INDIAN BUREAU OF MINES MINERALS DEVELOPMEMT AND...

INDIAN BUREAU OF MINES

Ranchi regional office

(a) Mine Name : JALIM AND SANAI (38.447)

Mine code : 07BHR32009

Village : JALIM & SANAI

Taluka : BISHUNPUR

District : GUMLA

State : JHARKHAND

(c) Category : A Other than Fully Mech.

(d) Type of Working : Opencast

B K SINGH

Assistant Mining Geologis

S001(i) Name of the Inspecting : Officer and ID No.

(iv) Date of Inspection : 13/10/2017

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Mine file No : BIH/GLA/BX/204/RRO

(g) First opening date : 01/11/1983

MINERALS DEVELOPMEMT AND REGULATION DIVISION

(ii) Designation :

(iii) Accompaning mine : Official with Designation

PART-I : GENERAL INFORMATION

1.

(e) Postal address

Post office :

Pin Code :

FAX No. :

E-mail :

Phone :

(f) Police Station :

2. Address for :correspondance

BISHUNPUR

06526-24118

N.A.

06526-24016,24112,24446

VILL-- JALIM & SANAI

PO-BISHNPUR

DIST-GUMLA

Review and updation of Mining Plan REPORT

Mineral worked :4. BAUXITE

12.14(b) Lease area :

(c) Period of lease :

(d) Date of Expiry :

3.

30

15/10/2004

BHR0248(a) Lease Number :

Main

Sri A K SINHA ME,Hindalcao

BISHUNPUR

(v) Prev.inspection date :

IBM/935/2011 (b) Registration NO. :

(h) Weekly day of rest : SUN

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M/S HINDALCO INDUSTRIES LTD.

5. Name and Address of the

Lessee :

AT - COURT ROAD,LOHARDAGA, LOHARDAGAJHARKHAND

06526-22401112, 224446 & 224016.

06526-224112 & 224445

Phone:

FAX :

K.N.BHANDARIOwner :

M/s Hindalco Industries LtdP.O. Renukoot Dist.Sonebhadra (UP) SONBHADRAUTTAR PRADESHPhone:

FAX :

B.K.JHAAgent :

M/s HINDALCO INDUSTRIESLtd. COURT ROAD PO& DIST -LOHARDAGA (JHK) LOHARDAGAJHARKHAND

Mob- 941708929, 06526-224112/224015

06526-224118

Phone:

FAX :

SRI AKHILESH SINHA,Full Time

Mining Engineer

B.E(Min)

Name :

Qualification :

Appointment/ :Termination date

17/05/2010

SHRI ABHISHEK KUMAR,Full Time

Geologist

M.Sc (GEOLOGY)

Name :

Qualification :


17/12/2008

SRI TRIPURARI SINGH

Manager

MINES FOREMAN CERTIFICATE

Name :

Qualification :


17/05/2010

Date of approval of Mining :Plan/Scheme of Mining

6. Existing rule 11 MCDR1988Mining Scheme rule 12 MCDR1988Renewal under rule 24 MCR1960Mining Scheme rule 12 MCDR1988FMCP under 23C(1)Mining Scheme rule 12 MCDR1988

03/03/199330/03/200003/12/200410/04/201226/02/201319/12/2014

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PART - II : OBSERVATION/COMMENTS OF INSPECTING OFFICERS

Exploration :

The area covered underProved (G1 level) is10.5 Hc and the areacovered under Probable(G2 level) is 0.875 Hc.Altogether previously,21 nos. of boreholeswere given in the entirelease area of 38.45 Haout of which 09boreholes were under thearea applied for renewal(12.14 Ha) at a gridinterval of 50m. Mx.depth of hole was 20m.

The exploration wascarried out through coredrilling and it was donepreviously by MECL (21BHs) and later by GEOCONand HINDALCO (10 BHS).Total expenditureincurred for drilling of10 nos. of BHs were Rs.263025/- @ Rs. 1575/-per meter of drilling.

Entire area wasex[plored.

After depletion ofproduction to the tuneof 143253 MT duringNovember, 2013 to March,2017 thereserve/resourceposition as on01.04.2017 was as givenbelow:-i. Proved(111): 62355 MT(Al2O3-42% & SiO2- 5%);andii. RemainingResource(211): 37472 MT(Al2O3-42% & SiO2- 5%).

Exploration overlease area forgeological axis 1or 2

ExplorationAgencies andExpenditure inlakh rupeesduring the year

Balance area tobe explored tobring Geologicalaxis in 1 or 2

Balance reserveas on 01/04/20

1b

1c

1d

1e

No proposalofexplorationwas availablein the lastapprovedScheme ofMining dated19.12.2014valid for theplan period2014-15 to2017-18.

No proposalwasavailable.

No furtherproposal forexplorationhas beengiven

As perapprovedScheme ofMining validfor the planperiod 2014-15 to 2017-18, theReserve/Resource positionas on01.10.2013was as givenbelow:-i. ProvedReserve(111):205608 MT;andii. RemainingResource(211): 37472 M

During 2016-17,further 01 no. ofBH was given uptothe depth of 18mand during 2017-18, 09 nos. of BHshave been givenwith total metrageof 149m havingMin. depth of 15m,Max. depth of 18mand av. depth of16.7m.

Sl.No. Item Proposals Actual work Remarks

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The Bauxite deposit isassociated with high-level Laterite occuringas thin, irregular anddiscontinuous lenses ortabular bodies withinLaterite capping. Thecolour of Bauxite variesfrom Reddish brown toMetallic grey colour.Physically it variesfrom soft(in case ofGibbsite, Al2O3 3H2O) tohard(in case of BohemiteAl2O3 H2O). Both thevariety of Bauxite oreoccur in the lease area.

General remarksof inspectingofficers ongeology,exploration etc

1f There was noproposal ofexplorationas perapprovedScheme ofMining dated19.12.2014,valid for theplan period2014-15 to2017-18.

The inspection wasfor approval ofMining Plan.During2017-18, nine (09)nos. of BHs havebeen given withtotal metrage of149m having Min.depth of 15m, Max.depth of 18m andav. depth of16.7m.

Development :

Sl.No. Item Propasals Actual work Remarks

2a

2b

Location ofdevelopmentw.r.t.lease area

Separate benchesin topsoil,overburden andminerals (Rule15)

During theyear 2014-15to 2017-18 itwas proposedto developNorthernportion ofquarry no. 2and Southernportion ofquarry no. 3A.

It wasproposed todevelop 01bench in OBcompring ofsoil & hardmorrum/laterite and 02benches inBauxite duringthe planperiod 2014-15to 2017-18.

During 2016-17 andduring current year, thedevelopment in Quarryno. 2 has not beencarried out as perproposal made in theapproved Scheme ofMining dated 19.12.2014. The backfilling inquarry no. 3 and 2 havenot been carried out asper proposal of 2016-17.The same has beenpointed out to the partyin the form of violationletter.

In quarry no. 3A, fourbenches were found to bedeveloped, one in Topsoil(1.5-2m), two inMorrum(1-1.5m) and onein Bauxite(1.5m). Inquarry no. 2 also fourbenches were found to bedeveloped, one in Topsoil(1.0m), two inMorrum(1.5-2.0m) and onein Bauxite(2-2.5m).

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2c

2d

Stripping ratioor ore to OBratio

Quantity oftopsoilgeneration in m3

As perapprovedScheme ofMining dated19.12.2014,valid for theplan period2014-15 to2017-18, theoverallstrippingratio duringthe periodwas proposedto be 1:1.27.During 2016-17, thestrippingratio wasproposed to be1:1.19.

As perapprovedScheme ofmining dated19.12.2014,the year wiseproposed topsoilgenerationduring theperiod 2014-15to 2017-18 isas givenbelow:-i. 2014-15:73196 cu.m;ii. 2015-16:52307 cu.m;iii. 2016-17:48765 cu.m;andiv. 2017-18:26582 cu.m.

During the year 2016-17the stripping ratio was1:0.82. The productionduring 2016-17 was 44624MT and simultaneousquantity of OB/Wastegeneration for the sameperiod was 58400 MT(~36500 cu.m).

The year wise top soilgeneration was as givenbelow:-i. 2014-15: 18610 cu.m;ii. 2015-16: 40978 cu.m;iii. 2016-17: 31797cu.m.

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2e

2f

Quantity ofoverburdengeneration in m3

General remarksof inspectingofficers ondevelopment ofpit w.r.t. typeof deposit etc

As perapprovedScheme ofmining dated19.12.2014,valid for theplan period2014-15 to2017-18, theyear wiseproposed OBgeneration wasas givenbelow:-i. 2014-15:78120 cu.m;ii. 2015-16:57339 cu.m;iii. 2016-17:53638 cu.m;andiv. 2017-18:30514 cu.m. The total OBgenerationduring theplan periodwas 219611cu.m whichincludes200850 cu.m ofTop soil.

As perproposal madein theapprovedScheme ofMining dated19.12.2014,during theyear 2014-15to 2017-18 itwas proposedto developNorthernportion ofquarry no. 2and Southernportion ofquarry no. 3A.Further, therewas alsoproposal forbackfilling ofquarry no. 3(Northernpart) & 2(Southernpart).

The year wise OBgeneration for last fiveyears was as givenbelow:-i. 2012-13: 34438 MT(21524 cu.m);ii. 2013-14: 48198 MT(30124 cu.m); iii. 2014-15: 32640 MT(20400 cu.m);iv. 2015-16: 72235 MT(45147 cu.m); andv. 2016-17: 58400 MT(36500 cu.m).

During 2016-17 andduring current year, thedevelopment in Quarryno. 2 has not beencarried out as perproposal made in theapproved Scheme ofMining dated 19.12.2014. The backfilling inquarry no. 3 and 2 havenot been carried out asper proposal of 2016-17.The same has beenpointed out to the partyin the form of violationletter, issued videletter no.BIH/GLA/BX/204/RRO,dated 17.11.2017.

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Exploitation:


3a

3b

Number of pitproposed forproduction

Quantity of ROMmineralproductionproposed

As perapprovedScheme ofMining dated19.12.2014,valid for theplan period2014-15 to2017-18, twopits viz.quarry no. 2 &3 wereproposed fordevelopmentand productionduring theyear 2014-15to 2017-18.

As perapprovedScheme ofMining dated19.12.2014,during theperiod 2014-15to 2017-18, ithas beenproposed toproduce 172622MT of Bauxiteore from themine. The yearwiseproductionschedule isgiven below:-i. 2014-15:45307 MT;ii. 2015-16:46296 MT;iii. 2016-17:44839 MT;iv. 2017-18:36180 MT.

Presently two (02)quarraries within thelease area were inoperation viz. viz.Quarry no. 2 & 3. Theproduction during 2016-17 was achieved fromquarry no. 2 & partlyfrom quarry no. 3 ofJalim-Sanai BauxiteMine. The Quarry no. 2has been divided in twoparts. The dimension ofquarries are as givenbelow:-i. Q2 (Eastern Part):100m X 70m X 6m;ii. Q2 (Western Part):120m X 80-85m X 5-5.5m; iii. Q3: 180m X 25m X3.5m.

The production achievedduring last five yearsis given below:-i. 2012-13: 49505 MT;ii. 2013-14: 49445 MT;iii. 2014-15: 43675 MT;iv. 2015-16: 45589 MT;andv. 2016-17: 44624 MT.

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3c

3d

3e

3f

3g

Recovery ofsailable/usablemineral from ROMproduction

Quantity ofmineral rejectgeneration

Grade of mineralrejectsgeneration andthreshold valuedeclared.

Quantity of subgrade mineralgeneration.

Grade of subgrade mineralgeneration

As perapprovedScheme ofMining dated19.12.2014,valid for theplan period2014-15 to2017-18, therecovery ofsaleableBauxite orewas proposedto be 90% oftotal ROM.

There was noproposal forMInerealrejectgenereation asper approvedScheme ofMining.

There was noproposal formineral rejectgenerationhence grade ofmineral rejectis irrelevant.The thresholdvalue declaredis Al2O3- (+)30% with SiO2< 5%.

As perapprovedScheme ofMining dated19.12.2014,there was noproposal forsub-grademineralgeneration.

There was noproposal forsub-gradegenerationhence grade ofof the same isnotapplicable.

During 2016-17, therecovery of usablemineral from ROMproduction was around43%.

No mineral rejectgeneration was reportedfrom the mine.

No mineral reject wasreported to be generatedhence grade of mineralreject is irrelevant.The threshold valuedeclared is Al2O3- (+)30% with SiO2 < 5%. Thethreshold value variesfrom 30-40% of Al2O3 and<5% of SiO2 as cut-offgrade of the mine was40% Al2O3.

No sub-grade Bauxiteproduction was reportedfrom the mine, however,whatever sub-gradematerials are generatedfrom the mine wereblended with high gradematerial before despatchto the plant maitainingthe required grade thusavoiding wastage ofmineral and ascertainingmineral conservationaspect.

Not applicable as nosub-grade materialgeneration was reportedfrom the mine during2014-15 to 2016-17.

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3h

3i

3j

Manual /Mechanisedmethod adoptedfor segregatingfrom ROM

Any analysis orbeneficiationstudy proposedand carried outfor sub grademineral andrejects.

Provision ofdrilling andblasting inmineral benches

Since themine wasproposed to beworked in A-OTFM categoryhence manualmethod ofsegregatingBauxite orefrom ROM wasproposed.

There was noproposal inthe lastapprovedScheme ofMining dated19.12.2014,valid for theplan period2014-15 to 2017-18,regardinganalysis orbeneficiationstudy for sub-grade mineraland reject.

There wasproposal fordrilling andblasting inthe lastapprovedScheme ofMining validfor the planperiod 2014-15to 2017-18.

The Bauxite ore, afterblasting, is segregatedmanually from ROM.

As no sub-grade andmineral rejectgeneration has beenreported from the minehence no such analysisor beneficiation studyof sub-grade mineral andreject has been carriedout in the mine.

As per proposal, holesare done in hardformation by JH drillhaving diameter of 34-38mm. The holes aregenerally made upto 1.2mdepth. Burden andspacing are maitained at1m each. Each hole ischarged with 500 gms ofAmmonium Nitrate. Shotfiring is done withSafety Fuse and OD. Ingeneral the blastingpattern is adopted withsingle row of 10 holesin one round. During2016-17, 848 kgs ofloose Ammonium Nitrate,575 nos. of OD, 1230 mtsof Safety Fuse & 4081mts of Detonating Fusewere used.

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3k

3l

3m

Provision ofminingmachineries inmineral benches

Whether heightof benches inoverburden andmineral suitablefor method ofmining proposedin MP/SOM

Total areacovered underexcavation/pits

As perapprovedScheme ofmining dated19.12.2014,the machinerywas proposedto be providedfrom ShrengdagBauxite mineof the lesseefor removal ofOB and Ore, asand when basedonrequirement,.

As perapprovedScheme ofMining thebench heightand width inOre and OBwere proposedto be 3m X 3mand 6m X 6mrespectively.

As perapprovedScheme ofMining, totalarea proposedto beexcavatedduring 2014-15to 2017-18, is10.83 Hect.

During the year 2016-17,one JCB excavator with0.3 cu.m of bucketcapacity was deployed inthe mine. Since the mineis located in a veryremote area, light heavyto heavy earth movingmachinery can not reachthe location. In thismine, the "Shabbal" isused for drilling holesfor blasting in place ofJH drill as becauseexplosives is avulnerable item due toheavy insurgent activityin the area.

In actual practice, boththe OB and Ore bencheshave been maitained at2m X 3m in quarry no. 2and 3. In quarry no. 3,there were 2 nos. of OBbenches, 1 no. of Topsoil bench having 1mheight followed downwardby 1m of hard Morrum and1.5m of Bauxite bench.In quarry no. 2(Easternpart), there were 3 nos.of OB benches, 1 of Topsoil having 1m heightfollowed by 2 nos. ofMorrum bench of 1.5m &1m respectively followedfurther downward by 1Bauxite bench of 1.5mheight.

As on date of inspectionabout 19.32 Hect areahas been covered underexcavation out of 38.44Hect of original leasearea including 8.43 Hectcovered under excavationout of retained area of12.14 Hect. During 2016-17, about 1.04 Ha areawas covered underexcavation.

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3n Ore to OB ratiofor the pit/mineduring the year.

As perapprovedScheme ofMining dated19.12.2014,valid for theplan period2014-15 to2017-18, theoverall Ore toOB ratioduring theperiod wasproposed to be1:1.27. During2016-17, theOre to OBratio wasproposed to be1:1.19.

During the year 2016-17the Ore to OB/Wasteratio was 1:0.82. Theproduction during 2016-17 was 44624 MT andsimultaneous quantity ofOB/Waste generation forthe same period was58400 MT (~36500 cu.m).

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3o Total area putin use underdifferent headsat the end ofyear

As perapprovedScheme ofMining validfor the period2014-15 to2017-18, thetotal area putto use aftercompletion of5 yearsworking i.e atthe end of2017-18, wasproposed to be10.85 Hect outof totalretained area.The proposedland usepattern was asfollows:-i. Quarry(includingbackfilledarea of 4.42hect +plantationarea of 0.32hect)- 10.83hect;ii. Road- 0.02hect;iii. Totalland to beused: 10.895Hect;iv. Totalunused land:1.29 Hect outof totalretained areaof 12.14 Hect.

Upto 2016-17 the totalarea put to use out of12.14 Ha of retainedarea was as under:-i. Quarry- 8.43 Ha(Including 1.45 Ha ofbackfilled area & 0.14Ha of Plantation overbackfilled area); ii. Road- 0.02 Ha;iii. O.B Dump: Nil;iv. Green belt: Nil; v. Total area put touse: 8.45 Ha; andvi. Total unused area:3.69 Ha out of totalretained area of 12.14Ha.

Upto 2016-17, thetotal area put touse out of totallease area of38.44 Ha was asgiven below:-i. Quarry- 19.32Hect (includingBackfilled area-5.95 Hect &Plantation overreclaimed area-0.12 Hect);ii. Infrastructure& Road- 0.5 Hect.iii. Total areaput to use: 19.82Ha; andiv. Total unusedarea: 18.62 Ha outof total leasearea of 38.44 Ha.During the year2016-17, about1.04 Hect area hasbeen covered underexcavationincluding about0.45 Hect ofbackfilled area.

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Solid Waste Management - Dumping:


3p

3q

Production ofROM mineralduring the lastfive year periodas applicable

General remarksof inspectingofficers onmethod of mining etc.

As proposed inthe lastapprovedScheme ofMining validfor the planperiod 2014-15to 2017-18,the productiontarget forBauxite was asgiven below:-i. 2014-15:45307 MT;ii. 2015-16:46296 MT;iii. 2016-17:44839 MT;iv. 2017-18:36180 MT.

As perapprovedScheme ofMining dated19.12.2014valid for theplan period2014-15 to2017-28, therewas proposalto work under'A'-OTFMcategory withbench heightand width inOre and OBwere proposedto be 3m X 3mand 6m X 6mrespectively.

The production achievedduring last five yearsis given below:-i. 2012-13: 49505 MT;ii. 2013-14: 49445 MT;iii. 2014-15: 43675 MT;iv. 2015-16: 45589 MT;andv. 2016-17: 44624 MT.

The proposed method ofmining as per approveddocument has beenadhered with keeping theheight of the bencheswithin the proposedlimit. The proposedmethod of mining was A-OTFM category. Otherthan few machinerydeployment, the miningwas mainly by manualmeans because heavyearth moving machinerycan not reach the remotearea. The actuadevelopment andproduction have beenkept well within theproposed limit as perapproved Scheme ofMining.

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Separate dumpingof topsoil, OBand mineralrejects (Rule32,33)

Location oftopsoil, OB andmineral rejectdumps

Number of dumpswithin leasearea and outsideof lease area

Location ofdumps w.r.t.ultimate pitlimit (Rule 16)

Number of activeand alive dumps.

There was noproposal inthe approvedScheme ofMining, validfor the planperiod 2014-15to 2017-18,for separatedumping of OBand top soilunder Rule 36& 37 of MCDR,2017.

There was noproposal fortop soil andOB dumping inthe lastapprovedScheme ofMining validfor the planperiod 2014-15to 2017-18.

There was noproposal fordumping in thelast approvedScheme ofMining validfor the planperiod 2014-15to 2017-18.



There was no dumplocated within the leasearea. Since all theOB/Waste material wasbeing utilized forbackfilling of excavatedarea. Further, therewas no minereal rejectgeneration reported fromthe mine hence stackingof mineral reject wasirrelevant.

There was no Top soil,OB and Mineral Rejectdump located within thelease area since all theOB/Waste material arebeing utilized forbackfilling of excavatedarea.

There was no dump eitherwithin or outside thelease area.

Not applicable since nodump exists within thelease area. Also, therewas no dump outside thelease area.

Not applicable since nodump exists within thelease area.

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4b

4c

4d

4e

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Number of deaddumps.

Number of dumpsestablished.

WhetherRetaining wallor garland drainall along dumpsare there.

Length ofRetaining wallor garland drainall along dumps

Number ofsettling ponds

There was nosuch proposalin the lastapprovedScheme ofMining dated19.12.2014,valid for theplan period2014-15 to2017-18.

Not applicableas there wasno proposalfor dumping inthe lastapprovedScheme ofMining dated19.12.2014,valid for theplan period2014-15 to2017-18.

Not applicableas there wasno proposalfor dumping inthe lastapprovedScheme ofMining so noretainingwall.

No suchproposal

There was nosuch proposalin the lastapprovedScheme ofMining.

No dead dump existswithin the lease area.

No dump has beenestablished since nodump exists in the leasearea.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

No such settling pondhas been constructed.

4f

4g

4h

4i

4j

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Solid Waste Management - Backfilling:


Specificcomments ofinspectingofficer on wastedump management

Sincesimultaneousbackfillingwas proposedhence no suchproposal wasthere on wastedumpmanagement inthe approvedScheme ofMining dated19.12.2014valid for theplan period2014-15 to2017-18.

Since no dump existedwithin the lease areahence comment on thesame is not applicable.

4k

Status of partor fullextraction ofmineral frommined out areabefore startingbackfilling.

It wasproposed inthe approvedScheme ofMining thatsimultaneousbackfillingwill commenceafter completeextraction ofBauxitehorizon fromthe earmarkedarea proposedfordevelopmentandproduction.

During the year 2016-17,simultaneous backfillingin quarry no. 2 on theSouthern part of thelease was carried out.

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Area underbackfilling ofmined out area

Concurrent useof topsoil forrestoration orrehabilitationof mineral outarea (Rule 32)

In theapprovedScheme ofMining dated19.12.2014,valid for theplan period2014-15 to2017-18, atotal of 1.7Hect area wasproposed to bebackfilledduring theplan period isgiven below inyear wisemanner:-i. 2014-15:0.62 Hc;ii. 2015-16:0.45 Hc;iii. 2016-17:0.42 Hc;iv. 2017-18:0.21 Hc.Total : 1.7Hect. Duringthe year 2014-15 to 2016-17,a total of1.49 hect wasproposed to bebackfilled.

There wasproposal ofconcurrentbackfillingandsimultaneousspreading oftop soil overthe backfilledarea in theapprovedScheme ofMining dated19.12.2014,valid for theplan period2014-15 to2017-18.

The total areabackfilled upto01.04.2017 is around1.45 hect (includingPlantation area of- 0.12hect) over totalretained lease area of12.14 Hect. The yearwise backfilling duringthe year 2014-15 to2016-17 is as givenbelow:-i. 2014-15: 0.6 Hc;ii. 2015-16: 0.4 Hc; andiii. 2016-17: 0.45 Hc.

Simultaneous spreadingof top soil was underprocess over backfilledarea.

The total areabackfilled upto01.04.2017 isaround 5.95 hect(includingPlantation areaof- 0.12 hect)over totaloriginal leasearea of 38.44Hect.

5b

5c

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Total areafully reclaimedandrehabilitated

In theapprovedScheme ofMining dated19.12.2014,valid for theplan period2014-15 to2017-18, atotal of 1.7Hect area wasproposed to bebackfilledduring theplan period isgiven below inyear wisemanner:-i. 2014-15:0.62 Hc;ii. 2015-16:0.45 Hc;iii. 2016-17:0.42 Hc;iv. 2017-18:0.21 Hc.Total : 1.7Hect. Duringthe year 2014-15 to 2016-17,a total of1.49 hect wasproposed to bebackfilled.

The total areabackfilled upto01.04.2017 is around1.45 hect (includingPlantation area of- 0.12hect) over totalretained lease area of12.14 Hect. The yearwise backfilling duringthe year 2014-15 to2016-17 is as givenbelow:-i. 2014-15: 0.6 Hc;ii. 2015-16: 0.4 Hc; andiii. 2016-17: 0.45 Hc.

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Progressive Mine Clousre Plan:


General remarksof inspectingofficers onbackfilling andreclamation etc.

It wasproposed inthe approvedScheme ofMining dated19.12.2014that during2014-15 to2017-18 atotal of 1.7hect andduring 2014-15to 2016-17 atotal of 1.49hect areashall bebackfilled andreclaimed.Further, uptothe planperiod, i.eupto 2017-18,about 4.42 Haarea was to bebackfilledwithin theretained areaof 12.14 Ha.

The total areabackfilled upto01.04.2017 is around5.95 hect (includingPlantation area of- 0.14hect) out of total leasearea of 38.45 Ha and thetotal area backfilledupto 01.04.2017 isaround 1.45 hect(including Plantationarea of- 0.12 hect) overtotal retained leasearea of 12.14 Hect.Theyear wise backfillingduring the year 2014-15to 2016-17 is as givenbelow:-i. 2014-15: 0.6 Hc;ii. 2015-16: 0.4 Hc; andiii. 2016-17: 0.45 Hc.

Since backfillingwas far beyond theproposal, the samewas pointed out tothe lessee in theform of violationletter, issuedvide letter no.BIH/GLA/BX/204/RRO, dated17.11.2017.

5e

Whether Annualreport on PMCPsubmitted ontime andcorrectly. Rule23 E(2).

No suchproposal wasthere in theapprovedScheme ofMining Plan,dated19.12.2014,valid for theplan period2014-15 to2017-18.

The annual report onPMCP u/r 26(2) of MCDR,2017 was submitted bythe party for the period2016-17.

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Area availableforrehabilitation(ha) .

As perapprovedScheme ofMining dated19.12.2014,valid for theplan period2014-15 to2017-18, therewas proposalfor 0.3227 Haof plantationoverbackfilledarea of 1.7 Haduring theplan period. During 2016-17, about0.0801 Ha areawas proposedto berehabilitatedthroughplantationover 0.18 Haof backfilledarea.

Out of total 1.25 Ha ofmatured area forrehabilitation, about0.14 Ha area wasrehabilitated throughplantation.

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afforestationdone (ha).

No. of saplingsplanted duringthe year

During theapproved planperiod of2014-15 to2017-18 atotal of 800no. ofplantation wasproposedcovering anarea of 0.3227hect. The yearwiseafforestationprogramme isgiven below:-i. 2014-15:200 plantscovering0.0813 Hc;ii. 2015-16:200 plantscovering0.0812 Hc;iii. 2016-17:200 plantscovering0.0801 Hc;iv. 2017-18:200 plantscoveringn0.0801 Hc.

During 2016-17, about 200nos. ofplantationwithin thelease areawere proposedas perapprovedScheme ofMining dated19.12.2014,valid for theplan period2014-15 to2017-18.

During 2014-15 to 2016-17, out of 0.2426 Ha ofproposed afforestationarea, about 80 nos. ofplantation were doneover 0.14 Hc area during2016-17, over backfilledarea within the retainedarea of 12.14 Ha.Whereas over originallease area of 38.45 Ha,2.74 Ha area was coveredunder plantaion. Thebacklog of afforestationover backfilled area waspointed out to thelessee in the form ofviolation, letter issuedvide letter no.BIH/GLA/BX/204/RRO,dated 17.11.2017.

During the year 2016-17,about 80 nos. ofplantation were donewithin lease area. Thebacklog of plantationwas pointed out to thelessee in the form ofviolation letter, issuedvide letter no.BIH/GLA/BX/204/RRO,dated 17.11.2017. Theactual figure of yearwise plantation done wasnot available.

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Cumulative no.of plants

Any other methodofrehabilitation

Cost incurred onwatch and careduring the year

As perproposal madein theapprovedScheme ofMining, theproposed no.of plantationduring theyear 2014-15to 2017-18were 800covering anarea of 0.3227Hc.

Other thanplantation nofurtherproposal wasavailable.

No proposalavailable inthe approvedScheme ofMining dated19.12.2014.

The actual no. ofplantation done so faris not available. During2016-17, about 80 nos.of plantation were donewithin the lease overbackfilled area.

Only plantation has beenreported as there was noother method proposed.

No information has beenreported by the lessee.

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Compliance onreclamation andrehabilitationby backfilling(i) Voidsavailable forbackfilling ( LxB x D

In theapprovedScheme ofMining dated19.12.2014, atotal of 1.7Hect area wasproposed to bebackfilled and0.3227 Ha areawas proposedto berehabilitatedthroughplantationoverbackfilledarea duringthe planperiod of2014-15 to2017-18.Further, uptothe planperiod of2017-18, acumulative of4.42 Ha areawas proposedto bebackfilled and0.3227 Ha areawas proposedto berehabilitatedthroughplantationoverbackfilledarea.

The total areabackfilled upto01.04.2017 is around1.45 hect (includingPlantation area of- 0.14hect) over totalretained lease area of12.14 Hect. Further, the total areabackfilled upto01.04.2017 is around5.95 hect (includingPlantation area of- 0.14hect) over totaloriginal lease area of38.45 Hect. During 2016-17, about0.45 Ha area wasbackfilled and 0.14 Haarea was rehabilitatedthrough plantation overbackfilled area.

The dimension ofbackfilled area(during 2016-17)was (i) Q2-6: 60mX 37m X 4m and(ii) Q3: 70m X 33mX 2m.

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Compliance onreclamation andrehabilitationby backfilling(ii) Voidsfilled by waste/ tailings

It wasproposed inthe Scheme ofMinming thatbackfillingwill be doneby wastematerialfollowed byspreading oftop soil. Itwas proposedthat duringthe planperiod of2014-15 to2017-18, about219611 cu.m ofOB (including200850 cu.m ofSoil & Morrum)shall be usedforbackfilling.The proposedyear wisematerial to beused forbackfilling isgiven below:-i. 2014-15:78120 cu.m;ii. 2015-16:57339 cu.m;iii. 2016-17:53638 cu.m; &iv. 2017-18:30514 cu.m.

The yera wise OB/Wastematerial used forbackfilling is givenbelow:-i. 2014-15: 32640 MT;ii. 2015-16: 72235 MT;andiii. 2016-17: 58400 MTwith cumulative figureof 657038 MT.

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Compliance onreclamation andrehabilitationby backfilling(iii)Afforestation on backfilledarea

Compliance onreclamation andrehabilitationby backfilling(iv)Rehabilitationby making waterreservoir

Compliance onreclamation andrehabilitationby backfilling(v)any otherspecific means.

Compliance ofrehabilitationof waste landwithin lease(i)afforestation

In theapprovedScheme ofMining validfor the planperiod 2014-15to 2017-18,there wasproposal for800 nos. ofplantationover reclaimedarea of 0.3227hect. Further,during theyear 2016-17there wasproposal for200 nos. ofplantationover 0.0801hect ofbackfilledarea.

In theapprovedScheme ofMining dated19.12.2014valid for theplan period2014-15 to2017-18, therewas noproposal ofmaking waterreservoir assimultaneousbackfillingwas proposed.

There was noother proposalofrehabilitationby any othermeans exceptplantation.

There is nowaste landwithin thelease areahence therewas noproposal ofafforestationof waste land.

As per available record,about 80 nos. ofplantation have beendone within ML areaduring the period 2016-17 over an area of 0.14Hect. The actual no. ofcumulative plantationfigure is not available.

No water reservoir hasbeen created, as therewas no such proposal.

Other than plantation noother means ofrehabilitation has beencarried out.

Not applicable as thereis no waste land withinthe lease area.

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Mineral Conservation:


Compliance ofrehabilitationof waste landwithin lease(ii)Arearehabilitation(ha)

Compliance ofrehabilitationof waste landwithin lease(iii)Method ofrehabilitation

Compliance ofenvironmentalmonitoring (corezone and bufferzone)

General remarksof inspectingofficers on PMCPcompliance andprogressiveclosureoperations etc.

No proposalavailable.

No proposalavailable.

Regularmonitoring ofwater, air,soil and noisewithin thelease area andcore zone wasproposed inthe approvedScheme ofMining.

It wasproposed inthe approvedScheme ofMining dated19.12.2014,that, out oftotalcumulativeexcavated areaof 10.83 Haupto the planperiod 2017-18, about 4.42Ha area willbe backfilled.Further, 0.32Ha area wasproposed to becovered underRehabilitationthroughplantationoverbackfilledarea duringthe planperiod 2014-15to 2017-18.

Not applicable.

Not applicable as therewas no such proposal inabsence of Waste landwithin ML area.

Regular monitoring ofair, water, soi andnoise are being carriedout by the lesseethrough SGS India Pvt.Ltd and report of thesame are being submittedto this office regularlyon quarterly basis.

Efforts were being madeby M/s HINDALCOindustries Ltd. toadhere with the proposalmade in the approvedScheme of Mining incontext to excavationschedule, productiontarget, reclamationproposal, backfillingproposal, environmentalmonitoring proposal etc.

As on 01.04.2017,about 8.43 Ha areawas covered underexcavation againstproposal of 10.83Ha, about 1.45 Haarea was covertedunder backfillingagainst proposalof 4.42 Ha andabout 0.14 Ha areawas covered underrehabilitationthrough plantationagainst proposalof 0.32 Ha.

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ROM Mineraldispatch orgrade-wisesorting withinlease area

Method of grade-wise mineralsorting i.e.manual ormechanical.

Different gradeof mineralsorted out atmines.

Anybeneficiationprocess at mines.

No proposal ofmineraldispatch wasavailable.

Manual sortingand blendingto ensure themetal graderequirement ofthe plant wasproposed inthe approvedScheme ofMining.

No specificproposal wasthere in theapprovedScheme ofMining.

No proposal ofMineralbeneficiationwas made inthe approvedScheme ofMining.

Bauxite of this mine ispredominantly Bohemitici.e Trihydrate (Al2O3.3H2O), Gibbsitic varietyi.e Monohydrate(Al2O3.H2O) also occur.About 70-75% ore isBohemitic and rest 30-25% is Gibbsitic. Duringthe year 2016-17, atotal of 44621.94 MT ofBauxite was despatchedfrom the mine to itscaptive plant atRenukoot or Muri. Manualgrade wise sorting isdone at the mine sitebefore dispatch.

Manual grade wisesorting , manualscreening (for fractionabove 1" size) followedby blending withsuitable grdae is beingpracticed at the minesite. Thus all possibleefforts like handsorting, hand screening,bulk sampling followedby time to time chemicalanalysis aresystematically followedto ensure that ore isnot being mixed with thewaste material.

Generally two types ofstacks are made withinthe mine site. One is of40-42% Al2O3 and abovegrade material and theother of below 40% Al2O3grade material. The lowgrade ore is blendedwith high grade materialin appropriatecaliberated proportionbefore dispatch to itscaptive plant.

No mineral beneficiationis done, only manualsorting, screening andsizing is done at minesite. ROM produced issupplied to its captiveplant at Renukoot andMuri having sizefraction of (+) 10 mm to(-) 200mm.

The year wisedispatch figurefor last fiveyears is givenbelow:-i. 2012-13:49549.8 MT;ii. 2013-14:49454.82 MT;iii. 2014-15:41685.44 MT; iv. 2015-16:47573.46 MT andv. 2016-17:44621.94 MT.

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Environment:


General remarksof inspectingofficer onMineralconservation andbeneficiationissues

It wasproposed inthe approvedScheme ofMining dated19.12.2014,that, lowgrade Bauxitewill be handsorted andsuitablyblended tomeet the metalgraderequirement.

The mineral conservationaspect is skillfullyachieved by the party(M/s HINDALCO) assufficient nos. ofworkers (20 nos. during2015-16 and 16 nos.during 2016-17) wereavailable for sorting,sizing, screening etc.Further, there is nobeneficiation issue asno beneficiation wascarried out at the minesite.

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Separate removaland utilizationof topsoil (Rule32)

Concurrent useor storage oftopsoil

In theapprovedScheme ofmining DATED19.12.2014,valid for theplan period2014-15 to2017-18, theTop soil andMorrum removalproposal wasas under:-i. 2014-15:73196 Cu.m;ii. 2015-16:52307 Cu.m;iii. 2016-17:48765 Cu.m;iv. 2017-18:26582 Cu.m.

As perapprovedScheme ofMining dated19.12.2014,there wasproposal forconcurrent useof top soiloverbackfilledarea.

The top soil removedfrom quarry no. 2 & 3(Amount of quantity notreported) was storedseparately and utilizedover backfilled area onthe Southern side ofquarry no. 2.

In general practice, thetop soil removed fromquarry no. 2 & 3 wastemporarily storedseparately for spreadingover backfilled area onsouthern side of quarryno. 2.

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Separate dumpsfor overburden,waste rock,rejects andfines (Rule 33)

Use ofoverburden,waste rock,rejects andfines dumps forrestoring theland to itsoriginal use

Phasedrestoration,reclamation andrehabilitationof landsaffected byminingoperations(Pits, dumpsetc)

There was noproposal inthe approvedScheme ofMining, validfor the planperiod 2014-15to 2017-18,for separatedumping of OBand top soilunder Rule 32& 33 of MCDR,1988 asconcurrentreclamationhas beenproposed.

Simultaneousbackfilling ofmined outareas by wastematerial wasproposed inthe apoprovedScheme ofMining.

In theapprovedScheme ofmining dated19.12.2014,valid for theplan period2014-15 to2017-18, theyear wise areato bereclaimed/backfilled is asunder:-i. 2014-15:0.62 Hc;ii. 2015-16:0.45 Hc;iii. 2016-17:0.42 Hc;iv. 2017-18:0.21 Hc; thustotalling 1.7hect.

There were no externaldumps within the leasearea as simultaneousbackfilling was inprogress. Since therewas no minereal rejectgeneration hencestacking of mineralreject is irrelevant.

Simultaneous backfillingof mined out areas bywaste material werebeing practiced in themine. During the year2015-16 and 2016-17,about 72235 MT (45147Cu.m) and 58400 MT(36500 cu.m)respectively ofOB/Quarry wastegenerated were used forbackfilling purpose.

The total areabackfilled upto01.04.2017 is around5.95 hect (includingPlantation area of- 0.14hect) out of total leasearea of 38.44 Ha and thetotal area backfilledupto 01.04.2017 isaround 1.45 hect(including Plantationarea of- 0.12 hect) overtotal retained leasearea of 12.14 Hect.Theyear wise backfillingduring the year 2014-15to 2016-17 is as givenbelow:-i. 2014-15: 0.6 Hc;ii. 2015-16: 0.4 Hc; andiii. 2016-17: 0.45 Hc.

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Compliance of Rule 45:


Baselineinformation onexistence ofplantation andadditionalplantation done(Rule 41)

Survival rate

Water sprinklingon roads tocontrol airbornedust

General remarksof inspectingofficer onaesthetic beautyin and aroundmines area

No existingplantation hasbeen reportedin theapprovedScheme ofMining,. Itwas proposedthat 800 nos.of plantationshall be madeduring 2014-15to 2017-18over an areaof 0.3227 Hawith 200 nos.of plantationin each year.

In theapprovedScheme ofMining no suchsurvival ratewas proposed.

In theapprovedScheme ofMining no suchsurvival ratewas proposed.

No specificproposal wasmade in theapprovedScheme ofMining dated19.12.2014,valid for theplan period2014-15 to2017-18.

Within 500m of leasearea Forest exists.During 2014-15 to 2016-17, out of 0.2426 Ha ofproposed afforestationarea, about 0.14 Hc areawas covered underafforestation overbackfilled area withinthe retained area of12.14 Ha. Whereas overoriginal lease area of38.45 Ha, 2.74 Ha areawas covered underplantaion. During theyear 2016-17, about 80nos. of plantation weredone over an area of0.14 hect within MLarea. The actual figureof year wise plantationdone was not available.

In actual practice,about 40% survival ratehas been reported by themine management during2016-17 throughsubmitted Annual Returnof respective year.

In actual practice,about 40% survival ratehas been reported by themine management during2016-17 throughsubmitted Annual Returnof respective year.

Water sprinkling wasmade over haul road fromtime to time to suppressthe air borne dustduring transportation.As the mining operationwas not in major scale,the dust emission duringother mining operationwas also negligible

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Status ofsubmission ofMonthly andAnnual returns

Scrutiny ofAnnual returnfor informationon MiningEngineer,Geologist andManager

Theinformationfurnished inAnnual Returnfor the year2016-17,covers Part-Iof Generalinformationabout mine andLabouremployment,Part-II aboutEmployment &wages, Part-IIA aboutCapitalStructure,Part-IIIconsists ofConsumption ofmaterials,Part-IV aboutconsumption ofexplosives,Part-Vconsists ofGeneralGeology &Mining undervarioussections,Part-VI aboutproduction,despatch &stock andfinally Part-VII consistsof cost ofproduction

As per AnnualReturn 2016-17the name ofMiningEngineer andManager are:Sri AkhileshKumar Sinha;Geologist: SriAbhishekKumar.

Party has submitted theMonthly returnsregularly withinstipulated time fillingall the items of Part-I& II of the Returnduring the year 2016-17.

Mining Engineer andManager are: SriAkhilesh Kumar Sinha;Geologist: Sri AbhishekKumar.

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Scrutiny ofAnnual return onland use patternfor area underpits, reclaimedarea, dumps etc.

Scrutiny ofAnnual return onafforestation

The land usepattern givenin the AnnualReturn for theYear 2016-17was as under:-i. Areaalreadyexploited:13.95 Hect (Asper originallease area of38.45 Hect);ii. Area undercurrentworking: 5.37Ha (As perretained leasearea of 12.14Hect);iii. AreaReclaimed/Rehabilitated:5.95 Hect (Asper originallease area of38.45 Hect);iv. Areaoccupied byinfrastructure(Road etc):0.5 Hect (Asper originallease area of38.45 Hect);andv. Areacovered underPMCP: 0.45 Ha.

As per AnnualReturn 32016-17, it wasgiven that 200nos. ofplantationwere donewithin the MLand 100 nos.of plantationwere doneoutside MLarea duringthe year with40% survivalrate.

Upto 2016-17 the totalarea put to use out of12.14 Ha of retainedarea was as under:-i. Quarry- 8.43 Ha(Including 1.45 Ha ofbackfilled area & 0.14Ha of Plantation overbackfilled area); ii. Road- 0.02 Ha;iii. O.B Dump: Nil;iv. Green belt: Nil; v. Total area put touse: 8.45 Ha; andvi. Total unused area:3.69 Ha out of totalretained area of 12.14Ha.

As per available record,about 80 nos. ofplantation were donewithin ML area duringthe period 2016-17 overan area of 0.14 Hect.The backlog ofplantation was pointedout to the lessee in theform of violationletter, issued videletter no.BIH/GLA/BX/204/RRO,dated 17.11.2017..

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Scrutiny ofAnnual return onmineral rejectgeneration(Grade andquantity)

Scrutiny ofAnnual return onROM stock and/orgraded ore

Scrutiny ofAnnual return onsale value, Ex.Mine price andproduction cost

Scrutiny ofAnnual return onfixed assets

As per AnnualReturn(2016-17),information onMineral Rejectgeneration wasNil .

As per AnnualReturn (2016-17), the ROMstock (openingbalance) andClosing stockwere shown asbelow:-Opening stock-Metalgrade(40-45%Al2O3): 20.78MT;Closing Stock-Metalgrade(40-45%Al2O3): 22.84MT.

As per AnnualReturn(2016-17),, the Ex-Mine price wasshown as Rs.462.58/-,Cost ofproduction waswas shown asRs. 462.58/-.

The value offixed assetswas given asNil in Part-IIA underCapitalStructure.

No mineral rejectgeneration has beenreported from the mine.

The figures given foropening and closingstocks were inconformable with thefigures furnishedthrough Monthly returns.

Since this is a captivemine hence no comment isgiven in this context.

The information givenunder the item does notseem to be correct andthe same was pointed outto the lessee along withother discrepanciesobserved in the AnnualReturn 2016-17, in theform of violationletter, issued videletter no.BIH/GLA/BX/204/RRO,dated 17.11.2017, forrectification.

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Scrutiny ofAnnual return onminingmachineries

In Part-V, Sec5/6/8/9, theminingmachinery usedin the minewas given asone Shovel.

During the year 2016-17,one JCB excavator with0.3 cu.m of bucketcapacity was deployed inthe mine. Since the mineis located in a veryremote area, light heavyto heavy earth movingmachinery can not reachthe location. In thismine, the "Shabbal" isused for drilling holesfor blasting in place ofJH drill as becauseexplosives is avulnerable item due toheavy insurgent activityin the area.

The machineriesused in the mineare brought fromother mine of thelessee as and whenrequired. Sincethe area is verysensitive hencethe machineriesare notpermanently keptat the mine site.

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(B K SINGH)

Indian Bureau of Mines

Date :

Details of violations observed during current inspection and compliance position ofviolation pointed out

Violation observed Show couse position

Rule NO. Issued on Compliance on Rule NO. Issued on Compliance on

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