The EC permits iron ore production of 0.216 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) from the Ramghad mine. Existing manganese ore production of 0.05 MTPA will remain unchanged, with a total excavation of 1.297 MTPA including waste.
Additionally, the EC allows for the handling of 0.327 MT of previously stocked incidental iron ore within the first two years.
Sandur Manganese & Iron Ores is the flagship company of the Karnataka-based Sandur Group. It is involved in mining of low phosphorous manganese and iron ore in the Hosapete-Ballari region of Karnataka. It also manufactures ferro-alloys (silico-manganese) at its plant in Vyasankare, near Hospet.
The company's consolidated net profit declined 78.10% to Rs 9.07 crore on a 60.55% fall in sales to Rs 153.02 crore in Q3 FY24 over Q3 FY23.
The scrip slipped 3.21% to currently trade at Rs 490.85 on the BSE.