PANJIM: State Mines and Geology department has almost 623 prospecting licences pending for the approval, besides the existing 595 deemed leases which are being processed, a government document revealed.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/goa-set-have-1000-odd-mining-leases-very-soon
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/shweta-kamat
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/herald-panjim
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-mines
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/iron
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mineral-based-industry-0
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/minerals
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining