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Mineral Production during July 2017 (Provisional)	25.9.2017	Govt of india: PIB
The index of mineral production of mining and quarrying sector for the month of July (new Series 2011-12=100) 2017 at 92.6, was 4.8% higher as compared to the level in the month of July 2016.
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Govt yet to work out iron ore pricing mechanism; firms want benchmarking	25.9.2017	News
While the ministry of mines favours a benchmarked price, the ministry of steel vehemently opposes such a move
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Ananth Kumar to push for revival of Ballari steel plants	23.9.2017	deccanherald.com
Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar has said that he would hold talks with Union Minister of Steel Chaudhary Birender Singh and Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on reviving steel plants in the district, which have been shut due to disruption in iron ore supply. Speaking at the centenary celebrations of Veerashaiva Vidyavardhaka Sangha here on Saturday, the Union minister said, "Several steel plants have been shut down following the slow down in iron ore mining, including the captive mines, in the region. Lakhs of workers have lost their jobs and their families are in distress. I will highlight their plights during the meeting with the two ministers." "It is impossible to remove the silt in Tungabhadra reservoir, the lifeline of Koppal, Raichur and Ballari districts. The only solution is to build a parallel reservoir at Navali in Koppal district. I will pressure Union Water Resources Minister Nitin Gadkari to seriously consider the proposal of building another dam," the minister ...
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Sandur’s sigh	23.9.2017	Hindu: Karnataka
The verdure of the hills, which amazed Gandhiji, was gouged out by indiscriminate mining, and now green shoots are struggling to take root
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SIT quizzes bizman’s kin in mining case	23.9.2017	TOI: Goa

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Mining at Kappatagudda: Forest dept refuses to give clearance to Baldota firm	22.9.2017	Deccan Herald - State
The Forest department has refused to issue a no-objection certificate to Baldota-owned Ramgad Minerals and Mining Ltd (RML), for gold mining at Kappatagudda Hills in Shirahatti taluk of the district, for not furnishing proper documents. The department, however, has told the company that it will consider the fresh application, if filed with requisite documents. The company had submitted an online application to Ministry of Forests and Environment (MoFE) seeking NOC for taking up gold mining in the name of Sangli Gold Mines on 98.6 acres under Kappatagudda forest range, at Jelligeri village in Shirahatti taluk. The office of Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Bengaluru, had suggested the office of Deputy Conservator of Forests, Gadag, to review the application and take an appropriate action. "The company had submitted a copy of the application seeking NOC for gold mining to the Gadag office. But it had failed to provide original documents, including the map of the site. We rejected the application for ...
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NMDC ready to meet growth in iron ore consumption	22.9.2017	Hindu: Cities
₹12,500-cr greenfield steel plant set up in Chhattisgarh
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Pricing pressures likely due to increased iron ore supply: NMDC	22.9.2017	Business Standard: News Now
BS ReporterHyderabad, 22 September: Public sector iron ore miner NMDC Limited sees a likely pressure on iron ore demand and prices in the domestic market due to international as well as local factors despite better prospects expected for steel industry growth.Addressing the annual general meeting (AGM) on Friday NMDC's newly appointed chairman cum managing director N Baijendra Kumar said the expectation of stagnation in Chinese steel production, increase in sea-born iron ore supplies and competition from scrap as a feed stock are some of the factors that would have a likely impact on the company's business in future.However, during the current year the company expects to achieve a minimum 20 percent growth in turnover over Rs 8,830 crore registered in the year ended March, 2016, according to Kumar. NMDC is planning to achieve a total volume in sales of over 37 million tonne this year from 35.6 million tonnes in the previous fiscal.The higher iron ore prices in 2014-15 was a result of .
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Maoists damage Essar Steel’s slurry pipeline from Dantewada to Vizag	22.9.2017	ET: Steel
Pipeline is critical for Essar’s Visakhapatnam steel plant, bringing 22,000 tonnes of iron ore daily from state miner NMDC’s Bailadila mines in Dantewada to the plant.
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Iron ore demand, price under pressure due to Chinese factors: NMDC	22.9.2017	Business Standard: News Now
India's steel demand is poised for an impressive growth in the years to come: Chairman NMDC
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NMDC expects 20% growth this fiscal, plans Rs 3,000 cr capital expenditure	22.9.2017	HBL: Home
Finalising strategy for divestment of Nagarnar Steel Plant
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SIT finds ‘incriminating’ docus in bizman’s office	22.9.2017	TOI: Goa

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Odisha to auction 6 more mines by October end	21.9.2017	All News-IANS Stories
The Odisha government has planned to auction six more mines by the end of October this year, said an official on Thursday.
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Supreme Court allows auction of category-C iron ore mines in Karnataka	21.9.2017	Business Standard: News Now
The Supreme Court last week allowed the Karnataka government to e-auction the 'C' category of mines that are economically viable. C-category iron ore mines were last to be permitted to restart after mining was banned a few years back and then permitted with a cap. Auctioning mines will be a good news as Karnataka requies much more ore with growing steel capacity but, the industry representatives say that the restriction on participation to the e- Auction for bidding of these mines will fail to bring competitiveness.On September 13, 2017, the Supreme Court has allowed the Karnataka government to e-auction the 'C' category of mines that are economically viable. Though the e-auction process is meant to help bringing the transparency and fetching right value in the complete process of allocation of iron ore mines in Karnataka, but with restricted participation to the e- Auction process with end users and in and around Karnataka only being allowed, it fails to bring competitiveness and ...
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Shougang Hierro to invest $1.5 bln on expansion at Peru mine -manager	21.9.2017	TOI: Intl Business
SHOUGANG-PERU/EXPANSION:Shougang Hierro to invest $1.5 bln on expansion at Peru mine -manager
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Auction of 54 mines to fetch Rs 1.5 lakh cr for mineral rich states' kitty	20.9.2017	Business Standard: Economy & Policy
The states have garnered Rs 73,000 crore revenue from the auction of 21 mineral blocks so far
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Auction of 54 mines to fetch Rs 1.5 lakh crore to states' kitty	20.9.2017	ET: Economy/Finance
Auction of 54 mineral blocks in the current fiscal is likely to fetch Rs 1.5 lakh crore to the mineral rich states' exchequer, a top official said today.
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Non-ferrous mining leaseholders face crackdown	19.9.2017	Market News
Odisha to send Rs 27,000-cr demand notices to firms for over-extraction
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Tata Steel, GMR in Odisha list for excess mining, face Rs 27,000 cr fine	18.9.2017	Business Standard: News Now
State has prepared draft notices for extracting cost of excess production from coal and other non-ferrous mines like chromite, limestone and dolomite
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Macquarie ramps up Europe commodities, bank research	18.9.2017	TOI: Intl Business
MOVES-Macquarie ramps up Europe commodities, bank research:MOVES-Macquarie ramps up Europe commodities, bank research
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