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

Mine file No : MAH/NAG/MN-316/NGP Mine code : 40MSH14043 (i) Name of the Inspecting : M017( ) ASHISH MISHRA Officer and ID No. (ii) Designation : Assistant Controller Mine (iii) Accompaning mine : Shri Paramhans Singh, Lessee Official with Designation (iv) Date of Inspection : 01/03/2017 (v) Prev.inspection date :

PART-I : GENERAL INFORMATION 1. (a) Mine Name : TEKADI (3.47 HECT) (b) Registration NO. : IBM/5059/2011 (c) Category : B Manual (d) Type of Working : Opencast (e) Postal address State : District : NAGPUR Village : TEKADI Taluka : Post office : TEKADI Pin Code : FAX No. : E-mail : Phone : 9371140177 (f) Police Station : (g) First opening date : 01/01/2011 (h) Weekly day of rest : 2. Address for : WCL Chankpur Colony correspondance Saoner Nagpur

3. (a) Lease Number : MSH0387 (b) Lease area : 3.47 (c) Period of lease : 50 (d) Date of Expiry : 15/11/2060

4. Mineral worked : MANGANESE ORE Main PAGE : 2

5. Name and Address of the Lessee : SHRI PARAMHANS SINGH QUATER NO. 7/2, B TYPE, NEW CHANKAPUR COLONY TAH. SAONER, DISTT. NAGPUR NAGPUR MAHARASHTRA Phone: FAX :

Owner : SHRI PARAMHANS SINGH QTR. NO. 7/2. B TYPE CHANKAPUR COLONY, TAH SAONER DISTT. NAGPUR NAGPUR MAHARASHTRA Phone: FAX :

Agent : SHRI PARAMHANS SINGH NAGPUR MAHARASHTRA Phone: FAX : 6. Date of approval of Mining : Modif.of approved Mining Plan 10/08/2016 Plan/Scheme of Mining PAGE : 3

PART - II : OBSERVATION/COMMENTS OF INSPECTING OFFICERS

Exploration :

Sl.No. Item Proposals Actual work Remarks

1a Backlog of In the last Exploration in form of 1 All boreholes previous year approved core borehole and 2 DTH encountered Mining Plan boreholes drilled orebody of for 2010-11 alongwith 2 trenches has approximately 1 m to 2014-15, been completed in the thickness at 10- proposal was Mining Plan period. In 11m depth from for 5 2015-16, additionally, surface. total boreholes and exploration in form of meterage of all 2 trenches. one trench of 60 m and boreholes stood at one pit of 10 m (in the 68m (18 m Core + North Easter part of the 25m each DTH). lease area and eastern side of the existing pit) was done to explore the ore body in the strike direction. 1b Exploration over G1 G1 Only one orebody lease area for found in the geological axis 1 northern part of or 2 the lease area and is proved by 3 boreholes and 2 trenches. Lease area needs to be explored in detail for occurence of mineralization in the Northern as well as Southern part. 1c Exploration Lesee. Exploration done by Agencies and lessee himself. Expenditure in Expanditure on the lakh rupees exploration not during the year mentioned. 1d Balance area to Approximately Proposal given for 5 It was suggested be explored to 0.70 ha area boreholes to prove ore to explore the bring Geological is proposed in the strike direction southern part of axis in 1 or 2 to be as well as to prove the lease area explored in depth continuity of the also for occurence the Northern existing orebody. of parallel part upto G1 orebodies. or G2 level in continuation with the explored area by 5 boreholes during 2015- 16 to 2019-20 period. PAGE : 4

1e Balance reserve 3500 T under 3500 T under 121 as no as on 01/04/20 121 category production has been done of UNFC since 2015-16 due to lack of demand and lower prices affecting economic feasibility. 1f General remarks Exploration is of inspecting lagging in the officers on lease area. As the geology, area is having exploration etc one-two leases in the vicinity, based on the orebody occurence in those leases, the area needs to be explored in detail for the occurance of parallel ore body. Future proposals need to be modified accordingly based on the findings of the geological studies.

Development :

Sl.No. Item Propasals Actual work Remarks

2a Location of North As per the proposals Orebody is proved development in the northern w.r.t.lease area part of the lease area and development work is done in the same pert for exploitation of the ore. There was a pit in the northern part earlier to the grant of the lease and the same is being extended laterally and vertically. PAGE : 5

2b Separate benches Yes There is no top soil in There is 1 bench in topsoil, the present pit limits in overburden and overburden and (North). in the southern 1 bench in ore minerals (Rule part there is top soil both having 3.0 m 15) but presently no bench height. development proposals are made in that area. 2-3 m overburden in form of shale, phyllites and schiest is occuring for which separate benches are maintained. 2c Stripping ratio 1:1.82 (2015- Not applicable. Working has been or ore to OB 16) to 1:5.06 ROM excavated in 2015- done in the ratio (in 2019-20) 16: 100T orebody and in the average 1:3.59 Mineral rejects: 50 T vertical horizon. No lateral developments done. Thus overburden removed was Nil for 2015-16. 2d Quantity of No top soil No top soil bearing area topsoil is under development. generation in m3 Hence not applicable. 2e Quantity of In 2015-16, Overburden generated No overburden is overburden proposed during 2015-16 is Nil as removed due to the generation in m3 overburden was the working was for only fact that mine has 900 cuM 30 days and was worked for only 30 concentrated in the ore days and closed body. for 210 days due to lack of demand. PAGE : 6

2f General remarks Mine has worked of inspecting for only 30 days officers on in 2015-16 and development of since then, mine pit w.r.t. type is not working due of deposit etc to lack of demand. Also it is a fresh lease started working in 2011-12 only. Thus desired development in the lease area could not be achieved due to less development and production proposals, intermittent working, lack of basic needs like water and electricity in the area and also due to lack of exploration. Deposit in the area contains low grade ore which is generally used by a consumer to blend with high grade.

Exploitation:

Sl.No. Item Propasals Actual work Remarks

3a Number of pit One pit in the One pit is existing in proposed for northern part the area as per the production of the lease proposals but actually area no working has been done since 2015-16. In 2015- 16, working remained for 30 days only. 3b Quantity of ROM 2015-16: 500 T 100 T of ROM production Due to lower mineral done in 2015-16 prices and lack of production alongwith 50 T of demand. proposed mineral rejects. 3c Recovery of 90% of the ROM 100 T of ROM and 50 T of sailable/usable is saleable mineral rejects mineral from ROM generated in 2015-16 production which indicates 66% of saleable mineral recovery. In 2014-15 achieved recovery was approximately 86%. PAGE : 7

3d Quantity of 10% of the ROM 50 T of mineral rejects mineral reject excavated generated. generation In previous years working, mineral rejects generation was 13-14% approximately while in 2015-16, it was 33% of the total ROM excavated. 3e Grade of mineral As per Mn containing 5-15% in These mineral rejects Threshold Lumps, 10-18% in Fines rejects are being generation and value of (containing High Silica) stacked separately threshold value Mn<10% for future use in declared. the northern part of the lease area in between BP-8 and BP-9. 3f Quantity of sub No subgrade is The area has average grade mineral proposed to be Manganese content in the generation. generated. range 23-28%. Highly siliceous ore of around 13-14% (as mentioned in mineral rejects) is being stacked separately and rest is being sold as cleaned ore. 3g Grade of sub Not applicable No sub-grade. As per the grade mineral as no sub- reported grade and generation grade as per threshold generation. value notification, above 10% of Mn content should come under sub- grade. But due to small quantity, Mn +5% in lumps and Mn+10% in fines are stacked separately for future usage. 3h Manual / Manual sorting Manual sorting is being Mechanised done to segregate method adopted cleaned ore from ROM for segregating from ROM 3i Any analysis or No As there is no sub-grade beneficiation ore, no studies are study proposed proposed. Analysis of and carried out Mineral rejects sample for sub grade carried out from Indian mineral and Bureau of Mines Mineral rejects. Processing Lab and it has shown: Mn: 8.74% SiO2: 70.03% P: 0.06% Fe: 4.03% PAGE : 8

3j Provision of Yes Drilling through drilling and Compressed air operated blasting in Jackhammer of 34mm mineral benches diameter. Depth of the blast hole:1.5 m Spacing: 1.0 m Burden: 0.90 m (in Manganese ore) 3k Provision of As per As per the proposals, mining Category 'B' JCB and Tractor trolleys machineries in were used in the mine mineral benches while it was under operation. 3l Whether height Yes Yes Orebody thickness of benches in is in the range of overburden and 1-1.5 m. mineral suitable Therefore, bench for method of height of 3 m is mining proposed found to be in MP/SOM suitable. During inspection, folding in the orebody was observed. Therefore, it was suggested to the lessee to go for detailed exploration and then on the basis of results, design the bench parameters accordingly. 3m Total area As on As no lateral working covered under 01.04.2015, has been done in 2015- excavation/pits area under 16, area under pits is pits: 0.158 ha 0.158 ha In 2015-16, additional requirement: 0.02 ha In 2015-16 to 2019-2020, additional requirement: 0.09 ha PAGE : 9

3n Ore to OB ratio In 2015-16, As no development for the pit/mine proposed working has been done in during the year. Ore:OB 2015-16, actual work ratio=1:1.82 stands Not Applicable. For the complete proposal period 2015-16 to 2019-20, proposed Ore:OB ratio=1:3.59 3o Total area put As on Area under excavation in use under 01.04.2015: was proposed under different heads Area under excavation for 0.02 ha at the end of Excavation/Pit but no working has been year s: 0.158 ha done. Overburden Plantation has been dumps: 0.058 carried out on ha approximately 0.3 ha Mineral Dumps: area in the southern 0.056 ha part in 2015-16. Infrastructure : 0.001 ha Roads: 0.01 ha Total Area: 0.283 ha 3p Production of 2010-11: 315 T 2010-11: Nil Due to high ROM mineral 2011-12: 315 T 2011-12: 155 T generation of during the last 2012-13: 315 T 2012-13: 430 T MIneral rejects, five year period 2013-14: 315 T 2013-14: 238 T ROM production as applicable 2014-15: 315 T 2014-15: 420 T increased from Total: 1575 T Total: 1243 T proposal in the years 2012-13 and 2014-15, but the quantity is very low. Also total production in the proposal period is below the proposed quantity. It was advised to the lessee to keep the production within the proposals made in the approved Mining Plan/SOM. PAGE : 10

3q General remarks Working remained of inspecting intermittent since officers on 2015-16 due to method of mining lack of demand. etc. Method of mining is manual and is suitable for working a 1-1.5 m thick Manganese ore body. Going into deeper horizon, working may require mechanization but presently, manual working is sufficient.

Solid Waste Management - Dumping:

Sl.No. Item Propasals Actual work Remarks

4a Separate dumping Yes. Separate Separate stacking has of topsoil, OB dumping/stacki been done in form of two and mineral ng of OB and separate dumps. rejects (Rule Mineral OB dump is located in 32,33) Rejects between BP6 and BP 7. proposed in Mineral Rejects dump the Mining located in between BP-8 Plan and BP-9. Both dumps are in the northern part of the lease area. 4b Location of OB and Mineral OB dump Location: topsoil, OB and Rejects dumps E287300 to E287350 mineral reject in the Mineral rejects Dump dumps Northern Part Location : E 287250 to of the lease E287290 area. 4c Number of dumps All dumps There are 3 dumps/stacks within lease within lease all within the lease area and outside area area: of lease area One OB dump in the Northern part within lease area One Mineral Rejects dump in the Northern part within the lease area both as per the location mentioned earlier in this report under 4(a) & (b). Also, One Mineral stack (temporary) within the lease area in the southern part of the working pit. PAGE : 11

4d Location of All dumps are All dumps/temporary dumps w.r.t. located stack are outside the ultimate pit outside the pit limits. limit (Rule 16) pit limits. 4e Number of active One No dead dumps are there. and alive dumps. Overburden/Was Two dumps one each for te Dump and Overburden/waste and One Mineral Mineral Rejects are Rejects Dump- alive and as per the both alive proposals. 4f Number of dead Nil Nil No dead dumps are dumps. present in the lease area 4g Number of dumps Nil No dumps are established established. for reclamation activities. 4h Whether No proposal in In the Mining Plan for The lessee was Retaining wall the Mining 2010-11 to 2014-15, advised to or garland drain Plan for 2010- there was no proposal construct garland all along dumps 11 to 2014-15 for retaining wall or drain and are there. period. garland drain and no retaining wall Proposal given such protective measures along the toe of in Modified adopted till date. In the dump to avoid Mining Plan the Modified Mining Plan any wash off as for 2015-16 to for 2015-15 to 2019-20, the dumps are 2019-20 period there is proposal for located at the for: construction of mining lease Construction retaining wall along the boundary. of Retaining toe of the dump but as Wall: 0.126 ha no working has been done (approximately since 2015-16 (except 30 120 m) days), the work has not Construction been completed. of Garland Drain: 0.0075 ha (approximately 75 m) 4i Length of Nil As per the 4(h), no Retaining wall retaining wall has been or garland drain constructed till date. all along dumps 4j Number of Nil No settling pond has As the area is settling ponds been proposed or sloping towards N- constructed. W direction, it was advised to construct a settling tank on the non- mineralized land, if any, after the detailed exploration of the area. PAGE : 12

4k Specific Very less comments of workings/developme inspecting nt has been done officer on waste so far in the dump management lease area. thus amount of overburden generated is also quite low. It is being dumped in the northern part of the lease area and is separate from mineral rejects stack. At the conceptual stage waste generated is proposed to be backfilled in the exhausted part/mined out land to restore the land. Till date waste dump is active, is outside the pit limits and not attained maturity for any reclamation activities.

Solid Waste Management - Backfilling:

Sl.No. Item Propasals Actual work Remarks

5a Status of part No proposal As the mining activities or full for started in the area extraction of backfilling since 2011-12, no area mineral from has become matured for mined out area backfilling. before starting backfilling. 5b Area under No proposals Area in the northern backfilling of part, where exploration mined out area has been done and mineral has been proved, is under exploitation. As mining activities are yet to reach ultimate pit depth, no proposal for backfilling has been made and hence no area is under backfilling. PAGE : 13

5c Concurrent use No proposal No activity regarding Mining lease at of topsoil for concurrent use of top- the time of lease restoration or soil. grant contained a rehabilitation small worked pit of mineral out in the northern area (Rule 32) part. The area was further explored and presently is under mining for exploitation of ore. This northern part contains no top soil and hence no concurrent usage of top soil has been proposed. Southern part of the lease area has soil cover and plantation has been proposed/carried out in the southern part of the lease area. 5d Total area Nil Nil Mining has just fully reclaimed started in the and lease area. hence rehabilitated no area has become mature for reclamation and rehabilitation. 5e General remarks Backfilling can be of inspecting done only after officers on achieving economic backfilling and depth of the reclamation etc. deposit. There is no mined out land thus no backfilling is proposed till the conceptual stage. Reclamation in form of afforestation on the dumps was proposed but it couldn't be achieved due to less amount of development. Thus plantation done is in form of green belt in the southern part of the lease area. PAGE : 14

Progressive Mine Clousre Plan:

Sl.No. Item Propasals Actual work Remarks

6a Whether Annual Yes Yes report on PMCP submitted on time and correctly. Rule 23 E(2). 6b Area available Nil Nil No area is for available for rehabilitation rehabilitation (ha) . activities. Mining started in 2011- 12. 6c afforestation Total 100 Actual Plantation has done (ha). saplings were not been done on the proposed in dump slopes as dumps the Mining haven't matured for Plan period plantation and also no that was 2010- top soil encountered in 11 to 2014-15. the working area in the Afforestation northern part of the on dumps for lease area. Instead 0.30 0.024 ha area ha identified in the with 100 southern part having top saplings are soil cover and around proposed in 500 saplings have been the 2015-16 to planted in 2015-16 to 2019-20 cover the backlog of period. previous proposal period. 6d No. of saplings 20 saplings 500 saplings planted on planted during per year for 0.30 ha area in Southern the year 2015-16 to part of the lease area. 2019-20 period covering 0.024 ha dump area in the proposal period. 6e Cumulative no 100 in the 500 saplings planted as .of plants last Mining on date. Plan period and 20 for the year 2015-16, thus total proposal as upto 2015-16 is 120 saplings. 6f Any other method No No of rehabilitation PAGE : 15

6g Cost incurred on Construction Actual expanditure is in watch and care of Retaining form of Afforestation during the year wall: 0.126 ha (green belt): 0.30 ha area, Cost: Rs area, Cost: Rs 25000 10000 As the area is devoid of Construction water source, of garland construction of well drain/settling (water source for pond: 0.0075 plantation and other ha area, Cost: activities): Rs 1 Lakh Rs 10000 Afforestation on dumps: 0.024 ha, Cost: Rs 25000 as per the proposals for 2015-16 to 2019-20 6h Compliance on No such No void is available for reclamation and proposal backfilling rehabilitation by backfilling (i) Voids available for backfilling ( Lx B x D 6i Compliance on No such As no void available for reclamation and proposal backfilling, no activity rehabilitation under this item by backfilling (ii) Voids filled by waste / tailings 6j Compliance on No such No activity with reclamation and proposals referenec to item 6(h) & rehabilitation (i) by backfilling (iii)Afforestati on on backfilled area PAGE : 16

6k Compliance on No such No activity The area has reclamation and proposal Maximum RL of 366 rehabilitation in the SE part and by backfilling owest RL of 352 in (iv) the SW part (14 m Rehabilitation RL difference and by making water sloping towards reservoir SW) and ultimate pit depth is proposed upto 350 mRL based on present exploration activities. The area is proposed to be restored to the extent possible by backfilling and upto the conceptual stage, proposal for water reservoir has neither been made for the lease area nor it will be feasible. 6l Compliance on No proposals No proposals for reclamation and backfilling till the rehabilitation ecoonomic depth is by backfilling reached after detailed (v)any other exploration of the lease specific means. area. 6m Compliance of Afforestation As no dumps are matured, rehabilitation proposal of 0.3 ha area in the of waste land 100 saplings southern part has been within lease were proposed undertaken under (i)afforestation in the Mining planation for green belt Plan proposal building. 500 saplings period of have been planted in 2010-11 to 2015-16. 2014-15 and further, 0.024 ha dump area is proposed to be afforested in the 2015-16 to 2019-20 period. PAGE : 17

6n Compliance of No proposals The area has been It was suggested rehabilitation explored in northern that whole lease of waste land part only. Southern part area should be within lease containing top soil has explored in detail (ii)Area been considered for prior to going for rehabilitation rehabilitation with rehabilitation (ha) plantation and green activities. Thus, belt building. details of rehabilitaion proposals need to be discussed after the results of detailed exploration of the area. 6o Compliance of No proposals Plantation done on 0.30 rehabilitation ha area by 500 saplings of waste land in the southern part. within lease (iii)Method of rehabilitation 6p Compliance of No such No monitoring done. Monitoring shall environmental proposals as be done after monitoring (core the method of receiving zone and buffer mining is guidelines from zone) Manual and MoEF in form of EC very small conditions. As scale working. such very small Environment scale workings and Clearance the area is devoid under process of any water body and further or habitats. It proposals was suggested to shall be made monitor air, water after grant of and noise EC. monitoring on quarterly basis. 6q General remarks PMCP compliance of inspecting could not be done officers on PMCP as proposed w.r.t. compliance and the dump progressive plantation, closure instead green belt operations etc. plantation haas been done which is in the interest of systematic development.

Mineral Conservation:

Sl.No. Item Propasals Actual work Remarks PAGE : 18

7a ROM Mineral Graded ore ROM is manually sorted dispatch or dispatch for clean ore and grade-wise mineral rejects. Cleaned sorting within ore is dispatched from lease area the mine. 7b Method of grade- Manual Manual wise mineral sorting i.e. manual or mechanical. 7c Different grade Below 25% Mn Grade available at the of mineral mine is 23-28% Mn which sorted out at is averaged to below 25% mines. Mn content. 7d Any No No beneficiation process beneficiation is done at the mine, process at mines graded ore is directly . sold and mineral rejects are stacked separately. 7e General remarks In the interest of of inspecting mineral officer on conservation, Mineral Mineral rejects conservation and having grade 5-18% beneficiation is being stacked issues separately which has given average grade of 8% Mn (Analysis report from MP Laboratory, IBM). As the mineral rejects contain very high silica (70% as per the said analysis report), beneficiation shall not be economically or technically feasible.

Environment:

Sl.No. Item Propasals Actual work Remarks

8a Separate removal No top soil No top soil is occuring and utilization encounterd in the working area. of topsoil (Rule Hence not aapplicable. 32) 8b Concurrent use Not Applicable Not applicable in light or storage of of item 8 (a) topsoil PAGE : 19

8c Separate dumps Yes Separate dumping of for overburden, overburden and rejects waste rock, are proposed and is rejects and being done at the mine. fines (Rule 33) 8d Use of Proposals are At the conceptual stage, overburden, made for the overburden/waste shall waste rock, conceptual be backfilled and land rejects and stage shall be restored to the fines dumps for extent possible. restoring the Mineral rejects shall be land to its utilized, if the original use technology permits and market is available for the same. 8e Phased Dump As the mine has started restoration, Plantation is in the year 2011-12 and reclamation and proposed over only small scale working rehabilitation 0.024 ha area is there, no dump or pit of lands by plantation has become matured for affected by of 100 reclamation and mining saplings in rehabilitation yet. operations the period Plantation has been done (Pits, dumps 2015-16 to in the southern part etc) 2019-20 over 0.3 ha area by planting 500 saplings in 2015-16. 8f Baseline Yes Yes, baseline information on information given in the existence of approved Mining Plan. plantation and additional plantation done (Rule 41) 8g Survival rate 80% Survival rate is 75%. Area was devoid of water and thus to ensure suvival of plants, lessee has constructed a well in the lease area with expanditure of around Rs 1 Lakh. 8h Water sprinkling Yes As presently mine is not Lessee was on roads to working, no water suggested to control airborne sprinkling is required follow the dust but water sprinkling is standard practices being done when the mine to avoid any is under operation. environmental degradation due to mining activities in the area. PAGE : 20

8i General remarks MIne is not of inspecting working since officer on 2015-16. There are aesthetic beauty some trees in and in and around around the area. mines area Other leases in the vicinity are closed since 4-5 years. Therefore, as such, no problem has been observed regarding environmental degradation and aesthetic beauty is overall good.

Compliance of Rule 45:

Sl.No. Item Propasals Actual work Remarks

9a Status of MR submitted online upto submission of April 2017 as on date. Monthly and AR submitted upto 2015- Annual returns 16 online. 9b Scrutiny of Mining Correct information Annual return Engineer: Md. furnished. for information Abbu Wassay on Mining Geologist Engineer, (Part Time): Geologist and Shri Hemant Manager Hinge 9c Scrutiny of Area covered Mineral rejects have Lessee has been Annual return on under O/C been considered under suggested to land use pattern workings/Pits: waste dumps. mention the area for area under 0.158 ha of mineral rejects pits, reclaimed Area covered dump under others area, dumps etc. under Waste column in the dumps: 0.58 ha online returns. Infrastructure : 0.101 ha 9d Scrutiny of 500 saplings Correct information Annual return on planted in furnished afforestation 2015-16 with 75% survival rate PAGE : 21

9e Scrutiny of 100 T Correct information Annual return on production furnished mineral reject reported under generation ROM and graded (Grade and ore quantity) Dispatch of 88.55 T of graded ore has been reported under the grade: 'Below 25% Mn'

9f Scrutiny of ROM: There is a small Necesaary Annual return on Opening stock: discrepancy in the corrections ROM stock and/or 86.84 T, reporting of suggested to the graded ore Production: production/stock of ROM lessee. 100 T, Closing and graded ore. stock: 98.13 T Graded Ore: Opening Stock: 86.84 T, Production: 100 T, Dispatch: 88.55 T, Closing Stock: 98.29 T 9g Scrutiny of Sale value is Annual return on in the range sale value, Ex. of Rs 1800- Mine price and 2200 per Ton production cost Ex-mine price and cost of production are the same and are: Rs 1700 per ton 9h Scrutiny of Nil As the land type is Annual return on Govt. land and lease has fixed assets been given for mining, fixed asset for Land has not been considered. Apart from this, as no working is in progress and mine comes under category 'B' manual, no other assets are involved under 'Capital Structure'. 9k Scrutiny of Nil Nil as mine is not Annual return on working and also, mine mining is under category 'B' machineries manual. PAGE : 22

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 : (ASHISH MISHRA)

Indian Bureau of Mines