Orient Abrasives Limited
Pre-feasibility Report: Mining of 96030 TPA
Bauxite ROM in lease area 25.8798 Ha at
Survey number 330/P, Mewasa Village,
Kalyanpur Taluka, District Jamnagar, Gujarat
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ..........................................................................................4 2 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................6 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 THE PROJECT PROPONENT ........................................................................................ 6 THE PROJECT BACKGROUND ...................................................................................... 6 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROJECT ...................................................... 6 NEED FOR THE PROJECT AND ITS IMPORTANCE TO THE COUNTRY / REGION ............................ 7 DEMAND-SUPPLY GAP.............................................................................................. 7 IMPORTS V/S INDIGENOUS PRODUCTION ....................................................................... 7 EXPORT POSSIBILITY ............................................................................................... 7 DOMESTIC / EXPORT MARKETS .................................................................................. 7 EMPLOYMENT GENERATION (DIRECT AND INDIRECT) DUE TO THE PROJECT ............................ 8 2.9.1 2.9.2 3 Direct ......................................................................................................... 8 Indirect ...................................................................................................... 8 PROJECT DESCRIPTION .......................................................................................9 3.1 TYPE OF PROJECT INCLUDING INTERLINKED AND INTERDEPENDENT PROJECTS ......................... 9 3.2 LOCATION (MAP SHOWING GENERAL LOCATION, SPECIFIC LOCATION AND PROJECT BOUNDARY AND
PROJECT LAY OUT WITH COORDINATES) ................................................................................. 9 3.3 DETAILS OF ALTERNATE SITES CONSIDERED AND THE BASIS OF SELECTING THE PROPOSED SITE 10 3.4 SIZE OR MAGNITUDE OF OPERATION.......................................................................... 10 3.5 PROJECT DESCRIPTION WITH PROCESS DETAILS ........................................................... 10 3.5.1 Salient Features of Mode of Working ........................................................... 11 3.5.2 Year Wise Production for Five year period .................................................... 11 3.5.3 Production for Plan Period .......................................................................... 12 3.6 CONCEPTUAL MINING PLAN ..................................................................................... 13 3.6.1 Exploration ............................................................................................... 13 3.6.2 Ultimate Pit Limit ....................................................................................... 13 3.6.3 Stacking of mineral rejects and disposal of waste ......................................... 13 3.6.4 Plantation ................................................................................................. 14 3.7 EXTENT OF MECHANIZATION.................................................................................... 14 3.8 TRANSPORT ........................................................................................................ 14 3.9 BLASTING .......................................................................................................... 14 3.10 RAW MATERIALS REQUIRED ALONG WITH QUANTITY LIKELY SOURCE, MARKETING AREA OF FINAL
PRODUCT MODE OF TRANSPORT OF RAW MATERIAL & FINISHED PRODUCTS .................................... 14 3.11 RESOURCE OPTIMIZATION / RECYCLING AND REUSE ENVISAGED IN THE PROJECT ................... 15 3.12 AVAILABILITY OF WATER ITS SOURCE AND ENERGY/POWER REQUIREMENT ........................... 15 3.12.1 Water ....................................................................................................... 15 3.12.2 Fuel.......................................................................................................... 16 3.13 WASTE GENERATION AND MANAGEMENT ..................................................................... 16 3.13.1 Solid Waste Management ........................................................................... 16 3.13.2 Liquid Waste Management ......................................................................... 17 3.14 SCHEMATIC REPRESENTATION OF FEASIBILITY DRAWING WHICH GIVES INFORMATION FOR EIA
PURPOSE ...................................................................................................................... 17 4 SITE ANALYSIS ...................................................................................................18 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 CONNECTIVITY .................................................................................................... 18 LAND FORM, LAND USE AND LAND OWNERSHIP ............................................................ 18 TOPOGRAPHY ...................................................................................................... 19 GEOLOGY OF THE MINING LEASE AREA ....................................................................... 19 ORIENT ABRASIVES LIMITED
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4.5 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 ............................................................................. 19 4.6 EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE .................................................................................... 20 4.7 SOIL CLASSIFICATION ............................................................................................ 20 4.8 CLIMATIC DATA FROM SECONDARY SOURCES ................................................................ 20 4.8.1 Temperature ............................................................................................. 20 4.8.2 Wind ........................................................................................................ 20 4.8.3 Rainfall ..................................................................................................... 21 4.8.4 Cloud Cover .............................................................................................. 21 4.8.5 Humidity ................................................................................................... 21 4.9 SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE ....................................................................................... 21 5 PLANNING BRIEF ...............................................................................................22 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 6 PLANNING CONCEPT .............................................................................................. 22 POPULATION PROJECTION ....................................................................................... 22 LANDUSE PLANNING .............................................................................................. 22 ASSESSMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE DEMAND................................................................. 22 AMENITIES / FACILITIES ......................................................................................... 22 PROPOSED INFRASTRUCTURE ...........................................................................23 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 6.9 6.10 INDUSTRIAL AREA (PROCESSING AREA) ...................................................................... 23 RESIDENTIAL AREA (NON-PROCESSING AREA) .............................................................. 23 GREENBELT ........................................................................................................ 23 SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE ....................................................................................... 23 CONNECTIVITY (TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION ROAD / RAIL / METRO / WATERWAYS) .......... 23 DRINKING WATER MANAGEMENT (SOURCE & SUPPLY OF WATER) ....................................... 23 POWER REQUIREMENT AND SUPPLY / SOURCE .............................................................. 23 INDUSTRIAL WASTE MANAGEMENT ............................................................................ 23 SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT ................................................................................... 23 SEWAGE SYSTEM .................................................................................................. 23 7 REHABILITATION AND RESETTLEMENT (R& R) PLAN .......................................24 8 PROJECT SCHEDULE AND COST ESTIMATES ......................................................25 8.1 PROJECT SCHEDULE .............................................................................................. 25 8.2 ESTIMATED PROJECT COST ALONG WITH ANALYSIS IN TERMS OF ECONOMIC VIABILITY OF THE
PROJECT ....................................................................................................................... 25 9 ANALYSIS OF PROPOSAL (FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS)...................................26 9.1 FINANCIAL AND SOCIAL BENEFITS WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON THE BENEFIT TO THE LOCAL PEOPLE
AREA .............................................................. 26 INCLUDING TRIBAL POPULATION, IF ANY, IN THE
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1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
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 to manufacture calcined and
fused alumina products in 1974, in technical collaboration with Karborundum, Bentueky,
Czechoslovakia, by the Rajgarhia Group of Industries.
M/s OAL holds mining lease of Varada – II Bauxite Mine over an area of 25.8798 hectares, in
survey number 330/P of Village Mewasa, Taluka Kalyanpur, District Jamnagar of Gujarat state,
granted by the Government of Gujarat, Industries & Mines Department by their grant order
MCR/1584 (0-18)1915-CHH dated 23/04/1985. The mine was executed on 23/09/1985, vesting
with lessee mining rights for 20 years. The lease got expired on 22/09/2005 and prior to that,
the lessee has applied first renewal application on 13/09/2004 for the lease and it is under the
consideration of State Government.
The modified mining plan was approved by the Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM), vide their letter
number 682 (23) (511)/2007 MCCM (N) UDP dated 08/05/2007. Further the mining scheme
was approved vide their letter number 682 (23) MS-490/2009 MCCM (N) UDP dated
21/08/2009.
The proposed project is for expansion of quantity of bauxite mining at Varada - II mine lease
from 9514.9 TPA (Pre- 1994) to 96030TPA ROM. The mine lease is designated as Government
land and does not involve any forest area within it. It is a piece of non-irrigated barren land.
Considering mineable reserves of 8,18,688 MT and considering average rate of production to
be 76,000MT, life of mine would be around 12 years.
Mining will be carried out by manual open cast mining method. Bauxite horizon is present on
surface on part of the area and below thin cover of soil or limestone in part of the area.
Soil/Limestone having a thickness of 1.0 m is removed first by formation of one bench. Bauxite
is excavated by forming 3 benches of thickness 1.5 m each. Bauxite horizon is compact in
nature and requires drilling and blasting. Drilling is being done by jackhammer using drill rods
and blasting with the help of explosives. The blasted material after manual sorting will be
loaded in trucks. High grade bauxite will be transported to company’s manufacturing unit at
Porbandar using covered trucks.
According to approved mining plan, during five years, total 4.8220 hectare area will be worked
out and in that period around 477378 tonnage of ROM will be generated, along with this
around 16940 m3 of overburden and 43398 m3 of mineral waste (20% of ROM) will be
generated. During Afforestation programme, about 250 plants will be grown covering 2500 m2
area. The total area covered including existing plantation will be about 6500 m2 upto lease
renewal period.
Water will be required for domestic, green belt development and dust suppression. Water
stored in old pits will be used for green belt development and dust suppression while water
supplied through tankers will be used for domestic purposes. Water requirement would be
around ~ 5.15 KLD.
The mine will be worked in eight hour shifts i.e. during day time only, & hence no electricity for
lightning is required. Diesel will be used as fuel for running equipments at the mining site.
Consumption of diesel is estimated to be 5 lit/hr for compressor & 3 lit/hr for water pump when
in use.
In the proposed mining scheme the soil/limestone generated will be the OB, and besides this
the waste that is likely to be generated will be in the form of associated clay with the bauxite
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horizon as mineral waste, which is below the threshold grade and has no sale value. All the
waste which consists over burden will be backfilled over mined out areas.
All air emissions, liquid and solid wastes will be handled as per the applicable norms of the
MoEF, CPCB, & GPCB as relevant.
About 114 skilled and unskilled miners will be engaged in mining activities for the project.
The proposed activities shall generate indirect employment in the region due to the
requirement of workers to provide service related to auxiliary and ancillary works, which would
marginally improve the economic status of the people.
Further the additional benefits to the down stream units such as iron industries, steel
industries, cement plants and metallurgical industries also add value to the society.
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2 INTRODUCTION
2.1
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 to manufacture calcined and fused alumina products in 1974,
in technical collaboration with Karborundum, Bentueky, 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.
2.2
The Project Background
M/s OAL holds mining lease of Varada – II Bauxite Mine over an area of 25.8798 hectares, in
survey number 330/P of Village Mewasa, Taluka Kalyanpur, District Jamnagar of Gujarat state,
granted by the Government of Gujarat, Industries & Mines Department by their grant order
MCR/1584 (0-18)1915-CHH dated 23/04/1985. The mine was executed on 23/09/1985, vesting
with lessee mining rights for 20 years. The lease got expired on 22/09/2005 and prior to that,
the lessee has applied first renewal application on 13/09/2004 for the lease and it is under the
consideration of State Government.
The modified mining plan was approved by the Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM), vide their letter
number 682 (23) (511)/2007 MCCM (N) UDP dated 08/05/2007. Further the mining scheme
was approved vide their letter number 682 (23) MS-490/2009 MCCM (N) UDP dated
21/08/2009.
2.3
Brief Description of the Nature of the Project
The proposed project is for expansion of quantity of bauxite mining at Varada - II mine lease
from 9514.9 TPA (Pre- 1994) to 96030TPA ROM. The mine lease is designated as Government
land and does not involve any forest area within it. It is a piece of non-irrigated barren land.
Considering mineable reserves of 8,18,688 MT and considering average rate of production to
be 76,000MT, life of mine would be around 12 years.
In Varada – II bauxite area the nature of deposit is bedded, mineral bauxite is present in form
of bed, which is overlain by a cover of limestone. The proposed project entails open cast
mining in the mining lease of Varada - II bauxite mine by using drilling and blasting. As the
mining lease was already worked out therefore on the basis of geological data gathered from
the working pits, ore reserves were estimated.
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Table 1: Category wise Reserves of Bauxite (MT)
Proved
Category
Probable
Category
Possible
Category
(Tonnes)
(Tonnes)
(Tonnes)
5,64,547
4,11,753
1,39,899
Total
(Tonnes)
Reserve Blocked
up in barrier
Mineable
Reserves
(Tonnes)
(Tonnes)
1,17,6199
N.A
8,69,538
In all 5,64,547 MT of geological reserves of proved category has been calculated in the
approved modified mining scheme, and out of 9,76,300 MT of demonstrated reserves 8,69,538
MT was considered under mineable reserves.
2.4
Need for the Project and its Importance to the Country / Region
Bauxite mining is a very important economic activity in the Saurashtra region of Gujarat.
Gujarat State is one of the three major bauxite bearing and producing areas in India. On an
average, annually Gujarat produces around 1.0 to 1.2 million tons of bauxite in India
amounting to 17-18% of the national production (around 6.0 Million Tons). Quality wise the
grades vary from low to high grade alumina, low silica, and low calcium oxide. The main
grades produced based on Al2O3 content include: < 50%, 50 - 56% and > 56%
Mineralogical tests have indicated that the bauxite of this area is highly suitable for
metallurgical purposes.
Bauxite mining industry of the region contributes significantly to the State Gross Domestic
Product and provides direct employment to about thousands of labour. Additional jobs are
created by way of transportation and related jobs, ancillary to mining.
This project aims to augment the high grade bauxite supply to OAL’s Porbandar manufacturing
unit. The end products of OAL’s Porbandar manufacturing unit are vital inputs for iron & steel
industries. Consequently, this project aims at keeping many of the key metallurgical industries
within the country well supplied with required materials
2.5
Demand-Supply Gap
This is an existing captive mine for supply of high grade material to Orient Abrasive Limited’s
Plant located at Porbandar. Hence demand supply issues whilst important, are not considered
in the current situation.
2.6
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.
2.7
Export Possibility
Nil, 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.
2.8
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.
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Employment Generation (Direct and Indirect) due to the Project
2.9.1 Direct
Mine will work in one shift i.e. general shift likely employment is as follow

One Mines Manager

One Part Time Mining Engineer

Two Driller

Hundred and Ten Unskilled Labor
2.9.2 Indirect
Few people would be engaged in providing support services to the mining operation including
transportation of ROM. The exact number of such persons is likely to be in the order of ~ 2030.
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.
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3 PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The information presented in this chapter is based on IBM approved mining plan.
3.1
Type of Project including Interlinked and Interdependent Projects
The mine is a captive mine for OAL’s manufacturing unit at Porbandar, Gujarat.
3.2
Location (Map Showing General Location, Specific Location and
Project Boundary and Project Lay Out with Coordinates)
Location
The mine is located at survey number 330/P, Village Mewasa, Taluka Kalyanpur, District
Jamnagar in Gujarat State. Map showing location of lease is attached as Plate II (Location
and Key Plan). 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. No
watercourse is present in the area in form of nallahs, rivers etc. Error! Reference source not
found. shows the latitude and longitude of the area.
Latitude and Longitude of the Site
Table 2: Latitude and Longitude of lease area
Co-ordinates
Latitude
Longitude
1
22°14'38.8''
69°18'30.5''
2
22°14'40.5''
69°18'33.9''
3
22°14'43.8''
69°18'40.9''
4
22°14'45.2''
69°18'43.5''
5
22°14'40.8''
69°18'47.8''
6
22°14'41.3''
69°18'48.7''
7
22°14'47.5''
69°18'45.4''
8
22°14'47.0''
69°18'45.1''
9
22°14'48.4''
69°18'35.7''
10
22°14'48.9''
69°18'35.2''
11
22°14'47.7''
69°18'33.2''
12
22°14'45.9''
69°18'33.4''
13
22°14'43.6''
69°18'28.1''
14
22°14'42.6''
69°18'26.4''
15
22°14'43.8''
69°18'23.9''
16
22°14'42.4''
69°18'23.6''
17
22°14'40.4''
69°18'23.4''
18
22°14'39.9''
69°18'25.7''
19
22°14'36.3''
69°18'26.7''
20
22°14'35.3''
69°18'19.0''
21
22°14'34.3''
69°18'17.5''
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Co-ordinates
Latitude
Longitude
22
22°14'28.8''
69°18'17.9''
23
22°14'27.9''
69°18'17.5''
24
22°14'27.0''
69°18'17.5''
25
22°14'26.6''
69°18'15.4''
26
22°14'25.8''
69°18'14.2''
27
22°14'25.4''
69°18'13.1''
28
22°14'25.2''
69°18'12.4''
29
22°14'25.1''
69°18'10.7''
30
22°14'27.0''
69°18'11.3''
31
22°14'29.9''
69°18'11.6''
32
22°14'32.1''
69°18'11.5''
33
22°14'32.6''
69°18'12.7''
34
22°14'33.8''
69°18'13.1''
35
22°14'35.0''
69°18'12.1''
36
22°14'35.2''
69°18'11.0''
37
22°14'33.2''
69°18'6.9''
38
22°14'29.6''
69°18'7.9''
39
22°14'28.0''
69°18'4.5''
40
22°14'25.6''
69°18'4.1''
41
22°14'23.8''
69°17'58.8''
42
22°14'19.2''
69°18'0.2''
43
22°14'24.0''
69°18'17.5''
44
22°14'31.2''
69°18'22.8''
3.3
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 1985.
3.4
Size or Magnitude of Operation
Name:
Varada - II Bauxite Mine
Area:
25.8798 hectares
Survey No.:
330/P
Existing Capacity:
9514.9 TPA
Proposed Production Capacity:
96030 TPA
3.5
Project Description with Process Details
The present project aims at the production of bauxite minerals at the rate of 96030 TPA form
Varada – II bauxite mine lease in order to provide bauxite to Orient Abrasive Ltd for captive
use in Porbandar plant. The production data from pre 1994 to 2010 is given below in Table 3.
Table 3: Production Data from mine
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Year
Production
(Metric Tonne)
Maximum production in any one financial year since commencement of mining
operation (1987) till financial year ending 1994
9514.900
1994-95 (April – March)
8130.57
1995-96 (April – March)
876.135
1996-97 (April – March)
1056.775
1997-98 (April – March)
69
1998-99 (April – March)
0
1999-2000 (April – March)
0
2000-01 (April – March)
0
2001-02 (April – March)
50
2002-03 (April – March)
0
2003-04 (April – March)
98.84
2004-05 (April – March)
7733.84
2005-06 (April – March)
2800.421
2006-07 (April – March)
3722.51
2007-08 (April – March)
39781.69
2008-09 (April – March)
26333.55
2009-10 (April – March)
25338.21
3.5.1 Salient Features of Mode of Working
Mining will be carried out by manual open cast mining method. Bauxite horizon is present on
surface on part of the area and below thin cover of soil or limestone in part of the area.
Soil/Limestone having a thickness of 1.0 m is removed first by formation of one bench. Bauxite
is excavated by forming 3 benches of thickness 1.5 m each. Bauxite horizon is compact in
nature and requires drilling and blasting. Drilling is being done by jackhammer using drill rods
and blasting with the help of explosives. The blasted material after manual sorting will be
loaded in trucks. High grade bauxite will be transported to company’s manufacturing unit at
Porbandar using covered trucks.
3.5.2 Year Wise Production for Five year period
First Year (2009-10)
During first year mining will be carried out in east part of the area from Pit No. 1 controlled by
section M-M1. The orientation of face will be north-south. The bauxite having an average
thickness of 4.5 m will be excavated by forming three benches and OB will be removed by
forming one bench in part of the proposed area.
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Second year (2010-11)
In second year mining will have controlled by section M-M1. The face formed at the end of first
year will be advanced westerly. Second year excavation will be done at west of pit No 1. The
bauxite having an average thickness of 4.5 m will be excavated by forming three benches of
1.5 m each. The limestone present with 1.0 m thick will be excavated by one bench.
Third year (2011-12)
In the third year the mining will have controlled by section M-M1. The face formed at the end
of second year will be advance westerly as shown in year wise development plan and section.
During third year mining will be done for mineral bauxite with average thickness of 4.50 m.
Bauxite will be removed by forming three benches of 1.5 m each. Limestone will be excavated
by forming one bench in part of the proposed area.
Fourth year (2012-13)
In the fourth year mining the strip will have controlled by section M-M1 as shown in year wise
development plan and section. The mining will be done in west of strip III. The face formed at
the end of third year will be advanced westerly as shown in year wise development plan. The
limestone will be excavated by forming one bench. Bauxite will be removed by forming three
benches of 1.5 m each.
Fifth year (2013-14)
During fifth year the strip has controlled by section M-M1. During fifth year, the mining will be
done at west of strip IV. The face formed at the end of forth year will be further advanced
westerly as shown in year wise development plan and section. Bauxite will be removed by
forming three benches of 1.5 m each. The limestone present with 1.0 m thick will be excavated
by one bench.
The total area will be mined out in the mining period is given in Table 4.
Table 4: Area to be mined out in Five years
Year
Area (m2)
I (2009-10)
9660
II (2010-11)
9620
III (2011-12)
9680
IV (2012-13)
9700
V (2013-14)
9560
3.5.3 Production for Plan Period
Production of bauxite and waste to be generated is given in Table 5.
Table 5: Production for Planned Period
Volume (m3)
Year
OB
ROM
Tonnage
of ROM
Recovery of
Bauxite
(80% of
ROM)
Production of Bauxite
Plant Grade
(25% of
production MT)
Non-plant grade
(75% of
production MT)
2009-10
4480
43470
95634
76507
19127
57380
2010-11
960
43290
95238
76190
19048
57142
2011-12
1480
43560
95832
76666
19167
57499
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2012-13
4980
43650
96030
76824
19206
57618
2013-14
5040
43020
94644
75715
18929
56786
Total
16940
216990
477378
381902
95477
286425
Life of Mine
Considering mineable reserves of 8,18,688 MT and considering average rate of production to
be 76,000MT, life of mine would be around 12 years.
3.6
Conceptual Mining Plan
3.6.1 Exploration
Entire mine lease area is falling under proved, probable and possible category (Category 111)
reserves. Exploration is required. It is proposed to put two bore holes during reserve scheme
period.
3.6.2 Ultimate Pit Limit
In the mining lease area the ore blocks limits are determined either by the limit of the lease
boundary or by the limits of the ore body. These limits have been duly marked in the geological
plan as well as in Conceptual Plan and Section plate 9.
During coming 12 years the entire lease area leaving the statutory barrier will be converted
into one pit having dimensions of 1042 m in length which varies from 20 m to 180 m and
average depth will be about 7.0m as shown in Conceptual Plan and Section plate 9.
3.6.3 Stacking of mineral rejects and disposal of waste
The past experience of mining activity in the lease as well as the details of maturity of voids
after mining marked out in the present mining scheme has shown that the voids created by
mining will be much larger than the one required for filling of waste rocks and soil. Due to this
complete backfilling of mined out area up to original ground level is not possible and therefore
the east part of the area will be backfilled and other part of the area will be used as water
reservoir.
Upto the lease renewal period i.e. 2025 the ~ 12.54 ha of the area will be mined out of which
~ 3.59 ha will be backfilled and ~ 8.95 ha of area will be covered under water reservoir as
shown in Conceptual Plan and Section plate 9. Generation of soil, waste, and OB is shown
in Table 6.
Table 6: Year wise Generation of waste
Year
OB Vol. (m3)
Waste volume, 20%
of ROM (m3)
Total in-situ volume
of waste (m3)
2009-10
4480
8694
13174
2010-11
960
8658
9618
2011-12
1480
8712
10192
2012-13
4980
8730
13710
2013-14
5040
8604
13644
Total
16940
43398
60338
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3.6.4 Plantation
It is proposed to undertake plantation programme in the lease area and for that plantation
work will be carried out along the statutory barrier and backfilling area. During the plantation
about 250 plants will be grown covering 2500 m2 area. The total area covered including
existing plantation will be about 6500 m2 upto lease renewal period.
3.7
Extent of Mechanization
Except for drilling in bauxite zone, all the other operations like mining sizing and loading will be
carried out manually. Crowbars pick axe and hammers etc. will be utilized.
Besides this one low headwater pump will also be utilized for dewatering of working pits if
necessary. Drilling and blasting will be required. The machinery required will be given in the
following Table 7.
Table 7: Machinery Required
S.No.
Equipment
Quantity
1
Jackhammer
Two
2
Portable compressor
One
3
Water pump 5.0 PHP (It will used for dewatering
when required)
One
3.8
Transport
Transport to Plant
The high grade bauxite will be transported to company’s manufacturing unit at Porbandar using
hired trucks.
3.9
Blasting
Small scale blasting will be carried out by conventional explosive loading, only if OB is found to
be hard and for developing cracks in bauxite deposits. Blasting is completely controlled and do
not harm any building.
3.10
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 the lease for its captive consumption, so abrasive and refractory grade
material is completely used for companies own plant situated at Porbandar. The low grade will
be dumped separately and lessee will sale it when get permission from government. Details of
market assessment are given in Table 8.
Table 8: Market Assessment
Sales-Spot
Material will sale from the ex-mines itself
Buyers
Cement companies, export through third party
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Maintenance
of competitiv
ve pricing
Price of material decide
ed as per markket conditions
Re-nego
otiation on op
ption
Materiial will sale onlyy if getting pro
ofit, price is
negotiable according tto market and relation with
b
buyers
Depend
ds on market co
onditions but estimated as:
Pric
ce of materiall
Cost of
o production + royalty paid to
t govt. +
depreciattion of infrastru
ucture used + profit
p
margins
Refracto
ory material is n
not saleable, on
nly low grade
is saleabl
ble. Presently PM
PMV / sale valuee of low grade
mate
terial ranging Rs.
Rs 350-550, dep
epends on
percentag
ge of alumina.
Volume
Closing sto
ock of materiall
Mode of Transport
Bauxitte will be tran
nsported by tractor to staccking and sortting ground. H
High grade ba
auxite will
be tra
ansported by hired /owned
d truck to com
mpany’s manu
ufacturing unit at Porbanda
ar. Low
grade
e bauxite will be stacked se
eparately
3.11
Resource
e Optimiza
ation / Recy
ycling and Reuse Env
visaged in the
t
Project
The fo
ollowing will be
b done:

W
Water
will storre in old pits to
t use for wattering the pla
antation and d
dust suppresssion.
3.12
Availabillity of Wate
er its Sourc
ce and Ene
ergy/Powerr Requirem
ment
3.12.1 Water
Waterr will be supp
plied by tanker for domesticc use; water stored in old pits will be ussed for
planta
ation and dusst suppression
n. Total amou
unt of water re
equired is 5.1
15 KLD.
LD
All values are in KL
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3.12.2 Fuel
The mine will be worked during an eight hour shifts i.e. during day time only, hence no
electricity is required for lighting. Diesel will be used as fuel for running equipments at the
mining site. Consumption of diesel is estimated to be 5 lit/hr for compressor & 3 lit/hr for water
pump when in use.
3.13
Waste Generation and Management
3.13.1 Solid Waste Management
Types of Solid Waste
In the proposed mining scheme the soil generated will be the OB, and besides this 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 and has no sale value. The expansion factor
for the loosened soil, waste, and OB is considered as 1.3. The yearly rate of generation of
waste as well as OB has been shown in Table 6.
Quantity of Waste
The quantity of waste generated during the scheme period is given earlier in the report as
Table 6.
Selection of Dumping Site
In the proposed mining scheme, it is proposed that, the overburden and waste generated will
be backfilled in east part of the mined out area and levelled. The voids available are much
more as compared to the required one therefore; the problem of disposal of OB and waste will
not be there. The OB and waste generated in next five years will be refilled in the matured
voids. Extent of backfilling is given in Table 9.
Table 9: Extent of Backfilling
Extent of Backfilling
Years
Total Backfilling
Material (m3)
Area to be Backfilled
(m2)
Avg. height of
backfilling
2009-10
14518
2640
5.5
2010-11
9898
1800
5.5
2011-12
10636
1934
5.5
2012-13
15204
2764
5.5
2013-14
15156
2756
5.5
Total
65412
11894
5.5
Method of Handling and Disposal
Backfilling of overburden and waste will be done side by side at the time of its generation
therefore; the problem of height and spread will not arise. As the volume of voids is much
more as compared to that of material available for backfilling therefore, whole land will not be
backfilled upto the original ground level. Due to that the east part of the lease will be backfilled
upto original level and rest of the area will be utilized as water reservoir. In the reservoir the
higher benches of excavated mining pit shall be terraced and plantation will be done for
stabilizing the slope. The slope of higher benches will be made gentle for easy accessibility by
local people to pond and fencing will be done around the reservoir.
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3.13.2 Liquid Waste Management
Sewage
Sewage will be disposed off in soak pit at site.
3.14
Schematic Representation of Feasibility Drawing which gives
Information for EIA Purpose
Mining plan plates are attached.
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4 SITE ANALYSIS
4.1
Connectivity
In the vicinity of mining lease there are no public roads or railway line. The mining lease for
bauxite under reference is about 2.5 km from village Mewasa and approachable only by cart
track. Mewasa can be approachable by Ran, which is located about 1 km north of tar road
connecting village Limbdi with Dwarka. Limbdi is located on the Jamnagar-Okha State Highway
no. 25 and is about 35 km from Khambaliya. The nearest railway station is Bhatia which is
about 25 km from Mewasa and located on Okha-Jamnagar-Rajkot-Viramgam broad gauge
section of western railway.
Generally, the people around these places avails autorickshaw and trucks (transporting ore) for
reaching Limbdi and Bhatia. The nearest seaport is Okha which is about 75 km from Mewasa
village and nearest airport is located at Jamnagar, which is around 110 km from Virpur.
Porbandar, which is a seaport also having a airport is located around 110 km from Mewasa
village. The Taluka headquarters is at Kalyanpur, which is about 40 km from Mewasa village.
4.2
Land Form, Land Use and Land Ownership
Entire lease area is designated as Government Wasteland. Lease is owned by M/s Orient
Abrasives Limited. Existing land use and proposed landuse after 5 years is given Table 10.
Table 10: Existing and Proposed Landuse
S.No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Head
Area Under
Mining
Storage of
Topsoil
OB/Dump
Mineral
Storage
Infrastructure
Road
Railways
Greenbelt
Tailing pond
ETP
Mineral
separation
Plant
Township
Area
Other to
specific
Setting Tank
Total
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Area
considered
as fully
reclaimed &
Rehabilated
(Ha.)
Net are
considered
for
calculation
(Ha.)
Existing
Landuse
(Ha.)
Additional
area
requirement
during Five
year plan
period (Ha.)
5.6160
4.8220
10.4380
2.0102
8.4278
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.0600
0.8000
0.8600
-
0.8600
0.0800
0.0400
0.0100
0.0500
0.0100
0.0800
0.0900
-
0.0100
0.0800
0.0900
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
5.7960
5.6820
11.4780
2.0102
9.4678
Total
area
(Ha.)
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4.3
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, groundnut etc 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 1.5 km. The co-ordinates of site are given in Table 2.
4.4
Geology of the Mining Lease area
The geology of the ML area and its vicinity is broadly confirms to the regional geology. Entire
lease area is covered with soil and major part of it has been mined out. The bauxite is present
on the surface in part of the area and in part of the area bauxite is present below OB.
Stratigraphic sequence found in the area is given in Table 11.
Table 11: Stratigraphic Sequence in Lease Area
4.5
Formation
Average Thickness
Topsoil / limestone
0.3 M/ 1.0 M
Bauxite
4.5 m
Lithomargic Clay
-
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 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 Table 10.
Details regarding to the other ecological and important areas are provided in Table 12.
Table 12: Important Features and Sensitive Ecological locations
S.No.
Feature
Name
1
2
3
4
Forest land
National Park
Wild Life Sanctuary
Eco-sensitive Zone
5
Water bodies
6
CRZ Zone
Marine National Park
Marine National Park
Marine National Park
Rani River
Sea
Rani River, unnamed
water bodies
7
8
9
Nearest Railway
Station
Airport
Highways
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Distance (km)
Direction
~ 3.725
~ 3.725
~ 3.725
~ 0.68
~ 4.0
NW
NW
NW
W
N
Not included in CRZ area
Bhatia
~ 16.70
S
Jamnagar
State Highway 25
~ 74
~ 9.96
ENE
SSE
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4.6
Existing Infrastructure
The lease area is well connected by road, State Highway 6 (Jamnagar-Okha); details are given
in Section 4.1.
4.7
Soil Classification
According to soil classification of District Resource Map Jamnagar, Gujarat, the soil type exist
here is fine, loamy, mixed and calcareous.
4.8
Climatic Data from secondary sources
The climate in the region shows broadly four seasonal variations1, namely:
Winter
:
December - February
Summer
:
March – Mid June
Monsoon
:
Mid June - September
Post-monsoon
:
October - November
Information presented in subsequent paragraphs is from the Indian Meteorological Department
(IMD), Long Term Climatological Tables, 1951-1980, Jamnagar (A). These tables give useful
information about a region’s weather, since they are collected over a 30-year period.
4.8.1 Temperature
Mean daily maximum temperature is recorded in the month of May at 39.5°C. Highest mean
temperature is recorded 43.8 °C in the month of May.
Mean daily minimum temperature is recorded in the month of January 9 °C and lowest mean
temperature is recorded in the month of January is 4.6 °C.
During the post-monsoon months of October and November mean daily maximum – mean
daily minimum temperatures remain between 35.9-15.5 ºC. In winters, i.e. December, January
and February, mean daily maximum – mean daily minimum temperatures remain between
35.9-15.5 ºC between 29.8-9.0 ºC.
4.8.2 Wind2
Long- term wind direction data is presented in Table 13 and indicates that the predominant
wind during the study period (October & November) is calm at daytime and wind direction is
observed to be from NW to N directions at evening.
Table 13: Predominant Wind Direction
Predominant
Wind
Direction
First Predominant Wind
Direction
Second Predominant
wind Direction
Third Predominant
wind Direction
Month
Morning
Evening
Morning
Evening
Morning
Evening
January
February
March
April
NE
Calm
SW
W
N
N
W
W
E
NE
W
SW
NE
NE/W/NW
NW
NW
Calm
E
Calm
NW
NW
E/Calm
N
N
1
Source: District Gazetteer Jamnagar
2
Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), Long Term Climatological Tables (1951-1980), Jamnagar (A)
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Predominant
Wind
Direction
First Predominant Wind
Direction
Second Predominant
wind Direction
Third Predominant
wind Direction
Month
Morning
Evening
Morning
Evening
Morning
Evening
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
W
SW
SW
SW
SW
Calm
Calm
NE/E
W
W
W
W
W
NW
N
N
SW
W
W
W
W
SW
E
Calm
NW
NW
SW
SW/NW
NW
N
NE
NE
NW
S
S
S
NW/S
W
NE
SE
SW/N/Calm
SW
NW
S/N
SW
W
NW
NW
4.8.3 Rainfall
The total rainfall in a year is observed to be 578.9 mm. Distribution of rainfall by season is 4.3
mm in winter (December, January, February), 2.0 mm in summer (March, April, May), 531.5
mm in monsoons (June, July, August, September) and 35.6 mm in post-monsoons (October –
November)
4.8.4 Cloud Cover
The area remains cloudy between June - September, which is the active period of the monsoon
season. Generally cloud cover ranges from 6 to 7 Oktas during this monsoon season.
4.8.5 Humidity
Most humid conditions are found in the monsoons, followed by summer, post-monsoons, and
winter in that order. Mornings are more humid than evenings and humidity ranges from a high
of 77-87% in monsoon mornings to a low of 36-40% in winter evenings. During post-monsoon
season, in morning humidity remains between 64-76 % and in the evening it remains between
40-48%.
Nearest IMD station from the lease area is Jamnagar
4.9
Social Infrastructure
The land proposed for the project is government wasteland and has no vertical development
over it. There is no social infrastructure available at the site or in the immediate vicinity of
mine. Bhatia which is about 25 km form Mewasa village have good marketing facilities and
apart form that is also have a P & T office, a primary health center, dispensary, maternity and
child welfare center. The other important villages located around Mewasa are Virpur, Habardi,
Mota-Asota, Pindara and Ran.
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5 PLANNING BRIEF
5.1
Planning Concept

Type of Industry: Mining of bauxite

Facilities: Drinking water, first aid, mine office, rest shelter

Transportation: High grade bauxite will be transported through trucks to company’s
manufacturing unit at Porbandar

Town and Country Planning Development Authority Classification: not applicable, since this
is a mining project
5.2
Population Projection
Not applicable since the project entails mining of bauxite on government waste land.
5.3
Landuse Planning
As mentioned in Section 4.2 above.
5.4
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.
5.5
Amenities / Facilities
Facilities for drinking water and first aid will be provided in the existing mine office and rest
shelter
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6 PROPOSED INFRASTRUCTURE
6.1
Industrial Area (Processing Area)
Not applicable.
6.2
Residential Area (Non-Processing Area)
Not applicable.
6.3
Greenbelt
Around 250 plants will be grown covering 2500 m2 area. The total area covered including
existing plantation will be about 6500 m2 upto lease renewal period.
6.4
Social Infrastructure
Discussed in Chapter 4, Section 4.9.
6.5
Connectivity (Traffic and Transportation Road / Rail / Metro /
Waterways)
As per Section 4.1
6.6
Drinking Water Management (source & supply of water)
Discussed in Chapter 3, Section 3.12.1.
6.7
Power Requirement and Supply / Source
Discussed in Chapter 3, Section 3.12.2
6.8
Industrial Waste Management
Discussed in Chapter 3, Section 3.13
6.9
Solid Waste Management
Discussed in Chapter 3, Section 3.13.1.
6.10 Sewage System
Discussed in Chapter 3, Section 3.13.2
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7 REHABILITATION AND RESETTLEMENT (R& R) PLAN
No rehabilitation and resettlement is either required or proposed for the project as mining will
be carried out entirely on Government wasteland.
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8 PROJECT SCHEDULE AND COST ESTIMATES
8.1
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
8.2
Estimated Project Cost along with Analysis in Terms of Economic
Viability of the Project
Total cost of project would be ~ Rs.3044194.60. 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
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9 ANALYSIS OF PROPOSAL (FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS)
9.1
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 sixteen unskilled miners will be engaged in mining activities for the project.

The proposed activities shall generate indirect employment in the region due to the
requirement of workers in supply auxiliary and ancillary works, which would marginally
improve the economic status of the people.

Further the additional benefits from the down stream units such as iron industry, steel
industry, cement plant and metallurgical industry also add value to the society
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