Gujarat Gazette, No. 173, Part Part IV-A Extra, 31 December 2025

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Extra No. 173

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

Vol. LXVI ] WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2025 / PAUSHA 10, 1947

Separate paging is given to this Part in order that it may be filed as a Separate Compilation.

PART IV-A

Rules and Orders (Other than those published in Parts I, I-A, and I-L) made

by the Government of Gujarat under the Central Acts

INDUSTRIES AND MINES DEPARTMENT

NOTIFICATION

Sachivalaya, Gandhinagar, 24th July, 2025

MINES AND MINERALS (DEVELOPMENT AND REGULATION) Act, 1957

No.GU-2025-29-IMD/MIL/e-file/9/2025/2323/CHH1:- Whereas the proposal vide Letter NO.CGM/Lease/Auction/ Major/2023-24/4407 dated 05/12/2023 received from the office of the Commissioner, Geology and Mining, Gandhinagar pursuant to Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957, Mineral Concession Rules, 2016 and Mineral(Auction) Rules, 2015 as amended from time to time, the State Government hereby notifies the following mineral blocks located in Kalyanpur taluka of Devbhoomi Dwarka District. The key parameters/matters along with the terms and conditions and other modalities of the e-auction process (Model Tender Document) as mentioned and approved on the file No. IMD/MIL/e-file/9/2025/2323/CHH1 will remain the same. IV-A Ex.-173 173-1 173-2 GUJARAT GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, EX., 31-12-2025 [ PART IV-A

No.	Block Name	Area (Hectar)	Land Type & Survey No.	Estimated Mineral Resources (MT)	Value of Estimated Resources* (Rs. Crore)
1.	Bakodi Block-1	49.21.13	Govt. Land S.No. 634 New (41 Old)	Aluminous Laterite : 76,03,942 Laterite: 1,40,09,058	1,167.55
2.	Kenedy Block-1	17.90.73	Govt. Land S.No. 352 Paiki	Aluminous Laterite : 32,71,841 Laterite: 37,51,184	406.75

* In the absence of price of aluminous laterite published by Indian bureau of mines, Value of Estimated Resources is calculated based on the average sale prices of Bauxite (cement grade) published by Indian Bureau of Mines for Gujarat for the 12 months preceding the issuance of NIT (i.e. from April 2024 to May 2025), However, it will be changed depending on the date of issuance of NIT or/and any new prices are published by IBM prior to issuance of NIT. Further, price of Laterite has been considered from latest available price published by Industries and Mines Department vide notification GMR/2017/MM/1904/CHH dated 10th March, 2022. If any new price is published before issuance of NIT, the same may be considered for calculation of VER.

The price of Tender Document shall be Rs. 2 lakh per Tender Document, in line with the price prescribed during the last phase of auctions. The price of the tender document will be kept excluding GST and bidders are required to pay applicable GST under Reverse Charge Mechanism.

The Reserve Price shall be at 20% (in line with the last phase of auction). The reasonable price which will be emerged out of the price discovery in the first round of auction (i.e. Initial Price Offer stage) that would become the floor price for the second round of the auction (i.e. Final Price Offer stage) as per sub rule 7 of Rule 9 of Mineral (Auction) Rules, 2015 as amended from time to time.

Bidder shall fulfil all the conditions as mentioned in the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 and Rules made thereunder as amended from time to time.

Successful bidder shall obtain all requisite clearances/approvals before the commencement of mining operations.

By order and in the name of the Governor of Gujarat.

VASIM CHAUHAN,

Under Secretary to Government

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