Website: www.ecoparyavaran.org PRE-FEASIBILITY REPORT Of B2- Category Dhar Tatoh Quartzite & Shale Mining (4.88 ha) Production -1,00,000 TPA LOCATED AT Project Proponent’s Name Gagal Cement Works, C/o M/s ACC Ltd. Project Location/ site: Village-Dhar Tatoh, District- Bilaspur Himachal Pradesh, PIN-174013. Consultant Eco Laboratories & Consultants Pvt. Ltd. NABET Approved EIA Consultant vide 211th Accreditation Committee Meeting for Initial Accreditation held on January 05, 2018 E-207, Industrial Area, Phase VIII-B, Sec. 74, Mohali (Punjab) 160071 Website: www.ecoparyavaran.org Dhar Tatoh Quartzite & Shale Mining Village-Dhar Tatoh, District- Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh Gagal Cement Works, M/s ACC Ltd. PRE-FEASIBILITY REPORT-2018 Contents LIST OF ANNEXURES ................................................................................................................................ 6 CHAPTER 1: PRE-FEASIBILITY REPORT ...................................................................................................... 7 1.0 Executive Summary........................................................................................................................ 7 1.1 Salient features of the project .................................................................................................. 7 1.2 Proposed Mining............................................................................................................................ 9 1.3 Conclusion ..................................................................................................................................... 9 CHAPTER 2......................................................................................................................................... 10 2.0 Introduction of the project ........................................................................................................... 10 2.1 Identification of project and project proponent. In case of mining project, a copy of mining lease /letter of intent should be given. ....................................................................................................... 10 2.2 Brief Description of Nature of the Project .................................................................................... 10 2.3 Need for the Project and Its Importance to the Country or Region ............................................... 10 2.4 Demand Supply Gap..................................................................................................................... 11 2.5 Import vs. Indigenous Production ................................................................................................ 12 2.6 Export Possibility.......................................................................................................................... 12 2.7 Domestic/Export Markets ............................................................................................................ 12 2.8 Employment Generation (Direct and Indirect) due to the project ................................................. 12 CHAPTER 3 ............................................................................................................................................ 13 3.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................................. 13 3.1 Type of project including interlinked and interdependent projects, if any: ................................... 13 3.2 Location (map showing general location, specific location, and project boundary & project site layout) with coordinates: ................................................................................................................... 13 3.3 Details of Alternate Sites Considered and the Basis of Selecting the Proposed Site ....................... 14 3.4 Size and Magnitude of Operation ................................................................................................. 14 3.5 Project Description with Process Details (a schematic diagram/flow chart showing the project layout, component of the project etc. should be given) ..................................................................... 14 3.5.1 Physiography ............................................................................................................................ 14 Consultant: Eco Laboratories & Consultants Pvt. Ltd. E-207, Industrial Area, Phase VIII-B, Sec. 74, Mohali, Punjab, 160071 NABET Approved EIA Consultant vide 211th Accreditation Committee Meeting for Initial Accreditation held on January 05, 2018, www.ecoparyawaran.org Page 1 Dhar Tatoh Quartzite & Shale Mining Village-Dhar Tatoh, District- Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh Gagal Cement Works, M/s ACC Ltd. PRE-FEASIBILITY REPORT-2018 3.5.2Regional Geology ...................................................................................................................... 15 3.5.3 Local Geology .......................................................................................................................... 16 3.5.4 Process of the Project ................................................................................................................ 17 3.5.5 Method of Mining ..................................................................................................................... 17 3.5.6 Method of Working................................................................................................................... 18 3.5.7 Proposed Method of Working the Deposit ................................................................................ 18 3.5.8 Mine Layout .............................................................................................................................. 18 3.5.9Mineable Reserves and Anticipated life of the Mine .................................................................. 19 3.5.10Method of Estimation of Reserves ........................................................................................... 19 3.5.11 Mine Production and Development Plan ................................................................................. 19 3.5.12 Proposed Rate of Production When the Mine is Fully Developed ............................................ 19 3.5.13 Use of Mineral ........................................................................................................................ 21 3.6 Raw Materials Require along with Estimated Quantity, Likely Source, Marketing Area of the Final Products, Mode of Transportation of Raw Material and Finished Product. ......................................... 21 3.7 Resource Optimization/Recycling and Reuse Envisaged in the Project, if any, Should be Briefly Outlined ............................................................................................................................................ 21 3.8 Availability of Water, its Source, Energy/Power Requirement and Source .................................... 21 3.8.1 Water ....................................................................................................................................... 21 3.8.2 Power Supply ............................................................................................................................ 22 3.9 Quantity of Wastes to be Generated (Liquid and Solid) and Scheme for their Management/Disposal ...................................................................................................................... 22 CHAPTER 4......................................................................................................................................... 23 4.0 SITE ANALYSIS ........................................................................................................................ 23 4.1 Connectivity ................................................................................................................................. 23 4.2 Land Form, Land use and land ownership..................................................................................... 23 4.2.1 Landform .................................................................................................................................. 23 4.2.2 Land Use ................................................................................................................................... 24 4.2.3 Land Ownership ........................................................................................................................ 24 4.3 Topography ................................................................................................................................. 24 4.4 Existing land use pattern .............................................................................................................. 24 Consultant: Eco Laboratories & Consultants Pvt. Ltd. E-207, Industrial Area, Phase VIII-B, Sec. 74, Mohali, Punjab, 160071 NABET Approved EIA Consultant vide 211th Accreditation Committee Meeting for Initial Accreditation held on January 05, 2018, www.ecoparyawaran.org Page 2 Dhar Tatoh Quartzite & Shale Mining Village-Dhar Tatoh, District- Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh Gagal Cement Works, M/s ACC Ltd. PRE-FEASIBILITY REPORT-2018 4.5 Existing Infrastructure .................................................................................................................. 25 4.6 Soil classification .......................................................................................................................... 25 4.7 Climatic