INDIA CONSIDERES REPREIVE FOR ASBESTOS MINING SECTOR
February 1st, 2012
BY RAGHAVENDRA VERMA, IN NEW DELHI
THE INDIAN government is considering lifting its 25 year ban on issuing new asbestos mine licences, Industrial Minerals can reveal. A senior government mining official said in an exclusive interview that "the matter is under consideration"
BP Sinha, deputy director general of the Indian Bureau of Mines, based in Nagpur, Maharashtra, told Industrial Minerals that the central Ministry of Mines is exploring the possibility of reopening the asbestos mines, now mining companies have access to better technology for ensuring ...
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