Brief Note of the proposal “Corpadega” mining lease bearing T. C. No. 24/1957 is located in Dharbandora Village of Dharbandora Taluka, South Goa District of Goa. Iron ore deposit of this mine was identified by Geological Survey of India published vide GSI bulletin in the year 1971. It is a mining lease, originally granted as concession with patrimonial and perpetual rights for extraction of Iron and Manganese Ore by erstwhile Portuguese Government. Subsequent to the enactment of Goa Daman & Diu (Abolition & Declaration as Mining leases) Act 1987, all the mining concessions in Goa are converted to mining leases under MMDR Act, 1957. The subject mine is under active operations since early eighties. The State Government has renewed & executed the lease twice prior to 1st April 2015 i.e. on 4th April 1990 & 9th July 2015. The Mine is located at a distance of 2.55km from the nearest Bhagwan Mahavir Wildlife Sanctuary and Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change has notified Eco Sensitive Zone of 1 km for the said wildlife sanctuary. Environment Clearance has been obtained to produce 1,54,000 tons (0.154 million tons) of Iron Ore annually at this Mine, vide Ministry of Environment & Forests letter No. J-11015/344/2005.IA.II (M) dated 9th February 2007. The subject mine has a valid approved Mining Plan for lease renewal upto year 2027, approved by Regional Office vide their office letter No. MMP / MECH-60/GOA/2015-16, dated 23rd June 2016. State Government has approved Cadastral Plan prepared after DGPS (Differential Global Positioning Syste m) survey for an area admeasuring 54.3804 Hectares in place of earlier area of the concession being 55.4000 Hectares. Hence the mining Plan for lease renewal approved on 27th July 2007 has been modified. Total lease area after conducting DGPS (Differential Global Positioning System) survey works out to 54.3804, of which 35.8676 Ha, is with private ownership and balance 18.5128 Ha. is Govt. Revenue land. The legal status of area being Private and Government of Goa, an area of 18.3275 ha. was brought under working plan category lately which necessitated clearance under Sec. 2 of Forest (Conservation) Act,1980. Incidentally, MOEF & CC issued circular dated 19th October 2015 expressively clarifying inclination to divert forest land for mining as long as mining leases are executed once prior to 1st April 2015. The issue of working plan is pending with State Government to be resolved in respect of several mining leases in the State of Goa. Based on the exploration carried out till date, about 1.00 million tons of iron ore reserves and 0.20 million tons of resource is estimated in the area now classified under forest working plan category. Over the balance lease area, mineable iron ore reserves of 0.56 million tons and resource of 1.26 million tons is estimated. To achieve the rated capacity of the mine, direct employment potential for about 40 persons will be offered. 90% of the work force will be from the neighbouring villages. .