The Sandur Manganese & Iron Ores Limited announced that in furtherance to intimation to the exchange vide letter No. SMIORE/SEC/2023-24/8 dated 25 April 2023, on grant of Environmental Clearance (EC) for increase in Iron Ore production from 1.60 Million Tonnes Per Annum (MTPA) to 4.50 MTPA along with proposed 7.0 MTPA Beneficiation Plant and a Downhill Conveyor System by Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEFCC), the company informed that it has received Consent for Expansion (CFE) from Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB), Bengaluru for the aforesaid expansion activities vide their Consent Order No. CTE-339450 dated 4 September 2023.

The Company will now obtain Consent for Operation (CFO) from KSPCB and then Maximum Permissible Annual Production (MPAP) from monitoring committee to operate at the enhanced level.