PRE-FEASIBILITY REPORT FOR STONE QUARRY - 1.00 ha VILLAGE - KHAMBALE, TALUKA – IGATPURI DISTRICT – NASHIK MR. DILIP VISHNU CHAUDHARY ENVIRO TECHNO CONSULT PVT.LTD. 68 , MAHAKALI NAGAR MANEWADA NAGPUR 440010 PRE-FEASIBILITY REPORT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY • Mr. Dilip Vishnu Chaudhary proposes to extract stone metal from 1.00 ha from their Khambale site at Khambale village, Taluka – Igatpuri of Nashik district. • This lease is being worked for aggregate /stone – metal as building construction material. • There is a crusher unit over the lease area to ensure beneficiation of extracted stone for desired uses. • Validity of lease is 5 years. • Khasra nos. covering mineable deposits are 428/1 and are shown in Figure 1 . Talathi Map • Mr. Dilip Vishnu Chaudhary is environmentally conscious and thus is aware of latest rules & regulations of MOEF, New Delhi. Accordingly, it has started environmental monitoring in & around the lease area. CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION • This chapter contains brief information on the proposed project and its relevance to the region and the proponent. • The project: • Mr. Dilip Vishnu Chaudhary proposes to extract stone metal from an 1.00 ha lease area. Mining will be mechanical with drilling, blasting, loading and transportation within mine to the crushers equipped with screens, conveyors. Extracted basalt rocks will be properly beneficiated to products which will be aggregate of stones / stone metal ‘gitti’ of different sizes (12-20; 6-12 & 0-6 mm) and manufactured sand. • Proposed total production is 48 brass/day which will need ROM @ 59 brass/day (Inclusive of overburden & weathered rock). • Location: Lease is located at village boundary of Khambale in Igatpuri taluka of Nashik district. This site has been selected and approved by Director Mining Geology, Maharashtra. This area is covered by Deccan traps and consists of basalt. Please see Plate 1 . Figure -1: Location Map Justification of the project Demand for building material, road metal will be perpetual in Igatpuri, around the selected site and for road. Site is located at 7.9 km distance from Igatpuri and close to NH3 . Proposed project for production of material (sized stone metal) which is the basic raw material -input to road and building construction activities. Economics of these both activities depends on the lead to the user agency. Also, demand for ‘manufactured sand’ is growing as observed during market search. Extraction of basalt and its crushing will be compatible with ‘environmental setting’ and transportation of the ‘produce ‘from the site will be economical. This project ensures employment to almost 17 local persons. Many have been already employed and have adequate experience .In addition indirect in trades related to mining e.g. transportation, work shop will be available. Proponent: Name of Proponent Address Lease Details Lease Period Production (Village-S.No.) Brass/day Mr. Dilip Vishnu Mauze Khambale 428/1 5 years 48 Chaudhary brass/day CHAPTER 2 PROJECT DETAILS It has been mentioned earlier that this project is for mining of stone metal from Khasra numbers 428/1. These are parts of an 1.00 ha lease located near village Khambale in Igatpuri taluka of Nashik district. This site is shown in Figure 1 . Alternate sites Deposits in existing area were worked earlier by another agency. This area has been ear marked for quarrying stone metal. Mining has been permitted by Director, Geology & Mining. Lease is possession of proponent. There are no sensitive receptors around the lease. Proposed operations Dominant activities will be 1. Mechanical mining of ROM @ 59 brass/day . 2. Production of marketable materials/ aggregate (0 -6, 6-12 & 12-20 mm) along with manufactured sand. 1. Mining: Mining will involve drilling, blasting, loading of mined materials into tippers, unloading the tipper into a jaw crusher, screening and segregation of materials of different sizes and transportation to destination. ROM will be @ 59 brass/day . 2. The process It is estimated that about @48 brass/day .ROM will yield about @ 59 brass/day .of finished product- per month. Flow sheet of these operations is given below. Mine pit –transport on internal road –beneficiation plant-to sale Hopper Mine pit Vibratory Jaw crusher screen Vibratory feed secondary crusher Vibratory screen Tertiary crusher 0-6mm 6-12mm 12-20mm Sr. No. Input to Sizes, mm 1. ROM to hopper 400-600 2. Secondary crusher 90-120 3. Vibratory screen 0-40 4. Tertiary crusher 40 FIGURE 4 Process is shown in Figure 4 Probable environment –concerns during are schematically shown below: Drilling Controlled blasting as per DGMS MINING – norms’ Fugitive Water sprinkling Blasting PM Macadamized roads emissions Water sprinkling in hopper & crusher Material handling Hopper Closed vibratory screens Crushers Vibratory screens Closed conveyor Conveyors • All sources will be fugitive. • These will be located over 1.00 ha area. • Blasting & drilling will be below ground level. CHAPTER 3 SITE ANALYSIS 3.0 The site is near village Khambale. It is about 7.9 km from Igatpuri . Name of Village Khambale Taluka , District And State Igatpuri , Nashik , Maharastra Longitude N19°44 ′30.03 Lattitude E73°37 ′45.84 ″ Altitude 642 m Any Forest, River, Water body etc 2.0 km CHAPTER 4 CONCLUSIONS 4.0 It has been stated that Mr. Dilip Vishnu Chaudhary are already operating a composite project involving basalt rock mining with opencast highly mechanized mine working. It has established a regular infrastructure with adequate capacity. 4.1 Present production cost is about Rs. 300 per/ MT on an average. Capital investment is Rs.40-60 lacs. It is expected that some additional investment may be necessary as per the requirement in near future. Present working is for single shift. 4.2 Mr. Dilip Vishnu Chaudhary project has provided employment to 16 persons at present. 4.3 It can thus be concluded that the project is environmentally compatible, financially viable and would be in the interest of construction industry thereby indirectly benefiting the masses. Moreover employment to local people will be an additional advantage. CHAPTER 5 Environmental impacts due to existing & proposed activities 5.0 Maharshtra State Environment Appraisal Committee has desired estimation of environmental impacts due to existing and also the proposed activities during a project. Main activity at the site at Khambale has been stone quarrying and crushing . This report includes information on impacts on land, ambient air, noise levels,water and partly socio-economic status. 5.1 Environmental setting : • This lease area of 1.00 ha is part of rugged topography. Area is a part of Deccan traps. • Soil & murrum layer is 0.5-1.5m and are underlain by hard basalt up to 10-20m. • Tree cover is scanty and there are habitations within 1.0 km from the site. • Sensitive ecosystems do not exist .