More than 100 licences would be issued to national and international firms shortly for exploration of multi-billion dollars minerals including gold, copper, lead and coal besides precious stones in vast area in different districts of Northern Areas.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/100-licences-be-issued-exploring-minerals
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/dawn-pakistan
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/minerals
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/copper
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/gold
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/lead
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/coal
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pakistan