2011 - 2:04 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, May 6 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers Srikant Jena has asked the Orissa government to take control of the state's mineral-rich mines instead of leasing ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh asked to ease enforcement of forest laws
March 22nd, 2011 - 2:32 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, March 22 (IANS) The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) Tuesday asked the minerals-rich Chhattisgarh to ease its strict enforcement of forest laws "to enable socially ... Read more...
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Rival betters ArcelorMittal’s offer for Toronto mining company
January 3rd, 2011 - 2:02 pm ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, Jan 3 (IANS) The fight between ArcelorMittal and Nunavut Iron Ore Acquisition Inc. for control of Baffinland Iron Mines Corp is heating up as the latter has now ... Read more...
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ArcelorMittal sticks to offer deadline as rival raises bid
December 30th, 2010 - 3:38 pm ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, Dec 30 (ANS) Even as ArcelorMittal stuck to its Thursday night deadline of friendly takeover offer of $492 million to Canada's Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation, rival Nunavut Iron ... Read more...
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ArcelorMittal forced to up bid for Canadian iron-ore giant
December 20th, 2010 - 2:44 pm ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, Dec 20 (IANS) ArcelorMittal's battle to take over Canada's Baffinland Iron Mines took an interesting turn Sunday after it was forced to raise its friendly bid by 14 ... Read more...
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India needs to raise steel production 208 percent: Jindal
August 12th, 2010 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) India has to raise its steel production 208 percent to meet the need for 200 million tonnes by 2020 from the present 65 million tonnes.
This was disclosed ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh seeks ban on iron ore exports
July 20th, 2010 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, July 20 (IANS) Chhattisgarh, which has roughly 20 percent of India's iron ore reserves, Tuesday sought a ban on export of iron ore.
"For the past six years, I am reiterating ... Read more...
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Maoists scaring off investors from Chhattisgarh
December 6th, 2009 - 1:13 pm ICT by IANS
By Sujeet Kumar
Raipur, Dec 6 (IANS) The increasing dominance of Maoists in Chhatisgarh's iron ore-rich pockets have led to the halt of several key industrial projects in the region and scared ... Read more...
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Steel Authority planning 12-mn tonne plant in Jharkhand
November 17th, 2009 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 17 (IANS) The state-owned Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) is planning to set up a 12-million tonne plant in Jharkhand, the company said here Tuesday.
"We have a plan for ... Read more...
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ONGC stumbles upon uranium in Assam
November 14th, 2009 - 1:41 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Nov 14 (IANS) Oil exploration firm Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) Saturday said it has stumbled upon a reserve of uranium while carrying out exploration work in an oilfield in ... Read more...
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Jindal to export 80,000 tonnes of Bolivian iron ore
November 12th, 2009 - 3:52 am ICT by IANS
La Paz, Nov 12 (EFE) India's Jindal Steel and Power Limited will export 80,000 tonnes of iron ore every month from its plant at El Mutun in eastern Bolivia, the company said. ... Read more...
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Bhilai Steel gets iron ore mining rights in Chhattisgarh
October 28th, 2009 - 2:01 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Oct 28 (IANS) Bhilai Steel Plant, the most profitable unit of the state-owned Steel Authority of India, has got the mining rights lease for over 2,028 hectares of iron ore reserves ... Read more...
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Maoists threaten iron ore mining in Bastar
August 28th, 2009 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
By Sujeet Kumar
Raipur, Aug 28 (IANS) The growing activities of Maoists in Bastar in Chhattisgarh are threatening iron ore mining in a sprawling forested region that accounts for a fifth of all ... Read more...
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Draft mineral policy hints at placer gold deposits in Goa
August 9th, 2009 - 5:40 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Aug 9 (IANS) Known for attracting millions of tourists to its sun-kissed "golden" beaches, Goa now might as well brace for a frenzied gold rush.
For, according to a draft mineral ... Read more...
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Ethiopia keen on jute, leather joint ventures in Bengal
August 3rd, 2009 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 3 (IANS) Ethiopia is keen to form joint ventures with companies in West Bengal in sectors like jute and leather, a senior Ethiopian diplomat said here Monday.
"We have spoken to ... Read more...
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Vedanta group acquires Goa mining company in Rs.17.50 bn deal
June 12th, 2009 - 12:41 am ICT by IANS
Panaji, June 11 (IANS) Goa's biggest family-owned mining company, the Dempo group, has sold all its mining assets to Sesa Goa Limited, a majority-owned subsidy of the London-listed Vedanta Resources, for Rs.1,750 ... Read more...
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Tata Steel sees domestic demand growth this fiscal
April 10th, 2009 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 10 (IANS) Despite the present global economic slowdown, the country's largest steel producer Tata Steel expects 4-5 percent growth in domestic demand in 2009-10, a top company official said here ... Read more...
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Fresh deposits for coal, iron ore found in Chhattisgarh
February 5th, 2009 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Feb 5 (IANS) Mineral-rich Chhattisgarh has hit another goldmine: a fresh discovery of 90 million tonnes of coal and a little over 22 million tonnes of iron ore."Deposits of 50 million ... Read more...
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