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vision connecting earth, natural resources & people to drive socio economic development of sri lanka. mission continue compiling country’s portfolio of geological resources, regulating mineral exploration, mining, processing, transport, trade-in, storing and export of minerals by the issue of licences and providing expert technical counsel thereof and dissemination of geoscience information Lanka Mineral Sands Limited which is a company fully owned by the Government of Sri Lanka is the successor to Ceylon Mineral Sands Corporation which was established in 1957 under the Industrial Corporation Act. The functions of the company are to do mining, processing and exporting of heavy mineral beach sands. Director Mines Safety Eng. K.V.R. Keerthi Kumara: Hotline / Fax +94 (0)11 2886272: Email: Actg. Director Human Resources-Hema Liyanarachchi: Hotline / Fax +94 (0)11 2887826/ +94 (0)11 2886273: Email: Actg. Director Legal-M.S.K. Fernando: Hotline / Fax +94 (0)11 2886290: Email: Information Officer-T. Dahanayake(Senior Registrar Mineral Titling Proposed mineral sands extraction project will destroy Scenic Eastern Coast The vision of the Bureau is to regulate 'mining and processing of Sri Lanka’s mineral resources in the most sustainable manner,' thus any approval must be granted in accordance of this vision. According to section 30 (f) of the Mines and Mineral Act, No. 33 of The occurrence of mineral sands was discovered mainly in the northeast coast of Sri Lanka in 1904 during the period of the Principal Mineral Surveyor Dr. Ananda Coomaraswamy from the Colonial Office. Nov 05, 2009 Sri Lanka has a chance to expand the mining of mineral sands deposits especially in the north east of the island with the end of a three decade war, the island's geological survey office has said. From 2007 production of ilemenite, rutile and zircon has started in the north east coastal area of Pulmoddai by stater-run Lanka Mineral Sands Limited. Sri Lanka's largest mineral sand deposit occurs in Pulmoddai, and the surrounding area of the mineral sand deposit has been identified as a high natural background radiation area. FDI in Mineral Sands Industry As per FDI Policy for mining of titanium bearing Minerals & Ores FDI up to 100% will be allowed with prior Government approval in mining and mineral separation of titanium bearing minerals & ores, its value addition and integrated activities subject to sectoral regulations and the Mines and Minerals South Africa is open for business and the country has vast mineral resources and government is committed to support investors and grow junior miners to be at a level of big mining companies. The partnership between the two department brought over 50 Junior miners in response to the launch of the Junior Miners Program in 2017.
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