Sarda Mines asked not to exceed the production limit from soon-to-expire Thakurani mine

The Joint Director of Mines, Joda, has instructed Sarda Mines not to exceed the pro-rata limit of production from the Thakurani Block-B iron mines in Keonjhar district of Odisha before its expiry on 13 Aug’21, according to a copy of the letter accessed by SteelMint. The miner has been requested not to cross the production limit against the quantity stipulated in the EC granted in 2004. Moreover, the merchant producer has been asked to restrict the dispatch of iron ore to the quantity produced in the remaining valid period of lease. Sarda Mines recorded iron ore production of 6.2 mn t in FY’21.