This file photo shows a copper mine in Myagdi district. Photo: NBA

April 16: The Department of Mines and Geology has decided to explore mines and excavate minerals in 13 different places of Nepal.    
According to the state-owned national news agency RSS, the department has issued a tender notice for excavation of five kinds of minerals. Director General at the Department, Ram Prasad Ghimire, informed that the tender notice was issued for the exploration and digging of limestone, copper, marble sand and caballine.    
RSS further reported that limestone would be explored at Kapurkot of Salyan, and Tandranggadhi and Jurethum of Dhading, marble at Supin of Makwanpur, sand at Ghyalchowk of Gorkha, copper at Ghusa of Dhading, Okharbot of Myagdi and Agrakhola of Makwanpur, and caballine at Daman of Makwanpur.

Director General Ghimire further informed that qualified and selected national and international companies would be given permission for excavation. They need to submit proposals with 60 percent allocation on technical aspects and 40 percent on economic aspect.