Bihar can well be the future goldmine hub with an estimated 57% reserves of the country's primary gold ore. But being in Naxalite held terrain, government agencies are finding it difficult to research the prospects further. Bihar's estimated gold reser...

Fresh revelations show that 32 of the 54 working iron ore mines in forest areas do not have the mandatory clearances under conservation laws.

Both gold and silver tumbled in the bullion market on Monday due to heavy selling by stockists on reduced offtake at existing higher levels, triggered by a weak trend in overseas markets.

The government has issued warning to seven more firms, including Arcelor Mittal, GVK Power and Bhushan Power and Steel, to begin the development of coal and lignite blocks allocated to them without further delay, failing which, their licences to operate