Jaipur . Additional Chief Secretary Mines, Petroleum and Energy Dr. Subodh Agrawal has informed that blocks of Copper, Gold, Lead, Zinc and Silver will be prepared in Bhilwara, Chittorgarh and Rajsamand districts of the state. He said that Rs 39 crore 82 lakh is estimated to be spent on drilling and other works on getting these blocks ready. All this amount will be spent from National Mineral Exploration Trust Fund.
ACS Mines Dr. Agrawal informed that Rajasthan State Mineral Exploration Trust (RSMET) has been established to speed up the prospecting and exploration work of the available mineral wealth of the state in a meeting held in Jaipur recently under the chairmanship of Shri Pramod Jain Bhaya. And it has been decided to provide necessary resources for technical upgradation. Now RSMET will also prepare mining blocks for exploration and auction of minerals in the state from the National Mineral Exploration Trust (NMET) fund of the Government of India. Shri Bhaya informed that according to the instructions, spirit and intention of Chief Minister Shri Ashok Gehlot, the department is accelerating the work of mineral exploration and auction of blocks.
Dr. Aggarwal informed that 12 thousand meters of drilling and other works to prepare copper and gold block of about 700 hectares area in Devtalai of Bhilwara, 10 thousand meters of drilling and other works of 600 hectares in Amargarh area of Bhilwara itself. And to prepare zinc block, 10 thousand meters of drilling and other works for preparing copper block of about 500 hectare area in Bhagal of Chittorgarh, 3 thousand meters for preparing copper block of area of about 200 hectares in Karoli of Rajsamand. Other works and 20 thousand meters of drilling and other work will be done to prepare silver, lead and zinc block of about 3500 hectare area in Sindesar of Rajsamand itself. About Rs.39 crore 82 lakh to be incurred on this. The expenditure will be met from the NMET fund of the Government of India. He told that according to a rough estimate, after the auction of these blocks, Rs.48354 crore will be generated in the state in 50 years. potential income potential. DMG KB Pandya informed that the mineral exploration and mining work is being speeded up continuously in the state. Auction work has been expedited to promote legalized mining.
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