As per the information available with the Ministry of Mines, the details of resource bearing Geological Reports for gold handed over by Geological Survey of India and   Mineral   Exploration   Corporation   Limited   (MECL)   to   various   States since FY 2015-16 is given in Annexure. During 2016-18   MECL   has undertaken detailed exploration   over   the   tailing   dumps   of   Bharat   Gold Mines Ltd. at Kolar Gold Field and estimated 24279 kg Gold from tailing dumps. However Beneficiation   studies   undertaken   by   Indian   Bureau   of Mines (IBM), a subordinate office of Ministry   of   Mines,   indicates   that         only 54% of gold content is recoverable. In addition to these, 42 Geological Memorandums of G4 level of exploration for the mineral gold have also been handed over to States for which resources have not been estimated.

As per the information provided by the Government of Andhra Pradesh, the State Government has completed the auction process and issued Letter of Intent for Chigurugunta-Bisnatham Gold Block in favour of M/s, National Mineral Development Corporation Limited.

Annexure

Details of resource bearing Geological Reports handed over by Geological Survey of India/ Mineral Exploration Corporation Limited to the respective State Government since FY 2015-16:

 

Sl. No.	State	District	Name of Mineral Block / Area/ Belt	Stage of exploration	Year of Handing Over
1	Jharkhand	East Singhbhum	Preliminary exploration for gold in Bhitar Dari block, East Singhbhum District, Jharkhand	G3	03.06.2020
2	Karnataka	Tumkur	General exploration for gold in Ajjanahalli Block- E, Tumkur district, Karnataka.	G2	28.06.2018
3	Karnataka	Tumkur	Investigation for gold in Ajjanahalli block - G, Tumkur                              district, Karnataka	G2	25.04.2019
4	Madhya Pradesh	Sidhi	General Exploration for Gold Mineralisation in Chakariya block, Sidhi district, Madhya Pradesh.	G2	02.01.2018
5	Madhya Pradesh	Katni	General Exploration for Gold, Silver and Basemetal in Imaliya block, Sleemanabad area, Katni District, Madhya Pradesh	G2	02.01.2018
6	Karnataka	Hassan	Kempinkote Gold Block	G2	August 2017

 

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

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