Commissioner of Geology and Mining

Industries & Mines Department

Government of Gujarat
Email: geo-auction-cgm@gujarat.gov.in

Date: March 11, 2024

Notice Inviting Tender

“Invitation of bids for grant of Mining Lease for Aluminous

Laterite and Limestone Mineral”

In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 10 (B) of the Mines and Minerals (Development and
Regulation) Act, 1957 and in accordance with the Mineral (Auction) Rules, 2015 notified thereunder, the
Government of Gujarat has identified 4 (four) mineral blocks containing Aluminous Laterite and Limestone
mineral for electronic auction and hereby invites tenders for the purposes of grant of Mining Lease.

Accordingly, Financial bids are invited in digital format only and Technical bids are invited both in digital and
physical format from Eligible bidders.

Eligibility conditions, date and time for participating in the electronic auction are provided in the Tender
Document. Detailed Tender Documents along with timelines, notifications, updates and other details for the
e-auction process for the mineral blocks are available in electronic form only and can be downloaded from the
website of MSTC Limited (https://www.mstcecommerce.com/auctionhome/mlcln/index.jsp).

Interested and eligible bidders can register themselves on MSTC website. On successful registration, eligible
bidders will obtain login ID and password necessary for participation in the e-auction process. Model Tender
Document and Mineral Block Summary are available free of cost on the website of MSTC Limited
(https://www.mstcecommerce.com/auctionhome/mlcln/index.jsp).

Last date for purchase of Tender Document on website of e-auction platform provider is April 22, 2024 [on
or before 17:00 hours (IST)] and the last date for submission of the bids is April 29, 2024 [on or before 17:00
hours (IST)]. The Price of Tender Document per mineral block is Rs. 2,00,000/- (Rupees Two Lakh) excluding
GST and bidders are required to pay applicable GST under Reverse Charge Mechanism.

List of Mineral Blocks for Auction

No. Name of Village, Mineral Mineral Resource (Mineral/Grade Area
Mineral Taluka, wise) (Ha)
Block District

1. Khera Khera, Limestone • Cement Grade Limestone- 9.7223

Limestone Maliya- 29,07,651.84 tonnes
block Hatina, • Chemical Grade Limestone-
Junagadh 3,26,719.91 tonnes

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 No. Name of Village, Mineral Mineral Resource (Mineral/Grade Area
Mineral Taluka, wise) (Ha)
Block District

2. Amrutpura Amrutpura, Bauxite • Aluminous Laterite: 8,57,144 5.00

Block-C Thasara, (Aluminous tonnes
Kheda Laterite – • Laterite: 13,35,545 tonnes
Major mineral)
and Laterite
(Minor
mineral)

3. Amrutpura Amrutpura, Bauxite • Aluminous Laterite: 17,09,399 5.00

Block-D Thasara, (Aluminous tonnes
Kheda Laterite – • Laterite: 17,29,796 tonnes
Major mineral)
and
Laterite (Minor
mineral)

4. Amrutpura Amrutpura, Bauxite • Aluminous Laterite: 10,26,983 5.00

Block-E Thasara, (Aluminous tonnes
Kheda Laterite – • Laterite: 14,47,293 tonnes
Major mineral)
and
Laterite (Minor
mineral)

* In the absence of prices of aluminous laterite published by the Indian Bureau of Mines, the computation of
Value of Estimated Resources is based on the average sale price of bauxite (non-metallurgical cement grade)
as published by Indian Bureau of Mines. All the applicable payments after the notification of royalty rate and
sale price of aluminous laterite shall be levied as per notified royalty rate and applicable sale price.

Commissioner of Geology and Mining,

Government of Gujarat

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