The State government has entered into a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Mining Exploration Corporation Limited and National Mining Exploration Trust here on Wednesday.
As per the MoU, these organisations would help the State government in auctioning of limestone and exploration of gold.
Mines and Geology Minister Peetala Sujata said that the exploration would be completed by end of this year.
The exploration of coal would be taken up in Chintalapudi of WG and Nuzvid of Krishna district.