INDIAN BUREAU OF MINES MINERALS DEVELOPMEMT AND REGULATION DIVISION MCDR INSPECTION REPORT Hyderabad regional office Mine file No : AP/KNL/FE--28/HYD Mine code : 30APR11013 (i) Name of the Inspecting : RK13( ) A.V.Ramesh Kumar Officer and ID No. (ii) Designation : Assistant Mining Geologis (iii) Accompaning mine : Sri Purushottam, Mines Managaer Official with Designation (iv) Date of Inspection : 07/11/2015 (v) Prev.inspection date : 21/07/2014 PART-I : GENERAL INFORMATION 1. (a) Mine Name : SRI BRAHMESWARA (b) Registration NO. : IBM/296/2011 (c) Category : A Other than Fully Mech. (d) Type of Working : Opencast (e) Postal address State : ANDHRA PRADESH District : KURNOOL Village : VELDURTHI Taluka : DHONE Post office : VELDURTHI Pin Code : 518216 FAX No. : E-mail : venkataramireddygowri@yahoo Phone : 08516-273499, 9440294076 (f) Police Station : VELDURTHI (g) First opening date : 01/01/1963 (h) Weekly day of rest : SUN 2. Address for : SRI G.VENKATARAMI REDDY correspondance H.NO.7/175,GOWRIPETA BETHAMCHERLA - 518599, KURNOOL DISTRICT. 3. (a) Lease Number : APR1155 (b) Lease area : 33.01 (c) Period of lease : 20 (d) Date of Expiry : 27/11/2012 4. Mineral worked : IRON ORE Main STEATITE Associated PAGE : 2 5. Name and Address of the Lessee : G.VENKATARAMI REDDY 7-175 GOWRIPETA BETHAMCHERLA KURNOOL ANDHRA PRADESH Phone:08516-273499, 9440294076 FAX : Owner : G.VENKATARAMI REDDY H.NO.7/175, GOWRIPETA BETHAMCHERLA KURNOOL ANDHRA PRADESH Phone: FAX : Manager Name : P.PURUSHOTTAM Qualification : DIPLOMA IN MINING Appointment/ : 01/05/2006 Termination date 6. Date of approval of Mining : Renewal under rule 22 MCR1960 06/07/1995 Plan/Scheme of Mining Mining Scheme rule 12 MCDR1988 23/01/2004 Mining Scheme rule 12 MCDR1988 09/01/2008 Modif.approved Mining Scheme 04/04/2011 Renewal under rule 24 MCR1960 29/04/2014 PAGE : 3 PART - II : OBSERVATION/COMMENTS OF INSPECTING OFFICERS Exploration : Sl.No. Item Proposals Actual work Remarks 1a Backlog of No backlog Same was observed as None previous year was there for mentioned above previous year 1b Exploration over during the It was observed that 06 None lease area for year it was boreholes have been geological axis 1 proposed to carried out at a grid or 2 carry out 06 interval of 50x50meters boreholes. with a total meterage of 22 meters. 1c Exploration No proposal No data was available. None Agencies and was made for Expenditure in expenditure lakh rupees during the year 1d Balance area to None None None be explored to bring Geological axis in 1 or 2 1e Balance reserve The reserves The reserves as on None as on 01/04/20 as per 1.4.2015 are 728992 approved tonnes. document are 782852 tonnes under UNFC 111. 1f General remarks None None Carried out of inspecting exploration as officers on proposed. geology, exploration etc Development : Sl.No. Item Propasals Actual work Remarks 2a Location of it is propsed The same was observed as None development to produce proposed on the date of w.r.t.lease area from Pit-1 inspection. between gridlines E2136-2314 and N5341-5446m 2c Stripping ratio 1:0.22 1:0.24 None or ore to OB ratio 2d Quantity of No proposal There is no generation None topsoil for generation of topsoil was observed. generation in m3 of topsoil was proposed PAGE : 4 2f General remarks None None None 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 Only one pit production from one pit None proposed for was proposed only was observed. production 3b Quantity of ROM It is proposed A production of 53845 None mineral to generate tonnes was reported production 53767 tonnes during te year 2014-15. proposed during the year 2014-15. 3c Recovery of A recovery of The same was observed as None sailable/usable 80% was proposed. mineral from ROM proposed. production 3d Quantity of It was it was reported that Nil mineral reject proposed to 15425 tonnes was generation generate 2688 reported during the year tonnes of 2014-15. Mineral rejects during the year at the rate of 5% of minus 45% Fe. 3e Grade of mineral Minus 45% Minus 45%. rejects generation and threshold value declared. 3f Quantity of sub No generation No material of Subgrade Nil grade mineral of subgrade was generated. generation. material was proposed. 3g Grade of sub Nil Nil Nil grade mineral generation 3h Manual / Except for The same was observed as Nil Mechanised screening and proposed. method adopted crushing no for segregating other method from ROM was proposed. PAGE : 5 3i Any analysis or Nil Nil Nil beneficiation study proposed and carried out for sub grade mineral and rejects. 3j Provision of Drilling and The same was observed as Nil drilling and blasting was proposed. blasting in proposed at mineral benches staggered pattern. 3k Provision of Use of Mining use of Hydraulic Nil mining Machinery was shovels,wheel machineries in proposed loader,tipper and mineral benches crusher were observed. 3l Whether height It was The same was observed as Nil of benches in proposed to proposed overburden and work the mine mineral suitable with Other for method of than fully mining proposed mechanised in MP/SOM method 3m Total area 6.18 ha 7 ha. Nil covered under excavation/pits 3n Ore to OB ratio 1:0.10 1:0.22 for the pit/mine during the year. 3o Total area put 16.45 ha 16 ha. Nil in use under different heads at the end of year 3p Production of 2011-12-81088 2011-12-94,900 tonnes Nil ROM mineral tonnes, 2012-13-51,200 tonnes during the last 2012-13-64600 2013-14-64600 tonnes five year period tonnes 2014-15-53425 tonnes as applicable 2013-14-64,600 tonnes 2014-15-53875 tonnes 3q General remarks Nil Nil Nil of inspecting officers on method of mining etc. Solid Waste Management - Dumping: Sl.No. Item Propasals Actual work Remarks PAGE : 6 4a Separate dumping Dumping of Seperate dumping of OB None of topsoil, OB Overburden was was observed. and mineral observed. rejects (Rule 32,33) 4b Location of The OB and The same was observed as Nil topsoil, OB and Mineral reject proposed. mineral reject are proposed dumps to be stacked in waste dump pit-2 by developing step2. 4c Number of dumps Three waste The same observed as Nil within lease dumps for OB proposed. area and outside and three of lease area dumps for mineral reject were proposed. 4d Location of The dumps are The same was observed as Nil dumps w.r.t. proposed to be proposed ultimate pit located on non limit (Rule 16) minerilised area on SE side of the lease area. 4e Number of active One active One active dump was Nil and alive dumps. dump observed 4f Number of dead One dead dump One dead dump was Nil. dumps. observed. 4g Number of dumps Three OB dumps Nil Nil established. and three Mineral reject dumps were noticed. 4h Whether One retaining One retaining wall was Nil Retaining wall wall was made. or garland drain proposed all along dumps are there. 4i Length of it was It was observed that a Nil Retaining wall proposed to retaining wall of or garland drain construct a 650mx1m heightx1.5 meter all along dumps retaining wall width was noticed. with 847m lengthx1.5m heightx2m width. 4j Number of None None Nil settling ponds 4k Specific None None None comments of inspecting officer on waste dump management PAGE : 7 Solid Waste Management - Backfilling: Sl.No. Item Propasals Actual work Remarks 5a Status of part No proposal No backfilling was None or full for noticed during the extraction of backfilling inspection. mineral from was proposed mined out area before starting backfilling. 5b Area under None None None backfilling of mined out area 5c Concurrent use None None None of topsoil for restoration or rehabilitation of mineral out area (Rule 32) 5d Total area None None None fully reclaimed and rehabilitated 5e General remarks None None None of inspecting officers on backfilling and reclamation etc. Progressive Mine Clousre Plan: Sl.No. Item Propasals Actual work Remarks 6a Whether Annual It was Yearly report under rule None report on PMCP proposed to 23(E) of MCDR,1988 was submitted on comply all the submitted. time and stipulations correctly. Rule as per 23 E(2). Statutory requirements 6b Area available None None None for rehabilitation (ha) . 6c afforestation It was it was observed that None done (ha). proposed to 2000 plants have been afforest by planted during the year planting 125 2014-15. plants. 6d No. of saplings 125 plants 2000 saplings were Cumulative planted during planted plantation is the year about 27000 plants. 6f Any other method None None None of rehabilitation PAGE : 8 6q General remarks None None None of inspecting officers on PMCP compliance and progressive closure operations etc. Mineral Conservation: Sl.No. Item Propasals Actual work Remarks 7a ROM Mineral It was The actual production None dispatch or proposed to reported was 53,845 grade-wise produce 53,767 tonnes. sorting within tonnes lease area 7b Method of grade- it was The same was observed as None wise mineral proposed to proposed. sorting i.e. operate by way manual or of A OTFM mechanical. method. 7c Different grade It was The same was observed as None. of mineral proposed to reported. sorted out at produce Less mines. tha 55% Fe of Lumps and Fines. 7d Any Except for The same was observed as None. beneficiation screening and proposed. process at mines crushing no .