Hyderabad: Union Minister of Coal and Mines G Kishan Reddy on Saturday launched the National District Mineral Foundation (DMF) portal, a centralised platform to gather information on the District Mineral Foundations across the country.
The portal provides details of 645 DMFs in the country with enhanced transparency, featuring centralised visibility of activities, project oversight, and dynamic analytics, as well as a repository of best practices for effective implementation, an official release said.
Reddy also launched the Mineral Exploration Hackathon focused on innovative mineral hunt techniques.
This initiative focuses on the use of emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) for analyzing geophysical data and integrating multiple mineral exploration data sets, including baseline and available exploration data, to identify new mineral targets, especially those that are deep-seated or concealed.
During the event, Reddy handed over certificates to the eight preferred bidders of the second and third tranche of the e-auction of critical and strategic mineral blocks. The occasion was also graced by the presence of Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar Vijay Kumar Sinha and officials from various organizations.
