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color: maroon"> <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: maroon; font-family: Verdana"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 12pt 0in 0pt; text-align: justify"> </p> <p align="justify"> <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #993300; font-family: Verdana">The State of <?xml namespace="" ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" prefix="st1" ?> <st1:state w:st="on">Goa</st1:state> is a tiny emerald land on the west coast of the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Indian</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Peninsula</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> . The rich and varied mineral resources of the State have contributed handsomely towards the development and industrialization of the State. The landscape is mostly hilly forming part of the western ghats. The altitude varies from sea level to a maximum of 1700 metres above mean sea level. The territory is gifted with warm tropical climate and annual rainfall of 350 to 450 cms. during the monsoon seasons -June to October. The main rivers Mandovi and Zuari both flowing into the <st1:place w:st="on">Arabian sea</st1:place> are navigable by barges used for transporting the ore. </span> <?xml namespace="" ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" prefix="o" ?> <o:p></o:p> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 12pt 0in 0pt; text-align: justify"> <span><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #993300; font-family: Verdana">The State of <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Goa</st1:place></st1:state> is endowed with Mineral Resources.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span> Iron ore, Manganese ore, Bauxite are minerals of economic importance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>Besides there are minor minerals like Basalt, Laterite stones and rubbles, River sand, Murrum etc., which are in great demand as construction material.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>This industry is labour intensive and provides work to large number of people.<xml> <O:P></O:P> </xml><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 12pt 0in 0pt; text-align: justify"> </p> <p align="justify"> <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #993300; font-family: Verdana">Mining in <st1:place u1:st="on">Goa</st1:place> today is synonymous with iron ore mining.<span> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;</span></span>Exploration for Iron ore started at the beginning of the 20th Centaury.<span> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;</span></span>Present day mining resumed in 1947 which marks the beginning of modern day mining <span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;</span></span>and export of iron ore.<span> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;</span></span>The exports have steadily increased from 4,36,400 tonnes of iron ore in 1951 to 35 million tones in 2008-09. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;</span>The Goan iron ore is exported to <st1:country-region u1:st="on">China, Japan</st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region u1:st="on">Taiwan</st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region u1:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">South Korea</st1:place></st1:country-region> and Eastern European Countries.<o:p></o:p></span><o:p></o:p> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt" align="justify"> <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #993300; font-family: Verdana"> <span>Iron ore mining in <st1:place u1:st="on">Goa</st1:place> is completely in the private sector.<span> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;</span></span>The Iron ore deposits are distributed over the Northern, Southern and Central Blocks of Goa.<span> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;</span></span>The Northern Block deposits are richer both in terms of quality and quantity of the ore, as compared to the Southern and Central Blocks.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="style11" style="margin: auto 0in; text-align: justify"> &nbsp;</p> <p class="style11" style="margin: auto 0in; text-align: justify"> <span style="color: #993300">Infrastructure wise <st1:place u1:st="on">Goa</st1:place> has an advantage over other exporting regions in the countries in view of its being endowed with a deep sea port and waterways that crisscross the territory facilitating barge transport. The two rivers Mandovi and Zuari have proved to be a boon to the working industry as they provide cheap river transport. These two rivers and the <st1:placename u1:st="on">Mormugao</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Harbour</st1:placetype> are nature s gift and are natural resources of <st1:place u1:st="on">Goa</st1:place>.</span></p> <p class="style11" style="margin: auto 0in; text-align: justify"> &nbsp;</p> <p class="style11" style="margin: auto 0in; text-align: justify"> <span style="color: #993300">The Bauxite Mines are situated in <st1:place w:st="on">South Goa</st1:place> over an area of 1263.678 HA. with estimated reserves of 70 million tons. These are metallurgical grade bauxite which can also be used for various applications such as cement, alumina chemicals, etc. The mines are situated also in the close proximity of two major ports, viz. <st1:placename w:st="on">Marmugoa</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Port</st1:placetype> and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Betul</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Port.</st1:PlaceType></st1:place></span></p> <p class="style11" style="margin: auto 0in; text-align: justify"> <span style="color: #993300">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="style11" style="margin: auto 0in; text-align: justify"> <span style="color: #993300">It has the following Minor Minerals reserves Basalt,Laterite, River sand, Laterite-Rubble, Laterite-boulders, Pebble, Murrum and Lime Shell. The Major Minerals reserves are Bauxite, Iron ore, Manganese ore etc.</span></SPAN></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="6" class="style35"></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC"> <td colspan="6" class="style35"><div align="center"><u>Minor Mining Minerals</u> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style36">&nbsp;</td> <td class="style36">&nbsp;</td> <td class="style36">&nbsp;</td> <td colspan="3" class="style36">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="127" class="style36"><a href="Basaltinfo.htm"><img src="images/basalt.JPG" width="127" height="83" border="0"></a></td> <td width="127" class="style36"><a href="sandinfo.htm"><img src="images/sand.JPG" width="127" height="83" border="0"></a></td> <td width="127" class="style36"><a href="Lateriteinfo.htm"><img src="images/laterite.jpg" width="127" height="83" border="0"></a></td> <td colspan="3" class="style36"><a href="riverpebbles.htm"><img src="images/Riverpeb.jpg" width="127" height="83" border="0"></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style36"><a href="Basaltinfo.htm"><div align="center"><span class="style37">Basalt</span></div></a></td> <td class="style36"><a href="sandinfo.htm"><div align="center"><span class="style38">Sand</span></div></a></td> <td class="style36"><a href="Lateriteinfo.htm"><div align="center"><span class="style39">Laterite</span></div></a></td> <td width="127" class="style36"><a href="riverpebbles.htm"><div align="center"><span class="style40">River Pebbles</span></div></a></td> <td width="133" class="style36">&nbsp;</td> <td width="19" class="style36">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style36">&nbsp;</td> <td class="style36">&nbsp;</td> <td class="style36">&nbsp;</td> <td class="style36">&nbsp;</td> <td class="style36">&nbsp;</td> <td class="style36">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC"> <td colspan="6" class="style36"><div align="center"><span class="style35"><u>Major Mining Minerals</u></span></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style36">&nbsp;</td> <td class="style36">&nbsp;</td> <td class="style36">&nbsp;</td> <td colspan="3" class="style36">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style36"><a href="bauxiteinfo.htm" target="_self"><img src="images/bauxite1.jpg" width="127" height="83" border="0"></a></td> <td class="style36"><a href="ironinfo.htm" target="_self"><img src="images/iron%20ore.jpg" width="127" height="83" border="0"></a></td> <td class="style36"><a href="manganeseinfo.htm" target="_self"><img src="images/manganese%20ore2.jpg" width="127" height="83" border="0"></a></td> <td colspan="3" class="style36">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style36"><a href="bauxiteinfo.htm" target="_self"><div align="center"><span class="style41">Bauxite</span></div></a></td> <td class="style36"><a href="ironinfo.htm" target="_self"><div align="center"><span class="style42">Iron Ore</span></div></a></td> <td class="style36"><a href="manganeseinfo.htm" target="_self"><div align="center"><span class="style43">Manganese Ore</span></div></a></td> <td class="style36">&nbsp;</td> <td class="style36">&nbsp;</td> <td class="style36">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr bordercolor="#FFBE5E" bgcolor="#FFBE5E"> <td colspan="9"><div align="center"><a href="frame1.htm" target="_parent"><img src="images/home1.gif" width="29" height="26" border="0"></a></div></td> </tr> </table> </body> </html>