Fresh Norm on Forest Clearance Saves Closure of Key Mines

A recent modification in the guidelines of Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF) about obtaining clearance for entire forest area in a mining lease has saved closure of key iron ore and chromite mines of Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC...

Friday, January 30, 2015

Tata Steel to Start Operations at Chromite Mines soon

Tata Steel will soon start operation of its Sukinda chromite mine in Jajpur district following the third renewal of the mining lease by the state government recently.

Thursday, January 29, 2015

Four OMC Mines Headed for Temporary Shutdown

Four mines operated by the Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC), a state government PSU, may have to suspend operations by the end of this month as the deadline to obtain clearance for the entire forest land within the lease area ends on January 31.

Monday, January 19, 2015

KWG on Track to Secure N American Patents for Novel Chromite Reduction Process

Chromite explorer KWG Resources has received an international search report from the US Patent Office's International Searching Authority that had concluded the company’s application to patent a new process for the direct reduction of chromite using natural g...

Thursday, January 8, 2015

Chinese Mining Firms Will not Halt Operations in Zambia

Chinese Ambassador to Zambia Yang Youming said on Friday that Chinese firms operating in Zambia will not halt their operations following the change of the country's mining tax plan.

Sunday, January 4, 2015

Odisha Grants Third Renewal of Tata Steel's Chromite Mine

After winning the battle in the Odisha High Court (HC), Tata Steel has got the order of the Odisha government for third renewal of its Sukinda chromite mines in Jajpur district.

Thursday, December 4, 2014

Sinosteel Raw Materials to Trade Chrome Ore Normally

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Sinosteel Raw Materials Co., Ltd is China’s large chrome ore provider. It is Sinosteel’s wholly-owned subsidiary focusing on trading and manufacturing of metallurgical raw materials for steel industry, including logistics and engineering bu...

Thursday, December 4, 2014

Bauba Awarded Chrome Mining Permit, Acqusition Conditions Fulfilled

JSE-listed Bauba Platinum subsidiary Bauba A Hlabirwa Mining Investments has been awarded a mining permit for the mining of chrome ore and, accordingly, the last condition precedent for its acquisition of a 60% stake in the prospecting rights on the farms of M...

Wednesday, November 12, 2014
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