INDIAN BUREAU OF MINES MINERALS DEVELOPMEMT AND REGULATION DIVISION MCDR INSPECTION REPORT Chennai regional office

Mine file No : TN/TNL/TNL/LST-4.MDS Mine code : 38TMN15007 (i) Name of the Inspecting : S011( ) SALIL SANDIP KUJUR Officer and ID No. (ii) Designation : Deputy Controller Mines (iii) Accompaning mine : SHRI JIJU SR. AM GEOLOGY & CHANDRASHEKHER AGM-GEOLOG Official with Designation (iv) Date of Inspection : 02-MAY-17 (v) Prev.inspection date : 23-FEB-13

PART-I : GENERAL INFORMATION 1. (a) Mine Name : NANJAKULAM ( G.O.526 ) (b) Registration NO. : (c) Category : A Mechanised (d) Type of Working : Opencast (e) Postal address State : District : Village : RAMAYANPATTI Taluka : TIRUNELVELI Post office : RAMAYANAPATTI Pin Code : 627358 FAX No. : 0462- 300595 E-mail : [email protected] Phone : 0462-2300221 TO 2300226 (f) Police Station : (g) First opening date : 01-DEC-61 (h) Weekly day of rest : SUN 2. Address for : SANKARNAGAR-627357 correspondance TIRUNELVELI DT

3. (a) Lease Number : TMN0151 (b) Lease area : 28.43 (c) Period of lease : 5 (d) Date of Expiry : 17-OCT-87

4. Mineral worked : LIMESTONE Main PAGE : 2

5. Name and Address of the Lessee : THE CEMENTS LIMITED DHUN BUILDING 827, ANNA SALAI CHENNAI CITY TAMIL NADU Phone:044-28521526, 28521527,28572100,28572400 FAX :044-28526311

Owner : R K DAS, THE INDIA CEMENT LTD Coramandel Tower, 93,Karpagam Avenue Sandome high road, R.A.Puram CHENNAI CITY TAMIL NADU Phone: 044-28521526,28 FAX : 04428526311, 04

Agent : S.NANDAKUMAR,M/s ICL. M/S LTD SANKARNAGAR TIRUNELVELI TAMIL NADU Phone: FAX : Mining Engineer Name : A.GURUBALASUBRAMANIAN,Full Time Qualification : BE(MINING) Appointment/ : 11-AUG-01 Termination date

Manager Name : R.BALAMURUGAN Qualification : B.E,MINING Appointment/ : 04-MAY-09 Termination date

6. Date of approval of Mining : Mining Scheme rule 12 MCDR1988 22-JUN-03 Plan/Scheme of Mining Mining Scheme rule 12 MCDR1988 22-JUL-09 Mining Scheme rule 12 MCDR1988 05-NOV-13 MP modif under MCR 1960 13-OCT-15 PAGE : 3

PART - II : OBSERVATION/COMMENTS OF INSPECTING OFFICERS

Exploration :

Sl.No. Item Proposals Actual work Remarks

1a Backlog of NIL NIL NIL previous year 1b Exploration over The entire The entire mining lease NIL lease area for mining lease area is proved as G1 geological axis 1 area is catogary. or 2 proved as G1 catogary.

1c Exploration NIL NIL NIL Agencies and Expenditure in lakh rupees during the year 1d Balance area to NIL NIL NIL be explored to bring Geological axis in 1 or 2 1e Balance reserve 751123 Ts 869929 Ts THE INCREASE DUE as on 01/04/20 TO CLOSURE OF MINES DUE TO EC 1f General remarks - - SATISFACTORY of inspecting officers on geology, exploration etc

Development :

Sl.No. Item Propasals Actual work Remarks

2a Location of benches are in No mining operation benches are in development north side of during 2016-17 north side of ML w.r.t.lease area ML area from area from 99RL to 99RL to 79RL 79RL & No mining No mining operation during operation 2016-17 during 2016-17

2b Separate benches YES YES NIL in topsoil, overburden and minerals (Rule 15) 2c Stripping ratio 1:4.1 NIL MINES CLOSED DUE or ore to OB TO EC ratio 2d Quantity of NIL NIL NIL topsoil generation in m3 PAGE : 4

2e Quantity of 114616 Ts NIL NIL overburden generation in m3

2f General remarks - - THE MINES IS of inspecting CLOSED DUE TO EC. officers on development of pit w.r.t. type of deposit etc

Exploitation:

Sl.No. Item Propasals Actual work Remarks

3a Number of pit ONE ONE NIL proposed for production 3b Quantity of ROM 47887 Ts NIL NIL mineral production proposed 3c Recovery of 31858 Ts NIL NIL sailable/usable mineral from ROM production 3d Quantity of NIL NIL NIL mineral reject generation 3e Grade of mineral NIL NIL NIL rejects generation and threshold value declared. 3f Quantity of sub NIL NIL NIL grade mineral generation. 3g Grade of sub NIL NOT AVAILABLE NIL grade mineral generation 3h Manual / MECHANISED NIL,MINE CLOSED DUE TO MINES IS CLOSED Mechanised EC. DUE TO EC method adopted for segregating from ROM 3i Any analysis or NO PROPOSAL NIL NIL beneficiation study proposed and carried out for sub grade mineral and rejects. PAGE : 5

3j Provision of YES NIL MINES CLOSED DUE drilling and TO EC blasting in mineral benches 3k Provision of YES No mining operation No mining mining "Compressor - during 2016-17 operation during machineries in 1 Nos 2016-17 mineral benches Wagon Dril - 2 Nos PC 300 - 1 No Tipper - 5 Nos Dumper -2 Nos Dozer - 1 Nos"

3l Whether height YES YES NIL of benches in overburden and mineral suitable for method of mining proposed in MP/SOM 3m Total area 3.483 Ha 3.334 Ha NIL covered under excavation/pits 3n Ore to OB ratio 1:4.10 NIL NIL for the pit/mine during the year. 3o Total area put 2.8HA -MINING 2.7HA -MINING AS PLANNED in use under .5 HA-ROADS .5 HA-ROADS different heads 0.183- 0.134-PREPHERIAL AREA at the end of PREPHERIAL year AREA 3q General remarks - - MINES IS CLOSED of inspecting DUE TO EC. officers on method of mining etc.

Solid Waste Management - Dumping:

Sl.No. Item Propasals Actual work Remarks

4a Separate dumping There is no Separate waste dump is NIL of topsoil, OB topsoil and located in the south and mineral mineral reject side of mining lease rejects (Rule generated from area. 32,33) this mine. The OB generated from this mining lease area is proposed dump in separately. PAGE : 6

4b Location of South side NO WORK IN CURRENT YEAR NIL topsoil, OB and dump RL118 to mineral reject 103RL dumps 4c Number of dumps THREE OLD THREE OLD dumps is NIL within lease dumps is present within the area and outside present in lease area. of lease area within the lease area

4d Location of South side South side dump located NIL dumps w.r.t. dump located out side of UPL ultimate pit out side of limit (Rule 16) UPL

4e Number of active 1 1 NIL and alive dumps. 4f Number of dead NIL NIL NIL dumps. 4g Number of dumps NIL NIL NIL established. 4h Whether The dumps are The dumps are active, so NIL Retaining wall active, so there is no garland or garland drain there is no drain constructed around all along dumps garland drain dumps. are there. constructed around dumps.

4i Length of NIL NIL NIL Retaining wall or garland drain all along dumps 4j Number of 0 0 0 settling ponds 4k Specific - - MINES HAS WORKED comments of AS PER PLAN. inspecting officer on waste dump management

Solid Waste Management - Backfilling:

Sl.No. Item Propasals Actual work Remarks

5a Status of part No proposal No proposal Not Not Applicable or full Not Applicable Applicable extraction of mineral from mined out area before starting backfilling. 5b Area under No proposal No proposal Not Not Applicable backfilling of Not Applicable Applicable mined out area PAGE : 7

5c Concurrent use No proposal No proposal Not NIL of topsoil for Not Applicable Applicable FOR THE TIME restoration or BEING rehabilitation of mineral out area (Rule 32) 5d Total area NIL NIL NIL fully reclaimed and rehabilitated 5e General remarks - - THE MINE HAS TO of inspecting ACHIEVE THE UPL officers on BEFORE START backfilling and BACKFILLING AND reclamation etc. DONE ACCORDINGLY.

Progressive Mine Clousre Plan:

Sl.No. Item Propasals Actual work Remarks

6a Whether Annual YES SUBMITTED NIL report on PMCP submitted on time and correctly. Rule 23 E(2). 6b Area available 0.05HA NIL NIL for rehabilitation (ha) . 6c afforestation 0.05HA NIL NIL done (ha). 6d No. of saplings 50 NIL NIL planted during the year 6e Cumulative no 200 612 NIL .of plants 6f Any other method NIL NIL NIL of rehabilitation 6g Cost incurred on NO PROPOSAL NIL NIL watch and care during the year 6h Compliance on NO PROPOSAL NIL NIL reclamation and rehabilitation by backfilling (i) Voids available for backfilling ( Lx B x D PAGE : 8

6i Compliance on NO PROPOSAL NIL NIL reclamation and rehabilitation by backfilling (ii) Voids filled by waste / tailings 6j Compliance on NO PROPOSAL NIL NIL reclamation and rehabilitation by backfilling (iii)Afforestati on on backfilled area 6k Compliance on It is proposed Presently rain water NIL,SATISFACTORY reclamation and to utilise the temporarily stored in rehabilitation mined out pit mine sump for plantation by backfilling for rain water development. (iv) harvesting at Rehabilitation the end of by making water life of mine. reservoir 6l Compliance on NO PROPOSAL NIL NIL reclamation and rehabilitation by backfilling (v)any other specific means. 6m Compliance of NO PROPOSAL NIL NIL rehabilitation of waste land within lease (i)afforestation 6n Compliance of NOT AVAILABLE NOT AVAILABLE NIL rehabilitation of waste land within lease (ii)Area rehabilitation (ha) 6o Compliance of NO PROPOSAL NIL NIL rehabilitation of waste land within lease (iii)Method of rehabilitation PAGE : 9

6p Compliance of Survey Survey contacted in 4 NIL environmental proposed to seasons in 3,1,2 & 1 monitoring (core carryout in 4 location in respect of zone and buffer seasons in Ambient air quality, zone) 3,1,2 & 1 Water quality, Noise location in Level & Soil Quality respect of respectively Ambient air quality, Water quality, Noise Level & Soil Quality respectively

6q General remarks - - THE MINES IS NOT of inspecting IN OPERATION BUT officers on PMCP THEY HAVE compliance and CONDUCTED THE ENV. progressive MONITORING,SATISFA closure CTORY. operations etc.

Mineral Conservation:

Sl.No. Item Propasals Actual work Remarks

7a ROM Mineral The No mining operation NIL dispatch or interstitial during 2016-17 grade-wise waste rocks sorting within separated lease area mechanically during loading.

7b Method of grade- The No mining operation NIL wise mineral interstitial during 2016-17 sorting i.e. waste rocks manual or separated mechanical. mechanically during loading

7c Different grade Cement grade Cement grade and NIL of mineral and magnesia magnesia limestone sorted out at limestone mines. 7d Any NIL NIL NIL beneficiation process at mines . 7e General remarks - - THE MINES IN NON- of inspecting FUNCTIONAL DUE TO officer on EC. Mineral conservation and beneficiation issues PAGE : 10

Environment:

Sl.No. Item Propasals Actual work Remarks

8a Separate removal There is no There is no topsoil NIL and utilization topsoil generated in the mines of topsoil (Rule generated in 32) the mines

8b Concurrent use There is no There is no topsoil NIL or storage of topsoil generated in the mines topsoil generated in the mines

8c Separate dumps Yes As Yes As proposed. NIL for overburden, proposed. waste rock, rejects and fines (Rule 33) 8d Use of NO PROPOSAL NOT APPLICABLE NIL overburden, waste rock, rejects and fines dumps for restoring the land to its original use 8e Phased NO PROPOSAL NOT APPLICABLE NIL restoration, reclamation and rehabilitation of lands affected by mining operations (Pits, dumps etc) 8f Baseline 500 NILIN THIS YEAR NIL information on existence of plantation and additional plantation done (Rule 41) 8g Survival rate NIL NIL NIL 8h Water sprinkling YES YES NIL,SATISFACTORY on roads to control airborne dust PAGE : 11

8i General remarks - - SATISFACTORY of inspecting officer on aesthetic beauty in and around mines area

Compliance of Rule 45:

Sl.No. Item Propasals Actual work Remarks

9a Status of Monthly Return Monthly Return & Annual NIL submission of & Annual Return Submitted in Time Monthly and Return Annual returns 9b Scrutiny of YES PRESENT NIL Annual return for information on Mining Engineer, Geologist and Manager 9c Scrutiny of YES GIVEN GIVEN Annual return on land use pattern for area under pits, reclaimed area, dumps etc. 9d Scrutiny of YES GIVEN NIL Annual return on afforestation 9e Scrutiny of CAPTIVE MINES GIVEN NIL Annual return on mineral reject generation (Grade and quantity) 9f Scrutiny of NIL NO STOCK NIL Annual return on ROM stock and/or graded ore 9g Scrutiny of CAPTIVE MINES NIL NIL Annual return on sale value, Ex. Mine price and production cost 9h Scrutiny of YES GIVEN NIL Annual return on fixed assets 9k Scrutiny of YES PROVIDED GIVEN NIL Annual return on mining machineries PAGE : 12

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

Violation observed Show couse position Rule NO. Issued on Compliance on Rule NO. Issued on Compliance on

Date : (SALIL SANDIP KUJUR)

Indian Bureau of Mines