India: Madhya Pradesh govt declares preferred bidders for major manganese ore mineral block auctions

The Madhya Pradesh Mineral Resources Department has announced the preferred bidders for Phase XV mineral block auctions:

• N S Green Energy and Construction Services secured the composite licence for the 9.037-ha Bhilapar block, comprising 0.063-mnt manganese ore and 0.161-mnt dolomite resources, with a 45295% final bid on 20 Mar’25.
• Tangent Construction India won the 6.094-ha Botejahri block, comprising 0.065-mnt manganese ore resources, at 105.05% on 21 Mar.