The Atomic Minerals Directorate has begun exploring in Arunachal Pradesh’s Aalo by taking advantage of newly built roads. AMD was also weighing atomic mineral exploration in the Mechuka Valley and in Himachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Assam, director DK Sinha told the media on the sidelines of a day-long seminar in Hyderabad on Monday.
“The Centre wants us to do something in Arunachal Pradesh. The rocks of Arunachal Pradesh are favourable for hosting mineralisation. Drilling has commenced only last week” and AMD was “hopeful and optimistic” of finding mineral deposits. “It takes 2-3 years to decide whether it will be economically viable.” Infrastructure now available to reach China borders should help cut short exploration and mining cycles to around three years from around 10 years, he said.
