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

Mine file No : JHK/GML/BX/252/RRO Mine code : 07JHK09004 (i) Name of the Inspecting : B001( ) SAGAR BODRA Officer and ID No. (ii) Designation : Assistant Mining Geologis (iii) Accompaning mine : S/Shri P.K.Mahapatra, GM (Gelogy), Vidhya Sagar mines Official with Designation (iv) Date of Inspection : 11/06/2015 (v) Prev.inspection date : 09/03/2015

PART-I : GENERAL INFORMATION 1. (a) Mine Name : KUJAM - I BAUXITE MINE(80 (b) Registration NO. : IBM/935/2011 (c) Category : A Other than Fully Mech. (d) Type of Working : Opencast (e) Postal address State : District : Village : KUJAM Taluka : BISHNUPUR Post office : JOBHIPAT Pin Code : 835207 FAX No. : 06526-224118 E-mail : Phone : 06526-224015, 224112, 22311 (f) Police Station : BISHUNPUR (g) First opening date : (h) Weekly day of rest : SUN 2. Address for : AT- COURT ROAD, LOHARDAGA, correspondance PO - LOHARDAGA, DIST - LOHARDAGA (JHARKHAND).

3. (a) Lease Number : (b) Lease area : (c) Period of lease : (d) Date of Expiry :

4. Mineral worked : BAUXITE Main PAGE : 2

5. Name and Address of the Lessee : M/S HINDALCO INDUSRIES LTD. COURT ROAD, LOHARDAGA, LOHARDAGA JHARKHAND Phone:06526 - 224012 & 224118 FAX :06526-224112, 224016 & 0651- 2330782

Owner : A.K. AGARWALA HINDALCO INDUSTRIES LIMITED AT-RENUKOOT, P.O.-RENUKOOT DIST. SNOEBHADRA, U.P SONBHADRA UTTAR PRADESH Phone: 05446-252084, 2 FAX : 05446-252107

Agent : B.K.JHA M/s HINDALCO INDUSTRIES Ltd. AT-BAGRU HILL COLONY, PO& DIST -LOHARDAGA(JHK) LOHARDAGA JHARKHAND Phone: Mob- 941708929, 06526-224112/224015 FAX : 06526-224118 Geologist Name : BIPLAB MUKHERJEE,Full Time Qualification : M.Sc(GEOLOGY) Appointment/ : 25/01/2012 Termination date

Manager Name : JITENDRA KUMAR Qualification : DIP-IN-MIN & MINE SURVEYING Appointment/ : 01/12/2013 Termination date

6. Date of approval of Mining : Fresh under rule 22 MCR1960 12/04/2005 Plan/Scheme of Mining PAGE : 3

PART - II : OBSERVATION/COMMENTS OF INSPECTING OFFICERS

Exploration :

Sl.No. Item Proposals Actual work Remarks

1a Backlog of As per Intially altogrther 54 previous year approved boreholes were given in document, the entire leasehold there is no area during the period specific from 1970 to 1975 by proposal of Geological Survey of exploration . The maximum depth of the hole was 19.65m. Later, the entire leasehold area had again been explored by putting 85 no. of boreholes at grid interval of 100mx100m with total meterage of 917.75m in the year 2006 by the lessee. Thereafter, intermittant boreholes of 60 nos had been given at a gorid interval of 50mx50m with atotal meterage of 730.60m. 1b Exploration over There is no Intially altogrther 54 lease area for exploration boreholes were given in geological axis 1 proposal in the entire leasehold or 2 the approved area during the period document. from 1970 to 1975 by Geological Survey of India. The maximum depth of the hole was 19.65m. Later, the entire leasehold area had again been explored by putting 85 no. of boreholes at grid interval of 100mx100m with total meterage of 917.75m in the year 2006 by the lessee. Thereafter, intermittant boreholes of 60 nos had been given at a gorid interval of 50mx50m with atotal meterage of 730.60m. 1c Exploration As per The Gelogical Survey of Agencies and approved India and Lessee. The Expenditure in document, no expenditure incurred lakh rupees exploration towards exploration is during the year was proposed not available. during the year 2014-15 PAGE : 4

1d Balance area to As per The entire lease hold be explored to approved area had already been bring Geological documen, no explored by the lessee axis in 1 or 2 exploration and G.S.I was proposed during the year 2014-15. 1e Balance reserve As per Reserve position as on as on 01/04/20 approved 01.04.2010 is given document, below: Proved (111) - reserve 1093491 Tonnes and position as Probable (121)- 1085004. on 01.04.2010 After deducting is given production from 2010-11 below: Proved to 2014-15 of 627848 (111) - Tonnes. 1093491 The balance reserve as Tonnes and on 01.04.2016 is Probable (1093491 - 627848) (121)- Tonnes = 465643 1085004. Tonnes.(proved) and 1085004 Tonnes (probable). 1f General remarks N.A The bauxite of the area of inspecting is massive and bouldary officers on type. The avrage grade geology, of the ore is Al2O3 - exploration etc 40.19% and SiO2-4.5%,. The entire leasehold area had already been explored at a grid interval of 100mx100m. Subsequently, intermittant boreholes at a grid interval of 50mx50m also drilled in the area.

Development :

Sl.No. Item Propasals Actual work Remarks

2a Location of As per On day of inspection, development approved mining operation were w.r.t.lease area document, being carried out in eastern part Qarry no. 4A and 4A4. of the area The dimension of the was propoed to quarries are: 90m x 600m be developed x 4 .5m, 70m x 30m x 5m. covering an area of 9000 sq.m, 8700 sq.m , 8520 sq.m and 8340 sq.m respectively. PAGE : 5

2b Separate benches Proposed Quarry No. 4A: - OB in topsoil, benches in : Bench: one- 1.5m, Ore: overburden and topsoil - 1.5m one-3m, depth-4.5m, minerals (Rule x 1.5m, OB - Quarry No. 4A4-Two-3m, 15) 6m x 7.5m and Ore: one-1.5m, depth-5m. ore - 1.5m x 1.5m.: 2c Stripping ratio As per Actual ration achieved: or ore to OB approved 1:0.82 ratio document proposed ratio: 1:0.61 2d Quantity of Quantityof The quantity of topsoil topsoil topsoil generated during the generation in m3 generation year has not been proposed was reported. 9000 Tonnes. 2e Quantity of Quantity of 180989 cu.m overburden overburden overburden was generated during the generation in m3 generation previous year. proposed was 41601 tonnes. 2f General remarks As per On day of inspection, it of inspecting approved was reported that mining officers on document, operation were being development of eastern part carried out in Qarry no. pit w.r.t. type of the area 4A and 4A4. The of deposit etc was propoed to dimension of the be developed quarries are: 90m x 600m covering an x 4 .5m, 70m x 30m x 5m. area of 9000 The mining operation is sq.m, 8700 being carried out by and sq.m , 8520 large systematic and sq.m and 8340 scientific manner. sq.m respectively.

Exploitation:

Sl.No. Item Propasals Actual work Remarks

3a Number of pit No specific Only two pits were found proposed for proposal is in operation on the day production given in the of inspection. approved document. 3b Quantity of ROM As per 149590 tonnes of ore mineral approved produced against above production document proposal.There is a proposed quantity of deviation between ROM proposed proposed producion and was 82815 actual achieved Tonnes for the production. year 2014-15.. PAGE : 6

3c Recovery of As per Achieved around 90% sailable/usable approved recovery. mineral from ROM document production proposed 90% recovery 3d Quantity of N.A There is no generation mineral reject of mineral rejects from generation the mine. 3e Grade of mineral N.A Whatever sub grade rejects mineral is generated generation and from the mine, is hand threshold value sorted, sized and declared. suitably blended to ensure metal grade requirement of the plant. Also mechanical screening of the fraction above 1" in size is also utilised for blending. 3f Quantity of sub N.A Whatever sub grade grade mineral mineral is generated generation. from the mine, is hand sorted, sized and suitably blended to ensure metal grade requirement of the plant. Also mechanical screening of the fraction above 1" in size is also utilised for blending. 3g Grade of sub N.A Whatever sub grade grade mineral mineral is generated generation from the mine, is hand sized, sorted and suitably blended to ensure metal grade requirement of the plant. Hence, there is no sub grade mineral generation from the mine. 3h Manual / Manual Rigorious hand sorting Mechanised is made at every stage method adopted of production. for segregating from ROM 3i Any analysis or N.A There is no analysis or beneficiation beneficaition of sub study proposed grade and rejects are and carried out carried out at mine for sub grade site. mineral and rejects. PAGE : 7

3j Provision of Proposed for Hard patches of OB and drilling and hard patches ore are drilled by rock blasting in OB /Ore. drill having diameter mineral benches from 88mm to 100mm dia bit. The drill holes area charged with ANFO mixture and then blasted with the help of safety fuse and ordinary detonator. 3k Provision of Rock drill, Rock drill, Shovel and mining Shovel and dumer is used in mineral machineries in dumper benches. mineral benches combination. 3l Whether height Proposed bench The height of benches in of benches in height in overburden and mineral overburden and various have been kept below 2m mineral suitable quarries are and there is no problem for method of different from for raising the ore. mining proposed each other. Hence, the proposed in MP/SOM method of mining in MP is suitable. 3m Total area No specific Reported area covered covered under proposal is under current mining is excavation/pits proposed in about 7.76 ha. the approved document. 3n Ore to OB ratio Proposed ore The production and OB for the pit/mine to OB ratio is removal for the year during the year. 1:0.61 2014-15 was 149360 Tonnes and 673622 Tonnes respectively. The ore to OB ration was calculated and it comes around 1: 082. 3o Total area put No specifice The land use pattern as in use under proposal. on date of inspection different heads are : Already exploited at the end of & abandoned by opencast year (O/C) mining - 22.68 ha, Covered under current (O/C) workings - 7.76 ha, Reclaimed/Rehabilitated- 13.59 ha, Used for waste disposal - 1.01 ha, Occupied by plant, buildings, residential, welfare buildings & roads -1.01 ha. PAGE : 8

3p Production of Proposed ROM The actual production There is a ROM mineral production as achieved during the last deviation between during the last per approved five years is given proposed five year period MP are given below: production and as applicable below: 2010- 2010-11: 30645 Tonnes actual achieved 11: 67879 2011-12: 149570 Tonnes production. Tonnes, 2011- 2012-13: 149018 Tonnes 12: 82815 2013-14: 149255 Tonnes Tonnes, 2012- 2014-15: 149360 Tonnes 13: 82815 Tonnes, 2013- 14: 82815 Tonnes & 2014- 15: 82815 Tonnes There is no valid proposal in absence of approved document for the period 2013-14 & 214- 15. 3q General remarks The sequences The sequences of of inspecting of operations operations currently officers on currently followed in the mine is method of mining followed in (a) drilling of bench, etc. the mine is using DTH drills in (a) drilling harder strata, (b) of bench, charging and blasting of using DTH holes, and (c) loading drills in after sized and sorted harder strata, out of ROM. The curent (b) charging method of mining adopted and blasting appears to be correct of holes, and for systematic and (c) loading. scientific mining.

Solid Waste Management - Dumping:

Sl.No. Item Propasals Actual work Remarks

4a Separate dumping There is no One top soil dump is of topsoil, OB specific located near pit no. 2 and mineral proposa given having dimension 40mx rejects (Rule the approved 30mx 9m. No OB dump is 32,33) document. in existence during the However, inspection of the mine. topsoil and OB are proposed to be dumped on non- mineralised ground. PAGE : 9

4b Location of No specific One top soil dump is topsoil, OB and proposal is located near pit no. 2 mineral reject given in the having dimension 40mx dumps approved 30mx 9m. No OB dump is document. in existence during the inspection of the mine. 4c Number of dumps No specific On top soil dump was in within lease proposal. existence at the time of area and outside inspection within lease of lease area area. 4d Location of No specific Near pit no. 2. dumps w.r.t. proposal has ultimate pit been proposed limit (Rule 16) in the approved document. 4e Number of active No specific One active dump. and alive dumps. proposal has been proposed in the approved document. 4f Number of dead No specific None. dumps. proposal has been proposed in the approved document. 4g Number of dumps No specific one. established. proposal has been proposed in the approved document. 4h Whether No specific None. Retaining wall proposal has or garland drain been proposed all along dumps in the are there. approved document. 4i Length of No specific None. Retaining wall proposal has or garland drain been proposed all along dumps in the approved document. 4j Number of No specific None. settling ponds proposal has been proposed in the approved document. PAGE : 10

4k Specific No specific Whatever topsoil, OB and comments of proposal has mineral rejects are inspecting been proposed generated during the officer on waste in the mining operation is used dump management approved for backfilling of document. worked out areas.

Solid Waste Management - Backfilling:

Sl.No. Item Propasals Actual work Remarks

5a Status of part No specific A total of 20.68 ha area or full proposal has has already been broken extraction of been made in by opencast mining. Out mineral from the approved of which 13.59 ha area mined out area document. has been before starting reclaimed/rehabilaited backfilling. and which comes around 65.71 % of total broken area. The current mining area is about 7.76 ha, dupm area 1.01 ha , Road 1.01 ha and building 0.27 ha. 5b Area under No specific A total of 13.59 ha area backfilling of proposal has has already been mined out area been made in reclaimed/rehabilaited the approved till the end of the document. year. 5c Concurrent use No specific Whatever topsoil is of topsoil for proposal has removed during mining restoration or been made in operation, is used for rehabilitation the approved spreading over reclaimed of mineral out document. area. area (Rule 32) 5d Total area 4.6 ha area About 3.04 ha area fully reclaimed has been against proposed area of and proposed to be 4.6 ha has been rehabilitated backfilled backfilled during the during the yea. A cumulative of plan period 13.59 ha area has 2014-15. already been reclaimed/rehabilaited till the end of the year. 5e General remarks No specific The backfilling and of inspecting proposal is reclamation status of officers on proposed in mined out area has been backfilling and the approved found by and large reclamation etc. document. satisfactory.

Progressive Mine Clousre Plan:

Sl.No. Item Propasals Actual work Remarks PAGE : 11

6a Whether Annual N.A The lessee has report on PMCP submittied annual report submitted on on PMCP for the year time and 2014-15. correctly. Rule 23 E(2). 6b Area available N.A N.A for rehabilitation (ha) . 6c afforestation 1600 no of About 1400 saplings have done (ha). saplings been planted during the proposed to be year against proposal. planted over The cumulative figure an area of of the plantation has 0.65 ha not been reported by the lessee. 6d No. of saplings 1600 no of About 1400 saplings have planted during saplings been planted over an the year proposed to be area of 0.625 ha during planted over the year against an area of proposal. 0.65 ha 6e Cumulative no N.A The cumulative figure .of plants of the plantation has not been reported by the lessee. 6f Any other method N.A Only through plantation. of rehabilitation 6g Cost incurred on N.A It was reported that one watch and care labour is reguarly during the year deputed for watch and care of planation. The cost incurred for purpose has not been reported. 6h Compliance on N.A An extent of 3.04 ha reclamation and area has been backfilled rehabilitation during the previous by backfilling year. As on date of (i) Voids inspection .02 ha area available for has been reclaimed out backfilling ( Lx of 0.75 ha broken area. B x D 6i Compliance on N.A N.A reclamation and rehabilitation by backfilling (ii) Voids filled by waste / tailings PAGE : 12

6j Compliance on Afforestation 1000 sapling have been reclamation and on 0.65 ha planted over an area of rehabilitation area was 0.625 ha. by backfilling proposed. (iii)Afforestati on on backfilled area 6k Compliance on N.A N.A reclamation and rehabilitation by backfilling (iv) Rehabilitation by making water reservoir 6l Compliance on N.A N.A reclamation and rehabilitation by backfilling (v)any other specific means. 6m Compliance of N.A N.A rehabilitation of waste land within lease (i)afforestation 6n Compliance of N.A N.A rehabilitation of waste land within lease (ii)Area rehabilitation (ha) 6o Compliance of N.A N.A rehabilitation of waste land within lease (iii)Method of rehabilitation 6p Compliance of N.A Plantation were made environmental over reclaimed area of monitoring (core the lease area. Out side zone and buffer lease area natual zone) species are available. 6q General remarks N.A All possible efforts are of inspecting being taken care of to officers on PMCP comply the proposals compliance and made in the approved progressive document. closure operations etc.

Mineral Conservation:

Sl.No. Item Propasals Actual work Remarks PAGE : 13

7a ROM Mineral N.A The grade wise ore dispatch or depatched from the mine grade-wise head during the year sorting within 2014-15 : 148559 lease area tonnes. The grade of the ore despatched to the plant is given as : Al2O3 - 46%, Sio2- 5%, Fe2O3- 17% and L.O.I.- 22%. There is no subgrade generation from the mine. 7b Method of grade- Manual There is no sub grade wise mineral generation from the sorting i.e. mine. However, manual manual or hand sorting, screening mechanical. and sizing is done in the mine site. 7c Different grade N.A Only metal grade bauxite of mineral , Mineralogically the sorted out at bauxite is pre- mines. dominantly bohenitic, is manually hand sorted, screened and sized at the mine site. 7d Any N.A No benefication is done beneficiation at the mine site. process at mines . 7e General remarks N.A The entire production is of inspecting meant for captive use. officer on All produced ore Mineral despatched to their conservation and MuriRenukoot/Muri plant. beneficiation All possible effort such issues as hand sorting, mechanical screening, bulk sampling followed time to time chemical analysis are done to ensure conservation of mineral.

Environment:

Sl.No. Item Propasals Actual work Remarks PAGE : 14

8a Separate removal As per The top soil generation and utilization approved has not been reported fo of topsoil (Rule documen 9000 he year 2014-15. 32) tonne top soil proposed to be removed during the plan period 2014- 15. 8b Concurrent use No specific The top soil is removed or storage of proposal has separately and topsoil been made in concurrently used to the approved cover the backfilled document. area. 8c Separate dumps No specific Whatever, Overburden, for overburden, proposal has waste rock and rejects waste rock, been made in are generated during rejects and the approved mining operation are fines (Rule 33) document. used for backfilling of worked out areas. 8d Use of No specific About 697300 cu.m cu.m overburden, proposal has waste materials have waste rock, been made in been used for rejects and the approved backfilling up to end of fines dumps for document. previous year. restoring the land to its original use 8e Phased No specific As on date of inspection restoration, proposal has 0.75 ha land has been reclamation and been made in broken and out of which rehabilitation the approved 0.2 ha area reclaimed. of lands document. During previous year, a affected by total of 3.13 ha area mining broken and out of which operations 3.04 ha area reclaimed. (Pits, dumps The cumulative area etc) broken as on date was 20.68 ha area and out which 13.59 ha area has been reclaimed up to the end of plan period 2014- 15. 8f Baseline 1600 no of About 1400 saplings have information on saplings been planted during the existence of proposed to be year against proposal. plantation and planted over The cumulative figure additional an area of of the plantation has plantation done 0.65 ha not been reported by the (Rule 41) lessee. 8g Survival rate No specific Reported survival rate proposal has is around 40% of the been made in total plantation. the approved document. PAGE : 15

8h Water sprinkling N.A Water sprinkling is made on roads to on roads to control control airborne airborne dust during the dust mining operation. 8i General remarks N.A n case of ths mine 34.11 of inspecting ha area has already been officer on broken due to aesthetic beauty excavation, dumping and in and around building roads etc of mines area out of 157.38 ha lease area. Thus affecting only 22.94% of the total lease area. The area is covered with natural thin vegetation. The aesthetic beauty in and around mine area has not been disturbed due to mining activities. It is more or less the same as before. To maintain aesthetic beauty within ML, plantation were made over backfilled area.

Compliance of Rule 45:

Sl.No. Item Propasals Actual work Remarks

9a Status of All Party has submitted submission of information Monthly Return up to Monthly and furnished March, 2015 and Annual Annual returns perating to Return for the year General & 2014-15 in Form H-3. By labour, and large the Employment & information furnished in wages, Capital the Annual return is Structure, found satisfactory. Consumption of materials, Consumption of explosives, General Geology & Mining, Production, Dispatch & Stock and Cost of production. 9b Scrutiny of Details of This is a other than Annual return Mining fully mechanised (F.M) for information Engineer, mine and as per rule on Mining Geologist and full time mine manager, Engineer, Manager have mining engineer and Geologist and been geologist have been Manager furnished. appointed. PAGE : 16

9c Scrutiny of Land use Details given in Annual return on pattern as submitted annual return land use pattern furnished is appears to be correct. for area under given as pits, reclaimed under: (i) area, dumps etc. Area already exploited & reclaimed - 20.68 ha. (ii) Covered under current (O/C) workings- 7.76 ha. (iii) Reclamation/Re habilitated - 13.59 ha (iv)Used for waste disposal - 1.01 ha (v) Occupied by plant, buildigs, residential, welfare buildings & roads -1.01 ha. 9d Scrutiny of 1600 nos. of During the year 2014-15, Annual return on trees have 1400 trees have been afforestation been planted planted over an area of over an area 0.625 ha within lease of 0.65 ha area with a survival within lease rate of 40%. area. 9e Scrutiny of Mineral reject Whatever low/sub grade Annual return on generation has mineral is generated mineral reject been furnished from the mine is blended generation as nil. with the high grade (Grade and mineral. However, there quantity) is no mineral reject generation from the mine. 9f Scrutiny of ROM ore Total ROM ore produced Annual return on produced has during the year 2014-15 ROM stock and/or been furnished has been furnished as graded ore as 149360 149360 tonnes. tonnes. 9g Scrutiny of Sale value This a captive mine and Annual return on furnished as details furnished as sale value, Ex. nil, ex- mine above appears to be Mine price and price correct. production cost furnished as nil and cost of operation furnished as Rs. 657.13 per tonne. PAGE : 17

9h Scrutiny of Value of fixed Apperas to be correct. Annual return on assets has fixed assets been furnished as Rs. 17283126/- 9k Scrutiny of The mining The mining machineries Annual return on machineries used in mining operation mining given in AR are sufficient enough to machineries are: run a mine. Shovel(hydraul ic) (02) -0.9 cum, Wheel Loader )(01)- 1.5 cum, Dunper (04) - 25 Tonne, Air compressor (01)-450 cum/mn and Rock Drill (01)-100 cum/mn. PAGE : 18

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 : (SAGAR BODRA)

Indian Bureau of Mines