DMM

The Directorate of Mines and Minerals has been established in 1957. Being a multidisciplinary technical organization the main target of the Directorate is towards systematic and scientific exploration and exploitation of mineral resource of the State, to promote mineral based industries, to encourage employment generation and to increase revenue earning. This Directorate comprises of eight district offices with its Head Office at Kolkata, West Bengal. It carries out geological study, detail exploration and drilling work to establish mineral deposits, viz., Rock Phosphate, Tungsten, Base-metal, China Clay, Fire Clay, Blackstone, Quartz, Feldspar, Dolomite, Limestone, Talc-Steatite etc. at different parts of West Bengal, mainly in Purulia, Bankura, Birbhum, Darjeeling, Kalimpong and PaschimMedinipurdistricts.

Primary location: Kolkata