Bhubaneswar: Five mineral mines of Odisha are among the six which the government is planning to put up for sale next month, the PTI reported on Sunday.
Among them, three are bauxite mines and three are limestone blocks.
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According to the Ministry of Mines, three bauxite blocks — Ballada, Kutrumali and Sijimali — and two limestone mines — Garramura and Uskalabgu — in Odisha are virgin blocks. The remaining mine, Nimana-Duniya, is a limestone block in Kota, Rajasthan.
The notice inviting tender for all six blocks was floated in November.
The government started the process of allocating mineral blocks through auctions in 2015-16 and 216 mineral blocks across 10 states have been auctioned till November 30.
