Exploration Applications

We are focused on three main areas, which are:

a) Cox’s Bazar-Teknaf coast on the eastern side of Bangladesh. This is situated in the Teknaf Peninsula.
b) Southern coast of Bangladesh, mainly the islands in the Bay of Bengal.
c) River systems comprised of the three major rivers namely Padma, Meghna and Jamuna.

To date there has been extensive sampling, testing and metallurgical works performed over the focused areas.

Bangla Sands research and exploration program has resulted in a large number of exploration license applications which cover all the potential areas of mineralization throughout Bangladesh for which it is believe can be readily developed without negative environmental impact.

Tenement	Teknaf Peninsula	Bay of Bengal Islands	Bangladesh Rivers	Total
Exploration Licences – Approved	2	–	3	5
Exploration Licence – Applications	7	23	43	73
Total Exploration License Area	30,919 ha	32,046 ha	34,157 ha	97,122 ha

97,000 hectares is 970 square kilometers, from exploration a smaller area is chosen for mining.

List of Exploration license applications

The Government of Bangladesh under the ministry of Power Energy Mineral Resources at the Bureau of Mineral Development (BMD) has accepted the following Exploration Licence applications. Before these applications were submitted, we conducted initial surveys and feasibility studies in conjunction with this government department.

EL No	River/Island	Name	District	Area
1	Meghna	Area-M1 * Completed	Narsingdi	2,485
2	Padma	Alatuli Char * Completed	Nawabganj	1,200
3	Padma	Shibganj * Completed	Nawabganj	750
4	Padma	Daulatpur	Kushtia	1,250
5	Padma	Charghat	Rajshahi	350
6	Padma	Rajshahi Sadar	Rajshahi	940
7	Padma	Kushtia Sadar	Kushtia	350
8	Padma	Bagha	Rajshahi	400
9	Jamuna	Tangail Sadar(Area-1)	Tangail	550
10	Jamuna	Tangail Sadar (Area-2)	Tangail	200
11	Jamuna	Bhuapur (Area-1)	Tangail	315
12	Jamuna	Bhuapur (Area-2)	Tangail	300
13	Jamuna	Bhuapur (Area-3)	Tangail	305
14	Jamuna	Bhuapur ( Area-4)	Tangail	525
15	Jamuna	Chauhali (Area-1)	Sirajganj	700
16	Jamuna	Chauhali(Area-2)	Sirajganj	800
17	Jamuna	Chauhali(Area-3)	Sirajganj	845
18	Jamuna	Daulatpur(Area-1)	Manikganj	220
19	Jamuna	Daulatpur(Area-2)	Manikganj	260
20	Gorai	Kumarkhali and Khoksha	Kushtia	2,100
21	Padma	Ishwardi	Pabna	230
22	Padma	Sujanagar	Pabna	1,300
23	Padma	Pabna Sadar	Pabna	400
24	Padma	Decreer Char	Faridpur	210
25	Padma	Kunder Char	Shariatpur	240
26	Padma	Majikandi Char	Shariatpur	205
27	Jamuna	Halkarchar	Jamalpur	289
28	Jamuna	Char Goalini Union	Jamalpur	286
29	Jamuna	Erendabari Union	Gaibandha	231
30	Jamuna	Chilmari	Kurigram	1,500
31	Tista	Ulipur	Kurigram	630
32	Jamuna	Sundarganj	Gaibandha	900
33	Bay Island	Kuakata	Patuakhali	2,897
34	Bay Island	Jahajmara	Patuakhali	840
35	Bay Island	Kalagachhia-1	Patuakhali	210
36	Bay Island	Dhal Char	Bhola	1,680
37	Bay Island	Vashar Char	Bhola	900
38	Bay Island	Kawaar Char	Patuakhali	700
39	Bay Island	Sonar Char	Patuakhali	500
40	Bay Island	Tufainnar Char	Patuakhali	500
41	Bay Island	Kalagachhia-2	Patuakhali	350
42	Bay Island	Ship Char	Patuakhali	500
43	Bay Island	Undar Char	Patuakhali	250
44	Bay Island	Char Kalkini	Bhola	500
45	Bay Island	Char Kukri Mukri	Bhola	1,200
46	Bay Island	Nijhum Deep	Noakhali	340
47	Bay Island	Dumar Char	Noakhali	700
48	Bay Island	Kawaar Char-2	Patuakhali	580
49	Bay Island	Char Kukri Mukri-2	Bhola	400
50	Bay Island	Dhal Char-2	Bhola	600
51	Chittagong	Parki Char	Chittagong	275
52	Cox’s Bazar	Area-1	Cox’s Bazar	3,999
53	Cox’s Bazar	Area-2	Cox’s Bazar	3,940
54	Teknaf	Area-3	Cox’s Bazar	3,800
55	Teknaf	Area-4	Cox’s Bazar	3,600
56	Teknaf	Area-5 * Completed	Cox’s Bazar	4,000
57	Teknaf	Area-6 * Completed	Cox’s Bazar	3,986
58	Teknaf	Area-7	Cox’s Bazar	3,469
59	Teknaf	Area-8	Cox’s Bazar	3,850
60	Meghna	Chandpur 1	Chandpur	1,000
61	Meghna	Chandpur 2	Chandpur	2,000
62	Meghna	Chandpur 3	Chandpur	2,600
63	Meghna	Chandpur 4	Chandpur	1,400
64	Meghna	Chandpur 5	Chandpur	1,400
65	Bay Island	In between Ship Char & Kukrimukri	Patuakhali, Bhola	3,500
66	Bay Island	In between Dhal Char & Ship Char	Bhola	3,999
67	Bay Island	In between Dhal Char & Vashar Char (South)	Bhola	3,800
68	Bay Island	In between Dhal Char, Vashar Char & Kalkini	Bhola	3,650
69	Bay Island	In between Kalkini & Vashar Char	Bhola	3,450
70	Tista	Ulipur	Kurigram	630
71	Jamuna	Chilmari	Kurigram	1,500
72	Jamuna	Sundarganj	Gaibandha	900
73	Jamuna	Erendabari Union	Gaibandha	231
74	Jamuna	Halkar Char, Chukarbari	Jamalpur	289
75	Padma	Decreer Char	Faridpur	210
76	Padma	Kunder Char	Shariatpur	240
77	Padma	Majikandi Char	Shariatpur	205
78	Jamuna	Char Goalini	Jamalpur	286

Mining Proposals

Bangla Sands submitted applications for mining lease license in the Cox’s Bazar and Teknaf regions for 5 (five) Blocks. In our exploration areas 5 and 6 to the BMD in 2008.

Bangla Sands applied for six mining leases in Kawar Char, Jahajmara, Sonar Char and Kalagacchia under Patuakhali District; Dhal char and Vashar char under Bhola District in 2010. More Information

Silkhali 300 hectare demonstration plant proposal

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