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PANAJI: 18 iron ore dumps are up for e-auction, and the Directorate of Mines and Geology (DMG) said that more than 172 tender documents have been bought to bid on them.
Beginning on January 22, more than 5.2 million metric tonnes of minerals that are now in the form of dumps will be put up for e-auction. The villages of Bandoli and Cormonem have the largest dump, totaling almost 14 lakh metric tons, while Sonus Vonvoliem has 11.7 lakh metric tonnes.
DMG released a notice inviting tenders (NIT) last month. Applications for the e-auction must be submitted by January 9; technical bids will be accepted on January 10. On January 20, the names of technically qualified bidders will be revealed.
With 172 tender documents purchased, the department has received an enormous reaction, according to Mines Director Narayan Gad. According to him, all technical paperwork and bids for the e-auction must be submitted by January 9 at the latest. According to insiders, the auction will start on January 22 and run through January 25.
The communities of Costi, Sancordem, Dabal, Rivona, Codli, Honda, Sirsaim, Collem, and others are home to the landfills that were put up for e-auction in the first phase. Approximately 5.2 million metric tons of dumps have been selected for e-auction.
According to the agency’s dump profile analysis, the dump grade ranges from 45 to 50 Fe concentration, according to Gad.
DMG has stated that it will not be held accountable for the amount, quality, or recovery of iron ore from the dumps and that the auction would be held on an as-is-where-is basis.
