The Geological Survey of India (GSI) has discovered gold deposits within the Adas Rampalli space of Deogarh district of Odisha, with the state authorities deciding to provoke an public sale of the mine. This marks the primary time the Odisha authorities will public sale a gold mine, as acknowledged by state metal and mines minister Bibhuti Jena within the meeting on Thursday.
The invention of this gold deposit befell throughout a normal exploration of copper, in response to the written response of Jena. In a response to a query from Congress MLA Tara Prasad Bahinipati, Jena talked about that GSI had beforehand recognized gold presence within the Gopaur and Gazipur areas of Keonjhar district throughout preliminary surveys carried out between 1981-83 and 1989-96. It had been adopted by a joint resurvey by the GSI and the Directorate of Mines and Geology (DoMG) since 2021-22.
In line with PTI, he defined that as the standard and amount of gold deposits within the Gopur-Gajipur space haven’t been estimated, there are not any present plans for additional exploration of this mineral block.
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Gold Mines In Odisha’s Mayurbhanj
Moreover, the state metal and mines minister famous that the state-run Odisha Mining Company (OMC) is surveying gold deposits within the Mankadachuan, Saleikana, and Dimirimunda areas in Keonjhar district.
Preliminary surveys by the Geological Survey of India and the Division of Mines and Geology (DoMG) are additionally underway to find gold mines in Joshipur, Suriaguda, Ruansila, Idelkucha, Maredihi, and Sulaipat (Dhushura hill) in Mayurbhanj district.
Jena additional talked about that there are indications of small gold deposits in districts corresponding to Sundargarh, Nabarangpur, Angul, Koraput, Malkangiri, Sambalpur, and Boudh, though detailed surveys haven’t but been carried out in these areas.
Earlier in February 2023, surveys by the Directorate of Mines and the GSI revealed gold reserves in Deogarh, Keonjhar, and Mayurbhanj districts.