Miners

Rat miners who had who had rescued the construction workers trapped in Silkyara Bend-Barkot tunnel in Uttarakhand in 2023 are among 49 people approved by President Droupadi Murmu for Jeevan Raksha Padaks. The awards are given for meritorious act in saving the life of a person, on the occasion of 76th Republic Day, a government statement said. Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak has been awarded to 17 individuals including the team of 12 rat miners and five others posthumously. Pintu Kumar Sahni from Bihar, Manesh K M from Kerala, Dawa Tshering Lepcha and Pema Tenzing Lachungpa from Sikkim, and Gunner Anis Kumar Gupta of defence ministry have been named for the award posthumously, the government statement said. The 12-member team of rat miners -- Vaqeel Hassan, Munna Qureshi, Ankur Kumar, Monu Kumar, Devendra, Mohmmed Rashid, Firoz Qureshi, Jatin Kashyap, Saurabh Kashyap, Mohmmed Irshad, Nasruddin, and Naseem -- which worked for 26 hours without break to rescue the workers for 17 days ha

According to a statement from an NDRF official, one body has been recovered by the divers of NDRF, the Indian army

Nine workers, aged between 26 and 57, became trapped when water inundated the mine, believed to be the result of damaging an underground water source during excavation

FPI shareholding in state-owned Nalco and Coal India has risen 54 bps each, while that in Hindustan Copper has jumped 130 bps

India's Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed state governments to collect mining companies' tax dues pending from April 1, 2005

Dated July 2, these rules provide a framework for preparation and approval of exploration and production plans

Board recommends final dividend of Rs 5 a share

According to government sources, all the workers admitted to the health centre are being given food as per the doctors' advice

To stay ahead in a fast-changing industry, carmakers have been investing directly in mining projects to ensure future supplies of battery inputs

The coal industry is expected to shed more than four lakh mining jobs, equivalent to nearly 100 workers per day, by 2035, even without climate pledges or policies to phase out coal, with China and India likely to be the hardest hit, according to a new report. The primary reason will be the market shift toward cheaper wind and solar power generation and a lack of planning to manage a transition to a post-coal economy, said the report compiled by Global Energy Monitor, a US-based NGO that analyses the evolving international energy landscape. The report suggests that 9,90,200 coal-mining jobs will cease to exist at operating mines given the foreseeable closures of coal facilities, potentially laying off more than one-third (37 per cent) of the existing workforce. China and India are expected to be the hardest hit. China's Shanxi province would witness the largest number of job losses globally -- 2,41,900 by 2050 -- while Coal India is the producer facing the largest potential job cuts

Miners may receive revenue shares and exploration rights for deep-seated minerals under the amended Mines and Minerals Act, aiming to enhance mineral exploration and domestic production

State-owned IREL (India) Ltd. aims to mine 50 million tonnes a year of rare-earths bearing ore by end-2032, up from 10 million tonnes now

Pound for pound, the batteries used in laptops, phones and tablets contain much more cobalt than EV batteries, and demand from the industry has fallen about 30% to 40% over the past year

No revision in 25 yrs due to resistance from central trade union representatives, says coal minister

India is the world's third-biggest primary aluminium producer

Aluminium industry is one of the major consumers of caustic soda in the country

The world's coal producers are currently planning as many as 432 new mine projects with 2.28 billion tonnes of annual output capacity putting targets for slowing global climate change at risk.

A document from the United Mine Workers offers reason to hope

The minister also invited investors, explorers and miners to come and explore the huge opportunities that the Indian mining sector offers

According to FIMI, iron ore exports in 2019-20 rose to 36,623.71 tonnes from 16,198.90 in 2018-19