MYSURU: BJP leader K S Eshwarappa on Sunday demanded the cancellation of iron ore mining lease to 10 companies. He said that the party will not keep quiet till chief minister Siddaramaiah does not withdraw
KARWAR: While the sand mining and transport lobby is keen to get the Karnataka government to resume the extraction and transportation of sand to Goa, there is resentment from some quarters in Karwar over the resumption of the sand trade to Goa. Addressing a press conference at the Government Rest House here, Advocate B S Pai warned that residents of Karwar would strongly oppose the resumption of sand supply to Goa.
Hyderabad/New Delhi: Diversified group Lanco Infratech today said it has won a ruling from an Australian court that allows its subsidiary Griffin Coal to revise coal supply pact with Bluewaters Power Station. The Supreme Court of Western Australia has rejected the plea from Perdaman Chemicals and Fertilisers Pty Ltd (PCFL) on the issue, according to Lanco. PCFL is locked in a AUD 3.5 billion litigation with Lanco over fuel supplies from Griffin Coal. Lanco had acquired Griffin Coal for about AUD 720 million in February last year.
The Orissa High Court has stopped operations by those mines that are operating on deemed renewal. The court has directed not to operate mines on deemed renewal without its permission. A division Bench comprising chief justice V Gopal Gowda and justice BN Mohapatra, while admitting a PIL, has directed not to operate mines on deemed renewal without its permission till the disposal of the case.
PANJIM: Alleging that the Goa Foundation (GF) had "tarnished their image" in connection with the excess iron ore production case which now stands to be withdrawn, mining firms have written to Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) demanding "compensation". The 42 mining firms which were accused of excess production by GF, in their reply to the GSPCB, demanded that the show-cause notices issued to them be withdrawn claiming that GF has withdrawn its complaint.
ML Rungta, Rungta Mines, Indrani Patnaik and Serajuddin among offenders The vigilance department in Odisha has initiated cases against mine owners in connection with illegal mining. The miners against whom cases have been lodged include ML Rungta (Silijora-Kalamati iron ore & manganse mines), Rungta Mines Ltd (Jajang iron ore & manganese mines), Indrani Patnaik (Unchabali iron ore & manganese mines) and Sirajuddin & Company (iron ore mines). All these mine owners have their leases under Joda circle in Keonjhar district, minister for steel & mines Rajani Kant Singh informed the state assembly in a written reply.
The Odisha High Court has issued notices to the state and union government over the controversial deemed extension clause of Mineral Concession Rule (MCR), 1960, which allows miners to operate their mines even after the lease expiry under special cases. The High Court, admitting a petition filed by Biswajit Mohanty to strike down the clause, has issued notices to state and union government. It has also issued an interim order saying that miners cannot operate the mines under the deemed extension clause without the leave of the court.
PANJIM: About 5,000 mining-dependent people affected by the halt of illegal mining, on Tuesday, held a rally in Panjim, demanding “immediate resumption of legal mining” in Goa and threatening to disrupt
The Karnataka Iron and Steel Manufacturers’ Association (KISMA) on Tuesday urged the State government to expedite the resumption of operations at all ‘A’ category mines, so that the steel industry gets adequate supply of iron ore. Addressing reporters, KISMA president Vinod Nowal, who is also the CEO of JSW Steel, said the steel industry had been facing a severe shortage of iron ore in the State. Against the total annual requirement of about 35 million tonnes (mt), the industry has been getting 15 mt, he said.
The Ministerial committee of the state government, which has been mandated to chalk out plans for providing raw material to mineral based industries in Odisha, will be meeting on Tuesday to formulate the supply policy mechanism. The panel was supposed to meet on December 14, but it was rescheduled to December 18. The state government formed the panel in October this year with an aim to find out measures for making iron ore, manganese, bauxite and chrome ore available to the mineral based industries, which do not have captive mines. It has been already decided that the ores will be made available in a fair and equitable manner through the state-run PSU Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC) and other mining lessees.
Asks Coal Ministry to begin allocating mines through bidding route without any time loss Early development of 54 identified mines is necessary to boost the country's coal production, a Parliamentary panel said today and asked the Coal Ministry to begin allocating mines through the bidding route without any time loss. "The Committee is constrained to observe that no progress has been made for the development of identified coal blocks for allocation through bidding system," the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Coal and Steel has said in its latest report.
