‘District Mineral Foundation (DMF) proposing to use a part of mining cess for development of mining districts has a long way to go for achieving its objectives, says CSE’s status report.

Coal production in India touched 688.4 MT in FY18, clocking a 2.5 per cent increase over last year's production.

ExxonMobil's Mobilgrease XHPTM 322 Mine ensures superior protection to bush-pins, leading to increased safety, lower grease consumption and a potential annual savings of $1,141,038 to Coal India.

The cement industry in the world has grown phenomenally in the last decade and the production level of all varieties of Portland cements taken together has crossed four billion tonnes, which is the largest volume amongst all manmade materials.

Anjan K Chatterjee is an international personality in cement has strong interest in development of new cements. Presently associated with LC3 cement and advisor to Pidilite industries.

Around a year back it was, that, while reviewing the pace of reforms in the mining regulations, we wrote, that 'Indian Mining comes of age'. Perhaps we spoke too much, and too soon.

The mining sector, in many countries, has been resilient despite the global financial crisis, and has contributed substantially towards the recovery of their economies. Can India now follow the footsteps of other countries? Explores ICR cover story.

The Tanzanian government has awarded a coal mining license covering about 9.98 square kilometers in the Ngaka area to the local unit of Nigeria’s Dangote Cement as part of plans to lower the company’s production costs and ease disruptions caused by energy shortages

In coal mining, generation of fine (powder) material is an important factor to assess the quantum of useful material component. Optimising the fines content of run-of-mine coal offers numerous savings and benefits.