Shares of Deccan Gold Mines were locked at 5 percent lower circuit on October 26 despite the company won a mine block in Chhattisgarh. At 12:08 pm, Deccan Gold Mines was quoting at Rs 112.53 apiece, down Rs 5.92, or five percent on the BSE.
There were pending sell orders of 206,183 shares, with no buyers available.
Deccan Gold Mines has received ‘Letter of Intent’ for the Bhalukona — Jamnidih Nickel, Chromium and Associated PGE Block in Chhattisgarh from the Directorate of Geology & Mining, Government of Chhattisgarh, as per the company's press release.
This is an important and significant milestone in the Company’s efforts to diversify into the Critical Minerals (CM) domain, the company said.
The company will now take steps to comply with the terms and conditions of the Letter of Intent which will facilitate the execution of Composite Licence for the Bhalukona — Jamnidih Nickel, Chromium and Associated PGE Block in Chhattisgarh.
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The company had submitted its technical bid and participated in the e-auction held on March 6, 2023 for the captioned Block.
On May 22, 2023 the company had received an official intimation from the Government of Chhattisgarh that the company has been selected as the “preferred bidder” on the basis of the e-auction and had furnished performance security for an amount of Rs 1,50,00,000 vide Bank Guarantee dated May 25, 2023 in favour of Directorate of Geology and Mining, Government of Chhattisgarh.
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