India, Sept. 8 -- The Karnataka Forest Department is considering a request from Aurum Geo Exploration Private Limited to carry out gold prospecting in 10,082 acres of land in Tarikere, Chikkamagaluru district, of which 5,600 acres fall under forest area and 3,600 acres under agricultural land.

According to documents, the Department of Mines and Geology has already granted the company a composite licence for exploration. Aurum, which won the tender floated last year, has proposed drilling 100 boreholes to assess the volume of deposits and the viability of mining operations, Deccan Herald reported.

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