BHUBANESWAR: UNION Minister of Coal and Mines Pralhad Joshi on Monday informed the Rajya Sabha about the presence of gold in Adash block of Deogarh district of the state.
In a written reply, Joshi said the Geological Survey of India (GSI) during field season programme (FSP) 2018-19 carried out general exploration (G2) for base metal in Adash block.
The survey revealed presence of gold as an associated metal, along with copper. He said GSI has established an indicated resource of 0.90 tonne at 0.97 parts per million of ores of gold in Adash block.
“The geological report has been handed over to the government of Odisha for auction. After auction of the block, the indicated resource may be upgraded to mineable reserve by successful bidders,” he added.