According to Indian Minerals Year Book 2021, as on 01.04.2020, Andhra Pradesh has 47.17 tonnes of total resources, i.e. 5.3 tonnes of proven & probable reserves and 41.87 tonnes of remaining resources, of Gold as primary metal.

As per gold investigations carried out by GSI in various parts of Andhra Pradesh, gold occurrences have been reported from Ramagiri gold field, Penakacherla gold field, Jonagiri Schist Belt, Bisanattam to the south of Chigargunta - Bisanattam gold belt. GSI has estimated resource of 3.467 million tonnes of ore averaging 4.0 - 6.22 g/t Au in the Chigargunta area.

After the implementation of the MMDR Act, 2015, the geological reports on Chigargunta and Bisanattam Gold Mines Kolar Schist Belt Chitoor District, Andhra Pradesh have been handed over to the State Government of Andhra Pradesh. The resource estimates in these two blocks are as follows:

Chigargunta block: The resource estimated in Chigargunta Mine-1 is 1.6573 million tonnes of ore with average 5.20 ppm gold and the total Resource estimated in Chigargunta block is 2.04 million tonnes with average 5.73 g/t up to 5th level (Chigargunta Mine 1 & 2).

Bisanattam block: The resource estimated in Bisanattam block is 173478 tonnes of ore with average grade of 4.70 g/t.

This information was given by Union Minister of Coal, Mines and Parliamentary Affairs Shri Pralhad Joshi in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.

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