Srinagar: Secretary Mining Department, Amit Sharma, has invited global mineral developers to invest in Jammu and Kashmir during the ongoing two-day international conference and exhibition on Mineral Business Development, 2022 organised at Nagpur.
The theme of this mega event was “Prospects and Challenges of Mineral Based Products and Utilization of Wastes for the Make in India Initiative”.
According to an official press release issued here, while attending the inaugural session of this international conference as a guest of honour, Amit Sharma shared the success story of J&K created in the past couple of years wherein the Mining and Mineral Exploration sectors have touched new heights. He invited all prospective Global players to invest in the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir while elaborating on ample underlying scope for strategic minerals there.
“Several global players assured that they will come to J&K soon while mentioning their areas of interest and specialization,” the press release informed.
It said during his keynote address, Amit Sharma gave a detailed presentation on the mining and mineral wealth in J&K and shared district-wise scope for different mineral availability such as Lithium, Bauxite, Limestone, Gypsum, Marble, Lignite, Graphite and Quartzite.
Secretary also disclosed that a rare precious gem Sapphire is being extracted in Padder area of Jammu division which is having excellent quality. He added that the coal mines located in Kalakote area of Jammu have been provisioning top-quality anthracite coal over the last many years.
The delegates showed a lot of interest in exploring the mineral wealth of J&K after this eye-opening presentation on opportunities for mineral-based industries in J&K by Secretary Mining.
