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Chhattisgarh
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Jharkhand
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Bihar
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Gujarat
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Detailed explanation-1: -In certain areas, G2 (general) exploration can also be carried out, Ms. Bamhrah said. Union Minister of Mines Pralhad Joshi had last year informed the Lok Sabha that Bihar holds the highest share of India’s gold reserves.
Detailed explanation-2: -In a written reply, he had said that Bihar has 222.885 million tonnes of gold metal, which is 44% of the country’s total gold reserves.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Jamui district of Bihar has the India’s largest gold reserve for which the state government has accorded permission for exploration. As per a Geological Survey of India (GSI) survey, around 222.88 million tonnes of the gold reserve, including 37.6 tonnes of mineral-rich ore, are present in Jamui district.