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Friday, 5 October 2012

Mining operations suspended in Goa w.e.f 11.9.12


Updte 4.4.2018
After some miners knocked at SC doors, the Court has now allowed them to transport royalty paid extracted ore lying at the jetty, barges, ports etc

Update 7.3.2018
Supreme Court once again stopped Mining effective 16.3.18 .  SC quashed 88 mining leases granted by the Goa government for violating procedure and ordered that fresh licences be granted through a bidding process
However, transportation of Iron ore continued which was later on stopped by High court effetive 27.3.18
Pic Loaded barges seen stranded at MPT Bay etc 1.4.18 (Since 27.3.18)

https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk73/41116350032/in/dateposted-public/
Each barge carries around 2000-2300 tonnes of Iron ore according to BOA president.
Trucks may carry 10-12 tons each

Mining ban protest in the capital city on 19.3.18
video:

Video:






 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzaV1Hyr8Us

Over 100 pics here
 https://flic.kr/p/22ymUzA




Update: 14.9.15
Sesa Iron Ore, a subsidiary of Vedanta Resources Inc, opened its second mining lease in the State today at  Bicholim mining area.





Update: 10.8.15
A subsidiary of Vedanta, Sesa Goa resumes its mining operations in the state on 10th August 2015, after a gap of three years.
Chief minister Laxmikant Parsekar formally launched the mining operations at Sesa Goa's Codli mines, 100 kms away from the state capital - Panaji.
Though the mining resumption was announced on Monday, the actual extraction of ore will start only after the monsoon.

Update: 15.01.2015
Goa Govt lifts Mining ban as on date 15.1.15
Mining in Goa  was temporarily suspended w.e.f. 11.9.2012, the suspension order now been revoked


Update 21.4.14
Supreme Court lifts Mining Ban
Ore extraction Cap 20 million Tonnes per year
No Mining with 1 km of wildlike Sanctuaries, protected area.


Earlier...

Mining operations temporarily suspended w.e.f 11.9.12

Update: 17th Jan 2013
Some Barges movement (carrying mines) seen in the river today.

pics

Mining temporarily resumed?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk64/8392170248/in/photostream

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk64/8391084013/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk64/8391082031/in/photostream/

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Mining in Goa temporarily suspended w.e.f. 11.9.2012

 




Update: 18th Dec. 2012

Pro-Mining, Massive rally in the City
Goa Mining Peoples Front (GMPF)
Rally in the city for immediate resumption of legal mining
18th Dec. 2012 Azad Maidan, Panjim 11.30pm


Some pics

Rally, Mahatma Gandhi Road
Opp Souza Paul / Govt. Printing Press
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk63/8283844436/sizes/l/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk63/8283845624/sizes/l/in/photostream/


 

Azad Maidan
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk63/8283846706/sizes/l/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk63/8283847970/sizes/l/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk63/8282790783/sizes/l/in/photostream/


 on the dais
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk63/8283850234/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk63/8283851190/in/photostream/

 

Christopher Fonseca
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk63/8284026910/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk63/8284027830/in/photostream/


 Massive Crowd
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk63/8282793999/sizes/l/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk63/8282795013/sizes/l/in/photostream/

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk63/8282805137/sizes/l/in/photostream/

 

Police on guard
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk63/8282786461/sizes/l/in/photostream/

BJP Sanguem MLa Subash Phaldesai
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk63/8284024256/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk63/8284025178/in/photostream/

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Drinking water bottles / cartons
 http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk63/8283843124/in/photostream

video
http://youtu.be/jOdAF_QmJKI


More  videos etc
http://joegoauk-pointofview.blogspot.in/2012/10/mining-operations-suspended-in-goa-wef.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOdAF_QmJKI

Previously...

This is at Mayem, Bicholim.
We stopped on the road to take pics, security man came running to stop us
We told him, we are on the public road and no one can stop us..
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk59/8033325202/sizes/l/in/photostream/



Mining dumps, cover-ups etc
This is from the main road near Tivim












Other mining related pics
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk58/7977979742/sizes/l/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk58/7977980334/sizes/l/in/photostream/


http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk58/7977979323/sizes/l/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk58/7977981638/sizes/l/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk58/7977982122/in/photostream/



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http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk58/7977982087/sizes/l/in/photostream/

 
 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk58/7977982913/sizes/l/in/photostream/

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk58/7977989806/sizes/l/in/photostream/

 
 

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk58/7977993980/sizes/l/in/photostream/

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Trucks


http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk32/5411051940/sizes/l/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk32/5410443121/sizes/l/in/photostream/



http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk49/6888421795/sizes/l/in/photostream/

  More Pics added 6/10/12
A view from Corjuem Fort


 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk59/8059904622/sizes/l/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk59/8059905668/sizes/l/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk59/8059903412/sizes/l/in/photostream/

Trucks
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk59/8059903091/sizes/l/in/photostream/


Rail
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk59/8059893442/sizes/l/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk59/8059901779/sizes/l/in/photostream/


http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk59/8059898131/sizes/l/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk59/8059339334/sizes/l/in/photostream/

 

Video 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46jZiQBe3q8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTjzwmhP7yU

Video 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46jZiQBe3q8

Video 3

Before mining suspension..
Pro-mining lobby - Rally ended up in Police  Lathi charge
November 22, 2011
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6T-PD-Y4uWM
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