PFR for Balakpodi Quartz Deposit having area: 4.314 ha in Village: Balakpodi, Tehsil: Dharamjaigarh, District: Raigarh, Chhattisgarh PRE-FEASIBILITY REPORT 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This is a proposal for obtaining Environmental Clearance for Quartz Mining Project at Khasra No.: 13/1,13/2 having area: 4.314 ha in Village: Balakpodi Tehsil: Dharamjaigarh : and District: Raigarh (Chhattisgarh). Table-1: Salient features of the project Sr. No. Particulars Details 1. Name of the project Balakpodi Quartz Deposit 2. Name of the proponent Mr. Natwar Gopal Agrawal 3. Area 4.314 hac 4. Avg. Production capacity 30000 MT/yr 5. Village Balakpodi 6. Tehsil Dharamjaigarh 7. District Raigarh 8. State Chhattisgarh 9. Latitude N 22°36’12.17” to N 22°36’19.77”. 10. Longitude E 83°24’26.23” to E 83°24’36.99” 11. Toposheet No. 64 N/6 12 Land Use pattern(Forest,Agricultural It is a Private Revenue Land grading, barren etc) 13. Cost of the project 25 Lacs 15. Environmental Management Cost 1,00,000 per year 16. CSR Activity Budget As per requirement Page1 PFR for Balakpodi Quartz Deposit having area: 4.314 ha in Village: Balakpodi, Tehsil: Dharamjaigarh, District: Raigarh, Chhattisgarh 2. INTRODUCTION OF THE PROJECT The proposed Balakpodi Quartz Deposit is at Village: Balakpodi , Tehsil: Dharamjaigarh and District: Raigarh(Chhattisgarh). The mine area is proposed for Khasra No.: as mentioned above having area: 4.314 ha respectively. The above mining lease has been granted by the State Government over an area of 4.314 ha for mineral stone and the quarry plan has been approved on dated 05.01.2016for a period of 10 years. 2.1 Identification of project and project proponent The proposed Balakpodi Quartz Deposit is at Village: Balakpodi , Tehsil: Dharamjaigarh and District: Raigarh(Chhattisgarh). The mine area is proposed for Khasra No.: above mentioned having area: 4.314 ha respectively. Mine lease has been granted to Mr. Natwar Gopal Agrawal for Balakpodi Quartz Deposit. The applicant/project proponent is Mr. Natwar Gopal Agrawal , who is working as owner of this company. 2.2 Brief description of nature of the project The mine area is proposed for Khasra No.: as mentioned above in Village: Balakpodi , Tehsil: Dharamjaigarh and District: Raigarh(Chhattisgarh) respectively having a total area 4.314 ha. Mining will be done in a semi mechanised way, i.e. by manual means and small machines no heavy machinery will be deployed. Now, considering the demand and supply of Quartz, lessee wants to apply environmental clearance for his mine lease for Quartz production. Hence he has applied as New project and sought environmental clearance for this project from DEIAA. Table-2: Area details of mine lease area S. No. Khasra No. Area (ha) 1 13/1, 13/2 4.314 2.3 Need for the project and its importance to the country The economy of India is the eleventh largest in the world by nominal GDP and the third largest by purchasing power parity. The primary reason for the economic growth can be attributed to the growth in infrastructural facilities such as roads, highways & buildings. Page2 PFR for Balakpodi Quartz Deposit having area: 4.314 ha in Village: Balakpodi, Tehsil: Dharamjaigarh, District: Raigarh, Chhattisgarh Infrastructural growth is directly proportional to the availability of raw materials such as soil, stone, sand etc. With the growing infrastructural requirement of the India, the demand of raw materials has increased geometrically. The stone is required in various construction activities and will be sold to nearby markets to fulfill the requirement of local people. 2.4 Demand – Supply Gap The growth in India’s economy and population, coupled with urbanization, has resulted in an increasing demand for residential, commercial, industrial, public roads & highways as well as other physical infrastructure. Considering the demand of the mineral and its sufficient availability in this area, it is essential to have quartz mine to sustain the demand and supply gap. 2.5 Imports vs. Indigenous Production There will be no imports for the proposed project. All the mined stone will be used in developing the infrastructure. 2.6 Export Possibility The present project does not seek the export possibility as it is a cheap mineral and the demand is high in the local area. 2.7 Domestic/Export Markets Excavated stone will be used for domestic market. 2.8 Employment generation (direct and indirect) due to the project. The proposed Quartz mining activity is envisaged to improve the socio-economic condition on a micro-economic scale by generating local employment of approximately 40 peoples directly and indirectly. 3. PROJECT DESCRIPTION 3.1 Type of project including interlinked and interdependent projects, if any. The present project is an application for the fresh environmental clearance and it is neither interlinked nor interdependent as the mined mineral will be sold to market directly. 3.2 Location (map showing general location, specific location, and project boundary & Page3 PFR for Balakpodi Quartz Deposit having area: 4.314 ha in Village: Balakpodi, Tehsil: Dharamjaigarh, District: Raigarh, Chhattisgarh project site layout) with coordinates The mining lease area is located at Village: Balakpodi , Tehsil: Dharamjaigarh, District: Raigarh (Chhattisgarh). The mine area is proposed for Khasra No. as mentioned above respectively. Figure 1: Location map showing general & specific location Page4 PFR for Balakpodi Quartz Deposit having area: 4.314 ha in Village: Balakpodi, Tehsil: Dharamjaigarh, District: Raigarh, Chhattisgarh No ecological sensitive zone that lies within 10 km radius of the proposed mining area. As per the EIA Notification 2006, the project will be considered as a Category ‘B2’ project. 3.3 Details of alternate sites considered and the basis of selecting the proposed site, particularly the environmental considerations gone should be highlighted. No alternate site was considered as the project is mineral specific. The mining lease area has already been granted to the project proponent. 3.4 Size and Magnitude of operation The average rated capacity of the project will be 30000 metric tonnes per year and the mining operations will be confined to the lease area granted. The mine lease area is spread over an area of 4.314 ha at Village: Balakpodi , Tehsil: Dharamjaigarh, District: Raigarh(Chhattisgarh). 3.5 Project description with process details Quartz mining will be done at the proposed site. Mining operations is to be carried out by opencast method by manual means i.e. with the help of small machinery and by the manual means. Mining will be carried out in the form of benches. The overburden removal from benches will be done by drilling method with blasting is involved along with deployment of small excavator and dumpers. Mining operation is proposed in this small area for further five year plan. Drilling of quartz boulders will be carried out by using wagon drill. For transporting waste to the respective dumping sites, tippers and Hydraulic Tractor will be used. Table-3: Process details of the Mine S. No. Particulars Details 1. Mine Lease Area 4.314 ha 2. Method of mining Opencast Semi-mechanised manual mine 3. Mineable Reserve 0.68 Million Tonnes 4. Production 30000 tonnes/year 5. Bench Width 3 m (min) 6. Bench Height 1.5 m (max) Page5 PFR for Balakpodi Quartz Deposit having area: 4.314 ha in Village: Balakpodi, Tehsil: Dharamjaigarh, District: Raigarh, Chhattisgarh 7. Slope Angle 45° 8. Average working days 250 9. Anticipated Life of mine 23years Table-4: List of Machinery No. Type Nos. Size/Capacity Motive Power 1. J.C.B. 01 4cum Diesel 2. Compressor 02 110cfm Diesel 3 Jackhammer 01 Compressed Air 4. Tipper 02 10 tonnes Diesel 5. Tractor & water tank 01 3 tonnes Diesel BLASTING: Blasting is proposed for the production of Quartz, however blasting operation will be carried out on strictly as per the provision of MMDR, 1961 under the strict supervision of qualified persons and all safety precaution i.e. marking the danger zone with red flag, use of warning signals and providing blasting shelter will be taken. STORAGE OF EXPLOSIVES: Explosive will be stored in a portable explosive magazine. The specification of portable magazine is given below: Storage of explosive-500kg RESERVE Geological Reserves: The estimation of Quartz reserves in the area has been computed as following: 1. Proved Reserve of Quartz = 0.8136 MT 2. Probable Reserve of Quartz Float = 0.0054 MT Page6 PFR for Balakpodi Quartz Deposit having area: 4.314 ha in Village: Balakpodi, Tehsil: Dharamjaigarh, District: Raigarh, Chhattisgarh Total Geological Reserve is = 0.819 Million Tonnes. Blocked Reserves- a. Area blocked in the Quarry limits = Area x Av. depth x 2.65 = 1100.01 x 20 x 2.65 = 58300.53 Tones For float ore - = 3212.91 x 1 x 2.65 x 25% = 8514.21 Tones Total = 60429.08 Tones = 0.060 MT b. Quartz blocked in bench slopes considering pit slope to be 450 = 154.27 x 20 x 20 x 0.5 x 2.65 = 81763.10 Tones For float ore - = 343.48 x 1 x 1 x 0.5 x 2.65 x 25% = 455.11 Tones Total = 81876.87 Tones = 0.081 MT Total Quartz blocked (a + b) = 0.060 + 0.081 = 0.141 MT Mineable Reserve = {Geological reserves (121) – Blocked reserve} = (0.819 – 0.141) = 0.678 Million Tonnes (Mineable reserve) = 0.678 x 0.90 (10% Quarry losses) = 0.610 Million Tonnes (Recoverable Resreve) Page7 PFR for Balakpodi Quartz Deposit having area: 4.314 ha in Village: Balakpodi, Tehsil: Dharamjaigarh, District: Raigarh, Chhattisgarh Table-1: Details of Development Program for first five years: Year Area (m2) Total Av. Depth Soil(m3) (A) (m.) (A x B=C) (B) 1st 7316.57 0.3 2194.97 2nd 2959.50 0.3 887.85 3rd Nil - - 4th Nil - - 5th Nil - - Total - 3082.82 Table-2: Production plan for first five years: Year Area No.