Mineral sand mining in Tamil Nadu could restart in short-term
By Yoke Wong
Published: Tuesday, 07 March 2017
Mineral sand mining could potentially restart in Tamil Nadu in the coming months following a temporary government production and export ban enforced late in 2016.
Some mineral sands mining operations on the coast of Tamil
Nadu in India could restart in the short-term pending a high
court verdict on 27 March.
The Tamil Nadu government has imposed a temporary ban on
beach sand mining in the state for the past four months as part
of...