Before The Bids Start
With many mining leases expiring next year, quick action is required to keep steel production on track.
About 329 mining leases are set to expire by March 2020. The majority of these are in Goa (184), followed by Karnataka (48), Odisha (31), Jharkhand (18) and Madhya Pradesh (13). Of these mines (mostly iron ore or manganese), only 48 are operational currently but they contribute to 28 30 per cent of the total iron ore production.
To avoid any disruption
