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The dark secret of Jharkhand's shiny mineral mica

Nidhi Jamwal 23 Aug 2019 10:49 AM GMT. In Jharkhand, local tribals descend into illegal mines to collect mica. On a blistering hot April afternoon, about 1,200 kilometres away from the national capital New Delhi, a pre-monsoon storm brew in Tisro block of Giridih in Jharkhand. Mahua trees (Madhuca longifolia), which dot the hilly landscape ...

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Department of Mines and Geology | Koderma | India

It was only after the enactment of Forest Conservation Act 1980 that all mica mines have been closed down as all the mining leases falls within the sanctuary area of the forest. ... Department of Mines and Geology is one of the important departments under Government of Jharkhand. The Department through District Mining Office regulates …

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MICA: The Shimmering Star of Jharkhand

government cancelled mica mining leases. ... Fig 2: Mica belt in Jharkhand and Bihar [Ref: (1) USGS, 2015; (2) UN Comtrade Data, 2014; (3) TdH, 2016] Mica is an extremely versatile mineral, widely used in many industries and applications, due to its exceptional characteristics. Figure 3 below shows

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Jharkhand: Unorganized mica workers hit as illegal …

By Sami Ahmad. Ranchi, April 3, 2022: A notification by the government of Jharkhand banning 'illegal mining and selling of mica' has put the livelihoods of …

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'We saw young children clambering out of mines': The human …

Lebsack was in India in the 'footsteps' of a ground-breaking 2016 Thomson Reuters investigation which found child labour 'rife' in the mica mines of Bihar, Jharkhand, Rajasthan and Andhra ...

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Re-visiting the Unresolved Horrors of Mica Mining

Apr 29, 2021. Employment in dangerous, unregulated mines increases during the pandemic. Despite years of extensive, international attention, nothing has changed. A shows mica flakes she has collected froman open cast illegal mine in the north-eastern state of Jharkhand, India, January 22, 2016.

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SPRF.IN of Hope: 03 Jharkhand's Mica Mines and 22 Child …

vent both child labour and illegal mining, Jharkhand's mica mines are a unique case study in implementation failures. This paper seeks to understand the issue of child labour in the …

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Don't buy mica from child workers, Indian officials tell traders

Officials from the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) visited the eastern state of Jharkhand this month to assess the extent of child labor in its mica mines.

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Jharkhand: Unorganized mica workers hit as illegal mining banned

By Sami Ahmad. Ranchi, April 3, 2022: A notification by the government of Jharkhand banning 'illegal mining and selling of mica' has put the livelihoods of thousands of mica scrap dealers and laborers in jeopardy. Around 200,000 unorganized workers are involved in mica business in Jharkhand, a mineral rich state, as per the Dhibra Scrap …

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Blood Mica: Deaths of child workers in India's mica 'ghost' mines

A shows mica which she has collected from an illegal open cast mine in Giridih district in the eastern state of Jharkhand, India, June 27, 2016.

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An Assessment of Illegal Mica Mining in Jharkhand

Koderma and Giridih are two districts in Jharkhand richly endowed with good quality mica deposits. The socio-economic and human development indicators indicate that the …

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Illegal mica mining continues unabated in Jharkhand, …

A demand to legalise mining. On May 29, 2020, former and first chief minister of Jharkhand wrote to the present Chief Minister Hemant Soren, asking him to revive mica mining in Koderma and Giridih areas. …

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SPRF.IN of Hope: 03 Jharkhand's Mica Mines and 22 Child …

• The Jharkhand Minerals (Prevention of Illegal Mining, Transportation, and Storage) Rules of 2017 which prohibits buying, selling, and processing of minerals by non-registered dealers. MICA MINING AND CHILD LABOUR Mica is commonly known as 'dhibra' among the locals in Jharkhand. Mining dhibra was declared

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Child Labour in Mica Mines: the Beauty Industry's dark secret

Children mine mica to help their families. It is estimated that 22,000 children as young as four work in mica mines in Jharkhand and Bihar, and due to the illegal and secretive nature of child labour, the exact numbers are unknown. Going into narrow tunnels and caves is necessary in order to extract mica; children can fit into them more easily ...

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Mines In Jharkhand | 2023 Guide | TS Aspirants

Overview of Jharkhand's Mineral Resources. Jharkhand, a mineral-rich state in eastern India, boasts significant reserves of minerals such as coal, iron ore, bauxite, copper, manganese, and graphite. The state's abundant natural resources have been the basis for its economic prosperity. However, its mining sector has also been plagued by ...

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Exploitative Child Labour In India's Illegal Mica Mines …

The survey said that there are 4,545 children in the age group of six to 14 years in the area of Jharkhand reported as not attending school majorly to collect mica scraps. Most of these children come from …

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Jharkhand State Mineral Development Corporation Ltd.

Jharkhand has large deposits of minerals, providing a solid launching pad for mining and mineral based industries. With 40% of nation's mineral reserves, the state government is committed to rapid industrial development by leveraging the advantage the state provides due to the presence of variety of minerals in abundance.

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Mica, Limestone Distribution In India (Non-Metallic)

Jharkhand: Third largest producer. Mica is found in a belt extending for about 150 km in length and 32 km in width from the Gaya district of Bihar to Hazaribagh and Koderma districts of Jharkhand. This Mica belt runs in an East-West direction. This belt contains the richest deposits of high-quality ruby mica.

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Child labour in mica mining

In 2018, TDH estimated that half of the 20,000 mica miners in Madagascar were children. Child deaths related to the sector have also been recorded. In 2017, a government investigation in Jharkhand found that at least seven children died in mica mines in a three-month period. However, actual numbers are.

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Mining for Mica: Child Labor in India

There are 171 counselors in 150 villages of Jharkhand who create awareness against sending children for mining and other social issues. KSCF has freed over 3,000 children from mica mines and 80,000 children from child labor across multiple industries. Though mining for mica is still illegal in India, many children and adults continue to do it ...

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The Responsible Mica Initiative's efforts towards establishment of …

The Responsible Mica Initiative (RMI) is excited to learn about the decision taken by the Jharkhand Chief Minister's cabinet on February 10th, 2022 fo

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Road-map for sustainable and inclusive Mica industry in …

3.2 About the supply chain of mica in Jharkhand 17 3.3 Sustainability issues in the supply chain 19 4. Roadmap for a sustainable and inclusive mica sector in Jharkhand 20 4.1 About the Roadmap 20 ... The industry is also struggling with illegal mica mining which has questioned the legitimacy of the industry. Few of the media clips below will ...

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The Responsible Mica Initiative's efforts towards …

Processing and exports of mica from Jharkhand would provide additional revenue to the state, create jobs, stimulate indirect economic activities, while …

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India's mica mines: The shameful truth behind mineral make-up's …

In the hills of Jharkhand in India, child labourers mine the mica that brings sparkle to the world. By Ben Doherty and Sarah Whyte January 19, 2014 — 3.00am

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A Report on Child Labour in Mica Mines of Koderma & Giridih …

This study talks about the status of mining communities who live out of picking mica scraps. It includes 8 settlements near mining areas from Koderma and Giridih in around 4 scattered and abandoned mines in Giridih and in Koderma.These mines located in reserve forest areas are now abandoned and the mica picking activity is …

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GLOBAL MICA MINING

This executive summary provides an overview of the main findings and recommendations of a research report on global mica mining and its impact on children's rights. The report examines the demand and supply of mica, the industries that use it, the countries that produce it, and the social and environmental risks associated with it. The report also …

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Global spotlight on illegal mica mines drives Indian villagers to …

The Jharkhand state government said activists recorded five child deaths in mica mines in 2018, but none so far this year. Several people whose relatives were said to have died mining mica denied the claims made by their communities although local police described a handful of cases where deaths that appeared to be linked to mica were …

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MICA: The Shimmering Star of Jharkhand

Version, April, 2018 . In 2015, mica was transferred from the list of 'major' minerals to that of 'minor' minerals – thereby empowering state governments to develop plans to manage …

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Mica Mining Exposes Child Labor In The Makeup Industry

It's estimated that 22,000 children work in mica mines in India. | Photographed by Jack Pearce. If Pooja's lucky, she'll make between 20 to 30 rupees for a day's work (converted to roughly ...

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ADDRESSING CHILD LABOUR IN MICA MINES

Jharkhand in India contributes to 25% of the world's Mica supply. With this shimmer, comes a dark tale of child labour and exploitation. Due to the informal nature of the Mica supply chain, the wages from Mica scrap collection (Dhibra) are very low. The families' dependence on Mica is so high that this leads to abject

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With new data, India plans to fight child labor in mica mines

A government survey will reveal for the first time the extent of child labor in deadly mica mines ... It estimated in 2016 that 20,000 children were working in the mica mining regions of Jharkhand ...

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List of Mines in Jharkhand: Check Minerals, Tonnes Produced!

Chaibasa Bauxite Mine. Bauxite. 2,500 tonnes. Giridih Apatite Mine. Apatite. 1,500 tonnes. Jharkhand, a treasure trove of minerals, offers a diverse array of valuable resources. The state is particularly well-known for its rich deposits of coal, found in major coalfields like Jharia, Bokaro, Jamadoba, and Pakri Barwadih.

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Road-map for sustainable and inclusive Mica industry in …

The best quality mica deposits occur in Jharkhand1 and hence the state was the seat of a booming industry. But in the past decades, there has been a steady downfall in the mica …

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Major car paint suppliers join initiative against child labour in mica

Roughly 25% of the world's mica is mined in the impoverished Indian states of Jharkhand and Bihar, with an estimated 20,000 children engaged in illegal mines.

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India's Mica Mining: Implications for the 2030 United Nations

The present study sought to explore the implications of the mining of mica, a natural mineral commodity, in the Indian mining belt in regard to the 2030 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. It analyzes the actions of the Indian mica mining industry through local case study reviews and explores the significance of these actions by …

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Sustainable Mica Policy and Vision Prepared by …

Jharkhand (specifically the two districts of Giridih and Koderma) is a global sourcing hub for high-quality natural mica that is used as an industrial mineral and key …

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Legalising North East India's mica mines

The mica supply chain can be long and complex. 70% of mica out of India comes from illegal mines in the north-east region. The commodity will pass through a succession of middle men who buy bags …

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JHARKHAND SUSTAINABLE MICA POLICY FRAMEWORK …

MICA AND MINOR MINERAL MINING IN JHARKHAND - Jharkhand is the 15th largest Indian state by area6 (79,710 km2/ 30,778 sq mi), and 14th largest by population (329 lacs or 33 million). Despite more than 40% of national mineral resources, a significant proportion of its population (over 39%) lives below the

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Exclusive: Jharkhand to crush 'mica mafia' by legalising mines to …

A five-year-old collects mica flakes from an open cast illegal mica mine in Giridih district in the eastern state of Jharkhand, India, January 22, 2016.

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