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Feasibility Report for Talaiyuthu Limestone Mine (G.O. (3D) No. 154, Extent - 22.305 Ha) of The India Cements Limited (ICL), Sankarnagar, Tirunelveli District, Tamil Nadu FEASIBILITY REPORT 1 Creative Engineers & Consultants Feasibility Report for Talaiyuthu Limestone Mine (G.O. (3D) No. 154, Extent - 22.305 Ha) of The India Cements Limited (ICL), Sankarnagar, Tirunelveli District, Tamil Nadu CONTENTS CHAPTER NO. PARTICULARS PAGE NO PRE - FEASIBILITY REPORT I EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 4 INTRODUCTION OF THE PROJECT / BACKGROUND II 11 INFORMATION III PROJECT DESCRIPTION 19 IV SITE ANALYSIS 33 V PLANNING BRIEF 38 VI PROPOSED INFRASTRUCTURE 40 VII REHABILITATION & RESETTLEMENT (R&R) PLAN 40 VIII PROJECT SCHEDULE & COST ESTIMATES 40 IX ANALYSIS OF PROPOSAL (FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS) 41 2 Creative Engineers & Consultants Feasibility Report for Talaiyuthu Limestone Mine (G.O. (3D) No. 154, Extent - 22.305 Ha) of The India Cements Limited (ICL), Sankarnagar, Tirunelveli District, Tamil Nadu LIST OF FIGURES FIGURE PARTICULARS PAGE NO NO. 1. LOCATION MAP 15 2. LEASE PLAN 16 3. GEOLOGICAL PLAN 24 4. GEOLOGICAL CROSS SECTION 25 5. SURFACE LAYOUT PLAN 26 6. MINE POSITION AT THE END OF PRESENT PLAN PERIOD 27 7. CONCEPTUAL PLAN 28 8. CONCEPTUAL CROSS SECTION 29 9. STUDY AREA WITHIN 10 KM RADIUS 35 LIST OF ANNEXURES ANNEXURE PARTICULARS PAGE NO NO. 1 MINE GO COPY FOR G.O. (3D) No. 154 43 COPY OF RENEWAL APPLICATION IN FORM-J AND ITS 2 49 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT IN FORM-D 3 MININIG PLAN APPROVAL LETTER 55 3 Creative Engineers & Consultants Feasibility Report for Talaiyuthu Limestone Mine (G.O. (3D) No. 154, Extent - 22.305 Ha) of The India Cements Limited (ICL), Sankarnagar, Tirunelveli District, Tamil Nadu CHAPTER I EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1.0 INTRODUCTION OF THE PROJECT / BACKGROUND INFORMATION M/S. The India Cements Limited (ICL) is having four mining leases in Talaiyuthu limestone mine in TirunelveliTaluk and District. They are: Extent Sl.No. G.O No./Date Village Classification Hec. 1. 154/24-12-1998 Gangaikondan 22.305 Non-forest Patta 2. 628/11-09-1989 Talaiyuthu 17.44 Non-forest Patta 3. 148/18-6-1999 Talaiyuthu 96.71 Reserve Forest 4. 546/11.08.1989 Talaiyuthu 02.58 Poramboke All the infrastructural facilities at Talaiyuthu Limestone Mineare commonly used for these leases. This report is prepared for getting environmental clearance for G.O.(3D) No.154 over an area of 22.305 Hectares (55.12 Acres). Limestone from this mine will be supplied to the India Cement’s Sankarnagar plant located about 2.7 km(By Road),South of the mine site. The lease boundaries are shown below: The lease boundaries are shown below: 4 Creative Engineers & Consultants Feasibility Report for Talaiyuthu Limestone Mine (G.O. (3D) No. 154, Extent - 22.305 Ha) of The India Cements Limited (ICL), Sankarnagar, Tirunelveli District, Tamil Nadu The mining lease was originally granted vide G.O.Ms.No.1622 dated 23.03.1965 for a period of 20 years from 21.09.1965 to 20.09.1985 and the first renewal was granted vide G.O.Ms.No.570 dated 22.08.1989 for a period of 10 years from 21.09.1985 to 20.09.1995. Subsequently the second renewal was granted vide G.O. (3D) No.154 dated 24.12.1998 is enclosed as Annexure– 1. The second renewal was granted for a period of 20 years and the mining lease validity was expired on 20.09.2015. The mining lease renewal application has been filed in Form –J and the renewal process is under consideration of Government of Tamilnadu. The copy of Form-J and the acknowledgment of application in Form-D are enclosed in Annexure - 2. As per MMDR Amendment Act 2015 the validity of mining lease is up to 31.03.2030. For obtaining environmental clearance, as per MoEF&CC Notification of September 2006, Form I and Feasibility report have to be submitted along with proposed Terms of reference (TOR) for prescribing TOR for the project by MoEF&CC / SEIAA. The mining lease area is less than 50 hectares and the declared Gangaikondan Spotted Deer Sanctuary is located within 5Km from the mine site, hence this project falls under category A as per MoEF&CC Notification. Hence, Form – 1, proposed ToR and feasibility report have to be submitted to MoEF&CC, for prescribing TOR and according EC after submission of EIA/EMP report to them. This feasibility report for G.O. (3D) No. 154 is prepared in line with the guidelines issued by MoEF&CC, vide their letter dated 30th September 2010 for the peak usable limestone production of2.09 LTPA (Lakh Tonnes per annum) for obtaining TOR from MoEF&CC towards getting environmental clearance for the total ML area of 22.305 Ha. This feasibility report is prepared based on the mining plan submitted for the period 2015-16 to 2019-20 and was approved by IBM vide letter No – TN/TNL/MP/LST-1955-MDS, dated 13.10.2015 (Annexure – 3). 1.1 LOCATION DETAILS OF PROJECT: The project is located in Gangaikondanvillage, TirunelveliTaluk,Tirunelveli district of Tamilnadu. The district Headquarters, Tirunelveli is about 13 km (road)away from Project and the nearest railway station, Talaiyuthu which is about 4.3 km (road) away from project. Mining operations are commenced in this area by the project proponent right from the year 1965 onwards. Entire land is non-forest Patta land. The lease area falls between latitude N8° 49’ 00.0” to N8° 49’ 24.5” and Longitude from E77°43’ 49.0” to E77°43’ 59.10” and falls in Survey of India Toposheet No. 58 H/9. 5 Creative Engineers & Consultants Feasibility Report for Talaiyuthu Limestone Mine (G.O. (3D) No. 154, Extent - 22.305 Ha) of The India Cements Limited (ICL), Sankarnagar, Tirunelveli District, Tamil Nadu 2.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: 2.1 BRIEF PROJECT PROFILE: 1. Name of Mine project : Talaiyuthu Limestone mine – G.O.(3D) No. 154 2. Project proponent : The India Cements Limited (ICL) 3. Extent : 22.305 Ha. 4. Type of Land : Non-forest Patta land. 5. Location : Gangaikondan village, TirunelveliTaluk& District, Tamilnadu 6. Topography : Sloping terrain with working RL ranging from 66 m to 114 m AMSL. 7. Production capacity : Peak usable limestone production of 2.09 lakhtonnes per annum 8. Total balance mineable : Limestone - 4.9 lakhs tonnes Reserves as on 01.09.2015 Magnesia Limestone - 9.1 lakh tonnes Total -14.0 lakh tonnes 9. Balance Waste as on : Development waste -35.07 lakh tonnes 1-9-2015 Interstitial waste -5.75 lakh tonnes Total -40.82 lakh tonnes 10. Limestone to OB / waste : Average of 1 : 2.89 Ratio (T:T basis) 11. Method of Mining : Mechanised mining method with conventional drilling and blasting is being adopted in the mine. Whenever secondary breaking is necessary hydraulic excavator attached with rock breaker is engaged. Hydraulic excavators are engaged for excavation of Limestone and waste rock. Tippers of 20Ts capacity are deployed for transportation of Limestone to factory & also for hauling waste rocks in to waste dump. 12. Bench parameters Height : 10m Width : 10m Ultimate pit slope : 450 Bench slope angles : 600 13. Ore end use : For captive use in cement plant of ICL at Sankarnagar about 2.7kms – S, (by road) away. 14. Waste management : The waste materials generated in the mine are development waste and interstitial waste. The entire waste material generated in the mine will be dumped in the waste dump located in the eastern part of lease area. It is proposed to 6 Creative Engineers & Consultants Feasibility Report for Talaiyuthu Limestone Mine (G.O. (3D) No. 154, Extent - 22.305 Ha) of The India Cements Limited (ICL), Sankarnagar, Tirunelveli District, Tamil Nadu advance the dump towards South and east during the Plan period. 15. Life of mine : About 10 years 16. Water courses : No major water course in Mining lease area. Thamirabarani River flows 5.4 km away from the SE direction of the lease area. 17. Ecologically sensitive : Gangaikondan Spotted Deer Sanctuary is situated about features 2.2km (NE) from the project site. 18. Other industries in the area : Mining leases of Krishna mines, South India mines & Minerals and other mining leases of M/s. ICL, SIMMINDS, blue metal quarries, Gangaikondan SIPCOT, Wolkem India Limited are situated in nearby and surrounding areas. ICL cement factory is 2.7kms away (by road) from this project. 19. Combined Manpower : Direct – About 17, Indirect - About 100 20. Combined Water Requirement &: About 17.0 m3/ day met from Bore well & mine sump source (Combined for G.O. 628& G.O. 154) 21. Site services : Common site services like mine office, first aid room, rest shelters, toilets, already existing in the mines. The proponent is having centralized workshop facilitiesat mines maintenance division. Licensed Magazine located at Ramayanpattiand Talaiyuthuvillage is used commonly for Talaiyuthu Limestone Mines for storage of explosives. There will not be any storage of explosives at site. 22. End use of the product : Mined out limestone is being and will be used for Cement manufacturing unit of ICL at Sankarnagar. 23. Mineral Transport : The limestone is being transported through dedicated road to cement manufacturing unit of ICL at Sankarnagar. 24. CSR activities : For various CSR activities, M/s. The India Cements Limited spent about Rs. 261.70 Lakhs in the period of 2010 – 2016. Future plan of action estimated for next five years period includes Rs.50 Lakhs. For all the mining leases of Talaiyuthu Limestone Mines. Rs. 10 lakhs per year will be spent under CSR. 7 Creative Engineers & Consultants Feasibility Report for Talaiyuthu Limestone Mine (G.O. (3D) No. 154, Extent - 22.305 Ha) of The India Cements Limited (ICL), Sankarnagar, Tirunelveli District, Tamil Nadu 2.3 LAND USE PATTERN: The present land use pattern, at the end of plan period and the post mining land use pattern is shown below.