Overview
| Status | Temporary Suspension |
| Mine Type | Open Pit |
| Commodities |
|
| Mining Method |
|
| Mine Life | 147.1 years (as of Jan 1, 2017) |
The Surla mine consists of three contiguous mining leases covering an area of 253.4 hectares in the recognised iron ore belt of Pale-Velguem- Bicholim-Shirgao in the north of Goa. |
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SRL and its subsidiary Sesa Mining Corporation Limited extract iron ore from 11 mining leases spread across a total of approximately 970 hectares in Goa. SRL’s operations consist of two major iron ore mining areas.
Summary:
Cudnem-Dignem-Surla deposit: The deposit extends from a point 2.25 km south-west of Onda and west of the Onda Usgno road in the north-west of Surla hill, located about 1 km east of Dergunvado in the south-east. The deposit has a length of about 3.5 km and a width ranging from 100 m in the south-eastern portion to about 60 m in central portion and about 220 m in the north-western portion. At one place in south-east, the deposit pinches out completely for a short distance. The grade of the ore is seen to distinctly deteriorate towards south-east.
Summary:
The open-pit mining operations at the Surla mine are fully mechanised.
Summary:
Processed ore from the Surla mine is transported by SRL to loading jetties at Sarmanas and Surla/Sinori in north of Goa, and then loaded into barges and sent to Mormugao port in Goa, India, where it is then shipped to customers.
Production:
| Commodity | Units | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2013 |
|
Iron Ore
|
M wmt
| ......  * | 0.8 * | 0.6 * | 0.9 * |
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Reserves at March 31, 2017:
| Category | Tonnage | Commodity | Grade |
|
Proven & Probable
|
30.9 Mt
|
Iron
|
53.1 %
|
|
Measured
|
15.9 Mt
|
Iron
|
40.2 %
|
|
Indicated
|
11.2 Mt
|
Iron
|
40.3 %
|
|
Inferred
|
2.6 Mt
|
Iron
|
42.6 %
|
|
Total Resource
|
29.6 Mt
|
Iron
|
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