Two limestone blocks in Anantnag auctioned in first mineral auction held for Jammu and Kashmir through Ministry of Mines

3 October 2026

In a first for the Union Territory, two mineral blocks in Jammu and Kashmir were successfully auctioned through the Ministry of Mines under the Central Government's mineral auction process, PIB said on 2 October 2026.
The Koot-Kapran Limestone Block in Anantnag covers 22.43 hectares with estimated resources of 4.75 million tonnes, explored up to the G-4 stage.
The Wantrag Limestone Block in Anantnag covers 5.36 hectares with estimated resources of 10.853 million tonnes, explored up to the G-3 stage including 159 metres of drilling.
The Government of Jammu and Kashmir had entrusted the auction of mineral blocks to the Ministry of Mines.