INDIAN BUREAU of MINES Ajmer Regional Office MINERALS

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

Mine file No : RAJ/PAL-36/WOL,CAL-1 Mine code : 63RAJ26002 (i) Name of the Inspecting : B019( ) Baj V B Officer and ID No. (ii) Designation : Assistant Mining Geologis (iii) Accompaning mine : U.P. Pahadia, V.P.(Mines) Official with Designation (iv) Date of Inspection : 20-JUL-17 (v) Prev.inspection date : 27-DEC-13

PART-I : GENERAL INFORMATION 1. (a) Mine Name : KHERTALA (b) Registration NO. : IBM/462/2011 (c) Category : A Mechanised (d) Type of Working : Opencast (e) Postal address State : RAJASTHAN District : PALI Village : KHERTALA Taluka : KOTRA Post office : Pin Code : FAX No. : 02971-222097 E-mail : [email protected] Phone : 02971-222313 (f) Police Station : TEJAWAS (g) First opening date : 26-JAN-50 (h) Weekly day of rest : SUN 2. Address for : M/S WOLKEM INDUSTRIES LTD. correspondance SALUMBER HOUSE UDAIPUR

3. (a) Lease Number : RAJ0633 (b) Lease area : 101.8 (c) Period of lease : 20 (d) Date of Expiry : 26-FEB-00

4. Mineral worked : WOLLASTONITE Main PAGE : 2

5. Name and Address of the Lessee : WOLKEM INDUSTRIES LTD SALUMBER HOUSE AMBAVGARH UDAIPUR UDAIPUR RAJASTHAN Phone:0297-222313 FAX :0297-222097

Owner : WOLKEM INDUSTRIES LTD. SALUMBER HOUSE, AMBAVGARH, UDAIPUR. SIROHI RAJASTHAN Phone: 0297-222313 FAX : 0297-222097

Agent : SHRI N. SHARMA WOLKEM INDUSTRIES LTD. SALUMBER HOUSE UDAIPUR PALI RAJASTHAN Phone: 0297-222313 FAX : 0297-222097 6. Date of approval of Mining : Existing rule 11 MCDR1988 08-APR-93 Plan/Scheme of Mining Mining Scheme rule 12 MCDR1988 04-FEB-03 Mining Scheme rule 12 MCDR1988 24-JUL-13 MP modif under MCR 1960 14-JUN-16 PAGE : 3

PART - II : OBSERVATION/COMMENTS OF INSPECTING OFFICERS

Exploration :

Sl.No. Item Proposals Actual work Remarks

1a Backlog of 10 nos. (1750 DTH:- 11 Holes Nil previous year mtr. Depth) Mtr:- 2039 for the year Core Drilling:- 2016-17. 3 Holes Mtr. 703 Total:- 14 nos. (2742 mtr. Depth)

1b Exploration over 49.48 hect. 49.48 hect. Nil lease area for geological axis 1 or 2 1c Exploration Not proposed. 1.Murugan Borewells, Nil Agencies and Sirohi. Cost- Rs. 8.00 Expenditure in Lakh lakh rupees 2.Ghanchi Contractors, during the year Kuchera, Nagor, Cost- Rs. 17.44 Lakh Total Expenditure = 25.44 Lacs 1d Balance area to No proposal. Not applicable. Entire ML Area has be explored to been explored. bring Geological axis in 1 or 2 1e Balance reserve Reserve as on Reserve as on 01/04/2017 Less production as on 01/04/20 01/04/2017 is is 2232612 tonnes. due to low market 2180302 demand tonnes. 1f General remarks The Exploration carried The Exploration of inspecting out as per proposal carried out as per officers on proposal geology, exploration etc

Development :

Sl.No. Item Propasals Actual work Remarks

2a Location of East Deposit- East Deposit- Working carried development E/W- 315302 to E/W- 315302 to 314579 almost in east w.r.t.lease area 314579 N/S- 2740130 to 2739640 deposit N/S- 2740130 RL 780 to 690 to 2739640 RL 812 to 708

2b Separate benches No separate As per proposal. Nil in topsoil, benche is overburden and proposed in minerals (Rule top soil. 15) PAGE : 4

2c Stripping ratio 1:2.6 1:1.79 Due to less or ore to OB interburden during ratio the year 2016-17. 2d Quantity of NIL 348 MT Small quantity of topsoil topsoil was generation in m3 generated during the year 2016-17. The same will be used for plantation. 2e Quantity of 236709 M3 236709 M3 Nil overburden generation in m3

2f General remarks --- Six regular benches have Satisfactory. of inspecting been developed and officers on systematic work is development of observed. pit w.r.t. type of deposit etc

Exploitation:

Sl.No. Item Propasals Actual work Remarks

3a Number of pit One pit , East One pit , East Deposit Nil proposed for Deposit 530mX430m production 530mX430m 3b Quantity of ROM Wollastonite - Wollastonite - 139555 Due to low market mineral 182865 tonne tonne demand. production proposed 3c Recovery of Wollastonte - Wollastonite - 139555 Nil sailable/usable 177517 tonne tonne during 2016-17. mineral from ROM proposed. production 3d Quantity of Not proposed. Sub grade Wollastonite - In wollastonite mineral reject 878 tonnes. zone recovery of generation 70% of ROM grade, 20% of low grade and 10% interburden waste are considered. 3e Grade of mineral No proposal. The sub grade mineral Nil rejects used contains 30% to 70% generation and CaSIO3; the average threshold value grade of the mineral is declared. around 40%. The threshold value of wollastonite mineral as fixed by IBM i.e. 35% 3f Quantity of sub Not proposed. Sub grade Wollastonite - Nil grade mineral 878 tonne. generation. PAGE : 5

3g Grade of sub < 40% < 40% Wollastonite grade mineral Wollastonite generation 3h Manual / Mechanised Mechanised method Mechanised method adopted adopted for segregation method adopted for from ROM. for segregating segregation from ROM from ROM. 3i Any analysis or Proposed. It has been It has been beneficiation simultaneously processed simultaneously study proposed by manual breaking, processed by and carried out crushing, screening and manual breaking, for sub grade sorting at crushers crushing, mineral and within the mining area. screening and rejects. This was about 90% of sorting at the total production crushers within which was however the mining area. utilized simultaneously This was about 90% by processing system of the total developed at the mine. production which was however utilized simultaneously by processing system developed at the mine. 3j Provision of Yes Yes drilling and blasting in mineral benches 3k Provision of Back Hoe, As per proposal. Nil mining Dozer, Rock machineries in drill, Hyd. mineral benches Shovel, Water tanker. 3l Whether height Yes Yes Nil of benches in overburden and mineral suitable for method of mining proposed in MP/SOM 3m Total area 23.5965 Ha 23.5965 Ha covered under excavation/pits 3n Ore to OB ratio 1: 2.6 1:1.79 for the pit/mine during the year. PAGE : 6

3o Total area put Pit- 23.5965 Pit- 23.5965 Ha Nil in use under Ha Waste/reject/Dump - 7.84 different heads Waste/reject/D Others- at the end of ump - 7.84 Storing ore - 3.195 year Others- Infrastructure - 0.37 Storing ore - Roads - 0.50 3.195 Mineral Separation Plant Infrastructure - 0.8484 - 0.37 Roads - 0.50 Mineral Separation Plant - 0.8484

3p Production of Yr-2012-13- Yr-2012-13- 113965 MT Nil ROM mineral 172830 MT Yr-2013-14- 157229 MT during the last Yr-2013-14- Yr-2014-15- 147156 MT five year period 170076 MT Yr-2015-16- 145159 MT as applicable Yr-2014-15- Yr-2016-17- 139555 MT 171655 MT Yr-2015-16- 177517 MT Yr-2016-17- 182865 MT

3q General remarks --- Mechanized mining with Satisfactory. of inspecting use of heavy machinery officers on are being carried out in method of mining two shifts working. etc. Method of mining is as per the proposal.

Solid Waste Management - Dumping:

Sl.No. Item Propasals Actual work Remarks

4a Separate dumping Yes Yes of topsoil, OB and mineral rejects (Rule 32,33) 4b Location of Top soil - Top soil - Within lease Nil topsoil, OB and Within lease area mineral reject area Sub grade - Near dump dumps Sub grade - E&F Near dump E&F OB- Dump E OB- Dump E

4c Number of dumps Within lease Within lease area - 3 Nil within lease area - 3 (D, E, & F) area and outside (D, E, & F) of lease area 4d Location of Proposed Done as per proposal Nil dumps w.r.t. outside ultimate pit ultimate pit limit (Rule 16) limit. PAGE : 7

4e Number of active Two dumps Two dumps Nil and alive dumps. 4f Number of dead One dump One dump Nil dumps. 4g Number of dumps Three dumps Partly stabilized Nil established. 4h Whether Retaining wall Yes, Retaining wall at Nil Retaining wall at all the all the terraces of the or garland drain terraces of dump and garland drains all along dumps the dump and at the required are there. garland drains locations. at the required locations. 4i Length of Retaining Retaining wall- 593 m Voilation of Rule Retaining wall wall- 1374 m Garland drains - 120 m 11(2) of MCDR, or garland drain Garland drains 2017 is being all along dumps - 400 m issued.

4j Number of No proposal Not applicable Nil settling ponds 4k Specific OB dumping is being done Voilation of Rule comments of within lease area near 11(2) of MCDR, inspecting UPL. 2017 is being officer on waste issued for non dump management construction of retaining wall and garland drain as per proposal.

Solid Waste Management - Backfilling:

Sl.No. Item Propasals Actual work Remarks

5a Status of part No backfilling No backfilling Nil or full proposed extraction of mineral from mined out area before starting backfilling. 5b Area under No proposal Nil Nil backfilling of mined out area 5c Concurrent use Simultaneously Simultaneously use of Nil of topsoil for use of top topsoil for stabilizing restoration or soil for dumps slopes for rehabilitation stabilizing plantation of mineral out dumps slopes area (Rule 32) for plantation 5d Total area Not proposed. Nil Nil fully reclaimed and rehabilitated PAGE : 8

5e General remarks No proposal Nil No comments as of inspecting for there is no officers on backfilling. proposal for backfilling and backfilling. reclamation etc.

Progressive Mine Clousre Plan:

Sl.No. Item Propasals Actual work Remarks

6a Whether Annual Yes PMCP Annual report on PMCP Nil report on PMCP report submitted. submitted on submitted time and timely. correctly. Rule 23 E(2). 6b Area available Nil Not applicable. for rehabilitation (ha) . 6c afforestation 0.3 Ha. 0.4 ha. done (ha). 6d No. of saplings 600 saplings 800 saplings planted. planted during proposed. the year 6e Cumulative no 9400 saplings. 45069 saplins planted. .of plants 6f Any other method Garland drains Garland drains and of and retaining retaining walls rehabilitation walls 6g Cost incurred on -- About Rs. 2.00 lacks as watch and care reported. during the year 6h Compliance on No proposal Not applicable. reclamation and rehabilitation by backfilling (i) Voids available for backfilling ( Lx B x D 6i Compliance on No proposal Not applicable. reclamation and rehabilitation by backfilling (ii) Voids filled by waste / tailings PAGE : 9

6j Compliance on 600 plant 800 plant saplings. reclamation and saplings rehabilitation by backfilling (iii)Afforestati on on backfilled area 6k Compliance on No proposal Not applicable. reclamation and rehabilitation by backfilling (iv) Rehabilitation by making water reservoir 6l Compliance on No proposal Not applicable. reclamation and rehabilitation by backfilling (v)any other specific means. 6m Compliance of 600 saplings 800 saplings planted. rehabilitation of waste land within lease (i)afforestation 6n Compliance of 0.3 ha 0.4 ha rehabilitation of waste land within lease (ii)Area rehabilitation (ha) 6o Compliance of Plantation Plantation has been rehabilitation carried out. of waste land within lease (iii)Method of rehabilitation 6p Compliance of Noise, air and Noise, air and water environmental water monitoring is being done monitoring (core monitoring is in core and buffer zone. zone and buffer proposed. zone) 6q General remarks No issue related of inspecting to PMCP officers on PMCP compliances. compliance and progressive closure operations etc.

Mineral Conservation:

Sl.No. Item Propasals Actual work Remarks PAGE : 10

7a ROM Mineral ROM mineral is ROM minearl grade -wise dispatch or dispatched sorted out within lease. grade-wise after sorting. sorting within lease area 7b Method of grade- Both Manual & Both Manual & wise mineral mechanical. mechanical. sorting i.e. manual or mechanical. 7c Different grade ROM, ROM, Wollastonite and of mineral Wollastonite Reject grade. sorted out at and Reject mines. grade. 7d Any No No beneficiation process at mines . 7e General remarks There is no of inspecting specific issue on officer on mineral Mineral conservation. conservation and beneficiation issues

Environment:

Sl.No. Item Propasals Actual work Remarks

8a Separate removal No proposal None and utilization of topsoil (Rule 32) 8b Concurrent use No proposal Not applicable or storage of topsoil 8c Separate dumps Yes Yes as per proposal for overburden, waste rock, rejects and fines (Rule 33) 8d Use of No proposal Overburden, waste rock overburden, and rejects are stacked waste rock, at earmarked location. rejects and fines dumps for restoring the land to its original use PAGE : 11

8e Phased No proposal Plantation is being restoration, except carried out as per reclamation and plantation. proposal. rehabilitation of lands affected by mining operations (Pits, dumps etc) 8f Baseline 2016-17 : 600 2016-17 : 800 nos. total information on nos. 45069 nos. existence of plantation and additional plantation done (Rule 41) 8g Survival rate Not specified. 80-85% 8h Water sprinkling Yes Yes; water spraying on on roads to haul roads. control airborne dust 8i General remarks Aesthetic beauty of inspecting in and around officer on mines area is aesthetic beauty good. in and around mines area

Compliance of Rule 45:

Sl.No. Item Propasals Actual work Remarks

9a Status of Upto date Monthly and Annual Nil submission of Online returns submission is Monthly and submission of upto date as per Annual returns Monthly and proposal. Annual return Annual for 2016-17 has also returns. been submitted. 9b Scrutiny of Mining Found in order. Nil Annual return Engineer - for information Mohan Kumar on Mining Pitaliya, Engineer, Geologist - Geologist and Ganpat Singh, Manager Manager - Santosh G. Mogre PAGE : 12

9c Scrutiny of Pit- 23.5965 Found in order Nil Annual return on Ha land use pattern Waste/reject/D for area under ump - 7.84 pits, reclaimed Others- area, dumps etc. Storing ore - 3.195 Infrastructure - 0.37 Roads - 0.50 Mineral Separation Plant - 0.8484

9d Scrutiny of Within ML - Within ML - 800 saplings Nil Annual return on 800 saplings Survival 85% afforestation Survival 85% verified from register. 9e Scrutiny of Mineral reject Found in order. Nil Annual return on - 50,000 mineral reject tonnes generation < 30% CaSiO3 (Grade and quantity) 9f Scrutiny of Yes given. Found in order. Nil Annual return on ROM stock and/or graded ore 9g Scrutiny of Ex. Mine price Found in order. Nil Annual return on - Rs. 879.05, sale value, Ex. Production Mine price and cost - Rs. production cost 866.00 9h Scrutiny of Rs. Details given is in Nil Annual return on 1,87,94,052.00 order. fixed assets (Closing Balance) 9k Scrutiny of Drill M/c - 4 Found in order Nil Annual return on Back Hoe - 2 mining Dozer - 1 machineries Shovel - 5 Dumper - 20 Tanker - 1 PAGE : 13

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 : (Baj V B)

Indian Bureau of Mines