2,294-tonne goldmine unearthed in Sonbhadra, four times India's reserves

A seven-member team has been formed by the administration for auction of blocks through e-tendering

The Geological Survey of India and the Uttar Pradesh Directorate of Geology and Mining discovered new gold reserves in the Naxalite-affected Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh. The estimated 2,900 tonnes gold ore is around five times the current gold reserves of India, which is around 626 tonne, ANI reported. 

"The government is thinking of putting these deposits on lease for mining, for which survey is being done. Gold deposits are found at two places - Sonpahadi and Hardi fields. GSI estimated gold deposits of 2700 million tonnes in Sonpahadi while 650 million tonnes in Hardi filed," KK Rai, District Mining