By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: The premium of online auction for for Karlapat Bauxite Block reached at 175.00 Percent which was started at 108.00 percent while auction going on till last reports came in.
Adani Group, Reliance Industries, Hindalco Industries, Vedanta Aluminium, Naveen Jindal-backed Powercem, and Coal India are among the companies interested in Odisha’s Karlapat-Pollingpadar bauxite block.
The Karlapat bauxite block (Karlapat-Pollingpadar) is a major virgin bauxite deposit in Odisha’s Kalahandi district.
It holds an estimated 207 million tonnes of reserves and has drawn intense competitive bidding from major Indian industrial titans.
Lies adjacent to the Karlapat Wildlife Sanctuary, leading to boundary modifications and environmental scrutiny over mining proximity to local wildlife corridors.
It is among 11 virgin mineral blocks offered by the Odisha government in the current auction round. According to the Directorate of Geology, Government of Odisha, the block contains an estimated 207 million tonnes of bauxite resources, comprising 153 million tonnes of proved reserves and 54 million tonnes of possible reserves.
Spread across a plateau of around 9.6 square kilometres, the deposit has an average ore thickness of nearly 12 metres. Geological data indicate an average alumina content of about 45.2 per cent with low reactive silica, making the ore suitable for alumina production through the Bayer process.
Karlapat ranks among Odisha’s largest bauxite deposits. The Directorate of Geology places it alongside Panchpatmali in Koraput (314 million tonnes), Sijimali in Rayagada (245 million tonnes), Gandhamardan in Bolangir-Bargarh (207 million tonnes) and Baphilimali in Rayagada (195 million tonnes).
