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FOR
INCREASE IN IRON ORE PRODUCTION
FROM 4.0 TO 6.0 MTPA
AT
KOIRA IRON MINES
Koira, Nuagaon, Kadodihi & Harischandrapur villages, Koira Tahasil,
Sundergarh District, Odisha.
AREA OF THE MINE: 90.143 Ha
Of
ESSEL MINING AND INDUSTRIES LTD.
AN ISO 9001:2008, ISO 14001:2004 & OHSAS 18001:2007
CERITIFIED MINES
Pre-feasibility Report
Koira Iron Mine
Essel Mining & Industries Limited
(A Unit of “Aditya Birla Group”)
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CHAPTER - 1
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
EMIL is presently producing 4.0 MTPA of iron ore from Koira Iron Mines
(KIM) which is spreading over an area of 90.143 ha and falls under the
jurisdiction of Koira, Nuagaon, Kadodihi & Harischadrapur villages of
Koira Tehsil, Sundargarh District, Odisha.
The management has proposed to increase the iron ore production from
4.0 to 6.0 MTPA from the Koira Iron Mines.
Presently EMIL has installed five mobile screening plants (3X150 &
2X250 TPH) & one crusher plant (200 TPH) at the mine. Further based
on the friable nature of the ore and to achieve the targeted production,
management has proposed to install additional 2nos of mobile
screening plant of 250 TPH capacity each within the ML area.
Presently EMIL is using about 500 m3/day of water in the KIM. This
water will be sourced from bore wells within the mining lease area
equipped with pumping arrangement.
The mine gets dedicated power supply from WESCO power Supply
Company through a 33 KV line. Power will be mainly consumed by the
crusher and screen plants and for the lighting purposes and the energy
consumption is 700 kVA. Enhancement up to 1200kVA line is under
consideration for future expansion. Existing 1 MVA transformer will be
replaced by 2.5 MVA-33/11KV power transformer. For crusher unit
existing power supply of 500kVA (11KV/0.415KV) transformer will be
replaced by 1MVA (11KV/0.415KV) transformer to meet the enhanced
load in future days.
Standby power : EMIL has a back-up captive power in the form of
two Diesel Generator set (1010 & 500 kVA) to ensure uninterrupted
power supply for the running of the mine.
Presently EMIL has employed 87 persons (open cast) & 21 (above
ground) for mining and allied services which are of permanent in
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nature. Further 675 persons have also been employed through
outsourced agencies which are of temporary in nature.
The mineable reserves in the mining lease area are estimated to be
about 48.54 million tonnes as on 1st Nov 2015. With the above reserves
and at the planned production rate of 6.0 MTPA, the deposit will have
life of 08 years.
Presently EMIL is using mechanized method of mining to win the iron
ore.
The waste material generated during the earlier mining operations was
dumped over an area of 1.602 ha. The old dead dumps are terraced and
are stabilised through geo textile covering and subsequent grass
seeding as well as plantation programme.
The total area except 8.533 ha (for public use) will be utilised for mining
and other allied activities as depicted in the existing and proposed land
use plan.
Sub-grade iron ore will be stacked separately & will be blended with
higher grade ore in proper ratio to maintain the marketable quality.
The mining activity carried out in the area has a positive socio-
economic impact in the localities as direct & indirect employment
potential is generated due to mining and allied activities in the area.
Apart from this, the company contributes towards health & hygiene and
educational front in the area by organizing health camps and
developing & aiding educational institutes, organising awareness
programme. In addition to that, company has started a long term
planning for overall development of nearby villages & committed for the
cause under the banner of Aditya Birla Janseva Trust for sustainable
and inclusive development of the society.
The mine has obtained Environment Clearance for 4 Mtpa iron ore
production from the MoEF, Govt. of India. vide letter no. J-
11015/171/2011.IA-II (M) dated 07.05.2015. The mine has obtained
Stage-II Forest Clearance from MoEF on 29th August 2013 vide letter
no: - 8-102/2010-FC under F.C. Act, 1980 over an area of 59.458ha
forestland involved in the project.
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CHAPTER - 2
INTRODUCTION OF THE PROJECT / BACKGROUND INFORMATION
i. Identification of project and project proponent. In case of mining
project, a copy of mining lease / letter of intent should be given.
ADITYA BIRLA GROUP
Aditya Birla Group is one of India’s leading business houses with
operations within the country for over 5 decades and across the globe
for nearly three decades. The group’s operations consists of 40 state of
art manufacturing units and sectoral services, anchored by over 72000
employees across 18 countries.
Aditya Birla Group is a major global player in the sectors in which it
operates, such as Aluminium, Viscose stable fibre, copper, cement,
Branded Apparel, Chemicals, Carbon black, Fertilisers, insulators,
power, telecom, Financial services and more recently, insurance.
ESSEL MINING AND INDUSTRIES LIMITED
Essel Mining & Industries Ltd (EMIL) is a part of the Aditya Birla
Group. EMIL is involved in mining activities of iron ore for last five
decades in the State of Odisha with three operating mines i.e Kasia Iron
and Dolomite Mines, Jilling Langalota Iron and Manganese Mines &
Koira Iron Mines. Other units of EMIL include Ferro Chem unit at Vapi,
and Wind Power at Dhule.
EMIL has achieved the following Awards & Accreditations:
• Integrated Management Systems – ISO 9001/14001/18001
• Greentech HR Excellence Award 2010, Silver Award and Category
– ‘Best Strategy’
• ICQCC award conferred by KSA in 2008 & 2015
• 1st prize ((Innovation in community development) by FICCI CSR
awards 2015
• 1st prize ((Triple layer vegetable cultivation) by OTV CSR awards
2015
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The iron ore produced from the above mines is considered potential in
terms of availability of high-grade iron ore (Fe content 63 – 65%) in the
area and is suitable for rapidly growing sponge and pig iron industries
in the area.
KOIRA IRON MINES
Koira Iron Mines (KIM) is one of the oldest iron ore mines in the Koira
mining sector of Odisha and has been in operation since 1971.
KIM spreading over an area of 90.143 ha falls under the jurisdiction of
Koira, Nuagaon, Kadodihi & Harischandrapur villages of Koira Tehsil,
Sundergarh District, Odisha. The deposit is of medium to high grade
iron ore (Fe content 60 – 65%) is suitable for rapidly growing sponge &
pig iron industries of the country and for export of iron ore fines to
outside India.
Presently EMIL is adopting mechanized method of mining to win the
iron ore from the mines.
Mining lease was granted for exploitation of Iron Ore over area 90.143
hectares at Koira Iron Mines by the Government of Orissa in the year
1971 for a period of 30 years in the Koira, Nuagaon, Kadodihi &
Harischandrapur villages. The original lease expired on 26.08.2001
and accordingly the Lessee has filed renewal application in “Form-J” of
MCR-1960 on dated 27.7.2000 vide RML no 125 to the State
Government of Orissa 12 month prior to expiry of the lease, for a
further period of 20 years over an area of 90.143 hectares.. As per
provision under Section 8 (A) of MMDR Amendment Act’ 2015, the
period of Koira Mining lease over 90.143 Ha. gets extended up to
26.08.2021.
ii. Brief description of nature of the project
KIM is spreading over an area of 90.143 ha, and falls under the
jurisdiction of Koira, Nuagaon, Kadodihi & Harischadrapur villages of
Koira Tehsil, Sundargarh District, Odisha.
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EMIL proposes to increase the iron ore production from 4.0 to 6.0 MTPA
from KIM by adopting fully mechanized opencast method of mining.
iii. Need for the project and its importance to the country and or
region.
Due to the increase in demand for iron ore, as per capita consumption
of iron in India is growing upward and demand from sponge iron plant
& pig iron plant is also rising. EMIL proposes to increase the iron ore
production from 4.0 to 6.0 MTPA from KIM.
iv. Demand– supply Gap
During 2016-17 the scenario for demand & supply of iron ore is likely
to be 185 million tones & 163 million tones. The ban on mining for its
limited production in the State of Karnataka & Goa is likely to continue.
If the ban is extended to States of Odisha, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh
then the problem will further worsen. This scenario is more likely to
affect the steel manufacturers, who are not having any captive mines
and meet their requirements from the open sources.
In view of the global market demand scenario and technological
advancement, efforts have been made by the Company to study the
possibility of enhancement of production from 4.0 to 6.0 MTPA and to
bridge the demand – supply gap.
v. Imports vs. Indigenous production.
The Iron ore produced from KIM caters to the buyers within and outside
the country as per the specifications laid down by the various buyers.
The iron ore is hematite and mainly used in:
Sponge Iron Plant
Blast Furnace Pig Iron Plant
Agglomeration of iron ore fines for sinter /pellet plants. Iron ore fines for cement making.
At present company is supplying sized iron ore (calibrated iron ore) of
high grade to Prakash Industries Ltd., Scan Steel, SMC Power
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Generation Limited, Anjani Steel Limited, Sunflag Iron & Steel Co
Limited, Super Smelters Limited, Action Ispat & Power Limited, MSP
Metalliks Limited, Visa Steels Limited, Tata Sponge Iron Limited, Essar
Steels Limited, Jai Balaji Jyoti Steels Limited, Shivom Minerals Limited
etc.
vi. Export possibility
EMIL has export license & hence there is a proposal for export of iron
ore fines as per the quality requirement via Paradip, Haldia & Vizag
port.
vii. Domestic / export markets
Calibrated Lump Ore will be supplied to various plants i.e. Sponge and
Pig Iron. Subgrade ore will be blended with high grade ore in proper
ratio to maintain the marketable quality and will be dispatched as per
customer specification.
viii. Employment generation (direct and indirect) due to the project.
Presently EMIL has employed 87 persons (open cast) & 21 (above
ground) for mining and allied services which are of permanent in
nature. Further 675 persons have also been employed through out
sourced agencies which are of temporary in nature. Due to the
proposed project, the enhancement of employment will be to the tune of
about 20 permanent and about 80 through outsourced agencies.
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CHAPTER - 3
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Koira Iron Mines (KIM) is one of the oldest iron ore mines in the Koira
mining sector of Odisha and is in operation since 1971.
KIM spreading over an area of 90.143 ha falls under the jurisdiction of
Koira, Nuagaon, Kadodihi & Harischandrapur villages of Koira Tehsil,
Sundergarh District, Odisha. The deposit is of medium to high grade
iron ore (Fe content 60 – 65%) and is suitable for rapidly growing
sponge & pig iron industries and for export of iron ore fines.
The Koira leasehold area is having two distinct hillocks. The two
hillocks are situated in the northern part trending in NE–SW direction.
The entire hillock has gently sloping topography. Elevation of the area
varies from 560 m to 630 m AMSL in north eastern peak and 570 m to
610 m AMSL in south western peak.
Out of the total area of 90.143 ha, village Forest covers 59.458 Hectares
and Govt non-forest land covers 12.252 hectares, and balance is
tenanted area of 18.433 hectares.
Geology of the mining lease area
The major portion of the surface area consists of Lateritic ore & Laterite.
The following lithologies were identified in the field
OB / Soil & alluvium
Laterite
Lateritic ore
Blue dust
Siliceous Blue dust
Soft-Biscuity ore
Shale
OB / Soil & alluvium is the top most cover and found mostly in the
western part of the lease area. It is of yellowish brown in colour and
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some growth of vegetation is found over such rock types. Top soil is
also found within this lithology sporadically.
Laterite & Lateritic Ore covers some portion of the area. It is
formed on the surface as a result of lateralization and are of
conglomeratic in nature containing rock fragments (clastics)
including pebbles of rounded to sub rounded Iron ores cemented
together by a semi – hard ferruginous matrix.
Lateritic Ore is reddish brown to brown in colour. It is of hard to
friable in nature. The iron ore pebbles quality varies from high grade
to medium grade in Lateritic ore.
Shale is light yellow to yellowish red in colour and plastic in nature.
It is encountered in the bottom of the active quarry-6 as bottom
shale and Ferruginous shale found as inter-burden between iron ore
bodies.
Quartzite Is found mostly as the lower most lithology of the region.
Geological Formation
Based on the information from bore hole (RC as well as Core drilling)
information, the sub surface geology of the area has been described as
per the following.
Lithological Sequence as observed in Koira Iron Ore Mine is follows:
OVER BURDEN/SOIL & ALLUVIUM
LATERITE
LATERITIC ORE
SOFT & BISCUITY ORE
IRON ORE SILLICIOUS BLUE DUST
BLUE DUST
SHALY ORE
SHALE FERRUGINOUS SHALE
QUARTZITE SHALE
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By observing the above Lithological sequence within the lease area, the
main Iron ore bearing zone is confined within blue dust, siliceous blue
dust, soft & biscuit ore & in shaly Iron ore. There is occurrence of Iron
ore within lateritic ore which is varying in physical nature as well as in
quality.
Reserves and life of the mine
Summary of grade wise Geological and mineable reserves available as
on 1st Nov, 2015 in the mining lease area status are given below:
Reserve/Resource UNFC CODE
Quantity in Million Tonne
Grade
A. Total Mineral Reserve 48.54 63.20
Proved Mineral Reserve 111 48.54 63.02
B. Total Remaining Resource 18.64 56.75
Feasibility Mineral Resource 211 8.48 51.20
Prefeasibility Mineral Resource 221 10.16 61.22
Total Reserve + Resource 67.18 61.41
With the above reserves and at the planned production rate of 6.0
MTPA, the deposit will have life of 08 years.
i. Type of project including interlinked and interdependent projects,
if any.
EMIL proposes to increase the iron ore production rate from 4.0 MTPA
to 6.0 MTPA from Koira Iron Mines (KIM) stretching over an area of
90.143 ha and falls under the jurisdiction of Koira, Nuagaon, Kadodihi
& Harischadrapur villages of Koira Tehsil, Sundargarh District, Odisha.
The RoM generated is being screened by deploying mobile screen plant
at the pit head itself. Mobile Screens are very much useful for screening
of soft powdery ore where the fines and lumps recovery is about 65-85
% and 35-15 % respectively. The top lateritic capping contains pebbles
/ rubbles of hard iron ore impregnated in a ferruginous matrix. Hence
the lateritic ore is crushed to liberate the lumps. The lump recovery
from lateritic ore is 50 %. The rest 50% fines are lateritic in nature
bears minerals like Geothite, Limonite etc. and treated as sub grade
fines.
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EMIL has installed five mobile screening plants (3X150 & 2X250 TPH) &
one crusher (200 TPH) at the mine. Further based on the friable nature
of the ore and to achieve the targeted production, management has
proposed to install additional 2nos of mobile screening plant of 250 TPH
capacity each within the ML area.
Sub-grade ore from the mining lease is being kept separately in
earmarked area. The collected material is being dispatched to local
customers as per their requirement. Sub-grade material (iron ore fines)
is being segregated and stored separately in the earmarked area & used
to blend with high-grade ore for despatching the same to manufacturing
units as & when required.
It is a Category - A project, which necessitates obtaining Environment
Clearance from MoEF as per EIA notification-2006, amendment of 2009
and April 2011 of MOEF, New Delhi.
ii. Location (map showing general location, specific location, and
project boundary & project site layout) with coordinates.
The Koira iron Mines is located near Koira, Nuagaon, Kadodiha &
Harischadrapur villages of Koira Tehsil, Sundargarh District, Odisha.
The mining lease area is bounded by latitude 210 53’ 42.58572” to 210
54’ 27.61380” N and longitude 850 13’ 07.73544” to 850 14’ 04.07976”
E and figures in the Survey of India Topo Sheet F45N1. The highest
altitude of the mines is about 630 m above MSL.
Fig – 1 shows the Location Map of the mine.
The mining lease is bounded by the leasehold area of M/s O.M.M Ltd.
and M/s S.D.Sharma on the North. The following are in the immediate
vicinity of the mine in all the four directions
North : The ML area of M/s. S. D. Sharma lies on the northern fringes
of lease.
East: To the east of the mining lease site the village of Koira is
located.
South: The southern side of the mining lease site is partially
agricultural Land of Koira Village.
West: Village Nuagaon
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Fig – 2 shows the Key plan of the mining lease.
iii. Details of alternate sites considered and the basis of selecting the
proposed site, particularly the environmental considerations gone
into should be highlighted.
It is an operating mines for last 4 decades and the mineral deposit is
site specific. On exploration of the area it is established to bear 48.54
million tonne of iron ore with average grade of 63.20% Fe. No river,
stream, water body exist within the lease area. No physical
displacement of people is involved and the area is also not ecologically/
environmentally fragile area. The question of alternative site for mining
does not arise. In view of the above, the proposal is submitted for
enhancement of iron ore production from 4.0 to 6.0 MTPA.
iv. Size or magnitude of operation.
The KIM has total lease hold area of 90.143 Ha. EMIL proposes to
increase the iron ore production from 4.0 to 6.0 MTPA from KIM by
adopting opencast mechanized method of mining. The Total Geological
reserve available in the area is about 67.18 Million Tonnes, out of which
mineable reserve is about 48.54 Million Tonnes.
v. Project description with process details (a schematic diagram/ flow
chart showing the project layout, components of the project etc.
should be given)
The method of mining is open cast mechanized mining by benching
from top to bottom on hill slopes.
The ore body has extended for a length of about 1100 meters with a
width of 595m with a marginal quantum of sub-grade recovered from
the benches during the process of mining.
The height and width of the benches are 9m and 15m respectively and
the individual bench slope is 700 and the overall pit slope is less than
450.
Based on the characteristics of the ore, bench parameters and
production requirement, the spacing & Burden, frequency and
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quantum of drilling is planned. Presently, crawler mounted Down the
Hole Hydraulic drifter machine with top hammering action is engaged
for drilling. The diameter of the drill hole is 105 mm to 115 mm.
Hydraulic excavators with 1.7-3.5 m3 bucket capacity and 20 to 35
tonnes carrying capacity dumpers are engaged for ore & overburden
extraction and transportation respectively.
The successive benches in descending order are usually formed.
Quarry advancement takes place almost equal to the advancement of
ore benches. At the end state, half of ore left out in benches will be
taken away by multiple slicing for the interest of mineral conservation.
Overburden is being removed by engaging hydraulic excavator as &
when required with a combination of 20 to 35 tonne dumpers. For hard
lateritic strata (overburden) drilling & blasting is required. After
exposing the ore body, drilling is done on the exposed surface by
crawler mounted DTH machine. The following parameter is maintained
for day-to-day action.
Bench height (m) 9.0
Hole depth (m) 10.0
Sub – Drill (m) 1.0
Drilling Pattern Staggered
Burden (m) 3.0 to 4.5
Spacing (m) 4.0 to 5.0
Prime Charge per hole (kg) 0.20
Column charge per hole (kg) ≤ 45.0
Charge per hole (kg) ≤ 45.2
Charge length (m) 7.0
Stemming length (m) 3.0
Maximum Charge per delay (kg) ≤ 150
Initiation sequence Diagonal/ V - Cut
Delay Timing (ms) 17 – 25 within the row &
25 – 42 between the row
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The following flow chart depicts the entire process of mining which
is in-vogue at present in Koira Iron Mine:
+30 MM
RoM(IRON ORE)
DOZING FOR SITE
DEVELOPMENT
CRUSHING
&SCREENING
DRILLING &
BLASTING
EXCAVATION
SCREENING
CLO[SALEABLE]
FINES
-10MM[SALEABLE]
SUB-GRADE
STOCKPILE
OVERBURDEN
& INTERBURDEN
FOR WASTE DUMP
FINES -10MM
[SALEABLE]
RoM
STOCKPILE
vi. Raw material required along with estimated quantity, likely source,
marketing area of final product/s, mode of transport of raw
material and finished product.
No raw material is required as it is a mining project to exploit iron ore.
vii. Resource optimization / recycling and reuse envisaged in the
project, if any, should be briefly outlined.
Sub-grade ore is being kept separately in designated earmarked area.
The finished product like CLO & fines is being dispatched to local
customers as per their requirement. Sub-grade material (iron ore fines)
is being collected separately in an earmarked place & used to blend
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with high-grade ore for sending the same to cement manufacturing
units as & when required. For reuse, in future sub grade ore having Fe
content 45% to 54% is being stored separately.
The Used Engine oil /Transmission oil/Hydraulic oil will be collected
and stored in barrels and the same will be disposed off to the
authorised vendors by OSPCB/CPSB for its reuse .Similarly the
batteries of HEMM will be disposed off to the authorised vendor for its
reuse.
viii. Availability of water ,its source, energy /power requirement
The mine gets dedicated power supply from WESCO power Supply
Company through a 33 KV line. Power will be mainly consumed by the
crusher and screen plant and for the lighting purposes and the energy
consumption will be 700 kVA. Enhancement up to 1200kVA line is
under consideration for future expansion. Existing 1 MVA transformer
will be replaced by 2.5 MVA-33/11KV power transformer. For crusher
unit existing power supply of 500kVA (11KV/0.415KV) transformer will
be replaced by 1MVA (11KV/0.415KV) transformer to meet the
enhanced load in future days.
Standby power : EMIL has a back-up captive power in the form of
two Diesel Generator set (1010 & 500 kVA) to ensure uninterrupted
power supply for the running of the mine.
The geological set up, rainfall distribution and the degree of secondary
porosity in the geological formations for storage and movement of
groundwater control the hydro-geological framework of the area. The
area has undergone several phases of intense tectonic deformations,
which has been responsible for the development of deep-seated
intersecting fracture system. These structural elements chiefly control
the occurrence and movement of groundwater. The major set i.e.
lineament NW-SE trending is the conduit for groundwater movement.
The wells located in the vicinity of this lineament records copious yield.
In the study area aquifers are recharged by water from direct
precipitation and seepage from surface water bodies. If the underlying
basement rocks are incised by open fractures, the downward movement
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of the water from the upper weathered residuum zone is facilitated.
Groundwater occurs under unconfined condition in the weathered
residuum whereas in the underlying fractured rocks groundwater
occurs under unconfined to semi-confined condition. In extreme
condition groundwater may occur under confined condition. In the Iron
Ore Group of rocks the thickness of the weathered residuum varies
between 25 to 50 m. The potentiality of this aquifer appears to be low.
The transmissivity and yield of wells tapping the weathered basement
rock and shallow fractured basement rock up to a depth of 60 m below
ground level (bgl) varies from 0.5 to 3 m2/day and up to 300 litres per
minute respectively. On the other hand wells tapping the deeper
fractured rocks up to 200 m bgl has higher potentiality with
transmissivity ranging from 11.76 to 21.56 m2/day (CGWB).
Presently EMIL is having NOC for drawal of 500 m3/day of
Groundwater from bore wells within the mining lease area. Further
water is drawn from Rainwater harvesting pond developed in
abandoned portion of Quarry no-6 for industrial & plantation purpose.
ix. Quantity of wastes to be generated (liquid and solid) and scheme
for their management / disposal.
The deposit of iron ore is massive lensoid in nature and ore body is
quite thick but the thickness is intercepted by different type of
unwanted rock types available at different layers.
Iron ore is overlain by overburden, which is mainly laterite, moorrum/
soil and alluvium. Apart from the overburden, the waste is also
encountered during the ore excavation.
Total overburden and waste generation during the life of the mine is
estimated to be about 14.73 Million tonnes.
Overburden and waste rock removed from the mine is being kept in
overburden dumps. At present two such dumps are exists at Koira
mines out of which dump no-1 is dead and has been rehabilitated by
plantation programme. Permanent retaining wall / toe wall (505Metre),
garland drain (505Metre), 04 numbers of settling pits have been
constructed around the dumping yard to protect wash-off.
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x. Schematic representations of the feasibility drawing which give
information of EIA purpose.
Detailed schematic representations of the feasibility covering the
purpose of EIA will be given in the Environmental Impact
Assessment report.
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CHAPTER - 4
SITE ANALYSIS
i. General
The Koira Iron ore Mines having lease area of 90.143 ha. Falls in village
Koira, Kadodihi, Nuagaon, Harishchandrapur under Koira Tehsil in
Sundergarh dist, Odisha. The mining lease area is bounded by latitude
210 53’ 42.58572” to 210 54’ 27.61380” N and longitude 850 13’
07.73544” to 850 14’ 04.07976” E and figures in the Survey of India
Topo Sheet F45N1.
ii. Connectivity.
The mining lease is located 1 km west of Koira Village and Roxy railway
siding is located 28 km in the South-West direction. Whereas, the
nearest Railway station on Barbil –Tatanagar line of S.E Railway at
distance of 38 km and is connected to the metropolis of Kolkata.
The district Head quarter of Sundergarh is located 200 km to the North
– West direction accessible by National Highway 215 and 23 and State
Highway No. 10. NH-215 runs at about half a Km away from the mine
lease area.
The site is well connected by metal road with steel cities Jamshedpur
(185 km), Rourkela (100 km) and district town Sundergarh (200 km).
Biju Pattanaik International Airport is located at about 275km from the
site.
Salient features of the mining lease are given in Table – 1. Some of the
mining leases present within 10 km radius are given in the Table – 2.
iii. Land form, land use and land ownership.
Out of the total mining lease area over 90.143 ha, Village Forest covers
59.458 Hectares, Govt. Non-Forest land covers 12.252 hectares, and
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balance area is private tenanted land covering an area of 18.433
hectares. Out of total 90.143ha surface right granted over 78.252ha
iv. Topography (along with map).
The Koira leasehold area is having two distinct hillocks. The two
hillocks in the northern & southern portion are trending in NE–SW. The
entire hillock is undulating. Elevation of the area varies from 560 m to
630 m AMSL in north eastern peak and 570 m to 610 m AMSL in south
western peak.
The area falls within the watershed area of Karo River, which flows in
the NW to SE direction at about 0.68 km to the NW of the mine. One
seasonal nala originate from a perennial spring just adjacent to the
southern boundary of the mine, flows in a northerly direction before
meeting the Karo river about 3 km downstream. During the rains, the
surface runoff flows down the natural slope of the mine is channelized
to rain water harvesting ponds and as many as 11 nos of settling pits
have been constructed to arrest the suspended solids before discharge
to natural water course.
v. Existing land use 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.
Out of the total lease area of 90.143 ha, mine operations for ore
production are being carried out in an area of 32.391 ha (already
broken).
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The land use pattern of the mine is as follows:
LANDUSE PATTERN
Head Present land use
(Ha.)
Proposed Land Use as
on 26.08.2021
(Ha.)
Propopsed Land Use at
the end of the life of Mines
(Ha.)
Mining 32.391 40.901 59.806
Storing of Mineral/Sub-grade ore
15.917 16.539 4.907
Dumping 1.602 1.602 1.377
Storing of Tools & machineries
0 0 0
Construction of building, Power station & Work shop, crushing &
screening plant, WB etc.
8.575 7.541 7.541
Township/Colony 0 0 0
Road 7.551 7.360 4.550
Magazine 0.130 0.130 0.130
Safety Zone around M. L. Boundary
2.040 2.040 3.299
Afforested Area including SZ of Magazine and Office
area
5.497 5.497 0
Area Used for public
Purpose & Vacant Land 16.440 8.533 8.533
Grand Total 90.143 90.143 90.143
The forests in the immediate vicinity of mining lease are distributed in
the Khajurdihi Reserve Forest to the South, the Toda and Sarkunda
Reserve Forest to the west and south-west, the Karo Reserve Forest to
the north and the Mendharmaruni Reserve Forest the north east. A
patch of dense mixed Sal jungle exists at about 1.5 km to the south-
east of the mining lease covering the Bhabani and the Kalmanga Pahars
(hills).
No National parks/sanctuaries/Biosphere reserve located within 10 km
radius. The nearest elephant corridor is located at 57 km from the
project site.
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The area falls within the watershed of the Karo nala, which flows at a
distance of 0.68 km to the North –west of the mining lease site.
vi. Existing infrastructure.
All the requisite infrastructures are in place for the proposed
production. These facilities are being used for present production and
the same will be optimized for increased production.
MINING MACHINERY
EMIL will procure the additional mining machinery required for
achieving the iron ore production of 6.0 MTPA.
WATER
Presently EMIL is having NOC for 500 m3/day of Ground water from
bore wells within the mining lease area. Which are well equipped with
pumping arrangement.
POWER
The mine gets dedicated power supply from WESCO power Supply
Company through a 33 KV line. Power will be mainly consumed by the
crusher and screen plant and for the lighting purposes and the energy
consumption will be 700 kVA. Enhancement up to 1200kVA line is
under consideration for future expansion. Existing 1 MVA transformer
will be replaced by 2.5 MVA-33/11KV power transformer. For crusher
unit existing power supply of 500kVA (11KV/0.415KV) transformer will
be replaced by 1MVA (11KV/0.415KV) transformer to meet the
enhanced load in future days.
Standby power : EMIL has a back-up captive power in the form of
two Diesel Generator set (1010 & 500 kVA) to ensure uninterrupted
power supply for the running of the mine.
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MAGAZINE
The EMIL has provided licensed magazine for storing explosives for use
within the mining lease. The explosives are stored in a magazine located
in an isolated place in the South western region of the ML. The License
capacity of the magazine is as follows :
Sl.No. Class & Division Quantity at any one time
1. Class – 2 Division 1 100 Kgs
2. Class – 6, Division 1 3,000 mts
3. Class – 6 Division 3 10,000 nos
The mine is using shock tube detonation system for initiation along
with nitrate mixture/emulsions and cast boosters as primers.
SITE SERVICES
EMIL has provided Rest shelters,Blasting shelters, Fast-aid center
,drinking water, Site-offices, Stores, Workshop for HEMM, Explosive
magazine and toilets within the mining lease as per requirement.
TOWNSHIP
EMIL has provided staff quarters to the mine staff within the proximity
of the mining lease area in Kadodihi village.
Basic facilities like lighting, drinking water facilities, dispensary,
shopping complex, guesthouse, Gym, recreation facility, Indoor games,
library etc. are provided for the employees.
MEDICAL SERVICES
Medical services including basic first aid and treatment for common
diseases are provided by the dispensary, First Aid station in the office.
For general treatment the employees also avail the facilities in Koira
Hospital run by the central Govt. Ambulance service has also been
provided for treatment in referral hospitals like IGH-Rourkela etc.
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The company also provides First Aid training to all its Foremen and
Mining Mates for attending minor injuries at the place of work.
vii. Soil classification
Major part of the mine area is covered with Laterite/Lateritic soil and is
devoid of any topsoil. Topsoil of insignificant thickness is available in
virgin forest land. Topsoil if encountered in course of mining operation,
it will be removed and preserved for use in the afforestation activities.
The Ph of the soil within the mining lease is in range of 4.89-5.2,
Phosphorus as P2O5 10mg/Kg, Sand % in the range of 39-56, silt% 21-
25 and Clay % is 19-40.
viii. Climatic data from secondary sources
Secondary information on the prevailing climate of the area was
obtained from the District Statistical Handbook and based on
observations made by Indian Meteorological Department (IMD). The
climate of the study area is characterized by an oppressively hot
summer with high humidity. Summer generally commences in the
month of March. Temperature begins to rise rapidly attaining the
maximum in the month of May. During summer, the maximum
temperature goes up to 45C. The weather becomes more pleasant with
the on-set of the monsoon in June and remains as such up to the end
of October. The temperature in the month of December is lowest.
Sometimes it even drops down to 4.6C. The average annual rainfall is
1493.9 mm.
Annual Climatic Data of the Region
Month
Mean Daily Temp
(°C)
Relative Humidity
(%)
Avg. Rainfall
(mm)
Max. Min. 0830 h 1730 h
January 29.0 6.3 62 51 0
February 35.5 7.3 59 43 0
March 38.5 20.3 51 36 1.1
April 40.5 23.4 53 41 0.2
May 45.0 25.5 56 42 148.0
June 43.5 26.8 70 65 217.5
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July 33.0 27.5 82 80 304.1
August 33.0 27.4 83 81 431.8
September 33.0 26.4 82 81 300.5
October 32.0 20.9 77 70 90.1
November 31.0 16.8 64 55 0.6
December 26.4 4.6 63 54 0
Annual 35.0 19.4 67 58 1493.9
ix. Social infrastructure available.
The nearest human settlement from the mine site is situated at the
Koira, Nuagaon, Kadodihi & Harischandrapur villages, where most of
the mineworkers reside. The main livelihood of the nearby population is
from mining and related activities.
The population in the surrounding villages within the 5 KM radius of
Koira ML is 61249 nos. The villagers depend upon mining and to some
extent on agriculture activities for their livelihood.
The workers of KIM are accommodated in the existing colony of EMIL.
The colony has facilities like dispensary, shopping complex,
guesthouse, Gym, recreation facility, Indoor games, library etc.
All the villages are electrified. Educational facility from primary up to
graduation level is available in Koira township .The health care facility,
postal services, drinking water facility & various Religious
establishment are available in Koira township.
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CHAPTER - 5
PLANNING (BRIEF)
i. Planning concept (type of industries, facilities, transportation etc)
town and country planning / development authority classification.
The proposed project is an existing mine. The mine has obtained EC for
4 MTPA iron ore production which will be enhanced to 6 MTPA. The
RoM is screened and crushed to produce differ quality of Iron ore using
one 200TPH crusher plant,3 nos of 150TPH screening plants & 2 nos
250TPH screening plants. It is proposed to increase the population of
crushing & screening plant as well as other fleet of machineries to meet
the proposed production capacity of 6MTPA.
ii. Population projection
It has been proposed that work will be carried out by open cast fully
mechanised method. On enhancement of production, total employment
generation both directly and through contractual means will be about
100 Nos. Out of which about 95% of employees will be from local
community. Such direct & indirect employment will help economic
growth of locality.
iii. Land use planning ( breakup along with greenbelt etc.,)
LANDUSE AT THE END OF LIFE OF MINE
Head Proposed Land Use at the end of the life of
Mines (Ha.)
Mining 59.806
Storing of Mineral/Sub-grade ore 4.907
Dumping 1.377
Storing of Tools & machineries 0
Construction of building, Power station & Work shop, crushing & screening plant, WB
etc.
7.541
Township/Colony 0
Road 4.550
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Magazine 0.130
Safety Zone around M. L. Boundary 3.299
Afforested Area including SZ of Magazine and Office area
0
Area Used for public Purpose & Vacant Land 8.533
Grand Total 90.143
The iron ore deposit will be mined to a depth of 501 mRL. The iron ore
will be mined systematically by bench method laterally as well as depth-
wise and the ore will be exploited from the top to bottom. The overall pit
slope will be kept at 450. The dimensions of the quarry at the
conceptual stage will be as follows:
After extraction of the ore during the course of mining, the Reclamation
& Afforestation programme will be done in mined out area in a phase
wise manner up to the end of life of the mine so as to bring better land
use of the mined-out area.
The year-wise proposal of reclamation & rehabilitation is depicted in
the table given below.
Year Proposal for Reclamation (Ha)
2016-17 1.48
2017-18 1.62
2018-19 0.51
2019-20 2.00
2020-21 0.82
2021-22 (up to 26.08.2021) 1.44
Total 7.87
The reclamation & afforestation will be taken up within the area
earmarked for mining, dumping, ore stacks & road in the Conceptual
period.
After backfilling of mined out area with waste material, the topsoil will
be spread over it. If required suitable manure may also be mixed to
Ultimate pit bottom RL(M) Ultimate Dimension (M2)
501 1101 X 552
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improve the nutrient value of the topsoil. Subsequently greenery
development will be made with suitable plantation. As far as possible,
the species selected for re-vegetation should be of local species so that
there is fast and healthy growth. The remaining mind-out area of
18.540ha. will be converted into a water reservoir by fencing semi-
permanent boulder wall to protect the excavated area and pisciculture
will be carried out in the area.
iv. Assessment of infrastructure demand (physical & social )
Adequate physical and infrastructural facilities are available in this
area.
v. Amenities / Facilities.
All social amenities / facilities such as education, health care &
other civic amenities are available in the locality.
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CHAPTER – 6
PROPOSED INFRASTRUCTURE
i. Industrial area ( processing area)
Additional crushing and screening facilities adequate to meet the 6
MTPA production at Koira mines will be installed for processing of the
RoM.
ii. Residential area ( non-processing area)
EMIL has provided accommodation for employees of the company
within the proximity of the mining lease area in Kadodihi village.
iii. Green belt.
The safety zone area of 7.5 mtrs around the ML boundary, around
explosive magazine & housing colony shall be maintained as per
stipulation. Further as a post mining land use the area degraded by
mining operation, stack-yards, roads etc. shall also be covered under
the plantation programme. Total area to be covered under plantation
programme in post mining phase shall be 63.052 ha.
iv. Social infrastructure.
The mining activity carried out in the area rather has a positive socio-
economic impact upon the nearby human settlement as direct &
indirect employment potential is generated due to mining and allied
activities in the area. Apart from these, the company promotes health
and education awareness in the area time to time by organizing health
and education camps. In addition company has started a long term
planning to develop adjacent villages & committed for social obligation
under the banner of Aditya Birla Janseva Trust.
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v. Connectivity (traffic and transportation road/ rail/ metro/ water
ways etc.,)
The mining lease is located 1 km west of Koira Township and Roxy
railway siding is located 28 km in the South-West direction whereas,
the nearest Railway station Barbil of S.E Railway Line at a distance of
38 km.
The district town of Sundergarh is located 200 km to the North – West
direction and is accessible by National Highway 215 and 23 and State
Highway No. 10. NH-215 runs about half a Km away from the mine
lease area.
The site is well connected by metal road with steel city Jamshedpur
(185 km), Rourkela (100 km) and district town Sundergarh (200 km).
Fine ore will be transported to Paradip/Haldia Port for export. CLO will
be supplied to various plants i.e. domestic Sponge and Pig Iron Plants
through available road/ rail network.
vi. Drinking water management (source & supply of water)
Drinking water requirement will be to the tune of 95kl/D. This amount
of water will be withdrawn from the existing bore wells within lease area
after due treatment of the same.
vii. Sewerage system
Generated municipal waste from mines office and canteen will be
segregated & the Bio-degradable waste will be processed to compost.
The non-Biodegradable waste will be disposed to secure landfill site
within the lease hold. One STP of 10 KLD have been commissioned for
these domestic effluent in office & canteen and one 50KLD STP at
workers colony area.
viii. Industrial waste management
Hazardous waste of stream 5.1 and schedule – 1 like used oil & waste
containing oil are generated in the mines. The used oil are auctioned to
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authorized recyclers and the waste containing oil are kept in barrels
and stored in impervious pit under shed within hazardous waste yard.
ix. Solid waste management.
Overburden and waste rock removed from the mine is being kept in
overburden dumps. At present two such dumps are present at Koira
mines out of which dump no-1 is stabilised. Permanent retaining wall
constructed around the dumping yard to protect waste from wash-off.
At present the dead end of the active dump is covered with coir matting,
grass seeding and plantation programme.
Proposed Dump at the western part of Quarry no –6 has been
demarcated & will be used in future for which the following
methodology adopted for the execution of the dumping activity:
RCC retaining wall constructed along the boundary of dump
periphery.
Garland drain of permanent nature has been constructed along
the outside periphery of retaining wall following the contours.
The dumping operation started along the demarcated boundary
by leaving 3 meters space from the retaining wall.
The three phase of dumping should be up to a height of 8mts. in
an average. The total height of the dump will be 24 meters.
The dump has to be terraced.
The angle of slope for each individual terrace will not be more
than angle of repose (~28o)
The width of the terrace to be adequately maintained so that the
chance of erosion is minimized.
Contour trenching will be adopted subject to favourable
circumstances along the slope of the terrace for retaining of water
for quick stabilization of loose dump by planting fast growing
species/grass seeds.
After spreading of sweet soil & fertilizer, Agave, Vertiver grass and other
fast growing shrubs will be panted on the slope of the dump.
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Garland Drains
Garland drains have been constructed around the dead overburden
dumps so that erosion by surface runoff does not pollute the nearby
water resources.
Land Reclamation
It is proposed in the scheme of mining that the worked out portion of
quarry No.6 will be subjected to reclaimation & afforestation
programme.
Topsoil management
The topsoil encountered during mining operation shall be removed and
utilised for reclamation & afforestation of the worked out pit and other
plantation activities.
Topsoil removed during site preparation at the Koira mine site would be
separately stripped, handled and stored subject to availability and used
for plantation programme.
x. Power requirement & supply / source.
The mine gets dedicated power supply from WESCO power Supply
Company through a 33 KV line. Power will be mainly consumed by the
crusher and screen plant and for the lighting purposes and the energy
consumption will be 700 kVA. Enhancement up to 1200kVA line is
under consideration for future expansion. Existing 1 MVA transformer
will be replaced by 2.5 MVA-33/11KV power transformer. For crusher
unit existing power supply of 500kVA (11KV/0.415KV) transformer will
be replaced by 1MVA (11KV/0.415KV) transformer to meet the
enhanced load in future days.
Standby power : EMIL has a back-up captive power in the form of
two Diesel Generator set (1010 & 500 kVA) to ensure uninterrupted
power supply for the running of the mine.
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CHAPTER - 7
REHABILITATION AND RESETTLEMENT (R & R) PLAN
Not applicable as no habitation exists within the project area.
i. Policy to be adopted (central / state) in respect of the project
affected persons including home oustees, land oustees and landless
labourers (a brief out line to be given).
Not applicable.
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CHAPTER – 8
Project schedule & Cost Estimates
i. Likely date of start of construction and likely date of completion
(time schedule for the project to be given).
The mine is already under operation. The proposed enhancement of
iron ore production will be achieved in the year 2017 – 18.
ii. Estimated project cost along with analysis in terms of economic
viability of the project.
The project cost is about Rs. 55.33 crores. The NPV of Rs. 4.496 crores
has been deposited for the total forest area of 59.458ha at the rate of Rs
7.30 lakhs Per ha. The EMIL has also submitted financial assurance of
Rs. 19,06,725 in form of bank Guaranty against the land proposed to
be used during the scheme period ending 26 Aug, 2021.
The Koira Iron mine contains Iron ore which is suitable for Sponge Iron,
pig Iron plants & Steel melting shops. The stripping ratio of RoM to
waste is 1:0.25. Dry crushing and screening facility will be adopted for
calibration of Ore. On the basis of % of Fe content for Iron ore fines and
CLO in the present market the average sells realisation will be about
Rs.3500/Mt based on the range of our products. The production cost is
worked out to be Rs 739.20 /Mt which includes fixed cost, salary,
contractual services etc. The variable cost covers consumption of HSD,
explosives, lubricants, spares, royalty & taxes etc. Considering cash
flow statement, it is found that the project is estimated is financially
viable and feasible for mining.
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CHAPTER – 9
ANALYSIS OF PROPOSAL (FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS)
i. Financial and social benefits with special emphasis on the benefit
to the local people including tribal population, if any, in the area.
Due to mining activates at Koira Iron ore mine at present about 783
persons have been engaged in mining & allied activities either directly
or contractual means which is likely to increase on enchantment of
production to 6MTPA. All the man power will be drawn from the locality
which constitutes mostly of SC/St category.
The potential social impacts associated with mining operations are
quite significant. This is more so in the case of Koira Iron mines which
is located in an area which is dominated by tribals. It is imperative that
ESSEL Mining involve the community and stakeholders through a well
planned Community Development Program through a corporate
citizenship model that promotes social responsibility and optimal
business performance. The key to adopting the approach is to recognize
the following:
That for the mining and minerals sector to promote socially sustainable
and inclusive development, it is necessary to understand the socio-
economical-cultural fabrics of the locality.
That development needs to take a holistic view of society ensuring that
not only business imperatives but also social imperatives are catered;
There are overlaps between social development agenda and mining
sector development agenda. These need to be co-ordinated and
optimized through the integration of social dimensions into the
business systems.
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TABLE – 1
SALIENT FEATURES OF THE MINING LEASE SITE
FEATURE DETAILS
Altitude 560 – 630 m above Mean Sea Level (MSL)
Longitude Between East longitude 850 13’ 07.73544” to
850 14’ 04.07976”
Latitude Between North latitude 210 53’ 42.58572” to
210 54’ 27.61380”
Village,Tehsil,
District,State
Koira, Nuagaon, Kadodihi &
Harischandrapur villages, Koira Tehsil,
Sundergarh district, Odisha.
Maximum temperature 45 C
Minimum temperature 5 C
Average Relative
Humidity
58-67%
Annual Rainfall, mm 1494
Land availability, Ha 90.143
Topography Hilly terrain with undulating topography
Soil Type Lateritic soil of reddish colour
Nearest stream Karo nala is about 0.68 km NW of ML, Unnamed perennial nala 0.03 km
Nearest Highway National Highway -215 - 0.5 km
Nearest
Railway station
Barbil - 35 km –NW
Barsuan-12.6 km- WSW
Nearest Village Koira –0.8 km -E
Nearest City Rourkela- 100 km
Nearest
Industries/Mines
Iron ore mines - M/s S.D.Sharma, O.M.M (P)
LTD.
Nearest Reserve Forests/
Sensitive areas`
Kathmala RF- 0.8 km - NE
Mendharmaruni RF- 3.9 km -NE
Sarkanda RF – 3.1 km -SSE
Khajurdhihi RF – 2.0 km - SE
Historical places None within 10 km radius
Note : Distances mentioned above are aerial distances
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TABLE – 2
VARIOUS MINES LOCATED WITHIN 10 KM RADIUS
KOIRA IRON MINES
Name of mine Owned by Distance
Km
Direction
Teherai Iron & Mn. Mines M/s. B.I. Co. Ltd 06 South – East
Kanthar Koira Mn. Mines M/s. Rungta Mines
Ltd
03 East
Jaldihi Iron – Mn &
Bauxite mines
M/s. S.N.Mohanty 07 South
Tantigram Iron & Mn.
Mines
M/s. K.J.S.
Ahluwallia
06 East
Tentuldihi Mn. Mines M/s. Adhunik Steel
Ltd
03 South
Raikela Iron Mines M/s. Gitarani
Mohanty
04 South –West
Raikela Iron Mines M/s. S.N.Mohanty 03 South –West
Raikela Iron Mines M/s. S.D.Sharma 04 South –West
Raikela Iron Mines M/s.National
Enterprise
03 South –West
Raikela – Tantra Iron
Mines
M/s. P.T.A. Ltd 05 South-West
Tantra Iron Mines M/s. Kavita Agrawal 07 West
Tantra / Raikela –
Bandhal Iron Mines
M/s. Jindal Steel &
Power Ltd.
06 South – West
Tantra Bauxite Mines M/s. Orind Ltd. 07 West
Kamanda Mn Mines M/s. U.C. Mishra 03 North-West
Kusumdih Mn Mines M/s. M.G.Mohanty 05 North
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