ET reported that a new reserve of about 300,000 tons of bauxite ore has been found in Chhattisgarh.

The report quoted an official of the government owned Chhattisgarh Mining Development Corporation as saying that “We found about 300,000 tonnes of bauxite reserves spread in an area of 20 hectares at village Kudarwahi in Keshkal area in Bastar district.”

He said “It is a high quality reserve and CMDC intends to open up the mine for excavation within three-four months."

But he said it would be difficult to run mining activities in the area due to growing Maoist dominance.

(Sourced from Economic Times)