BHUBANESWAR: India's top iron ore producing state is likely to renew the licences of 18 iron ore mines shut since last year, a state official said, in a boost for local steel producers.
A panel of senior government officials in Odisha state has recommended the reopening of the mines, which were closed last year following a supreme court order, the state's mining director Deepak Kumar Mohanty said.
"We expect to complete the renewal process in 10 days," Mohanty said.