mica mine in jharkhand

Unabated Illegal Mica Mining in Jharkhand Threatens Lives …

Be that as it may, the illegal mica mining is still progressing in the state of Jharkhand unabated. Various factors of illegal mica mining have been impacting the human health and wildlife; from sudden death because of mines caving in to slow death owing to lung ailments, the illegal mines threaten the lives of villagers, but it is also the sole source of livelihood for many …

The dark secret of Jharkhand's shiny mineral mica

Although mica mining is officially banned in Jharkhand, in the absence of any alternate source of livelihood, local villagers continue to descend into mines to look for mica scrap. "There are 200 villages in four districts of Koderma, Giridih, Jamui and Nawada, which are dependent on dhibra as their only source of income.

Jharkhand: Unorganized mica workers hit as illegal mining …

On March 2, a notification issued by the department of Mines and Geology of government of Jharkhand stated that, "The mica found in 'Dhibra Dumps' which has a commercial value is to be disposed of by the State Mines Development Corporation." The notification restricts mining from Dhibra and selling of the mica processed from it.

Department of Mines & Geology

Limestone, Dolomite, Manganese, Mica, China Clay, Graphite, Soap stone, Fire Clay, Coal Bed Methane, Uranium, Phosphorite, Apatite, Quartz, Feldspar, Gold and Pyroxenite are other important minerals available in huge quantity in the state. Department of Mines and Geology is one of the important Departments of Government of Jharkhand.

Illegal mica mining continues unabated in Jharkhand, …

Mica mining in India dates back to the mid and late 19th century when railway tracks were being laid down in the Bengal-Nagpur zone. By the 1950s, around 700 mica mines were operational, employing approximately 24,000 people. As per the Jharkhand State Mineral Development Corporation Ltd, the total mica reserve in Jharkhand was 13,554 tonne. This …

Mica scavenging in Jharkhand destroys lives and …

As the horrors of illegal mica mining grab global attention, there is pressure against cosmetic and other companies who procure mica from Jharkhand. Established in January 2017, the Paris-based Responsible Mica Initiative (RMI) is now trying to safeguard the environment and eliminate unacceptable working conditions, along with eradication of child labour by 2022 in …

A REPORT ON SMALL-SCALE MICA MINING IN …

3.0 Investigations on Koderma region mica mines India is the major producer and exporter of sheet mica and various forms of mica products. Presently, major mica producing states /districts are Jharkhand (Hazaribagh, Koderma and Giridh districts),Bihar (Nawada district), Andhra Pradesh (Nellore district) and Rajasthan

JHARKHAND SUSTAINABLE MICA POLICY FRAMEWORK …

The Jharkhand Sustainable Mica Framework and Vision has been voluntarily prepared by a multi-stakeholder workgroup. The intervention areas were discussed at a multi-stakeholder e-consultation on July 7 2020, with contribution from 45 participants, including representation from two departments of the Jharkhand Government (Mines