S. African president opens 1.6 bln USD zinc mine
President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday officially opened a giant zinc mine that boasts of the largest known and undeveloped zinc ore bodies in the world. The Gamsberg Mine, situated near Aggeneys in
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Industry chambers, mining bodies oppose new Bill
Industry chambers led by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and FICCI on Friday sought a review of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Bill, 2011 approved by the Union Cabinet stating that the industry was concerned on royalty, profit sharing and the methodology of providing assistance to project-affected persons.
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Report of Sub-group - II on metals and minerals – strategy based upon the demand and supply for mineral sector for the 12th five year plan
The Planning Commission constituted a Working Group on Mineral Exploration and Development (other than coal and lignite) in the context of formulation of the Twelfth Five Year Plan (2012-17) , for over
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Peru to impose extra tax on mining groups
Peru’s government is to wring an extra $1.1bn of taxes from the country’s mining sector, making the Andean country the latest resource-rich nation to demand a greater share of the commodities boom.
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Sterlite case: Apex court gives TN Govt more time
The Supreme Court on Wednesday gave the Tamil Nadu Government a week's time to submit its comments on the environment impact study by an institute on the Sterlite Industries' plant in Tamil Nadu. The
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Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, toxins and Residues) Regulations, 2011
These regulations may be called the Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, toxins and Residues) Regulations, 2011.
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Genetic effects on toxic and essential elements in humans: Arsenic, cadmium, copper, lead, mercury, selenium, and zinc
<p>Although the toxic effects of metals, such as arsenic, cadmium, lead, and mercury, have been well established for higher level exposures, the demonstration of population-wide harmful effects at lower concentrations has been more difficult. One possible reason for this is that at comparatively lower levels of exposure, only some people are at risk. Whitfield et al. (p.
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Zinc biofortification of food grains in relation to food security and alleviation of zinc malnutrition
<p>Exemplary agricultural research supported by good government policies has ensured food security in India. It is the right time to focus on micronutrient malnutrition in the country. Recently, Zn deficiency in diet especially of young children below 5 years of age has received global attention.</p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.currentscience.ac.in/Downloads/article_id_098_10_1300_1304_0.pdf" target="_blank">Original Source</a></strong></p>
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Recycling of zinc wastes
<p>L Pugazhenthy calls for encouraging more and more eco-friendly zinc recycling units to promote clean operations as lot of zinc wastes are being generated today. </p>
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Xstrata Plans to Mine Its Own Projects
A day after dropping its pursuit of rival Anglo American PLC, mining giant Xstrata PLC will turn its focus toward projects it already has in the pipeline, rather than seek new acquisitions, its chief executive said in an interview.