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We will close down all illegal mines in Goa: Manohar Parrikar [1]

Large miners in Goa, who have been operating in the state for more than 50 years after being granted leases during the earlier Portuguese rule, say the illegal mining started after iron ore prices double since 2008 as steel mills in China, which is deficient i iron ore, rushed to buy low-grade ore from Goa.

Publication Date: 
01/03/2012
Resource Digest [2]
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52-53
Tags:
Mining [3], Goa [4], Mineral-Based Industry [5], Iron And Steel Industry [6], Corruption [7]
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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/resource-digest
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/goa
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mineral-based-industry
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/iron-and-steel-industry-0
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/corruption