This notification from the Ministry of Mines announces the Mineral Conservation and Development Amendment Rules, 2019, effective August 13, 2019. The amendment modifies the Mineral Conservation and Development Rules, 2017, specifically regarding star ratings for mining operations.
The key changes are:
* Mining operations may be suspended by the Regional Controller or authorized officer of the Indian Bureau of Mines if a mine has not achieved at least a three-star rating within four years from February 27, 2017, or four years from the commencement of mining operations, following a 45-day show cause notice. The original rule required a higher, unspecified, star rating.
* Subrule 5 is amended, replacing "four-star rating" with "three-star rating."
This amendment is issued under the authority of Section 18 of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (67 of 1957).
For further information, contact Dr. Niranjan Kumar Singh, Joint Secretary, File No. 16112019-M.VI. The Mineral Conservation and Development Rules, 2017, were initially published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Subsection (i), dated February 27, 2017.
Key Entities Referenced
Mines and Minerals Development and Regulation Act, 1957: An act of the Indian Parliament that regulates the mining sector in India.
Mineral Conservation and Development Rules, 2017: A set of rules framed by the Central Government of India to regulate the conservation and systematic development of minerals.
Mineral Conservation and Development Amendment Rules, 2019: Amendments made to the Mineral Conservation and Development Rules, 2017.
Ministry of Mines: The ministry responsible for the administration and regulation of mines and minerals in India.
New Delhi: The location of the Ministry of Mines, the place where notification was issued. New Delhi, Delhi
Indian Bureau of Mines: A subordinate office of the Ministry of Mines, Government of India, engaged in promoting scientific development of mineral resources, conservation of minerals, and protection of the environment in mines.
Regional Controller: A position within the Indian Bureau of Mines, responsible for overseeing mining operations in a specific region.
NIRANJAN KUMAR SINGH: The Joint Secretary of the Ministry of Mines, as indicated by the notification.
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MINISTRY OF MINES
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 13th August, 2019
G.S.R. 570(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 18 of the Mines and Minerals (Development
and Regulation) Act, 1957 (67 of 1957), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules to amend the Mineral
Conservation and Development Rules, 2017, namely:-
2. (1) These rules may be called the Mineral Conservation and Development (Amendment) Rules, 2019.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
3. In the Mineral Conservation and Development Rules, 2017, in rule 35,
(i) for sub-rule (4), the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely:–
“(4) The Regional Controller or the authorised officer of the Indian Bureau of Mines may suspend the
mining operations in those mines where at least three star rating has not been achieved within a period of
four years with effect from the 27th February, 2017 or four years from the date of commencement of
mining operations, as the case may be, after giving a show cause notice of forty-five days, to qualify for
star rating”;
(ii) In sub-rule (5), for the words “four star rating”, the words “three star rating” shall be substituted.
[F. No. 16/11/2019-M.VI]
Dr. NIRANJAN KUMAR SINGH, Jt. Secy.
Footnote: The Mineral Conservation and Development Rules, 2017 were published in the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary, Part-II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), dated the 27th February, 2017.
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