Lok Sabha Question No. 1182 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-14
Subject: Auction of Blocks
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: Dileshwar Kamait, Navneet Ravi Rana, Ram Kripal Yadav, Sunil Kumar Pintu, Locket Chatterjee, Ajay Kumar Mandal

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1182

ANSWERED ON 14.12.2022

## AUCTION OF BLOCKS

1182. SHRI DILESHWAR KAMAIT: SHRIMATI NAVNEET RAVI RANA: SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV: SHRI SUNIL KUMAR PINTU: MS. LOCKET CHATTERJEE: SHRI AJAY KUMAR MANDAL:

Will the Minister of MINES be please to state:

- (a) whether the Government has handed over 100 blocks of various minerals to 14 States for

auction at the survey level;

- (b) if so, the State-wise number of blocks along with the names of proposed minerals;
- (c)  the  number of blocks of Potassium and Chromium handed over to Bihar, West Bengal  and  Maharashtra  including  the  district-wise  number  and  details  of  blocks handed over;
- (d)  the  number  of  estimated  reserves  of  Potassium  and  Chromium  in  Bihar, West Bengal and Maharashtra;
- (e) the conditions and the purpose under which the said blocks have been provided to Bihar, West Bengal and Maharashtra; and
- (f)  whether  the  Government  is  likely  to  provide  financial  assistance  to  Bihar, West Bengal and Maharashtra in this regard, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): Yes, Sir. Geological Survey of India [GSI], an attached office of Ministry of Mines has handed over 179 nos. of resource bearing G2 [general exploration]/ G3 [preliminary  exploration]  reports  and  Mineral  Exploration  &  Consultancy  Limited [MECL], a PSU of Ministry of Mines has handed over 51 nos. of resource bearing G2 [general  exploration]/  G3  [preliminary  exploration]  reports  to  the  concerned  State Governments for auction.  The details are placed at Annexure-I.  Further, GSI has also handed over 252 nos. of G4 [reconnaissance survey]  geological memorandums of various minerals to the concerned State Governments for auction. The details are placed at Annexure-II.

(c): 9 nos. of geological memorandums [G4] on Potash (Glauconite) and Chromium (with  associated  other  minerals)  pertaining  to  Bihar  and  Maharashtra  have  been handed over the State Governments. The details are given in Annexure-III.

Further,  2  nos.  geological  reports  (G3)  on  Potash  (Glauconite)  have  been handed over to State Government of Bihar for consideration of auctioning of mineral concession. The details are placed at Annexure-IV.

(d):  As per National Mineral Inventory, as on 01.04.2020, the total resource of Potash in  the  State  of  Bihar  is  230  million  tonnes  and  all  resources  fall  in  the  remaining resources  category.  No  reserves/resources  of  Chromite  is  reported  in  the  state  of Bihar.

Further, no reserves/resources of Potash is reported in the State of Maharashtra, while, the  total  resource  of  Chromite  is  538  thousand  tonnes,  out  of which, a total of 5 thousand tonnes fall under reserve category and remaining 533 thousand tonnes fall under remaining resources category.

In the State of West Bengal, no reserves/resources of Potash and Chromite are reported.

(e) & (f): These blocks have been handed over to the State Governments of Bihar and Maharashtra for auction as composite licence. The National Mineral Exploration Trust [NMET],  Ministry  of  Mines  gives  incentives  of  Rs.20  Lakh  per  block  to  the  State Government for successful auctions. The NMET also reimburses 50% cost of auctions up to Rs.5 Lakh per block in case of unsuccessful auction.

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## Annexure-I

| State wise / commodity wise number of Geological Reports (G2 & G3) handed over by Geological Survey of India [GSI] to the respective State Governments   |
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| State wise / commodity wise number of Geological Reports (G2 & G3) handed over by Mineral Exploration & Consultancy Limited [MECL] to the respective State Governments   | State wise / commodity wise number of Geological Reports (G2 & G3) handed over by Mineral Exploration & Consultancy Limited [MECL] to the respective State Governments   | State wise / commodity wise number of Geological Reports (G2 & G3) handed over by Mineral Exploration & Consultancy Limited [MECL] to the respective State Governments   | State wise / commodity wise number of Geological Reports (G2 & G3) handed over by Mineral Exploration & Consultancy Limited [MECL] to the respective State Governments   | State wise / commodity wise number of Geological Reports (G2 & G3) handed over by Mineral Exploration & Consultancy Limited [MECL] to the respective State Governments   | State wise / commodity wise number of Geological Reports (G2 & G3) handed over by Mineral Exploration & Consultancy Limited [MECL] to the respective State Governments   | State wise / commodity wise number of Geological Reports (G2 & G3) handed over by Mineral Exploration & Consultancy Limited [MECL] to the respective State Governments   | State wise / commodity wise number of Geological Reports (G2 & G3) handed over by Mineral Exploration & Consultancy Limited [MECL] to the respective State Governments   | State wise / commodity wise number of Geological Reports (G2 & G3) handed over by Mineral Exploration & Consultancy Limited [MECL] to the respective State Governments   | State wise / commodity wise number of Geological Reports (G2 & G3) handed over by Mineral Exploration & Consultancy Limited [MECL] to the respective State Governments   | State wise / commodity wise number of Geological Reports (G2 & G3) handed over by Mineral Exploration & Consultancy Limited [MECL] to the respective State Governments   | State wise / commodity wise number of Geological Reports (G2 & G3) handed over by Mineral Exploration & Consultancy Limited [MECL] to the respective State Governments   | State wise / commodity wise number of Geological Reports (G2 & G3) handed over by Mineral Exploration & Consultancy Limited [MECL] to the respective State Governments   | State wise / commodity wise number of Geological Reports (G2 & G3) handed over by Mineral Exploration & Consultancy Limited [MECL] to the respective State Governments   | State wise / commodity wise number of Geological Reports (G2 & G3) handed over by Mineral Exploration & Consultancy Limited [MECL] to the respective State Governments   | State wise / commodity wise number of Geological Reports (G2 & G3) handed over by Mineral Exploration & Consultancy Limited [MECL] to the respective State Governments   |
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| State                                                                                                                                                                    | Bauxite                                                                                                                                                                  | Copper                                                                                                                                                                   | Tungsten                                                                                                                                                                 | Gold                                                                                                                                                                     | Graphite                                                                                                                                                                 | Magnesite                                                                                                                                                                | Phosphorite                                                                                                                                                              | Manganese                                                                                                                                                                | Potash                                                                                                                                                                   | Iron                                                                                                                                                                     | Limestone                                                                                                                                                                | Lead &Zinc                                                                                                                                                               | Molybdenum                                                                                                                                                               | Fe-Mn nodules                                                                                                                                                            | Total                                                                                                                                                                    |
| Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                                             | 2                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          | 2                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          | 4                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                          | 2                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                          | 4                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          | 1                                                                                                                                                                        | 7                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Karnataka                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          | 2                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          | 1                                                                                                                                                                        | 2                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          | 5                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                          | 1                                                                                                                                                                        | 1                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          | 2                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Meghalaya                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          | 2                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          | 2                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          | 4                                                                                                                                                                        | 1                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          | 5                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Odisha                                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          | 1                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          | 5                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                          | 4                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          | 10                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          | 1                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          | 1                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                          | 2                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          | 4                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          | 4                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                          | 4                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                          | 8                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Telangana                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          | 3                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          | 3                                                                                                                                                                        |
| UP                                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          | 1                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                          | 1                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Total                                                                                                                                                                    | 2                                                                                                                                                                        | 3                                                                                                                                                                        | 1                                                                                                                                                                        | 6                                                                                                                                                                        | 1                                                                                                                                                                        | 1                                                                                                                                                                        | 1                                                                                                                                                                        | 5                                                                                                                                                                        | 1                                                                                                                                                                        | 5                                                                                                                                                                        | 19                                                                                                                                                                       | 1                                                                                                                                                                        | 4                                                                                                                                                                        | 1                                                                                                                                                                        | 51                                                                                                                                                                       |

## Annexure-II

| State wise / commodity wise number of Geological Memorandums [G4] handed over to the respective State Government   | State wise / commodity wise number of Geological Memorandums [G4] handed over to the respective State Government   | State wise / commodity wise number of Geological Memorandums [G4] handed over to the respective State Government   | State wise / commodity wise number of Geological Memorandums [G4] handed over to the respective State Government   | State wise / commodity wise number of Geological Memorandums [G4] handed over to the respective State Government   | State wise / commodity wise number of Geological Memorandums [G4] handed over to the respective State Government   | State wise / commodity wise number of Geological Memorandums [G4] handed over to the respective State Government   | State wise / commodity wise number of Geological Memorandums [G4] handed over to the respective State Government   | State wise / commodity wise number of Geological Memorandums [G4] handed over to the respective State Government   | State wise / commodity wise number of Geological Memorandums [G4] handed over to the respective State Government   | State wise / commodity wise number of Geological Memorandums [G4] handed over to the respective State Government   | State wise / commodity wise number of Geological Memorandums [G4] handed over to the respective State Government   | State wise / commodity wise number of Geological Memorandums [G4] handed over to the respective State Government   | State wise / commodity wise number of Geological Memorandums [G4] handed over to the respective State Government   | State wise / commodity wise number of Geological Memorandums [G4] handed over to the respective State Government   | State wise / commodity wise number of Geological Memorandums [G4] handed over to the respective State Government   | State wise / commodity wise number of Geological Memorandums [G4] handed over to the respective State Government   | State wise / commodity wise number of Geological Memorandums [G4] handed over to the respective State Government   | State wise / commodity wise number of Geological Memorandums [G4] handed over to the respective State Government   |
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| SL No                                                                                                              | State                                                                                                              | Base metal                                                                                                         | Gold                                                                                                               | Diamond                                                                                                            | Graphite                                                                                                           | Molybdenum                                                                                                         | Chromium/ Nickel & PGE                                                                                             | Bauxite                                                                                                            | Iron ore                                                                                                           | Limestone                                                                                                          | Gypsum                                                                                                             | Manganese                                                                                                          | Phosporite                                                                                                         | Potash                                                                                                             | Tungsten                                                                                                           | Andalusite                                                                                                         | Lithium                                                                                                            | Total                                                                                                              |
| 1                                                                                                                  | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                                  |
| 2                                                                                                                  | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | 2                                                                                                                  | 8                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | 5                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | 17                                                                                                                 |
| 3                                                                                                                  | Assam                                                                                                              | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                                  |
| 4                                                                                                                  | Bihar                                                                                                              | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | 3                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | 5                                                                                                                  |
| 5                                                                                                                  | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                       | -                                                                                                                  | 3                                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                                  | 2                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | 2                                                                                                                  | 6                                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                                  | 4                                                                                                                  | 2                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                                  | 2                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                                  | 25                                                                                                                 |
| 6                                                                                                                  | Gujarat                                                                                                            | 1                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | 4                                                                                                                  |
| 7                                                                                                                  | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                   | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                                  |
| 8                                                                                                                  | Jharkhand                                                                                                          | 2                                                                                                                  | 7                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | 3                                                                                                                  | 2                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | 2                                                                                                                  | 2                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | 18                                                                                                                 |
| 9                                                                                                                  | Karnataka                                                                                                          | -                                                                                                                  | 20                                                                                                                 | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | 4                                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                                  | 3                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | 28                                                                                                                 |
| 10                                                                                                                 | Kerala                                                                                                             | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | 2                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | 2                                                                                                                  |
| 11                                                                                                                 | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                     | 7                                                                                                                  | 2                                                                                                                  | 3                                                                                                                  | 5                                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                                  | 3                                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | 11                                                                                                                 | -                                                                                                                  | 4                                                                                                                  | 6                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | 43                                                                                                                 |
| 12                                                                                                                 | Maharashtra                                                                                                        | 3                                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                                  | - -                                                                                                                | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | 5                                                                                                                  | 6                                                                                                                  | 8                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | 2                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | 25                                                                                                                 |
| 13                                                                                                                 | Odisha                                                                                                             | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | 3                                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                                  | 5                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | 13                                                                                                                 | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | 23                                                                                                                 |
| 14 15                                                                                                              | Punjab Rajasthan                                                                                                   | - 15                                                                                                               | - -                                                                                                                | -                                                                                                                  | - -                                                                                                                | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | - 5                                                                                                                | - -                                                                                                                | 1 3                                                                                                                | - 1                                                                                                                | - -                                                                                                                | - -                                                                                                                | 1 35                                                                                                               |
| 16                                                                                                                 | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                         | -                                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                    | -                                                                                                                  | 4                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | 7                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | 11                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                    | 2                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | 3                                                                                                                  | 4                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                    | -                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                    |
| 17                                                                                                                 | Telangana                                                                                                          | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | 3                                                                                                                  | 2                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                    | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | 6                                                                                                                  |
| 18                                                                                                                 | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                      | -                                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | 2                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | 3                                                                                                                  |
| 19                                                                                                                 | Uttarakhand                                                                                                        | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | 2                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | 2                                                                                                                  |
| 20                                                                                                                 | West Bengal                                                                                                        | -                                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                    | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                                  |
|                                                                                                                    | Total                                                                                                              | 29                                                                                                                 | 36                                                                                                                 | 5                                                                                                                  | 11                                                                                                                 | 1                                                                                                                  | 19                                                                                                                 | 23                                                                                                                 | 32                                                                                                                 | 37                                                                                                                 | 3                                                                                                                  | - 32                                                                                                               | 9                                                                                                                  | 10                                                                                                                 | 2                                                                                                                  | 2                                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                                  | 252                                                                                                                |

## Details of G4 Blocks pertaining to Potash (Glauconite) and Chromium (with associated other minerals) handed over to Bihar and Maharashtra Governments

|   Sl No. | State       | District            | Title of the report                                                                                                                                                                                                       |   No of Blocks | Commodity                                                    |
|----------|-------------|---------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Bihar       | Rohtas              | Investigation for fertilizer mineral (Glauconite) South of Adhaura in Kaimur District. (G-4)                                                                                                                              |              2 | Potash (Glauconite)                                          |
|        2 | Bihar       | Rohtas              | Investigation for fertilizer mineral (Glauconite) South of Adhaura in Kaimur District. (G-4)                                                                                                                              |              2 | Potash (Glauconite)                                          |
|        3 | Bihar       | Rohtas              | Reconnaissance survey for Glauconite in Vindhyan Supergroup, Shahpur- Akbarpur area, Rohtas District, Bihar (G4)                                                                                                          |              1 | Potash (Glauconite)                                          |
|        4 | Bihar       | Aurangabad and Gaya | Reconnoitory survey for Cr, Ni & PGE group of elements within mafic- ultramafic suite of rocks in Masuribaad- Pipargarhi-Ahirtola- Genjana sectors of Aurangabad and Gaya districts, Bihar. (G4)                          |              1 | Chromium, Nickel & Platinum Group of Elements [Cr, Ni & PGE] |
|        5 | Maharashtra | Sindhudurg          | Reconnaissance survey for chromite, nickel, iron and manganese mineralization in mafic / ultramafic complex in parts of toposheet 48I/01, 02 and 48E/14 in Vaghmala and Morle areas of Sindhudurg dist., Maharashtra.     |              1 | Cr, Ni, Iron [Fe] & Manganese [Mn]                           |
|        6 | Maharashtra | Sindhudurg          | Report on Preliminary Investigation for targeting causative bodies of NGCM stream sediment composite sample Anomaly Zones of Ni, Cr, Co etc due North Shiroda in Precambrian Terrain of Sindhudurg District, Maharashtra. |              1 | Ni, Cr & Cobalt [Co]                                         |
|        7 | Maharashtra | Sindhudurg          | Report on the Preliminary investigation for PGE, Ni, and Cr in the mafic and ultramafics of Kankauli- Janoli area Sindhudurg District, Maharashtra.                                                                       |              1 | PGE, Ni & Cr                                                 |
|        8 | Maharashtra | Sindhudurg          | Integrated preliminary investigation for Au, PGE, Ni and Cr in Precambrian terrain of Kudal-Kasal- Kunkavle-Vagde areas of Sindhudurg District, Maharashtra.                                                              |              2 | Gold [Au], PGE, Ni and Cr                                    |
|        9 | Maharashtra | Sindhudurg          | Integrated preliminary investigation for Au, PGE, Ni and Cr in Precambrian terrain of Kudal-Kasal- Kunkavle-Vagde areas of Sindhudurg District, Maharashtra.                                                              |              2 | Au, PGE, Ni and Cr                                           |

## Annexure-IV

|   SL No. | State   | District   | Report Title                                                                                             | Commodity           |
|----------|---------|------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|        1 | Bihar   | Rohtas     | Preliminary exploration for Glauconitic Sandstone in Pipradih-Bhurwa Block, Rohtas district, Bihar       | Potash (Glauconite) |
|        2 | Bihar   | Rohtas     | Preliminary exploration for fertilizer mineral (Glauconite) Chutia-Nauhatta area, Rohtas district, Bihar | Potash (Glauconite) |

## Details of Geological reports (G3) pertaining to Potash (Glauconite) handed over to Bihar Government: