Lagatar24 Desk
Ranchi, Jan 27: The Department of Mines and Geology, Jharkhand has started the process of the auction by preparing mineral blocks in mineral-bearing areas under the prescribed rules and provisions of the Ministry of Mines, Government of India. A total of nine mineral blocks of the state are to be auctioned. The Department of Mines and Geology, Jharkhand has taken out a tender on the departmental portal along with various newspapers and portals of MSTC for participation in the auction of minerals.
This process is being done under the Minerals (Evidence of Mineral Contents) Rules, 2015 as amended 2021 and Mineral (Auction) Rules 2015 as amended 2021, notified by the Ministry of Mines, Government of India.
These nine regions are located in Ranchi, Palamu, Lohardaga, Gumla, Ramgarh and West Singhbhum districts. These include Rewa Ratu Graphite Mineral Block, Palamu; Chiropat Bauxite Mineral Block, Lohardaga and Gumla; Churi Limestone Mineral Block, Ranchi; Lodhapat Bauxite Mineral Block, Gumla; Hariharpur Lame Beecha Lime Stone Mineral Block-1, Ramgarh; Hariharpur Lame Beecha Install Mineral Block-2, Ramgarh; Meralgada Iron Ore Block, West Singhbhum; Ghatkuri Iron Ore Block-1, West Singhbhum and Ghatkuri Iron Ore Mineral Block-2, West Singhbhum.