Pre-Feasibility Report of Kalta Iron Ore Mines (Ml 139) for Terms of Reference (Tor)
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PRE-FEASIBILITY REPORT OF KALTA IRON ORE MINES (ML 139) FOR TERMS OF REFERENCE (TOR) Village Kalta Tehsil Bonai District Sundergarh State Odisha Capacity 49701 TPA Lease Area 25.981 ha Category of Project „A‟ Project Cost Rs. 10.08 Crores Name of Project Proponent: M/s Steel Authority of India (SAIL) Registered Office: Ispat Bhavan, Lodi Road, New Delhi-110003. Raw Materials Division: Industry House, 10, Camac Street, Kolkata-700017 EIA Consultant Pollution and Ecology Control Services (Accredited By QCI/NABET, S. No. 112, Rev. 61 (A) January 5, 2018) EIA Unit of Gaheli Center of Research and Development Private Limited 455, Aggarwal Metro Heights, Netaji Subhash Place, Pitampura, New Delhi- 110034 1.0 Executive Summary The Mining area is situated near Village Kalta, Tehsil Bonai, District Sundergarh, State Odisha. The lease area comprises of 25.981 hectares, which is a forest land. The Mine Lease number being 139 and it is operated by Steel Authority of India Ltd, under the name “Kalta Iron Mines”. The lease area measuring 25.981 ha was granted for extraction of iron ore by the Department of Steel and Mines, Government of Odisha and the same was executed on 17.01.1975 for a period of 20 years ie., up to 16.01.1995. Originally, the lease was granted for an area measuring 38.182 Ha and the same was spread over in two blocks namely Block „A‟ of 22.9982 Ha and Block „B‟ of 15.1838 Ha. However, during execution of the deed a portion of the allotted lease area measuring 12.201 Ha, located in the northern side of the lease area and forming a part of district Keonjhar was deducted from the total lease area. Thus the executed area located in two blocks was 10.7972 Ha in Block A and 15.1838 ha in Block B, aggregating to a total of 25.981 ha. The mining plan was approved by the Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) vide letter No. CAL/SG/FC/MP-400 dated 28.03.1996 and the same was valid till 2014-15. Since the above mining plan did not contain any progressive mine closure plan the same was prepared and incorporated. The modified mining plan was approved by IBM vide their letter no. MPM/OTFM/17-ORI/BHU/2012-13 dated 21.06.2013. Application for renewal of the same has been done on 16.2.1994 considering the Mines and Minerals (Development & Regulation) Amendment Act, 2015 of Govt. of India, the mining lease would be extended up to 16.01.2025. To this effect Dept of Steel and Mines, Govt of Odisha has issued a letter to the lessee to execute the supplementary deed for a lease period of 50 years. Therefore, the present modification to the mining plan is submitted now for five years from the proposed periods of the approved mining plan, i.e. from 2015 -16 to 2019 -20 considering the period of extension of the mining lease till 16.01.2025. As the first year of the ensuing plan period (2015 -16) has already been elapsed, detail planning has been proposed for the period from 2016- 17 to 2019-20 in this document. The aforesaid mine lease area measuring 25.981 ha is for extraction of Iron Ore. The annual production is targeted at 49701 Tonnes per annum. Open cast semi mechanized mining method is proposed to be implemented. Sizing, sorting and blending will be carried out manually by raising & crushing. The cost of the project is Rs 10.08 Crore. A copy of the Approved Mine plan is attached as Additional Documents). This mining project falls under Category “A” Project or activity 1(a) as per EIA Notifications 2006 and its subsequent amendments. 1 1.1 Salient features of the project Project Name Kalta Iron Ore Mines (ML-139) of SAIL-RMD Location of Mine Site Near Village - Kalta Tehsil - Bonai District - Sundergarh State - Odisha Latitude & Longitude ML 139 is situated in the Bonai sub-division of Sundargarh district of Odisha and is covered by survey of India toposheet no. 73 G/1 and 73 F/4. The lease area comprises of two blocks. Block „B‟ which adjoins ML-130 of the Barsua – Kalta Iron Ore Mine and Block „A‟ which lies further north, with some intervening non- leased area. The co- ordinates of the area are as follows- Block Pillar Longitude Latitude Name Name Block A D 850 14‟ 10.50” 220 00‟ 34.70” E 850 14‟ 7.20” 220 00‟ 31.10” F 850 14‟ 05.37” 220 00‟ 32.63” G 850 13‟ 54.69” 220 00‟ 21.60” H 850 13‟ 56.51” 220 00‟ 20.05” I 850 13‟ 54.73” 220 00‟ 8.23” Block B A 850 13‟ 49.81” 210 59‟ 50.88” B 850 13‟ 56.11” 220 00‟ 0.0” C 850 13‟ 47.30” 220 00‟ 05.10” D 850 13‟ 37.30” 210 59‟ 49.71” E 850 13‟ 42.28” 210 59‟ 46.87” Topo-sheet number 73 G/1 and 73 F/4 Minerals of mine Iron Ore Total Geological reserves 4209707 MT Total Mineable reserves 2998349 MT Life of mine 60 years Proposed production of 49701 MTPA minerals Method of mining Semi Mechanized Opencast Method No of working days 300 Water demand Total water requirement is about 250 KLD. Water will be used for Drinking, Domestic uses, Plantation, and Dust suppression. Sources of water For meeting water requirements at Kalta Mining Complex, the management has developed a 1,500 m3 impoundment by constructing a weir in the Najkura Nala (which flows near the mining site), from where about 250 KL of water is pumped every day. However, as this source of water is depleting, two alternatives are under active consideration of the management. These areas are (1) Tapping ground water through boreholes and submersible pumps, and/or (ii) Drawing water from the Samaj Nala which is also a perennial nala. In addition, across the road from the Kalta Mine 2 Office, there is an old Prospecting Camp, where 29 meter deep artesian well is located. The artesian well provides a continuous flow of water under artesian pressure through a 5 cm dia. Pipe. This water is sufficient enough to meet the requirement of the residents as well as people living in nearby bastis. Man power 86 Nearest railway station Barbil Railway Station is about 47 KM in NE direction Nearest State Highway/ NH-215 is about 5.5 km in SE direction National highway Nearest airport Biju Patnaik International Airport, Bhubaneswar is about 325 KM in SE direction. Seismic zone Seismic Zone II, it is a Low Damage Risk Zone. 1.2 Proposed Planning Mining method - Semi Mechanized Opencast Estimated Project Cost - Rs. 10.08 Crores Target Production - 49701 TPA 1.3 Conclusion The production of mineral will benefit the State in the form of Royalty and dead rent. Apart from direct employment in the proposed mining project there will be indirect employment opportunities in the informal sector to the tune of about 100 persons from the nearby villages. Also, the mine owner will conduct medical camps at regular intervals in the nearby villages and will also develop much needed infrastructure like construction of toilets, provide furniture and RO water purifying system in the nearby schools. 2. INTRODUCTION OF THE PROJECT/BACKGROUND INFORMATION 2.1 Identification of Project and Project Proponent 2.1.1 Identification of Project The Mining area is situated near Village Kalta, Tehsil Bonai, District Sundergarh, State Odisha, over an area comprising of 25.981 hectares which consists of forest land. ML-139 lease is operated under Kalta Iron Mine Steel Authority of India Limited, Raw Materials Division. Mining lease was granted for mining of iron ore which was executed on 17.01.1975 for a period of 20 years over 25.981 ha. The original granted area was 38.182 ha spread over two blocks namely Block A of 22.9982 ha and Block B of 15.1838 ha totaling 38.182 ha. However, during execution a portion of 12.201 ha located at the northern side of the leasehold and coming within the district of Keonjhar was deducted from the total area keeping the area of the lease to 25.981 ha. The executed area is located in two blocks namely Block A of 10.7972 Ha and Block B of 15.1838 ha aggregating to 25.981 ha. The mining plan has been approved by IBM vide letter No. CAL/SG/FC/MP-400 dated 3 28.03.1996 and was valid up to 2014-15. In the earlier approved mining plan no progressive mine closure plan was prepared. So the approved mining plan was modified to include Progressive mine closure plan. The above said modified mining plan was approved by IBM, Bhubaneswar vide letter no. MPM/OTFM/17-ORI/BHU/2012-13 Dt. 21.06.2013. The aforesaid mine lease area measuring 25.981 ha is for extraction of Iron Ore. The annual production is targeted at 49701 Tonnes per annum. Open cast semi mechanized mining method is proposed. Sizing, sorting and blending will be carried out manually by raising & crushing. The cost of the project is Rs 10.08 Crore. This mining project falls under Category “A” Project or activity 1(a) as per EIA Notifications 2006 and its subsequent amendments. 2.1.2 Identification of Project Proponent The mining project is proposed by M/s Steel Authority of India (SAIL) having its Registered Office at Ispat Bhavan, Lodi Road, New Delhi-110003 and its Raw Materials Division is located at Industry House, 10, Camac Street, Kolkata-700017.