Brief Summary Of the Project

Brief Summary Bentonite mine of is situated at Village - Pundi, Tehsil- Mandvi, District- Kutch, and State- over an area of 00.70.00Hect. Q.L. has been granted in favour of Shri Ranjitsinh Bhurubha , At. Pundi , Taluka- Mandvi, District- Kutch. The proposed rate of production is 11138 MTPA of Bentonite. The lease area comprises of Govt. land. The estimated project cost is Rs. 40 Lac. The expected life of mine is 9 years. Salient features of the project Project Name Shri Jadeja Ranjitsinh Bhurubha

Location of mine Village - Pundi Tehsil - Mandvi District - - Gujarat Location S.No. GPS Co-ordinate’s 1. N22Long 59itud 40.28e E69 30 55.46 2. N22 59 37.98 E69 31 1.07 3. N22 59 38.18 E69 30 59.38 4. N22 59 35.42 E69 30 59.23 5. N22 59 33.93 E69 30 57.61 6. N22 59 32.53 E69 30 57.08 7. N22 59 35.73 E69 30 56.41 8. N22 59 35.39 E69 30 57.58

Topo sheet number 41 F/9 Minerals of mine Bentonite

Total reserves 116620 MT Life of mine 9 years Proposed production of 11138 MTPA mine Method of mining Semi Opencast Mechanized No of working days 300 days Water demand Total water requirement is about 3.5 KLD = 1.3 KLD (Drinking & Domestic Uses) + 1.5KLD (Plantation) KLD + 0.7KLD (Dust Suppression). Sources of water Drinking water will be brought from the nearby Tube- wells and water for dust suppression and plantation will Brief Summary Of the Project

be collected from nearby villages. At the monsoon time, rain water accumulated on the pit will be used for same purposed. Man power 9 Nearest railway station Railway Station( about 34.55km in SE Direction) Nearest State SH -47 (About 5.3 Km in NW direction) highway/national highway SH-6 (About 10.3 Km in SW direction) Nearest airport Bhuj airport (about 36.30 km in NE Direction) Seismic zone Zone V as per Seismic Zone of

1.1 Location

Bentonite mine of is situated at Village - Pundi, Tehsil- Mandvi, District- Kutch, and State- Gujarat over an area of 00.70.00Hect. Toposheet No.-41 F/9

S.No. GPS Co-ordinate’s 1. N22Long 59itud 40.28e E69 30 55.46 2. N22 59 37.98 E69 31 1.07 3. N22 59 38.18 E69 30 59.38 4. N22 59 35.42 E69 30 59.23 5. N22 59 33.93 E69 30 57.61 6. N22 59 32.53 E69 30 57.08 7. N22 59 35.73 E69 30 56.41 8. N22 59 35.39 E69 30 57.58 Brief Summary Of the Project

Approach : The mine lease area is around 2.69 km away from Pundi village. SH-47 is about 5.3 km from the lease.

Location Map of Proposed project site

1.2 Method Of Mining – The mine shall be developed by semi mechanized opencast Mining. The mineral is laying on the sub surface therefore mechanized opencast Mining has been the obvious choice. Bench Parameters shall be – 1. Height - 3m 2. Width - More than 6m Overall slope – 45° Gradient of the Haul Road: - 1 in 16 (ramps). Width of the approach Road: - 6M

Brief Summary Of the Project

Year Total Top OB/ ROM (MT) Bentonite Ore/ tentative soil SB/IB Waste Ore Mineral Reject excavation (Cum) (Cum) Ratio (Cum) (Cum) (Cum) First Year 10416 7000 -- 9416 1000 9.1 Second Year 5200 0 -- 4500 700 9.1 Third Year 5200 0 -- 4500 700 9.1 Fourth Year 5200 0 -- 4500 700 9.1 Fifth year 5200 0 -- 4500 700 9.1 Total 31216 7000 -- 27416 3800

1.3 Nature of Waste- The waste rocks found in the area is overburden over the Mineral bed & line rejects of sorting of intergrowth of soil with clay. The thickness of mineral waste/OB varying is 0.5-3.0m. The Rock fragments of small size are also resulted after mining.

Year Topsoil (mt) Mineral Rejects (mt) Reuse/spreading Storage Backfilling Storage Blending Beneficiation First Year -- 7000 -- 1000 -- -- Second Year -- 0 -- 700 -- -- Third Year -- 0 -- 700 -- -- Fourth Year -- 0 -- 700 -- -- Fifth year -- 0 -- 700 -- --

1.4 Green Belt-

Total area of green belt would be 33% out of lease area. It is proposed to plant 20 plants per year in QL and surrounding area.

Programme for Plantation

Year No. of Plant Type of Plant 20 Mango, Neem, Palm and Ist others 20 Mango, Neem, Palm and IInd others 20 Mango, Neem, Palm and IIIrd others 20 Mango, Neem, Palm and IVth others 20 Mango, Neem, Palm and Vth others

Brief Summary Of the Project

1.5 Water Requirement Water for domestic, dust suppression and plantation is required to be 3.5 KLD. Drinking water will be brought from the nearby wells and water for dust suppression and plantation will be collected from Nearby Villages.

Conclusion: 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 9 persons from the nearby villages. Also, the mine management 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.