Archive · 25 Jan 2026

Vedanta Urges Policy Support for Low-Grade Iron Ore Beneficiation

Vedanta Urges Policy Support for Low-Grade Iron Ore Beneficiation

Vedanta's Sesa Goa, a company that mines iron ore, wants the Indian government to help them process low-quality iron ore.

Right now, there's a lot of low-grade iron ore in India that isn't being used because it's expensive to process.

By removing things like silica and alumina, this ore can be turned into something useful for making steel.

The company's CEO, Navin Jaju, says that if the government gives them some help, like lower taxes or better infrastructure, they can use this ore to make more steel in India.

This could create more jobs and make India less dependent on importing steel.

The company also thinks that India shouldn't tax the export of low-grade ore because there's plenty of it available.

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