District Mining Office (DMO) Chaibasa has recently issued a closure notice to merchant mines running under 2nd or 3rdsubsequent deemed renewal.
The recent Supreme Court’s verdict, which put under scanner the mining activities of Odisha companies running without a formal state nod to their lease renewal applications, has impacted the mining operations in Jharkhand as well.
Sources mentioned that notice has only been issued to 12 mines:
- SAIL-Durgaiburu
- SAIL-Bhudaburu
- SAIL- Kiriburu
- Tata- Noamundi
- Singhbhum Minerals
- Mishri Lal Jain
- Rameshwar Jute Mill
- OMM
- PK Jain
- Devka Bhai Bhelji
- Vijay Kumar Ojha
On 16 May, 2014 the Supreme Court directed an interim measure that 26 leases operating on 2nd and subsequent renewals without Odisha government’s nod, would not be allowed to operate, which included major miners like Tata Steel & SAIL. Later, the state government allowed captive miners to resume operations.
Five Iron ore mines that have been spared include Rungta Mines, Anandita Traders, Usha Martin, Messers Anil Kumar Khirwal and Shah Brothers. These mines had either been given fresh lease in the recent past, or they received or were awaiting their first renewal.
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