New Delhi, Oct. 30 -- Drilling at Deccan Gold Mines Limited's critical mineral block in Chhattisgarh will begin in December, marking a key step in India's efforts to secure domestic supplies of strategic resources like nickel, copper, platinum, and palladium, Hanuma Prasad, Managing Director, Deccan Gold Mines Limited, told ANI.

"In Chhattisgarh, we have the Balukona block for nickel, copper, platinum, and palladium," said Prasad in an exclusive interview with ANI on Wednesday. "Drilling will begin in December."

He said the block has strong multi-commodity potential. "We expect around 10,000 tons of copper and 10,000 tons of nickel annually," Prasad said. "It's a multi-commodity mine, nickel, copper, platinum, and palladium, all classif...