Iron ore miners in the southwestern Indian state of Goa are returningto normal operations after defusing a strike by transportation workers began in earlyJanuary. The transportation workers have started lifting ore and carrying it to the river loading ports, said S. Srid har, executive director at Goa's mineral exporters' association. "The issue has been sorted out. Miners have individually negotiated with transporters, transport charges have been increased from an average of Rs4.50 (10 US cents) per tonne to about Rs7-8 pertonne depending on certain factors," Sridhartold MB. Transportation contractors had gone on strike to ask miners to increase the truck freight rate to Rs11.50 pertonne per km from Rs4.50.
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