The state government has barred 27 firms from selling iron
ore outside India due to cancellation and expiry of their licenses and has
instructed the port officials not to allow these firms to store iron ore fines
in their stockyards.
“Storing of iron ore fines without valid license is illegal
as per the Rule sub section 4 of section 21 of the act and rules of O. M. Rules
2007. You are therefore requested not to allow them (the restricted firms) to
procure or shipment of iron ore fines from your Paradeep port until further
orders”, a recent notice sent from the office of Deputy Director of Mines
(DDM), to Paradeep port said.
The notice was also forwarded to DDMs of other mining
circles and mining officers of the state.
The list of the firms, whose export licenses has been
canceled or expired include F Serajuddin and Exports, Gimpex, Idcol, Mesco,
Orissa Stevedores Ltd, Patnaik Minerals and Yazdani International.
The state government has been in a panic state over the
arrival of national level illegal mining investigative agency M B Shah
Commission on Wednesday and had taken a series of measures in November
including complete closure of transport of mineral for exports purposes.
According to trade and export broker estimates, November
iron ore export through Paradip port could be around 200,000 tonnes, much lower
than close to 6,00,000 tonnes exports between April and October this year.
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