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Beach Mineral Producer Association got approval from National Accreditation Board for Education and Training (NABET)

Certificate is given below.

அகில இந்திய அளவில் இல்மனைட் ஏற்றுமதி 36 சதவீதத்திற்கும் அதிகமாக குறைந்துள்ளது.

இந்திய அரசு வணிகத்துறையின் சார்பில் ஏற்றுமதியை ஊக்குவிக்க CAPEXIL என்ற அமைப்பு உள்ளது. அதில் கனிம பிரிவிற்கு தலைவராக இந்திய அரசு இந்தியன் ரேர் எர்த் நிறுவன நிர்வாக இயக்குனர் உள்ளார். கடந்த ஆண்டு கனிம ஏற்றுமதி வெகுவாக குறைந்துள்ளதால் இது பற்றி விளக்கம் கேட்டு இந்திய அரசு CAPEXIL –க்கு கடிதம் எழுதியது. எனவே இது பற்றி ஒரு கூட்டம் டெல்லியில் கடந்த 10.08.2016 தேதியில் நடந்தது. அந்த கூட்டத்தின் Minutes வெளியிடப்பட்டுள்ளது.

அதில் இல்மனைட் ஏற்றுமதி 36%  குறைந்துள்ளதும் வழக்கமாக 20% வளர்ச்சி காணும் கார்னட் ஏற்றுமதி வெறும் 4% மட்டுமே வளர்ச்சி கண்டதும் தெரிய வருகிறது.

இந்த ஏற்றுமதி குறைவு இந்திய அரசுக்கு மட்டும் இழப்பு அல்ல. தொழிலாளர்களுக்கும், மாநில அரசுக்கும் கூட ஒரு பெரிய இழப்பாகவே அமையும்.

Brief note about India’s Beach Sand Mineral Industries

A study completed by the Council on Energy ,Environment and Water ( CEEW)  and  the Department of Science and Technology  have identified twelve critical minerals  that   would significantly contribute to the growth of the manufacturing sector  and  success of the Make in India programme. The critical minerals identified in this study report include Rare earth ( heavy and light ) and others like beryllium , germanium ,rhenium , tantalum  etc which find specialized applications in a range of industries covering aerospace ,automobiles ,camera ,defense ,entertainment systems ,laptops , medical imaging , nuclear energy and smartphones.  These critical minerals would also play a role in nurturing the domestic manufacturing capacity to support the government’s low carbon plans such as the 100GW solar target , faster adoption and manufacturing of hybrid and electric vehicles, and the national domestic efficient lighting programme.  Dr Arunabha Ghosh , CEO , CEEW has said “ to meet our economic and developmental goals India will need to first focus on domestic exploration of critical minerals .

Significantly , India possesses 35% of the global reserves of Beach Sand Minerals  (BSM) , an assemblage that generally consists of ilmenite, rutile, zircon, garnet, monazite, leucoxene and sillimanite coexisting with each other.  The major mineral in most of these deposits is ilmenite and the  rare earth minerals occur associated with the monazite.  It is pertinent to note that  until 1998 , this sector was restricted only  to Public sector companies and Indian Rare Earth Limited ( IREL )  was the major player and the production to reserve ratio was a negligible 0.001% compared to global players like Australia with a production to reserve ratio of 0.01%. Realising the potential of the beach sand minerals sector the Department of Atomic Energy ( DAE ) opened up this sector to wholly Indian owned companies which resulted in significant investments  by private sector companies propelling growth in this sector. This resulted in many fold increase in the production of beach sand minerals and the private sector have also invested in value addition to Ilmenite and preliminary works for value addition to Zircon is in progress. Since entry of the private sector , the export value  has substantially increased from Rs 35 crores in 1998 to Rs 4500 crores in 2015 . In 2015 , the production to reserve ratio has improved to 0.0018%  which is an 80% increase.  Out of the 81 mining leases in the BSM sector ,72 leases are with the private sector which amply demonstrates their major participation and significant financial investments  in contributing to the successful growth of this beach sand minerals business in India.

The private sector is keen to expand their business activities to include the rare earth minerals  by developing this valuable resource occurring in the beach sand minerals  and  welcome  the Government’s focus on exploration and development of rare earth minerals. The private sector is willing to collaborate with the CEEW and DST and  participate in the domestic development of these critical rare earth minerals to build our national resource and reduce dependency on imports  for  the valuable materials.

However the  newly introduced Atomic Minerals Concession Rules, 2016, ( which was not there earlier) is draconian and will severely cripple  the private sector business in  BSM industry in the country. The private sector has submitted several representations to the Government and also  to the Honourable Prime Minister  seeking to put in abeyance the implementation of the AMCR 2016 and  requesting the Government to review and  develop a  pragmatic and long term industry friendly policy which will support and maximise private sector participation and contribute to India’s growth as a major global player in the beach sand minerals and rare earth minerals sector. Such a Government initiative will greatly help Find in India these valuable  rare earth minerals  occurring along with the beach sand minerals  and give impetus to  the  Make in India programme .

Beach Minerals Chemical Analysis Facilities – Members may use this facilities if required

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: Sitaram Kalluri <sitaram@shivaanalyticals.com>
Date: Fri, Jul 15, 2016 at 10:28 AM
Subject: Beach minerals chemical analysis
To: “info@beachminerals.org” <info@beachminerals.org>
Cc: Sudesh Kumar <sudesh.kumar@shivaanalyticals.com>

Dear Sir,

 

Good morning.

 

We perform chemical analysis of beach sands for Ilmenite, rutile, monazite and any other type of minerals for the mineral constituents.

 

Please forward the same to your members and find below our Introduction.

 

 

We take pride in informing you that we are the only geochemical analytical chemical testing laboratory in India having all the facilities for any type of Ores and Minerals. We adopt internationally approved and validated protocols and utilize state of the art instruments such as AAS, GFAAS, ICPOES, ICPMS, and FIRE ASSAY.

 

We are associated for the last 2 decades with major esteemed organizations like Geological Survey of India, Vedanta Ltd (Hindustan Zinc Ltd.,) , Rio Tinto Ltd., Tata Steel Ltd., Aditya Birla Ltd., Reliance Cement Ltd., Geomysore Services India Ltd., Deccan Gold Mines Ltd., Ramgad Mines & Minerals Ltd., MSPL Ltd., Pebble Creek Mining Ltd., Bharat Forge Ltd., Aureous Resources, Prithvi Resources, Nazareth Mining, Gimpex Ltd., Neoglobal Industries LLC., V M Salgaocar Bros Ltd., Rungta Mines Ltd., Gujarat Mineral Development Corp. Ltd., Dodsal Group, Somika, Rubamin, Gold Hunters, Zawar Natural Resources, Motisun group  to name a few.

 

We are ISO-9001-2008, ISO/IEC 17025 and OHSMS 18001 certified and accredited laboratory and participate in all our methods of analysis in Round Robin of Laboratories globally who are well noted in the industry who manufacture and certify CRMs.

 

We provide our analytical testing services for the chemical analysis of mineral, mining and exploration industry for Soils, stream sediments, rock chips and ore grade samples, process samples in India, Middle East, South East and African region.  We request you to send your requirement for the chemical analysis.

 

We have analysed 70,000 samples for Platinum, Palladium for National Geochemical mapping Program for Geological Survey of India, India.

 

We continuously analyse samples for all the major oxide parameters of Limestone, Dolomite, China Clay, Chromite ore, Iron Ore, Manganese Ore, Magnesite, Dunite from various customers.

 

We have a sample preparation laboratory facility in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania having a capacity to prepare 200 samples per day.

 

Please find below few our packages and list of elements. We also provide other analytical testing methods on request which are not included here.

 

  1. a) Large sample preparation facility to prepare a homogeneous and representative sample.
  2. b) Lead Fire Assay for Au, Pt, Pd  and Nickel Sulphide Fire Assay for Au, Pt, Pd, Rh, Ru, Ir from PPB to PPM levels
  3. c) Mixed acid digestion and aqua regia digestion for Majors, Minors, Base metals, Trace and Rare earth elements.

Al, Ba, Ca, Fe , K, Mg, Na, Mn, P , S, Ti,   Ag,As,B,Be,Bi,Cd,Ce,Co,Cr,Cs,Cu,Ga,Ge,In,Li,Mo,Nb,Ni,Pb,Rb,Sb,Sc,Se,Sn,Sr,Ta,Te,Tl,V,W,Y,

Zn, Zr. La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu, Hf, Th, U.

  1. d) Borate fusion  and Peroxide fusion for major oxides, trace and Rare earth elements from PPM levels to % levels.

Majors—Al2O3, BaO, CaO, Fe2O3 , K2O, MgO, Na2O, MnO, P2O 5 , S, TiO2.SiO2, LOI

Base metals— Ag,As,B,Be,Bi,Cd,Ce,Co,Cr,Cs,Cu,Ga,Ge,In,Li,Mo,Nb,Ni,Pb,Rb,Sb,Sc,Se,Sn,Sr,Ta,Te,Tl,V,W,Y,Zn,Zr.

Rare earth elements—La,Ce,Pr,Nd,Sm,Eu,Gd,Tb,Dy,Ho,Er,Tm,Yb,Lu,Hf,Th,U.

 

  1. e) Mineralogical Tests  on request
  2. f) We continuously analyse samples for all the major oxide parameters of Limestone, Dolomite, China Clay, Chromite ore, Iron Ore, Manganese Ore, Magnesite, Dunite, Coal, Coke from various customers.

 

We request you to send your requirements and please revert back to us for any information / clarification required.

 

Please visit our website: www.shivaanalyticals.com

 

Thanks and best regards,

 

 

SITARAM

Deputy General Manager – Geochem

Shiva Analyticals India Private Limited

Plot No.24D(P) & 34D, KIADB Industrial Area,

Hoskote, Bangalore-562114.INDIA.

Mobile No. 9945283680.

Landline: +91-80-28015333

+91-80-27971322/625/431

+91-9900242040/41/42/43

E-mail:    sitaram@shivaanalyticals.com

Website: www.shivaanalyticals.com

 

 

Shri. Balvinder Kumar, IAS, Secretary, Ministry of Mines message in National Conclave on Mines and Minerals at Raipur

The Mining Sector has a pivotal role to play in the “Make in India” Vision of the Prime Minister. With the rapid growth of the Indian Economy anticipated in the years to come, there is a renewed thrust in infrastructure and manufacturing sectors, which would require ensured and timely supply of minerals as basic raw materials. The reforms undertaken would ensure that the matching growth of the mining sector is sustainably achieved for giving impetus to the “Make in India” Program.

டிரான்ஸ்வேர்ல்ட் கார்னட் இந்தியா பிரைவேட் லிட் கம்பெனிக்கு இந்திய அரசின் “சிறந்த ஏற்றுமதியாளர் விருது “

ஜனவரி 28ம் தேதி நடைபெற்ற கேபக்சில் (இந்திய வணிக மற்றும் தொழிற்துறை) சார்பில் புதுடில்லி, விக்யான்பவனில் நடைபெற்ற விழாவில் டிரான்ஸ்வேர்ல்ட் கார்னட் இந்தியா பி லிட் கம்பெனிக்கு மத்திய அமைச்சர் திரு.கல்ராஜ் மிஸ்ரா அவர்கள் சிறந்த ஏற்றுமதியாளருக்கான விருதினை வி.வி.குரூப் சீனியர் மேனேஜர் திரு.சக்திகணபதி அவர்களிடம் வழங்கினார்.

டிரான்ஸ்வேர்ல்ட் கம்பெனி கார்னட் கனிமங்கள் ஏற்றுமதியில் இந்தியாவின் சிறந்த நிறுவனமாக செயல்பட்டு வருகிறது. இந்நிறுவனம் சிறந்த உற்பத்தி முறை , சிறந்த சுற்றுப்புறச்சூழல் பராமரிப்பு, தொழிலாளர் பாதுகாப்பு முறைக்காக ஜெர்மனியை சேர்ந்த TUV நிறுவனத்திடமிருந்து ISO 9001, ISO 14001 & OHSAS 18001 சான்றிதழ்களை பெற்றுள்ளது.

இக்கம்பெனி ஆந்திரா மற்றும் தமிழ்நாட்டில் தொழிற்சாலைகளை நிறுவி, சிறந்த உற்பத்தி முறை மற்றும் வேலை வாய்ப்பு வழங்குவதற்காக தகுதி வாய்ந்த பொறியாளர்கள், புவியியலாளர்கள் உட்பட தேவையான பணியாளர்களை நியமித்து ஏராளமான நபர்களுக்கு நேரடி மற்றும் மறைமுக வேலைவாய்ப்பு வழங்கி வருகிறது. தொழிலாளர்களின் நலனை கருத்தில் கொண்டு இலவச இருப்பிடம், வாகன வசதி, கேண்டீன் வசதி மற்றும் இதர சட்டப்பூர்வ வசதிகளை செய்து தொழிலாளர்கள் நலனை மேம்படுத்திவருகிறது.

இக்கம்பெனி வருடம்தோறும் ஆயிரக்கணக்கான ஏழை மாணவர்கள் கல்வி பயில ஊக்குவிக்கும் பொருட்டு இலவச நோட்டு புத்தகங்களை தமிழ்நாடு மற்றும் ஆந்திராவில் அதன் தொழிற்சாலைக்கு அருகில் உள்ள கிராமபுற மாணவர்களுக்கு வழங்கி வருகிறது .இதன் மூலம் கல்வி வளர்ச்சிக்கு பெரிதும் உறுதுணையாக இருந்து வருகிறது.மேலும் இந்நிறுவனம் தொடர்ந்து பல வருடங்களாக இந்த சிறந்த ஏற்றுமதியாளர் விருதினை பெற்று வருகிறது என்பது குறிப்பிடத்தக்கது.

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VV Mineral Becomes Top Exporter for the Seventh Time – Video

V.V.Mineral represented by V.Subramanian, Director, receiving the prestigious “Top Export Award” from Honourable Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Shri Kalraj Mishra.

VVM receives this award for the past 22 consecutive years and is the only producer to receive this prestigious Capexil award in the “Bulk Minerals sector” among all Heavy mineral mining companies.

 

Shri. Soumen Sinha, IPSD, Atomic Energy Regulatory Board speech in ASSOCHAM, Heavy Mineral Conference held on 09.12.2015 at New Delhi

Shri. Soumen Sinha, IPSD, AERB has highlighted lot of information. Some important points are

  1. Natural Radiation is very high in India only in Kerala State.
  2. Mining of Beach Mineral does not create any Radiation Hazard. Hence there is no need to obtain license for mining.
  3. Only at the time of mineral separation in the plant, the radiation level may increase. Hence safety license is required from AERB only for factory not for mining operation.
  4. Natural Radiation is available in all the place. The general public also got radiation 2.4 mSv. Whereas the employees of the mineral separation plant got radiation within the limit due to the control action initiated by AERB.
  5. India has stored Thorium for 500 years requirement. Hence at present India did not produce Thorium.
  6. VVM, KMML etc., are stored the monazite tailings in separate trenches in accordance with AERB guidelines to avoid radiation Hazards.
  7. There is no external radiation hazard by monazite handling. If the monazite is grinned, it will generate dusted thorium, If it is inhaled, then only it will affect.
  8. Not only VV Mineral, Beach Mineral Company, KMML and Miracle sands, Indian Rare Earths Limited etc., are also involved in these field in four category.
  9. There is no radiation either in the Garnet, Ilmenite etc., which are exported.