Mining & Materials

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (266+ words) Kataka: Unregulated sand mining from the Mahanadi and Kathajodi rivers could worsen Kataka’s groundwater crisis, with the city’s water table showing a declining trend in recent years, according to research by the Department of Geology at Ravenshaw University. Researchers studying…...

56+ min ago   (21+ words) The Ghana Integrated Iron and Steel Development Corporation (GIISDEC) has joined the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) to flush out...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (348+ words) n May 2019, 187 countries decided to significantly restrict international trade in plastic scrap (recyclables) and waste to help address the improper disposal of plastic waste and reduce its leakage into the environment. Official websites use.gov Secure.gov websites use HTTPS…...

1+ hour, 31+ min ago   (431+ words) Iran warns against new escalation by US and allies In Syria, a library of Islamic texts sees daylight a decade on US-Israel arms transfers: 2,000 pound bombs, destruction in Gaza Democrats' Israel divide widens in House Foreign Affairs From Syria to…...

6+ hour, 48+ min ago   (1052+ words) Mining-affected villages in Rajasthan say silicosis, respiratory illnesses and dust pollution continue to claim lives as the Aravalli panel’s field visits bypassed several areas...

16+ hour, 28+ min ago   (429+ words) BREAKING: Hayden Panettiere died after taking pill laced with fentanyl The Media for Social Change Foundation has raised alarm over the growing number of deaths linked to Nigeria’s mining sector, calling for urgent reforms and accountability for the protection of…...

23+ hour, 39+ min ago   (1653+ words) This is largely because behind the pits lie layers of financiers, buyers, intermediaries, transporters, and other players who help move minerals from remote communities into wider markets, often far removed from the dangers faced by those at the point of…...

11+ hour, 19+ min ago   (393+ words) NMDC is working on strategies to achieve the 60 MT iron ore production mark this fiscal to meet growing demand from domestic steelmakers for the key raw material, its Chairman Amitava Mukherjee said. Aligned with the National Steel Policy 2017, which targets…...

12+ hour, 9+ min ago   (471+ words) The effort to secure future needs should begin now because the lead time is measured in decades, not years. It should be based on four fundamental pillars – mining, importing, refining, and recycling. First, India needs to develop domestic mines. Second,…...

19+ hour, 26+ min ago   (500+ words) The Nasarawa State government has banned children below 18 years from participating in mining activities across the state and has warned against illegal and underage mining following the death of 37 suspected illegal miners in custody in Niger State. The commissioner for…...