The Ministry of Mines, via notification S.O. 5602(E) dated December 4, 2025, notifies M/s Siddharth Geo. Consultant under "Category 'A' Exploration Agency." This is in accordance with the guidelines for notification of accredited private exploration agencies issued by the government of India, Ministry of Mines vide order No. M.VI-16/15/2021-Mines VI, dated the 12th August, 2021, and in exercise of the powers conferred by the second proviso to sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (67 of 1957), and consequent upon accreditation provided by the National Accreditation Board for Education and Training of the Quality Council of India. The agency shall carry out prospecting operations in compliance with the conditions specified in the said guidelines. The notification is valid for five years from the date of publication or until the expiry or termination of the accreditation granted, whichever is earlier. The notification is filed under F. No. M.VI-16/22/2022-Mines VI and signed by Dinesh Mahur, Joint Secretary.
Key Entities Referenced
Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957: The principal act governing the regulation of mines and minerals in India. This notification is issued under Section 4(1) of the act.
Ministry of Mines: The government ministry responsible for mines and mineral regulation in India, which issues the notification.
M/s Siddharth Geo. Consultant: A private exploration agency that is being notified as an accredited exploration agency under 'Category A'.
National Accreditation Board for Education and Training of the Quality Council of India: Organization that provides accreditation, which is a prerequisite for the Ministry of Mines to notify the private exploration agency.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
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स.ं 5414] नई दिल्ली, बृहस्ट्प जतिार, दिसम्ब र 4, 2025/अग्रहायण 13, 1947 27, 1947
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खान मत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 4 दिसम् बर, 2025
का.आ. 5602(अ).—केन्द्रीय सरकार, खान और खजनि (जिकास और जिजनयमन) अजधजनयम, 1957 (1957 का
67) की धारा 4 की उपधारा (1) के िसू रे परंतुक द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए और भारतीय गणु ित्ता पररषि के
राष्ट्रीय जिक्षा एिं प्रजिक्षण प्रत्यायन बोडड द्वारा उपबंजधत प्रत्यायन के पररणामस्ट्िरूप, भारत सरकार, खान मंत्रालय के
तारीख 12 अगस्ट्त, 2021 के आिेि संख्या एम.VI-16/15/2021-खान VI के द्वारा िारी प्रत्याजयत जनिी खोि अजभकरणों
की अजधसूचना के जलए मागडििकड जसद्ांतों के अनुसार “प्रिगड ‘क’ खोि अजभकरण” के अधीन मैससड जसद्ार्ड जियो. कंसल्टेंट
को अजधसूजचत करती ह।ै
2. उि अजभकरण, उि मागडििडक जसद्ांतों म ें जिजनर्िडष्ट ितों के अनुपालन में पूिेक्षण संदियाएं कायाडजन्द्ित
करेगा।
3. यह अजधसूचना रािपत्र म ें इसके प्रकािन की तारीख से पांच िषड की अिजध के जलए या अनिु त्त प्रत्यायन
के अिसान तक या इसके समाप्त होने तक, िो भी पूिडतर हो, प्रिृत्त रहगे ी।
[फा. स.ं एम.VI-16/22/2022-खान VI]
दिनेि माहुर, संयुि सजचि
8164 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
MINISTRY OF MINES
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 4th December, 2025
S.O. 5602(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by the second proviso to sub-section (1) of section 4 of
the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (67 of 1957) and consequent upon accreditation
provided by the National Accreditation Board for Education and Training of the Quality Council of India, the Central
Government hereby notifies M/s Siddharth Geo. Consultant under “Category ‘A’ Exploration Agency” as per the
guidelines for notification of accredited private exploration agencies issued by the Government of India, Ministry of
Mines vide order No. M.VI-16/15/2021-Mines VI, dated the 12th August, 2021.
2. The said agency shall carry out prospecting operations in compliance with the conditions specified in the
said guidelines.
3. This notification shall remain in force for a period of five years from the date of its publication in the
Official Gazette or till the expiry or termination of the accreditation granted, whichever is earlier.
[F. No. M.VI-16/22/2022-Mines VI]
DINESH MAHUR, Jt. Secy.
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