Mines & Geology

The achievement in 1992-93 was production of 12,230 metric tonnes of ore ( production of concentrates of Copper 349.50 MT, Lead- 73.00 MT and Zinc - 355.35 MT), micro-biological studies of 200 samples of drinking water from various sources, geo-engineering survey of Kumre Sitey slide near Jorthang and mineral exploitatiion study of coal, silica, limestone etc. The department completed 15 hazard zonation mapping, one traverse mapping and 150 drillings for carbonate rock investigation.