Mines and Minerals
Mines and Minerals. Odisha is endowed with vast resources of a variety of minerals and occupies a prominent place in the country as a mineral rich State. Abundant reserves of …
Odisha: OMC starts production in two iron ore mines
State-owned Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC) on Thursday started production in Jiling-Langlota and Guali iron ore mines to cater to the raw material needs of the state-based industries.
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Geospatial Effect on the Mining Operation in Joda/Barbil Area of Odisha
The study aims to investigate the Geospatial effect on the extraction operation in Joda and Barbil mining areas of Keonjhar district, Odisha, India.
Ministry of Mines, Government of India, Home
Indian mining industry is characterized by a large number of small operational mines. The number of mines which reported mineral production (excluding minor minerals, fuel minerals and atomic minerals) in India was 1319 in …
Kaliapani Chromium Mine In Orissa, India | The Diggings™
The Kaliapani Chromium Mine, located in Orissa, India, was initially uncovered in 1950. The geological formation in this area dates back to the Neoproterozoic era, specifically between 1.00 and 0.54 billion years ago.
Bauxite Reserve in Orissa and its Utilisation
The weathered profile reveals five distinct altered zones, such as topsoil, laterite, bauxite, lithomarge and altered metavolcanics. The mineralogy of different zones studied in a …
Home | NALCO (National Aluminium Company Limited) | A …
The Company has a 68.25 lakh TPA Bauxite Mine & 21.00 lakh TPA (normative capacity) Alumina Refinery located at Damanjodi in Koraput district of Odisha, and 4.60 lakh TPA Aluminium Smelter & 1200MW Captive Power Plant located at Angul, Odisha.
Underground Mine Backfilling Transition in Sukinda, Odisha …
Mine back filling is an integral part of overall mining operation. This paper highlights the progress of underground mine back filling practices in Sukinda region, Odisha. Initially underground stope backfilling started …
[Photos] Mining in Kodingamali impacts indigenous community
Bauxite mining activities in Kodingamali are impacting the Odisha district's indigenous people and their climate-friendly traditions.
Impact of Iron Ore Mining on Human Health in Keonjhar …
A link between health status and environmental pollution due to mining activities was thus inferred. AL. Ramanathan And V. Subramanian (2001), in their article ―Present Status of Asbestos Mining and ... expansion and liberalization of the mining sector in Orissa will open up new mining areas in this region. The recorded forest area in Orissa ...
GMDC emerged as highest bidder for two coal mines in Odisha
India Business News: NEW DELHI: Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation (GMDC), a leading mining PSU enterprise and the largest lignite seller in the country, today announ.
Department of Steel and Mines, Government of Odisha
Occupying an important position on the country's map, Odisha's rich mineral reserves constitute 28% Iron ore, 24% coal, 59% Bauxite and 98% Chromite of India's total deposits.
Chromite mining pollution, environmental impact, toxicity …
Chromite mining activities are indispensable for production of goods and services. Sukinda is a major mining site of Odisha, India, polluted by chromium, which is highly toxic in its hexavalent form. The Sukinda valley is a rich source of chromites, amounting to almost 95% of Cr available in India, and is the fourth most polluted site …
Four iron blocks ready for auction in Odisha: Union Mines …
BHUBANESWAR: After successful auction of 48 mines including 22 iron ore blocks, the state government has lined up another four mineral blocks in Keonjhar district for auction.
Home | OMC Limited
Incorporated in the year 1956, Odisha Mining Corporation Limited (OMC) has been working with a prime objective of harnessing the mineral wealth through exploration, extraction. Wholly owned Corporation of the Government of Odisha, OMC has come a long way since its inception and today it stands as one of the largest mining companies in India.
Illegal quartz mining thrives in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district
Continued digging up of forests and revenue land for illegal quartz mining has resulted in craters that end up becoming ponds and damage valuable trees.
Drop in iron ore prices: Odisha witnesses sharp dip in mining …
Odisha's annual earnings from the mining sector was estimated at around Rs 10,500 crore to Rs 13,900 crore between 2018-19 and 2020-21.
Department of Steel and Mines, Government of Odisha
The main functions and activities of the Department of Steel and Mines include systematic survey and assessment of the mineral deposits of the State, their exploitation, administration of mines and mineral concession, enforcement measures for prevention of illegal/ unauthorised mining and smuggling of minerals, assessment and collection of ...
(PDF) Environmental scenario of chromite ore …
Sukinda valley in Jajpur and Dhenkanal district of Odisha contains about 98% of the chromite reserve and it is being exploited by Opencast Mining since 1950.
Act and Rules | Department of Steel & Mines
Act and Rules | Department of Steel & Mines, Odisha Government,Odisha,Odisha Government,Odisha,Odisha language,official website of the Odisha Government,official Odisha Government ... (Transfer of Mining Lease Granted Otherwise than through Auction for Captive Purpose) Rules, 2016_02-Nov …
Minor Minerals and Sairat
Minor Minerals and Sairat | Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Odisha Government,Odisha,Odisha Government,Odisha,Odisha language,official website of the Odisha Government,official Odisha Government ... Order on the fixation of Headquarters and Districts for Junior Mining Officer posted under Directorate of Minor Minerals, …
Odisha District Map, Odisha Political Map
Odisha District Map - Explore the Odisha political map showing the 30 districts, district headquarters and capital of Odisha state of India.
Quantitative assessment of landscape transformation due to coal mining
Opencast (coal) mining activities significantly affect the society and environment in several aspects, including land-useland-cover (LULC) alteration. The present study aims to quantify the alteration in LULC patterns in every 4 year from 2006 to 2018 in the Jharsuguda coal mining region in Odisha, India. The study has used the multitemporal Landsat series …
Department of Steel and Mines, Government of Odisha
The state's comparative advantage on this account has attracted the attention of many mining and metallurgical companies. In Odisha, industrialization started shortly after independence. The oldest mines in the state were coalmines at Talcher and Ib valley.
Power Sector Transition in Odisha
Odisha, formerly known as Orissa, is the second largest coal producer state (2021) with the largest coal mining reserves in India.[1][2] Based on GEM data, the state produces approximately 90% of its electricity from coal.[3][4][5][6] India is reliant on Odisha's coal reserves, and in recent years, coal mining and coal-fired power plants have …
Iron Ore Deposit of Orissa-Jharkhand Region (With Map)
Since times of the Jones (1934) the Iron ore deposits of Orissa and Jharkhand have received great attention due of their being high grade and large size. Here mining is done by simple quarrying. If the present day production of a very high scale, these ore deposits continue at this rate, then they would be exhausted in the near future. This may make …
Coal Transition
"All images used in this publication belong to their respective owners" A WORKING PAPER Coal Transition Odisha. Table of Contents ... in 2017-1812 out of which Odisha only had 26 functional mines. Odisha alone accounts for 84.652 BT (24.61%) of coal reserve13 out of 336.861 Billion Tonnes (BT) shared by seven states producing coal, ...
Odisha
JSPL has a 6 mtpa integrated state of the art steel plant at Angul, Odisha. It has a 1.2 MTPA plate mill, 1.5 MTPA Bar Mill and 810 MW captive power plant at Angul. Its plate mill is capable of producing 5-meter-wide plates, which is the widest plate ever built in India.
Compendium of Mineral Resources in Odisha
Compendium of Mineral Resources in Odisha ... VDOM
OMC
Incorporated in the year 1956, Odisha Mining Corporation Limited (OMC) has been working with a prime objective of harnessing the mineral wealth through exploration, extraction. Wholly owned Corporation of the Government of Odisha, OMC has come a long way since its inception and today it stands as one of the largest mining companies in India.
Odisha's story about pollution, mining and the environment
Odisha has been ranked as the fourth most polluted place in the world in a report. This high level of degradation is due to the heavy tapping of mineral resources from a dozen open cast mines in ...