Bhubaneswar, February 19 Gold reserves of 1462 kg have been discovered in the Mayurbhanj district of Odisha, state minister Bibhuti Bhusan Jena told the assembly on Thursday.
The Geological Survey of India (GSI) conducted a survey for gold reserves in different areas within the Bangiriposhi assembly constituency of Mayurbhanj district, Jena said in a written reply to a question by MLA Sanjali Murmu.
During the survey, the GSI has found gold deposits of 1462.73 kg, along with copper reserves of 17.06 million tons, in the Madanashi-Kanjia area of the district, he said.
Earlier, in a statement to the House issued on September 18, 2025, the minister had informed that gold reserves of around 1,996 kg have been discovered in the Deogarh and Keonjhar districts of Odisha.
Gold deposits of nearly 1,685 kg were detected in the Adash area of Deogarh and 311.07 kg in Gopur of Keonjhar. The G2-level exploration has been completed at all three gold reserve mineral blocks, according to the statement.
Apart from these three areas, it was estimated that the yellow metal is also present in scattered locations in different parts of the districts of Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Sundargarh, Koraput, Malkangiri, Angul, Sambalpur, and Deogarh, he informed.