Gold mines found in three districts of Odisha

Gold mines found in three districts of Odisha

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Category : State Published on: March 04 2023

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  • State Steel and Mines Minister Prafulla Mallik informed that Gold mines have been found at different locations of three districts of Odisha.
  • As per Mallik "these gold deposits have been found at four places in Keonjhar District, four places in Mayurbhanj District and at one place in Deogarh district."
  • An estimated 1,685 kg of gold ore has been detected by the GSI experts along with copper in the Adas area. 
  • A survey by the directorate of mines and geology found gold reserves in Gopur, Gajipur, Kusakala, Adal and Saleikana, Dimirimunda and Karadanga areas in Keonjhar. 
  • The geologists had detected one gram of gold per tonne ore in two quartz veins in the Telkoi tehsil area during a survey in 1989-96.  
  • According to preliminary estimation, the team had detected 2.5 gm to 10 gm of gold per one-tonne ore in a quartz vein of 60 metre long and one metre wide in the Gopur area.
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