Pre-Feasibility Report

PRE-FEASIBILITY REPORT

FOR KARIGOHI BAUXITE & LATERITE MINE

Village Karigohi, Taluka Birsinghpur, District Satna, (M.P) Area – 8.094 Ha Proposed capacity: - 40,000 TPA

Lessee SHRI RAJENDRA KR. AGARWAL P .O. – Jaitwara, District - Satna (M.P.) Pin Code – 485221

Prepared by: Grass Roots Research & Creation India (P) LTD. (An ISO 9001:2008 Certified Co., QCI & NABET Accredited) F-374, 375, Sector-63, Noida, U.P Ph.: 0120-4044630 Telefax: 0120-2406519 Email: [email protected], [email protected] Website: http://www.grc-india.com

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1.0 Introduction

Karigohi Bauxite & Laterite Mine is situated in village Karigohi, Taluka Birsinghpur, District Satna Madhya Pradesh over an area of 8.094 ha. The Mining Lease was previously granted in favour of Shri Shabbir Ahmad Siddiqui for mineral Laterite vide State Govt. of M.P. order no. 3- 17/99/12/02 dated 18.09.2002. The Mining lease was executed and registered on 02.12.2002 for thirty year period upto 01.12.2032. The mineral Bauxite was added in the mining lease by the State Govt. vide letter no.3-17/99/12/01 dated 01.06.2007 after due approval by the Central Govt. The supplementary agreement to this effect was executed on 04.06.2007. The ML area has been transferred to the present lessee Rajendra Kr Agrawal vide state Govt Order no F-3- 17/99/12/01 dated 22.01.2010 under the provision of Rule 37 of MCR 1960. The Transfer deed was executed on 06.02.2010 in Form O.

The proposed rate of production is 40,000TPA. The estimated project cost is Rs.25 lakhs.

1.2 Salient Features of the Project Environmental setting Project name Karigohi Bauxite & Laterite Mine Location of mine Village: Karigohi Taluka: Birsinghpur District : Satna State :- Madhya Pradesh 0 Latitude 24 53’7.1” to 24053’20.8” N 0 Longitude 80 58’22.4” to 80058’29.6” E Toposheet number 63D/13 & 63H/1 Land use 8.094 ha, Non Forest and Barren land (waste land) Minerals of mine Bauxite & Laterite Total mineable reserves 1.25 lac tonne Bauxite 3.75 lac tonne Laterite Life of mine 13 years Proposed production of mine 40,000 TPA Method of mining Open cast Manual without drilling & blasting. No of working days 200 days Water demand 7 KLD Sources of water Bore holes & dug well Man power 15 Nearest railway station Jaitwara 22 km

Seismic zone Zone III

1.3 Proposed Planning Mining method - Open Cast Manual Mining Method Project cost - Rs 25 lakhs Production - Bauxite & Laterite– 40,000 TPA.

2. INTRODUCTION OF THE PROJECT/ BACKGROUND INFORMATION 2.1 Identification of Project and Project Proponent Karigohi Bauxite & Laterite Mine is situated in village Karigohi, Taluka Birsinghpur, District Satna Madhya Pradesh over an area of 8.094 ha. The Mining Lease was previously granted in favour of Shri Shabbir Ahmad Siddiqui and subsequently transferred to Rajendra Kr Agrawal for period upto 01.12.2032. The project is for mining of mineral Laterite & Bauxite.

The project proponent is Shri. Rajendra Kr. Agrawal. The lessee is a mine owner in the business of mining & trading of minerals since last twenty years. The lessee has got another mining lease area in village Kathara Kothar.

SHRI RAJENDRA KR. AGARWAL P .O. – Jaitwara, District - Satna (M.P.) Pin Code – 485221

2.2 Brief Information about the Project The existing project is for mining of 40,000 TPA of Bauxite & Laterite by open cast manual method. The lease area is 8.094 ha. The total mineable reserves are 1.25 lac tone Bauxite 3.75 lac tonne Laterite. The expected life of the mine is 13years The un-worked areas will be ecologically restored by plantation while the excavated area will be reclaimed and rehabilitated by afforestation. Green barriers will be created by plantation as per CPCB Guidelines. Water requirement for the proposed project for domestic use, dust suppression and plantation, will be 7 KLD, which will be met from bore well & dug well.

2.3 Need for the Project and Its Importance to the Country or Region The production of mineral will benefit to the State in the form of Royalty. Apart from this, the project will generate direct and indirect employment opportunities to the tune of about 40

persons from the nearby villages. Also, the mine management under corporate social responsibility will conduct medical camps at regular interval in the nearby villages and will help the nearby villages in providing infrastructure like school furniture, water tankers, etc.

2.4 Demands-Supply Gap The Bauxite of the lease area is of metal grade as well as chemical grade. The mineral is intended for sale to Aluminium plants like Hindalco and Vedanta and other similar plants in India. Chemical grade will be utilized in Alum plants. The chemical analysis of Bauxite in the ML area is as under –

Al2O3 - 38 % to 52 %, SiO2 - 2.0 % to 8.0 %

Fe2O3 - 2.5 % to 17 % The laterite of cement grade and is highly demanded in the nearby cement plant with in 50 km radius.

2.5 Imports vs. Indigenous Production The quantity of Bauxite produce will limit the requirement of bauxite to be imported.

2.6 Export Possibility There is no proposal to export the minerals. However, cement produced will fulfill the needs of the region and surplus if any, will be considered for export.

2.7 Domestic/ Export Markets DOMESTIC MARKET The name and address of the some consuming industries are (1) Amar Alum and Allied Chemicals Pvt. Ltd. Bareli (U.P.) – Chemical Grade Bauxite (2) J.P. and Prism Cement - Laterite (3) Hindalco – Metal Grade Bauxite

EXPORT MARKET The proposed mining activity is for indigenous consumption only for Industries.

2.8 Employment Generation

The detail of proposed employment potential is as follows. Employment potential:- Part time Mining Engineer - 1 Permit Manager - 1 Skilled - 2 Unskilled - 11 Total 15

3. PROJECT DESCRIPTION 3.1 Type of Project Including Interlinked and Interdependent Projects, If Any. The existing project has been proposed 40,000 TPA of Bauxite & Laterite by manual method. The lease area is 8.094 ha. The total mineable reserves are 1.25 lac tone Bauxite 3.75 lac tonne Laterite. The expected life of the mine is 13years This mining project falls under Category “A” Project or activity 1(a) as per EIA Notifications 2006 and 2009.

3.2 Location

The mining lease area is located in Villages Karigohi, Taluka Birsinghpur, District Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The mining lease area falls in Survey of India Toposheet No. : 63D/13 & 63H/1

3.3 Details of Alternate Sites Not Applicable 3.4 Size or magnitude of operation 3.4.1 General Geology: The lease area is situated in Satna-Rewa plateau. The plateau slopes down gently towards south and merges with the plains of Ganurgarh shale. A series of topographic highs in the form of detached mounds and ridges dot the plateau of Rewa quartzite, as also the plains of Ganurgarh shales. Bauxite/Laterite deposit of the lease area belong to Upper Rewa Sandstone in Rewa group of Vindhyan super group. Sandstone, clay & ochre beds overlying both the Rewa quartzite and Ganurgarh shale are capped at several places with 1 m to 10 m thick lateritic duricrusts. Bauxite deposit occurs in this

lateritic duricrusts. The Jhiri shale is brown, green and laminated with thin inter beds of fine grained sandstone.

3.4.2. Local Geology The local geology of the area is in confirmation to the regional geology and the nature and extent of mineralisation is completely exposed in the mound. Bauxite occurs as pebble, boulders and granules within the lateritic matrix up to maximum thickness of about 4 m. This is underlained by lateritic soil of thickness varying between 0.10m to 0.25 m. The summarised account of succession of rocks is furnished below:- Recent Lateritic soil up to 0.25 m Vindhyan Super Bauxite/Laterite 4m Average Group Lithomargic Clay 0.5 to 1m Weathered sandstone Continued.

3.4.3. PRODUCTION PARAMETERS The proposed production of Bauxite & Laterite is 40,000 TPA. OB waste generation is 1000MT/month. Life of mine is 13 year on the basis of present exploration. The mine will be worked on the day shift only. The average number of working days in the year would be 200. 3.5 PROJECT DESCRIPTION WITH PROCESS DETAILS 3.5.1 Method of Mining Opencast manual method of mining will be done. Development in OB and Ore will carried out by manual means using hand tools. No drilling and blasting has been proposed to be carried out. Loading of OB/waste and of ore will be done by manual means. Various mining activities such as development, loading and transportation will be so conducted as to ensure maximum mineral conservation and minimum environmental degradation. While planning, quality parameter of the deposit has been taken care of so as to have maximum blending ratio. The main activities involved will be:- (i) Development by removal of overburden by loader cum excavator. (ii) Production (iii) Loading (iv) Transportation

Systematic working will be done by formation of benches as per M.M.R. 1961.All applicable rules of MMR 1961, Mines Act-1952, MCR-1960, MCDR-1988 will be followed for safe, scientific & systematic working to follow the principles of safety & conservation of human health & mineral.

3.5.2 Typical Drilling & Blasting Pattern: Not Applicable.

3.5.3 Storage of Explosive Not Applicable.

3.5.4 Transport of Explosives Not Applicable.

3.6 Raw Material Required Along With Estimated Quantity, Likely Source, Marketing Area of Final Product/S, Mode of Transport of Raw Material and Finished Product No raw material will be required for production of Bauxite. The mineral is intended for sale to Aluminium plants like Hindalco and Vedanta and other similar plants in India. Chemical grade will be utilised in Alum plants. The Laterite will be sold to Cement plant. 3.7 Resource Optimization/ Recycling and Reuse Not envisaged. 3.8 Availability of Water Its Source, Energy/ Power Requirement and Source 3.8.1 Water Requirement Water for drinking and operations is required to be 7 KLD. It is proposed to obtain water for drinking and operations from Bore well & dug well.

3.8.2 POWER Electrical power required for site office will be obtained from State Electricity Board or Solar energy will be used. Transportation will be done through dumpers or trucks operating on diesel. No storage for diesel is proposed.

3.9 QUANTITY OF WASTES TO BE GENERATED (LIQUID AND SOLID) AND SCHEME FOR THEIR MANAGEMENT/ DISPOSAL

3.9.1 Solid Waste Generation & its Disposal The overburden/ mine waste will be in the form of unaltered sandstone and intercalated clay etc. This will be in loose form in the shape of chips and lumps. A total of 1000MT per month of solid waste will be generated throughout the mine life. Simultaneous backfilling has been proposed during the proposal period.

3.9.2 Liquid Effluent There is no generation of waste water from mining activity. Domestic waste water generated from the site office will be discharged in septic tank / soak pit.

3.10 SCHEMATIC REPRESENTATIONS OF THE FEASIBILITY DRAWING WHICH GIVEN INFORMATION OF EIA PURPOSE

Project Concept and Site identification

Form-I, Pre-feasibility project report with proposed TOR to MoEF (EAC)

Form-I, Pre-feasibility project report

with proposed TOR to MoEF (EAC)

TOR approved by EAC EC-rejected by MoEF on the recommendation of EAC

Draft EIA report to Summary EIA and Form-I SPCB by project display on the website by SPCB

Display Public consultation on the process by SPCB MoEF website Display at Panchayat, ZP, Proceedings of public DM/DC/Dy. Com & on the SPCB consultation bi

To proponent for submission of final EIA report/Supplementary Appraisal and report to draft EIA recommendation by

Referred back to EAC under Approval by MoEF communication to the project proponent

Rejected Approve Display on MoEF website & project proponent website

Post EC Submission of half

yearly compliance report to MoEF/RO- Display of 4. SITE ANALYSIS MoEF compliance report 4.1 Connectivity on MoEF website It can be approached from Satna via Birsinghpur or from Jaitwara. Birsinghpur is 32 km from Satna via Kotar and 13 km from Jaitwara. From Birsinghpur the lease area is 9 km towards South . The nearest railway station is Jaitwara at 22 km kms distance on Satna – Allahabad BG Section of WCR. 4.2 LANDFORM, LANDUSE AND LAND OWNERSHIP 4.2.1 LANDFORM The mine lease area is non forest barren land

4.2.2 LAND USE The area is under mining operation. Land acquired for mining activity and other infrastructures have been given below: Existing Plan period S. Particulars Mine life end (ha) No. (ha) (ha)

1 Total area excavated (broken) 0.15 2.0 7.20 2 Area fully mined out (out of 1) - 1.0 7.20 Area fully reclaimed (Backfilled 3 - 0.75 7.20 out of 2) Area rehabilitated out of 3 by 4 - 0.25 7.20 afforestation 5 Total area under dumps 0.05 Nil Nil 6 Area under mineral stack - 0.25 Nil 7 Area under Road 0.05 0.10 Nil Area under Green belt 8 (i.e. plantation on area other than Nil 0.894 0.894 dump and backfilled area) 9 Area under infrastructure Nil 0.10 Nil 10 Undisturbed area 7.844 4.75 Nil Total 8.094 8.094 8.094

4.2.3 LAND OWNERSHIP

Government Revenue land.

4.3 TOPOGRAPHY The topography of the applied area is undulating. The highest elevation of the area is 381m AMSL towards East while the lowest elevation is 377m AMSL is towards South. 4.4 EXISTING LAND USE PATTERN The existing land use pattern is as under:

S.No Land use Area (ha)

1 Total area excavated (broken) 0.15 2 Area fully mined out (out of 1) - 3 Area fully reclaimed (Backfilled out of 2) - 4 Area rehabilitated out of 3 by afforestation - 5 Total area under dumps 0.05 6 Area under mineral stack - 7 Area under Road 0.05 8 Area under Green belt Nil (i.e. plantation on area other than dump and backfilled area) 9 Area under infrastructure Nil 10 Undisturbed area 7.844 Total 8.094

4.5 Existing Infrastructure Road and railways and is near to the working site. Manpower is easily available. The applicant has constructed the pit office cum attendance room and first aid center, work shop as per the site selection after grant of mining lease. Provision of potable water will be made from tankers. 4.6 Soil Classification

There is no top soil in the area. The soil is lateritic in nature in loose form mixed with grit and small pebbles.

4.7 Climatic data from secondary sources

The region has a tropical monsoon climate with long humid summer and short winters. The rain fall is heavy during S-W monsoon and light during pre-monsoon season. The monsoon normally begins during June and retracts during September. Average Metrological data is given below (source IMD Satna):-

Month Mean Temp [°C] Rainfall [mm] JAN 16 6.7 FEB 20 21.6 MAR 25 7.4 APR 31 4.1 MAY 34 10.9

JUN 33 83.4

JUL 30 187.0

AUG 30 185.8

SEP 29 146.1

OCT 27 27.1 NOV 23 3.3

DEC 18 0.9

4.8 Social infrastructure available Road and railways are near to the working site. Manpower is easily available. There is no infrastructure existing within the ML area. Post office is at village Karigohi, Police station is at Sabhapur, Rest House/ Dak Bunglow is at Satna. Dispensary and education facility up to higher secondary level is at Birsingpur and Karigohi. Collage is in Jaitwara and PG collage as well as hospital is at Satna.

5 PLANNING BRIEF 5.1 Planning Concept It is a open cast manual mine, All work done by manual method,

5.2 Landuse Planning At the end of life mine, following are the item wise land use pattern. Mine Life / S.NO LAND USE Fifth Year Lease Period end 1 Total area excavated (broken) 2.0 7.20 2 Area fully mined out (out of 1) 1.0 7.20 3 Area fully reclaimed (Backfilled out of 2) 0.75 7.20

4 Area rehabilitated out of 3 by afforestation 0.25 7.20 5 Area under active dumps Nil Nil 6 Area under mineral stack 0.25 Nil 7 Area under Road 0.10 Nil 8 Area under Green belt 0.894 (i.e. plantation on area other than dump and backfilled area) 0.894 9 Area under infrastructure 0.10 Nil 10 Undisturbed area 4.75 Nil TOTAL 8.094 8.094

5.3 Assessment of Infrastructure Demand (Physical & Social) On the basis of the preliminary site visit, the infrastructure demand in the villages was assessed on the basis of need and priority. The health infrastructure of the study area requires improvement. The lack of hospitals & ambulances/ facilities needs improvement. Few village schools were informed of not having proper fans and cooling facilities. The assessment will be made in the socio economic survey, after the grant of TOR and will be submitted at the time of final presentation regarding EC.

5.4 Amenities/Facilities Mines Office, Workshop etc. Proper site services such as First Aid, / Rest Shelter, Drinking Water, Maintenance Workshop, etc. will be provided to the mine workers. It is proposed to construct rooms for office & rest shelter.

6. PROPOSED INFRASTRUCTURE 6.1 Industrial Area (Processing Area) No infrastructure is proposed. 6.2 Residential Area (Non Processing Area) As the local person will be given employment, no residential area/ housing is proposed.

6.3 Green Belt: It is planned to afforest 0.894 hectares of land during the plan period. Company will take care of development of greenbelt.

6.4 Social Infrastructure The following facilities will be extended to the nearby villages by the mine management.

Proposed facilities: • Direct & indirect Employment to about 40 persons, of which most will be from nearby villages. • Arrangements for safe and healthy working conditions • Provision of Drinking water to nearby villages through tankers in dry period. • Medical facilities and Health check-up camps • Road facility (existing roads will be maintained regularly) • Social awareness camps, • Donations to schools

6.5 Connectivity Road and railways are very close to the working site. There is no proposal to make any new kind of connectivity.

6.6 Drinking Water Management Water for drinking and operations is required to be 7 KLD. It is proposed to obtain water for drinking and operations from Bore well & dug well.

6.7 Sewerage System NA.

6.8 Industrial Waste Management Not applicable

6.9 Solid Waste management The OB /waste generated will be simultaneously backfilled in the mined out area It will also be utilized for preparation of the protective bund and maintenance of approach road.

6.10 Power Requirement & Supply/ Source If any, as per as requirement

7 REHABILITATION AND RESETTLEMENT (R&R) PLAN Not Applicable 8 PROJECT SCHEDULE & COST ESTIMATES

8.1 Likely Date of Start of Construction and Likely Date of Completion The construction activity will be taken up in parallel along with the opening of mine.

8.2 Estimated Project Cost Along With Analysis In Terms of Economic Viability of the Project Operating: The lessee has all the mining equipments/tools used for the scientific mining. The mine will be eco-friendly. Economically the ore is mineable as compared to overburden thickness. The ore is also economically viable for its consuming party. Thus the economic, feasible and geology axis are categorized as – 1 Thus the entire mineable reserve as estimated is categorized as 111

Probable reserve is categorized as 122 Economically ore is mineable as compared to overburden thickness and it is viable for the captive plant and is categorized as - 1 Feasibility study of the deposit is yet to establish. So, it is categorized as -2

Geologically the area is potential but the deposit in the depth is yet to establish with grade as per the requirement by the captive plant and it is categorized as -2.

The Mining plan is prepared for five years and the mine life is 13 year based on present level of exploration.

Sr. no. Description Cost in Rs. 1 Land cost expenditure Nil 2 Cost of infrastructure, Equipment, vehicles, Manpower, 20,00,000.00 machineries, etc. 3 Environmental protection (check dams etc) 2,00,000.00 4 Socio-economic development 3,00,000.00 TOTAL 25,00,000.00

9.0 ANALYSIS OF PROPOSAL (FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS) 9.1 Financial and Social Benefits with Special Emphasis on the Benefit to the Local People Including Tribal Population, If Any, In the Area. The Project will bring economical benefits to the state by the way of Royalty for mineral and to the local people by way of direct and secondary employment opportunities. The mine management will also help the nearby villages by providing aid to school, conducting medical and social awareness camps, helping in formation of self help groups, etc. especially keeping in view the tribal and economically backward population in the area. Thus the project will bring about socio-economic improvement of the area and will prove beneficial to the area. *****************