After consulting with Goa advocate general, the director of mines Prasanna Acharya has issued order to suspend all the ore trading licenses for next 15 days pending verification. Within 15 days, the genuine traders have to submit all the requisite documents. If the department finds lapses in the applying procedures, the trading license of the same will be revoked.There were nearly 448 trading licenses issued by the department of mines, informed the newly appointed director of mines Prasanna Acharya on Tuesday at Directorate premises in Panaji.



