National Aluminium Company rose 1.69% to Rs 189.65 after the company said that it has executed a mining lease deed with the State Government of Odisha for an area spread over 697.979 hectares for Bauxite Mines in Pottangi Tehsil, Koraput district.
Proposal of Excavation on the Sijimali Bauxite Deposit Site. The Vedanta Group has proposed an excavation of 9 MTPA (million tonnes per annum) of ore over an area of 1,549.022 hectares on the Sijimali bauxite deposit site.; Significance to the People: The mine would contribute ₹2,511.6 crore per annum to the State and Central government exchequers …
All the 12 Gram Sabhas rejected the mining project. In May 2016 the state-owned mining company Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC) filed a fresh application in the Supreme Court to consider afresh the possibility of holding Gram Sabhas to decide bauxite mining on top of Niyamgiri hills which the apex court rejected. [8]
The Ballada bauxite block, situated in Odisha's Koraput district, has resources of more than 22 million tonnes. The company, through its subsidiary Mundra Aluminium, submitted the winning bid for the block. AEL has already committed to investing ₹57,575 crore in setting up an alumina refinery and an iron ore project in Odisha.
Rayagada: The public hearing for Sijimali bauxite mining project proposed in Odisha's Rayagada district concluded amid protests on Monday. As per the guidelines of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, the Regional Officer of Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) organised the public hearing at Trinath Dev High School in Sunger …
OMC Hatao, Mali Bachao (Remove OMC, Save the Hill) slogan raised by villagers of Malichema protesting against Odihsa Mining Corporation's bauxite mining project at …
The indigenous people (adivasis) living around the Kodingamali hill in Koraput district of the state of Odisha have launched a fresh agitation against the Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC). Aggrieved by the damages caused by bauxite mining at Kodingamali, they are demanding that mining in the region be stopped forthwith.
Bauxite. A rock with a faded appearance, Bauxite is primarily found in Gujarat, Odisha and Jharkhand. Reserves of plant-grade and non-plant grade Bauxite are found in Kutch and Devbhoomi, Dwarka. GMDC is engaged in mining Bauxite at its Gadhsisa group of mines.
On August 9, 2021, as the World's Indigenous People Day was being celebrated, hundreds of people from villages inside and on the periphery of the picturesque Karlapat Wildlife sanctuary in the Kalahandi district of Odisha gathered to protest against a proposed bauxite mining site in the area. The men and women, mostly from indigenous communities, had organised a similar …
Bauxite mining has been proposed on the Mali hills. Government documents, including the 2006 Environment Clearance given for mining in the area, claim the land is barren. However, while visiting the area, Mongabay-India observed that the hill was full of trees and green vegetation, except for the hill top which was rocky …
Contemporary Odisha has witnessed many micro-social movements fighting industrialization, mining, major dams, and similar development projects. ... Report of the four-member committee for investigation into the proposal submitted by the Orissa Mining Company for bauxite mining in Niyamgiri. Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of ...
Reserves: By States, Odisha alone accounts for 51% of country's resources of bauxite followed by Andhra Pradesh (16%), Gujarat (9%), Jharkhand (6%), Maharashtra (5%) and Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh (4% each) in 2019. Major bauxite resources are concentrated in the East Coast bauxite deposits in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh.
The east Indian state of Odisha is the largest producer of bauxite in India, accounting for 59% of India's total bauxite deposits (a). After the economic liberalization of India in 1991, major thrust was given for the 'development' of the 'backward states' which consisted of large forest covers with high concentration of minerals underneath, and high tribal population …
Vedanta Limited was declared as the preferred bidder for Sijimal block with an estimated reserve of 311 million tonnes of bauxite in February 2023.
Sijimali Bauxite Mines, auctioned block by Odisha government in an area of 1,549.02 hectare with production capacity of 9 million tonne per annum (MTPA) has already been allotted to Vedanta Ltd on March 1, 2023 after a …
Adani Group – which will be setting up a 4-MMTPA alumina refinery and may enter aluminium production – is expected to bid for mines, though raw material linkages shall …
Hindalco was given environment clearance for bauxite mining on Maliparbat in Semiliguda block over an area of 268.1 hectares in 2006 by the government. The clearance had expired in 2011. Follow ...
According to GlobalData, Guyana is the world's twelfth-largest producer of bauxite in 2023, with output down by 16.35% on 2022. Over the five years to 2022, production from Guyana decreased by a CAGR of 22.2% and is expected to rise …
Adani Group – which will be setting up a 4-MMTPA alumina refinery and may enter aluminium production – is expected to bid for mines, though raw material linkages shall be available from Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC). The sheer size of the proposed project may warrant raw material security.
The Ballada bauxite block, situated in Odisha's Koraput district, has resources of more than 22 million tonnes. The company, through its subsidiary Mundra Aluminium, …
Australia's only listed pure bauxite producer Metro Mining (ASX:MMI) is poised to complete the 75% expansion of its Bauxite Hills Mine in Queensland in early 2024. In May 2023, the $100.36 million market capitalisation company made a final investment decision (FID) to expand the mine to 7 million tonnes per annum of bauxite production having ...
Low-priced, good quality bauxite, cheap labour and low production costs combined with proximity to ports, make mining an attractive proposition in Orissa. Only a small quantity of bauxite, as raw material for aluminium, is …
Diversified conglomerate Larsen & Toubro (L&T) is on its way to secure the Kutrumali and Sijimali bauxite deposits in Odisha with combined reserves of over 300 million tonne. L&T holds the prospecting license (PL) over the twin deposits and is entitled to bag the mining lease (ML) under the new Mines and Minerals (Development & Regulation) MMDR …
Mines expert and former director of mines with Odisha government B K Mohanty was quoted by Business Standard as saying: "The gram sabhas for Niyamgiri bauxite mining were conducted as per the directions of the Supreme Court. Now, the state government has to seek permission from the apex court to start the process again.
In a setback for mining giant Vedanta's project in Odisha, the Supreme Court has asked the state government to place the proposal of Orissa Mining Corporation Ltd (OMCL) and Sterlite Industries for bauxite mining in Niyamgiri hills before gram sabhas of affected villages in three months' time. In its final judgement, the Supreme Court (SC) has asked for proceedings …
The Kutrumali bauxite block, located in Odisha's Kalahandi and Rayagada districts, has geological reserves of 128 million tonnes. In August 2022, Adani Enterprises said the Adani Group would invest INR 57,575 crore in Odisha to set up two projects - a 4 MMTPA Integrated Alumina Refinery and a 30 MMTPA Iron Ore (Value Addition) Project.
Local villagers of Kalahandi and Rayagada districts of Odisha have expressed fear of environmental degradation and loss of livelihood due to the proposed Sijimali Bauxite Mines by Vendanta Ltd. The concerns were raised by the locals during the public hearing for the proposed mining area of 1,549 hectares on October 18, 2023.
The popular mines of bauxite lie in Odisha's districts of Sambalpur, Kalahandi, Sundargarh etc. There are two famous bauxite ore mines in Odisha. That is the Panchpatmali mines and Gandha Mardan ...
Odisha is proposing to auction seven fresh mines which together could result in the loss of about 4,000 acres of forest land including the biodiversity-rich Karlapat and Gandhalpada forests.
Orissa Mining Corporation, Ministry of Environmental Affairs, Orissa Government, Forest Department: Environmental justice organizations (and other supporters) and their websites, if available: ... Vedanta Ltd has been unable to get final permission for mining bauxite from the Niyamgiri Hills. The Supreme Court of India asked in April 2013 for ...
Although Odisha is a mineral-rich state, the article only discussed the environmental movement interlinked with mining in Odisha. This article also focuses on the nature, strategies, outcomes, and situations of different environmental movements in Odisha.
For all the benefits it was supposed to bring, the public sector Bharat Aluminium Company's bauxite mining project in Orissa had an inauspicious beginning. Live TV. Share. Advertisement. Fakzand Ahmed. ISSUE DATE: Oct 31, 1985 | UPDATED: Mar 31, 2014 16:14 IST. The threatened temple complex.
A public hearing for environment clearance for Pottangi bauxite mines allotted to NALCO in Koraput district was held on Tuesday with villagers expressing support to the Navratna company to carry ...
