{"id":1409,"date":"2017-07-20T12:35:12","date_gmt":"2017-07-20T12:35:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/godigitell.in\/dev\/project\/beachminerals\/?page_id=1409"},"modified":"2017-07-28T07:11:16","modified_gmt":"2017-07-28T07:11:16","slug":"faq","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/beachmineral.com\/ta\/faq\/","title":{"rendered":"faq"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row el_class=”accordion-sec”][vc_column][vc_tta_accordion][vc_tta_section title=”When was BMPA founded?” tab_id=”1500557969747-cbaabee0-dd15″][vc_column_text]BMPA was founded in 1995, when it was called the Beach Minerals Producers Association (BSMPA). Since its inception, it has brought together major producers of the beach minerals industry in the country, and worked tirelessly to help the Indian beach mining industry realise its full potential.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”What does BMPA do?” tab_id=”1500557969781-6576124a-1e12″][vc_column_text]BMPA is a registered association, accredited by the Quality Council of India, that works solely for the purpose of uplifting the beach minerals industry in India in a sustainable manner. With its various members, the BMPA strives to help the industry advance through technology, employment, contribution to the economy as well as local communities.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Is beach sand mining environment friendly?” tab_id=”1500557977324-c492a216-4035″][vc_column_text]Beach sand mining is the most environment friendly of all mining practices. The minerals are replenishable, and the mining is manual with the simplest of equipment such as shovels and spades. There is absolutely no water, sand or noise pollution. Even the processing is ecologically safe, using methods such as sun-drying and dry separation that require neither excessive energy not chemicals.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Does the collection of beach sand cause any ecological damage?” tab_id=”1500557981053-5e1c087f-2735″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

No. The extraction of beach minerals requires only manual scooping of beach sand \u2013 sea water is untouched. There is no erosion or flooding, as the sand is refilled to restore natural topography once the minerals have been extracted. Members also proactively develop green belts and plant trees where they operate.<\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Are any of the minerals present in beach sand unsafe?” tab_id=”1500557985616-9f38ee90-cdb7″][vc_column_text]Beach minerals are extremely safe in all stages of collection and processing. Only monazite contains very trace quantities of uranium and thorium, which is negligible. All the beach minerals are safe and of indispensable use in daily life. They form the basis for the manufacturing of innumerable everyday products.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”What is the difference between beach and river sand mining?” tab_id=”1500557987054-1aec512c-73b2″][vc_column_text]While river sand mining causes some damage to the riverbed and promotes erosion, beach sand mining has virtually no ill effects. The sand level is undisturbed as refilling is actively carried out, and the natural ecological balance is maintained.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”How does one obtain a mining license?” tab_id=”1500557988617-70538e7f-9456″][vc_column_text]To obtain a mining license for beach minerals, applications have to be processed by various governmental departments at the district, state and national levels. In addition to this, a number of environmental and safety clearances have to be obtained. An application is first made to the respective state government, which is taken up by the collector\u2019s office. Site inspection follows at multiple levels, following which the state government forwards the application to the Ministry of Mines. After its vetting process, the Ministry forwards the application to the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), which has to issue a no objection certificate. On the basis of this certificate, the Ministry of Mines decides on approving the license, following which the state government verifies whether the company complies with a predetermined set of laws through a series of district, state, national and public hearings. BMPA helps its member organisations with its extensive knowledge of the process of obtaining a license.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”What are the radioactivity levels involved in beach sand mining?” tab_id=”1500557989728-4a929b85-36e5″][vc_column_text]The radioactivity levels in beach sand mining arise only in the case of monazite. They are very much within limits as only minuscule quantities of uranium and thorium are present; not enough to cause any alarm. Even so, highly advanced measuring devices are present across all mining sites and they are constantly monitored.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”How does one become a member of the BMPA?” tab_id=”1500557990906-23b0de4c-2a3d”][vc_column_text]Awaiting details on process and eligibility[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_accordion][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[vc_row el_class=”accordion-sec”][vc_column][vc_tta_accordion][vc_tta_section title=”When was BMPA founded?” tab_id=”1500557969747-cbaabee0-dd15″][vc_column_text]BMPA was founded in 1995, when it was called the Beach Minerals Producers Association (BSMPA). Since its inception, it has brought together major producers of the beach minerals industry in the country, and worked tirelessly to help the Indian beach mining industry realise its full potential.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”What does BMPA … Continue reading “faq”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1337,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"faq.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_about_page":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_gallery_page":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_contact_page":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_events_page":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_video_page":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_portfolio_piece":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1409","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"translation":{"provider":"WPGlobus","version":"3.0.3","language":"ta","enabled_languages":["en","ta"],"languages":{"en":{"title":true,"content":true,"excerpt":false},"ta":{"title":false,"content":false,"excerpt":false}}},"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/beachmineral.com\/ta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1409","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/beachmineral.com\/ta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/beachmineral.com\/ta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beachmineral.com\/ta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beachmineral.com\/ta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1409"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/beachmineral.com\/ta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1409\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1433,"href":"https:\/\/beachmineral.com\/ta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1409\/revisions\/1433"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beachmineral.com\/ta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1337"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/beachmineral.com\/ta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1409"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}