After Karnataka banned iron ore mining, focus has now shifted to Goa, where pollution-related issues have dogged the mining sector and left miners looking for survival options, if exports were to be banned there too.
Small independent miners in Goa have started exploring the possibility of tie-ups with steel mills outside the state to supply iron ore, as they fear the Justice M P Shah Commission could recommend a ban on exports.
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