Pradeep Koneru said: AP gets good response to mining proposals The Andhra Pradesh Mineral Development Corporation (APMDC) has floated a global invitation for expression of interest (EoI) for entering into agreement with it for operating heavy mineral beach sand mines (HMBS), mineral separation plants and value-added industries under the public private partnership (PPP) mode and the response has been very encouraging. There have been seventeen offers for Visakhapatnam district alone, according to sources. The APMDC seeks to take up exploration of HMBS mines in Visakhapatnam, Krishna, East and West Godavari districts in a big way. It is planned to extract commercially viable minerals from the sand including garnet, zircon, sillimanite and traces of monazite. Monazite is a radioactive material due to presence of thorium and uranium minerals. APMDC sources say that it does not pose any threat to the environment as it is within permissible limits. Still, there is stiff opposition to the proposal from environmentalists and green groups. The corporation plans to set up mineral separation plants in the following mandals, which have been formed as separate mining zones: Krishna (Kodur, Machilipatnam, Bantumilli andNagayalanka) 31,800 hectares, West Godavari (Mogalthuru and Narsapur) 4,375 hectares, East Godavari-I (Tallarevu, I. Polavaram, Katrenikona, Uppulaguptham, Allavaram, Mamidikuduru, Malkipuram) 11,563 hectares, East Godavari-II (Tuni, Kothapalem andKakinada) 6,250 hectares and Visakhapatnam (Payakaraopeta, Nakkapali and Yelamanchili) 13,750 hectares.
Pradeep Koneru said - AP gets Good Response to Mining Proposals
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