Mines Ministry holds roadshow in Porbandar, Gujarat, for India's first-ever auction of offshore mineral blocks
The Ministry of Mines presented the auction process for India's first offshore areas mineral blocks to industry at Porbandar, Gujarat, on 21 December 2024, highlighting lime-mud for cement.
Summary
The Ministry of Mines organised a roadshow at Porbandar, Gujarat, on 21 December 2024 to explain the auction process for India's first-ever Offshore Areas Mineral Blocks to industry and other stakeholders. Mines Secretary V. L. Kantha Rao highlighted the potential of lime-mud mining in India's offshore areas, describing lime-mud as a vital raw material for cement manufacturing that can diversify the industry's resource base. Gujarat's Commissioner of Geology and Mines Dhaval Patel spoke on the State's strategic importance in offshore mining. The auction terms and block details are available on the MSTC auction platform.
Key facts
- Event
- Roadshow on auction of India's first Offshore Areas Mineral Blocks
- Venue and date
- Porbandar, Gujarat; 21 December 2024
- Organiser
- Ministry of Mines
- Key mineral highlighted
- Lime-mud, a raw material for cement
- Speakers
- Mines Secretary V. L. Kantha Rao; Gujarat Commissioner of Geology and Mines Dhaval Patel
- Auction platform
- MSTC
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Where did the Ministry of Mines hold a roadshow on 21 December 2024 for the auction of India's first-ever offshore areas mineral blocks?
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Correct answer: A — Porbandar
PIB (Ministry of Mines): the Ministry organised an exclusive roadshow at Porbandar, Gujarat, on 21 December 2024 to unveil the auction process for India's first-ever Offshore Areas Mineral Blocks.
At the Porbandar roadshow, the Mines Secretary described offshore lime-mud as a vital raw material for which industry?
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Correct answer: C — Cement
PIB (Ministry of Mines): Secretary V. L. Kantha Rao underscored the critical role of lime-mud, a vital raw material for cement manufacturing, in diversifying the industry's resource base.