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ArcelorMittal's holding firm starts ops at Odisha's Thakureni iron ore mine

The Thakurani block, with estimated reserves of around 179 million tonne, will make a valuable contribution to AM/NS India's long-term raw material requirements

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AM/NS India and AMIPL are ensuring that all necessary health and safety precautions are taken at the mine site to protect people from the Covid-19 pandemic.

Aditi Divekar Mumbai

2 min read Last Updated : Jul 23 2020 | 7:12 PM IST

ArcelorMittal India Private Limited (AMIPL), the holding company of ArcelorMittal on Thursday announced that it has commenced mining operations at its Thakurani iron ore mine in the district of Keonjhar, Odisha.

The Thakurani block, with estimated reserves of around 179 million tonne, will make a valuable contribution to AM/NS India’s long-term raw material requirements.

The block has an annual production capacity of 5.5 million tonne, which can be scaled up to 8 million tonne and its mineral reserves are expected to increase once detailed exploration is complete.

AMIPL subsequently signed a Mine Development and Production agreement, executed a lease deed

Topics : ArcelorMittal iron ore mines Odisha iron ore miners

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