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VILLAGE MEWASA,

TEHSIL KALYANPURDISTRICT DEVBHOOMIDWARKASTATE GUJARATPRODUCTION CAPACITY 54913 Tonnes/Annum.

LEASE AREA 20.06HA

Orient Bauxite Mines of M/s. Orient Abrasives Ltd. Survey no 215/P, 330/P &17, (Area 20.06 ha), Village Mewasa, Taluka Kalyanpur, District DevbhoomiDwarka, Gujarat State.

PROJECT PROPONENT

M/S ORIENT ABRASIVES LIMITED “ORIENT HOUSE”, DATTANI NAGAR, NEAR YOGESHWAR NAGAR, JAM KHAMBHALIA. [email protected] No-(O):02833-234756, (M):08347320007

PROJECT CONSULTANT

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M/S. GREENCINDIA CONSULTING PRIVATE LIMITED607-611, SHOPPRIX MALL, LEVEL-5SECTOR-5, VAISHALI,GHAZIABAD-201010 (U.P.)0120-4111527, 4291470, [email protected]

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5ub: Consider our Project Proposa.l No no lA/GJ/MlN 13042012015'under ou1previous Project Pr.oposal No IA/GJ/M1N12979L12015 of Agenda No 2.45

of ORIENT BAUXITE MINE(cluster)

Ref: Our Project Cluster Proposal vide our office letter No OAL-KMBI/MOEFCC/CLUSTER/ 2015-16 dated z7-};Lssubmitted on 28th August,2015 :

Respected Sir,This has reference to the Agenda No. 2.44,2.45 and 2.50 of 37th meeting of Expert AppraisalCommittee held on August 25-27,2015. We, M/s. Orient Abrasives Ltd, presented aboveprojects before EAC on 26th August, 2OL5, for CLUSTER APPROACH for our al l 3 small miningprojects .to be dealt under one cluster and after detai led deliberation EAC accorded theirapproval for the same. The ORIENT BAUXITE MlNE(cluster) will have three small miningamalgamated into one, three mines are as detailed below:

1. Our OBM-l Project, ONLINE Application Proposal No.lAlGJlMlN/2979L/2ALsof Agenda No. 2.45 of 37th Meeting of EAC.

2. Our OBM-IV Project, ONLINE Application Proposal No. lAlGJ/M l[/2g8}g/20,75"of Agenda No. 2.50 of 37th Meeting of EAC.

3. Our,VIRPUR-l Project, ONLINE Application Proposal No. lA/GJlM lN/2g7gg/2!O,L5.of Agenda No. 2.44 of 37th Meeting of EAC. ,, ,

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Based on Techno-Economic condit ions and considering Mining in Systematic and Scientif icI .

manner, AMALGAMATION PROPOSAL is under active consideration with State Government.New Mining Ordinance stating lease validity period upto 2030 for Captive Use industry andconsidering the MOEF Notif ication of 7th October, 2O!4, for group of leases fal l within theradius of 500m, the Expert Appraisal Committee were justi f ied with our clust 'er proposal andCommit tee recommended the.same d i rect ing to submit the Combined Form- l and PFR forORIENT Bauxite mine Cluster consist ing of four Projects, which wbre submitted vide referenceand the same was acknowledged from your good off ice.

Regletored Qffieo :13Q7, Qhiranjiv Towcr,43, Nehru Flecq,t'lew HElhi"l I 0Q1 I (lndie)Fhsne : +91.11'e642 g44q I 7Fax: +91-11'?q44 3659Email : [email protected]

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Mls. Or"ient uploaded Form-l and PFR for ORIENT Bnuxms MIrue ctusreR requesting to issue TOR

for CLUSTER proposal as per the committee Recommendation in the 37th EAC meeting vide

project proposal no tAlGUMaNl3O42Ol2015 for an extent of 20.06 Ha enclosed as Annexuure-

A, The acknowledgement received from is enclosed as Annexure B.

We Request your goodself to kindly consider our Project Proposal No IA/GJ/M tl,l/nqZO/ZOtS

under our previous Project Proposal No IA/GJ/M1N12979L12015 of Agenda No 2',45 ai ORIENT

BAUXITE MINE, which is made in l ine with the EAC Recommendation' in the'SZl 'h', fnC meeting

held on 26th August 20L5. +

Submitted for kind perusal and needful amendments with necessary direction in this r:egard to

the concerned online section/NlC department.

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Yours SincerelY

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FORM-I

ORIENT ABRASIVES LIMITED

MINING OF 54913 TPA OF ROM BAUXITE IN ORIENT

BAUXITE MINE,AREA 20.06 HA, SURVEY NO 17, 215/P & 330/P, VILLAGE

VIRPUR&MEWASA , TALUKAKALYANPUR, DISTRICT DEVBHOOMIDWARKA FORM-1

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1 FORM-1 The scoping for the project has been done based on FORM 1, as per EIA Notification, dated September 14, 2006 amended as on date. The scoping details are as follows:

I. Basic Information

S. No.

Item Details

1 Name of the Project/s

M/s. Orient Abrasives Ltd. at OBM Bauxite Mines Survey no 215 and 330/P of Mewasa Village & Survey no 17 of Virpur village, Area 20.06 Ha, Taluka Kalyanpur, District Devbhoomi Dwarka, Gujarat State.

2 S. No. in the Schedule As per EIA Notification, 2006 project S. No. 1(a).

3 Proposed capacity / area / length / tonnage to be handled/ command area / lease area / no. of wells to be drilled

Bauxite Mine with production capacity 54913 TPA of Bauxite ROM.

4 New / Expansion / Modernization Expansion of Production capacity 5 Existing Capacity / Area etc. Nil

6 Category of Project (A or B)

Screening Category: A (although lease area is admeasuring 20.06 ha, but fall within 5 km of ESZ) and adjoining lease within 500m comprises of 122 Ha. (Project Category 1(a) as per EIA Notification, 2006).

7 Does it attract the general conditions? If yes, please specify.

Yes, lease attract general conditions, as it falls within 5 km of Protected areas notified under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 (As per ESZ Notification 22th Aug, 2013)

8 Does it attract specific condition? If yes, please specify

Based on MOEFCC, EAC Team filed inspection and their recommendation, Common EC issought for small mining lease on cluster approach.

9

Location Orient Bauxite Mine Plot Survey / Khasra No. 215/P, 330/P & 17 Village Mewasa &Virpur Tehsil / Taluka / Mandal Kalyanpur District DevbhoomiDwarka State Gujarat

10 Nearest railway station / airport / along with distance in km.

Nearest railway station is at Bhatia 20 km (aerial distance)from mine lease area in south direction





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S. No.

Item Details

11 Nearest town, city, district headquarters along with distances in km

Nearest town is Bhatia in South direction about 20km (aerial distance) from lease area District Headquarters; Khambhalia, distance ~35km (aerial distance) in ESE direction

12

Village Panchayat, ZilaParisad, Municipal Corporation, Local Body (complete postal address with telephone nos. to be given)

Mewasa&VirpurVillage Panchayat, Village Mewasa&Virpur, TalukaKalyanpur, District DevbhoomiDwarka Pincode-361315

13 Name of the applicant M/s Orient Abrasives Limited

14 Registered address 1307, Chiranjiv Towers, 43 Nehru Place, New Delhi – 110019

15

Address for correspondence M/s Orient Abrasives Limited Name Mr. C Shanmugam Designation General Manager-Mines

Address M/s Orient Abrasives Limited “Orient House”, Dattani Nagar, Near Yogeshwar Nagar, Jam Khambhalia

Pin Code 361305 E-mail [email protected] Telephone no. (O):02833-234756, (M):08347320007 Fax no. 02833-234756

16 Details of alternative sites examined, if any. Location of these sites should be shown on the Toposheet

Existing mine. No alternatives considered, since the lease granted to OAL in 1976. And as per the new MMDR Ordinance 2015, the lease validity is upto 2030.

17 Interlinked Projects Yes (Captive mine for OAL’s manufacturing unit at Porbandar)

18 Whether separate application of interlinked project has been submitted?

Not Applicable, as the plant has been in existence since several years.

19 If yes, date of submission Not Applicable 20 If no, reason Not Applicable

21

Whether the proposal involves approval / clearance under: if yes, details of the same and their status to be given: The Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 The Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 The C.R.Z Notification, 1991

i. The Forest (Conservation) Act,

1980 As per the IBM approved mining plan of OBM-I, OBM-IV & Virpur-I, the site is designated as Government waste land and part is private land in which no forest land is involved thus no clearance is required from






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S. No.

Item Details

forest department.

ii. The Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 The mining lease lies at a distance of 4.07 km from Marine Sanctuary & Gaga Bird Sanctuary is at a distance of 18.8 km from lease. Eco sensitive Zone of Marine Sanctuary and Marine National Park is demarcated as 1 km and lease is located outside the ESZ of MS/MNP and more than 10 km away from Gaga Bird Sanctuary, based on this, it is clear that no clearance from the Standing Committee of the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) is required.

iii. The C.R.Z Notification, 1991 The CRZ Notification has been revised as of 2011. The lease does not fall in the Coastal Regulation Zone as per this notification because:

a) The mine is located at a distance greater than the High Tide Line (HTL), i.e.500m on the landward side along the sea front. (As per preliminary estimates, the mine is located ~ 4.7 km from the edge of the coastline).

b) There is no tidally influenced water body within 100 m of the mine. (As per preliminary estimates the nearest possibly tidally influenced water body is ~ 4.7 km in NW & Rani River is at 3.4 km in West direction from the mine site).

c) There is no hazard line demarcation done by the Survey of India (SoI) in the area as on date, but considering the distance of the mine from the coast / HTL, it is unlikely that the Hazard Line would be in the vicinity of the mine

The mine does not lie in the inter-tidal zone of the sea or the tidally influenced water body.

22 Whether there is any Government order / policy, relevant / relating to the site

No





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S. No.

Item Details

23 Forest land involved (ha.)

Nil, No Forest Land is involved within the lease area, however it may be present within the study area (comprises 10km radius from lease boundary), which will be analyzed and reported during detailed Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) study

24

Whether there is any litigation pending against the project and / or land in which the project is proposed to be set up? Name of the Court Case No. Order / directions of the Court, if any and its relevance with the proposed project

Nil

II. Activity

1. Construction, operation or decommissioning of the project involving actions, which will cause physical changes in the locality (topography, land use, changes in water bodies, etc.)

S. No.

Information/Checklist Confirmation

Yes / No?

Details thereof (with approximate quantities / rates, wherever possible) with source of information data

1.1

Permanent or temporary change in land use, land cover or topography including increase in intensity of land use (with respect to local land use plan)

Yes

There will be a change in land use and topography because of the mining of mineral. Part of the land will be backfilled and covered by plantation and rest will be used as water reservoir after mining.

1.2 Clearance of existing land, vegetation and buildings?

Yes Small shrubs‘gandabawal’botanical name

is Prosopisjuliflora will be removed.

1.3 Creation of new land uses? No

Mining lease is designated as Government Waste Land & part of lease is a private land and the same status continues.

1.4 Pre-construction investigations e.g. bore houses, soil testing?

No Construction activity is proposed only for Office, rest shelters, toilet facility, etc

1.5 Construction works? Yes Construction of temporary offices, rest shelter, Store and water supply, First Aid center etc.

1.6 Demolition works? No No demolition is proposed at mining site.





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S. No.


Yes / No?


1.7 Temporary sites used for construction works or housing of construction workers?

No

Temporary rest shelter for labour, Water tank with capacity of 500 liters, for storage of drinking water and separate toilet for male and female will be constructed on site.

1.8

Above ground buildings, structures or earthworks including linear structures, cut and fill or excavations

Yes

Structures for Mine Site office, Canteen, First Aid room, Rest Shelter, Store is proposed. Mining will be carried out by semi mechanized open cast mining method.

1.9 Underground works including mining or tunneling?

No Since the proposal is for semi mechanized Open Cast mining, no underground working will be engaged

1.10 Reclamation works? Yes Part of excavated land will be backfilled with over burden & reclaimed by plantation of local species in consultation with forest department.

1.11 Dredging? No Not applicable.

1.12 Offshore Structure? No Not applicable.

1.13 Production and manufacturing processes?

No

There is no production and manufacturing at site, however mining of bauxite will be carried out at site with production capacity of 54913 TPA.

1.14 Facilities for storage of goods or materials?

Yes An office-cum-storage room already present at site nearby will be used for storing other mining equipments.

1.15 Facilities for treatment or disposal of solid waste or liquid effluents?

Yes

Solid Waste: Solid ROM waste generated will be initially dumped and then will be backfilled in excavated and exhausted pit. Liquid Waste: No STP & ETP required as waste water will be domestic and in small amount. The domestic waste will be treated in septic tanks and soak pits.

1.16 Facilities for long term housing of operational workers?

No

Local villagers from surrounding area will be employed for mining; Managerial / Technical staffs are travelling from nearby town, hence there is no need to provide housing facilities.





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S. No.


Yes / No?


1.17 New road, rail or sea traffic during construction or operation?

No Existing facilities are sufficient. No new road /rail will be required.

1.18

New road, rail, air waterborne or other transport infrastructure including new or altered routes and stations, ports, airports etc?

No Existing facilities are sufficient

1.19

Closure or diversion of existing transport routes or infrastructure leading to changes in traffic movements?

No There will be no such change caused due to the proposed project.

1.20 New or diverted transmission lines or pipelines?

No There is no proposal for new construction or diversion of any transmission lines or pipelines.

1.21

Impoundment, damming, culverting, realignment or other changes to the hydrology of watercourses or aquifers?

No There is no water course falling in this lease area.

1.22 Stream crossings? No There is no stream (perennial or seasonal) within the lease area.

1.23 Abstraction or transfers of water from ground or surface waters?

No

No ground water will be used for proposed project. During mining, for domestic purposes water will be supplied by the means of tankers from nearby village i.e. from Virpur & Mewasa Village, where as for plantation and dust suppression rain water collected in mined out pits will used. In addition to this extra amount of water (if required) for dust suppression will be supplied by tankers from nearby village.

1.24 Changes in water bodies or the land surface affecting drainage or run-off?

No

As there is absence of any river or nala in the lease area, mining process will not affect the natural drainage in the nearby area. However proper garland drain with silt arresting arrangement will be provided.

1.25 Transport of personnel or materials for construction, operation or decommissioning?

Yes

During operation phase, vehicles are provided for transport of personnel and mined material (plant grade) will be transported by road to company’s manufacturing unit at Porbandar.





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S. No.


Yes / No?


1.26 Long-term dismantling or decommissioning or restoration works?

No Part of the restored area will be used as water reservoir and rest of the area will be reclaimed by backfilling and afforestation.

1.27

Ongoing activity during decommissioning which could have an impact on the environment?

No No activity of commissioning ordecommissioning is proposed in this mine area except as stated above.

1.28 Influx of people to an area either temporarily or permanently?

Yes All the workers will be from nearby villages.

1.29 Introduction of alien species? No Local species would be preferred.

1.30 Loss of native species or genetic diversity?

No No loss of native species is anticipated

1.31 Any other actions? No No other actions are proposed.

2. Use of Natural resources for construction or operation of the Project (such as land, water, materials or energy, especially any resources which are non-renewable or in short supply):

S. No.

Information/Checklist confirmation

Yes / No?

2.1 Land especially undeveloped or agricultural land (ha)

No

The lease is designated as Government waste land and part land private land. No agricultural land is involved in it.

2.2 Water (expected source & competing users) unit: KLD

Yes

Expected Source: There are two major sources by which water will be supplied i.e. by means of tanker from the nearby village and rain water collected in already mined out pits, Users: Water will be used for three main purposes; For domestic purpose: 4.36 KLD For dust suppression: 26.954 KLD For plantation: 1.26 KLD

2.3 Minerals (MT) Yes

Mining activity itself is an extractive activity involving mineral removal as part of normal operations. Due to the proposed activity total mineral





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S. No.


Yes / No?

extraction will be the capacity of the mine i.e. 54913 TPA ROM.

2.4 Construction material stone, aggregates, sand / soil (expected source, MT)

No Since the project is of mining by semi mechanized open cast mining, no construction required.

2.5 Forests and timber (source, MT) No Not applicable

2.6 Energy including electricity and fuels (source, competing users) unit: fuel (MT), energy (MW)

Yes No Electricity for site services but fuel (Diesel) will be used for mining operations.

2.7 Any other natural resources (use appropriate standard units)

No No other natural resources will be required.

3. Use, storage, transport, handling or production of substances or materials, which could be harmful to human health or the environment or raise concerns about actual or perceived risks to human health.

S. No.

Information / Checklist confirmation

Yes / No?


3.1

Use of substances or materials, which are hazardous (as per MSIHC rules) to human health or the environment (flora, fauna, and water supplies)

No No hazardous substance is used

3.2 Changes in occurrence of disease or affect disease vectors (e.g. insect or water borne diseases)

No No any diseases due to mining.

3.3 Affect the welfare of people e.g. by changing living conditions?

Yes Living conditions will change for better as beneficial aspects would be there due to employment generation.

3.4

Vulnerable groups of people who could be affected by the project e.g. hospital patients, children, the elderly etc.,

No

Partial drilling and blasting upto 20% of ROM production will be used and with excavator, rock breaker mining activities generates employment for the nearby people, Water stored in mined out pits is being used by farmers in near areas, Considering these points, on a positive note it can be concluded that these activities will not affect those groups. Inspite of these, during excavation, loading/unloading, & transportation of





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S. No.

Information / Checklist confirmation

Yes / No?

Details thereof (with approximate quantities / rates, wherever possible) with source of information data material dust generation will takes place, which will be reduced by applying practices like dust suppression.

3.5 Any other causes No Not Applicable.

4. Production of solid wastes during construction or operation or decommissioning (MT/month)

S. No.


Yes /No?


4.1 Soil, overburden or mine wastes

Yes

Soil OB Mineral Waste

OBM-I 0 0 3038 OBM-IV 6307 0 5127

Virpur-I 0 0 548 TOTAL 6307 0 8713

4.2 Municipal waste (domestic and or commercial wastes)

No Very insignificant. Soak Pits and septic tanks are used for the treatment of liquid waste.

4.3 Hazardous wastes (as per Hazardous Waste Management Rules)

Yes Not applicable, as machinery like drilling, compressor and water pump will be involved except a 5 hp water pump that used in monsoon season (as & when required)

4.4 Other industrial process wastes

No Not applicable

4.5 Surplus product Yes Minerals (Non-Plant Grade) that remain unsold are stacked within the mine area and kept ready for future sale

4.6 Sewage sludge or other sludge from effluent treatment

No NA

4.7 Construction or demolition wastes

No

No construction will be involved during operation phase: minor construction such as rest shelter / office / storage area already exists at the site. Therefore, there will be no demolition waste

4.8 Redundant machinery or equipment

No

All mining equipment has a working life, after which these require to be decommissioned. However, equipment used during the mining operations will on contract basis and therefore will not





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S. No.


Yes /No?

Details thereof (with approximate quantities / rates, wherever possible) with source of information data lead to direct generation of redundant machinery or equipment by the lessee

4.9 Contaminated soils or other materials

No Not Applicable

4.10 Agricultural wastes No No Agricultural waste will be generated. 4.11 Other solid wastes No No other solid waste will be produced.

5. Release of pollutants or any hazardous, toxic or noxious substances to air (kg/hr)

S. No.


Yes /No?


5.1 Emissions from combustion of fossil fuels from stationary or mobile sources

Yes

Stationary sources Pit source: Detailed analysis will be carried out during EIA study and will be incorporated in that after pit source modeling by using AERMOD. Water pump Diesel pump for dewatering of water in monsoon season (as & when required) may not have a significant emission. Mobile sources Transporting vehicles.

5.2 Emissions from production processes

No Not applicable, no production process is involved

5.3 Emissions from materials handling including storage or transport

Yes Emissions from material handling and transport are already covered in S.No. 5.1.

5.4 Emissions from construction activities including plant and equipment

No Not applicable, no construction activities are involved.

5.5 Dust or odors from handling of materials including construction materials, sewage and waste

Yes

Dust Dust generation will be there due to handling and transport of materials – it is a major source of air pollution and will suitably be managed through adequate dust mitigation strategies Odour There are no odours anticipated due





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S. No.


Yes /No?

Details thereof (with approximate quantities / rates, wherever possible) with source of information data to mining activities. Sewage will be generated, but will be disposed into soak pits / septic tanks - consequently this will not lead to generation of odour nuisance

5.6 Emissions from incineration of waste

No Not applicable

5.7 Emissions from burning of waste in open air (e.g. slash materials, construction debris)

No Not applicable

5.8 Emissions from any other sources No Emission from blasting.

6. Generation of Noise and Vibration, and Emissions of Light and Heat:

S. No.


Yes / No?


6.1 From operation of equipment e.g. engines, ventilation plant, crushers

Yes

Noise will be generated during vehicular movement & drilling operation Noise & vibration will be generated during blasting operation that will be in rare case.

6.2 From industrial or similar processes

No Not applicable

6.3 From construction or demolition No Not applicable

6.4 From blasting or piling Yes Blasting require is 20% of ROM production and with adoption of Controlled Blasting technique.

6.5 From construction or operational traffic

Yes Due to vehicular traffic and material transportation within lease area, noise will be generated.

6.6 From lighting or cooling systems No Mining will be done in day time so no lighting will be required and cooling systems are not required.

6.7 From any other sources No No other sources of Noise & Vibration are there.





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7. Risks of contamination of land or water from releases of pollutants into the ground or into sewers, surface waters, groundwater, coastal waters or the sea

S. No.


Yes / No?


7.1 From handling, storage, use or spillage of hazardous materials

No No provision of storing of hazardous material at site.

7.2

From discharge of sewage or other effluents to water or the land (expected mode and place of discharge)

No Approximate 3.706 KLD sewage will be generated and will be sent to soak pit, water balance diagram is attached as.

7.3 By deposition of pollutants emitted to air into the land or into water

Yes Air emission due to: Excavation, Operation water pump, Vehicular movement&Transportation.

7.4 From any other sources No No other sources are there.

7.5 Is there a risk of long term build up of pollutants in the environment from these sources?

No However detailed study will be carried out during Environmental Impact Assessment

8. Risk of accidents during construction or operation of the Project, which could affect human health or the environment

S. No.


Yes / No?


8.1

From explosions, spillages, fires etc from storage, handling, use or production of hazardous substances

Yes

1. Explosive will be stored at magazine. 2. There will be risk of accident by Fly-Rocks. 3. There will be risk of accident by Premature Blast: Detonation of an explosive charge earlier than warranted. Premature explosion may be due to carelessness, accidental percussion, a faulty fuse or degenerated explosives. 4. There will be risk of accident by Misfires: Misfire means the complete or partial failure of a blasting charge to explode as planned.

8.2 From any other causes Yes

Risk to human health and safety due to human error cannot be ruled out, The detailed risk assessment due to mining activities will be carried out based in DGMS circular DGMS (Tech) (S&T) No.13 dated 31st December 2002,





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S. No.


Yes / No?

Details thereof (with approximate quantities / rates, wherever possible) with source of information data All personnel will be provided with necessary personal protective equipments.

8.3

Could the project be affected by natural disasters causing environmental damage e.g. floods, earthquakes, landslides, cloudburst etc)?

No

Earthquakes The site area is categorized in the Seismic Zone IV, which is classified as having Moderate Damage Risk Zone. Earthquakes can and do happen, albeit major earthquakes happen rarely. Floods Available records indicate that the highest 24-hr rainfall recorded at Jamnagar is ~337.8 mm, indicating the possibility of flooding. The risks posed by potential flash floods or earthquakes will be studied in the EIA report. Cloudburst Cloudburst (>100 mm rainfall in one hour) is an unlikely event, but cannot be ruled out. Such a phenomenon has not been formally recorded at Porbandar as per IMD records, however. Landslides A change in the stability of a slope can be caused by a number of factors, acting together or alone.Although unlikely to occur, at the Orient Bauxite mine.

9. Factors which should be considered (such as consequential development) which could lead to environmental effects or the potential for cumulative impacts with other existing or planned activities in the locality

S. No.


Yes / No?

Details thereof (with approximate quantities/ rates, wherever possible) with source of information data

9.1 Lead to development of supporting Facilities, ancillary development or development stimulated by the

No Mining contribute to Local development and overall development taking place in the





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S. No.


Yes / No?

Details thereof (with approximate quantities/ rates, wherever possible) with source of information data

project which could have impact on the environment e.g.: supporting infrastructure (roads, power supply, waste or waste water treatment, etc.) housing development extractive industries supply industries, (other)

Region. Cluster mining (present in the Region since more than five decades, now) can however be considered a significant economic activity in the Region. Supporting infrastructure (essentially roads and power supply) is already in place. Consequently, the possibility of this project triggering significant ancillary developments, regional and Socio-economic development.

9.2 Lead to after-use of the site, which could have an impact on the environment

Yes

Plantation will be carried out after backfilling the part of the mined out area, which could have some positive impacts, in terms of enriching the micro ecology and bio-diversity in the area. Mined out pits that cannot be backfilled are converted into water reservoirs/ Rain water harvesting pit are commonly used by locals as a source of irrigation for agriculture, which is normally acceptable to mine owners, as part of a general social compact between the mine owners and locals.

9.3 Set a precedent for later developments

No Not required.

9.4

Have cumulative effects due to proximity to other existing or planned projects with similar effects

Yes

Mining leases are present in the immediate vicinity of the study area.These will be identified and cumulative impacts of these studies especially on air quality, ground water, noise / vibration and infrastructure (especially roads) using available information in the EIA report.

III. Environmental Sensitivity

S. No.


Yes / No?

Aerial distance (within 15 km.) of Proposed Project location boundary

1

Areas protected under international conventions, national or local legislation for their ecological, landscape, cultural or other related

Yes The mining lease lies at a distance of 4.07 km from Marine Sanctuary & Gaga Bird Sanctuary is at a distance of 18.8 km from lease.





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S. No.


Yes / No?


value

2

Areas which are important or sensitive for ecological reasons - Wetlands, watercourses or other water bodies, coastal zone, biospheres, mountains, forests

No

Wetlands As per the Ramsar wetlands List, Convention on Wetlands 1971, there is no Ramsar Site present in Gujarat Water Courses / Water Bodies Water bodies in form of ponds present near the lease area, Sea is present at a distance of ~4.7km in northern direction. Seasonal Rani River is present ~3.4 km in West direction. Ground water is present at ~12 m below the surface in the region. Coastal Zones Coastal zone is present ~4.7km from the lease area Biospheres No biosphere is present near the lease area Mountains No mountain is present in 15 km of the lease area Forests There is no forest land is involved within the lease area but it may be present in the study area which will be studied and include in EIA report

3

Areas used by protected, important or sensitive species of flora or fauna for breeding, nesting, foraging, resting, over wintering, migration

Yes

Our project site does not fall within the Eco Sensitive Area notified by Govt. of India vide notification S.O.2561 (E) dated 22nd August, 2013.

4 Inland, coastal, marine or underground waters

Yes

Inland Seasonal Rani River is present ~3.4 in West direction. Coastal Sea and coastal area is present within 4.7 km of the mining lease. Marine Sea is present in study area Underground waters





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S. No.


Yes / No?

Aerial distance (within 15 km.) of Proposed Project location boundary Underground water level is present at 12m bgl in the area as per the IBM, approved mining plan. Further study will be conducted during the complete EIA.

5 State, National boundaries No Nil

6 Routes or facilities used by the public for access to recreation or other tourist, pilgrim areas

Yes

Pilgrim Areas Broad Guage Railway line running from Okha to Ahmedabad is at 16.44 km in S direction of the lease area.State Highway 25 is located 12 km SSE direction of the lease area.Coastal Highway CH-6 is at distance of 10 Km in south direction of lease.

7 Defense installations No Not Applicable

8 Densely populated or built-up area Yes

Residential area such as Mewasa Village, Virpur Village, Habardi Village, Pindara Village, Ran Village, Mahadevia village, &Nandana Village &AsotaMota are within 10 km of site.

9

Areas occupied by sensitive man-made land uses (hospitals, schools, places of worship, community facilities)

Yes Hospitals, Schools, Worship places, Community facilities are located within 10 km from site

10

Areas containing important, high quality or scarce resources (ground water resources, surface resources, forestry, agriculture, fisheries, tourism, minerals)

Yes Bauxite Mineral

11

Areas already subjected to pollution or environmental damage. (Those where existing legal environmental standards are exceeded)

No No such place is there in 10 km radius.

12

Areas susceptible to natural hazard which could cause the project to present environmental problems (earthquakes, subsidence, landslides, erosion, flooding or extreme or adverse climatic

No

The study area lies in Seismic Zone IV. However natural hazards due to earthquakes are not anticipated to be a major environmental issue owing to the shallow mining depths. Also no major structures are part of the proposed development. Hence environmental





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S. No.


Yes / No?


conditions) impacts due to the proposed development are ruled out

DECLARATION: “I hereby give an undertaking that the data and information given in the application and enclosures are true to the best of my knowledge and belief and I am aware that if any part of the data and information submitted is found to be false or misleading at any stage, the project will be rejected and clearance given, if any to the project will be revoked at our risk and cost”. Date: Signature of the applicant with full name and address Place: Jamkhambhalia Mr. C Shanmugam GM (Mines) Orient Abrasives Limited

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The components of the EIA study will include:

Determination of baseline data using primary data generation and secondarydata available from various government published reports on air, meteorology,water, soil, flora & fauna, socio-economics, infrastructure, sensitive areas(forests, archaeological, historical etc);

Detailed description of all elements of the project activities during the operationalphase. The elements to be analyzed will include the infrastructures of the projectincluding drainage features, roads, waste collection, disposal and managementand utility requirements.

Identifying the sources of pollution and assessing the impacts on the environmentdue to proposed minor mineral mining.

Preparation of EIA and EMP documents with recommendations on preventiveand mitigative measures for limiting the impact on environment to the desiredlevel during various stages of project.

BASELINE ENVIRONMENTAL DATA GENERATION

Sl.No.

Attributes Scope of Work

1 Ambient Air Quality The baseline air quality will be monitored at variouslocations twice a week for one season for PM10,PM2.5, SO2 and NOx. AAQ monitoring locations will beselected as per guidelines specified for selection ofAAQ sites. Emission standards are defined forSuspended Particulate Matter (SPM) by USEPA.Accordingly monitoring of SPM is also proposed forimpact analysis and comparison of the pre and postproject condition.Design of ambient air quality sampling network withregard to topography, population, sensitive locations,emission sources, background concentrations andpossible impact zones, through application of screeningair quality models for assessing air quality prior to startof baseline study.


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2 Meteorological data 1 Location - 90 daysMicrometeorological survey will be carried out at projectsite for 3 months. Data will be generated fortemperature, Wind speed, Wind direction and RelativeHumidity (min & max), rain fall.This will be further supported by the meteorological datafor the area of interest collected from nearest IMDStation and Trend analysis of micrometeorological datagenerated at the site.

3 Water Quality Water samples will be collected covering 10-km radiusarea. The samples will be analyzed as per IS-10500/IS-2296 and EPA Act as applicable.

4 Soil Quality Soil samples will be collected from different/variouslocations and will be analyzed for the parameters suchas grain size, pH, salinity, electrical conductivity,organic carbon, NPK, TDS, Na, Mg, Ca, Cl-, F- etc.

5 Noise Levels Noise monitoring will be carried by using Integratednoise meter on hourly observations for 24 hours atdifferent locations.The observed data will be compiled and statisticalanalysis will be done for Lday, Lnight and Ldn.

6 Land use Land use as per the district census handbooks will beanalysed to identify the present land use within the 10-km radius area. Various land use classifications will becomputed. Also the satellite imagery will be used toassess the landuse pattern of the study area.Accordingly a landuse map will be prepared.The study will be carried out through field visits andsecondary sources of information.

7 Geology andHydro-geologicalaspects

These aspects will be covered for the study area basedon Secondary information sources (Geological survey ofIndia and Central Ground Water Board, Delhi).


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8 Ecological Studies(Terrestrial andAquatic)

Primary as well as secondary data will be collected forFlora and fauna of the study area through field visitsand collected secondary data from concerned forestdepartment. The survey includes assessment of thespecies diversity, density, abundance etc. in the studyarea and formulation of ecological indices, assessmentof likely changes on flora and fauna due to the projectrelated activities, suggestions for conservation andprotection of flora and fauna in the study area.

9 Socio-Economicaspects

Socio-economic aspects will be covered for the projectarea based on the Census documents and NICdatabase. Local and District administration will also becontacted for collecting the required data.

IDENTIFICATION OF SOURCES OF POLLUTION

Data Generation

This includes the following:

Identifying the sources of pollution of air, water, land and noise; Quantifying the emissions from the pollution generating sources; and Quantification of solid wastes and likely disposal methods will be suggested.

Sources of Pollution

The likely sources of air and water pollution will be identified and quantified;

The proposed pollution control measures envisaged in project area for fugitivedust, noise pollution and other environmental effects of each project activitieswill be assessed ;

The present and proposed changes in land use pattern will be identified; and Based on various project activities, the likely impact on the environment

attributes in project area will be identified by:o Estimating the air pollution levels for SPM, PM10, PM2.5, SO2 and NOx in

the study areao Estimating the source emissions for each project specific pollutants;o Predicting the noise dispersions for all the noise generating sources;o Predicting the impact of wastewater discharges, if any;


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o Studying the short-term and long-term effects on sensitive targets likeendangered species, crops and historically/archaeologically importantsites (if any).

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT

The proposed project will have an impact on the environment. The parameters likelyto be affected are air quality, water quality, soil quality and noise levels etc onaccount of gaseous emissions, liquid effluent discharges, resultant particulates,generation of solid wastes etc will be discussed.

The baseline data generated from the above studies will be analyzed and comparedwith applicable standards prescribed by the CPCB. By this means, the impactwhether positive or negative will be assessed and the environmental attributesrequiring special attention for mitigating the negative impact, if any, will be identified.Also the areas, which fulfil the prescribed environmental norms and not requiringfurther improvements, will be specified. Both short-term and long term impactsparticularly on sensitive targets such as habitat of endangered species of wildlife ormines, crops, historically/culturally important sites/monuments, centres withconcentrated population in the study area will be established.

The impacts of project on various components of environment and the possiblemitigation measures for mitigating the negative impacts are described in thefollowing sections.

Impact on Land Use

Impact Assessment

The land use impacts due to proposed mining activity will be identified in terms oflocal land use planning efforts. The change in land use pattern of project site will alsobe identified. This includes visual impact, impact on forest and impact due to socio-economic factors.

Mitigation Measures

The mitigation measures will be addressed towards restoration of land disturbed bythe proposed project activities to the extent possible.

Impact on Ambient air Quality

Impact Assessment

Source inventory will be carried in the study area. A computer based internationallyrecognized mathematical air quality model will be used to predict the concentration


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of SO2, NOx & PM due to proposed project. The results will be presented for short-term (24-hourly) concentrations in and around the project site.

Mitigation Measures

Potential mitigation measures include the control measures at the source level. Themeasures to control the fugitive dust emissions will also be suggested according toguidelines of CPCB.

Impact on Noise

Impact Assessment

Sources of noise and its impact on the environment will be addressed. The noiselevel at varying distances for multi-sources will be predicted using Noise model. Acomparison of measured noise (Leq) at monitoring locations to that of predictednoise levels (Leq) will be made and mitigation measures will be recommended toconform to regulatory ambient air noise standards.

Baseline noise levels in different zones like industrial, residential and silence areaslike hospitals, schools etc will be monitored. The potential noise level exposure willbe determined and evaluate for acceptable limits of exposure.

Mitigation Measures

The potential mitigation measures will be addressed to reduce noise levels by controlat source, isolation of high noise generating sources, use of protective measuresespecially in high noise areas and development of greenbelt.

Impact on Ecology

Impacts on aquatic species especially during dry season will be assessedparticularly those which are endangered, if any. The parameters, which are ofconcern, are TSS, TDS, heavy metals, oil and grease, pH and temperature. Theassessment will also include impacts of chlorinated organic chemicals. The impact ofsite preparation activities involving site clearing, excavation, earth moving,dewatering or impounding water bodies and developing burrow and fill areas will beassessed. Recommendations will be made to mitigate such adverse impacts as soilerosion and habitat loss. In addition, impact of fugitive dust emissions will beassessed on the surrounding species of economic/genetic/biological importance.

Impact on Water Use

Impact Assessment

The impacts of the proposed project due to water usage and wastewater dischargeswill be addressed covering the following:

Habitat conditions; and


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Recreation resources and aesthetics.

Mitigation Measures

The mitigation measures will be addressed ensuring the present and anticipatedfuture water requirements for various purposes. The measures also address theneed to maintain or improve the existing Class of Water (as per IS: 2296) to ensurethat the current/proposed uses are not impaired due to deterioration of the waterquality.

Impact on Water Quality

Impact Assessment

No major impacts are envisaged on water quality of the region due to the projectactivities.

Deterioration of Groundwater and surface water quality are not envisaged due to theproject activities.

Impact on Demography and Socio-Economics

Impact Assessment

On the basis of the information proposed to be collected and employment and otherpotential for the benefits of surrounding community of the study area, the likelysocio-economic impacts of proposed project during operation will be assessed indetailed.

Mitigation Measures

Strategies to mitigate the negative impacts if any due to the project will besuggested.

Impact on Soil

Impact Assessment

Impact on soil will be assessed in view of change in land use pattern due proposedmining operations. The overburden generated will be backfilled to restore the minedout area for afforestation and agriculture purpose.

Mitigation Measures

Strategies to mitigate the negative impacts on soil due to fugitive dust emission andover burden, if any, will be suggested.

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A Rapid EIA Report based on three months field data generation will be prepared forthe purpose of getting clearance from MoEF. EIA/EMP will be prepared based onone season data.

The Environment Management Plan (EMP) will include all the mitigatory measuresproposed under each significant environmental attribute.

PRE FEASIBILITY REPORT


Environmental Impact Assessment and Environment Management Plan for Cluster approach for 3 Mining Leases/Blocks of OBM-I 11.68ha with production capacity of 26258 TPA, OBM-IV 7.38ha with production capacity of 25730TPA and Virpur-I 1.01ha with production capacity of 2925TPA respectively, quantifying to 20.06ha for production capacity of 54913TPA of RoM Bauxite.

PRE-FEASIBILITY REPORT JULY2015


MINING OF 54913 TPA OF ROM BAUXITE IN ORIENT BAUXITE MINE, AREA 20.06 HA, SURVEY NO 17, 215/P & 330/P,

VILLAGE VIRPUR&MEWASA , TALUKAKALYANPUR, DISTRICT

DEVBHOOMIDWARKA PRE-FEASIBILITY REPORT

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1. SUMMARY Orient Bauxite Mine is located at village- Mewasa & Virpur, Taluka-Kalyanpur, District-Devbhumi Dwarka and State- Gujarat over an area of 20.06 ha. The proposed capacity of the project is 54913 TPA. The total proved mineral reserve (Category 111) reserve of 525882 MT was estimated and 268827 MT were considered as pre-feasibility mineral Resource (222). land. Open cast semi Mechanized mining method with drilling and blasting is the only suitable method of mining for such type of deposit. Brief description of the project is described below.

Salient feature of the project:

Sl.

No. Parameters Description

1 Name of the project Orient Bauxite Mine

2 Nature of the project Bauxite Mining

3 Project Proponent M/s Orient Abrasives Limited “Orient House”, Dattani Nagar, Near Yogeshwar Nagar, Jam Khambhalia

4 Lease period validity Company has applied for renewal to the State Government on

05.06.2000 and on 30.04.1998. Lease renewal application is valid

under deemed extension as per rule 24(A)(6) of MCR-1960. As per

new Mining ordinance 2015, these mining leases are renewed upto

2030.

5 Date of grant lease 20.12.1976

6 Details of the Lease

Area

Survey No. 215/P Area 11.68 Ha, S.No.330/P 7.38 Ha, S.No.17

Area1.01 Ha

7 Total Lease area 20.07 Ha

8 Capacity of the project 54913 TPA

9 Category of the

project

“A”

10 Location of the project

Village- Mewasa & Village, Tehsil- Kalyanpur, District-

Devbhumi Dwarka, State- Gujarat

11 Lease area

Coordinate

Project area lies within following coordinates

Orient Mine Cluster Latitude Longitude





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OBM-I 22°14’25.14” N

to

22°14’54.01” N

69°19’29.4” E

to

69°20’11.53” E

OBM-IV

Virpur-I

12 Land Type Government Waste Land : 7.38 Ha

Private land : 12.69 Ha

13 Method of Mining Opencast semi mechanized

14 Operational days/year 300

15 Total water

requirement

32.574 KLD

16 Source of water Private Water suppliers, Tube wells & Dug wells from nearby

villages

17 Man power

requirement

97 persons

18 Nearest Railway

Station / Airport along

with distance in kms.

Nearest railway station is at Bhatia 20 km (aerial distance)from mine lease area in south direction

Jamnagar Airport -About 73 km in East direction (Arial)

19 Nearest Town, city, District Headquarters along with distance in kms.

Nearest town is Bhatia in South direction about 20km (aerial distance) from lease area

District Headquarters; Khambhalia, distance ~35km (aerial

distance) in ESE direction

20 Ecological Sensitive

Areas (Wild life

Sanctuaries, National

Parks, Biosphere

Reserves, Reserve/

Protected Forest etc)

The mining lease lies at a distance of 4.07 km from Marine

Sanctuary. Eco sensitive Zone of Marine Sanctuary and Marine

National Park is demarcated as 1 km and lease is located outside

the ESZ of MS/MNP and more than 10 km away from Gaga Bird

Sanctuary.

21 Historical Places None

22 Nearest Forest None

23 Financial & Social This Project is providing employment to local people directly and





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benefit indirectly.

2.1 Introduction

2.1.1 The Project Proponent M/s. Orient Abrasives Limited (OAL) is a Public Limited Company, incorporated under Companies Act, 1956, having its registered office at 1307, Chiranjiv Tower, 43 Nehru Place, New Delhi, India-110019. OAL was established as a venture of manufacture calcined and fused alumina products in 1974, in technical collaboration with Karborandum, Bentuerky, Czechoslovakia, by the Rajgarhia Group of Industries. It is a multi-divisional company, having a head office at New Delhi, manufacturing facilities at Porbandar (Gujarat) and Bhiwadi (Rajasthan) and distinction of being ISO-9001 (Quality Management System – QMS) certified. The Company offers a wide range of refractory and monolithic products for the iron and steel industry and enjoys a large domestic and international clientele. An in-house R&D facility supports the division’s product development initiatives. 2.1.2 The Project Background The Orient Bauxite Mine is a Cluster of leases and it consists of 3 Mining Leases/Blocks, namely, OBM-I, OBM-IV and Virpur-I. These leases were granted by Government of Gujarat, OBM-I is granted vided letter no. MCR-1575/(O-08)/7148-CHH dated 20.12.1976, OBM-IV is granted vide letter no. MCR-1577/(O-24)/4514-CHH dated 18.06.1979 and Virpur-I is granted vide MCR-1578/(O-13)/4236-CHH dated 01.09.1979. All three leases were granted for the period of 20 years and Company has applied for renewal to the State Government on 16.01.1996 and on 14.01.1999.Lease renewal application is under consideration at State Government of Gujarat and office of the Commissioner of Geology and Mining, Government of Gujarat, issued circular in 2011 that Lease renewal application are valid under deemed extension as per rule 24(A)(6) of MCR-1960. Further, under Rule 24B of MCR 1960, every person holding Mining Lease for Mineral used in his own industry shall be entitled for renewal of Mining Lease. As per new Mining ordinance 2015, these mining leases are renewed upto 2030. OBM-I Mining Lease: The Mining Plan was approved by Indian Bureau of Mines, Udaipur vide letter no. 682(23)(732)/97 MCCM(N)UDP Dated23.10.1997.The Mining Scheme was approved by the Indian Bureau of Mines, Udaipur vide their letter no. 682(23)(MS)-237/2004 MCCM (N) UDP dated 14.05.2004 and the Modified Mining Scheme was approved by the Indian Bureau of Mines, Udaipur vide their letter no. 682(23)(MS)-397/2007 MCCM (N) UDP dated 04.01.2008. The subsequent Mining Scheme was approved by the Indian Bureau of Mines, Udaipur vide their letter no. 682(23) MS-544/09 MCCM (N) UDP dated 29.12.2010. The present Mining Scheme was approved by the Indian Bureau of Mines, Udaipur, Government of India, vide their letter no. 682(23)(MS-544)/09 MCCM (N) UDP dated 29.12.2010. OBM-IV Mining Lease:





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The Modified Mining Plan was approved by Indian Bureau of Mines, Udaipur vide letter no. 682(23)(509)/2007 MCCM(N) UDP Dated 07.05.2007. The Mining Scheme was approved by the Indian Bureau of Mines, Udaipur vide their letter no. 682(23)(MS-497)/2009 MCCM (N) UDP dated 21.08.2009. The present Mining Scheme was approved by the Indian Bureau of Mines, Udaipur, Government of India, vide their letter no. 682(23)(497)/2009 MCCM (N) UDP dated 13.02.2015. Virpur-I Mining Lease: The Mining Plan was approved by the Indian Bureau of Mines, Udaipur vide their letter no. 682(23)(MS-408)/2005 MCCM (N) UDP dated 08.09.2005. The Mining Scheme was approved by Indian Bureau of Mines, Udaipur vide letter no. 682(23)(MS-610)/2010 MCCM(N) UDP Dated 28.07.2011. The present Mining Scheme was approved by the Indian Bureau of Mines, Udaipur, Government of India, vide their letter no. 682(23)(MS-610)/2010 MCCM(N) UDP Dated 16.04.2015. 2.1.3 Brief Description of the Nature of the Project The proposed Bauxite project is in 3 leases/Blocks for expansion of Production capacity to 54913 TPA ROM. The mine lease is a piece of non-irrigated barren land.

Name of Company

Name of the Lease

Area Survey No.

Village Taluka/ District Proposed Production Capacity

Orient Abrasives Limited

OBM-I 11.68 215/P Mewasa Kalyanpur/

DevbhoomiDwarka

26258 OBM-IV 7.37 330/P 25730 Virpur-I 1.01 17 Virpur 2925

Grand Total 54913

In Orient Bauxite Mine the nature of deposit is bedded, mineral bauxite is present in form of bed, which is overlain by a thin cover of Soil, The proposed project entails open cast semi mechanized mining in the mining lease of OBM-I, OBM-IV and Virpur-I. As the mining lease was already worked out therefore on the basis of geological data gathered from the working pits, trial pits, ore reserve were estimated.

Category wise reserves of Bauxite are summarized in Table 2.1

Table 2.1: Category wise Reserves (MT) Name of Company

Name of Lease

Area (Ha.)

Proved Category (Category 111) MT

Probable Category (Category 121/122) MT

Possible Category Resources (Category 222/221) MT

Total (MT)


OBM-I 11.68 191134 - 105666 296800 OBM-IV 7.37 306305 - 139311 445616 Virpur-I 1.01 28443 - 23850 52293

Grand Total 20.06 525882 - 268827 794709

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Proved category Reserves : 525882 MT Probable Mineral Reserve : Nil Total : 525882 MT Remaining Resources

Prefeasibility Mineral Resources : 268827MT

Total : 268827MT Grand Total : 794709MT In proposed plan, mining will be carried out by semi mechanized open cast method withthe use of drilling and blasting.

2.1.4 Demand-Supply Gap This is an existing captive mine for supply of high grade material to Orient Abrasive Limited’s Plant located at Porbandar. The plant is under expansion, the Supply and Demand gap is 40%, and the project clearance will further reduce the Demand & Supply gap. Hence demand supply issues whilst important, are considered in the current situation.

2.1.5 Imports v/s Indigenous Production

This is an existing mine for the supply of high grade material to OAL’s plant located at Porbandar and OAL has not imported high grade material yet.

2.1.6 Export Possibility

High grade bauxite from the mine will be used in OAL’s manufacturing unit and Value Addition industry at Porbandar, while low grade will be sold to local consumers only after getting permission from Government of Gujarat.

2.1.7 Domestic / Export Markets

High grade bauxite from the mine will be used in OAL’s manufacturing unit at Porbandar, while low grade will be sold to local consumers only after getting permission from Government of Gujarat.

2.1.8 Employment Generation (Direct and Indirect) due to the Project

Direct

Mine will work in one shift i.e. general shift only, the likely organization chart for that is as follows:

Name of Mine Employment Name of Leases

OBM-I OBM-IV Virpur-I


Mining Engineer

1 1 1

Geologist 1 1 1

Mines Manager 1 1 1

Driller 2 1 1

Workers 25 24 10

Operator 5 6

3+2 3

Helper 3 3





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Total 41 36 20

Grand Total 97

Indirect Few people would be engaged in providing support services to the mining operation including transportation of ROM, supply of Drining water, water tanker for Dust suppression etc. The number of such persons is likely to be in the order of ~ 20-30 for each lease area. Bauxite produced from mine will be processed in OAL plant at Porbandar and final product will be sold to customers for use or further processing. This will generate additional economic demand that could translate into additional employment. 2.2 Project Description The information presented in this chapter is based on IBM approved mining scheme. 2.2.1 Type of Project including Interlinked and Interdependent Projects The mine is a captive mine for OAL’s manufacturing unit at Porbandar, Gujarat. 2.2.2 Location (Map Showing General Location, Specific Location and Project Boundary

and Project Lay Out with Coordinates) Location The Bauxite Mine of M/s. Orient Abrasives Limited is a Cluster of leases and it consists of 3 Mining leases/Blocks, namely, OBM-I, OBM-IV and Virpur-I.OBM-I is located at survey number 215/P of Mewasa village, OBM-IV is located at survey number 330/P of Mewasa village and Virpur-I lease is located at survey number 17 of Virpur village, TalukaKalyanpur of DevbhoomiDwarka district of Gujarat State. Bauxite Minesare approachable by road passing through village Ran which is located about 1km north of the tar road connecting village limbdi with Dwarka.Limbdi is located on the DevbhoomiDwarka-Okha state highway no. 25 and is about 35 km from Khambhalia.The nearest railway station is Bhatia, which is located on Okha- DevbhoomiDwarka- Rajkot-Viramgaon broad guage section of western railway. The nearest sea port is Okha which is about 105km from Mewasa.

Table 2.2.1: Coordinates of OBM-I Mine Lease

Co-ordinate Latitude Longitude A 22°14’48.73” 69°20’11.53” B 22°14’46.64” 69°20’13.70” C 22°14’45.04” 69°20’15.03” D 22°14’37.78” 69°20’16.63” E 22°14’36.66” 69°20’10.54” F 22°14’34.63” 69°20’9.27” G 22°14’27.04” 69°20’7.44”





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Co-ordinate Latitude Longitude H 22°14’25.51” 69°20’7.17” I 22°14’25.14” 69°20’5.98” J 22°14’27.80” 69°20’4.52” K 22°14’30.00” 69°20’6.48” L 22°14’34.22” 69°20’6.67” M 22°14’36.76” 69°20’6.01” N 22°14’38.46” 69°20’5.69” O 22°14’39.39” 69°20’4.38” P 22°14’39.95” 69°20’3.74” Q 22°14’40.16” 69°20’3.54” R 22°14’41.76” 69°20’6.16” S 22°14’44.74” 69°20’6.75” T 22°14’44.92” 69°20’5.96” U 22°14’46.76” 69°20’5.94”

Table 2.2.2: Coordinates of OBM-IV Mine Lease Co-ordinate Latitude Longitude A 22°14’47.60” 69°19’53.53” B 22°14’52.43” 69°19’51.89” C 22°14’54.01” 69°19’57.92” D 22°14’48.74” 69°20’11.53” E 22°14’48.82” 69°20’10.32” F 22°14’48.61” 69°20’8.43” G 22°14’47.99” 69°20’5.54” H 22°14’46.76” 69°20’5.95” I 22°14’46.27” 69°20’4.83” J 22°14’46.72” 69°20’4.31” K 22°14’46.00” 69°20’2.79” L 22°14’45.03” 69°20’2.88” M 22°14’44.41” 69°20’1.75” N 22°14’42.26” 69°20’1.94” O 22°14’42.26” 69°20’0.94” P 22°14’42.71” 69°20’0.25” Q 22°14’42.33” 69°19’59.61” R 22°14’44.58” 69°19’58.88” S 22°14’44.28” 69°19’57.21” T 22°14’45.03” 69°19’56.91” U 22°14’46.18” 69°19’58.49” V 22°14’46.97” 69°19’58.75” W 22°14’47.63” 69°20’0.12” X 22°14’48.04” 69°20’1.75” Y 22°14’50.34” 69°19’59.85” Z 22°14’51.16” 69°19’58.91”

Table 2.2.3: Coordinates of Virpur-I Mine Lease Co-ordinate Latitude Longitude A 22°14’48.0” 69°19’29.4” B 22°14’46.2” 69°19’29.1” C 22°14’46.6” 69°19’30.8” D 22°14’45.9” 69°19’31.8” E 22°14’46.4” 69°19’34.1” F 22°14’47.4” 69°19’35.2”





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Co-ordinate Latitude Longitude G 22°14’48.7” 69°19’35.1”

2.2.3 Details of Alternate Sites Considered and the Basis of Selecting the Proposed Site No alternate site has been examined, since mine is with OAL since 1979. OBM-I is granted vided dated 20.12.1976, OBM-IV is granted vide dated 18.06.1979 and Virpur-I is granted vide dated 01.09.1979.However, the validity of these blocks/leases in the Cluster mining is upto 2030 as per New MMDR Ordinance 2015, Government of India.

2.2.4 Size or Magnitude of Operation

Name of Company

Name of the Lease

Area Survey No.

Village Taluka/ District Proposed Production Capacity


OBM-I 11.68 215/P Mewasa Kalyanpur/

DevbhoomiDwarka

26258 OBM-IV 7.37 330/P 25730 Virpur-I 1.01 17 Virpur 2925

Grand Total 54913

2.2.5 Project Description with Process Details

The present project aims at the increase production capacity to 54,913TPA ROM of bauxite at Bauxite Mine with lease admeasuring 13.48 Ha at survey no.17, 215/P & 330/P in village Virpur & Mewasa, Taluka Kalyanpur, District DevbhoomiDwarka of Gujarat state in order to provide bauxite to Value Addition Plant manufacturing plant of OAL at Porbandar.

Salient Features of Mode of Working As per IBM approved mining plan, mining work will be carried out by semi mechanized open cast method. In the proposed mining scheme, the work will be started from north part of the lease area adopting semi mechanized open cast method with use of excavator and Tipper.

OBM-I Mining Lease:

Year wise Production For The ensuring Three years Period:-

In the Proposed Mining Scheme. The mining will be started form north part of the lease of part no.1 pit floor area.The bauxite will be excavated by forming one bench of 1.5 M with bench width of 10 m and slope of 70° from vertical.The mining will be done by semi mechanized open cast method with the use of excavator and tipper. After complete exploitation of Bauxite the area will be backfilled progressively north part of pit no.1 during Mining Scheme Period.

The waste generated during Three year Mining Scheme period will be Stacked in northern part of pit no.1 on pit floor. The OB dump present in western part of the lease area will be utilized for backfilling after complete excavation of all grades of all of Bauxite from Proposed mining area. But the volume of voids (area to be worked) is much more than material available for Backfilling, the entire mined out area cannot backfilling up to original ground level. The fore northern part of pit no.1 will be backfilling and another part will be used as water reserved.

First Year (2014-15):-

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of 1.5 m will be excavated by forming one bench at pit floor in pit no.1 about 7002 m2 area will be at pit floor during first year of mining Scheme.

Second Year (2015-16):-

In second year, mining will be carried out in northern part of the pit no. 1 at pit floor. The orientation of face will be East-West direction and advancing south ward direction in continuation with previous year mined out area. The face formed at the end of first will be advanced southerly. The bauxite present with average thickness of 1.5 m will excavated by forming one bench.About 6604m2 area will be excavated at pit floor.

Third Year (2016-17):-

In Third year, mining will be carried out in northern part of the pit no.1 at floorand. The orientation of face will be East-West direction and advancing southward direction in continuation with previous year mined out area. The face formed at the end of second will be advanced southerly. The bauxite present in the proposed area having an average thickness of 1.5 m will excavated by forming one bench. About 6647 m2 area will be excavated at pit floor.

Total area to be mined out in five year plan period is given in Table:

Table: Year wise Excavation for OBM-I Mining Lease S.No. Year Volume of Excavation in m3 Rom

Excavation in M.T

Ore: O.B Ratio by Volumetric

Excavation Soil ROM

1 I(14-15) - 10503 26258 -

2 II(15-16) - 9906 24765 -

3 III(16-17) - 9971 24928 -

Total - 30380 75951 -

Production for Plan Period for for OBM-I Mining Lease

A detail of Bauxite production along with the waste generated in the approved plan period is summarized in Table.

Year (a) Volume M3 Tonnage of ROM

(d)

Recovery of Bauxite

90% ROM in MT

dx0.90

Waste 10% of ROM M.T

d x 0.10

Production of Bauxite

Soil (b)

ROM (c) High Grade 30% of

Prod. In MT e x 0.30(Al2O3>50%)

Abrasives & refractory grade

(g)

Low Grade 70% of Prod.

In MT d x 0.70

(Al2O3>30%) (h)

First Year(15-16) - 10503 26258 23632 2626 7090 16542

Second Year(16-17) - 9906 24765 22289 2477 6687 15602 Third year(17-18) - 9971 24928 22435 2493 6731 15705 Total - 30380 75951 68356 7596 20508 47849

OBM-IV Mining Lease:

Year wise Production For The ensuring Five years Period:-





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In the Proposed Mining Scheme. The mining will be started form south western part of the lease of part no.1 pit floor area.The bauxite will be excavated by forming one bench of 0.5 M with bench width of 10 m and slope of 70° from vertical.The mining will be done by semi mechanized open cast method with the use of excavator and tipper. After complete exploitation of Bauxite the area will be backfilled progressively during Mining Scheme Period based on the quantity of waste generated.

The waste generated during Mining Scheme period will be backfilled for plantation purposes. Since lessee quantified of OB/Top Soil are Generated during Mining Scheme Period, it is proposed to backfill the mined out pit area and the statutory boundary area and the remaining mined out pit will be used as water reservoir.


During first year, mining will be carried out in northern south western part of the lease area. The orientation of production face will be north-south direction. The Bauxite present at pit floor in pit no.1 will be mined out by forming one bench of 0.5 m. then the mining will be advanced in northern direction where the bauxite having an average thickness of 4m will be mined out by forming one bench of 4m.Total about 4386m2area will be excavated during first year mining Scheme.


In second year, mining will be carried out in south west part of the lease area. The orientation of face will be north- south direction and advancing east ward direction and advancing east ward direction in continuation with previous year mined out area. The face formed at the end of first will be advanced eastwardly. The bauxite present at pit floor in pit no.1 will be mined out by forming one bench of 0.5 m. then the mining will be advanced in north of pit 1 and the bauxite having an average thickness of 4m will be mined out by forming one bench of 4m. Total about 4971m2areas will be excavated during second year of Mining Scheme.


In Third year, mining will be carried out in south west part of the lease area. The orientation of face will be north- south direction and advancing eastwardly direction in continuation with previous year mined out area. The face formed at the end of second will be advanced eastwardly. The bauxite present at pit floor in pit no.1 will be mined out by forming one bench of 0.5 m. then the mining will be advanced towards north of pit 1 and the bauxite having an average thickness of 4m will be mined out by forming one bench of 4m height. Further mining will be commenced in central part of the area on southern part of pit no.2 pit floor area by developing one bench of 2 m height. Total about 4420 m2 area will be excavated during 3rd year of Mining Scheme period.

Forth Year (2018-19):-

In Forth year, mining will be carried out in central part of the lease area in pit no.2. The orientation of face will be north- south direction and advancing eastwardly direction in continuation with previous year mined out area. The face formed at the end of Third will be advanced eastwardly. The bauxite present at pit floor in pit no.2 will be mined out in central part of the area at southern part of pit no.2 at pit floor developing one bench of 2 m. Total about 5133 m2 area will be excavated during 4th year of Mining Scheme period.

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In Fifth year, mining will be carried out in central part of the lease area in pit no.2. The orientation of face will be east-west direction and advancing northern direction in continuation with previous year mined out area. The face formed at the end of forth year will be advanced northerly. The bauxite present at pit floor in pit no.2 will be mined out in central part of the area at southern part of pit no.2 at pit floor developing one bench of 2 m height. Total about 5149 m2 area will be excavated during 5th year of Mining Scheme period.

Total area to be mined out in five year plan period is given in Table:

Table: Year wise Excavationfor OBM-IV Mining Lease

Year Total tentative Excavation (Cum)

Top Soil (Cum)

OB/SB/IB/(Cum)

ROM(Cum) Mineral Reject

ROM/ Waste Ratio Ore (Cum) Mineral

reject(Cum)

(15-16) 12606 2314 Nil 10292 Nil 1029 1:0.255 (16-17) 12408 2205 Nil 10203 Nil 1020 1:0.216 (17-18) 12028 1788 Nil 10240 Nil 1024 1:0.175 (18-19) 10266 - Nil 10266 Nil 1026 - (19-20) 10280 - Nil 10280 Nil 1028 - Total 57588 6307 Nil 51281 Nil 5127 1:0.112

Production for Plan Periodfor OBM-IV Mining Lease

A detail of Bauxite production along with the waste generated in the approved five year mine plan is summarized in Table.

Year (a) Volume M3 Tonnage of ROM(d)

Recovery of Bauxite 90% ROM in MT dx0.90

Waste 10% of ROM M.T d x 0.10


Soil (b)

ROM(c)

High Grade 30% of Prod. In MT e x 0.30(Al2O3>50%) Abrasives & refractory grade (g)

Low Grade 70% of Prod. In MT d x 0.70 (Al2O3>30%) (h)

(15-16) 2314 10292 25730 23157 2573 6947 16210 (16-17) 2205 10203 25508 22957 2551 6887 16070 (17-18) 1788 10240 25599 23039 2560 6912 16127 (18-19) - 10266 25665 23098 2567 6929 16169 (19-20) - 10280 25700 23130 2570 6939 16191 Total 6307 51281 128202 115381 12821 34614 80767

Virpur-I Mining Lease:

Year wise Production For The ensuringFive years Period:-

In the Proposed Mining Scheme. The mining will be started form south western part of the lease of part no.1 pit floor area. The Bauxite will be excavated by forming one bench of 1.0 m with bench width of 10 m and slope of 70° from vertical. The mining will be done by semi mechanized open cast method with the use of JCB and tipper. After complete exploitation of Bauxite the area will be used as water reservoir. The waste generated during Five year Mining Scheme period will be spread at pit Bottom mined out pit will be used as water reservoir.





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During first year, mining will be carried out in western part of the lease area. The orientation of production face will be north-south direction. The Bauxite present at pit floor in pit no.1 will be mined out by forming one by forming one bench of 1.0 m then the mining will be advanced in east direction .Total about 1170 m2area will be excavated during first year of Mining Scheme.


In second year, mining will be carried out in west part of the lease area. The orientation of face will be north - south direction and advancing east ward direction in continuation with previous year mined out area. The face formed at the end of first will be advanced eastwardly. The Bauxite present at pit no. 1 will be mined out by forming one bench of 1.0 m. The 1120 M2 area will be excavated during second year of Mining Scheme.


In third year, mining will be carried out in west part of the lease area. The orientation of face will be north – south direction and advancing eastwardly direction in continuation with previous year mined out area. The face formed at the end of second will be advanced eastwardly. The Bauxite present at pit floor in pit no. 1 will be mined out by forming one bench of 1.0 m. The 1060 M2 area will be excavated during 3rd year of Mining Scheme.

Fourth Year (2018-19):-

In fourth year, mining will be carried out in central part of the lease area in pit no. 1. The orientation of face will be north – south direction and advancing eastwardly direction in continuation with previous year mined out area. The face formed at the end of third year will be advanced eastwardly. The Bauxite present at pit floor will be mined out in central part of the area at pit floor developing one bench of 1.0 m. The 1070 M2 area will be excavated during 4th year of Mining Scheme. Fifth Year (2019-20):- In fifth year, mining will be carried out in central part of the lease area in pit no. 1. The orientation of face will be north – south direction and advancing eastern direction in continuation with previous year mined out area. The face formed at the end of fourth year will be advanced easterly. The Bauxite present at pit floor will be mined out in central part of the area at pit floor area by developing one bench of 1.0 m. The 1065 M2 area will be excavated during 5thyear of Mining Scheme. Total area to be mined out in five year plan period is given in Table: Table: Year wise Excavation for Virpur-I Mining Lease

Year Total tentative Excavation (Cum)

Top Soil (Cum)

OB/SB/IB/(Cum)

ROM(Cum) Mineral Reject

ROM/ Waste Ratio Ore (Cum) Mineral

reject(Cum)

(15-16) 1170 Nil Nil 1170 Nil 1170 Nil (16-17) 1120 Nil Nil 1120 Nil 1120 Nil (17-18) 1160 Nil Nil 1160 Nil 1160 Nil (18-19) 1070 Nil Nil 1070 Nil 1070 Nil (19-20) 1065 Nil Nil 1065 Nil 1065 Nil Total 5485 Nil Nil 5485 Nil 5485 Nil





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Production for Plan Period for Virpur-I Mining Lease

A detail of Bauxite production along with the waste generated in the approved five year mine plan is summarized in Table.

Year (a) Volume M3 Tonnage of ROM(d)

Recovery of Bauxite 90% ROM in MT dx0.90

Waste 10% of ROM M.T d x 0.10


Soil (b)

ROM(c)

High Grade 30% of Prod. In MT e x 0.30(Al2O3>50%) Abrasives & refractory grade (g)

Low Grade 70% of Prod. In MT d x 0.70 (Al2O3>30%) (h)

First Year(15-16)

Nil 1170 2925 2632 293 526 2106

Second Year(16-17)

Nil 1120 2800 2520 280 504 2016

Third Year(17-18)

Nil 1160 2650 2385 265 477 1908

Fourth Year (18-19)

Nil 1070 2675 2408 267 482 1926

Fifth Year (19-20)

Nil 1065 2662 2396 266 479 1917

Total Nil 5485 13712 12341 1371 2468 9873

Life of Mine

Mining will be carried out in 3 Mining Block/Lease at a maximum production of 54913 TPA and as per IBM approved Scheme of Mining the life of mine would be TWELVE years. Entire lease area leaving statutory barrier will be mined out in TWELVE years.

OBM-I Mining Lease: As per estimated Mineable reserves of 1,91,134 MT of Bauxite available with average annual production proposed of Bauxite is 25,300 MT, the balance Mine Life period is EIGHT years. OBM-IV Mining Lease: As per estimated Mineable reserves of 3,06,305 MT of Bauxite available with average annual production proposed of Bauxite is 25640 MT, the balance Mine Life is TWELVE years. Virpur-I Mining Lease: As per estimated Mineable reserves of 3,06,305 MT of Bauxite available with average annual production proposed of Bauxite is 3000 MT, the balance Mine Life is EIGHT years. 2.2.6 Conceptual Mining Plan

Ultimate Pit Limit

In the Mining lease area the minerilised limits are determined either by the limit of the mining lease boundary or by the limits of the ore body. Considering the nature of the Bauxite ore zone formation, the ultimate pit limit is based on the lease boundary limit and UPL- limits have been duly marked in the Surface geological plan, plate no. 4.





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Based on the Balance Reserve available, the life of the mine is 12 years. During mine life period entire lease area leaving statutory barrier will be converted in to three voids, out of those three voids, part of one void will be backfilled and remaining part will be converted into reservoir. The conceptual plan has been prepared up to life of the mine of 12 years only. The lease area of OBM-I will be converted into three voids having area of 40999 m2, 7136 m2 and 5454 m2 respectively and average depth will be about 4.00m from the surface. Out of those three voids one void is already converted into reservoir and others will be converted during mine life period as shown in conceptual plan plate no. 9. The lease area of OBM-IV will be converted into three voids having area of 11220 m2, 16683 m2 and 5311m2 respectively and average depth will be about 5.00 m from the surface as shown in conceptual plan plate no. 9. The lease area of Virpur-I will be converted into one voids having dimension 1441m length and width varies from 40 to 55m surface as shown in conceptual plan plate no. 9.

Stacking of mineral reject and disposal of waste:-

OBM-I Mining Lease:

Backfilling will be done in the area after winning full thickness of bauxite. The proposed area for backfilling is proved barren. The waste generated during three year mining scheme period will be stacked in northern part of pit no.1 on pit floor. The OB dump present in western part of the lease area will be utilized for backfilling after complete excavation of all grades of Bauxite from proposed mining area. But the volume of voids (area to be worked) is much more than material available for backfilling, the entire mined out area cannot backfilled up to original ground level. Therefore northern part of pit no. 1 will be backfilled and remaining part of the area will be used as water reservoir. The low grade bauxite waste will be stacked in the southern part of pit no. 1 on pit floor separately.

Table: Year wise generation of waste for OBM-I Mining Lease

year Soil vol. in m3 OB vol. in m3 Mineralized Waste in m3

2014-15 - - 1050 2015-16 - - 991 2016-17 - - 997 Total - - 3038


Backfilling will be done in the area winning full thickness of bauxite. The OB and waste generated during scheme period will be backfilled in the mind out area in north part of lease area. The waste generated during five years mining scheme period will be backfilled in mined out area at the time of generation itself hence question of its height and spread does not arise. As volume of voids is much more than material available for backfilling of entire mined out area upto original ground level will not possible. Therefore north part of the area will be backfilled and another part of lease area will be used as water reservoir.

Table: Year wise generation of waste for OBM-IV Mining Lease

year Soil vol. in m3 OB vol. in m3 Mineralized





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Waste in m3 2015-16 2314 - 1029 2016-17 2205 - 1020 2017-18 1788 - 1024 2018-19 - - 1026 2019-20 - - 1028 Total 6307 - 5127


The waste generated during five year mining scheme period will be stacked in mined out pits. The volume of voids (excavated area) is much more than material available for backfilling, the entire mined out area cannot backfilled up to original ground level. Therefore the area will be used as water reservoir.

Table: Year wise generation of waste for Virpur-I Mining Lease

year Soil vol. in m3 OB vol. in m3 Mineralized Waste in m3

2015-16 - - 117 2016-17 - - 112 2017-18 - - 106 2018-19 - - 107 2019-20 - - 106 Total - - 548

Plantation

OBM-I Mining Lease:

50 saplings will be planted every year during three year schemes period and fencing will be done around plantation and working pits.

Year No. of saplings Area m2 2014-15 50 2403 m2 2015-16 50 2403 m2 2016-17 50 2403 m2


50 saplings will be planted every year during five year schemes period and fencing will be done around plantation and working pits.

Year No. of saplings Area m2 2015-16 50 1522 m2 2016-17 50 1466 m2 2017-18 50 1268 m2 2018-19 50 410 m2 2019-20 50 411 m2






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20 saplings will be planted every year during five year schemes period and fencing will be done around plantation and working pits.

Year No. of saplings Area m2 2015-16 20 Nil 2016-17 20 Nil 2017-18 20 Nil 2018-19 20 Nil 2019-20 20 Nil

2.2.7 Extent of Mechanization

The mining will be done by semi mechanized open cast mining method with the use of excavator and tipper.

The Bauxite horizon at places being of compact formation, require drilling and blasting which is roughly about 20 % of Bauxite zone for this purpose 1.5 M deep hole will be drilling by jack hammer with compressor and will be blasted by the 25 mm dia and 250 mm long explosive available in the region. The spacing will be kept as 1.0 m and burden will be kept as 1.0 m.

Table: Machinery Required: Excavator and Loading Equipment Type Nos. Bucket

capacity in M3 Make Motive

power HP

Excavator Three 0.9 M3 Tata Diesel 110 Haulage/Transport and Drilling equipment Type Nos. Size/ Capacity Make Motive

power HP

Tractor Eight 8 MT Tata - 35 Jack hammer Three 32 MM Atlas Capco - - Compressor Three 100 cft/m Atlas Capco - 110

2.2.8 Transports

The high grade bauxite will be transported to company’s manufacturing unit at Porbandar using hired trucks.

2.2.9 Blasting

The mining will be done by semi mechanized open cast mining method with the use of excavator and tippers.

The Bauxite horizon at places being of compact formation, require drilling and blasting which is roughly about 20% of Bauxite zone for this purpose 1.5M deep hole will be drilling by jack hammer with compressor and will be blasted by the 25mm dia and 250mm long explosive available in the region. The spacing will be kept as 1.0 m and burden will be kept as 1.0 m.

The broad parameters are as under:-

1) Spacing - 1.0 m 2) Burden - 1.0 m 3) Depth - 1.5 m 4) Diameter of hole - 32 mm 5) Explosive per wise - 0.375 kg 6) Power factor - 10 MT/ kg





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7) No. of holes blasted per round - 10 holes as per round 8) Maximum hole blasted per day - 10 holes in one round only.

2.2.10 Raw Materials Required along with Quantity likely Source, Marketing area of Final Product mode of Transport of Raw Material & Finished Products.

Raw Materials

Proposed project is mining of ROM for recovery of high grade bauxite for captive use in OAL’s plant located at Porbandar.

Marketing

Company has got lease for its captive consumption. So high grade material is completely used for companies own plant situated at Porbandar. The low grade which lessee get with abrasive and refractory grade is dumped separately & lessee sale it when get permission from state govt.

Table: Market Assessment

Closing stock of material Material will sale from the ex mines itself

Buyers Cement companies, export through third party

Maintenance of competitive pricing Price of material decided as per market condition

Re-negotiation option Material will sale only if getting profit, price is negotiable according to market & relation with buyer

Price of Material The cost of production of bauxite is 200/t for low grade and Rs 310/t for high grade

Low Grade High Grade

Exploration = Rs. 10/t Rs 10/t

Mining cost = Rs 170/t Rs 170/t

Sorting = Rs 20/t Rs 122/t

Total = Rs 200/t Rs 302/t

Demand on market condition, but estimate as; cost of production + royalty paid to govt. + depreciation of infrastructure used + profit margins.

Low grade material sold through GMDC only low grade bauxite is saleable presently PMV/Sale value of low grade material ranging Rs. 350-Rs. 550, depend on percentage of alumina.

Volume Closing stock of material

Mode of Transport

Bauxite will be transported by tractor to stacking and sorting ground. High grade bauxite will be transported by hired /owned truck to company’s manufacturing unit at Porbandar. Low grade bauxite will be stacked separately.

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The mineralized waste generated during the mining period will be backfilled in order to reduce the change in land cover or topography of the area. This backfilled area will be used for greenbelt development

Complete backfilling is not possible so a part of mine out area will be used as water reservoir and stored water will be used for watering the plantation and for dust suppression. In addition to this water stored in mined out pits will be used by farmers and villagers in nearby area thus reducing the ground water dependency.

Mine will be worked only in day time (8 hr/ day) and around 92 persons will work, therefore the domestic waste generated will be low and it is possible to recycle. As it doesn’t require electricity because working will be only in Day time.

2.2.12 Availability of Water its Source and Energy/Power Requirement

Water

For domestic use water will be supplied by the means of tankers from the nearby village. For greenbelt development and dust suppression water stored in mined out pits will be used. For domestic purpose: 4.36 KLD For dust suppression: 26.954 KLD For plantation: 1.26 KLD

Fuel/Power Requirement

The mine will be worked during an eight hours shift i.e. during day time only and hence no electricity is required for lighting. Diesel, ̴ 3 lit/hr will be used as fuel for running pump for dewatering in rainy season that too for some time.

2.2.13 Waste Generation and Management

Nature of Waste & Rate of yearly generation

In the proposed mining scheme the OB is likely to be generated during scheme period will be Soil and will be spread on backfilled area.

The waste that is likely to be generated will be in the form of associated clay with the bauxite horizon as mineral waste which is below the threshold grade, which has no sale value. That will be backfilled in mined out pits.

Quantity of Waste

The waste generated during scheme period will be as under:-

OBM-I Mining Lease: Year Soil Volume in M3 Volume of Waste (in M3)

2014-15 - 1050

2015-16 - 991 2016-17 - 997 Total - 3038

OBM-IV Mining Lease: Year Soil Volume in M3 Volume of Waste (in M3)

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2016-17 2205 1020

2017-18 1788 1024

2018-19 - 1026

2019-20 - 1028

Total 6307 5127

Virpur-I Mining Lease: Year Soil Volume in M3 Volume of Waste (in M3)

2015-16 - 117

2016-17 - 112

2017-18 - 106

2018-19 - 107

2019-20 - 106

Total - 548

Selection of Dumping Site

In the proposed mining scheme, it is proposed that the waste generate during scheme period will be backfilled simultaneously in mined out pits as shown in plat no. 6 of year wise Development Plan. The top soil will be used for spreading on the back filled area for plantation purpose and on the area adjacent to backfilled area in pit no. 2 on south central part of the lease area. Part of mined out land will be used as water reservoir.

Method of Dumping & Maximum Height and Spread of dumps

OBM-I Mining Lease:

Backfilling will be done in the in the area after winning full thickness of bauxite. The OB and waste generated during five years scheme period will be backfilled in the mined out area in north part of the lease area. The waste generated during five year mining scheme period will be backfilled in mined out area at the time of generation itself hence question of its height and spread does not arise. As volume of voids is much more than material available for backfilling of entire mined out area upto original ground level will not possible. Therefore west part of the area will be backfilled and another part of the lease area will be used as water reservoir.

Table: Extent of Backfilling for OBM-I Mining Lease

Year Extent of Backfilling Total Backfilling Material (m3)

Area to be Backfilled (m2)

Avg. height of backfilling

2014-15 9612 2403 4

2015-16 9612 2403 4

2016-17 9612 2403 4

Total 9612 7209 4


Backfilling will be done in the in the area after winning full thickness of bauxite. The OB and waste generated during five years scheme period will be backfilled in the mined out area in north part of the lease area. The waste generated during five year mining scheme period will be backfilled in mined out area at the time of generation itself hence question of its height and spread does not





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arise. As volume of voids is much more than material available for backfilling of entire mined out area upto original ground level will not possible. Therefore west part of the area will be backfilled and another part of the lease area will be used as water reservoir.

Table: Extent of Backfilling for OBM-IV Mining Lease

Year

Extent of Backfilling

Total Backfilling Material (m3)



2015-16 3806 1522 2.5

2016-17 3666 1466 2.5

2017-18 3170 1268 2.5

2018-19 1026 410 2.5

2019-20 1028 411 2.5

Total 12696 5077 2.5


Backfilling will be done in the in the area after winning full thickness of bauxite. The OB and waste generated during five years scheme period will be backfilled in the mined out area in north part of the lease area. The waste generated during five year mining scheme period will be backfilled in mined out area at the time of generation itself hence question of its height and spread does not arise. As volume of voids is much more than material available for backfilling of entire mined out area upto original ground level will not possible. Therefore west part of the area will be backfilled and another part of the lease area will be used as water reservoir.

Table: Extent of Backfilling for Virpur-I Mining Lease

Year

Extent of Backfilling

Total Backfilling Material (m3)



2015-16 117 - -

2016-17 112 - -

2017-18 106 - -

2018-19 107 - -

2019-20 106 - -

Total 548 - -

Liquid Waste Management Sewage

Sewage will be disposed of in soak pit at site.

Schematic Representation of Feasibility Drawing which gives Information for EIA Purpose

Mining plan plates are attached along with pre-feasibility report.





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2.3 Site Analysis 2.3.1 Connectivity

Orient Bauxite Mine consist of 3 leases viz. OBM-I, OBM-IV &Virpur-I is approachable only by a Kaccha road. The village Mewasa is approachable by a kachha road passing through village Ran which is located about 1km north of the tar road connecting village limbdi with Dwarka. Limdi is located on the DevbhumiDwarka- Okha state highway no. 25 and is about 35km from Khambhalia. The nearest railway station is Bhatia which is located Okha-DevbhumiDwarka-Rajkot-Viramgaon broad gauge section of western railways. The nearest sea port is Okha which is about 105km from Mewasa.

2.3.2 Land Form, Land Use and Land Ownership

Lease is granted to M/s Orient Abrasives Limited. Existing land use and proposed landuse after scheme period is given in Table:

Table : Existing and Proposed Land Use for OBM-I Mining Lease:

Head

Existing Land-use (Ha.) (A)

Additional area utilization during plan period (Ha.) (B)

Total area (Ha.) C= A+B

Land-use up to Life of Mine (Conceptual plan)

Area under mining 4.4796 0.0 4.4796 -

Storage for topsoil - - - -

Overburden/ Dump 1.07 - 1.07 -

Mineral Storage 0.09 - 0.09 -

Infrastructure (Workshop, Administrative building etc)

0.08 - 0.08 0.08

Roads 0.10 - 0.10 0.10

Railways - - - -

Greenbelt - 0.0225 0.0225 0.06

Reclamation 3.3251 0.7209 4.0460 4.1312

Water Reservoir 0.7136 - 0.7136 5.2521

Unused 1.83 - 1.08 2.06

Grand Total 11.68 0.7434 11.68 11.68

Table : Existing and Proposed Land Use for OBM-IV Mining Lease:

Head Existing Land use (Ha.) (A)

Additional area utilization during plan period (Ha.)

(B)

Total area (Ha.)

C= A+B

Land use up to Life of Mine (Conceptual

plan)

Area under mining 2.0352 2.4052 4.4404 -






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Overburden/ Dump - - - -

Mineral Storage 0.3145 1.0769 1.3914 -


0.0032 - 0.0032 0.0032

Roads 0.1085 - 0.1085 0.1085

Railways - - - -

Greenbelt 0.2479 0.0825 0.3304 1.3979

Reclamation 1.3290 0.5077 1.8367 3.0257

Water Reservoir - 1.8973 1.8973 3.3214

Unused 4.68 - 1.10 0

Grand Total 7.38 3.5646 7.38 7.38

Table: Existing and Proposed Land use for Virpur-I Mining Lease

Head Existing Land use (Ha.) (A)

Additional area utilization during plan period (Ha.) (B)

Total area (Ha.) C= A+B

Land use up to Life of Mine (Conceptual plan)

Area under mining 0.6067 - 0.6067 -


Overburden/ Dump 0.0100 - 0.0100 -

Mineral Storage 0.0100 - 0.0100 -


0.0020 - 0.0200 0.0200

Roads 0.0100 - 0.0100 -

Railways - - - -

Greenbelt 0.0080 0.0500 0.0580 0.088

Reclamation - - - -

Water Reservoir - - - 0.6067

unused 0.3633

0.2953 0.2953

Grand Total 1.01 0.0500 1.01 1.01





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2.3.3 Topography

The lease area is having north south trending low ridges of bauxite in eastern side and remaining area is almost plain ground sloping towards west. The area is covered by very scanty vegetation, mostly babool bushes grown over barren stony wastelands. The area is not covered by any watercourses in form of river, natural nallah etc. No permanent drainage course exists in the area. It is an active mining area, but crops like Bazara, groundnutetc are cultivated during monsoon in near by agriculture land. Maximum yield per hectares of bazaar and groundnut is around 2500 kg. The nearest human settlement is in Virpur village at a distance of 1.0 km. The entire lease area is covered under soil. Bauxite is present below thin cover of soil& clay of varying thickness of 0.3m to 1m. Bauxite is exposed in pit section. In general thickness of bauxite is 3.0m to 4.5 m. Recovery of high grade Bauxite is varying upto 50% of production in some pockets. In general the high grade is 30% & low grade (Al2O3 upto 30%) is70% of production. Recovery percentage of bauxite is 90% of ROM based on the result of excavation done so for in the area. 2.3.4 Geology of the Mine Lease The area around VirpurKenedy, Nandana, MotaAsota, Kenedy, Ran Village exposes bauxite as segregated pocket within laterite or horizontal bedded bauxite deposit within laterite or altered clay. The other rock type exposed in the region are trap rocks, limestone and lithomergic clays. The limestone belonging to Gaj beds series is overlying the laterites. The sequences of formation ranges from early Eocene to recent in age.The Stratigraphic sequence of the lease area is shown in Table.

Table 1-1: Stratigraphic Sequence in the mine Area

Formation Thickness in Meter

Topsoil& Clay 0.3 m to 1 m

Bauxite 3 m to 4.5 m

Lithomergic Clay -

2.3.5 Existing Landuse Pattern (agriculture, non-agriculture, forest, water bodies (including area under CRZ)), shortest distances from the periphery of the project to periphery of the forests, national park, wild life sanctuary, eco-sensitive areas, water bodies (distance from the HFL of the river), CRZ. In case of notified industrial area, a copy of the Gazette notification should be given

The lease area granted is a Government waste land & part land is Private land, it is a piece of barren land, and no forest land is involved in the area. Existing land use pattern of the site along with the proposed one is given in para 2.3.2

Details regarding to the other ecological and important areas are provided in below table:

Table 1-2: Important Features and Sensitive Ecological locations for OBM-I Mining Lease:

S.No. Feature Name From Project Site

Distance (km) Direction

1 Forest Land - - -





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S.No. Feature Name From Project Site

Distance (km) Direction

2 National Park Marine National Park - -

3 Wild Life Sanctuary Marine Sanctuary

5.6 km (OBM-I)

4.8 km (OBM-IV)

4.07 km (Virpur-I)

North

4 Water Body Sea ~4.7 km North

5 CRZ Zone Tidally influenced water bod

- -

6 Nearest Railway station

Bhatia ~20km SSW

7 Airport Jamnagar ~80 km East

8 Highway State Highway no 25 ~35km South

2.3.6 Existing Infrastructure

There is a Mine office, Canteen, First Aid room, Rest Shelter, Store, etc. present at the mine site. Apart from this there is no other infrastructure present in the study area.

2.3.7 Climatic Data from secondary sources

The climate in the region is characterized by a hot summer and general dryness except in the southwest monsoon season. The year may be divided into four seasons. The cold season from December to February is followed by the hot season from March to May. The period from June to September is the Southwest monsoon season. October and November constitute the post-monsoon or retreating monsoon season

Temperature1

The period from March to May is of continuous increase in temperatures. May is generally the hottest month with a mean daily maximum temperature of 44.5˚C and mean daily minimum of about 24.8˚C. The weather is intensely hot in summer and on some days the day temperature may reach up to 40.2˚C.

From November, both day and night temperatures begin to decrease rapidly. January is generally the coldest month with the mean daily maximum temperature at about 26.6˚C and mean daily minimum at about 10.6˚C. On such occasions, the minimum temperatures sometimes drops down to 6-7˚C.

Wind1

Long term wind direction is presented inTable 1-3. During June to September, that is during the monsoon season wind blows mostly from south-west. During the period from October to February, wind mostly blows from north-east. During March to May wind mostly blows from west direction

1

1 Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), Long Term Climatological Tables (1961-1990), Jamnagar (A)





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Table 1-3: Month wise Predominant Wind Direction-Jamnagar

Predominant Wind Direction

First Predominant Wind Direction

Second Predominant wind Direction

Third Predominant wind Direction

Month Mor Eve Mor Eve Mor Eve

January NE N E NE Calm NW

February Calm N NE NE/W/NW E E/Calm

March SW W W NW Calm N

April W W SW NW NW N

May W W SW NW NW SW/N/Calm

June SW W W NW S SW

July SW W W SW S NW

August SW W W SW/NW S S/N

September SW W W NW NW/S SW

October Calm NW SW N W W

November Calm N E NE NE NW

December NE/E N Calm NE SE NW

Rainfall1

The distribution of rainfall in the Jamnagar region, which includes the study area, is uneven. Annual rainfall in the region is 540.2 mm. About 91% of the annual rainfall in the region is received during the southwest monsoon months i.e. June to September. July is the rainiest month. Maximum rainfall in any one month was recorded in the month of August in year 1953 which was about 861.8 mm

Cloud Cover1

Long term cloud cover information is presented in Table 1-4.

Table 1-4: Long Term Cloud Cover Information-Jamnagar

Month

Cloud Amount No. of Days with Cloud Amount (All Clouds) OKTAS

No. of Days with Cloud Amount (Low Clouds) OKTAS

All Clouds

Low Clouds

0 T-2

3-5

6-7

8 0 T-2

3-5

6-7

8

January

1.3 0.2 17

8 4 2 0 29

1 1 0 0

1.1 0.1 17

8 4 2 0 28

3 0 0 0

February

1.5 0.4 15

7 4 2 0 24

3 1 0 0

1.1 0.2 16

7 4 1 0 24

4 0 0 0

March 2.0 0.8

13

8 6 4 0 22

5 3 1 0

1.3 0.2 14

10

5 2 0 25

5 1 0 0





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Month Cloud Amount No. of Days with Cloud Amount (All Clouds) OKTAS

No. of Days with Cloud Amount (Low Clouds) OKTAS

April 2.3 1.2 8 8

10

4 0 15

9 5 1 0

1.5 0.3 13

10

5 2 0 21

8 1 0 0

May 2.7 2.5 5 8

16

2 0 6 9 14

2 0

0.8 0.5 17

11

2 1 0 19

11

1 0 0

June 4.6 3.2 0 4

15

9 2 1 10

17

2 0

3.6 2.6 2 10

9 7 2 4 12

11

3 0

July 5.8 3.3 0 2 7

17

5 2 10

15

4 0

5.9 4.1 0 2 7 16

6 0 5 20

6 0

August 6.1 3.3 0 2 6

16

7 2 9 16

4 0

5.9 3.8 0 2 7 16

6 1 7 17

6 0

September

3.6 2.2 1 10

10

8 1 3 16

9 2 0

3.6 2.3 2 11

9 7 1 3 16

9 2 0

October

1.6 0.8 11

12

6 2 0 19

9 3 0 0

1.5 0.9 9 15

5 2 0 13

16

2 0 0

November

1.5 0.4 14

9 3 3 1 24

4 2 0 0

1.4 0.5 14

10

3 2 1 23

6 1 0 0

December

1.4 0.1 13

11

5 2 0 29

1 1 0 0

1.4 0.1 15

9 5 2 0 27

3 1 0 0

The area remains cloudy between June - September, which is the active period of the monsoon season.

Humidity1

Most humid conditions are found in the monsoons. Mornings are more humid than evenings and humidity ranges from a high of 78-87% in monsoon mornings to a low of 37-40% in winter evenings. During post-monsoon season, in morning humidity remains between 67-77 % and in the evening it remains between 42-49%.

Table 1-5: Average Meteorological Conditions at IMD Jamnagar

Month Mean Daily Temperature

Rainfall (mm)

No. of Rainy

Relative Humidity

Relative Humidity





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Max Min Monthly Total

days (%), Morning

(%), Evening

January 26.6 10.6 1.3 0.2 70 37

February 28.8 12.7 2.4 0.2 73 37

March 32.7 17.2 1.6 0.1 77 40

April 35.3 21.3 0.0 0.0 79 48

May 36.3 24.8 2.2 0.3 75 57

June 35.6 26.6 93.5 3.5 78 64

July 33.1 25.8 193.4 7.2 84 71

August 31.5 24.7 160.8 5.9 87 74

September 32.2 23.4 45.1 3.2 85 69

October 34.4 21.1 25.4 0.9 77 49

November 31.9 16.8 13.9 0.7 67 42

December 28.0 12.4 0.6 0.0 66 40

Total / Mean

32.2 19.5 540.2 22.2 77 52

2.3.8 Social Infrastructure

The lease proposed for mining is with the same lessee since 1976 and mining was carried out since then. The entire lease area is designated as Private land and has no vertical development over it except mine office.

There is no social infrastructure available at site. Bhatia which is about 20km from mine site have all kind of facilities available.

2.4 Planning Brief 2.4.1 Planning Concept

Type of Industry: Mining of Bauxite Facilities: Drinking water, first aid, mine office, rest shelter and store. Transportation: Bauxite will be transported through trucks Town and Country Planning Development Authority Classification: not applicable, since this is a mining project

2.4.2 Population Projection

Not applicable since the project entails mining of bauxite on government granted lease area.

2.4.3 Landuse Planning

As mentioned in Section 2.3.2 above.

2.4.4 Assessment of Infrastructure Demand

A temporary rest shelter for labour will be constructed at mine site. A water tank (capacity of 500 liters) will be constructed for storing drinking water. Haul road is well maintained and water sprinkling will be carried out time by time in order to maintain the road condition.





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2.4.5 Amenities / Facilities Facilities for drinking water and first aid will be provided in the mine office and an office-cum-rest shelter already existing in the lease area.

2.5 Proposed infrastructure 2.5.1 Industrial Area (Processing Area)

Not applicable.

2.5.2 Residential Area (Non-Processing Area)

Not applicable.

2.5.3 Greenbelt

According to approved modified mining scheme it was proposed to plant 50 sapling every year. Plantation will also be carried out along the road and statutory barrier, and saplings of Neem, Gulmohor,Pipal, Paraspipalwill be planted.The year wise area to be reclaimed by backfilling and plantation details is as under.

2.5.4 Social Infrastructure

Discussed in Section 1.3.8.

2.5.5 Connectivity (Traffic and Transportation Road / Rail / Metro / Waterways)

As per Section 1.3.1

2.5.6 Drinking Water Management (source & supply of water)

Discussed in Section 2.2.12

2.5.7 Power Requirement and Supply / Source


2.5.8 Industrial Waste Management


2.5.9 Solid Waste Management


2.5.10 Sewage System Discussed in Section 2.2.13 2.6 Rehabilitation and Resettlement (R& R) Plan

Rehabilitation and Resettlement plan proposed in mining plan 9.5297 ha area will be mined out, 5.8833 ha will be backfilled and 2.6109 ha will be converted to Water reservoir.





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2.7 Project Schedule and Cost Estimates 2.7.1 Project Schedule

The mine lease is working site of OAL however; OAL will start production at proposed rate only after obtaining necessary clearance from Central and State Government

2.7.2 Estimated Project Cost along with Analysis in Terms of Economic Viability of the Project

Estimated cost of the three projects would be around Rs.66.23 lacs only. This cost includes the project expenditure towards the laterite and bauxite mine. The mine has been sanctioned by the Government for captive consumption only and not for sale of products; hence the profitability factor does not arise at this stage. The cost break-up is given in Table 1-6.

Table 1-6: Cost of the Project

S.No. Particulars Amount (lacs)

1 Land development 2.00

2 Building Site office 5.00

3 Plant & Machinery, Safety equipments& tools 5.00

4 Advance to labour& transport contractor 5.00

5 Preliminary & Pre-operative expenses 5.00

6 Professional Expenses& Legal expense (MoEFCC) 10.00

7 Working Capital Margin 25.00

8 Environment protection cost and Other Miscellaneous Fixed Assets

9.23

Total 66.23

2.8 Analysis of proposal (Final Recommendations) 2.8.1 Financial and Social Benefits with Special Emphasis on the Benefit to the Local

People including Tribal Population, if any, in the Area

Critical analysis of the existing socio-economic profile of the area vis-à-vis its scenario with proposed project activities identifies the following:

About 92 miners will be engaged in mining activities for the projectand about 60 people for ancilary activities.

The proposed activities shall generate indirect employment in the region due to the requirement of workers in supply auxiliary such as higher machinery service and Ore Transport service afford from the ancillary works, which would marginally improve the economic status of the people.

Further the additional benefits from the downstream units such as iron industry, steel industry, cement plant, and metallurgical industry also add value to the society.

CSR Activities





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Fodder at Gaushala

Stationery to School

Employment to Locals

Village Development

Drinking Water

School library Computer Lab

Annexure-1

Annexure-2

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To,

The Chief Conservator of Forest,

Jamnagar

Date:L5l08l2p/15

Respected Sir,

M/s. Orient abrasives limited has approached to Ministry of Environment and Forest & climate

Changes (MoEF&CC) for obtaining Environment Clearance with respect of our Bauxite Mines of smal l

s ize mining lease through our Cluster approach.

The Mining Leases areas extend varying from 0.4 Ha to 11.68 Ha, and total area comprising 20 mining

feases is78.27 Ha only.

Considering Environmental-Techno-Economic aspects, the operat ion of these mines are not

Economical ly & Environmental ly viable unt i l these project are clustered. For effect ive implementat ion of

Environmentai protect ive Measures, preparat ion of Environmental Management Plan & Environmental

lmpact Assessment, and lmplementat ion Reclamation and Rehabi l i tat ion act iv i t ies in the mine lease

area, preparat ion of Conservat ion Plan on cluster approach would be appropriate and i ts operat ion

viabi l i ty.

Conservat ion plan for the said clustered bauxite mines are submitted to MoEF&CC for our EC project

clearance and as wel l as environmental protect ion aspects of f lora and fauna found in the lease area'

Hence, our Management Environment Cel l intending to prepare comprehensive environmental

conservat ion plan in consultat ion through the Forest Department by carrying out var ious Environmental

Awareness Activities or programs such as compensative plantation program, mangrove plantation

program, Environmental awareness program/act iv i t ies in the surrounding vi l lages, Ecological

monitoring activities in core and buffer area environment with estimated budgeted cost of Rs. l"'25

Crores for mining plan period.

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Registered Office :1307, ChiranjivTower,43, Nehru Place,New Delhi-11001 9 (lndia)Phone : +91-11-2U2 5446 l7Fax: +91-11-26,14 3859Email : [email protected]

Works:GIDC, Indus. AreaPorbandar - 360577.Gujarat, IndiaPh. : +91 -286-222178819Fax: +91-286-2222719Email : [email protected]

Mining Division:OrientAbrasives Ltd.Orient House, Yogeshwar Nagar,Khambhalia - 361305.Dist. Jamnagar.(Gujarat)Tele/Fax : +91-2833-234756E-mail : [email protected]

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In this regards our Company Management/Environment Cell requests to your good self to direct us and

give necessary guidance for preparation of Conservation plan for implementation and monitoring

through the office of the Chief Conservator of Forest, Marine National Park, Jamnagar.

The Company Conservation plan activities and budget proposal as given

lease area does not fall Eco-Sensitive Zone. Our company has engaged Dr.

diversity expert) as an advisor.

in table.1. Our Bauxite MinesBharat J.gthva (Ecology & Bio-

We request your good self to kindly consider our subject issue and necessary direction in this regard.

Thanking you,

Yours Sincerely,

G6neral Manager - Mines

M/s. Orient abrasives Limited

Registered Office :1307, Chiranjiv Tower,43, Nehru Place,New Delhi-110019 (lndia)Phone : +91-11-2642 5446 I 7Fax: +91-11-2644 3859Email : [email protected]

Works:GIDC, Indus. AreaPorbandar - 360577.Gujarat, lndiaPh. : +91 -286-222178819Fax : +91-286-22227'19Email : [email protected]

Mining Divislon :OrientAbrasives Ltd.Orient House, Yogeshwar Nagar,Khambhalia - 361305.Dist. Jamnagar.(Gujarat)Tele/Fax : +91-2833-234756E-mail : [email protected]

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ORDER ...-------..--' ... -

Letter' No~ 1(33) /7g;..MIV, dated' the 15th February:,197.9:fran the Government of India, Ministry ofSteel and Mines, Department of Min~,'N:ew Delhi •. o

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. Go'\€rnment to M/sc' orient /\brasives Ltd." G. LD.C.,Industr~al Area, P.B,. No. 13, I'orbandar, l?in~360575, ofa MLning Lease for Bauxi.te far t~nty years in respeCtof the area in the Jamnagar District detailed below:-. . . . ()

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,~.~ The grant of ,the aboVe' lease i,s 'subj~t to theteJ;rns and conditions mentiOned below:':'

«~S·' Mining lease.sqall:: be in respect of B~uxitecn1y, if. .. ;;¢y other minerals .are· founJ. in association withthis mineral, they shcu1d be brcught to the notice ofG:>vernrilent and if the lessee desires to mine theseminEirals along with the mineral for which lease isgranted'~ he should do socn1y, after the consent of thestate Government is obtained in writing.

(b) Royalty at the rate specified for tpe_mineralBauxite in Schedule IInd of the Hines and Minerals(~gu1at:t.on and Development) .",Ct l 1957 as ..amended frcrntime- t,o time and, dead rent at the rates mentioned, in ' theIIIrd SChedule of t he said Act, as amended fran time totime, whichever- is gr~ater, shall' be charged providedthat the dead rent shall not be payaJ;:>l~for the firstyear of the:'·lease.,,·-,· ", .

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(c) S-lrface rent and water rate at- such rate notexceeding the ,larld re~e, water- rate and casses' assess-aliCe on'~e :'and, shall be charged. .

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1!'48) is found to occUr in the property under .the lease,the les<see shall make available such mineral to theGovernment.

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(e) The lessee shall be subj ect to the'provisions of the Mines· anSi. Minerals (Regulation andDeve1 q:>ment) l.ct, 1957 (67 of 1957) !=h~ Hineraleoncession Rules, 1960, and the Mineral Conservatio ?'-~ __and Development Rul~es, 1958, as amended from time I ~)' ,ti ' ..~

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Cf) The lessee shnll furnish to the ColJ-ectq ~. r:4of Jamnagar an accurate map of. thc' area s~Ctioned'''' -", ~~under the lease together ~th th~ descr1ption givi,n~ Oo'~'i.~·the si tqation and boundaries duly attested by the . ,Ot-;Distr~ct· Inspector of Land Recor9-s.- The Collector i~ ~f(NME.au thori sed to get the ·area demarcated before'execution of the Mining Lease and recover the costfran the deposit of Rs.- 500/- pard.for Preliminaryexpenses.. ..' . .

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( '- (h) The lessee shall subni t -confidentiallyfrou_ time to time or v:hen required progr~ss reportto the birector of Geology and Mining, Q.ljarat state, .7J"medabad-16, or to an officer authorised "by-him'alongwith the sc:rnples of the ares colI ected Cluringmining operations together Hi th the analysis report!.,

(i) . The lessee shall not use or sell the saidminerai or deal' \dth it in what sc>.over manner- orknmv.i.ngly allo\..... anyone to tl sa or. sell the saidmineral or deal with it in Whatsoever m<mncr as aminor mineral.

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(j) The lessee also- undertakes that ... if 'thebauxite vJon fran the leased area is not required foran industrial unit that the lessee" himself has setup at porbandar, the· lessee shall deliver thebauxite for utilisati.on in 2l1y industrial plant setup by any other party within Clljarat towhan theState Government (on notice of not 1 ess than sixmonths) may direct the lessee to deliver the bauxiteand, in such event the price and other tenus of sucha supply arrangement on long term basis shall'bemutually agreed upon" between the lessee and suchoth~r partY., in the event 0fdisr.ute arising betweE!Dthc lessee and such other p arty in regard to thesaid supply arrangements, the point at disput.e shallbe settled by the state Government and, in case the",lessee is still aggrieved. by the decision of thestate Government·on such point, the lessee shallhave the. right to appeal to the Central Government.

3. The. Centr<:.l Goveinment,in exercise' of thepowers conferred by suJ::>,.:.rule (3) of Rule 27 of theMineral Concession R.lles 196()~ have. authorised theState Govt. to impose following further conditions:.':'

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4. The central. Government is exercise 9f the powersconferred by Sul>-Rule (2) 9f Rule 58 of the MineralConc.ession Rules, 1900 have also-authorised the StateGovernment to grant this nuning lease in relaxation ofprovisions of Rule '59 read with S:.1:l:>-Rule (1) of Rule 58 'of·t he said RIles'.

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Devbhumidwarka

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Registered Office :1307, Chiranjiv Towel43, Nehru Place,New Delhi-11001 9 (lndia)Phone : +91-11-2642 5446 | 7Fax : +91-11-2644 3859Email : [email protected]

Works:GIDC, Indus. AreaPorbandar - 360577.Gujarat, IndiaPh. : +91-286-222178819Fax : +91-286-22227'19Email : [email protected]

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Sub: -Amalgamat ion o f V i rpur -1 , 1 .01 Ha, oBM- | , 11 .68 Ha & oBM-1v ,7 .3g Ha min ing leases toobtain Environmental Clearance as per the requirement of Ministry of Environment Forestand cl imate change considering the Enviro- Techno Economic- statutorv condit ions.

l lespected Sir ,

Government of Gujarat has granted Virpur- l (S.No. 17), OBM-I (S.No. 2IS/pl & OBM-|V(S No. 330/P) Bauxite mining leases to M/s Orient Abrasives Ltd. Over an area of 1.01 Ha,LL.6gf1a,7.38 Ha respect ively total l ing to 20.07 Ha in Virpur, Mewasa Vi l lage of Kalyanpur.Taluka ofDevbhumi Dwarka D is t r i c t .

our projects are being processed for obtaining environment clearances from the Ministry ofEnvironment Forest and Cl imate Change considering the Enviro-Techno Economic-Statutorycondit ions. Because of the fact That the cost of obtaining Environment Clearances and the TimePer iod taken fo r smal l lease area makes the pro jec t unv iab le .

l -case Renewal Appl icat ion for Virpur- l over an area 1.0L Ha in Form J was rubrni t t .d u, on14 '01 .1"999, Lease RenewalApp l ica t ion fo r OBM- l over an area 11" .68 Ha in Form J was submi t ted ason 16.01.1996 and Lease Renewal Appl icat ion for OBM-IV over an area 7.38 Ha in Form J wassubmitted as on 29.04.1998 as per Rule 2a(A) of Mineral Conservat ion Rule i .960 and according toRu le 24(6) a l l our leases are under DEEMED renewal s ta tus . As per new MMDR ord inance-2o15 a l lleases are val id up to 2030, which makes the requirement of Environment Clearance val idi ty up tothe Project lease period or Mine Li fe which is for the specif ied period.

AMALGAMATION is essential for small leases, considering the Systematic and Scientif ic miningoperation, the mine Reclamation and Rehabil i tat ion works, Environment compliance, Optimizationof Mineral Extration and Stocking of low grade mineral rejects, Plantation in mined out areas, MineDevelopment and Production Expenditure & Economic of mining Operation for small pocket Bau

Mining Division:

E-mail : khambhalia@oalmail .co. in

Systematic Planning for smal l mine lease area in

ORTENT ABRASIVES LIMITED

depos i t requ i res

APPROACH.

the form of CLUSTER MINING

i :nv i ronment c learance fo r ind iv idua l mine lease whether B IG oR sMALL LEASE fa l l ing w i th in 10

Km of Eco sensit ive Zone takes 6 to 8 product ive years & sustenance of our value Addit ion Plant for

such long period are highly impract ical as plant requires regular uninterrupted Bauxite ore supply '

Based on the Techno- Economic meri ts of these smal l mine lease we are proposing the

AMALGAMATION of our mine lease.

Based on the above parameters the company vide letter dated 16'08 '2012 ,and 23'04'201'4

requested for amalgamation of smal l mining lease . in view of subsequent Changed scenario as

some of the proposed mine lease are under TOR & EC stages at MoEF ,GOl the company decided to

modify the earl ier AMALGAMATToN Proposal c luster ing of smal ler mines based on the Geographical

Strategic Locat ion.

our mining leases are very smal l with total extent 20.07 hectares only. The statutory compl iance of

these mines w i th respec t to var ious Mines and Minera ls Ac ts and Ru les are no t techn ica l l y v iab le '

Further smal l lease requires maintenance of al l statutory records ,return to var ious departments

l ike Indian Bureau of Mines , Director General of Mines safety, State Geology and mining

department ;Pol lut ion control Board, Ministry of Environment and Forest , Labour Department,

Explosives Department etc. Consumes labourious t ime by these department & the company' "BY

amalgamating smal l mining leases" wi l l be drast ical ly reduce labourious work , precious t ime of

G O V E R N M E N T M A C H I N E R Y .

As per requirement of Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change for Proejct Environment

clearances, the company proposes to Amalgamate three mining lease into one groups/ lease as

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The statuary provisions under Mines & Minerals Act relating to AMALGAMATION are reproduced

below for your kind perusal and Expansion:

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Registered Office :1307, Chiraniiv Tower,43. Nehru Place,New Delhi-110019 (lndia)Phone : +91-11-2642 5446 I 7Fax: +91-11-2644 3859Email : [email protected]

Works:GIDC, Indus. AreaPorbandar - 360577.Guiarat, lndiaPh. : +91 -286-222178819Fax : +91-286-2222719Email : orientabrasives@oalmail'co'in

Mining Division :OrientAbrasives Ltd.Orient House, Yogeshwar Nagar'Khambhalia - 361305.Dist. Jamnagar.(Gujarat)Tele/Fax : +91-2833-234756E-mail : [email protected]


. Sect ion 5(1)(c ) of MMDR Act, 1957: No person shal l acquire in respect of any mineral or

prescr ibed group of associated minerals in the state any RP, PL or ML in respect of any area

which is not compact or cont iguous.

"Provided That if the State Government is of opinion That in the 'interest

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development of any mineral it is necessary so to do it may for reason to be recorded in

writing permit any person to acquire a RP,PL or ML in relation to any area which is not

compact or contiguous" .

. Rule 38 of MCR, 1950: Amalgamation of leases:

The State Government may in the interest of Mineral Development and with reason to be

recorded in wri t ing permit amalgamation of two or more adjoining leases held by lessee.

Provided further That pr ior approval of Central Government shal l be require for such

amalgamation in respect of leases for minerals specified in part A and Part B of the first

schedule to the Act.

Sir,

We request your good self to kindly AMALGAMATE the leases to obtain Environment-Clearance

for cluster of Smal l group Mines only in the interest of Mineral Development in Systematic and

Scient i f ic manner & for the Growth of our value Addit ion Plant , we request your good self to kindly

re-consider our modified proposal of AMALGAMATION of above leases and issue necessary order in

this regard.

THANKING YOU

Yours fa i th fu l l y ,

For, Orient Abrasives Ltd

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Registered Office :'l 307, Chiraniiv Tower,43. Nehru Place,New DelhFl 1 0019 (lndia)Phone : +91-11-2642 5446 I 7Fax : +91-1'l-2644 3859Email : [email protected]

Works:GIDC, lndus. AreaPorbandar - 360577.Guiarat, IndiaPh. : +91-286-222178819Fax: +91-286-2222719Email : orientabrasives@oalmail'co. in

Mining Division :OrientAbrasives Ltd.Orient House, Yogeshwar Nagar,Khambhalia - 361305.Dist. Jamnagar.(Gujarat)Tele/Fax : +91 -2833'234756E-mail : [email protected]

No. MCR-102014-1157-CHH-1

Industrial & Mining Department,

Block no. 5, 4th floor,

New Sachivalay, Gandhinagar

Date: 08/05/2014To,The Commissioner,Geology & Mining Department,Udhyog Bhavan,Gandhinagar.

The Collector,Collector office (Mining Branch),Dist: Jamnagar

Subject: Amalgamation of 23 small mining leases into 3 mining leases based on the Techno-Economic statutory conditions.

Sir,

With reference to above said subject based on application letter dated 23/04/2014 of M/s. OrientAbrasives Ltd. having various mining lease in Jamnagar District. It is requested to carry out necessaryprocess as per rules and give proper reply to the applicant and also inform us regarding the process hasbeen done.

Enc: a.a.Cc. to,Shri Orient

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(K.N.Vasava)Section officer

Industrial & Mining Department

Yours faithfully,

Abrasives Ltd., 1307, Chiranjiv Tower, 43, Nehru Place, New Delhi-110019 (India).

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To,The Commissioner,Office of Geology & Mining Commissioner,Udhyog Bhavan, Block no. Zz, 7th floor,Gandhinagar.

No. GJ/ML/Bauxite/492Office of Geologist,Geology & Mining Department,Lai Bangla Compound,JamnagarDate: 16/01/2013

Subject: Amalgamation of more than one mining leases regarding.

Reference: 1. Orient Abrasives letter no. OAL/PBR/2012-13 Dated 16.08.20122. Letter of The Geologist (Lease), office of Geology & Mining Commissioner, Gandhinagar, letter no.

CGM/ML/Orient/Bauxite/TPS/11-12/5010 Dated 20.11.2012

With respect to above mentioned subject and reference letter M/s. Orient Abrasives Ltd has 13 mining leases (area206.90.00 Ha.) in various survey no of Mewasa village and 3 mining leases (23.38.00 Ha.) in Virpur village. Amalgamated map ofthese 16 mines located in Mewasa & Virpur village is enclosed here with.

Section 6(3)(c) of MMDR Act. 1957No person shall acquire in respect of any mineral or prescribed group of associated minerals in the state any RP, PL or

ML in respect of any area which is not compact or contiguous.Provided that if the state Government is of opinion that in the interest of the development of any mineral. It is

necessary so to do it may for reasons to be recorded in writing permit any person to acquire a RP, PL or ML in relation to any areawhich is not compact or contiguous.

Rule 38 of MCR, 1960: Amalgamation of leasesThe State Government may in the interest of Mineral Development and with reasons to be recorded in writing permit

amalgamation of two or more adjoining leases held by lease.Provided further that prior approval of Central Government shall be require for such amalgamation in respect of leases

for minerals specified in part A and Part B of the first schedule to the Act.As per applicant request regarding amalgamation, it is as per Government rules and as per provisions of MCR.

Considering all this it is recommended for the amalgamation of mining leases as mentioned above. Document related to thiswork no 1to 7 along with 2 maps are enclosed here with which may kindly noted.

Enclose:- As above Certified & DispatchedDraft & file copy -Sd/-Signed by the Collector Geologist

Geology & Mining Department -Sd/-Jamnagar Collector

Dist:Jamnagar

Cc. to,

M/s. Orient Abrasives Ltd., for information.

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