The Sandur Manganese & Iron Ores Limited unaudited earnings results for the third quarter and nine months ended Dec. 31, 2011. For the quarter, the company reported net sales/income from operations of INR 65 million, loss from operations before other income and interest of INR 194.4 million, loss before tax of INR 188.1 million, net loss of INR 119.1 million or INR 13.61 per basic and diluted share as compared to net sales/income from operations of INR 682.6 million, profit from operations before other income and interest of INR 235.8 million, profit before tax of INR 247 million, net profit of INR 156 million or INR 17.63 per basic and diluted share for the same period prior year. For the nine months, the company reported net sales/income from operations of INR 1,176.4 million, loss from operations before other income and interest of INR 193.7 million, loss before tax of INR 115 million, net loss of INR 74 million or INR 8.48 per basic and diluted share as compared to net sales/income from operations of INR 2,430.4 million, profit from operations before other income and interest of INR 870.5 million, profit before tax of INR 930.3 million, net profit of INR 625.3 million or INR 71.46 per basic and diluted share for the same period prior year.