Mining

Rio Tinto to sell Coal & Allied to China’s Yancoal Australia for up to $2.45 bn

24 Jan 2017

Coal scam: SC directs probe against former CBI chief Ranjit Sinha

23 Jan 2017

A special judicial panel had said that prima facie there was an attempt to influence investigation into the coal scam by former CBI chief Ranjit Sinha

India needs both thermal and renewable energy: WCA

14 Jan 2017

Jharkhand mine collapse toll hits 13 as 2 more bodies recovered

31 Dec 2016

Jharkhand mine collapse: 7 bodies recovered, more feared dead

30 Dec 2016

Govt lets public, private power plants swap coal to cut costs

22 Dec 2016

Coal production target for 2016-17 fixed at 724.71 million tonnes

09 Dec 2016

Adani’s $16 bn Australian coal project gets nod for rail link: report

05 Dec 2016

The Adani Group, which is preparing to start construction of the mine in 2017, still faces several court challenges

Mining baron Janardhan Reddy’s offices raided after wedding

22 Nov 2016

Within days of mining baron G Janardhan Reddy's daughter's lavish wedding that reportedly cost over Rs500 crore, the Income Tax Department has raided his offices in Bellari

Adani Australian coal mine project shielded from public scrutiny under new water laws

10 Nov 2016

ICANN to work closely with India to focus on revised mission

09 Nov 2016

Rio Tinto to exit Simandou iron ore project with stake sale to Chinalco

31 Oct 2016

BS Yeddyurappa acquitted in Rs40-cr illegal mining case

26 Oct 2016

The court also acquitted Yeddyurappa's two sons B Y Raghavendra and B Y Vijayendra, son-in-law Sohan Kumar and nine other accused in the kickback case

Zijin Mining, Shandong Gold in talks to buy Barrick’s stake in Argentinean gold mine

26 Oct 2016

US-funded activists working against Adani’s coal project in Australia: report

24 Oct 2016

Federal ministers, and the Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk have warned of the danger posed by activists to jobs and investment in Australia

Apollo Global consortium close to buying Anglo American Australian coal assets

14 Oct 2016

Queensland govt fast-tracks Adani’s $21.7 bn Carmichael project

10 Oct 2016

The Queensland government in Australia has invoked special powers to fast-track the Adani Group's $21.7 billion Carmichael coal mine and rail line project, terming it a 'critical infrastructure' for the state

Govt raises Rs400 cr from sale of 7% equity in Hindustan Copper

01 Oct 2016

Canada’s Kirkland Lake Gold to buy Australia’s Newmarket Gold for C$1 bn

30 Sep 2016

India granted right to explore polymetallic sulphides in Indian Ocean

27 Sep 2016

Adani settles Glencore’s claims to Abbot Point port in Australia

20 Sep 2016

Adani, which bought the Abbot Point port for A$1.8 billion in 2011 from the Queensland state government, had to pay Glencore Plc A$19.25 million ($14.52 million) to end a legal wrangle over control of the port

Cairn India shareholders agree to merger with Vedanta

13 Sep 2016

Financial institutions, including Life Insurance Corporation of India holding about 12.63 per cent of Cairn India shares, did not vote at the court-convened shareholders meet on Monday

Volvo first in the world with self-driving truck in underground mine

07 Sep 2016

Coal scam: Court frames charges against former coal secy and 5 others, starts trial

19 Aug 2016

A special court today framed charges against former coal secretary and five others under various sections of the Criminal Procedure Code

BHP Billiton slumps to record $6.4 billion annual loss

16 Aug 2016