Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s Ulikkal Stone Crusher Pre-feasibility Report 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: M/s. Ulikkal Stone Crusher had made an application for Granite building stones quarrying located in Sy. No. 28/1A2 in Vayathur Village, Iritty taluk, Kannur District, Kerals State. Over an extent of 2.8543 Ha. The location of the quarry is shown on the Key plan / Location plan enclosed vide Plate No – 1 & 1A (Mining plan). The approved lease sketch is enclosed vide Plate No – 2, 2A & 2B (Mining plan). Quarrying / mining plan is approved by the Geologist Dept of Mining & Geology, Govt of Kerala, Kannur. Vide Letter No DOC/M-3270/2007 dated 30.03.2016. A copy of approved letter is enclosed as Annexure-1. Quarry lease granted by the Department Mines & Geology for a period from 15.12.2007 to 14.12.2017 is enclosed as Annexure -2 (Mining Plan). DETAILS OF THE SITE Cadastral plan& Area survey plan showing a) 1 Details of area (with location map) : the lease area is enclosed vide Plate No. 2, 2A & 2B (Mining Plan). i) 2 District and state : Kannur, Kerala ii) 3 Taluk / Mandal : Iritty iii) 4 Village : Vayathur Khasara No. / Plot No. / Block / iv) 5 : Sy.No. 28/1A2 Licence No etc v) 6 Lease Area (Hectares) : 2.8543 Ha Whether the area is recorded to be in vi) 7 forest (please specify whether : No protected, reserved etc.,) vii) 8 Ownership / Occupancy : Private Existence of public road/railway line, The nearest railhead is at Kannur, which is at viii) 9 if any, nearby and approximate : 60 km from the mine. distance Nearest Port / Airport Nearest airport – Calicut (180km) Topo sheet No. : 48 P/12 & 48P/16 (work sheet No D 43 V12) ix) 10 Latitude N12005’48.44” to N12007’58.81” Longitude E75041’56.87” to E75042’02.30” ..1 Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s Ulikkal Stone Crusher Pre-feasibility Report Accessibility: The said Granite Building Stone Quarry is located at 2.3 kms from the Kolithattu village in Iritty Taluk, Kannur District, Kerala State, which is located at about 20 Km North of Iritty town. Iritty is located at about 60 km East of Kannur Town. The location of this mining area is shown on the Administrative and key plan enclosed Vide Plate No -1 and 1A (Mining Plan) and infrastructure Plan vide Plate No. 12 (Mining Plan). Topography: The lease is located on the slope of the hillock gently dipping towards west. The highest elevation in this area is 567.2mRL and the lowest elevation is 490mRL. Brief Description of the Project: Geology: Regional Geology: Three main geological formations are recognised in Kerala namely, the Archaeans (oldest rocks), the Warkalli beds of Tertiary Age (Upper Miocene to Pliocene) and the recent deposits (quarternary). These have North-South alignment. Crystalline Rocks Dharwar formation: These occur in the Malabar area only. They are represented by garnetiferous-ferruginous quartzite, mica, talc, schist etc. and are found exposed in South-East Kannur and North West of Gudalur. Champion gneiss: They are seen in South and South-East Kannur and have gold bearing veins. Rocks appear to be of post peninsular age. Peninsular gneiss: This is one of the most widespread rock types found in Kerala. The important minerals that go to make up the rocks are quartz, Feldspars, biotite and garnite. In Cochin area, they form the most extensive rocks. The types present are biotite and hornblende gneiss. In Thiruvananthapuram area, the gneiss belongs to the peninsular suite and is made of quarts, orthoclase, mica and hornblende. Charnockite and leptynites are the most common gneisses in this area. Charnockite: A good portion of the Western Ghats is made up of this rock. In the Travancore area the rocks are well foliated and show intrusive relationship with peninsular gneiss. They are highly garnetiferous as compared to the charnokites of North Kerala, where garnet is absent. Closepet granite: Archaean intrusions of post charnockite age are found in the Malabar region. The two intrusions of biotite granite found in Kalpetta hills and Sultan's Battery, have strong resemblance to the Dornegneiss of Hazaribagh. ..2 Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s Ulikkal Stone Crusher Pre-feasibility Report Precambrian System Basic dykes: These rocks are fresh but fractured and mylonitised. They approach dolerite in composition and are found to occur in South Malabar area. The basic dykes of Cochin area are fine to medium grained and free form olivine. The more coarse grained crystalline phases are represented by gabbros. Several exposures of gabbros are found in Cochin area. Residual laterites: A narrow zone of lateritised rock exists to the west of crystalline rocks that constitute the eastern boundary of the State. The rock exposed on the surface in this zone is a type of laterite, which exhibits characteristics different from those of the laterite, which caps the Varkalai formation. The laterite preserves the structure of the parent rock and is less compact. Below the laterite layer is the kaolin layer, the depth of which to the undecomposed rock shows gradation. The warkalli formation: This represents the most conspicuous sedimentary bed occurring in Varkala. They are best exposed at Varkala in the cliffs near the seashore. They consist of clayey sandstone, white and variegated clay and carbonaceous clay containing thin lenses of lignite. Most of these areas are lateritised. Recent deposits: They are mainly developed in Northern parts of Quilon and are made up of sand and silt. The lacustrine deposits of the backwater tracts of Kerala, the mud banks of the coast of Alleppey and the marine beach deposits all along the sea shore of Kerala come under the group. From the economic point of view, the area is important as it contains valuable mineral sands. The lease area exhibit charnokites and intrusion of closepet granites. Local Geology: The most of the part of area is covered with top soil of about 0.2 to 0.5m thickness, where as granites are very well exposed in the old working pit. A geological plan showing the granites and soil cover and the geological sections showing subsurface geology is prepared on 1:1000 scale and enclosed vide Plate No 4 (Mining Plan). Table 01: Local Geology Soil Cover 0.2m to 1.5m Granite 30m (minimum) ..3 Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s Ulikkal Stone Crusher Pre-feasibility Report Table No: 1.1: The Geological Resources Section Area Influence Volume Tonnage (T) UNFC 2 3 No (m ) (m) (m ) BD 2.5T/m3 1-1’ 5080 74 375920 939800 332 2-2’ 3542 50 177100 442750 332 3-3’ 1889 50 94450 236125 332 4-4’ 1291 50 64550 161375 332 5-5’ 879 92 80868 202170 332 Total resources 792888 1982220 332 Table No 1.2: Granite Building Stone Reserves Section Area Influence Volume Tonnage 2 3 UNFC No (m ) (m) (m ) (BD 2.5T/m3) 1-1’ 2689 66.5 178819 447046 122 2-2’ 1853 50 92650 231625 122 3-3’ 1091 50 54550 136375 122 4-4’ 330 50 16500 41250 122 5-5’ 188 84.5 15886 39715 122 Total reserves 358405 896011 122 Mining: The Mining is proposed to be operated by developing benches of 5m height and 5m ultimate width by Opencast Semi-Mechanised Mining Method. The mechanised operation of mining includes excavators, tippers, rock breakers, Jack hammer drilling and blasting. The maximum production proposed is 117,650 tonnes per annum of Granite Building Stone. This Pre Feasibility Report is submitted for obtaining Environment Clearance as required under EIA notification-2006 for a max production capacity of 117,650 tonnes per annum, over an extent of 2.8543 Ha located at 28/1A2 in Vayathur Village, Iritty taluk, Kannur District, Kerals State of M/s. Ulikkal Stone Crusher . ..4 Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s Ulikkal Stone Crusher Pre-feasibility Report Table No. 1.3 Year-wise calculations of granite building stone production Area Influence Volume Total Tonnage (T) Year Section (m2) (m) (m3) Volume (BD 2.5T/m3) 2015-16 2-2’ 126 50 6300 6300 15750 1-1’ 530 66.5 35245 2016-17 47060 117650 2-2’ 236.3 50 11815 1-1’ 259 66.5 17223 2017-18 30774 76935 2-2’ 271 50 13550 Total 84134 210335 Table No. 1.4 Year-wise generation of top soil / waste Area Influence Volume Total Tonnage (T) Year Section (m2) (m) (m3) Volume (BD 1.6T/m3) 1-1’ 8 66.5 532 2016-17 782 1251 2-2’ 5 50 250 1-1’ 6 66.5 399 2017-18 549 879 2-2’ 3 50 150 Total 1331 2130 The production & development plan is enclosed vide Plate No. 5A-5E (Mining Plan) ..5 Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s Ulikkal Stone Crusher Pre-feasibility Report 2. INTRODUCTION OF THE PROJECT/ BACKGROUND INFORMATION: I. Identification of project and project proponent. In case of Mining project, a copy of mining lease/ letter of intent should be given. Building Stone Quarry is located at Survey No 28/1A2 in Vayathur Village, Iritty taluk, Kannur District, Kerala over an extent of 2.8543 Ha. The location of the quarry is shown on the Key plan / Location plan enclosed vide Plate No – 1& 1A (Mining Plan). The approved lease sketch is enclosed vide Plate No – 2, 2A& 2B(Mining Plan). Name & address of lessee : Mr K T Anas & M/s. Ulikkal Stone Crusher Registered Office Kolithattu Village, Iritty Taluk, Kannur District. Kerala State, India. Ph No. : +91 9447005157 II. Brief description of nature of the project The ‘Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s.