About Kolar Gold Fields (KGF)
Kolar Gold Fields or KGF is a mining region and belongs to a KGF taluk, in the Kolar District of Karnataka state, India. Robertsonpet is the headquarters of Kolar Gold Fields. It had produced tonnes and tonnes of gold. It includes the township of the same name, viz. K.G.F, where reside mainly the families of the employees of Bharat Gold Mines Limited (BGML) and BEML (formerly Bharat Earth Movers Limited). KGF is about 30 kilometres (19 mi) from Kolar, 29 kilometres (18 mi) from Kuppam, 152 kilometres (94 mi) from Hogenakkal waterfalls and 100 kilometres (62 mi) from Bangalore. To the east of KGF is a ridge of hills of which Dodda Betta Hill is 3195 feet above sea level. The town was known for gold mining for over a century, which was eventually closed in 28 Feb 2001 due to inflation of gold rates, Despite the gold present in Mines. India's first power generation unit was created exactly to support operations of the KGF in early 1905s.
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