PRE FEASIBILITY REPORT OF KALAMANG WEST (NORTHERN PART) IRON ORE MINE FOR TERMS OF REFERENCE

Village Kalamang, Ghodabudani & Gandalpada Tehsil Koida and Rugudi () District & Keonjhar State Capacity 5.0 MTPA Lease Area 92.875 Ha Category of Project ‘A’ Project Cost Rs. 92 Crores

Name of Project Proponent: M/s Bhushan Steel Limited Address: Bhushan Center, Ground Floor, Hyatt Regency Complex, Bhikaji Cama Place, New Delhi-110066

SUBMITTED BY M/S BHUSHAN STEEL LIMITED Address: Bhushan Center, Ground Floor, Hyatt Regency Complex, Bhikaji Cama Place, New Delhi-110066 1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The Mining area is situated in three villages namely Kalamang, Ghodabudani of Sundargarh District & village Gandalpada of Keonjhar District, Tehsils Koida and Rugudi (Barbil), Districts Sundergarh and Keonjhar, State Odisha, over an area of 92.875 hectares which involves 42.608 Ha of forest land and 50.267 Ha of non-forest land. Forest Clearance application is filed on 26.07.2017 vide proposal no. FP/OR/MIN/27286/2017. The concerned mining lease is proposed by M/s Bhushan Steel Limited. The , Department of Steel & Mines has issued Letter of Intent as per vide letter no. IV (MISC) SM-53/2017/5285/SM dated 24.06.2017 as per 10(2) rules of mining lease for Kalamang West (Northern Part) Iron Ore Block in favour of M/s Bhushan Steel Limited. The company is globally renowned and one of the prominent leading player in Steel Industry of , under the Chairmanship of Shri Brij Bhushan Singhal and Shri Neeraj Singhal, Vice Chairman & Managing Director of the company. Shri Neeraj Singhal, has authorized Shri. Sanjeev Kapoor to file sign/execute all related applications regarding this project. (Document is attached as Additional documents). The aforesaid mine lease area measuring 92.875 ha is for extraction of Iron Ore. The annual production is targeted at 5.0 Million Tonnes. Open cast mechanized mining method is proposed. Sizing, sorting and blending will be carried out manually by raising & crushing. The cost of the project is Rs 92 Crores.(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 Salient features of the project Project Name Kalamang West (Northern Part) Block Iron Ore Mine Location of Mine Site Near Villages - Kalamang, Ghodabudani of Sundergarh District & Gandalpada of Keonjhar District Tehsil - Koida and Rugudi (Barbil) District - Sundergarh and Keonjhar State - Odisha Latitude & Longitude Pillar Name Longitude Latitude A 85° 17' 21.45" E 21° 56' 50.03" N B 85° 17' 27.44" E 21° 56' 53.35" N C 85° 17' 31.00" E 21° 56' 47.75" N D 85° 17' 48.99" E 21° 56' 57.69" N E 85° 17' 52.54" E 21° 56' 52.10" N F 85° 17' 57.53" E 21° 56' 54.85" N G 85° 17' 57.12" E 21° 56' 58.28" N H 85 17' 51.02"E 21 57' 07.89"N I 85 17' 52.52"E 21 57' 08.63"N ⁰ ⁰ ⁰ ⁰ 1 J 85 17' 49.26"E 21 57' 11.90" N K 85 17' 39.78"E 21 57' 11.37"N ⁰ ⁰ L 85 17' 36.45"E 21 57' 11.82"N ⁰ ⁰ M 85 17' 33.72"E 21 57' 12.52"N ⁰ ⁰ N 85 17' 30.93"E 21 57' 12.91"N ⁰ ⁰ O 85 17 '33.75"E 21 57' 18.00"N ⁰ ⁰ P 85 17' 34.21"E 21 57' 18.97"N ⁰ ⁰ Q 85 17' 36.00"E 21 57' 22.14"N ⁰ ⁰ R 85 17' 37.80"E 21 57' 25.35"N ⁰ ⁰ S 85 17' 40.39"E 21 57' 30.04"N ⁰ ⁰ T 85 17' 41.64"E 21 57' 32.34"N ⁰ ⁰ U 85 17' 06.65"E 21 57' 13.30"N ⁰ ⁰ Topo-sheet number 73 G/5 Minerals of mine Iron Ore ⁰ ⁰ Total Geological reserves 92973749 MT (92.97Million Tonnes) Total Mineable reserves 71886002 MT (71.88 Million Tonnes) Life of mine 15 years Proposed production of 5.0 MTPA mine Method of mining Mechanized Opencast Method No of working days 300 Water demand Total water requirement is about 197 KLD = 65 KLD for Drinking & Domestic Uses + 132 KLD for Mining Operations and Plantation Sources of water From bore wells and nearby surface streams.

Man power 120 Nearest railway station Barbil Railway Station is about 18 km in NE direction Nearest State Highway/ NH-215 is about 2 km in NW direction National highway Nearest airport Biju Patnaik International Airport, is about 196 km in SE direction. Seismic zone Zone II, as per seismic zone map of India. 1.2 Proposed Planning Mining method - Fully Mechanized Opencast Estimated Project Cost - Rs. 92 Crores Production is - 5.0 MTPA 1.3 Conclusion The production of mineral will benefit the State in the form of Royalty and dead rent. Apart from this, the project will generate direct and indirect employment opportunities to the tune of about 120 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

2 construction of toilets, providing furniture and RO water system to 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 falling near three villages namely Kalamang and Ghodabudhani of Sundargarh District & village Gandalpada of Keonjhar District of two Tehsils Koida and Rugudi (Barbil), in two districts Sundergarh and Keonjhar of Odisha over an area of 92.875 hectares in which 42.608 Ha land is forest land and rest 50.267 Ha land is non forest land. Forest Clearance application is filed on 26.07.2017 vide proposal no. FP/OR/MIN/27286/2017. The concerned mining lease is proposed by M/s Bhushan Steel Limited. The Government of Odisha, Department of Steel & Mines has issued Letter of Intent as per vide letter no. IV(MISC)SM-53/2017/5285/SM dated 24.06.2017 as per 10(2) rules of mining lease for Kalamang West (Northern Part) Iron Ore Block in favour of M/s Bhushan Steel Limited. The company is globally renowned and one of the prominent leading player in Steel Industry of India, under the Chairmanship of Shri Brij Bhushan Singhal and Shri Neeraj Singhal, Vice Chairman & Managing Director of the company. Shri Neeraj Singhal, has authorized Shri. Sanjeev Kapoor to file sign/execute all related applications regarding this project (Document is attached as Additional documents). The aforesaid mine lease area measuring 92.875 ha is for extraction of Iron Ore. The annual production is targeted at 5 Million tonnes per annum. Open cast fully-mechanized mining method is proposed to be adopted to mine out the mineral. Sizing, sorting and blending will be carried out manually by raising & crushing through mechanical means. The cost of the project is Rs 92 Crore. (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. 2.1.2 Identification of Project Proponent The mining project is proposed by M/s Bhushan Steel Limited having its Registered Office at Bhushan Center, Hyatt Regency Complex Bhikaji Cama Place, and New Delhi-110066. The company is globally renowned and one of the prominent leading player in Steel Industry of India, under the Chairmanship of Shri Brij Bhushan Singhal and Shri Neeraj Singhal, Vice Chairman & Managing Director of the company.

3 2.2 Brief Information about the Project: The Mining area is falling near three villages namely Kalamang and Ghodabudhani of Sundargarh District & village Gandalpada of Keonjhar District of two Tehsils Koida and Rugudi (Barbil) in two districts Sundergarh and Keonjhar of Odisha over an area of 92.875 hectares in which 42.608 Ha land is forest land and rest 50.267 Ha land is non forest land. The method of mining will be open cast fully mechanized mining. The expected life of the mine is 15 years. Water requirement for the proposed project for drinking, dust suppression and other uses will be around 197 KLD. The mine will extract Iron Ore only. The production is proposed to be around 5.0 million tonnes per annum. Open cast (OTFM) fully mechanized mining is proposed. Sizing, sorting and blending will be carried out manually by raising & crushing. The cost of the project is Rs.92 Crores.

2.3 Need for the Project and Its Importance to the Country or Region Iron ore rocks and minerals from which metallic Iron can be economically extracted. Ore are usually rich in Iron Oxides and vary in color from dark grey, bright yellow, or deep purple to rusty red. The Iron itself is usually found in the form of Magnetite (Fe3O4, 72.4% Fe), Hematite (Fe2O3, 69.9% Fe), Goethite (FeO(OH), 62.9% Fe), Limonite (FeO(OH)·n(H2O), 55% Fe) or Siderite (FeCO3, 48.2% Fe). Metallic Iron is virtually unknown on the surface of the Earth except as Iron-Nickel alloys from meteorites and very rare forms of deep mantle xenoliths. Although Iron is the fourth most abundant element in the Earth's crust, comprising about 5% of the vast majority is bound in silicate or more rarely carbonate minerals. The thermodynamic barriers to separating pure Iron from these minerals are formidable and energy intensive, therefore all sources of Iron used by human industry exploit comparatively rarer. Iron Oxide minerals, primarily Hematite. Iron-ore mining methods vary by the type of ore being mined. There are four main types of Iron-ore deposits worked currently, depending on the mineralogy and geology of the ore deposits. These are Magnetite, Titano-Magnetite, massive Hematite and Pisolitic Ironstone deposits. The primary use of Iron ore for the production of Iron. Most of the Iron produced is used to make steel. Steel is used in many industries such as automobiles, locomotives, ships, beams, buildings, furniture, paper clips, tools, reinforcing rods for concrete, bicycles etc. For this project the extracted 5.0 MTPA Iron ore will be in captive use at 5.6 MTPA integrated Steel Plant situated at Meramandali, District Denkanal, and Odisha.

2.4 Demands-Supply Gap There is huge demand for Iron Ore extracted from the above mines. The extracted 5.0 MTPA Iron ore will be for captive use in their 5.6 MTPA Integrated Steel Plant situated at Meramandali, District , Odisha.

4 2.5 Imports vs. Indigenous Production The Development needs will be met only through locally produced Iron ore against the high cost of imported material.

2.6 Export Possibility There is no export possibility is involved.

2.7 Domestic/Export Markets The Project Proponent will use the extracted mineral for captive use in their Integrated Steel Plant.

2.8 Employment Generation The total manpower requirement for this mining project is 120 persons. Preference for employment will be given to local villagers. Indirect employment opportunities will also arise for the local people.

3. PROJECT DESCRIPTION 3.1 Type of Project Including Interlinked and Interdependent Projects, If Any. The mine is spread over an area of 92.875 Ha. The proposed production is 5.0 MTPA. This is an independent mining project and no interlinked projects are involved. This mining project falls under Category “A” Project or activity 1(a) as per EIA Notifications 2006 and its subsequent amendments.

3.2 Location Kalamang West (Northern Part) Block Iron Ore Mine of M/s. Bhushan Steel Limited having lease area 92.875 hectares situated in three villages namely Kalamang, Ghodabudani of Sundargarh District & village Gandalpada of Keonjhar in tehsils Koida and Rugudi (Barbil) of Districts Sundergarh and Keonjhar, State Odisha. Topo Sheet No. 73 G/5 Latitude: 21 56' 50.03- 21 57' 09.61"

Longitude: 85⁰ 17' 21.45"-⁰85 17' 09.01" Approach: Kalamang⁰ West⁰ (Northern Part) Block Iron Ore Mine is situated in Villages Kalamang, Ghodabudani of Sundargarh District & Gandalpada of Keonjhar, Koida and Rugudi (Barbil) tehsils, Districts Sundergarh and Keonjhar, State Odisha. It is well connected by NH-215 which is about 2 Km in NW direction. Nearest Railway Station is Barbil Railway Station which is about 18Km in NE direction. Biju Patnaik International Airport, Bhubneshwar is about 196 Km in SE direction from the project site.

5 Fig 1: Location Map of Proposed Project Site Showing on Google Image 3.3 Details of Alternate Sites Mining is site specific so no alternative site is proposed.

3.4.1 Size or magnitude of operation The mining lease has been granted over an area of 92.875 Ha under which 42.608 is Forest land and 50.267 Ha is non forest land. The proposed production is 5.0 MTPA. The average number of working days in a year would be 300.

3.5 Physiography The area is a highly rugged terrain with elongated hills trending in ENE-WSW direction, low mounds and narrow valleys. The highest elevation is 687m above MSL forms the ridge and the lowest elevation is 584 m above MSL, which forms the valley floor in this block.

3.5.1 Local geology: The local stratigraphic succession as worked out in the study area tentatively belongs to Upper Shale Formation of Murthy & Acharya (1975) and is given as below and shown in the compiled Geological Map (Plate No.IV).

6 Local Stratigraphy as encountered in the area:

Group/ Lithology Formation Recent Soil/ Alluvium cover Cenozoic Laterites (Fe-Laterite)

Upper Ferruginous Shale Unit: Shale of different coloration like pink, cream and Shale yellow, variegated with inter beds of Iron ore. Fromation

Iron Ore Unit: powdery ore, soft laminated Ore (SLO) and Hard laminated Ore/ Lateritised Hard Laminated Ore with shale intercalation

Shale (mainly yellowish limonitized variegated/ cherty/ tuffaceous Shale)

BIF BIF (BHJ/BHQ/BHC and chert), coarsely banded Jaspellite followed up by Formation finely banded Jaspellite.

Description of rock types: The various litho types observed in the course of large scale and detailed mapping in the area are BHJ, ferruginous shale, banded shale, Iron ore, lateralized hard laminated ore, laterite/ Fe-laterite, float ore and soil.

Banded Iron Formation The ‘Banded Iron Formation’ is represented by BHJ (Banded Hematite Jasper)/BHQ (Banded Hematite Quartzite)/ BHC (Banded Hematite Chert), inter- bedded black or green shale and banded ferruginous chert. The BHJ/BHQ mostly exposed south of the present area serve as an important marker horizon. Major Iron ore bodies are closely associated with these litho-units. Megascopically BHJ/BHQ comprises alternate bands (laminations less than 5mm thick) of hematite and dark brown to red jasper/ white or grey quartzite. near Kalamanga village, BHJ in isolated pockets and is highly brecciated, ferrugenised with presence of numerous thin quartz veins.BHJ bands within the synclinal valley are exposed around Gandalpada village. They are discontinuously exposed along strike for a maximum length of 100m in a single outcrop. The BHQ bands in the valley area are affected by shearing showing unevenness of the jasper bands. Megascopically, the individual jasper bands /laminations are seen to be much thicker as compared

7 to that of the Iron oxide rich bands / laminations within the BHJ. The jasper contains small discrete aggregates of quartz, opaque grains and ferruginous materials. The quartz occurs as anhedral to subhedral grains. Hematite forms anhedral grains and masses.

Ferruginous Shale (Fe-shale): It is represented by a finely laminated rock having varied shades of color ranging from white, maroon, dark gray, brownish and purple to green etc. The coloration of the shale is largely dependent on the mineral composition (Murthy & Acharya, 1975). It is mostly composed of clayey micaceous minerals mainly sericite and occasional presence of biotite along the fracture or slip plane, with lenses of chert. The lower shale is brownish in color and rich in Iron and very often contains intercalated bands of chert. The upper shale contains several unmappable units such as carbonaceous shale, banded shale, sandy claystone, shales and mudstones etc. The brownish red coloured ferruginous and banded shale units also include inter-bands of BIF. Most of the area containing this unit is lateritised extensively. In Kalamang area, laterite is mostly rich in Iron.

Iron ore: The thinly laminated, Hematitic ore bodies exposed in the area are very often lateralized near surface. However, insitu boulder outcrops of hard and soft laminated, massive ores ore found at the identified blocks. ‘Canga’ zones occur near to the Iron ore bodies within the hard lateritised duricrust and contain mostly Iron ore floats. At places, the Iron, mostly Hard Laminated Ore (HLO) is partly or heavily lateritized developing the lateritized Iron ore/ lateritized HLO. Though at places the discontinuous insitu ore body is observed, extensive part of the area is covered by fragmentary ore.

Laterite: South-western, South-eastern and north-western part of the area is covered by laterite of various types. The laterite has developed mostly over the shale unit of the area and depending upon the composition of the shale, different types of laterite have developed. Lateralization has also taken place over the Iron ore body also. Ferruginous laterite occupies mostly observed in the area and is wide- spread.

Alluvial soil: The low lying areas are filled up with alluvial soil. It is ferruginous in nature and reddish brown in color in most of the covered area; but grey to light brown colored soil is also observed over the cultivable land. In most of the area, the soil is moderately coarse in nature whereas it is loamy in the cultivation land. Since the area is devoid of any perennial nala or river, the soil has been deposited in the valley area mostly from the low order nala or from the slope wash of the nearby

8 hillock occupied by the Iron Ore Group of rocks. Thus it has been derived mainly from is upper reach source rocks like BIF, Iron ferruginous shale ore laterite, which controls the characteristics of the soil.

3.5.2 Regional geology –

The interrelationship between the different formations has been updated by several workers since it was originally profounded by Jones and Dunn.

(a) Regional stratigraphy - The regional stratigraphic sequence of South Singhbhum & Bonai area is as follows:- The Stratigraphy as per Murthy and Acharya (1975) is given below:

Kolhan Group Sandstone, Conglomerate, Breccia ------Unconformity------Basic Lava, tuffs and tuffites of Volcanic facies Iron , Manganese, lenses of Iron formation , chert, small dolomite Mixed Facies Formation patches of chemical facies, Minor lenses of sandy and silty shale of clastic facies

Banded Shale Formation Banded shale member Black shale member Black shale-chert member

Koira Group Banded Iron Formation Finely banded Jaspilite member Coarsely banded Jaspilite member Volcanic Formation Tuffaceous shale Basic lava

Basal sandstone, Gritty sandstone, Iron Conglomeratic at places with inter-bedded lava at top ------Unconformity------Singhbhum Granite with enclaves of older meta-basic and meta-sedimentary rocks.

(b) Regional Structural Set-up-

The horse-shoe shaped Iron ore deposits of - sector form a northerly plunging synclinorium. The hill ranges broadly delineate the folded limbs of the synclinorium. Superimpositions of several phases of deformation in the area have resulted in a complex fold system.

9 (c) Mineralization The closure and both the eastern and western limbs of the geosynclines, spreading over 60 km of length and 20 km of width, have resulted in enrichment of the richest Iron Ore deposits in the country in Bonai-Keonjhar-Singhbhum belt. The Manganese deposits are preserved in its cores in the hill slope and valleys. Besides there are also economic mineral deposits like Bauxite in peneplain hill top in both Eastern and Western limbs of the synclinorium.

3.6 Project description with process details 3.6.1 Method of Mining The area has remained completely virgin so far and no mining operation was carried out in past. The disposition of the Iron ore bodies available in the area has been reflected in the geological plan (Plate No.III). In consideration of the targeted production level, fully opencast mining has been proposed. It is proposed to commence mining operation within the grid values of W 05.5 to W 08.5 and N07.8 to N12.7 covering the ore body coming under the borehole influences of SKN 6 & SKN 7, OSKN-17,20,21 & 22. This has been proposed with an objective of exploiting the High Laminated Ore and fragmentary ore taking into consideration the ease in approachability of the ore body and disposal of ore and waste. The face will be laid out in N580W - S580E initially and during the subsequent years the faces will be completely aligned along the strike direction with an objective of advance of the face dip ward. In the ensuing plan period a quantity of about 29,89,366 on an average, has been proposed for production. As the mining activities in the lease area is to be initiated for the first time development e.g. scrapping of soil and alluvium, cutting of trees/bushes, making of access roads, infrastructure development etc will be given preference. After the development of access road to the targeted area a box cut will be opened and thereafter, it will be expanded both laterally and depth ward to full fill the required production target. In course of mining total 9 nos. of benches will be developed. The top RL of the bench will be at 655m and bottom RL of the bench will be at 567m. The individual bench faces will be kept nearly vertical (850 - 90°) whereas the overall quarry slope angle (the angle between the line joining the toe of bottom bench and the crest of the top bench with the horizontal) will be maintained at less than 450 with the horizontal. Iron ore will be loosened through deep hole drilling & blasting. Rock breaker will be used to avoid secondary blasting of the bigger blocks of iron ore. Controlled blasting technique will be practiced by using NONEL/delay detonators if required. The ROM will be fed to a crushing/screening plant. The CLO (10-40mm) and fines (-10mm) will be segregated through the Crushing / Screening plant. The haul road used for movement of machineries and for transportation will be maintained at suitable gradient of preferably less than 1 in 16. Inter-bench ramps have been planned to facilitate 10 movement of equipment. Minimum width of proposed inter-bench ramp will be 6.0 m laid at a gradient of 1 in 16. Approach road of 10 m width at a gradient of 1 in 16 or less have also been envisaged to the proposed waste and sub-grade dumping sites. These approach roads and ramps along with main access road will be regularly graded and compacted using motor graders and vibratory compactors to avoid formation of pot holes. Road surface cross-slopes should be approximately 4% to facilitate easy drainage. Fully mechanized method of mining on double shift basis working will be adopted. Mining machineries like hydraulic excavators, dumpers, dozer, wagon drill, front-end loader, motor- grader, rock breaker etc will be deployed. For processing of the mineral produced within the leasehold area, a stationary crusher with screening facility of adequate capacity will be installed. It is also proposed to install slurry production and pumping facility in the mineral processing unit for evacuation of mineral through slurry pipeline. Excavator of capacity 3.5 m3 and dumpers of 50 ton capacity will be engaged for excavation and transportation of mineral. Waste generated from the quarry will be stacked on the proposed dump. The non-mineralized area identified on the southern part of the area (Ref. Geological Plan) has been chosen for waste disposal and allied activities such as stacking of minerals and sub-grade material, processing of mineral etc. All the mining activities like deep hole drilling, blasting, excavation, loading and transportation will be carried out by using heavy earth-moving machineries. Keeping in view the above aspect the proposed method of mining justifies coming under category A-FM (Fully mechanized). The area is well connected by one black-top road on its southern part. It has been proposed to connect the network of mine roads to this road for all activities concerning the mining operation. Drilling & Blasting: Drilling will be carried out by using 110 mm dia. Drill with 3.0m burden & 3.5 m spacing. Total 80 % (approx.) of planned quantity will require drilling & blasting. Holes will be charged with slurry explosives and initiated using electric delay detonators/detonating fuse/NONEL. Loading & Transportation: Blasted material will be loaded with hydraulic excavators of bucket capacity of 3.5 cum bucket capacity in 35 and 50 ton capacity tipper and will be transported to proposed crushing & screening plant for production of CLO & fines. Waste generated will be transported to proposed waste dump.

Blasting Drilling and blasting will be required for loosening of the rock mass for ease in excavation. Controlled blasting technique will be adopted to minimize the ground vibration and to avoid flying of rocks. During the blasting, in case of formation of large boulder, rock breaker will be used for breaking the same to avoid secondary blasting. 11 Broad blasting parameters Drill holes will be drilled in single rows as well as in multi row on staggered pattern by wagon drills. However, drilling, blasting parameters will be as follows: Sl. No. Parameters Magnitude 1 Dia. of the hole 110mm 2 Drilling pattern Burden 3.0m Spacing 3.5m 3 Depth Blast hole 10 m Sub-grade drilling 1 m total 11 m 4 Nature of the hole Vertical 5 Type of main explosive Name SMS 6 Powder factor 8 t/kg 7 Requirement of explosive Quantity/hole 40 kg Quantity/single blast 360 kg 8 Initiative explosive Detonator OD Fuse NONEL 9 Type of blasting Frequency of blasting Primary

10 Yield/hole 115.5 m3

Type of explosive to be used Shock tube initiation system/NONEL system of blasting will be adopted for getting optimum blast result and minimization of flying rocks.

Secondary Blasting When oversize boulders are produced in the material of primary blast, these are required to be broken by using rock breaker to avoid secondary blasting.

Loading equipment Loading of waste to tippers will be accomplished by using hydraulic excavators of 3.5m3 bucket capacity.

12 Transportation Blasted ROM will be transported to the crushing site by 50 tonner dumpers. The dumpers will be loaded by hydraulic excavators of 3.5 m3 bucket capacity. Estimation of number of excavator and tipper/ dumper for achievement of targeted production is furnished below.

Transportation of marketable ore The sized marketable Iron ore will be dispatched to various consuming industries by road transportation. Production details Year wise Production Details Year Total Top Over ROM Side Ore To Excavation Soil Burden Ore Mineral Burden Waste in m3 in m3 in M3 in m3 Rejects/ Inner in M3 Ratio Burden MT/ m3 in m3 1st year 4,42,300 0 0 3,92,500 58900 49,800 1:0.12 2 nd 6,28,600 0 0 5,64,600 34800 64,000 1:0.11 year 3 rd 11,46,300 0 0 9,69,600 52000 1,76,700 1:0.18 year 4 th year 20,55,700 0 0 18,27,000 38800 2,28,700 1:0.12 5 th year 20,10,600 0 0 17,34,600 73000 2,76,000 1:0.15 Total 62,83,500 0 0 54,88,300 2,57,500 7,95,200 1:0.14

Break-up of saleable and sub-grade ore: Year Total ROM (m3) Saleable (MT) Sub-grade (MT) Total ore (MT) 1st year 3,92,500 9,00,720 147,250 10,47,970 2 nd year 5,64,600 14,42,940 87,000 15,29,940 3 rd year 9,69,600 25,26,000 1,30,000 26,56,000 4 th year 18,27,000 49,02,860 97,000 49,99,860 5 th year 17,34,600 43,30,560 1,82,500 47,13,060 Total 54,88,300 143,03,080 6,43,750 149,46,830

3.7 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 for production of Iron Ore.

3.8 Resource Optimization/ Recycling and Reuse Only water will be used as resource optimization/recycling at the mine site.

3.9 Availability of Water, Its Source, Energy/Power Requirement and Source 3.9.1 Water Requirement

13 Total water requirement is about 197 KLD = 65 KLD( for Drinking & Domestic Uses) + 132 KLD for Mining Operations & Plantation. There will be water supply system for drinking water from the dug well/ tube well and distributed to camp and mines etc.

3.9.2 Power The fully mechanized mining will be done in double shift of 8 hours each. The mining equipment will be operated by DG sets and diesel. The use of electricity will be for lighting/illumination purposes in mining operations and will be sourced by OSEB. The electricity/DG power will be provided at office, camp and mines.

3.10 Quantity of wastes to be generated (Liquid and solid) and Scheme for their Management/Disposal 3.10.1 Nature of Waste The iron ore deposits of the area are associated with BHJ, Laterite, lateritic soil and shale. These will be generated from the lease area as waste with iron ore. No top-soil will be generated in the ensuing plan period. The volume of waste likely to be generated during the plan period is given below. The volume of waste likely to be generated during the plan period is as below: Year Top soil (m3) Waste(m3) Sub-grade Mineral (m3)

Reuse/Spreading Storage Backfilling Storage Blending Beneficiation

1st year - - - 49800 58,900 -

2 nd - - - 64,000 34,800 - year 3 rd year - - - 202200 52,000 -

4 th year - - - 2,28,700 38,800 -

5 th year - - - 2,76,000 73,000 -

Total - - - 7,95,200 2,57,500 -

Dumping Site Dumpsites selected for disposal of the waste have been considered after the following criteria. 1. All dumpsites have been located outside the mineralized zone beyond ultimate pit limit and has been proved barren through exploratory boreholes by GSI. 2. Topography features have been taken into account, particularly in the context of water drainage. In the ensuing plan period it has been proposed to dump the waste at the southern side of the lease area between the grid 323460E to 323831E and 2428089 N to 2428322 N which is inside the non

14 mineralized zone. From the geological mapping and outcome of drilling the area is assumed to be barren. So dump has been proposed in this area. The confirmation of barrenness of the area, have already been proved by boreholes SKN -12, 13 &20 OSKN -37, 38,45,46,47 & 48.

Maximum height and spread of dumps: A total of 7,95,200 m3 of waste will be generated from the mining activity during the plan period. The quantity of generated waste will be disposed at the southern side of the lease over an area of 3.572 Ha with 3 No. of terraces. Retaining wall and garland drain will be constructed around the proposed dump. The earmarked site has been shown in reclamation plan.

3.10.2 Liquid Effluent Not applicable

4. SITE ANALYSIS 4.1 Connectivity Kalamang West (Northern Part) Block Iron Ore Mine is situated in Village Kalamang, Ghodabudani of Sundergarh District & Gandalpada of Keonjhar, Barbil and Bonai tehsils, Districts Sundergarh and Keonjhar, State Odisha. It is well connected by NH-215 which is about 2 Km in NW direction. Nearest Railway Station is Barbil Railway Station which is about 18Km in NE direction. Biju Patnaik International Airport, Bhubneshwar which is about 196 Km in SE direction from the project site.

4.2 Landform, Land use and Land ownership Total mining lease area of the project is 92.875 ha under which 42.608 Ha is Forest Land and 50.267 is Non Forest Land, comprising Government and private land both. Forest (Ha.) Non-Forest (Ha.) i) Deemed forest (DLC) 42.608 Ha. i) Govt. land 29.687 Ha. ii) Private land 20.580 Ha. Total 42.608 Ha. Total 50.267 Ha.

4.3 Topography and Drainage The area is a highly rugged terrain with elongated hills trending in ENE-WSW direction, low mounds and narrow valleys. The highest elevation is 687 m above MSL forms the ridge and the lowest elevation is 584 m above MSL, which forms the valley floor in this block. A dendritic type of drainage pattern is generally displayed by the area. Because of the hilly topography, there is only one seasonal drainage channel found in the western part of the area. Suna nadi is a perennial river flowing from South to North outside the area at a distance of 2 km towards South-East and it

15 becomes West-East from Malda and debouch into river Baitarani. The drainage channel originating in the western part of the area traverses through the area towards South.

4.4 Existing land Use Pattern As per the approved mining plan, forest land is 42.608 Ha and non forest land is 50.267 Ha. The existing land use pattern of the lease area is given below:

Type of land use Area Area Total area at present During in ha. in ha. Plan period in ha. Area under excavation 0 13.16 13.16 Overburden dump 0 3.572 3.572 Mineral storage 0 1.985 1.985 Sub-grade stack 0 0.357 0.357 Roads 0.726 0.964 1.69 Infrastructure 2.286 1.985 4.271 Township Area 0 2.000 2.000 Retaining wall & Garland drain 0 0.27 0.27 a) Sub-Total 3.012 24.293 27.305 i)7.5 meter along the inner side of 3.972 0 3.972 Ml boundary ii)10 meter width on either side of 1.709 0 1.709 the village road b) Sub-total 5.681 0 5.681 Total 8.693 24.293 32.986 Un touched area 84.182 59.889 59.889 Grand total 92.875 - 92.875

4.5 Existing Infrastructure Currently there is no infrastructure facility available in the area but as per the approved mining plan for effective and proper working of the mine, it is proposed to provide site services like office, first aid, rest shelter; urinals etc, as per statutory requirements. This mining will increase the income levels of the natives by providing direct and indirect employment opportunities. In addition to that, creation of comparatively well paid jobs in the area has generated not only sizeable trade in household supplies (including vegetables, milk, food, textile, etc) but also some household employment too. It has also generated demand for tertiary services like transport and repair shops. The infrastructures of the area like roads, public transport and electricity supply, has also improved after the advent of mining operation in the area.

16 4.6 Soil Classification The soil characteristics of the district show wide variation depending upon their occurrence, physical and chemical properties. The soil of the district sundergarh is broadly grouped into1) Ultisols and 2) Alfisols.

1. Alfisols or Red Soil: The Alfisols, in the district, include red sandy soil and red loamy soil. These soil predominantly occupy high and medium land throughout the Sundergarh district. Alfisols are neutral to slightly acidic in nature (pH varies from 5.5 to 6.9). The characteristic features of red soils are (i) light texture, porous and friable structure, (ii) absence of lime kankar and free carbonates and (iii) soluble salts in small quantity usually not exceeding 0.05%. These are usually deficient in nitrogen, phosphate, organic matter and lime. These soils are suitable for cultivation of paddy and other crops.

2. Ultisols: The ultisols comprises mainly of lateritic soils and red and yellow soil. These soils are mildly acidic in nature and deficient in nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium and organic matters. Soils of the district are generally having average to good fertility status. All common types of crops can be grown in the district. The distribution of different soil types in the district depends much on its physiographic and lithological variations. The soil types in Keonjhar district can be broadly divided into two major groups namely Alfisols and Utisols. A) Alfisols: These soils predominantely occur in Harichandanpur, Hatadhi, , Anandpur, Ghatgaon, blocks. This group of soil can be sub divided into Sandy soil, red loamy soil, red gravelly soil and older alluvial soil. These soils are light textured usually devoid of lime concretions, nitrogen, phosphate and organic matter. The pH value varies from 6.5 to 7.3.

B) Ultisols: These soils predominantly occur in , Patna, , Keojhar and Sharpada blocks. Essentially these are lateritic, red and yellow soil and red gravelly soil. These soils are poor in nitrogen, phosphate, potassium and organic matter. The pH value varies between 4.5 to 6.0. (Source:- Groundwater Information Booklet of Sundergarh and Keonjhar District, Central Ground Water Board South Eastern Region Bhubaneswar, March, May 2013.)

4.7 RAINFALL & CLIMATE The Sundergarh district have sub-tropical climate characterized by hot and dry summer, cold winter rainfall in monsoon. The winter season extends from November till the end of February, which is followed by summer season from March to the middle of June, and rainy season from middle of June to middle of October. During summer months the maximum temperature raises up to 43 oC and May is the hottest month. December is the coldest month of the year when the

17 average daily temperature drops down to 8 oC. Relative humidity is around 60-70% throughout the year. The highest and lowest monthly mean relative humidity is recorded as 97% in Dec and 26% in April. The Keonjhar district is characterized by tropical to sub tropical climate with hot summer, high and well-distributed rainfall during the monsoon and a cold winter. The summer season lasts from March to May, the rainy season starts in June and continues up to September. October and November constitute the autumn season and winter starts in December. May is the hottest month of the year with a maximum temperature is about 46o C and daily minimum temperature 25 o C. December is the coldest month as the mean daily temperature recorded as 12 o C. Relative humidity is generally high from June to December. In summer season humidity varies from 35- 40%. South-west monsoon is the principal source of rainfall in the district. Average annual rainfall is 1535 mm. About 80% of the total rainfall is received during the period from June to September. On an average there are 79 rainy days in a year.

4.8 Social Infrastructure available: The area is situated at a distance of 5.5 kms in SW of the nearest town, Koira. The town lies by the side of National Highway No. 215 connecting Panikoili- with and the highway passes via , Joda, Barbil and Koira. The nearest railway station is available is Barbil Railway Station. Postal & telephonic facilities are available in nearby villages. There will be water supply system for drinking water from the dug well/ tube well and distributed to camp, colony mines etc.

5 PLANNING BRIEF 5.1 Planning Concept In consideration of the targeted production level, fully opencast mining has been proposed with shovel dumper combination on double shift basis working will be adopted as the area has remained completely virgin so far and no mining operation was carried out in past. It is proposed to commence mining operation within the grid values of W 05.5 to W 08.5 and N07.8 to N12.7 covering the ore body coming under the borehole influences of SKN 6 & SKN 7. This has been proposed with an objective of exploiting the Hard Laminated Ore (HLO) and fragmentary ore taking into consideration the ease in approachability of the ore body and disposal of ore and waste. The face will be laid out in N580W - S580E initially and during the subsequent years the faces will be completely aligned along the strike direction with an objective of advance of the face dip ward. The individual bench faces will be kept nearly vertical (850 - 90°) whereas the overall quarry slope angle will be maintained at less than 450 with the horizontal. Iron ore will be loosened through deep hole drilling & blasting. Rock breaker will be used to avoid secondary blasting of the bigger

18 blocks of Iron ore. Controlled blasting technique will be practiced by using NONEL/delay detonators if required. All the mining activities like deep hole drilling, blasting, excavation, loading and transportation will be carried out by using heavy earth-moving machineries. Keeping in view the above aspect the proposed method of mining justifies coming under category A-FM (Fully mechanized). The haul road used for movement of machineries and for transportation will be maintained at suitable gradient of preferably less than 1 in 16. The proposed height of bench is 6m with 10m minimum working width. Inter-bench ramps have been planned to facilitate movement of equipment. Minimum width of proposed inter-bench ramp will be 6.0 m laid at a gradient of 1 in 16. Approach road of 10 m width at a gradient of 1 in 16 or less have also been envisaged to the proposed waste and sub-grade dumping sites. The Processing of the mineral produced within the leasehold area, a stationary crusher with screening facility of adequate capacity will be installed. It is also proposed to install slurry production and pumping facility in the mineral processing unit for evacuation of mineral through slurry pipeline

5.2 Population Projection Temporary influx of people will be there as the managerial and supervisory staff will be recruited from outside the area. 5.3 Land use Planning The land use pattern at the conceptual period is as follows- Type of land use Area Area Total area Total area in at present During in ha. ha. at in ha. Plan period conceptual in ha. period Area under excavation 0 13.16 13.16 86.4687 Overburden dump 0 3.572 3.572 0 Mineral storage 0 1.985 1.985 0 Sub-grade stack 0 0.357 0.357 0 Roads 0.726 0.964 1.69 0.726 Infrastructure 2.286 1.985 4.271 0 Township Area 0 2.000 2.000 Retaining wall & Garland 0 0.27 0.27 0 drain a) Sub-Total 3.012 24.293 27.305 87.194 Safety zone i)7.5 meter along the inner 3.972 0 3.972 3.972 side of Ml boundary ii)10 meter width on either 1.709 0 1.709 1.709 side of the village road b) Sub-total 5.681 0 5.681 5.681 Total 8.693 24.293 32.986 92.875

19 Un touched area 84.182 59.889 59.889 0 Grand total 92.875 - 92.875 92.875

5.4 Assessment of Infrastructure demand (Physical & Social) On the basis of the preliminary site visit, the infrastructure demand in the village was assessed on the basis of need and priority.

Physical Infrastructure The road facility is already available. The same will be continued to use during mining development and operations and the same will be maintained regularly. Public buildings are not present in the core area of mine. Most of the laborers will be engaged from the villages adjacent to lease area. Hence transport facilities for commutation of mine workers are not required.

Social Infrastructure An occupational health unit will be constituted and the following measures will be adopted: 1. Periodical Medical Checkup program for all the workers and first-aid box with necessary equipment will be provided. 2. Training for workers regarding occupational hazards and 3. Use of Safety equipment i.e. dusts mask, safety shoes, gloves etc.

5.4 Amenities/Facilities The site services play a vital role in management of mines. The following site services will be provided within Kalamang West (Northern part) Iron ore mine to facilitate mining operation. i. All statutory services like first aid center, drinking water station, rest shelters, sheds will be provided in close proximity of mines being developed. ii. Electricity/ DG will be provided in camp, office, and mines. iii. There will be an ambulance in the mine which in case of emergency can take the patient to the nearest hospital. iv. There will be water supply system for drinking water from the dug well/ tube well and distributed to camp, colony mines etc v. An office of mines manager will be provided vi. Barbil Railway Station is about 18 km in NE direction vii. NH-215 is about 2 km in NW direction

20 6. PROPOSED INFRASTRUCTURE 6.1 Industrial Area (Processing Area) No infrastructure is proposed. 6.2 Residential Area (Non Processing Area) As local workers from nearby areas will be engaged for the mining activity, no residential area/housing is proposed.

6.3 Green Belt Total area of green belt to be developed would be 33% of mine lease and its surrounding area. As the mine lease area is 92.875 Ha so plantation would be around 30.64 Ha.  Green Belt will be developed around the lease boundary, haul roads and plantation will be done on undisturbed area, safety zone, reclaimed area, dump site, workshop & mine office, etc.  Local species will be planted in consultation with Forest Department.  Local plant species like Prosopis juliflora, Grevillea robusta, Bambusa arundinocia, Albizia lebbeck etc. (as per CPCB guidelines for Green Belt Development, 2000) will be planted. Year wise proposed plantation details Year No of plants I 4600 II 4600 III 4600 IV 4600 V 4600 Total 23000

The maintenance such as suitable fencing, watering, replacement of dead plants etc. is being taken regularly and activity will continue in future for better survival rate.

6.4 Social Infrastructure The mining employment has increased the income levels of people living in the vicinity of lease area. In addition, creation of comparatively well paid jobs in the area has generated not only sizeable trade in household supplies (including vegetables, milk, food, textile, etc) but also some household employment. It has also generated demand for tertiary services like transport and repair shops. The infrastructure of the area, like roads, public transport and electricity supply, will also improved after the commencement of upcoming mining operation.

21 6.5 Connectivity Kalamang West (Northern Part) Block Iron Ore Mine is situated in Village Kalamang, Ghodabudani of Sundargarh District & Gandalpada of Keonjhar, Barbil and Bonai tehsils, District Sundergarh and Keonjhar, State Odisha. It is well connected by NH-215 about 2 Km in NW direction. Nearest Railway Station is Barbil railway station which is about 18Km in NE direction. Biju Patnaik International Airport, Bhubneshwar which is about 196 Km in SE direction from the project site. 6.6 Drinking Water Management Water for drinking and domestic purpose will be 65 KLD. There will be water supply system for drinking water from the dug well/ tube well and distributed to camp and mines etc.

6.7 Sewerage System Domestic waste water will be treated into septic tank followed by soak pit.

6.8 Industrial Waste Management: Not applicable 6.9 Solid Waste Management  Top soil (wherever available) will be utilized for reclamation and plantation.  Waste generated upto the end of life of mine will be used for backfilling of excavated area and the same will be reclaimed by regular plantation.

6.9 Power Requirement & Supply/Source The fully mechanized mining will be done in double shift of 8 hours each. The mining equipment will be operated by DG sets and diesel. The use of electricity will be for lighting/illumination purposes in mining operations. The electricity/DG will be provided at office, camp and mine.

7. REHABILITATION AND RESETTLEMENT (R&R) PLAN 7.1 Policy to be Adopted (Central/State) in Respect of the Project Affected Persons Including Home Oustees, Land Oustees and Landless Laborers (Brief outline to be given) As the mine lease area is a combination of both Government and private land and there are few villages which are present in the buffer zone. There are no public buildings, palaces or monuments inside the Mine lease area. Hence there is no issue of rehabilitation and resettlement of Project affected people. 8 PROJECT SCHEDULE & COST ESTIMATES 8.1 Likely Date of Start of Construction and Likely Date of Completion No construction activities are proposed presently. The mining activity will commence only after receiving environmental clearance and other statutory clearance from the authority.

22 8.2 Estimated Project Cost Along With Analysis In Terms of Economic Viability of the Project Estimated project cost is Rs.92 Crores. The mine will be Eco-Friendly. The necessary funds under Capital and Revenue head shall be provided to cater to the needs of mitigative measures for Environmental Pollution Control, Environmental Monitoring, Plantation, CSR Activities etc.

9.0 ANALYSIS OF PROPOSAL The proposed mine will bring about economic benefits to the state in the form of Royalty. The local people will be benefitted by getting direct and indirect employment opportunities. The iron ore is in high demand at the local market for real estate industry. Mining of Iron ore at Village Kalamang, Ghodabudani of Sundergarh district and Village Gandalpada of Keonjhar District will be able to meet the local demand to a great extent. Similarly industries depended upon iron ore will be benefitted by the commencement of mining at the Village Kalamang, Ghodabudani of Sundergarh district and Village Gandalpada of Keonjhar District. The project will provide livelihood to the poorest section of the society/economically backward population and tribal’s in the area. It will provide employment to the people residing in the vicinity of mining, directly or indirectly. The mine management will also help nearby villages by providing aid to school, conducting medical and social awareness camps, helping in formation of self-help groups, etc. Thus the project will bring about socio-economic improvement of the area and will prove beneficial to the area.

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