Nepal’s second largest iron mine in Parbat that was shut for the last 60 years is going to come into operation again. Due to increasing deforestation to manage fuel for melting the ore, the government had shut the mine located in Phalamlhani VDC in 2007.

The group of Devi Pokherel is set to extract iron from the mine after taking permission from the Department of Mines and Geology. The mine is 24 kilometers long in Phalamkhani and is estimated to spread across into neighboring Linkhu and Thanamaula VDCs.

According to a study carried out by the group, it contains two million tonnes of ore. Mr Arjun Pokharel a member of the group said that extraction will begin once the report of a technical group arrives.

Tests have found that the ore extracted from the mine contains 40% to 60% iron. The mine is considered the second-largest iron mine in the country after the Phulchowki mine. The reopening of the mine became possible after electricity supply reached the place.

Locals expect to find employment once the mine ore extraction resumes.

(Sourced from thehimalayantimes.com)