PANJIM: One of the State’s oldest mining company, Damodar Mangalji and Company Limited (DMC) has been issued a show cause notice by Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) for extracting ore beyond its permissible capacity.

The notice dispatched on February 8 has stated that the DMC owned Band Doncol iron ore mine in Pissurlem has violated provisions of Mineral Conservation and Development rule, 1988.

PANJIM: Targeting the Goa government over failure to implement rule 45 of the Mineral Conservation and Development (MCDR) Rules, 1988, the Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) has said that in the absence of accurate data, the bureau has failed to monitor the movement of minerals effectively.

In a bid to curb illegal extraction of ore, IBM in February, 2011 had issued a circular making it mandatory for all mine owners, agents, exporters and mining engineers engaged in mineral business, to register with them, in order to keep a tab on their activities.

BHUBANESWAR: The Director of Mines has now been designated by the State Government as the registering authority of trucks or any other vehicle used for transportation of minerals by road. A notification issued by the Steel and Mines Department on Tuesday maintained that all persons and companies owning trucks or any other vehicle intending to transport ores/minerals to which the Mineral Conservation and Development Rules, 1988 applies would have to make an application to Director of Mines, Odisha to be registered with the said directorate.

The Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) has taken action against 25 mines from Goa in terms of the provisions of the Mineral Conservation and Development Rules, 1988 for exceeding the production limits.

A letter from the Union Ministry of Mines to the Goa government has said that a total of 44 mines from Goa have exceeded extraction limits in the last four years. Action had earlier been taken against 19 of these mines.

The Arjun Munda government’s decision earlier this month to lift the ban on sale of iron ore fines, created as a result of crushing and processing larger pieces of ore, has raised eyebrows in Jharkhand with opposition parties alleging that it smacks of a big scam.

“It will open doors for the mine owners to make fortunes and cause a huge loss of revenue to this state,” said Arvind Jha, former Director of the state Department of Mines and Geology, echoing the views of a section of social activists and lawyers.

BHUBANESWAR: The Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) sleuths arrived in the State with great hype surrounding their probe into illegal mining following the multi-crore mining scam but left on the cat