National Mineral Award for Mineral Discovery

Category Name: Economic Geology

Foundation Year of Award: 1966

Award Features: a Certificate and a Cash Prize

Award Periodicity: Annual

Award Recipient Category: Individual/Team

Objective: To honour individuals/ team of scientists for their extraordinary achievements and outstanding contributions in the field of fundamental or applied geosciences mining and allied areas with a view to provide an incentive for striving towards excellence. The awards shall be given annually.

Criteria: Any citizen of India Who is a professionally qualified geo-scientist technologist engineer having meritorious background with significant contribution in any of the' field specified in Clause 6 of the Regulation shall be eligible for the Award for Excellence and the Awards.

International:(Country/ Brain Gain): National