INDIAN BUREAU OF MINES MINERALS DEVELOPMEMT AND REGULATION DIVISION MCDR inspection REPORT Chennai regional office Mine file No : TN/VOC/LST-7.MDS Mine code : 38TMN15045 (i) Name of the Inspecting : S011( ) SALIL SANDIP KUJUR Officer and ID No. (ii) Designation : Deputy Controller Mines (iii) Accompaning mine : Shri. Jagadeesh Babu. GM-Mines, K. Saravanan. AGM-Min Official with Designation (iv) Date of Inspection : 19-OCT-20 (v) Prev.inspection date : 26-FEB-20 PART-I : GENERAL INFORMATION 1. (a) Mine Name : SIVALARPATTI (b) Registration NO. : IBM/638/2011 (c) Category : A Mechanised (d) Type of Working : Opencast (e) Postal address State : TAMIL NADU District : THOOTHUKUDI (TUTICORIN) Village : SIVALARPATTI Taluka : VILATHIKULAM Post office : PUDUR Pin Code : FAX No. : 04562-256268 E-mail : [email protected] Phone : 04562-256201, 201 & 203 (f) Police Station : R R NAGAR (g) First opening date : 01-JUN-95 (h) Weekly day of rest : SUN 2. Address for : SIVALARPATTI LST MINE correspondance PUDUR POST VIRUDUNAGAR 3. (a) Lease Number : TMN1203 (b) Lease area : 150.11 (c) Period of lease : 20 (d) Date of Expiry : 21-MAY-15 4. Mineral worked : LIMESTONE Main PAGE : 2 5. Name and Address of the Lessee : MADRAS CEMENTS LIMITED Auras Corporate Center Vth Floor, 98 A Dr.Radha Krishnan salai, Mylapore CHENNAI CITY TAMIL NADU Phone:044-28478666 FAX :044-28478676 Owner : P.R.Venketrama Raja Ramasamiraja Nagar,Virudhnagar, Chennai- 626204 VIRUDHUNAGAR TAMIL NADU Phone: 04562 256201 - FAX : 04562 256268 Agent : S.Ramalingam Ramasamiraja Nagar, Virudhnagar Pin:626204 VIRUDHUNAGAR TAMIL NADU Phone: 04562 256201 - 203 FAX : 04562 256268 Mining Engineer Name : M.D.Massom Basha,Full Time Qualification : B.E(Mining) Appointment/ : 09-SEP-12 Termination date Geologist Name : L.Venkatarama Subramanian,Full Time Qualification : M.Sc Geology Appointment/ : 31-JUL-13 Termination date Manager Name : K. Nagendran Qualification : BE.MINING Appointment/ : 17-MAR-07 Termination date 6. Date of approval of Mining : Fresh under rule 22 MCR1960 23-SEP-89 Plan/Scheme of Mining Mining Scheme rule 12 MCDR1988 22-JAN-03 Modif.approved Mining Scheme 05-AUG-04 Mining Scheme rule 12 MCDR1988 31-JAN-07 Mining Scheme rule 12 MCDR1988 29-NOV-11 Modif.approved Mining Scheme 28-FEB-14 MP modif under MCR 1960 02-JUL-15 MP modif under MCR 1960 16-DEC-16 PAGE : 3 PART - II : OBSERVATION/COMMENTS OF INSPECTING OFFICERS Exploration : Sl.No. Item Proposals Actual work Remarks 1a Backlog of NIL NA NIL previous year 1b Exploration over NIL NA NIL,Area fully lease area for explored upto G1 geological axis 1 Level or 2 1c Exploration NIL NIL NIL Agencies and Expenditure in lakh rupees during the year 1d Balance area to NIL ML Area explored by TRCL Exploration is be explored to & GIEM TO G1 CATEGORY. being carried out bring Geological for proving of axis in 1 or 2 Limestone at Bottom level. 1e Balance reserve 4.30 Mil.Tons 4.30 Mil.Tons NIL as on 01/04/20 1f General remarks - - SATISFACTORY. of inspecting officers on geology, exploration etc Development : Sl.No. Item Propasals Actual work Remarks 2a Location of ML - 30.20 to As per the Proposal NIL development 37 & ML - 30.20 to 37 & w.r.t.lease area ML-8 to 9.10 ML-8 to 9.10 ARE WORKED 2b Separate benches 2019-20 2019-20 Separate benches in topsoil, Pit 1A-Benches Pit 1A-Benches are maintained in overburden and OB- OB-7,Limestone-1 OB and Mineral. minerals (Rule 7,Limestone-1 Pit 2-Benches 15) Pit 2-Benches OB-7,Limestone-1 OB- 7,Limestone-1 2020-21 Pit 1A-Benches 2020-21 OB-7,Limestone-2 Pit 1A-Benches Pit 2-Benches OB- OB-7,Limestone-1 7,Limestone-2 AS PER PLAN IS MADE AND Pit 2-Benches OPERATED. OB- 7,Limestone-1 PAGE : 4 2c Stripping ratio 1 : 2.02 1 : 2.02 NIL or ore to OB ratio 2d Quantity of NIL NIL NIL topsoil generation in m3 2e Quantity of 487650 485734 As per proposal. overburden generation in m3 2f General remarks - - SATISFACTORY. of inspecting officers on development of pit w.r.t. type of deposit etc Exploitation: Sl.No. Item Propasals Actual work Remarks 3a Number of pit 2 No. of Pits 2 No. of Pits As per the proposed for ML - 30.20 to ML - 30.20 to 37 & Proposal production 37 & ML-8 to 9.10 ML-8 to 9.10 3b Quantity of ROM 689995 686378 As per the mineral Proposal production proposed 3c Recovery of 90 % 90 % As per the sailable/usable Proposal mineral from ROM production 3d Quantity of NIL NA ROM Limestone mineral reject transported to generation Common Crushing Plant. No beneficiation activities involved within ML 3e Grade of mineral <35 CaO <35 CaO NIL rejects generation and threshold value declared. 3f Quantity of sub NA NA NIL grade mineral generation. 3g Grade of sub NIL NIL NIL grade mineral generation PAGE : 5 3h Manual / Mechanized Mechanized methods of Mineral Mechanised methods mineral segregation/ conservation is method adopted proposed. beneficiation techniques practiced. for segregating adopted at crushing from ROM plant situated outside ML. 3i Any analysis or No proposal No proposal during the This mine is in beneficiation given. plan period. working since 1995 study proposed and deposit is and carried out well established for sub grade for it's quality mineral and and grades. rejects. 3j Provision of YES As per proposal Deep hole drilling drilling and and blasting is blasting in proposed and mineral benches blasting with delay detonators and explosives are done. 3k Provision of BACK HOE 0.900 To do drilling & as per plan. mining CUM - 1, BACK blasting in the working machineries in HOE 1.000 CUM benches and excavation mineral benches - 2,DOZER BACK HOE 0.900 CUM - 1, 3.000 HP, BACK HOE 1.000 CUM - TIPPER 30.000 2,DOZER 3.000 HP, TIPPER CUM -8 BLAST 30.000 CUM -8 BLAST HOLE HOLE DRILL 115 DRILL 115 MM -1, AIR MM -1, AIR COMPRESSOR 400 CUM/min-1 COMPRESSOR 400 are used CUM/min-1 3l Whether height 9 m height 9 m height benches Bench height and of benches in benches proposed both in Ore and width suitable for overburden and proposed both OB and are maintained. mechanized method mineral suitable in Ore and OB. and machinery for method of deployed. mining proposed in MP/SOM 3m Total area 48.70ha 48.70ha nil covered under excavation/pits 3n Ore to OB ratio 1:2.02 1:2.02 As per proposal. for the pit/mine during the year. PAGE : 6 3o Total area put LAND USE LAND USE PATTERN as on nil in use under PATTERN as on 01-04-2020 different heads 01-04-2020 Sl. No Head Extent in at the end of Sl. No Head Ha. year Extent in Ha. 1 Area under mining 1 Area under 48.700 mining 48.700 2 Storage of top soil 2 Storage of 1.960 top soil 3 Overburden/dump 1.960 8.500 3 4 Mineral Storage Overburden/dum - p 8.500 5 4 Mineral Infrastructure(Workshop Storage / Building) 0.750 - 6 Roads 4.500 5 7 Railways - Infrastructure 8 Green belt 32.600 (Workshop / 9 Tailing pond Building) - 0.750 10 Effluent treatment 6 Roads plant - 4.500 11 Mineral Separation 7 Railways plant - - 12 Town ship area 8 Green belt - 32.600 13 Others (Garland 9 Tailing pond drains, settling Tank, - etc.,) 3.1 10 Effluent treatment plant - 11 Mineral Separation plant - 12 Town ship area - 13 Others (Garland drains, settling Tank, etc.,) 3.1 3p Production of 2015- 2015-16=6,54,931 All production ROM mineral 16=6,89,763 2016-17=6,89,866 quantities nearer during the last 2016- 2017-18=6,89,750 to the proposal five year period 17=6,89,999 2018-19=6,88,805 and within limit. as applicable 2017- 2019-20=6,86,378 18=6,89,997 2020-21=2,78,649 (upto 2018- Sep'2020) 19=6,89,998 2019- 20=6,89,995 2020- 21=6,89,725 PAGE : 7 3q General remarks - - satisfactory. of inspecting officers on method of mining etc. Solid Waste Management - Dumping: Sl.No. Item Propasals Actual work Remarks 4a Separate dumping Existing Dump Dumping carried out nil of topsoil, OB to be used separately on existing and mineral OB dump. rejects (Rule 32,33) 4b Location of OB Dump ML- OB Dump ML-25.5 to ML- As per Proposal topsoil, OB and 25.5 to ML- 34.5 mineral reject 34.5 Location: dumps Location: N 90 19' 25" N 90 19' 25" E 780 08' 44" E 780 08' 44" 4c Number of dumps Inside ML-3 Inside ML-3 Nos Partly nil, partly within lease Nos Partly Outside ML-6 Nos outside are formed area and outside Outside ML- 6 lond back. of lease area Nos 4d Location of Outside of Yes within the Ultimate Yes. Maintained dumps w.r.t. Ultimate Pit Pit Limit ultimate pit Limit limit (Rule 16) 4e Number of active 3 3 nil and alive dumps. 4f Number of dead 3 3 nil dumps. 4g Number of dumps 3 3 3 dumps are established. stabilized 4h Whether nil 5 Nos of Garland Drains nil Retaining wall are maintained. or garland drain (Length-8700 m) all along dumps are there. 4i Length of nil garland drains are made, nil Retaining wall South Block: or garland drain 1) 1300 m X 1.5 m X 1.0 all along dumps m 2) 2200 m X 1.5 m X 1.0 m 3) 2900 m X 1.5 m X 1.0 m 4) 1800 m X 1.5 m X 1.0 m North Block: 1) 500 m X 1.5 m X 1.0 m PAGE : 8 4j Number of 5 5 5 nos are settling ponds maintained.