The government on Wednesday said as many as 11 mineral blocks funded by the National Mineral Exploration Trust have been auctioned while six other blocks are under the sale process.
The National Mineral Exploration Trust (NMET) was set up in 2015 to boost regional and detailed mineral exploration activities.
“Since inception NMET has funded 270 mineral exploration projects, out of which 162 projects have been completed and the remaining 108 projects are ongoing.
