Government of Karnataka

Summary of the Mineral Block

(to be made available on the website of e-auction platform provider)
(As per GoI Notification No:1/15/2015-M.VI Dated:02.07.2015)

Part A - GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT MINERAL BLOCK

Features Details
1 Location
Mineral Block Maruthipura Gold Block
Corner Points
Between Latitudes N15⁰00’00” and 15⁰04’33”
Latitude-Longitude
Longitudes E75⁰19’58” and 75⁰24’37”
A = N15°04'31.89513", E75°19'58.07919"
Latitude, Longitude of Corner Points B = N15°04'32.45829", E75°22'00.03490"
as per DGPS C = N14°59'59.90298", E75°24'37.41854"
D = N14°59'59.97255", E75°22'48.01017"
Villages Maruthipura
Tehsil/ Taluka Savanur, Kundgol
District Dharwar and Haveri
State Karnataka
2 Area Total area – 28.92 sq.km.
Mineralised Area in Ha. Mineralised area approximation for gold
mineralisation is not attempted with G4 data as the
gold mineralisation is subjective to many factors and
Non-mineralised Area in Ha.
detailed exploration is required to ascertain the
actual extent.
3 Exploration
G4 level as per Minerals (Evidence of Mineral
Status (G1/G2/G3/G4 etc.)
Contents) Rules, 2015.
Exploration Agency Geological Survey of India
10 core boreholes with a total meterage of 1039.9m
Total Number of Boreholes with
has been carried out in the northern part of the
Meterage
block.
100m interval along the strike in northern part of the
Borehole Spacing (Density)
block.
4 Quantity of Minerals (Grade-wise)
Gold
Resources have not been fully estimated in the entire
block. However 0.06 MMT at 0.5g/t Au resources
Total Geological Resources
has been estimated by considering one borehole
data.
Due to absence of resource estimation for the entire
Value of Estimated resources of the block, Value of estimated resources is not
Concession area in Indian Rupees calculated.

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5 Mineralised Zones
Number of Mineral Zones
Trend (Dip and Strike)
Total Thickness
6 Accessibility
Nearest Rail Head
Road
Airport
7 Hydrography
Local Surface Drainage Pattern
(Channels)
Rivers/Streams
8 Climate
Mean Annual Rainfall
Temperatures (December)
Temperatures (June)
9 Topography
Topo Sheet Number
Morphology of the Area
Part B - PARTICULARS OF STATUTORY LICENSES, PERMITS, PERMISSIONS,
CONCESSIONS, APPROVALS AND CONSENTS RELATED TO MINING OPERATIONS
Particulars
1 Forest clearance for leased area
Wild life clearance (sanctuary, reserve To be obtained by the successful bidder where ever
2
or special zone clearances)
3 Environmental Clearance
4 Consent to establish
5 Explosive licence
6 Permission for mine opening
Permission of installation/ trial
7
operation of equipment.
8 Ground water clearance (Centre/State)
Information Memorandum/ Mine Block Summery
Mineral content established
NNW-SSE direction
Not applicable
Gudageri Railway Station
It is situated about 400km NNW of Bangalore and is
well connected by Bangalore-Pune highway (NH-4).
The interior villages are connected to Taluk
headquarters by number of tar roads. The nearest
railway station Gudageri is located on Bangalore –
Hubli Broad gauge line located in the Ranibennur
Hubli section of SW Railway.
Hubbali
Dendritic drainage pattern
The area is having high density of ephemeral
streams due to undulatory terrain conditions.
650-700mm
Min 17⁰C
Max 42⁰C
Undulating topography
48M/8
Isolated linear ridges (Hills)
Details/Status
To be obtained by the successful bidder where ever
it is required
it is required
To be obtained by the successful bidder where ever
it is required
To be obtained by the successful bidder where ever
it is required
To be obtained by the successful bidder where ever
it is required
To be obtained by the successful bidder where ever
it is required
To be obtained by the successful bidder where ever
it is required
To be obtained by the successful bidder where ever
it is required
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9 Railway siding approval
10 Approval for diesel storage
11 Power line from State Discom
Clearances relating to work under
12 an existing transmission line or
shifting of the transmission line
13 Grama Sabha consent
14 Consent for Operate (CFO)
15 Approval of Mine Plan from IBM
16 Others (if any)
Part C - Particulars of Land
Area
1 Total Concession Area
2 Forest Land with Status
3 Government Land with Status
4 Private land with Status
5 Revenue survey details of the area
Information Memorandum/ Mine Block Summery
To be obtained by the successful bidder where ever
it is required
To be obtained by the successful bidder where ever
it is required
To be obtained by the successful bidder where ever
it is required
To be obtained by the successful bidder where ever
it is required
To be obtained by the successful bidder where ever
it is required
To be obtained by the successful bidder where ever
it is required
To be obtained by the successful bidder where ever
it is required
To be obtained by the successful bidder where ever
it is required
Details
2892.8 Ha
Nil.
Approximately 351.68 Ha as per Land use land
cover data computation.
Approximately 2541.12 Ha as per Land use land
cover data computation.
Land use Land cover map prepared using spatial
data with Cadastral details is uploaded for ready
reference. The survey number wise details of land
status with extent as per the revenue records
(Bhoomi database) is also shared for reference.
However, the actual extent and land status of
individual survey numbers may vary in the ground.
The given reference data given to enable the bidders
to get a fair idea of the landuse and extent.
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