Major iron ore traders allege illegal mining in Goa

The GMOEA represents the Rs.6,000 crore mining industry in Goa, which exports nearly 33 million tonnes of ore annually.

Leader of Opposition Manohar Parrikar has already alleged that nearly 18 per cent of the ore exported from Goa is illegal.

Parrikar has in the recent past also claimed in the Goa legislative assembly that several cabinet ministers in the Congress-led coalition government ran illegal mining operations near the wildlife sanctuaries in Goa’s hinterland.