August 21, 2011 In northeast India, children are lured into coal mining The young miners descend on rickety ladders made of branches into the makeshift coal mines dotting Jaintia Hills in northeast India, scrambling sideways into “rat hole” shafts so small that…
August 21, 2011 India approves mining lease of Utkal-E Coal block to Nalco Bhubaneswar, Aug 21 (PTI) The Union Coal Ministry has granted in-principle approval for mining lease of Utkal-E coal block in Angul, with an estimated reserve of 70 million tonnes and…
August 21, 2011 As gold reaches another record high in India doubts begin to creep in Gold reached another peak in Saturday trading in India, the world's largest consumer of the precious metal, and is now within reach of the psychologically important level of 30,000 rupees.…
August 20, 2011 SAIL plans to raise $87 million through bond sale Dow Jones reported that state run Steel Authority of India has raised INR 4 billion (USD 87.5 million) through a bond sale, three people familiar with the matter said. The…
August 20, 2011 Essar Steel Orissa charged with green violation Economic Times reports that Wildlife Society of Orissa has accused the Orissa government of not asking Essar Steel Orissa Ltd to stop dredging sand from the bed of River Mahanadi…
August 19, 2011 Miners reel after Papua New Guinea ownership bombshell In a surprise announcement Papua New Guinea on Friday introduced a plan to hand state ownership of mineral and energy resources to landowners, a move that may prove disastrous to…
August 19, 2011 Japan July crude steel output almost flat Japan's crude steel output was almost flat in July from the previous month, as the strong yen hurt steel exports while carmakers ramped up production following a post-quake slump. Crude…
August 19, 2011 Coal ousts Reliance to head up India Inc Coal India Ltd became India's most valuable company by market capitalization this week, an unlikely position for a state-owned outfit in the unglamorous business of digging up the world's most…
August 19, 2011 Miners in shock as PNG plans to put landowners in charge of resources The proposal by Mining Minister Byron Chan, the son of former Prime Minister Sir Julius Chan, has been tabled just as PNG -- which is often described as an island…
August 19, 2011 Coal India topples RIL as most valuable firm Mumbai, Aug 18 (IANS) State-run miner Coal India has become the most valuable company in terms of market capitalisation, toppling Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries (RIL). According to data available with…
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