BHUBANESWAR (Commodity Online): In a move which will discourage illegal iron ore mining in the state, Orissa government has ordered the suspension of work at 30 mines after the operators failed to produce documents to show their mining activities were legal.

The state mines department served notices in October to the mine operators in mineral-rich Keonjhar district, asking them to produce necessary documents so they could continue operations.

The state government had last month set up a task force headed by the chief secretary to check illegal mining.

The mines department served the notices to operators after it was asked by the task force to verify documents of about 600 mine operators in the state following reports that many were operating without valid mining and environmental clearances.

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