In Saranda region, 59 mining leases and two non-mining leases (used for activities supporting to the mines) exist (Annexure 1 and Fig. 2). There are 39 mining and two non-mining leases in Saranda forest division and 20 mining leases in Chaibasa forest division. The mines of Saranda region can be accessed by railway and roads. The mines of Koyna range can be reached from Manoharpur railway station by Howrah-Tata Nagar-Rourkela rail route. The rail route of Tatanagar-Barbil provides connectivity to the mines lying in Noamundi range of Chaibasa forest division as well as Gua range and Karampada range of Saranda forest division. The mining leases of Saranda region are well connected by a network of all-weather metalled roads from Ranchi,Tata Nagar, Rourkela, Barbil and Chaibasa.