Gold mine found in UP: GSI says Sonbhadra district likely to hold five times more precious metal than India's total reserve
GSI has discovered gold deposits estimated to be around 3,000 tonnes and worth Rs 12 lakh crore in Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh, almost five times of India's current reserve of the yellow metal.
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GSI has discovered gold deposits estimated to be around 3,000 tonnes and worth Rs 12 lakh crore in Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh, almost five times of India's current reserve of the yellow metal
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The gold deposits were found in Son Pahadi and Hardi areas here, district mining officer KK Rai said on Friday
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As per the World Gold Council, India currently has 626 tonnes of gold reserves. The new reserves are almost five times that amount and estimated to be worth nearly Rs 12 lakh crore
Sonbhadra: The Geological Survey of India (GSI) has discovered gold deposits estimated to be around 3,000 tonnes and worth Rs 12 lakh crore in Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh, almost five times of India's current reserve of the yellow metal.
The gold deposits were found in Son Pahadi and Hardi areas here, district mining officer KK Rai said on Friday.
As per the World Gold Council, India currently has 626 tonnes of gold reserves. Reuters
Work on finding gold reserves in Sonbhadra was started almost two decades back in 1992-93 by the Geological Survey of India, he said, adding that auctioning of these blocks through e-tendering would start soon.
The deposits in Son Pahadi are estimated to be around 2,943.26 tonnes, while that at Hardi block are around 646.16 kilograms, the official said.
He added that besides gold, some other minerals have also been found in the area.
As per the World Gold Council, India currently has 626 tonnes of gold reserves. The new reserves are almost five times that amount and estimated to be worth nearly Rs 12 lakh crore.
The British reportedly were the first to initiate the process of finding gold reserves in Sonbhadra region, which is more in the news for being a Naxalism-affected area.
Interestingly, Sonbhadra - the second largest district of Uttar Pradesh, is the only district in the country which shares its borders with four states, Madhya Pradesh to the west, Chhattishgarh to the south, Jharkhand to the south-east and Bihar to the east.
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