Authors: Biplob Chatterjee & Aparna Roy A recent news report suggested that India has a mineral trade deficit of Rs 3.2 lakh crores per annum currently.Ironically, mineral imports are mostly for commodities like coal, gold, diamonds, iron ore, bauxite, zinc, lead, copper, silver and ...

It’s been three years that the new minerals code MMDR 2015 (Amendment) Act of India came about. Governments have been able to auction 29 postage stamp sized mineral blocks of mostly limestone, some iron ore, gold, bauxite and a low grade manganese blocks todate. These 3 years, not a single mine ...

We would be sceptical on the report that Goan iron reserves would exhaust in 10 years, apparently suggested in Prof Ashoka Dessai’s book on the Geology and Mineral Resources of Goa. The way India Today reports, the conclusions are utterly confusing. i would however, await to the see the book to ...

Fraser Global Survey of (by the) Mining Companies, measuring attractiveness index of mining jurisdictions has been announced https://lnkd.in/fUwxG5D This is a much awaited perception index based primarily on interviews of a cross section of mining companies operating globally. The perceptions are...