Claim: On Saturday, some major media outlets published reports stating that a massive 3000 tonnes of gold reserves had been discovered by the Geological Survey of India  in Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh.
Fact-check: Discovery of 3,000 tonnes of gold deposits in UP? Here's the truth
Verdict: the mineralised zone having an average grade of 3.03 grams per tonne of gold is tentative in nature and the total amount of gold that can be extracted from the total reserve of 52806.25 tonnes of ore is approximately about 160 kg and not 3350 tonnes as mentioned in the reports.
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Date published: 2020-02-22T17:02:55