GOA ORE PRODUCTION MAY TAKE MONTHS TO RESTART, FOLLOWING COURT ORDER
April 1st, 2014
While India’s Supreme Court last week (April 21) lifted an 18-month-old ban on iron ore mining in the state of Goa, it maybe six months before extraction begins, Steel First has been told.“Some things can be put in place by September but the full-fledged mining would start only by January [next year],” said Parag Nagarcenka, assistant director at Goa’s directorate of mines & geology.Mr Nagarcenka told Steel First that the government is currently studying the judgement, which requires changes to the process of awarding leases and the required ...
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