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PROJECT: GIRIJA MANGANESE MINES PRE-FEASIBILITY REPORT 2014 PRE-FEASIBILTY REPORT (TOWARDS GETTING TOR) OF GIRIJA MANGANESE MINES (CHINTALAVALASA) CHINTALAVALASA (V), RAMABHADRAPUAM (M) VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT, A.P FOR SRI Y.P. RAMARAO PREPARED BY H.O: Block-B, B-1, IDA, Autonagar -12, Visakhapatnam – 530 018 Ph: 0891-6464928, Tel/Fax: 0891-2797377, E-mail: [email protected] B.O: 2-53, Mahipala St., Yanam–533 464, Ph: 0884-2321528, Ph: 9440338628 QCI NABET Accredired & Recognized by MOE&F, New Delhi. PROJECT: GIRIJA MANGANESE MINES PRE-FEASIBILITY REPORT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1.0 INTRODUCTION Sri Y.P. Rama Rao proposes to mine Manganese ore from an approved Mining Lease area extending over 29.48 hectares (already broken uop Reserve Forest Land) which is located in Survey No: Poram Reserve Forest- Block II at Chintalavalasa Village, Ramabhadrapurm Mandal, and Vizianagaram District of A.P. The proposed capacity during the ensuing mining scheme period is 26,967 TPA. The area is situated at a distance of 1 km from Enabaruvu and Chintalavalasa Villages at North and North Eastern side respectively. The proposed mining project falls under Category ‘B’ as per EIA notification 2006 of Ministry of Environment and Forests, New Delhi. 1.2 SALIENT FEATURES OF THE PROJECT The mine lease area falls under the Toposheet No. 65 N/3 bearing following Toposheet details: Toposheet No. : 65 N/3 Latitude : 180 25’ 09.4” N to 180 25’ 06.6” N Longitude : 830 13’ 45.1” E to 830 13’ 55.6” E Vizianagram, the district headquarter is 40 km away from the area. The nearest railway station is Komatipali which is at 12 km in ESE direction from the mine lease area. The nearest airport is Visakhapatnam Airport at 77 km south from the mining site. Details about Project Site Nature of the project Girija Manganese Mines (Chintalavalasa) Mineable reserves 1,65,902 MT Capacity 26,967 TPA Location of the project District & State Vizianagaram District, A.P. Mandal Ramabhadrapuram Village Chintalavalasa Land Availability 29.48 Ha PROJECT: GIRIJA MANGANESE MINES PRE-FEASIBILITY REPORT Latitude 180 25’ 09.4” N to 180 25’ 06.6” N Longitude 830 13’ 45.1” E to 830 13’ 55.6” E General climatic conditions Maximum Temperature 430C Minimum Temperature 150C Annual average rain fall 1150 mm Predominant wind direction SE General location details Nearest Village Chintalavalasa at 1.0 km from the mining site Nearest city Ramabhadrapuram at 10.0 km from the mining site. District headquarters Vizianagaram at 40.0 km from the mining site. Nearest railway station Komatipalli Railway station at 12.o km from the mining site. Nearest Airport Visakhapatnam Airport at 77 km from the mine site. Archaeological/Historically None within 10 km radius important site Sensitive places Hospitals and schools are present in Ramabhadram Town. Sanctuaries/National parks None within 10 km radius Nearest Reserved Forest The mine lease area is a Govt. land in forest area broken up prior to 1980. PROJECT: GIRIJA MANGANESE MINES PRE-FEASIBILITY REPORT 2.0 INTRODUCTION OF THE PROJECT/BACKGROUND INFORMATION 2.1 Identification of project and project proponent. In case of mining project, a copy of mining lease/letter of intent should be given. Details of Project Proponent: The Y.P. Rama Rao (legal heir of Late Y.V. Krishna Rao) is a resident of Vizianagram District in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Table. 1.1 Description of Project Proponent Adress of the lessee Y.P.Rama Rao, House No. 18/81/1, Plot 1-2, Pradeep Nagar Industrial Estate, Vizianagram- 535003 Telephone: 09963415199 Address of Mine Girija Manganese Mine (Chintalavalasa) G Narayanamma, Kannamaraka Veddi, Ramabhadrapuram, 535579 Telephone: 09437095534, Fax: 06742558268 2.2 Brief Description of nature of the project Transferred lease deed from Sri P. Subhadraju of Vizianagaram was granted in favour of Sri Y.V. Krishna Rao, Vide G.O. Ms. No. 804 of Ind., dated 17-09-1969 for un-expired period ending on 29-08-1977. Shri Y.P. Rama Rao, legal heir of Late Y.V. Krishna Rao applied for renewal of mining lease and mining lease was renewed for broken up area of 29.48 ha vide G.O. Ms No. 42 of A.P. Industries & Commerce (M-II) Department dt. 06-03-1997 and the renewed lease deed was executed on 27/08/1977 for an unexpired period of time up to 26/08/2017. The present scheme of mining is submitted for the period of 2012-2013 to 2016-2017. The lessee proposed to extract an average production of 26967 MT/Year of Manganese during the next five years by Open-cast semi-mechanized method (OTFM-A category). PROJECT: GIRIJA MANGANESE MINES PRE-FEASIBILITY REPORT 2.3 Need for the project and its importance to the country and or region. In the present scenario, the manganese has good market in the country apart for export purpose and it is the fourth most heavily consumed metal after Iron, Aluminum and Copper Due to the use of manganese in steel production, the lessee wants to exploit the ore considering the market demand and sufficient availability of Manganese within the area, it is very much essential to have mining project to earn more export and provide employment opportunities. 2.4 Demand-supply Gap. There is a huge demand of manganese for Ferro manganese industry and is ever growing with the growth of industrial sector in the country. The requirement of the mineral is always found high in adjoining areas. Hence, there will always be a good demand for Manganese in the steel market. 2.5 Imports V/s Indigenous production Manganese mined from the proposed project will neither be exported nor imported. It is an indigenous production and will be supplied within the country. 2.6 Export Possibility No export. 2.7 Domestic/ Export Markets The manganese ore produced from the lease area will be dispatched to M/s Coronation infrastructure Ltd. having mineral trading License No: 19/VZM/2011-12. 2.8 Employment generation (Direct and Indirect due to the project) The proposed project will generate direct employment to 100 people of the poorest section of the society, while benefitting more than 100 people indirectly. PROJECT: GIRIJA MANGANESE MINES PRE-FEASIBILITY REPORT 3.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION 3.1 Type of project including interlinked and interdependent projects, if any The proposed mining project is mining of Manganese via opencast semi-mechanized mining (OTFM-A category), Drilling and blasting has been proposed. The benches shall be of 3.0 m height and with minimum width of 6m will be maintained. Working benches will have 10-12 m width. The benches shall be sloped at 30° to the horizontal. Since, the formation is very hard and near horizontal, there will not be risk of any slope failures. The area is not reported to be under any seismic activity. 3.2 Location The mining area is located in Chintalavalasa Village of Ramabhadrapuram Mandal at Vizianagram District, Andhra Pradesh. The mine lease area falls under the Toposheet No. 65 N/3 bearing Topsheet details. Toposheet No. : 65 N/3 Latitude : 180 25’ 09.4” N to 180 25’ 06.6” N Longitude : 830 13’ 45.1” E to 830 13’ 55.6” E Location map is given below: PROJECT: GIRIJA MANGANESE MINES PRE-FEASIBILITY REPORT PROJECT SITE Location map of the Proposed Project Site. PROJECT: GIRIJA MANGANESE MINES PRE-FEASIBILITY REPORT Google map (10 km radius) of Kakandyam Sand Reach PROJECT: GIRIJA MANGANESE MINES PRE-FEASIBILITY REPORT 3.3 Details of alternate sites considered The mineral is site specific, hence there are no alternative sites considered. Mining activities are carried out based on local geology and availability of the mineral. 3.4 Size or magnitude of operation The proposed mine has lease over an area of 29.48 ha. The total extractable material would be approx. 26,967 cum. per annum. 3.5 Project description with process details The mining will be opencast semi-mechanized mining (OTFM-A category), Drilling and blasting has been proposed. Drilling of the blast hole will be performed by compressed air fed jack- hammer drills. The proposed benches of 3 m height will be drilled with extended rods and blasted. 2 jack-hammers will be required for mining. Tippers and trucks will be deployed to transport manganese to mineral stack yard and waste to the proposed areas for back-filling. Working depth (below ground level) The benches shall be of 3.0 m height and with minimum width of 6m will be maintained. Working benches will have 10-12 m width. The benches shall be sloped at 30° to the horizontal. Since, the formation is very hard and near horizontal, there will not be risk of any slope failures. The area is not reported to be under any seismic activity. 3.6 Raw Material Required Along With Estimated Quantity, Likely Source, Marketing Area of Final Product/S, Mode of Transport of Raw Material and Finished Product No raw material will be required in the proposed project. Except removal of overburden in the upper layer, no mineral processing will be carried out in the mine lease area. After excavation, the manganese lumps will be bought to ore dressing site situated at D block by the tippers and the manganese will be separated from the lumps and it will be screened by a proposed screening plant of 50 TPH capacity. 3.7 Resource optimization/ recycling and reuse. Minerals are depleting asset once mined, they cannot be replenished like agriculture, vegetation thus a scientific approach will be taken up in exploitation of mineral with systematic method. Mining work will be carried out by semi-mechanized open cast method.