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SAIL resumes Barsua iron ore mines after four years, following SC nod

Reopening is timely as the ore extracted will be help the company ramp up hot metal production

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A labourer shovels iron ore into a steel ladle in the capital of central China's Hubei province. Photo: Reuters

BS Reporter Bhubaneswar
Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) has resumed production at its Barsua iron ore mines after a gap of four years. Barsua iron ore mines fall under the jurisdiction of SAIL's raw material department (RMD) and primarily feed the company's steel plants at Rourkela and Bokaro, apart from other units.

The timing of the reopening of SAIL's Barsua mines coincides with the firing of the Parvati blast furnace at its Rourkela unit. Rebuilt with state-of-the-art technology, the blast furnace was lighted on May 8. It