The oldest Mishrilal Chromite Mines of Sukinda region operating since 1954 were closed three months back after the death of MD and owner of the mines Ashok Kumar Jain in April, 2013. Shiv Kumar Jain, the younger brother of Ashok, who was handling the trade and marketing wanted to be the owner of the mines.
Accordingly he made a fake document that he is the MD and sole owner of the chromite mines which was opposed by his nephew and Ashok’s son Akshay. Akshay is residing in Chainbasa, Jharkhand. Several court cases are pending in the Kolkata High Court and several other courts pertaining to the property dispute, which has not been sorted out yet.
Due to the lingering dispute, the workers of the mines and plant were suffering a lot. Finally, the State Government stopped mining activity. Deputy Director of Mines of Jajpur Road served a notice in this connection.
Notably, the mines are 17 km from Tomka express way. The company is having 610 acres lease area. A Grade chrome ore is produced from the mines and sold in China and other chemical plants in India. The company is also having a ferrochrome plant at Pankapal, Jajpur Road. More than 400 employees are working in the mines and chrome plant. The lease period of the mines will end in May this year