 Main
Functions
Organisational
Structure
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- ORGANISATIONS
UNDER DEPARTMENT OF MINES
Survey
and Exploration
Regulation
and Conservation
Mining
and Processing
Research
Institutions
1.
Main
Functions
1.1 Department of
Mines is responsible for
survey and exploration of
all minerals, other than
natural gas, petroleum
and atomic minerals, for
mining and metallurgy of
non - ferrous metals like
aluminium, copper, zinc,
lead, gold nickel etc.
and for administration of
Mines and Minerals
(Regulation and
Development) Act, 1957 in
respect of all mines and
minerals other than coal,
natural gas, petroleum
and atomic minerals. A
list of subjects
allocated to Department
of Mines, subordinate
offices and Public Sector
Undertakings under the
administrative control of
Department of Mines is
given at Tables I &
II.
2.
Organisational
Structure :
2.1 Headed by the
Secretary, the Department
of Mines comprises an
Additional Secretary, an
Additional Secretary
& Financial Adviser
who is common for the
Department of Steel and
Department of Mines, two
Joint Secretaries, five
Directors, one Adviser
(S&T), three Deputy
Secretaries, five Under
Secretaries, one Deputy
Director (Official
Language), one Principal
Private Secretary,
fifteen Section Officers,
eight Private
Secretaries, one Junior
Scientific Officer and
one Assistant Director
(Official Language).
Besides this, the
Department has technical
wing comprising one
Industrial Adviser, one
Additional Industrial
Adviser, two Development
Officers, two Assistant
Development Officers. The
total number of
sanctioned posts for the
Secretariat of the
Department of Mines is 51
Gazetted and 198
non-Gazetted posts. In
addition, there is Chief
Controller of Accounts
assisted by a Pay and
Accounts Officer and 35
Non-gazetted staff.
List
of Subjects Allocated to
the Department of Mines
1. (i) Legislation for
regulation of mines and
development of minerals
within the territory of
India, including mines
and minerals underlying
the ocean within the
territorial water or the
continental shelf, or the
Exclusive Economic Zone
and other maritime Zones
of India as may be
specified from time to
time by or under any law
made by Parliament.
(ii) Regulation of
mines and development of
minerals other than coal,
lignite and sand for
stowing and any mineral
declared as prescribed
substances for the
purposes of the Atomic
Energy Act, 1962 (33 of
1962) under the control
of the Union as declared
by law, including
questions concerning
regulation and
development of minerals
in various states and the
matter connected
therewith or incidental
thereto.
2. All other metals
and minerals not
specifically allotted to
any other Ministry /
Department such as
aluminium, zinc, copper,
gold, diamond, lead and
nickel.
3. Planning,
development and control
of and assistance to, all
industries dealt with by
the Department.
4. Geological Survey
of India.
5. Indian Bureau of
Mines.
6. All other attached
or subordinate offices or
other organisations
concerned with any of the
subjects specified in
this list.
7. Sikkim Mining
Corporation Ltd.
8. Public Sector
Enterprises and
Undertakings under the
subjects included in this
list, except such as are
specifically allotted to
any other
Ministry/Department
namely :
- (i) Bharat Aluminium
Company Ltd.
- (ii) Hindustan Zinc
Ltd.
- (iii) Hindustan
Copper Ltd.
- (iv) Bharat Gold
Mines Ltd.
- (v) Mineral
Exploration Corporation
Ltd.
- (vi) National
Aluminium Company Ltd.
9. Metallurgical Grade
Silicon.
ORGANISATIONS
UNDER DEPARTMENT OF MINES
(a) Survey
and Exploration
1. Geological
Survey of India
Regional exploration,
geological mapping,
surveys on land, sea and
airborne surveys and
priority assignments to
GSI.
2. Mineral
Exploration Corpn. Ltd
MECL is responsible
for detailed exploration
of various minerals /
ores by drilling and
exploratory mining and
proving reserves for
their eventual
exploitation.
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(b) Regulation
and Conservation
1.
Indian Bureau of Mines
Engaged in promotion,
conservation and
development of mineral
resources of the country.
2. Controller of
Mining Leases
The Officer deals with
the work relating to
modification of all such
mining leases which have
been granted before 1972
i.e. the date when the
provisions / amendments
to the MM (R&D) Act,
1957 for the purpose were
made.
(The State Governments
have also framed Minor
Mineral Concession Rules
for regulation and
development of minor
minerals).
(c) Mining
and Processing
1. Bharat
Aluminium Company Ltd.
Incorporated on 27th
November, 1965 with an
integrated Alumina /
Aluminium Complex at
Korba in Madhya Pradesh.
2. Bharat
Gold Mines Ltd.
Incorporated on 22nd
March, 1972 to own and
manage the mines at Kolar
Gold Fields (Karnataka)
w.e.f. 1.4.1972.
3. Hindustan
Zinc Ltd.
Incorporated on 10th
January, 1966 after the
Govt. of India took over
erstwhile Metal
Corporation of India to
own, manage and develop
the mineral and smelting
capacities for the
strategic zinc and lead
metals in the country.
4. Hindustan
Copper Ltd.
Incorporated in
November, 1967 is
presently the sole
indigenous producer of
primary copper in the
country.
5. National
Aluminium Company Ltd.
Incorporated on 7th
January, 1981 to
implement the
Bauxite-Alumina-Aluminium
Project in Orissa.
6. Sikkim
Mining Corporation (in
which Central Govt. has
49% equity participation)
It produces
polymetallic ore which is
treated in the
concentrator plant
producing copper, lead
and zinc concentrates.
(d) Research
Institutions
There are three
Research Institutions
under the Department of
Mines, namely:
- Jawaharlal Nehru
Aluminium Research
Development and Design
Centre, Nagpur.
- National Institute of
Rock Mechanics, Kolar,
and
- National Institute of
Miners' Health, Kolar.
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