Gujarat Gazette, No. 598, Part Part IV-B Extra, 31 December 2025

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Extra No. 598

The Gujarat Government Gazette EXTRAORDINARY

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-B

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

by the Government of Gujarat under the Gujarat Acts

INDUSTRIES AND MINES DEPARTMENT

NOTIFICATION

Sachivalaya, Gandhinagar, 5th June, 2025

GUJARAT MINOR MINERAL CONCESSION RULES, 2017.

No.GHU/2025/24/IMD/WRT/e-file/9/2025/0814/CHH: Whereas the proposals vide Letter No. CGM/Lease/Auction/ PAN/GNT/Proposal/2024-25/450, dated 01/02/2025 received from the office of the Commissioner, Geology and Mining, Gandhinagar, the State Government hereby notifies the following block of Panchmahal district, under sub-rule (1) of rule 4 of Gujarat Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 2017.

Sr. No	Mineral Block Name	Location (Village, Taluka, District )	Mineral	Area (Hect.)	Survey no.	Estimated Recoverable Resource (MT)	Type of Land
1	Vadi Granite Block-7	Vadi, Shehera, Panchmahal	Granite	02.05.39	1051, 1052, 1074	1,70,679.09	Private

2. The key parameters/ matters, along with the terms and conditions and other modalities of the e-auction process (Model Tender Document) has been approved by the Government of Gujarat vide letter dated 30/10/2017. IV-B Ex.-598 598-1 598-2 GUJARAT GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, EX., 31-12-2025 [ PART IV-B 3. Following pre-requisites, in order to conduct auction for grant of quarry lease, have been completed for each of the mineral block: (i) Quarry lease area has been explored and evidence of mineral resources has been established in accordance with parameters prescribed in Schedule I of GMMCR, 2017, as amended.

       (ii)   Quarry  lease  area  has  been  identified  and  demarcated  using  differential  global  positioning  system  and
              topographic and geological maps have been prepared using total station.
       (iii)   Quarry lease area has been classified into private land (land not owned by the Government).
4.     The  block-specific  decisions  relating  to  key  parameters/  matters  with  regard  to  the  auction  of  minor  mineral
       blocks pursuant to GMMCR, 2017 (as amended) are listed below:
       (i)    There would not be any specified end-use reservation.
       (ii)   The base premium is fixed as 10% for the mineral block to be put for auction.
       (iii)  Stage-I of the Timetable of the Tender Process pertaining to completion of e-auction process is as below.

Events	Timeline
Date of issuance of Notice Inviting Tender	T0
Completing of Stage-I i.e. Issuance of Letter of Intent	T0 + 105 days

(iv) Letter of intent shall not be issued in case the bidder holds or may hold (including the area relating to the on-going auction) one or more quarry leases in respect of a particular mineral covering a total area of more than the prescribed level as per rule 14 of GMMCR-2017.

5. Successful bidders shall obtain and submit all necessary clearances/approvals before the commencement of mining operations.

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

ISHITA SHAH,

Section Officer to Government.

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