Bad days of illegal mining are over, say miners in Bellary

Although not cused jaw crusher for sale in the usaonspicuous in their celebration, traditional mining families haling from Bellary, Hospet, Sandur areas (BHS) ‘happy' that the ‘bad days of illegal mining are over,' said some of the prominent mining family member from the region.

These mining families were in the region for the last 80 years and have been mining sustainably following all set norms, said one of the senior miners from the region. Prominent mining families of the region are the Ghorpades of Sandur Manganese and Iron Ores in Sandur. The Baldotas of MSPL in Hospet and VS Lad & Sons of Hospet, Poddars' Mineral Enterprises in Chitradurga/Tumkur region, S K Modis Bellary Iron Ores Pvt Ltd (BIOP), GR Gaviappa and family, Bellary Wahab's Hothur Group and Kariganur Mineral mining industry of Bellary. These mining families were initially dependent on rolled down ore at the foot hills of Bellary hillocks and later recognising their expertise in handling iron ore were given mining licences after Independence. It was these families that were into iron ore exports. The industry attracted the new breed of...