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New Study Confirms Nebra Sky Disc’s Ancient Origins and Advanced Craftsmanship
- Wednesday December 11, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
The Nebra Sky Disc, unearthed in 1999 and dated to 3,800 years ago, has been verified as an authentic Bronze Age artefact by a new study published in Scientific Reports. Using metallurgical analysis, researchers demonstrated the disc's creation involved over ten cycles of heating and hammering at 700°C. The copper used originated from Austrian min...
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6,000-Year-Old Wheel Origin Discovered in Carpathian Mountains; Study Suggests Copper Miners Created World's 1st Wheel
- Wednesday October 23, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
A recent study proposes that copper miners in the Carpathian Mountains may have developed the wheel 6,000 years ago. Using advanced modelling techniques, researchers explored how miners likely invented crucial wheel innovations to transport heavy loads in narrow mine shafts, suggesting a possible origin of one of history’s most transformative inv...
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India Advances Deep-Sea Mining With Varaha-3, Collecting Vital Polymetallic Nodules
- Monday October 7, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
The National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) has successfully conducted trials with the Varaha-3 seabed mining machine in the Andaman Sea, reaching depths of 1,193 metres. This innovative machine collected polymetallic nodules, rich in crucial metals such as nickel, cobalt, and copper, essential for renewable energy and electric vehicle indust...
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Senior Vigilance Officer Dies After Lift Collapses In Rajasthan Mine
- Wednesday May 15, 2024
- India News | Reported by Harsha Kumari Singh, Edited by Chandrajit Mitra
A senior vigilance officer at Hindustan Copper Limited died after a lift collapsed at the Kolihan mine in Rajasthan's Jhunjhunu district late last night. The lift collapse at the copper mine had trapped 15 persons, including the vigilance team.
- www.ndtv.com
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30 Feared Trapped In Mine Collapse In Zambia: Minister
- Friday December 1, 2023
- World News | Agence France-Presse
More than 30 people were feared trapped Friday in a mine collapse in a Zambian region known for illegal open-cast digging for copper, a minister said.
- www.ndtv.com
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Saudi Arabia Announces Discovery Of Huge Gold And Copper Deposits In Medina
- Friday September 23, 2022
- World News | Edited by Bhavya Sukheja
Saudi Arabia recently announced the discovery of new sites for gold and copper ore deposits in the holy city of Medina.
- www.ndtv.com
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Ancient Buddhist City Near Kabul Threatened By Chinese Copper Mine
- Wednesday June 22, 2022
- World News | Agence France-Presse
An ancient Buddhist city carved out of immense peaks near Kabul is in danger of disappearing forever, swallowed up by a Chinese consortium exploiting one of the world's largest copper deposits.
- www.ndtv.com
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India To Invest In Exploring Lithium, Cobalt Mines In Australia To Further Its EV Plans
- Tuesday March 29, 2022
- Reuters
India's KABIL, a mining joint venture between National Aluminium Co, Hindustan Copper Ltd and Mineral Exploration Corp Ltd, has signed a preliminary agreement with Australia's Critical Minerals Facilitation Office (CMFO) in a bid to firm up supplies of key minerals needed to further its electric vehicle plans.
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Vedanta Keen To Bid For Government's Stake In Hindustan Copper
- Tuesday October 5, 2021
- Business | Press Trust of India
Mining giant Vedanta Group will look to bid for buying government's stake in Hindustan Copper Limited as and when the firm is put up for privatisation
- www.ndtv.com/business
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Google, BMW, Volvo & Samsung SDI Sign Up To WWF Call For Temporary Ban On Deep-Sea Mining
- Wednesday March 31, 2021
- Reuters
Deep-sea mining would extract cobalt, copper, nickel, and manganese - key materials commonly used to make batteries
- www.carandbike.com
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Will Fight Any Attempt By Zambia To Sell Konkola Copper Mines: Vedanta
- Friday December 11, 2020
- Business | Edited by Nirmalya Sen
Konkola Copper Mines Case: The long legal fight with Zambia began in May 2019, when Lusaka appointed a liquidator for KCM, which is jointly owned by Vedanta and Zambias state mining arm ZCCM-IH
- www.ndtv.com/business
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Supreme Court Rejects Vedanta's Plea To Inspect, Operate Closed Sterlite Plant In Tuticorin
- Wednesday December 2, 2020
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Supreme Court today dismissed the interim plea of mining major Vedanta Ltd seeking permission to inspect its Sterlite copper unit at Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu, which is closed since May 2018 over pollution concerns, and to operate it for four weeks to assess the pollution level.
- www.ndtv.com
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Vedanta Moves Supreme Court On Reopening Of Sterlite Copper Plant
- Wednesday August 26, 2020
- India News | ANI
Mining giant Vedanta Limited on Wednesday filed an appeal before the Supreme Court challenging the Madras High Court order refusing to grant permission for the reopening of Sterlite copper smelting plant in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi.
- www.ndtv.com
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Arun Kumar Shukla Takes Charge As Chairman Of Hindustan Copper
- Wednesday January 1, 2020
- Business | Press Trust of India
Shukla started his career at Central Coalfields, where he worked for more than 21 years. Shukla also worked as Executive Director in NMDC. On deputation from NMDC, he had served as managing director at Jharkhand State Mineral Development Corporation.
- www.ndtv.com/business
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"Let's Be Serious": Congo Army Razes Illegal Homes Near Giant China Mine
- Wednesday July 17, 2019
- World News | Reuters
A Congolese army officer arrived in the village of Kafwaya in June and warned residents not to trespass on a major Chinese copper and cobalt mine next door. As night fell about a week later, the soldiers moved in.
- www.ndtv.com
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New Study Confirms Nebra Sky Disc’s Ancient Origins and Advanced Craftsmanship
- Wednesday December 11, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
The Nebra Sky Disc, unearthed in 1999 and dated to 3,800 years ago, has been verified as an authentic Bronze Age artefact by a new study published in Scientific Reports. Using metallurgical analysis, researchers demonstrated the disc's creation involved over ten cycles of heating and hammering at 700°C. The copper used originated from Austrian min...
- www.gadgets360.com
-
6,000-Year-Old Wheel Origin Discovered in Carpathian Mountains; Study Suggests Copper Miners Created World's 1st Wheel
- Wednesday October 23, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
A recent study proposes that copper miners in the Carpathian Mountains may have developed the wheel 6,000 years ago. Using advanced modelling techniques, researchers explored how miners likely invented crucial wheel innovations to transport heavy loads in narrow mine shafts, suggesting a possible origin of one of history’s most transformative inv...
- www.gadgets360.com
-
India Advances Deep-Sea Mining With Varaha-3, Collecting Vital Polymetallic Nodules
- Monday October 7, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
The National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) has successfully conducted trials with the Varaha-3 seabed mining machine in the Andaman Sea, reaching depths of 1,193 metres. This innovative machine collected polymetallic nodules, rich in crucial metals such as nickel, cobalt, and copper, essential for renewable energy and electric vehicle indust...
- www.gadgets360.com
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Senior Vigilance Officer Dies After Lift Collapses In Rajasthan Mine
- Wednesday May 15, 2024
- India News | Reported by Harsha Kumari Singh, Edited by Chandrajit Mitra
A senior vigilance officer at Hindustan Copper Limited died after a lift collapsed at the Kolihan mine in Rajasthan's Jhunjhunu district late last night. The lift collapse at the copper mine had trapped 15 persons, including the vigilance team.
- www.ndtv.com
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30 Feared Trapped In Mine Collapse In Zambia: Minister
- Friday December 1, 2023
- World News | Agence France-Presse
More than 30 people were feared trapped Friday in a mine collapse in a Zambian region known for illegal open-cast digging for copper, a minister said.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Saudi Arabia Announces Discovery Of Huge Gold And Copper Deposits In Medina
- Friday September 23, 2022
- World News | Edited by Bhavya Sukheja
Saudi Arabia recently announced the discovery of new sites for gold and copper ore deposits in the holy city of Medina.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Ancient Buddhist City Near Kabul Threatened By Chinese Copper Mine
- Wednesday June 22, 2022
- World News | Agence France-Presse
An ancient Buddhist city carved out of immense peaks near Kabul is in danger of disappearing forever, swallowed up by a Chinese consortium exploiting one of the world's largest copper deposits.
- www.ndtv.com
-
India To Invest In Exploring Lithium, Cobalt Mines In Australia To Further Its EV Plans
- Tuesday March 29, 2022
- Reuters
India's KABIL, a mining joint venture between National Aluminium Co, Hindustan Copper Ltd and Mineral Exploration Corp Ltd, has signed a preliminary agreement with Australia's Critical Minerals Facilitation Office (CMFO) in a bid to firm up supplies of key minerals needed to further its electric vehicle plans.
- www.carandbike.com
-
Vedanta Keen To Bid For Government's Stake In Hindustan Copper
- Tuesday October 5, 2021
- Business | Press Trust of India
Mining giant Vedanta Group will look to bid for buying government's stake in Hindustan Copper Limited as and when the firm is put up for privatisation
- www.ndtv.com/business
-
Google, BMW, Volvo & Samsung SDI Sign Up To WWF Call For Temporary Ban On Deep-Sea Mining
- Wednesday March 31, 2021
- Reuters
Deep-sea mining would extract cobalt, copper, nickel, and manganese - key materials commonly used to make batteries
- www.carandbike.com
-
Will Fight Any Attempt By Zambia To Sell Konkola Copper Mines: Vedanta
- Friday December 11, 2020
- Business | Edited by Nirmalya Sen
Konkola Copper Mines Case: The long legal fight with Zambia began in May 2019, when Lusaka appointed a liquidator for KCM, which is jointly owned by Vedanta and Zambias state mining arm ZCCM-IH
- www.ndtv.com/business
-
Supreme Court Rejects Vedanta's Plea To Inspect, Operate Closed Sterlite Plant In Tuticorin
- Wednesday December 2, 2020
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Supreme Court today dismissed the interim plea of mining major Vedanta Ltd seeking permission to inspect its Sterlite copper unit at Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu, which is closed since May 2018 over pollution concerns, and to operate it for four weeks to assess the pollution level.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Vedanta Moves Supreme Court On Reopening Of Sterlite Copper Plant
- Wednesday August 26, 2020
- India News | ANI
Mining giant Vedanta Limited on Wednesday filed an appeal before the Supreme Court challenging the Madras High Court order refusing to grant permission for the reopening of Sterlite copper smelting plant in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Arun Kumar Shukla Takes Charge As Chairman Of Hindustan Copper
- Wednesday January 1, 2020
- Business | Press Trust of India
Shukla started his career at Central Coalfields, where he worked for more than 21 years. Shukla also worked as Executive Director in NMDC. On deputation from NMDC, he had served as managing director at Jharkhand State Mineral Development Corporation.
- www.ndtv.com/business
-
"Let's Be Serious": Congo Army Razes Illegal Homes Near Giant China Mine
- Wednesday July 17, 2019
- World News | Reuters
A Congolese army officer arrived in the village of Kafwaya in June and warned residents not to trespass on a major Chinese copper and cobalt mine next door. As night fell about a week later, the soldiers moved in.
- www.ndtv.com