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About Us
From a small beginning as a purely advisory body, the IBM has emerged into a premier national organisation involved deeply into the various aspects of the mineral industry. The current functions of IBM include promoting conservation of mineral resources by way of inspection of mines, geological studies, scrutiny and approval of mining plans and mining schemes, conducting environmental studies and environment related activities, evolving technologies for upgradation of low grade ores and identifying avenues for their utilisation, preparation of feasibility reports for mining and beneficiation projects, preparation of minerals maps and National Mineral Inventory of minerals resources; providing technical consultancy services to mineral industry and functioning as a data bank for mines and minerals, and preparing of technical and statistical publications. Headed by the Controller General, IBM has six technical divisions with its headquarters at Nagpur. There is a Modern Mineral Processing Laboratory and Pilot Plant established with the assistance of United Nations Development Programme at Nagpur. IBM has 4 Zonal Offices, 13 Regional Offices, 2 Regional Ore Dressing Laboratories and Pilot Plants spread over the Country. The IBM offices are located at Ajmer, Bangalore, Bhubaneshwar, Kolkata, Chennai, Dehradun, Goa, Guwahati, Gandhinagar, Hyderabad, Jabalpur, Raipur, Nagpur, Ranchi and Udaipur; and the Pilot plants & Ore Dressing Laboratories at Ajmer, Bangalore and Nagpur.
Our Core Values
- Transparency — Open, accountable, and honest in all our communications and operations.
- Integrity — Upholding the highest ethical standards in every decision and action.
- Sustainability — Promoting responsible mining that protects the environment for future generations.
- Innovation — Embracing technology and modern practices to improve mineral governance.
- Citizen-First — Delivering accessible, efficient, and user-friendly services to all stakeholders.
Our Mission
The primary mission of Indian Bureau of Mines is to promote systematic and scientific development of mineral resources of the country (both onshore and offshore), through regulatory inspections of the mines, approval of mining plans and environment management plans to ensure minimal adverse impact on environment. Some of the key aspects in carrying out our mission include:
- To conduct regulatory inspections of mines under the statute;
- To approve mining plans, schemes and mine closure plans having regard to conservation of minerals and protection of environment;
- To play a proactive role in minimising adverse impact of mining on the environment by undertaking environmental assessment studies on a regional basis;
- To promote awareness about restoration and rehabilitation of mined out areas through exhibitions and audiovisual media;
- To advise the Government on matters in regard to the mineral industry, relating to environment protection and pollution control, export and import policies, trade, mineral legislation, fiscal incentives and related matters;
- To conduct suo moto techno-economic field studies in mining, geology, mineral processing and environmental aspects including analysis of ore and minerals and to promote R & D activities in these areas;
- To provide technical consultancy services on promotional basis within the country and abroad in the field of mining, geology, mineral processing and environment;
- To collect, collate and maintain a database on exploration, prospecting, mines and minerals and to bring out publications / bulletins highlighting the problems and prospects of mining industry;
- To provide training to the scientific, technical and other cadres of the department and persons from the mining industry and other agencies for human resource development.
Our Vision
The National Mineral policy 2008 (NMP) has envisioned diverse mineral's development programmes and has formulated policy framework and strategies for providing a roadmap to achieve sustainable mineral development in the country. Indian Bureau of Mines prominently figures in the assemblage of schemes that requires to be dovetailed and has a discernible role to play in realizing the objectives as laid out in the NMP. Therefore, the vision statements for IBM should necessarily reflect the character of NMP, 2008 and character a course with definitive commitments that would serve the best interest of the country mineral industry.