Lok Sabha Question No. 4655 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-24
Subject: Gold and Diamonds Mines/Reserves
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: Devusinh Jesingbhai Chauhan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4655

ANSWERED ON 24.03.2021

## GOLD AND DIAMONDS MINES/RESERVES

## 4655. SHRI DEVUSINH JESINGHBHAI CHAUHAN:

Will the Minister of MINES be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of mines/reserves of gold and diamonds in the country as on date, Statewise;
- (b) the  quantity  and  price  of  gold  and  diamonds  explored  during  the  last  three  years and the current year, State/location-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has taken note of the fact that some foreign companies engaged in the mining of gold and diamonds are not complying with the guidelines in this regard; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the number of complaints received in this regard during the said period and the action taken thereon?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF MINES, COAL AND PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI)

- (a): The data for state-wise reserves for gold and diamond as per the National Mineral Inventory (NMI) compiled by the Indian Bureau of Mines is at Annexure I .  As per the information received by IBM, the state-wise details of mines of gold and diamond during 2019-20 are at Annexure II .
- (b): As per the information received from Geological Survey of India (GSI), an attached office of Ministry of Mines, a total of 2.734 Million Tonnes resources of gold have been identified  by  GSI  in  last  three  years  in  Madhya  Pradesh,  Maharashtra,  Karnataka, Jharkhand  and  Rajasthan.  No  resource  of  diamond  could  be  reported  from  the exploration  projects  taken  up  by  GSI  in  the  last  three  years.  The  details  of  the exploration projects of present field season (2020-21) are at Annexure III .
- (c)  &  (d):  The  respective  State  Governments  grant  mineral  concessions  under  the provisions of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) (MMDR) Act, 1957. No information  related  to  complaints  with  regard  to  non-compliance  of  the  guidelines is available with Ministry of Mines.

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## State-wise Reserves/Resources of Gold as on 1.4.2015

| State          | Grade           |       Reserves |   Remaining Resources |   Total Resources |
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------------|-------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh | Ore (Primary)   |    3.90272e+06 |           8.87068e+06 |       1.27734e+07 |
| Andhra Pradesh | Metal (Primary) |    8.49        |          31.05        |      39.54        |
| Bihar          | Ore (Primary)   |    0           |           2.22885e+08 |       2.22885e+08 |
| Bihar          | Metal (Primary) |    0           |          37.6         |      37.6         |
| Chhattisgarh   | Ore (Primary)   |    0           |           4.84103e+06 |       4.84103e+06 |
| Chhattisgarh   | Metal (Primary) |    0           |           5.51        |       5.51        |
| Jharkhand      | Ore (Primary)   | 9349           |           1.01173e+07 |       1.01266e+07 |
| Jharkhand      | Metal (Primary) |    0.07        |          14.49        |      14.56        |
| Karnataka      | Ore (Primary)   |    1.33161e+07 |           9.05301e+07 |       1.03846e+08 |
| Karnataka      | Metal (Primary) |   61.53        |         249.09        |     310.62        |
| Kerala         | Ore (Primary)   |    0           |      558460           |  558460           |
| Kerala         | Metal (Primary) |    0           |           0.2         |       0.2         |
| Kerala         | Ore (Placer)    |    0           |           2.6121e+07  |       2.6121e+07  |
| Kerala         | Metal(Placer)   |    0           |           5.86        |       5.86        |
| Madhya Pradesh | Ore (Primary)   |    0           |           7.788e+06   |       7.788e+06   |
| Madhya Pradesh | Metal (Primary) |    0           |           8.4         |       8.4         |
| Maharashtra    | Ore (Primary)   |    0           |           1.517e+06   |       1.517e+06   |
| Maharashtra    | Metal (Primary) |    0           |           3.55        |       3.55        |
| Rajasthan      | Ore (Primary)   |    0           |           1.24604e+08 |       1.24604e+08 |
| Rajasthan      | Metal (Primary) |    0           |         233.11        |     233.11        |
| Tamil Nadu     | Ore (Primary)   |    0           |       67000           |   67000           |
| Tamil Nadu     | Metal (Primary) |    0           |           1           |       1           |
| West Bengal    | Ore (Primary)   |    0           |           1.28333e+07 |       1.28333e+07 |
| West Bengal    | Metal (Primary) |    0           |           0.65        |       0.65        |

Source: National Mineral Inventory;            Figures rounded off.

## State-wise Reserves/Resources of Diamond as on 1.4.2015

| State          |   Reserves |   Remaining Resources |   Total Resources |
|----------------|------------|-----------------------|-------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh |          0 |               1822955 |           1822955 |
| Chhattisgarh   |          0 |               1304000 |           1304000 |
| Madhya Pradesh |     959659 |              27749477 |          28709136 |
| Grand Total    |     959659 |              30876432 |          31836091 |

Source: National Mineral Inventory;            Figures rounded off.

## Annexure I

(In Tonnes)

(In Carats)

## Annexure II

## State-wise details of Mines of Gold and Diamond during 2019-20

| Mineral   | State          | Name of Mine         | Name of Lessee                             |   Lease Area (in Ha) |
|-----------|----------------|----------------------|--------------------------------------------|----------------------|
| Gold      | Andhra Pradesh | Jonnagiri Gold Mine  | Geomysore Services (India) Private Limited |              597.82  |
| Gold      | Jharkhand      | Kunderkocha          | M/S Manmohan Minerals Pvt Ltd.             |               19.5   |
| Gold      |                | Lawa                 | M/S Manmohan Minerals Pvt Ltd.             |               54.55  |
| Gold      | Karnataka      | Hirabuddin Gold Mine | Hutti Gold Mines Ltd.                      |               22.18  |
| Gold      |                | Wondlli Gold Mine    | The Hutti Gold Mines Co. Ltd.              |              388.77  |
| Gold      |                | Mangalur Gold Mine   | The Hutti Gold Mines Co. Ltd.              |               55.76  |
| Gold      |                | Hutti                | Hutti Gold Mines Ltd.                      |              528.35  |
| Gold      |                | Uti Gold             | M/S The Hutti Gold Mines Co. Ltd.          |                6.38  |
| Gold      |                | Naundudoorg          | M/S Bharath Gold Mines Ltd.                |             5213.22  |
| Gold      |                | Uti                  | Hutti Gold Mines Ltd.                      |               47.96  |
| Diamond   | Madhya         | Majhgawan 162.6 Ha   | National Mineral Dev. Corpn. Ltd.          |              162.63  |
| Diamond   | Pradesh        | Majhgawan            | National Mineral Dev. Corpn. Ltd.          |              113.332 |

Source: Respective State Governments or Regional offices, IBM

## Annexure III

## Details of Gold and Diamond exploration projects taken up during field season 2020-21

|   S No | State             | District                     | Mineral block / belt / area                | Commodity                             | Exploration Stage   |
|--------|-------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------|
|      1 | Madhya Pradesh    | Singrauli                    | Sonkurwa block and Byodhihar-Bagadha block | Gold                                  | G3                  |
|      2 | Bihar             | Gaya                         | Ajaynagar                                  | Gold                                  | G3                  |
|      3 | Bihar             | West Champaran               | foothills of Siwalik Himalayas             | Gold                                  | G4                  |
|      4 | Jharkhand         | West Singhbhum               | Chirubera-Gamhariya                        | Gold                                  | G4                  |
|      5 | Jharkhand         | Seraikela- Kharsawan         | Heben-Raghunathpur                         | Gold                                  | G4                  |
|      6 | Jharkhand         | Simdega                      | Sagjor-Tangratoli-Bagdega                  | Gold                                  | G4                  |
|      7 | Jharkhand         | East Singhbhum               | Jamshol-Kokpara                            | Copper, gold                          | G4                  |
|      8 | Jharkhand         | Saraikela- Kharsawan         | Bacchakocha-Tankocha-Pato- Humid           | Gold                                  | G4                  |
|      9 | West Bengal       | Darjeeling                   | Munsang                                    | Gold                                  | G4                  |
|     10 | West Bengal       | Purulia                      | Balarampur                                 | Tungsten, Tin, REE, basemetals & gold | G4                  |
|     11 | West Bengal       | Kalimpong                    | Samthar-Deorali pit                        | Gold                                  | G4                  |
|     12 | Arunachal Pradesh | West Siang                   | upper reaches of Siyom                     | Gold                                  | G4                  |
|     13 | Arunachal Pradesh | West Siang                   | Siyom                                      | Gold                                  | G4                  |
|     14 | Arunachal Pradesh | Lower Subansiri              | Phop                                       | Gold & vanadium                       | G3                  |
|     15 | Assam             | North Lakhimpur              | Subansiri basin                            | Gold                                  | G4                  |
|     16 | Uttar Pradesh     | Sonbhadra                    | Garda-Bhitri                               | Gold                                  | G3                  |
|     17 | Andhra Pradesh    | Chittoor and Kadapa          | Araveedu- Shivapuram                       | Gold                                  | G4                  |
|     18 | Karnataka         | Haveri                       | Shiggaon and Konankeri                     | Gold                                  | G4                  |
|     19 | Karnataka         | Haveri                       | Sidenur and Aralikatti                     | Gold                                  | G4                  |
|     20 | Karnataka         | Haveri                       | Singapura                                  | Gold                                  | G3                  |
|     21 | Karnataka         | Haveri                       | Dyamankoppa                                | Gold                                  | G3                  |
|     22 | Karnataka         | Raichur                      | Yerjanti                                   | Copper, gold & REE                    | G4                  |
|     23 | Karnataka         | Tumkur                       | Banasandra                                 | Nickel, PGE & Gold                    | G3                  |
|     24 | Karnataka         | Raichur                      | Machanur West                              | Copper and Gold                       | G2                  |
|     25 | Karnataka         | Chitradurga                  | Chikkenahalli-Kasavanahlli                 | Gold                                  | G4                  |
|     26 | Rajasthan         | Udaipur                      | KhoriMahuri                                | Copper & gold                         | G3                  |
|     27 | Rajasthan         | Banswara                     | Jagpura North                              | Gold & basemetal                      | G3                  |
|     28 | Chhattisgarh      | Jashpur, Sarguja and Raigarh | Kansabel, Chandarpur and Ludeg             | Diamond                               | G4                  |
|     29 | Andhra Pradesh    | Anantapur and Tumkur         | Ramagiri- Nutimadugu                       | Diamond                               | G4                  |