The Supreme Court asked the Karnataka government to seek fresh applications from four companies—including JSW Steel and Kalyani Steel —for iron ore mining leases within four months.
The decision further delays the hopes of JSW Steel Ltd and Kalyani Steels Ltd of having captive mines to feed their steel plants. The two companies currently buy ore from the open market, where it is supplied by firms such as Sandur Manganese and Iron Ores Ltd (SMIOL) and MSPL Ltd. An apex court panel directed the state government to consider new applications from the four firms.
MSPL had challenged the high court’s judgment allowing the state government to allot mining leases in Eddinpada, in the ore-rich belt of the Kumaraswamy range, to JSW Steel and Kalyani Steels.
JSW Steel produces 6.8 million tonnes (mt) of steel annually at its Torangallu plant in
Company Name | CMP |
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Tata Steel | 140.85 |
JSW Steel | 918.45 |
SAIL | 116.15 |
Jindal Stainless | 719.70 |
Jindal Saw | 300.40 |
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