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GSI Finds Critical Minerals in Goa's Low-Grade Iron Ore Dumps
✍️ The Times of India
🗓 17 Oct 2026, 01:18 AM
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The Geological Survey of India reported that low-grade iron ore dumps in Goa contain critical minerals. The discovery points to potential value in mining waste that is usually discarded.
The Geological Survey of India (GSI) conducted a survey of mining waste sites across Goa and identified the presence of critical minerals in low-grade iron ore dumps. These dumps are typically considered waste after iron extraction.
Critical minerals are essential for various high-tech and industrial applications, and their presence in waste material suggests a chance to recover valuable resources without additional mining.
Officials say the finding could encourage efforts to reprocess mining waste, thereby reducing environmental impact and adding economic value to the state’s mineral sector.
Further studies are planned to quantify the mineral content and assess feasible extraction methods.
Critical minerals are essential for various high-tech and industrial applications, and their presence in waste material suggests a chance to recover valuable resources without additional mining.
Officials say the finding could encourage efforts to reprocess mining waste, thereby reducing environmental impact and adding economic value to the state’s mineral sector.
Further studies are planned to quantify the mineral content and assess feasible extraction methods.