Building Stone Quarry of M/s Puthenveetil Associates Building Stone Quarry of M/s Puthenveetil Associates Chapter- I Introduction 1.1 Brief Foreword of Project proponent and Project Site Mr. K.P. Aboobacker who is the Managing Partner of the M/s Puthenveettil Associates, has applied a fresh quarrying lease for operating Granite Building Stone over an extent of 1.6762 Ha at Survey Nos. 64/1, 64/2, 65 in Mankada Village, Perinthalmanna Taluk, Malappuram District, Kerala. The said firm is a Partnership Firm. A copy of the Partnership deed, Possession certificate as applicable, Tax Paid certificates & Consent letter as applicable are enclosed as Annexure No’s. 7, 8 & 9. Mining Plan for Granite Building Stone quarry of Mr. K.P. Aboobacker at Survey Nos. 64/1, 64/2, 65 in Mankada Village, Perintalmanna Taluk, Malappuram District, Kerala for total mine lease area of 1.6762 Ha is approved by District Geologist, Department of Mining and Geology, kerala Mr. K.P. Aboobacker is the Authorized Signatory of this Granite Building Stone Quarry to submit application to statutory authorities like Department of Mining & Geology, DEIAA and to receive Environmental Clearance from DEIAA, Kerala. Attested Copy of Photo ID of the Authorized Signatory is enclosed as Annexure No-5 There is one quarry in operation within 500 m surrounding of the propose lease area of Mr. K.P. Aboobacker. So after including the present quarry lease area of 1.6762 Ha quarry of Mr. K.P. Aboobacker, the total area within 500m will be 4.8530 only which is < 25 Ha and as such it can be treated as B2 category as per No. DOM/M-1801/2017 dated 21st june 2017 and submitted to obtain environmental clearance from DEIAA. In this regard a certificate is obtained from Department of Mining and Geology, District of Malappuram is given as Annexure No 3. This feasibility report for Granite Building Stone Quarry of Mr. K.P. Aboobacker at Survey Nos. 64/1, 64/2, 65 in Mankada Village, Perintalmanna Taluk, Malappuram District, is prepared towards getting environmental clearance from DEIAA Kerala Building Stone Quarry of M/s Puthenveetil Associates Chapter- II 2.1 Project Description Project Proponent Mr. K.P. Aboobacker Mailing Address Mr. K.P. Aboobacker Managing Partner Puthenveettil Associates Vadakkangara (PO), Mankada Malappuram 679 324 Survey. No’s 64/1, 64/2, 65 Location Mankada Village, Perintalmanna Taluk, Malappuram District, Kerala state Quarry Lease Area 1.6762 Ha Type of land Private Land 2.2 Salient features of the study area Latitude 11:1’0.41” N to 11:1’8.28” N Longitude 76:9’42.99” E to 76:9’48.13” E Nearest Town Mankada– 2 Km Nearest Railway Station Angadipuram Railway Station - 10 Km Nearest Airport Karipur Airport – 40 Km Nearest Highway NH 966- 10 Highest 115 m above MSL. Elevation in (M SL) Lowest 90 m above MSL. Top most level 110 m above MSL Working depth Bottom most level 70 m above MSL Building Stone Quarry of M/s Puthenveetil Associates The Google Map showing Location of the lease area is given below:- Table 1: Description of Each Pillar in the Lease Area Pillar No Latitude Longitude BP 01 1101’7.34” N 7609’48.13”E BP 02 1101’6.83” N 7609’47.61”E BP 03 1101’6.39” N 7609’47.20”E BP 04 1101’0.41” N 7609’46.26”E BP 05 1101’0.86” N 7609’42.99”E BP 06 1101’6.01” N 7609’45.61”E BP 07 1101’6.46” N 7609’45.06”E BP 08 1101’8.28” N 7609’45.67”E Building Stone Quarry of M/s Puthenveetil Associates 2.3 Land use plan of the project site Proposed quarry lease area is 1.6762 Ha . Land use pattern of the lease area is shown on the surface plan (Plate No. 3). The present, plan period and conceptual land use pattern of the lease area is shown below: Table No.2 – Land Use Pattern of the Lease area Sl. No. Particular As on date Plan Period Conceptual period 1. Area Excavated due to Mining 0.1191 1.2028 1.2028 2. Area under Plantation 0.0000 0.4646 0.4646 3. Road 0.0088 0.0088 0.0088 4. Undisturbed Area 1.54831 1.6762 0.0000 Total area 1.6762 1.6762 1.6762 At the end of life of mine, the excavated pit will be 1.2028 Ha, in which 1.04398 Ha will be reclaimed with stacked dumping and overburden and rehabilitated by plantation and the remaining part 0.16762 Ha will be used as a water pond. The details of the post mine land use are given below: Table No-3 –Details of Post Mine Land Use pattern Type of Extent in Post mining land use of Extent in Sl. No activities Ha degraded land Ha. Area under Water Pond 0.16762 1 1.2028 Quarry pit Backfilling and 1.04398 Reclamation Green belt / 2 0.4646 Plantation Green belt / Plantation 0.4646 3 Road 0.0088 Total 1.6762 Total 1.6762 2.3 Employment Generation It is proposed to employ 10 people from nearby villages for the said quarry. This project will also create additional employment indirectly. 2.4 Project Cost Total Project cost: Rs. 50,00,000 Building Stone Quarry of M/s Puthenveetil Associates Chapter- III 3.1 Process description The Quarrying operation is carried out in different stages. A flow chart depicting the operations is shown below: OPENCAST METHOD DRILLING & BLASTING 32 mm BLAST HOLE. Nitrate Mixture Explosive BENCH FORMATION 5.0 m HEIGHT & 5.0 WIDTH EXCAVATION BY EXCAVATORS LOADING BY EXCAVATORS / LOADERS TRANSPORTATION BY TRUCKS / TIPPERS DESPATCH TO CLIENT / CUSTOMER The quarry is proposed to work with conventional open cast with bench system method with mechanized mode of operation. Based on the mode and method, taking into the consideration of geological parameters of the charnockite body, the quarry pit will be so designed such that the height of the bench is kept about 5.00 m max. Building Stone Quarry of M/s Puthenveetil Associates 3.2 REGIONAL GEOLOGY The area forms a part of the Precambrian metamorphic complex of Malappuram district, comprising mainly rocks of the Charnockite Group. Large patches and lenses of Hornblende-Biotite gneiss and Biotite gneiss are seen towards the east-north-east and east of the area. The rocks have a general WNW-ESE strike of foliation with steep dips, often giving rise to WNW-ESE tight isoclinal folds. Thick, reddish laterite profiles are seen developed over charnockites towards the south and west of the area. 3.2.1LOCAL GEOLOGY The main rock type in the quarry site is dark coloured, medium to coarse grained charnockite, consisting of pyroxenes, feldspars, quartz and occasional biotite. Two sets of joints are seen traversing the rocks, often rendering the rock mass as elongated and isometric blocks of different shapes and sizes. As a result, the quarry products cannot be used as blocks of dimension stone. Thin veins of pegmatite are seen intruding the charnockite mass. The upper part of the rock is weathered, giving rise to a thin veneer of soil, thickness of which does not exceed 1.0 m within the quarry site. 3.2.2 GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF FORMATIONS The geological parameters / features of the ore body as obtained from the field mapping and exploration studies reveal the following: Length of the ore body : ranging from 222 m to 235 m (Avg 229 m) Width of the ore body : ranging from 49 to 102 m (Avg 75.5 m) 3.3 METHOD OF ESTIMATION OF RESERVES The estimation of ore reserves is made by conventional parallel cross section method using geological cross section. The geological cross sections are prepared across the strike of the ore body. The area of individual litho units in each and every cross section is calculated separately. The volume between the cross section is arrived on the basis of the average area of Production cross section And tonnage is arrived at by multiplying by bulk density. Building Stone Quarry of M/s Puthenveetil Associates Note : Following are the parameters considered for reserve estimation: (i) In the allotted area, the mineral is exposed from the lower most level of 90 m MSL to the top most part of the hill at 115 m MSL. Hence, the reserve for proved category has been considered up to 70 m MSL. (ii) Bulk Density of Stone and associated minor minerals is taken as 2.5Ton /M3. 3.6RESERVES OF MINERALS Considering the above parameters and exposures observed in the existing pit in the allotted area, the surface geological plan and geological cross-sections & longitudinal section are prepared. Accordingly, the reserves for Stone and associated minor minerals have been estimated on cross- sectional area method. Geological Reserves: - Table 4- Section wise Geological Reserve Estimation Proved Reserves Area of cross Influence Section line Vol. in m3 Total Ton section (m2) length (m) A-A’ 6,843 33 2,25,819 5,64,548 B-B’ 6,701 38 2,54,638 6,36,595 Total 12,01,143 MT Mineable Reserves: - To estimate the minable reserves, the reserves blocked under 7.5 statutory barriers and due to formation of systematic benches up to Ultimate Pit Limit have been considered. Table 5- Section wise Mineable Reserve Estimation Proved Reserves Section Area of cross Influence Vol. in m3 Total Ton line section (m2) length (m) A-A’ 5,538 23 1,27,374 3,18,435 B-B’ 5,375 30 1,61,250 4,03,125 Total 7,21,560 MT Building Stone Quarry of M/s Puthenveetil Associates Total Geological Reserve = 12,01,143 MT Total Mineable Reserve = 7,21,560 MT Table 6- Reserve Estimation Table RESERVE ESTIMATION MINEABLE RESERVES SECTION A-A' Bench Area Influence Density Ton 105 155 23 2.5 8,912.5 100 357 23 2.5 20,527.5 95 564 23 2.5 32,430 90 809 23 2.5 46,517.5 85 971 23 2.5 55,832.5 80 944 23 2.5 54,280 75 894 23 2.5 51,405 70 844 23 2.5 48,530 TOTAL 3,18,435 MT SECTION B-B' Bench Area Influence Density Ton 105 120 30 2.5 9,000 100 372 30 2.5 27,900 95 567 30 2.5 42,525 90 776 30 2.5 58,200 85 942 30 2.5 70,650 80 916 30 2.5 68,700 75 866 30 2.5 64,950 70 816 30 2.5 61,200 TOTAL 4,03,125 MT 3.3.2SUMMARY OF GEOLOGICAL & MINEABLE RESERVES In this area the building stone exposures are bordering to the lease boundary.