PANAJI
The Directorate of Mines and Geology (DMG) on Wednesday informed that over 172 tender documents have been purchased to bid for 18 iron ore dumps, which are put up for e-auction.
The e-auction of over 5.2 million metric tonnes of minerals lying in the form of dumps will commence from January 22. The largest dump, with a total quantity of over 14 lakh metric tonnes, is lying in the villages of Bandoli and Cormonem, followed by 11.7 lakh metric tonnes at Sonus Vonvoliem.
DMG last month issued a notice inviting tender (NIT). The last date to apply for the e-auction is January 9, while the technical bids will be opened on January 10. The names of technically qualified bidders will be announced on January 20.
Director of Mines Narayan Gad said that the department had received an overwhelming response, with 172 tender documents being purchased. He said that the last date to bid for the e-auction, along with all technical documents, is January 9. “The auction will commence from January 22 and go on till January 25,” sources said.
The dumps taken up for e-auction in the first phase are located in the villages of Costi, Sancordem, Dabal, Rivona, Codli, Honda, Sirsaim, Collem, etc. The total quantity of dumps identified for e-auction is around 5.2 million metric tonnes.
Gad said that the dump grade varies between 45 Fe content and 50 Fe content as per the dump profile study undertaken by the agency.
DMG has said that the dumps being auctioned are being auctioned on an as-is-where-is basis and that DMG shall not be responsible for the quantity, quality, and recovery of the iron ore from the dumps.
“It shall be the responsibility of the bidder to visit the location of the dump and make its own assessment with respect to the quantity, quality, and recovery of iron ore from the dump put up for auction,” the department said.
