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PRE FEASIBILITY REPORT

of

Pali Manganese Ore Deposit

Located in Village-Pali, Tehsil- Parseoni, Dist-Nagpur,

Maharashtra

( Area – 4.80 Ha)

Submitted to

STATE LEVEL EXPERT APPRAISAL COMMITTEE (SEAC-I)

MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT & FOREST

GOVT. OF MAHARASHTRA

Project Proponent

Anil M Gupta & Others

AT & PO- Khapa- 441101

Dist.- Nagpur, Maharashtra

EIA Consultant

POLLUTION & ECOLOGY CONTROL SERVICES

Near Dhantoli Police Station, Dhantoli, Nagpur-440012 (Maharashtra)

Pre Feasibility Report of Pali Manganese Ore Deposit

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1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

This Pre Feasibility Report has been prepared for the, Pali Manganese Ore

Deposit over an area of 4.80 hectares falling in Villages- Pali, Tehsil- Parseoni,

Dist-Nagpur, Maharashtra in accordance with the Notification of MoEF S.O. 1533

dated 14th September 2006.

In order to obtain environmental clearance as per the EIA Notification 2006 the

prefeasibility report is submitted along with the application Form 1. The project is

categorized as Category B under the schedule 1 (a).

Developmental activities like industries or mining project may cause temporary

damage to land, forest and induce changes in the quality of air, water, flora and

fauna of the area. But, there are has favorable effect of industrialization on social

development and progress of the Nation. For overall gain, it is necessary to strike

a balance between the two aspects of economy and ecology and ensure that

impacts on the environment are minimized with improvement in socio-economic

conditions. This is better achieved through a well-planned approach of EMP

relevant to the area under consideration.

Manganese ore is mostly used in Steel plants, Ferro-Manganese plants and

Manganese based chemicals and compounds for various applications. The high

manganese steel is very hard and resistant to wear and tear and is used for

making rock crushers, rail road, armor plates and burglar proof safes. It is also

used in dry batteries, animal feed, paint industries. The mine is developed as

opencast for the production of Manganese of 4,500 TPA capacity. Crusher of

adequate capacity has been suggested for aggregate production in desired sizes

as per the demand.

The area for which prospecting Report is prepared located in the jurisdiction of

village - Pali, Dist - Nagpur(MS) ' The applicant has been granted PL in the area by

State Govt' of Maharashtra for carrying out prospecting operation in the area for

Manganese ore over an area of 5'36 Ha' vide Govt. order no. PLS-1698

ll43ll7657ruDYOG - 9 dI' 21'07' 2003 and DGM order no. PLV-N - 3601200313840

dt' 20'09' 2003 valid for 2years from the date of agreement i.e. 26'4'2004'.


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2. INTRODUCTION OF THE PROJECT / BACKGROUND INFORMATION.

i) Identification. of Project and Project Proponent

The Applicant, by the name Anil M Gupta & Others has praposed to plan

Manganese production of 4,500 TPA capacity. The applicant conducted

prospecting operations by way of pitting & establishes the presence of

Manganese mineralization in the area. The registered office of the company is

located in AT & PO – Khapa, District – Nagpur – 441 401. The applicant is a

private individual and legal heirs ate engaged in mining and trading of minerals.

Manganese ore is mainly used for steel making. The high manganese steel is

very hard and resistant to wear and tear and is used for making rock crushers,

rail road, armor plates and burglar proof safes. It is also used in dry batteries,

animal feed, paint industries. Thus the company plans to set up Manganese

mineralization of 4,500 TPA in Pali, Tehsil- Parseoni, Dist- Nagpur,

Maharashtra. In order to cater the requirement of Manganese, the company

decided to undertake manganese mine.

The company was granted the Government of Maharashtra for prospecting

License which was granted over and area of 5.36 Ha. vide Govt. order no. PLS-

1698/1431/7657/UDYOG – 9 dt. 21.07. 200F 3. It is to mention that the PL was

granted to M/s Mulchand Gupta & Sons but due to sudden demise of Mulchand

Gupta the PL was transferred to his legal heirs Anil M Gupta & Others of

Khapa,Dist – Nagpur(MS).

The area has been explored by detailed land survey, gridding, contouring,

levelling, surface geological mapping, drilling core drill holes, logging to running

meterage. The applicant conducted prospecting operations by way of pitting &

establish the presence of Manganese mineralization in the area. Accordingly the

applicant reduce the area to 4.80 Hr. & applied for M L Now, due to Amendment

of MM (D & R) Act,1957 on 12.01.2015 the provision of grant all Mining Leases

of Schedule minerals is made for 50 years without renewal condition as per

Section 8A(6) of Ammended MM ( D & R) Act,2015 . Now, there is further

amendment of MCR,1960 on 04.03.2016 as Minerals (Other than Atomic and

Hydrocarbon Energy Minerals) Concession Rules,2016.


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Accordingly Mining Plan including Progressive Mine Closure Plan is prepared and

submitted Under Rule 17(3) of Minerals (Other Than Atomic and Hydrocarbon

Energy Minerals) Concession Rules,2016 as required for grant of mining lease for

50 years as per Section 8A(6) of MM ( D & R) Act,2015 .

Brief description of nature of the project

The present Pre Feasibility Report has been prepared for the Pali Manganese Ore

Deposit admeasuring an area of 4.80 Ha. The proposed area is having flat

topography and is covered with lateritic soil and overburden having thickness of

l.2m to 2.0m in the area. Pali and other villages are in the surrounding. The

proposed area is surrounded by agricultural land and forest land.


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Key Plan of Pali Manganese Ore Deposit

The ore is extracted with the help of heavy machineries for digging, excavation

and removal of Ore, over burden and mine reject. All operations of mining,

including drilling, deep hole blasting, secondary blasting and/or plaster shooting,

excavation, loading & transportation on single shift basis, shall form the complete

mining operation.

The proposed area for which Prospecting Report is explored through trial pits

spread in the central and southern parts of the area and these pits clearly

indicates the types of formation and local geology of the area. The local

topography of the area is flat. Manganese ore and associated formation which

are occurring at Pali village is belonging to Sausar series' The Manganese deposit

is almost vertically dipping with dips from 60o to 65o towards south Strike

direction of the Manganese ore bed is East-west in the area as observed in the

trial Pits.

ii) Need for the project and its importance to the country and or region.

The company has since a plan of production of 4,500 TPA in the Village - Pali,

Tahsil – Parseoni, District- Nagpur of Maharashtra. In order to meet the

requirement of Manganese, the mining near by will be most suitable and

advantages not only in terms of less transportation of Manganese but also the

least environmental impact on the transportation route. Therefore the

proposed mining is best suited and will meet the manganese requirement for

8 years considering the estimated minable reserve with an annual production

of 4,500 TPA.


Manganese based chemicals and compounds for various applications. The setting

of manganese mine will play significant role in development of the area in

particular and in general at reseal and state level due to the direct and indirect

employment and livelihood the local population civilization and industrialization.


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iii) Demand Supply Gap.


Manganese based chemicals and compounds for various applications. Its demand

in industrial and nearby areas is increasing rapidly. Thus the company’s access to

high quality manganese reserve.

Imports vs. Indigenous production.

Good grade of Manganese deposit is available in and around the Nagpur district

of Maharashtra. The proposed area is located in the jurisdiction of village - Pali.

The proposed site is 56 km away from Nagpur, District headquarter and is at a

distance of 10km from Parseoni, tehsil headquarter. Parseoni is also an important

commercial town. The nearest railhead is at Ramtek at distance of 25km from the

proposed site. Due to proximity to the road and Parseoni is well connected to the

various places and Manganese marketing will not be a problem.

iv) Export Possibility

Not envisaged.

v) Domestic / export Markets.

Nagpur district is bestowed with abundance of manganese deposits as such there

is no requirement of import. The proposed site is 56 km away from District

headquarter Nagpur and due to proximity to the road up to Parseoni is well

connected to the various places and Manganese marketing will not be a problem.

vi) Employment Generation (Direct and Indirect) due to the project

The mine will have a potential of direct employment comprising of managerial,

skilled, semiskilled and unskilled staff decides the opening of this manganese mine.

Due to proximity of villages near the proposed area there is not much problem


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about the labor forces for mining operation such as loading and other associated

jobs.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

i) Type of project including Interlinked and Interdependent project, if any.

The project is manganese mining (4,500 TPA) by opencast method in the lease

hold area of 4.80 Ha. The project will be for meeting the manganese requirement

for Steel plants, Ferro-Manganese plants and Manganese based chemicals and

compounds for various applications at village – Pali, Tehsil- Parseoni, District -

Nagpur of State Maharashtra.

ii) Location (map showing general location, specific location, and project

boundary & project site layout) with coordinates.

The mining lease area is covered in parts of Survey of India Toposheet No. 55 O/3

and having a height of 305 MSL within latitude as given below :

Latitude: 21°25'33.64"N

Longitude: 79°11'44.31"E

The land is mostly a private owned agricultural Land .There is no forest land

involved.

The location of site is shown in the given below -


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Location map of Pali Manganese Ore Deposit

iii) Details of alternate sites considered and the basis of selecting the

proposed site, particularly the environmental consideration gone into

should be highlighted.

The occurrence of mineral is site specific and the mining/exploitation is to be

taken up to that particular location only therefore no alternative sites were

required to be explored.


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iv) Size or magnitude of operation.

The open cast manual mining of Manganese (4,500 TPA) will be carried out from

the leasehold area of 4.80 Ha. It has been observed from the Geological Plan that

the topography of the area is flat and there five trial pits located in the proposed

area where manganese has exposed around 3.0 m deep it is also continuing

below the pit floor. The manganese mining will be carried out by semi

mechanized opencast method as per approved mining plan.

v) Project description with process details (a schematic diagram/ flow chart

showing the project layout, components of the project etc. should be

given).

The area has exposures of Manganese. The manganese mining will be carried out

by opencast method as per approved mining plan. Method of minerals resource

estimation will be Surface Area Method, Cross Section Area Method or Software

Method. The proposed area is prospected by five trial pits which are sunk in the

area and also the Manganese ore is well exposed at places. It is considered

existence of Manganese ore from 2m to 6m in the area for the purpose of

estimation reserves from the exposure of manganese ore from surface.

The ore reserves are estimated by drawing cross sections perpendicular to strike

of the ore body at 50 mtrs interval. Cross sections are drawn with 1:500 for better

clearity .Pitting in the area reveals presence of probable synclinal structure .To

estimate ore reserves under 111categoryof UNFC, Ore zone has been extended 5

mt below the present pit bottom . Area is calculated graphically and reserve

quantity is estimated by applying the length factor in between two consecutive

cross sections. The ore zone up to 8mts below the surface has been

considered under 111 category of UNFC. The depth factor that is 8mt is

applicable for the both the lims of syncline. The area defined by trough of

syncline is estimated under G3 category of UNFC.


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vi) Raw material along with estimated quantity, likely source marketing area of

final products, mode of transport of raw material and Finished product.

There is no requirement of any Raw Material for the production of Manganese

from this project except the explosives required for blasting, diesel for movement

of machinery and electricity.

vii) Resource optimization / recycling and reuse envisaged in the project, if

any, should be briefly outlined.

The top soil and the overburden will be temporarily stacked on surface at the

designated places before top soil is used for plantation and overburden in

backfilling.

The mine pumped out water will be treated and used plantation to the maximum

extent. The liquid waste generated from the office toilets will be treated in the

pre-fabricated package sewage treatment plant.

viii) Availability of water its source, Energy / power requirement and source

should be given.

The quantity of water that would be available within the mine void and

will be pumped out is estimated to be 5 m3/day. Drinking water is

available from well & tube well near the proposed site which is potable

and will fulfill the requirement of drinking water at site.

Electricity is available near the lease area and after due sanction from the

Maharashtra State Electricity Board, the power supply will be available.

ix) Quantity of waste to be generated (liquid and solid) and scheme for their

Management /disposal.

Solid Waste: There is no solid waste generation during mine development.

Liquid Effluent: There is no effluent generation. There will not be any change in

the runoff pattern due to the proposed project site. However peripheral drainage

channel and storm water drain will be provided for peak rainfall.


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x) Schematic representation of the feasibility drawing which give information

of EIA purpose

4 SITE ANALYSIS

i) Connectivity.

The area is approachable by well developed road network.

ii) Land use and Land ownership.

Pali Manganese Ore Deposit admeasuring an area of 4.80 Ha of Privately

owned agricultural Land.

iii) Topography (along with map).

The topography of the lease area is flat terrain. The general slope of the

terrain is from east to west. The 4.80 Ha of mining lease lies towards

western side as shown on the surface plan.

iv) Existing land use pattern (agriculture, non-agriculture, forest, water

bodies (including area under CRZ), shortest distances from the

periphery of the project to periphery of the forest, national park, wild

life sanctuary, eco sensitive areas, water bodies (distance from the

HFL of the river), CRZ. In case of notified industrial area, a copy of the

Gazette notification should be given.

The mining lease 0f 4.82 Ha is categorized as Agricultural land has been

used for extraction of the manganese.

Significant features in 10 Km radius (aerial distance) of the project are tabular below

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Sr. No. FEATURES DETAILS DISTANCE

1. Village (Nearest) Umari, Pali, Neur

Wada, Salai, Mahuli, Ghukashi, Parseoni,

Within 10.0 Km


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Mansar

No. of villages 8 -

2. River Pench River 1.0 km : W

Pond Parsivni pond 7 km: S

Reservoir Navegaon reservoir 5.0 Km N

3. Reserved Forest Ghuksi R. F

Junawani R.F 2.5 km : E

3.5 Km: NE

4. National Highway State Highway

NH - 7 SH - 267

8.5 Km East 7.0 Km South

5. Major Industries No -

6. Thermal Power Plant

No -

7. Mines Manganese mines Within 7-8 km

8. Railway Line Ramtek Railway

Station 12Km : SE

9. Archeological Monument

No -

10. National Park No -

11. Wildlife Sanctuary

No -

v) Existing Infrastructure.

Land Development, Service / Welfare / Office Buildings, Workshops, Store,

Substation, Roads, Culverts, other infrastructure etc.

vi) Soil classification.

The lease area is land with manganese exposures. The proposed area is

having flat topography and is covered with lateritic soil and overburden

having thickness of l.2m to 2.0m in the area. It is formed due to

decomposition of schist & is brown in color.


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vii) Climatic data from secondary sources.

The climate of the area is of moderate to extreme nature with maximum

temperature of 460C and mean minimum temperature of 120C. This is dry

area and excepting in rainy season humidity is low and the atmosphere is

dry. However average rainfall pattern in the area is 800mm to 1000mm

which is spread over from June to October.

Viii) Social Infrastructure

Social infrastructure like primary school at Pali and secondary school and

post office are located at Parseoni. The tehsil township Parseoni has all the

essential facilities like school, hospitals, P.W.D rest house and good private

medical facilities etc and well connected with Nagpur.

5 PLANNING BRIEF

i) Planning Concept (type of Industries, facilities, transportation etc) Town

and country planning/ Development authority Classification.

ii) Population Projection.

iii) Land use planning (breakup along with green belt etc.).

The proposed area is having flat topography surrounded by agricultural

land and forest land. The area is covered with alluvial soil and murrum. There

is no other activity in the area as the area is mostly barren. The deposit is in

flat ground and the surroundings area is agricultural land of single crop

pattern depending on proper and sufficient rainfall. In the surrounding area it

is mostly private land owned by individual.

iv). Assessment of Infrastructure Demand (physical & social).

The project requires roads for the transport of the produced material which

is adequate, besides it requires manpower to operate the mine and is

available locally.


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V) Amenities/Facilities.

Associated buildings like mine office, store, rest shelter, magazine, hospital,

school, community hall, staff quarter etc. will be constructed.

6 PROPOSED INFRASTRUCTURE

i) Industrial area (processing area). There is no processing in mine

premises

ii) Residential Area (Non processing Area). No processing proposed

iii) Green Belt. Plantation will be developed in 33% of the lease area on non

mineralized zone

.

iv) Social Infrastructure.

Social infrastructure like primary school at Pali and secondary school and

post office are located at Parseoni. The telsil township Parseoni has all the

essential facilities like school, hospitals, P.W.D rest house and good private

medical facilities etc and well connected with Nagpur.

v) Connectivity (Traffic and Transportation Road/Rail/Metro/Water ways

etc.) Adequate road facility is existing in the area

vi) Drinking Water management (Source & Supply of water)

Drinking water is available from well & tube well near the

proposed site which is potable and will fulfill the requirement of

drinking water at site.

Source - Borewell

vii) Sewerage System.: Septic tank & soak pit will be provided

viii) Industrial Waste Management.


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Non mineralized area will be used for dumping of soil which will be used for

green belt development.

ix) Solid Waste Management.

The overburden including associated waste will be accommodated in

non mineralized and the worked out pit by reclaiming and plantation

purpose.

x) Power Requirement & Supply / Source.

Maharashtra State Electricity Board

7 REHABILITATION AND RESETTLEMENT (R & R ) PLAN

i) Policy to be adopted (central/state) in respect of the project affected

person including home oustees, land oustees and landless laborers

(a brief outline to be given.)

No Re-habitation.

8 PROJECT SCHEDULE & COST ESTIMATES

i) Likely date of start of construction and likely date of completion

(Time schedule for the project to be given.)

The operations are carried as per the statutory guidelines. Adequate

reserves are available. Reclamation and Rehabilitation plan will be

prepared for sustainable development and minimized environmental

damage.

ii) Estimated project cost along with analysis in terms of economic viability of the project.

Expected cost of the project- Rs.45 lakh

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