PRE-FEASIBILITY REPORT For EXPANSION OF NOAMUNDI IRON ORE MINE (ML Area 1160.06 HA), FROM 10 MTPA TO 19 MTPA (ROM) WITH TOTAL EXCAVATION OF 27.0 MTPA AND ENHANCEMENT OF IRON ORE BENEFICIATION CAPACITY (Feed to Plant) FROM 18 MTPA TO 27 MTPA IN TOTAL PROJECT AREA 1230.42 HA OF NOAMUNDI at NOAMUNDI VILLAGE, PO: NOAMUNDI, WEST SINGHBHUM DISTRICT JHARKHAND STATE by: Noamundi Iron Mine Noamundi Village, West Singhbhum District, Jharkhand-833217 Submitted to: Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEF&CC) New Delhi Environment Consultant: Vimta Labs Ltd. 142, IDA, Phase-II, Cherlapally, Hyderabad–500 051, Telangana State [email protected], www.vimta.com (QCI/NABET Accredited and ISO 17025 Certified Laboratory, Recognized by MoEF, New Delhi) October 2019 Pre-Feasibility Report for Expansion of Noamundi Iron Ore Mine (ML Area :1160.06 Ha), From 10 MTPA to 19 MTPA (ROM) With Total Excavation of 27 MTPA and Enhancement of Iron Ore Beneficiation Capacity (Feed to Plant) From 18 MTPA to 27 MTPA in Total Project Area of 1230.42 ha at Noamundi Pre Feasibility Report 1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Tata Steel Limited (TSL) holds the Noamundi iron ore mine lease over an area of 1160.06 ha located at Noamundi, West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand state and is being worked for winning of iron ore. Noamundi Iron ore mine was granted lease from 01.01.1922 for a period of 30 years over an area of 1160.06 ha. 1st Renewal for 30 years w.e.f. 01.01.1952 over an area of 1160.06 ha. 2nd Renewal over an area of 1160.06 ha granted by Govt of Bihar vide their memo no.4795 dated 01.09.1984 and lease deed executed on 20.101985. Third Renewal of lease was applied on 17.12.2009. Express order vide letter no -286 dated 12.2.2015 issued by Government of Jharkhand for continuation of operation valid up to 31.03.2030. The total lease area of 1160.06 ha consists of forest land of 762.43 ha and non- forest land of 397.63 ha. The mining lease lies in Mahudi, Balijore, Korta, Noamundi, Sarbil, Barabalijori villages. The mine is captive for Tata Steel Limited, the entire ore produced from the mine is fed to the Company’s steel plant located at Jamshedpur and Kalinganagar along with its sister companies/subsidiaries like Tata Sponge Iron Limited, Tata Metalliks Limited TAYO ROLLS, Bhushan Steel Limited and other plants of the company. The Noamundi iron ore mine has obtained environment clearance vide letter No J- 11015 /104 /2011-IA.II(M) dated 10.06.2013 for production of 10 MTPA of ROM and expansion of beneficiation plant from 10 MTPA to 18 MTPA with dispatch. The company has obtained CTO vide letter No JSPCB/HO/RNC/CTO-1162982/2017/779 dated 13.06.2017 for production of 10 MTPA of ROM and Beneficiation of 13 MTPA of iron ore. The mine has applied for issuance of Corrigendum to Environmental Clearance of Noamundi Iron Mine of M/s Tata Steel Limited in view of the definition of Run of Mine (ROM), introduced in the recently notified Mineral (Other than Atomic and Hydrocarbons Energy Minerals) Concession Rules 2016, and the same has been recommended by 33rd EAC committee Meeting held during June 21st -22nd, 2018. The total project area is 1230.42 ha, which includes 1160.06 ha of mine lease and beneficiation plant. The expansion of Noamundi Iron Mine (Run of Mine) from 10 MTPA to 19 MTPA with total excavation of 27 MTPA shall limit with in the same lease area of 1160.06 ha and as per approved mine plan from IBM vide letter no. RAN/WSB/Fe/MP-06/2019-20 dated 13th August, 2019. All the expansion of mineral processing plant / Iron ore beneficiation plant & mine from 18 MTPA to 27 MTPA (Feed to Plant) shall be restricted to project area only. The finished product from Noamundi shall be continued to be sent to the steel plant through railway siding either through Noamundi or through adjacent public siding along with public roads as per required. 2.0 INTRODUCTION OF THE PROJECT/BACKGROUND INFORMATION 2.1 Identification of the Project & Project Proponent Vimta Labs Limited, Hyderabad 1 Pre-Feasibility Report for Expansion of Noamundi Iron Ore Mine (ML Area :1160.06 Ha), From 10 MTPA to 19 MTPA (ROM) With Total Excavation of 27 MTPA and Enhancement of Iron Ore Beneficiation Capacity (Feed to Plant) From 18 MTPA to 27 MTPA in Total Project Area of 1230.42 ha at Noamundi Pre Feasibility Report Tata Steel Limited was established in Jamshedpur, India in the year 1907. Tata Steel is part of the 150-year-old Tata group. Bringing to reality the vision of its founder, J. N. Tata, who inspired the steel and power industry in India, the Tata Steel Group is the 10th largest steel manufacturer in the world and is known to be the hallmark of corporate citizenship and business ethics. TATA Steel (based on capacity) is the 10th largest steel manufacturer in the world and amongst the top 3 global steel companies. Tata Steel has been adjudged as the ‘Steel Industry Leader’ globally by the Dow Jones Sustainability Index 2018 (DJSI). Tata Steel is also the only India-based company to emerge as a winner among all 60 sectors evaluated for DJSI 2018. With operations in 26 countries and commercial presence in 50 countries, the Tata Steel Group has a steel production capacity of 27.5 MTPA (as on March 31, 2018). Tata Steel India has manufacturing units at Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, with a production capacity of 10 MTPA and at Kalinganagar, Odisha, with a production capacity of 3 MTPA. In FY 2017-18, Kalinganagar unit received approvals for expansion to 8 MTPA. Tata Steel operates with a completely integrated value chain that extends from mining to finished steel goods. Therefore, the captive requirement of the iron ore will gradually increase from 35.6 Million tonnes in 2020- 21 to 46.7 million tonnes in 2021-22, which would go up to ~ 59.9 million tonnes by 2029-30. The expansion of iron ore mines from existing capacity to future requirement is due to large organic and inorganic growth of company. The mining lease details are attached as Annexure-I. 2.2 Brief Description and Nature of the Project Noamundi is a captive iron mine of m/s Tata Steel Ltd. and is been operational from last several decades. Currently, Noamundi has iron mine of 10 MTPA and beneficiation & dispatch of 18 MTPA. It is proposed to expand the capacity due to the captive requirement of iron ore to cater the need based on the requirement of Jamshedpur & Kalinganagar steel plants and other sister companies (Tata Metaliks Limited, Tata Sponge Iron Limited, TAYO, Bhushan steel Ltd). The iron ore mine shall enhance the production capacity from 10 MTPA to 19 MTPA along with beneficiation capacity from 18 MTPA to 27 MTPA (Feed to plant). All other support services are available to fetch the goal of the division. As per EIA Notification dated 14th September 2006, as amended on date, the production enhancement of Noamundi Iron Mine from (ROM) from 10 MTPA to 19 MTPA and beneficiation (feed to plant) from 18 to 27 MTPA project falls under Category “A”, Project or Activity 1(a). 2.3 Need for the Project and its Importance to the Country and Region India is the world’s third-largest producer of crude steel (up from eighth in 2003) and is expected to become the second-largest producer. The steel sector in India contributes nearly two per cent of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) and Vimta Labs Limited, Hyderabad 2 Pre-Feasibility Report for Expansion of Noamundi Iron Ore Mine (ML Area :1160.06 Ha), From 10 MTPA to 19 MTPA (ROM) With Total Excavation of 27 MTPA and Enhancement of Iron Ore Beneficiation Capacity (Feed to Plant) From 18 MTPA to 27 MTPA in Total Project Area of 1230.42 ha at Noamundi Pre Feasibility Report employs over 6,00,000 people. The growth in the Indian steel sector has been driven by domestic availability of raw materials such as iron ore and cost-effective labour. Consequently, the steel sector has been a major contributor to India’s manufacturing output. The Indian steel industry is very modern with state-of-the- art steel mills. It has always strived for continuous modernization and up-gradation of older plants and higher energy efficiency levels. Presently, India’s crude steel capacity is around 126 Million Tonnes (MT) and Production of crude steel was 97.4 MT during 2016-17. The Union Government has given its approval for National Steel Policy (NSP) 2017 on 03.05.2017. The new Steel Policy enshrines the long-term vision of the Government to give impetus to the steel sector. It seeks to enhance domestic steel consumption and ensure high quality steel production and create a technologically advanced and globally competitive steel industry. The policy projects crude steel capacity of 300 million tonnes (MT), production of 255 MT and seeks to increase per capita steel consumption to the level of 160 Kg by 2030 from existing level of around 60 Kg and major segments of consumptions are infrastructure, automobiles and housing sectors. The policy also envisages to domestically meet the entire demand of high grade automotive steel, electrical steel, special steels and alloys for strategic applications and increase domestic availability of washed coking coal so as to reduce import dependence on coking coal from about 85% to around 65% by 2030-2031.