Print ReleasePrintPress Information Bureau Government of India Ministry of Mines 16-July-2014 17:47 IST Licences for Mining of Garnet and Ilmenite The Minister of State for Mines, Steel, Labour and Employment, Shri Vishnu Deo Sai has said that the Manavalakurichi area in southern Tamil Nadu does not hold 30% of world’s thorium resources. In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today, Shri Vishnu Deo Sai said, as per the information furnished by the Government of Tamil Nadu, there are 81 mining leases granted for garnet in the State. Ministry of Mines does not separately maintain the details of mining lease granted by the State Government. Therefore, lessee wise details provided by the State Government are given below:- Name of the lessee District Total Tvl. Indian Rare Earth Ltd Kanyakumari 03 Tvl. V.V Mineral Madurai 02 Tirunelveli 27 Tvl. V.V Mineral Kanyakumari 06 Thoothukudi 01 Tvl. Trans world Garnet India Pvt. Ltd. Tirunelveli 14 Thoothukudi 02 Tvl. Beach Mineral Company Tirunelveli 09 Thoothukudi 01 Tvl. Tamil Nadu Minerals Tirunelveli 01 Thiru M. Ramesh Tirunelveli 01 Thiru K. Thangaraj Tirunelveli 01 Tvl. Southern Enterprises Trichy 03 Tvl. Indian Garnet Sand Company Trichy 03 Thoothukudi 01 Tvl. S.S. Minerals Trichy 01 Tvl. Riverways Mines & Minerals Trichy 01 Tvl. Cauvery Garnet Pvt. Ltd. Trichy 01 Tvl. Nexus Corporate Trichy 01 Tvl. Industrial Mineral India Pvt. Ltd. Thoothukudi 01 Tvl. Maruthi Minerals Trichy 01 Total 81 The Minister said as per the information furnished by the Government of Tamil Nadu, there are 42 mining leases granted for ilmenite in the State. Ministry of Mines does not separately maintain the details of mining lease granted by the State Government. Therefore, lessee wise details provided by the State Government are given below:- Name of the lessee District Total Tvl. Beach Minerals Company. Tirunelveli 09 Thoothukudi 01 Tvl. V.V. Mineral Tirunelveli 23 Kanyakumari 04 Thoothukudi 01 Tvl. Indian Rare Earths Ltd. Kanyakumari 03 Tvl. Industrial Mineral Pvt. Ltd. Thoothukudi 01 Total 42 He said the applications seeking mineral concessions (reconnaissance licence/prospective licence/mining lease) in case of beach sand minerals, submitted to the respective State Government, is forwarded by the State Government to the Ministry of Mines, which in turn sends the same to Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) for comments/ NOC. Such applications are referred to Atomic Mineral Directorate for Exploration and Research (AMD) for comments by DAE. Subsequently, DAE conveys its decision on issue of NOC. Based on such NOC, the Ministry of Mines grants prior approval under the provisions of the Mines and Minerals (Development & Regulation)Act and the Rules& guidelines framed thereunder. Before allowing grant of mining licence, the State Governments ensure compliance of other applicable Acts and Rules including Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980, Scheduled Tribes and other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 and Environmental Impact Assessment Notification dated 14.9.2006 as issued and amended by the Ministry of Environment and Forests from time to time. **** NSK/NN
Posted on: Thu, 17 Jul 2014 06:06:39 +0000
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