PROJECT: Shahbad Stone Mining Project PRE-FEASIBILITY REPORT APPLICANT: Sri. Ravindra Reddy 1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1.1 Introduction The proposed mining lease area applied for quarrying of Shahbad Stone by Sri. Ravindra Reddy is situated in survey no. No. 19/2 of 1 Acres of Mariyan Village, Chincholi Taluk, Gulbarga District, Karnataka which is Patta Land. India is rich in Shahbad Stone deposits and one among the leading countries in Quarrying and Export of Shahbad Stone. India has about 110 different varieties of Shahbad Stones which are different in colour and texture. These varieties are used to produce monuments, building slabs, titles, surface plates etc. The proposed area is not fit for agriculture and technical report from Department of Mines and Geology indicate that the subject area has Shahbad Stone deposits. Detailed study of the area has been done by the applicant by sampling exposed blocks of Shahbad Stone. The salient features of the project are given Table 1.1. Table 1.1 The Salient Features of the Project Project Name Proposed Shahbad Stone Of Sri. Ravindra Reddy Mining Lease Area 1 acre (0.404 Hect) Location of Mine At Mariyan Village, Chincholi Taluk, Gulbarga District, Karnataka Latitude & P.No Latitude Longitude Longitude A 17° 22’ 44.9” N 77° 29’ 48.7” E B 17° 22’ 43.6” N 77° 29’ 48.7” E C 17° 22’ 43.8” N 77° 29’ 45.7” E D 17° 22’ 45.2” N 77° 29’ 45.7” E Toposheet number 56G/7 & 56G/11 Minerals of mine Shahbad Stone Proposed production of mine 70000 m2/annum Method of mining Opencast Semi-mechanized method Drilling/Blasting No Blasting & Drilling is proposed Shahbad Stone is found in the form of horizontal bed. PFR-I PROJECT: Shahbad Stone Mining Project PRE-FEASIBILITY REPORT APPLICANT: Sri. Ravindra Reddy The horizontal layers are cutting across by circular saw machine i.e dimond saws are used to cut vertical cutting of primary layers of 6 inches then separated by using hammer and chisel No. of working days 300 days Water demand 3.0 KLD Sources of water Water will be supplied from bore wells of the nearby area Man power 40 Nearest railway station Tandur Junction railway station :17km (SE) Nearest airport Bidar Airport: 60 Km(N) 2.0 INTRODUCTION OF THE PROJECT/ BACKGROUND INFORMATION 2.1 Identification of Project and Project Proponent The proposed project area is found to have good deposits of Shahbad Stone. This Stone is used as a construction material for flooring, coverings and cladding, making of kitchen articles, sculptures, and monuments etc. Open cast semi mechanized mining method is followed for quarrying of Shahbad Stone. Sri. Ravindra Reddy is the proprietor of the proposed project located in Sy No. 19/2 of Miriyan Village, Chincholi Taluk, Gulbarga District, Karnataka, which measures around 1.00 acres. He has significant experience in Shahbad Stone mining. 2.2 Brief Information about the Project The mining lease area of 1.00 acres is located in Patta Land. Open cast Semi- mechanized method mining is followed and it has been proposed to produce approximately 70,000 m2/annum of Shahbad Stone. The nearest habitation from the proposed project is at a distance of 1.5 kms towards south direction ie., Miriyan village. 2.3 Need for the Project and Its Importance to the Country or Region The demand for Shahbad Stone increased due to rapid industrialization and growth in infrastructure. So the number of Shahbad Stone producing quarries is increasing in India. Shahbad Stone is the chief material in this sector, for the export industries like monuments, floorings labs, Kitchen articles, sculptures & export. Based on the demand of Shahbad Stone, the lessee intends to produce the required quantity of Shahbad Stone for domestic & international market. PFR-II PROJECT: Shahbad Stone Mining Project PRE-FEASIBILITY REPORT APPLICANT: Sri. Ravindra Reddy As per EIA notification 2006 project proponent is submitting the proposal to get Clearance for production capacity of 70,000 m2/annum of Shahbad Stone blocks from State Level Environmental Appraisal Committee/State level Impact Assessment Authority of Karnataka constituted by MoEF&CC, GOI for the purpose of grant of quarry lease for which Notification for grant is issued. 2.4 Demands-Supply Gap The demand and supply for the Shahbad Stone is growing which makes a lot of scope for revenue generation. Once the stone is obtained after quarrying it is further processed and supplied to industries. India is amongst the leading exporter countries of stones in the world. The major importers of Indian stones are USA, China, UK, Italy, Belgium, Germany, UAE, Hong Kong, Spain, Taiwan, Netherlands, Canada, Turkey, France, Russia and CIS countries. The growth is continuing and the demand for marble, Shahbad Stone, sandstone and other dimensional stones and stone products is anticipated to grow at around 15% CAGR. 2.5 Domestic/ Export Markets Although Shahbad Stone is a minor mineral, it is a major contributor in foreign exchange earnings. India is the second largest exporter of raw Shahbad Stone after China and ahead of Brazil and South Africa. 2.6 Employment Generation Proposed mining is semi mechanized method and this project operation will provide livelihood to the 40 workers. It will provide employment to the people residing in vicinity. 3.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION 3.1 Type of Project Including Interlinked and Interdependent Projects, If Any. The proposed Shahbad Stone mine is of 1.00 acres area, No interlinked projects were associated with this project. 3.2 Location of the project The mining lease area is located in Survey No. 19/2 of Mariyan Village, Chincholi Taluk, Gulbarga District , Karnataka. The mine lease area falls in Survey of India PFR-III PROJECT: Shahbad Stone Mining Project PRE-FEASIBILITY REPORT APPLICANT: Sri. Ravindra Reddy Toposheet No. : 56G07 & 56G11 P.No Latitude Longitude A 17° 22’ 44.9” N 77° 29’ 48.7” E B 17° 22’ 43.6” N 77° 29’ 48.7” E C 17° 22’ 43.8” N 77° 29’ 45.7” E D 17° 22’ 45.2” N 77° 29’ 45.7” E 1 Km radius google map is given in Figure1.Location of the mining lease in Gulbarga District is shown in Figure 2. Figure 1 1 km radius Google Map of the Study Area PFR-IV PROJECT: Shahbad Stone Mining Project PRE-FEASIBILITY REPORT APPLICANT: Sri. Ravindra Reddy Figure 2 Location Map PFR-V PROJECT: Shahbad Stone Mining Project PRE-FEASIBILITY REPORT APPLICANT: Sri. Ravindra Reddy 3.3 Details of Alternate Sites No alternate site was considered as the project is mineral specific and site specific. 3.4 Size or magnitude of operation The proposed mine has lease over an area of 1.00 acres and the production rate is 70,000 m2/annum. The lease follows open cast Semi-mechanized method mining. Production for next five years: The mine plan is prepared for first five years. The Mineral production target for five years is given in Table 3.1. Table 3.1 Year wise Production Programme Total Recoverable Slab Waste excavation in volume in production in volume in Year RL in meters Cu.mt Cu.mt @ 50 Sq.mt Cu.mt % 1 456-462m 3240 1620 70000 1620 456-462m 3240 1620 70000 1620 2 450-456m 3240 1620 70000 1620 3 450-456 & 3240 1620 70000 1620 4 447-450m 447-450m 3240 1620 70000 1620 5 16200 8100 350000 8100 Total 3.5 Geology and Reserves 3.5.1 Topography The topography of the area shows gently sloppy terrain. The highest elevation of the area is 445m. above the MSL. The area is of boulders of shahbad stone. The drainage patterns are dentric to sub dentric in nature, observed in toposheet, minor drainage are outside the lease area. 3.5.2 Geology The Bhima group is mainly consists of horizontal sandstone, shale and limestone, well exposed in the valley of river Bhima in parts of Gulbarga and Bijapur districts. This is the PFR-VI PROJECT: Shahbad Stone Mining Project PRE-FEASIBILITY REPORT APPLICANT: Sri. Ravindra Reddy smallest of all Proterozoic basins in India. The present exposed extent of the basin is about 5200 square kilometer.The earlier classification by Bruce Foote divided the strata into two subgroups, the lower being dominantly clastic made up of sandstone and shale while the upper sequence was mainly of limestone and shale. 3.5.3 Exploration The exploration is not proposed for the next five years because the old quarried pit and beside quarry pit shows the existence of the rock at depth. Present Status of the Area: The Q.L area was worked to a depth of 10 meters, entire lease area is of shahbad stone as shown in the Geological plan. DRG No.4 3.5.4Reserves Table 3.5.5.1 Geological Reserves Estimation Category Shahbad stone Quantity in Cubic Meter(m3),50% Recovery Total Mineral resources 20105 Proved Mineral resources 5294 3.6 PROJECT DESCRIPTION WITH PROCESS DETAILS 3.6.1 Method of Mining Mining will be carried out by open cast Semi-mechanized method. Overburden will be (weathered rock portion) is removed by Jack Hammer drills. The waste generated while recovering Shahbad Stone blocks will be dumped outside the quarry lease area in southeastern side in the non-agricultural land at Sy.No.19/2 effluents are going to be generated. Shahbad stone is found in the form of horizontal bed. The horizontal layers are cutting across by circular saw machine i.e. Diamond saws are used to cut vertical cutting of primary layers of 6 inches then separated manually by using rods, hammer and chisel.