Move follows an order by the Mines Tribunal staying the Karnataka govt's decision tp cancel the Donimalai mining lease to NMDC
NMDC and the state administration got into a legal battle over Donimalai after the state government decided to levy a premium on the iron ore extracted from the mine
Iron ore mines in the state are stuck with inventory of 6.5 million tonnes (mt), which is equivalent to the 6.67 mt import in the state in FY19