INDIA’S STATE MINING COMPANY HAS ORE SUPPLIES DISRUPTED BY RAIL SERVICE STOPPAGE
January 1st, 2012
BY RAGHAVENDRA VERMA, IN NEW DELHI
INDIA'S government-owned mining company NMDC (the National Mineral Development Corporation) has suspended operations at its iron ore mines in Chhattisgarh after Indian Railways refused to supply trains due to security concerns regarding unrelated political protests in the central Indian state.
"The daily iron ore supply of 14 to 15 rakes equalling 60,000 tonnes, mainly meant for local steel producers including Essar Steel remains suspended", a senior official at NMDC's headquarters in Hyderabad told Metal Bulletin. ...
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