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MARGAO: Power minister Nilesh Cabral on Thursday voiced his staunch objection to any move by the government to auction the 88 mining leases quashed by the Supreme Court. He urged the state government to explore the option of running those mines on its own, through appropriate avenues such as forming a corporation. Also, may be if Goa was a big state, a decision might have been made,” he said. “There are many highly educated professionals who work as consultants in Australia, Brazil and elsewhere (in the mining sector). The remaining 433 leases you auction, I have no problem..