Indian miner Vedanta Resources is "assessing the financial and operational impact" of the Indian Supreme Court's decision to cancel all iron ore mining leases in the southern state of Goa with effect from March 16 this year.
Vedanta will be able to continue its mining operations in Goa until March 15, it added in a statement to the London Stock Exchange on Wednesday February 7.A total of 88 mining licenses belonging to 20 companies will be revoked.Vedanta produced 2.60 million dry metric tonnes of iron ore in Goa in April-August 2017, compared with 2.90 million tonnes in the corresponding period in 2016, according to its...