1. Geological Survey of India
PROPOSED G2 STAGE MINERAL INVESTIGATIONS by
Geological Survey of India
FS &
Mission II, GSI
CCEC Meeting

2. G2 Stage Mineral Investigation Programme
14 mineral investigation programmes in G2 stage will be launched during the FS (excluding 9 for coal).
To continue for two field seasons ( & ).
Team
28 Geologists (2 for each item)
one supervisory officer
Geophysicists (part time basis )
Surveyors
Drilling Units - in-house / outsourcing
Plan Funds Allocated
Subsequent field seasons more blocks in different minerals

3. Mission-II-A , G2-Stage Proposals for FS 2015-16 & 2016-17
Sl No
Region
State
Commodity
No. of
Items 1
C E N T R A L
Chhattisgarh
Madhya Pradesh
Bauxite
Graphite 2
E A S T E R N
Orissa
Jharkhand
Iron ore
Gold 3
N O R T H E R N
Haryana
Uttar Pradesh
Basemetal & Tungsten Andalusite 4
S O U T H E R N
Andhra Pradesh
Telangana
Tamil Nadu
Basemetal
PGE 5
W E S T E R N
Rajasthan 6
N O R T H
Meghalaya
Limestone

4. Target for FS 2015-16 for G2 level proposals
Sl. No. SU
Commodity
Block Name
DM in sq km
Drilling in m 1 CG
Bauxite
Bamhantara block, Chhattisgarh.
1080 2 MP
Graphite
Tikari-Chiklar- Gauthana area, Betul belt
1000 3 JH
Gold
Sindauri East Block, Jharkhand. 4
ODS
Iron
Mendhamaruni block, Odisha 5 HR
Basemetal
Golwa area, Haryana.
0.20
850 6
Tin / Tungsten
Tosham hill, Haryana
1.00 7 UP
Andalusite
Salaidih - Harwariya area, Uttar Pradesh.
0.50 8 AP
Mallapuram block, Andhra Pradesh. 9
Bayyaram area, Telangana
2.00
600 10
TNP
PGE
Tasampalaiyam Block, Tamil Nadu 11
RAJ
Jagpura area, Rajasthan.
2000 12
West of Nanagwas block, Rajasthan. 13
Khera main block, Rajasthan. 14
SME
Limestone
Shyrwang block, Litang Valley, Meghalaya
1.50
800
TOTAL
6.2
15,330

5. DATA COLLECTION: LIMESTONE, BAUXITE, IRON ORE & MANGANESE
From DGMs/DMGs of Twelve mineral rich states were selected

6. Limestone Iron Ore Bauxite Manganese 168 blocks Total Resources
5165 million tonnes (mt) cement grade
546 mt SMS grade
95 mt chemical grade.
Iron Ore
12 blocks
Total Resources
481 million tonnes
High grade 262 mt (Fe: 61.76% to 63.72%)
Low grade 219 mt (Fe: 34% to 56.69%)]
Bauxite
16 blocks
Total Resources
1135 million tonnes
Al2O3 : 44% to 52%
SiO2 : 2.5 to 5.5%
Manganese
3 blocks
Total Resources
4.96 million tonnes (Mn 26.45%)

7. THANK You….

8. G2-Stage Proposals for FS 2015-16 & 2016-17
Sl. No. SU
Title 1
Chhattisgarh
Assessment of bauxite in Bamhantara block, Kabirdham (Kawardha) district, Chhattisgarh. 2
Madhya Pradesh
General exploration for Graphite in Tikari-Chiklar- Gauthana area, Betul belt. 3
Jharkhand
Exploration for Gold Ore in Sindauri East Block, Ranchi District, Jharkhand. 4
Odisha
Exploration for iron ore in Mendhamaruni block, Sundargarh district, Odisha. 5
Haryana
Exploration of copper mineralization in south-east of Golwa area, Mahendragarh district, Haryana. 6
Exploration for multi-metal deposit in northof Tosham hill, Bhiwani district, Haryana 7
Uttar Pradesh
Detailed exploration for andalusite in Salaidih - Harwariya area, Mahakoshal Group, Sonbhadra district, Uttar Pradesh.

9. G2-Stage Proposals for FS 2015-16 & 2016-17
Sl. No. SU
Title 8
Andhra Pradesh
Reappraisal of basemetal mineralization in Mallapuram block of Markapur Basemetal Belt, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. 9
Telangana
Investigation for reassessment of iron ores of Bayyaram area, Khammam and Warangal districts, Telangana, India (MoU between GSI & DMG Telangana) 10
Tamil Nadu
Exploration for platinum group of elements in T2 sector of Tasampalaiyam Block in Sittampundi Anorthosite Complex of Tamil Nadu 11
Rajasthan
Exploration for gold-copper mineralization in Jagpura area, Banswara district, Rajasthan. 12
Exploration for basemetal in West of Nanagwas block, Sikar district, Rajasthan. 13
Exploration for copper and associated precious metals in Khera main block, Mundiyawas- Khera area, Alwar district, Rajasthan. 14
Meghalaya
Detailed investigation for limestone in Shyrwang block, Litang Valley, East Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya