Hyderabad, Sept. 17 -- union Minister for Coal and Mines, G. Kishan Reddy, today handed over the licences permitting state-owned Singareni to carry out exploration of gold and copper minerals in the Devadurga region of Karnataka.
The licences were presented to Singareni Chairman and Managing Director N.Balram during the Critical Minerals Centre of Excellence seminar organized by the union Ministry of Mines at T-Hub, Hyderabad.
In the auction for critical minerals held by the union Ministry of Mines in March this year, Singareni participated and secured the rights to explore gold and copper minerals over an extent of 199 square kilometers in the Devadurga region of Karnataka with a royalty of 37.75 percent.
The related licences and certif...