The company's mining lease is spread over 162 hectares with an approval to mine up to 2.3 mn tonnes, about 38.3% of original capacity, after the CEC approved the company's reclamation and rehabilitation plan
Sesa Sterlite, the largest private largest mining company in Karnataka, is a step away from restarting its iron ore mines in the state.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/sesa-sterlite-awaits-sc-panels-approval-restart-iron-ore-mines-karnataka
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/mahesh-kulkarni
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/business-standard-new-delhi
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/karnataka
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/chitradurga-d
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mineral-based-indsutry
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forest-act-1980
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/central-empowered-committee-cec
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/national-mineral-development-corporation-nmdc
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/thesaurus/forest-clearance
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/supreme-court