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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