Gold deposits estimated to be around 3500 tonnes and worth Rs 12 lakh crore have been discovered in the Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh by the Geological Survey of India (GSI), almost five times India's current reserve of the precious metal.
The gold deposits were found in Son Pahadi and Hardi areas here, district mining officer K K Rai said. Work on finding gold reserves in Sonbhadra was started almost two decades back in 1992-93 by the Geological Survey of India, he said, adding that auctioning of these blocks through e-tendering would start soon. The deposits in Son Pahadi are estimated to be around 2,943.26 tonnes, while that at Hardi block are around 646.16 kilogram, the official said.

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