Sandur Manganese & Iron Ores receives environmental clearance for its mining operations

Sandur Manganese & Iron Ores announced that the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC), Government of India has granted Environmental Clearance (EC) to the Company's iron ore and manganese ore mine (Mining Lease No.2678) for enhancement of production of iron ore RoM capacity from 7.85 Million Tonnes Per Annum (MTPA) to 9.42 MTPA and reduction in manganese ore RoM capacity from 1.34 MTPA to 0.7330 MTPA and waste as per Indian Bureau of Mines approved mining plan and by reconfiguration of the Beneficiation plant from 1 x 7.00 to 2 x 3.5 MTPA, without any change to the already approved 1.2 km Downhill Conveyor System, within the mining lease area of 1860.10 hectares, vide EC Identification Number EC26A0000KA5280635N dated 11 November 2026. The Company will initiate further regulatory approvals for operating at enhanced levels.