Effets néfastes de Goa Mining

Mining impacts agriculture in Goa, putting farmers in misery

After a series of court orders, mining in Goa came to a halt in February 2018. Mayem, a village in north Goa that was once rich with fields of paddy, kokum, …

Facts & Figures

Characteristics of Goan Ores. a) Iron Ore naturally excavated in Goa is relatively of lower grades (<56% Fe) compared to rest of the country. Goan ore is predominantly fines with …

(PDF) OVERALL IMPACTS OF MINING ON THE STATE …

PDF | On Sep 10, 2018, Dnyandev C Talule and others published OVERALL IMPACTS OF MINING ON THE STATE ECONOMY OF GOA: A COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE OF …

Mining in Goa: Beyond Forest Issues

(1) Mining contributes around 5% of Goa's gross state domestic product (gsdp) when measured at constant 1999-2000 prices. The price of world iron ore increased sharply in …

Mining Affected Villages of Goa – The Goenchi Mati Movement

The District Mineral Foundations have finally identified the mining affected villages. This information is available in their Annual Reports 2021-22, which is part of …

The State of Mining in Goa | Goa Foundation : Goa Foundation

For the first time since mining leases were handed out by the Portuguese in the last century, mining in Goa was brought to an abrupt end, suspending more than a …

Closure of Goa's Iron ore mines

The locals were dependent on the employment at the mines which had been their primary and only source of income. The closure had an …

Mining: A decade-long pause, with no end in sight

The silence in the mining pits of Goa has taken a portentous character. A decade after mining operations were summarily brought to a halt by the then …

The Goa mining debate: How and why mining has come to a …

Mining has been stalled in Goa ever since the Supreme Court cancelled 88 mining leases in the state on February 7, 2018. This decision directly impacted 60,000 …

Mining impacts on the state of Goa

Mining has caused severe problems to the ecology and hydrology of the tiny state and most of these have been intentionally downplayed by every office, be it …