Precious metals and minerals (gold, diamond, platinum group metals etc.)
Strategic and rare metals and minerals (tin, tungsten, REE etc.)
Ferrous minerals (chromite, manganèse etc.)
Fertiliser minerals (potash, phosphorite etc.)
Industrial minerals (limestone, dolomite etc.)
Emphasis on prognostication of low volume high-value minerals (gold, diamond, and platinum group of minerals) and ores and minerals of high demand (base metal, iron ore, coal, lignite etc.) have been prioritised keeping in view the thrust accorded by the Government of India for the X Plan. With the near exhaustion of surface proximal resources it has become imperative to have multi-disciplinary approach for locating concealed mineral deposits.
Multi-disciplinary approach to mineral exploration comprise large scale and detailed mapping aided by interpretative analysis of remotely sensed and aero geophysical data, ground geophysical survey, geochemical prospecting and subsurface exploration through pitting, trenching and followed by drilling. Collection of baseline geo-environmental data has been made mandatory for exploration of minerals, which would be of immense help in carrying out EIA and EMP studies during exploitation stage, thus ensuring a balance between development and environmental protection. The resource evaluation will be continued in P-I, P-II, E-I and E-II stages and will be monitored in conformity with the exploration input for G4, G3, G2 (Partly) stages of UNFC system respectively. This ensures continuous flow of projects from a preliminary stage to successive stages of detailed exploration while providing a built in scope for review and decision making after each stage of work through successor programmes.
Systematic updating of the database in the mineral resource sector to provide reliable and relevant information on mineral and other natural resources to the public and private sector entrepreneurs to sustain investment in mineral sector.
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