Indian Supreme Court ruling assigns duties to mining operations
On 14 August 2024, the Supreme Court of India issued a ruling allowing states to impose taxation and royalties on minerals separately from government duties. The ruling also all...
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Shree Cement makes move into mining sector
Shree Cement is reportedly planning to bid for lithium mining rights in Jammu and Kashmir, as part of the company’s venture into the mining sector. According to Reuters, an esti...
Sika acquires Thiessen Team USA
Sika has acquired Thiessen Team USA, a US manufacturer of shotcrete and grouting products for the mining industry. The acquisition will open up significant cross-selling potenti...
India’s National Green Tribunal halts environmental clearances for Babarkot limestone mining
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) in India has stopped environmental clearances for two limestone mining sites in Babarkat village, Jafrabad, Amreli. The step results in a signi...
Net zero from the ground up
The drive towards net-zero cement production is having an impact on all parts of the supply chain, including raw material extraction. For Nuh Çimento it was a rallying call to m...
Gotland county sets new requirements for Cementa
Gotland’s county administrative board in Sweden has announced new requirements for cement producer Cementa in its new permit application for the company’s Slite plant. Cementa w...
Cementa obtains 1-year mining permit
Sweden’s government has given Cementa (HeidelbergCement) permission to continue its limestone mining for another year after the previous permit expired on 31 October 2021. The n...
Sweden's Supreme Land and Environmental Court rejects Cementa mining application
The Swedish Supreme Land and Environmental Court has rejected Cementa's application to renew its permit to mine limestone at the company’s existing quarries in Slite, Gotland. T...
The quarry of tomorrow Premium
Are full-scale digital solutions for small- to medium-sized mining operations talk of the future or have they already become a reality? The OEM agnostic smartQuarry suite by Ger...
Hima Cement in consultation for Moroto mining rights
Bamburi Cement’s subsidiary, Hima Cement, is consulting leaders and the local community in Moroto in Uganda, to access surface mining rights. Hima Cement (LafargeHolcim group) i...