Question : MINING OF GOLD



(a) the names of the companies engaged in the mining of gold in the country, Statewise; and

(b) the total quantity of gold extracted and produced in the country alongwith its value during each of the last three years and the current year?

Answer given by the minister


THE MINISTER OF MINES AND MINISTER OF DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION ( SHRI B.K. HANDIQUE)

(a) : As per available information the names of the companies engaged in the mining of gold in the country State-wise is given below:

State	Name of Company
Jharkhand Manmohan Minerals Industries Pvt. Ltd. Hindustan Copper Ltd. (Gold recovered as by product from copper concentrate)
Karnataka Hutti Gold Mines Co. Ltd.
Gujarat HINDALCO (Gold recovered as by product from copper concentrate)

(b): As per available information, year-wise production of gold and its value is given below:-
2007-08	2008-09 (Provisional)	2009-10 (Provisional)
Quan-	Value	Quan-	Value	Quan-	Value
tity	tity	tity
(Kg)	(’000’)	(Kg)	(’000’)	(Kg)	(’000’)
12104	11617074	7335	9246731	11220	17798126

Data for current year is not yet compiled.