The Sonbhadra gold deposits are almost five times India's present gold reserves

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This is interesting. Need more digging on this India stuff.

World Gold Reserves

1 United States 8113.1 77.0%

2 Germany 3,366.5 73.5%

— International Monetary Fund 2,814.0 N/A

3 Italy 2,451.8 68.3%

4 France 2,436.0 63.2%

5 Russia 2,271.2 19.9%

6 China 1,948.3 2.9%

7 Switzerland 1,040.0 6.0%

Gold mines in Sonbhadra: All you need to know about the golden find in Uttar Pradesh

The UP government's Department of Geology and Mining confirmed on Friday that an estimated 3,000 tonne of gold reserves have been found in Uttar Pradesh's Sonbhadra district.

https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/sonbhadra-gold-reserves-tonne-value-mine-gsi-up-son-pahadi-hardi-1649071-2020-02-22

Efforts to find gold reserves in Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh began almost two decades ago - back in 1992-93 by the GSI.

The area of the hill where the gold was found is said to be 108 hectare.

The deposits in Son Pahadi are estimated to be around 2,943.26 tonne, while that at Hardi block are around 646.16 kg.