Summary

Mine Type	Open Pit
Status	Care and Maintenance
Commodities	Iron Ore
Mining Method	Truck & Shovel / Loader
Production Start	...
Snapshot	At Goa, mining was brought to a halt pursuant to the Supreme Court judgement dated 7 February 2018 directing all companies in Goa to stop mining operations with effect from 16 March 2018. Indian private-sector steel producer JSW Steel was declared the preferred bidder for Block-IX of Surla-Sonshi iron ore mines in western India's Goa state on 9 June 2023. The mining operation at Surla-Sonshi is expected to start by 4QFY26 (March 2026).

Deposit type

• Laterite

Summary:

The area surrounding the Sonshi mine is covered with laterite capping underlain by lumpy ore zone. The ore deposit at the Sonshi mine forms the northern limb of the northwest-southeast trending syncline. The formations dip 50 degrees to 60 degrees northeast. The principal deposit of the Sonshi mine comprises three distinct ore bodies that are folded into a syncline. The youngest ore body has a width of 50 metres, while the other ore bodies dip steeply to the northeast and have widths of approximately 20 metres to 25 metres. The intervening parting between the ore bodies comprised 50 metres of manganiferous clay and a 30 metre wide limonitic zone separating one ore body from the footwall phyllite. The depth extent of these bands has been outlined with deep drilling. Hematite is the major economic mineral in each of the bands.

Mining Methods

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Comminution

Crushers and Mills

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Commodity Production

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Personnel

Job Title	Name	Profile	Ref. Date
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