Working with states to enable mines auction by year-end: Tomar

Last Updated: Monday, June 1, 2015, 21:13

The Centre is working with states to start by year end the auction process for about 200 mines containing minerals such as iron ore, bauxite and limestone, Steel and Mines Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said.

New legal challenge to Adani's Australian coal mine project

Last Updated: Friday, May 29, 2015, 11:46

Indigenous aboriginal landowners in Australia's Queensland state on Friday announced a fresh federal court challenge to Indian mining giant Adani

Daughter to control Australia mine magnate Rinehart's $3 bn trust

Last Updated: Thursday, May 28, 2015, 12:05

The order in the New South Wales state Supreme Court said Bianca Rinehart had demonstrated the ability to robustly assert the rights of the trust against her mother and her company Hancock Prospecting.

Adani signs deals to sell 2/3rd of production from Oz mine

Last Updated: Thursday, May 21, 2015, 19:30

Adani Mining has signed contracts with buyers for selling nearly two-thirds of the coal it plans to produce from Carmichael mine in Australia.

Panel asks Coal Controller to rework bank guarantee maths

Last Updated: Thursday, May 7, 2015, 14:37

The panel was looking into the issue of bank guarantees of the previous allottees pertaining to 127 coal blocks.

S&P downgrades outlook on Tata Power

Last Updated: Friday, April 24, 2015, 00:40

Rating agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) has revised downwards its outlook on Tata Power Company (TPC) to 'stable' from 'positive', citing slow progress on tariff revisions for Mundra project and delay in receiving the proceeds from the stake sale in its Indonesian coal mine.

Oz group files review plea in SC over Alpha Coal Mine project

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 22, 2015, 14:47

An Australian conservation group today filed a judicial review application in Queensland Supreme Court challenging billionaire Gina Rinehart and Indian miner GVK over Alpha Coal Mine project jointly owned by them.

Coal mine auction: Third round likely next month

Last Updated: Monday, April 20, 2015, 23:03

The third round of coal block auction may get off the ground next month, a top official said Monday.

Adani working with Australia's aboriginal group to resolve land issue

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 14, 2015, 16:17

Indian conglomerate Adani Group on Tuesday said it is in talks with an aboriginal group, which is attempting to stop its 16.5 billion dollar mine project being established on its ancestral land in Australia's Queensland state, to provide them significant and lasting benefits.

NTPC to soon appoint MDOs to develop 5 re-alloted mines

Last Updated: Sunday, April 12, 2015, 13:42

State-owned NTPC will soon appoint firms to start production from five coal mines that were recently re-alloted to it.

Adani defends Queensland mine project in Australian court

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 7, 2015, 15:37

The Land Court heard that the burning of coal would risk the climate to a dangerous level while its extraction would not directly affect the Great Barrier Reef -- a world heritage site.