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‘Category B2’ MINING SCHEME WITH PROGRESSIVE MINE CLOSURE

PLAN OF BHARODI QUARTZ MINE LEASE {Submitted under Rule of 35 to 37, 61 & 64 of GMMCR-2017}

of BHARODI QUARTZ MINE,

Survey No. 197/1 Paiki Mineral: Quartz

Village: Bharodi, Taluka: Virpur, District: Mahisagar, State: Gujarat

Lease Area: 4.80 Hectares (Forest Land: Nil) (Non Forest Land: 4.80 Hectares) Lease Period From: 06/09/2009 to 05/09/2039 Period of Mining Scheme: 2018-19 to 2022-23

LESSEE

Prakash Bhulchand Khushlani R/O Sindhi Colony, Taluka Shahera, District Panchmahal, State Gujarat

Email: [email protected] Contact No: 9426383686

PREPARED BY BHAVIN D. SHAH

C/O ESSQUARE GEO SERVICES 6, Aviskar Appartment, 2 Suvarnapuri Society,

Chikuwadi, Jetalpur Road, Vadoara, Gujarat Pincode: 390007

Phone No: 0265-2351450 / 9825415060 RQP Registration No: RQP/UDP/272/2004-A.

Email: [email protected] / [email protected] File no: EGS/HBN 292

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CONTENTS Ch. No.

Chapter Page No.

1 General 4 2 Location & Accessibility 5 3 Details of Approved Mining Plan/Scheme of Mining (if any)

PART-A 1.0 Geology and Exploration 2.0 Mining A. Open Caste Mining B. Underground Mining 3.0 Mine Drainage

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19 4 Stacking of Mineral Rejects/Sub Grade Material and Disposal of

Waste 20

5 Use of Mineral & Mineral Reject 21 6 Processing of ROM & Mineral Reject 21 7 Other 22 8 Progressive Mine Closure Plan

8.1 Environment Base Line Information 8.2 Environmental Impact Assessment 8.3 Progressive Reclamation Plan 8.4 Disaster Management and Risk Assessment 8.5 Care and Maintenance During Temporary Discontinuance 8.6 Financial Assurance

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9 Part-B Certificate/Undertakings/Consents A. Consent Letter/Undertaking/Certificate from the Applicant B. Certificate from RQP

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10 Documents 1. Lease Deed 2. RQP Certificate 3. Lease Photographs 4. Environment Clearance Application 5. Mining Plan Approval Letter 6. Mineral Chemical Analysis Report 7. Bulk Density Report 8. Water Chemical Analysis Report 9. Spot Inspection Report 10. Self-Appraisal Note

11 Plans & Sections

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List of Plate Sr. No Plate No Description

01 Plate 1 Location Map of Mine 02 Plate 2 District Land Revenue Record Map (DILR) 03 Plate 3 Surface Plan 04 Plate 4 Geological Plan & Section 05 Plate 5 Year Wise Development Plan 06 Plate 6 Reclamation Plan 07 Plate 7 Environment Plan 08 Plate 8 Conceptual Plan 09 Plate 9 Financial Area Assurance Plan

List of Figure Sr. No Fig. No Description

01 Fig. 1 Location map Showing Area and Access Route.

List of Tables Sr. No Tables No Description

01 Table 1 Chemical Analysis Report of Quartz Sample 02 Table 2 Year Wise Exploration Plan 03 Table 3a.

Table 3b. Table 3c.

Proved Reserves Estimation Probable Reserves Estimation Possible Reserves Estimation

04 Table 4 Mineral Reserve/Resources 05 Table 5 Reserve Estimation 06 Table 6 Insitu Tentative Excavation 07 Table 7 Estimated Available Material 08 Table 8a

Table 8b Table 8c Table 8d Table 8e

First Year Excavation Second Year Excavation Third Year Excavation Fourth Year Excavation Fifth Year Excavation

09 Table 9 Year wise excavation with recovery of ROM 10 Table 10 Nature and quantity of top soil, overburden/

waste and mineral reject 11 Table 11 Environment Base Line Information 12 Table 12 Summary of Year Wise Proposal for

Progressive Reclamation Plan 13 Table 13 Table indicating the break-up of areas in the

Mine lease for calculation of Financial Assurance (in Hectare)

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CHAPTER-1 General a. Introduction

Mining Scheme with progressive mine closure plan of Quartz Mine has been prepared on behalf of Prakash Bhulchand Khushlani. Mine bears survey no Survey No. 197/1 Paiki and covers an area of 4.80 hectares’ area. Mine located in Bharodi, Virpur Taluka.

Applicant does have an experience of Mining of mineral Quartz. On the basis of past mining experience, field visit and available information from mine and its surrounding regions, five years’ mineable reserve of 450000 tons of Quartz has been estimated.

Mining Scheme with progressive mine closure plan has been prepared in compliance of rule of GMMCR-2017.

b. Name and Address of Applicant Prakash Bhulchand Khushlani, R/O Sindhi Colony, Taluka Shahera, District Panchmahal, State Gujarat Email: [email protected] Contact No: 9426383686

c. Status of Applicant Government Land

d. Minerals which is occurring in the area Quartz

e. Period for which Mine lease is granted/ renewed/proposed to be applied A mining lease over an area of 4.80 Hect of Survey No. 197/1 Paiki in village - Village: Bharodi, Taluka: Virpur, District: Mahisagar (Gujarat) was sanctioned vide Gujarat Govt. Order No. MCR-102008-ML-91-(8)-CHH dated 25.05.2009 in favour of Prakash Bhulchand Khushlani.

f. Minerals which the applicant intends to mine Quartz

g. Name of RQP preparing Mining Scheme with Progressive Mine Closure Plan BHAVIN D. SHAH C/o Essquare Geo Services Office & residence address: 27, Marutinadan Society, Opp. Rameshwar School, Near Karmjyot Society, Gotri road, Vadodara-390021, Gujarat Phone no: 0265-2351450; Mobile no: 9825 4150 60. Registration No: RQP/UDP/272/2004-A.

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CHAPTER-2 Location & Accessibility

a. Lease Details

Name of Mine : Bharodi Quartz Mine District and state : Mahisagar, Gujarat. Taluka : Virpur Village : Bharodi Area : 4.80 Hectare Toposheet No : 46E12 Lat/Long of Boundary Point : Pillar 01: 23°13'41.12"N 73°30'37.08"E

: Pillar 02: 23°13'37.43"N 73°30'39.48"E : Pillar 03: 23°13'31.67"N 73°30'28.18"E : Pillar 04: 23°13'35.58"N 73°30'26.09"E

Date of Grant of Lease : 25.05.2009 Name of Leaseholder : Prakash Bhulchand Khushlani, Address : R/O Sindhi Colony, Taluka Shahera, District Panchmahal, State Gujarat Telephone/Mobile No & email : 9426383686 [email protected]

b. Whether the area is recorded to be forest Mine is not recorded in the forest.

Whether the area is recorded/ falls under Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Mine does not fall under Coastal Regulation Zone.

Existence of public road/railway line, if any nearby & approximate distance Mine lies at an approximate distance of approximately 3.0 kilometer away from SH 191. Bharodi lies at 600meters northeast from the Mine. Mine can be easily approachable by the local road/village road. Police station, primary health center (PHC) are situated at Virpur whereas referral hospital is situated in Virpur. Nearest railway station is situated in Bayad. Other necessary health services are available at Mine itself.

Forest Non-Forest Forest

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Area (Hectare)

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(i) Waste Land (ii) Grazing Land (iii) Agriculture Land (iv) Others(Mine)

Area (Hectare) - - -

4.80 Total Area/Applied Area = 4.80 Hectare

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c. Details of location map showing area and access route.

The location map illustrates the Mine area as well as the access route and is as shown in Fig. 1.

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CHAPTER-3 Details of Approved Mining Plan/Scheme of Mining

The Quartz lease had been granted in favor of Prakash Bhulchand Khushlani in the year of 2009 for a period of 30 years. Prior to this Mining Scheme; a Mining Plan had been prepared and submitted for the same Mining lease area. The plan was prepared for 2008-09 to 2012-13. Particulars of Approval of Mining Plan: Mining Plan was approved vide letter no CGM/MC/APP/Kheda/468 Dated -07/03/2009.

Date of Commencement of Mining Operation: The mining operations were commenced in the year 2009.

Review of Compliance Position of Salient Features of the Mining Plan Including Conditions and Stipulations If Any Deficiency that existed in the approved mining Plan. No deficiency has been noticed in the approved mining plan.

Mine Developments:

Year Proposed Quantity To be Mined Tons

Area proposed to Be mined

Sq. mtr.

Actual Quantity was mined in Lease Area

Tons 2008-2009 2430 1000 1400 2009-2010 2430 1000 1400 2010-2011 2430 1000 1400 2011-2012 2430 1000 1400 2012-2013 2430 1000 1671

Here mineral rejects taken at the rate of 10% in mining scheme appears to be on higher side. Whatever material was generated has been stacked on surface and will be backfilled after the pit reaches its economic limit.

Review of the Compliance Position of the Conditions and Stipulations Imposed, If Any, While Approving the Mining Scheme: No special condition was imposed while approving the mining plan.

Review of Compliance of Violation pointed out after Inspections Made GMMCR-2017 During Last Five Years: The lessee has not received any letter of violation of rules of GMMCR-2017 for compliance after inspections by IBM in last five years.

Any Other Points Requiring Attention In The Interest of Proper Mine Design Development & Conservation and Environment & Ecology of the Area Formation of Quartz is about 12 m thick has been mined. Mining will be continued till it is economic limit. Therefore there are no such issues of any significance which may need consideration.

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PART-A

1.0 Geology & Exploration a. Topography, Drainage pattern, Vegetation, Climate, Rainfall data of the

mining lease area Rugged topography was seen in the Mine. Maximum elevation recorded in the Mine is 105.121m, whereas the minimal elevation is observed 94.044m. The temporary benchmark has been shown on surface plan i.e. 104.789m. (Note: These m-levels are based on the total station survey data with the reference of assumed base level i.e 100m - Refer Plate 3). Trees are not found in or near the Mine. Human settlements aren’t present near the vicinity of the Mine. Climate : sub-tropical climate Winter : 11oC to 15oC (Varies) Summer : 40°C to 43°C (Varies) Monsoon : 850 to 900mm (Varies) Drainage : Topographically the mine is uneven. Slope : South West direction

Flow direction of water during monsoon will be the same.

Vegetation : Scattered vegetation & thorny bushes are present Surrounding the Mine

b. Regional Geology Geologically, district is the manifestation of diverse geological extension from Lower Proterozoic to Holocene with different rock types such as granitic to basalt and limestone to alluvium. The stratigraphy of district is presented in table below. The oldest formation in the area is Aravallis Supergroup comprises of various meta-sediments belongs to Lower Proterozoic. The post-Delhi intrusive, Godhra granite and gneisses were intruded into older Aravalli. Both Aravallis and granite-gneiss have undergone many orogenic movement. They are overlain at places by Lower cretaceous fluvial and marine sequences, namely Bagh beds and Lametas. Lower Cretaceous rocks are overlain by Deccan basalts, extrusive rock formation; occur as sporadic exposure in the form of cappings over older rocks. The youngest formation found in the district is the alluvium, occur as pediments, sand dunes, valley fills and flood plain as isolated patches. Aravallis Supergroup: It comprises of meta sediments, divided in to three major group such as: Udaipur group, Lunawada group, Champaner group. The Udaipur group of rocks (Balicha formation) is exposed in the east of the Santrampur as a narrow belt and comprises of Phyllite, mica schist and quartzite. It is overlain by Lunawada group of rocks, which comprises of Phyllite, mica schist, metasubgraywacke, chlorite schist, phyllite quartzite, protoquartzite and minor bands of dolomite.

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Geological Age Supergroup Group Formation Lithology Holocene Katpur Formation Alluvium - Sand, Kankar and Clay

Pliocene Pandu Mewasa Formation Mottled clay & sandstone

Cretaceous to Eocene Deccan Traps Basalts & Rhyolite

Upper Cretaceous

Bagh/Lameta Group

Infra - Trappeans - Lameta Beds, Limestone, Nodular marls and Sand stones

Upper Proterozoic Godhra Granites Granite & Granodiorite

Rajgarh Formatiom Phyllite, Slate and Mica schist with inter calations of Limestone, Subgraywacke & quartzite

Shivrajpur Formation Phyllite & manganiferous phyllite, quartzite & dolomitic limestone

Champaner Group Jaban Formation Phyllite, metasubgraywacke, quartzite and metaconglomerate

Lower Proterozoic

Aravalliies Super Group Narukot Formation Quartzite, phyllite & metaconglomerate

Khandia Formation Quartzite, quartz-biotite schist, dolomitic limestone, phyllite, metasubgraywacke & meta conglomerate

Lambia Formation Quartzite, mica schist, metasubgraywacke, conglomerate and migmatite

Lunawada Group

Phyllites, mica schist, metasubgraywacke and chlorite schist, quartzite & Phylitic quartzite, quartz - mica schist, protoquartzite, dolomite

Udaipur Group Balicha Formation Phyllite, mica schist, quartzite

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Local Geology

The generalized geological sequence as observed in the field can be summarized as under:

Upper Proterozoic Quartz: Observed in Hillock Area. Hillock Area covered with soil and quartz.

c. The Individual Description of Rock Type is as follows: Quartz: The deposit is seen as a large quartz reef binding soil within itself in the hillock up to elevation of 105.121m and height of hillock is 12 m. In The shape of the quartz reef with binding soil in the centre based on the geological mapping appears to the uneven within the hillock. The quartz in this area is white colored, hard, compact, glassy in its form and highly jointed.

From presence of existing land cutting in the various parts of mine and Lithological data demonstrate that the thickness of quartz present the quarry area is around up to depth of 12 meter. Quartz is predominantly found embedding with soil.

d. Name of prospecting Exploration agency: Prakash Bhulchand Khushlani

e. Details of Prospecting/ Exploration already carried out:

e1. As Mineral is present in the hillock area. Top of 1995 square meter are with 1.5 meter was excavated by lessee from lease area and around 7271 tons of quartz was removed.

e2. Existing land cutting are Present in the quarry area. It was useful to determine the availability of mineral reserve and it’s depth in the quarry. Determination of proved, probable and possible reserve depth are established on above acquired lithological statistics.

e3. Mineral samples were acquired by undisturbed sampling techniques from boreholes. Mineral samples were analyzed for its chemical properties and laboratory test i.e Density.

The results of chemical analysis are furnished in Table 1.

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Table #1 Chemical composition of Quartz Sr. No Parameter Composition

1 SiO2 97.15% 2 Al2O3 0.41% 3 Fe2O3 0.03% 4 TiO2 0.03% 5 CaO 0.09% 6 MgO 0.02% 7 Na2O 0.03% 8 K2O 0.09% 9 LOI 0.82%

f. Surface plan (Plate 3) of mine has been prepared on a scale of 1:1000 with contour interval of 1.0 meter.

g. The geological plan (Plate 4), of the Mine has been prepared considering surface plan as the base map and is on a scale of 1:1000.

h. Geological sections have been prepared at suitable intervals on a horizontal scale 1cm=10m & Vertical scale 1cm=10m.

i. Year Wise Exploration Plan (Table 2)

Year Area m2 Total

Meterage Record of Material

(ROM) in tons Recovery of Quartz

(90 %) tons 1st Year 7407 5.0 m 100000 90000 2nd Year 7407 5.0 m 100000 90000 3rd Year 7407 5.0 m 100000 90000 4th Year 7407 5.0 m 100000 90000 5th Year 7407 5.0 m 100000 90000 Total 37037 500000 450000

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Reserve Estimation: To determine the feasible mineral reserve available to excavate from the Mine, three information is required.

Area in square meter X Depth of mineral reserve X Density of mineral (2.70 g/cm3)

j. Calculation of Reserve/Resources Proved Mineral Reserves (UNFC Code 111) (Table 3a.)

Part Area m2 Depth

m Volume

m3 ROM tons

Recovery of Quartz (90 %)

tons A 13311 12 159732 431276 388149 B 34689 12 416268 1123924 1011531

Total 48000 576000 1555200 1399680 Probable Mineral Reserves (UNFC Code 121 + 122) (Table 3b.)

Part Area m2 Depth

m Volume

m3 ROM tons


tons A 13311 2 26622 71879 64691 B 34689 2 69378 187321 168589

Total 48000 96000 259200 233280 Possible Mineral Reserves (UNFC Code 121 + 122) (Table 3c.)

Part Area m2 Depth

m Volume

m3 ROM tons


tons A 13311 2 26622 71879 64691 B 34689 2 69378 187321 168589

Total 48000 96000 259200 233280

k. Mineral Reserve/Resources (Table 4)

Level of Exploration

Resources million tons

Grade

G1- Detailed Exploration 0.450 - G2- General Exploration - -

G3- Prospecting - - G4- Reconnassance - -

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Recoverable Quartz Reserves & Resources under Different Categories (Table 5)

Classified UNFC Code

Quantity in tons (all grades/sizes)

1 2 3 Total Mineral Reserves (A+B) 1632960

(A) Mineral Reserves (1). Proved Mineral Reserve (2). Probable Mineral Reserve

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121+122

1399680 233280

(B) Remaining Resources (1). Feasibility Mineral Resources (2). Prefeasibility Mineral Resources (3). Measured Mineral Resources (4). Indicated Mineral Resources (5). Inferred Mineral Resources (6). Reconnaissance Mineral Resources

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221 &222 331 332 333 334

244672

- - - - -

Feasibility mineral recourses are non-mineable part of geological proved reserve. It is calculated by diminishing proved reserve from the geological proved reserve.

Mineable Reserve The reserve blocked in statutory barriers is as follows:

Mineable reserve of Quartz = Demonstrated reserve – Non- minable reserve (lease barriers, already excavated) = 1632980 – 233280 – 7271 = 1381017 tons

Life of Mine Quartz = 90000 tons per year. There for expected life of mine is about 15 years

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2.0 Mining A. Open Cast Mining

The method of mining shall be opencast and semi-mechanized on single shift basis. Excavation and loading shall be carried out with simple excavators of capacity 0.9 to 1.1 cu.m bucket capacity. This shall be utilized for developmental work, excavation and loading into the trucks. Tippers of 10 T capacity shall be utilized for all transportation purposes.

The firm intends to extract the Quartz production to the tune of 90000 Tons of Quartz per annum during the five years of the scheme period.

Procedure of mineral procedure and technique will be same throughout the five years mining. Approximately 37037 square meter area will be used for excavation from the Mine. Proposed depth for Mining 5.0 meters (5.0 meters’ mineral) 5-year mining operations 50000 m3 soil is expected to remove during next five years mining. Recovery of mineral Quartz from the total record of material (ROM) is considered 90 %.

Mine development on year-to-year basis is described as under:

Excavation Following Semi Mechanized & Manual Process

Binder Clay

Reuse In Plantation

Quartz

Stock& Dispatched

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B. Year-wise Tentative Excavation I. Insitu Tentative Excavation (Table 6)

II. Dump Rehandaling - No Surface dump will be generated and all waste material will be use for plantation.

Estimated available material (Table 7)

Dump Identification

Year Wise Handling

m3

Estimated Recovery of Quartz 90%

Tons

Mineral Reject (Tons)

Waste

37037 90000 - 37037 90000 - 37037 90000 - 37037 90000 - 37037 90000 -

Total 185185 450000 -

Year Pit No

Total Tentative

Excavation (m3)

Soil

Waste (m3)

Over- burden

(m3)

ROM (Tons) Total Mineral

Reject (Tons)

ROM/ Waste Ratio

Ore (Tons) 90 %

Mineral Reject (Tons)

1st II 37037 10000 - 90000 - -

9:1

2nd III 37037 10000 - 90000 - - 3rd IV 37037 10000 - 90000 - - 4th V 37037 10000 - 90000 - - 5th VI 37037 10000 - 90000 - -

Total 185185 50000 - 450000 - -

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C. Year Wise Development Plan & Sections On the basis of above design parameters, year wise development of mine on year-to-year basis is described as under:

Ist Year (Table 8a) Mining operation is proposed to start from the Northeast direction of the Mine. Approximately 7407 square meter area will be used for excavation and removal of mineral from mine.

Soil Waste : 10000 m3 IInd year (Table 8b) Mining activity of 2nd year will be developed by proceeding further towards southwest direction from the pit proposed to be developed during 1st year Mining operation. Approximately 7407 square meter area will be used for excavation and removal of mineral from mine.

Soil Waste : 10000 m3

IIIrd year (Table 8c) Mining activity of 3rd year will be developed by proceeding further towards southwest direction from the pit proposed to be developed during 2nd year Mining operation. Approximately 7407 square meter area will be used for excavation and removal of mineral from mine.


IVth year (Table 8d) Mining activity of 4th year will be developed by proceeding further towards southwest direction of the pit proposed to be developed during 3rd year Mining operation. Approximately 7407 square meter area will be used for excavation and removal of mineral from mine.

Year I

Plan area (m2)

Depth (m.)

Volume (m3)

ROM (Tons)

Recoverable Mineral Quartz (Tons)

2018 7407 5.0 37037 100000 90000

Year II

Plan area (m2)

Depth (m.)

Volume (m3)

ROM (Tons)


2019 7407 5.0 37037 100000 90000

Year III

Plan area (m2)

Depth (m.)

Volume (m3)

ROM (Tons)


2020 7407 5.0 37037 100000 90000

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Vth year (Table 8e) Mining activity of 5th year will be developed by proceeding further towards southwest direction of the pit proposed to be developed during 4th year Mining operation. Approximately 7407 square meter area will be used for excavation and removal of mineral from mine.


D. Proposed Method of Mining (‘B2’ Category of Mine) Proposed method of mining will be opencast. During the first five years the mining will be up to 100 mRL. As soil is embedded with mineral so it was considered as waste material in mine area. 10 % of soil waste will be generating during excavation. Quartz mineral will be excavated manually as it is very soft in nature. Loading done by dumper, trucks only and other all work will be done manually & mechanized. Year wise position of proposed mine working is shown in year wise and layout plans marked as plate no. 5 and year wise-proposed method of mining with relative information has been already discussed in above mining chapter.

E. Layout of Mine Layout of Mine has been distributed into several parts including plantation, stacking of mineral, dumping of mineral waste and dumping of overburden. Plantation is proposed on 2000 square meter area of southeast side of the Mine. Soil is bind with mineral and it will be separate from mineral during mining excavation and it will be use for plantation so it will be not stored in the lease area also no waste will be generate during mining excavation. Only mineral stackwill be dump on the North waste side of the Mine within lease barrier. The area to be used for this operation is 1250square meter. A road is proposed to be developed on the northwest side of the proposed pit and it will cover 973 square meter area of the Mine. Road will be developed as the year wise pit advances. Location of mineral stack, reject, O.B., Layout & other details are shown conceptual plan (Plate 8).

Year IV

Plan area (m2)

Depth (m.)

Volume (m3)

ROM (Tons)


2021 7407 5.0 37037 100000 90000

Year V

Plan area (m2)

Depth (m.)

Volume (m3)

ROM (Tons)


2022 7407 5.0 37037 100000 90000

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Ultimate shape & size of the pit limit Average rate of production of mineral Quartz will be at 90000 tons per annum and the expected life of mine is about 15 years including the proposed five-year Mine operation. The life of mine has been calculated based on the total depth of available reserve and the annual rate of production. Area of Ultimate Pit : 37037 m2 Depth of Pit : 5.0 meter (5.0 m – Mineral & Soil Waste) Length of Pit : 322.7 meters Width of Pit : 114.8 meters Shape : Rectangular

F. Conceptual Mining Plan Based on the interpretation of excavation data acquired, it can be said that a present total reserve of Quartz in the Mine is approximately 1381017 tons. Mineral estimation was done considering year wise development plan & section (Plate 5).

Year wise excavation with recovery of ROM (Table 9)

Year Area m2

Volume of ROM excavation

m3

ROM Tons

Quartz Recovery 90% Tons

1st 7407 37037 100000 90000 2nd 7407 37037 100000 90000 3rd 7407 37037 100000 90000 4th 7407 37037 100000 90000 5th 7407 37037 100000 90000

Total 37037 185185 500000 450000

Disposal of waste: During five years Mining operation, approximately 50000 tons of mineral waste is proposed to be removed. Soil will be generated as waste material so it will be reuse in plantation.

Reclamation and Rehabilitation: Reclamation is not proposed at the end of fifth year Mining operation. Plantation is envisaged on the southeast side of the Mine. A total of 2000 square meter area from mine will be used for plantation with the view to reduce the noise and air pollution caused during Mining operation.

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G. Underground Mining: Underground mining refers to various underground mining techniques used to excavate hard minerals. Underground mining also involves the same techniques for excavating ores. These hard minerals are usually found at greater depth. The occurrence Quartz deposits are associated with the crystallizing from molten magma. The Quartz present in Virpur is at shallow depth. The depth of the Quartz formation does not exceed more than 12 meter. Thus, underground mining is not applicable for mine.

3.0 Mine Drainage

a. The water table of bore well in Bharodi is 60 m from the ground surface.

b. Proposed Mine operation (excavation) during the next five years shall be about 6.5 meters five year mining operations. (Refer Plate 5, Year Wise Development Plan & Section).

c. Mining operation in the area will not affect the quality & quantity of water because the depth of excavation during next five years will not exceed 6.5 meters depth. As mentioned above the ground water table way below the depth of excavation thus it will remain undisturbed. A water pump will be installed for dewatering the accumulated water from the excavated area of the Mine during monsoon season. During monsoon season; the Mine will be closed/sealed during the rains. Accumulated rainwater will be filtered during pumping process to pendent or suspend solids materials. After this process, part of that will be used for plantation works and rest will be diverted into natural drainage.

d. Topographically the Mine lease is uneven. A gentle slope has been ascertained in NE-SW direction of the area. Water flow direction during rainy season is also the same. The average rain fall of Virpur taluka is nearly 850-900mm per annum.

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CHAPTER-4 Stacking of Mineral Reject/ Sub Grade Material and Disposal of Waste

a. Nature and quantity of top soil, overburden/ waste and mineral reject (Table 10)

Year Top soil Mineral Rejects

Reuse/ Spreading Storage Backfilling Storage Blending Beneficiation

1st (2018) 10000 - - - - - 2nd (2019) 10000 - - - - - 3rd (2020) 10000 - - - - - 4th (2021) 10000 - - - - - 5th (2022) 10000 - - - - -

b. Manner of disposal and configuration of soil with scree (overburden) dump

No overburden material is available in the lease area.

c. Stacking of waste Approximately 10 % of soil waste will be generating from mining excavation. This waste shall be used only for development of green belt and plantation purpose.

d. Height & spread of stacks: The maximum height of mineral stack will not exceed 3 meter and it will cover 1250 square meters. A stone wall is proposed to be constructed near toe of stack to prevent the spreading of loose material. A garland drains and siltation pit is proposed to be developed at the bottom of the stack.

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CHAPTER-5 USE OF MINERAL

End-use of the Mineral

Many varieties are gemstones, including amethyst, citrine, smoky quartz, and rose quartz. Sandstone, composed mainly of quartz, is an important building stone. Large amounts of quartz sand (also known as silica sand) are used in the manufacture of glass and ceramics and for foundry molds in metal casting. A sample of Quartz from the Bharodi Mine lease was analyzed. Obtained results are furnished in Table 1.

CHAPTER-6 PROCESSING OF ROM AND MINERAL REJECTS

The mining process of quartz uses efficient machineries and equipment to produce high quality materials and these are available in pure lumps, granules and powder forms. The quartz pumped from the quartz mines are cleaned, screened and then crushed in sizes as required by the clients. Quartz is processed in various methods forms such as, crushing by crusher, separating by vibrating screen, grinding by ball mill and classifying by classifier. Quartz powders are manufactured by crushing pure and hand-picked lumps obtained from mines directly. The process of quartz is in lumps which are widely used by the manufacturers of electronic devices and steel manufacturing industries for blast furnace. Also provide quartz stones which are widely famous in markets for their accurate chemical combinations, different grades, colours, sizes and shapes, among which white quartz stones are most popular.

ROM

Saleable Quartz (90% of ROM)

Stock

Dispatch

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CHAPTER-7 OTHER a. Site service

A temporary office will be set up in the Mine. Site operation will be regulated from this office. Each vehicle loaded with Quartz will be weighed on the weigh bridge which is placed at village balasenor and it is authorized by CGM, Gandhinagar. Site has good approach road, and this facilitates transportation facility. Water is sprinkled along the road to prevent dust generation on account of vehicular movements. Basic facilities like working table, chair, drinking water, first aid box, toilet and bath room are available to the employees working in the area. Drinking water is sourced from Bharodi and is potable.

b. Employment Potential Following staff & workers are proposed to be employed in accordance with the provisions of the GMMCR -2017.

c. Management & Supervisory personal proposed to be employed The project requires in total 12 site employees. This involves 1 Geologist, 1 mining supervisor, 2 semi-skilled operators and 8 un-skilled labours.

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CHAPTER-8 Progressive Mine Closure Plan

Introduction Mining Scheme with progressive mine closure plan has been prepared in compliance of under rule of GMMCR -2017.

8.1 Environment Base Line Information (Table 11) Proposed land use pattern after five years shall be as follows

Particulars Total area end of fifth year

Mining excavation (degraded due to mining) 3.7037

I. Mine Road II. Processing Plant III. Workshop/Office IV. Existing Pit V. Plantation VI. Overburden/Waste & Stack

0.0973 0.0000 0.0075 0.0000 0.2000 0.1250

Total land put in used 4.1335 Remaining area 0.6665

Total area 4.8000

Water Regime River, lake, pond, well or water bodies are absent in this Mine. However, the depth of water level is found nearly 60 meter below existing ground level. The depth of water level was observed in bore well situated in Bharodi and was measured by water level indicator.

Quality of Air The element of ambient air is decontaminating and does not necessitate any test.

Quality of Water Perennial water sources are not present in the vicinity. However, a water sample has been collected and tested from a bore well of Bharodi. The report of chemical analysis of water sample is attached in report.

Ambient Noise Level The noise level in and around the lease area is too low and within the desirable limit.

Flora and Fauna Flora and fauna has not been observed in the Mine. Scattered vegetation along with thorny bushes are visible near the Mine. Wild animals are not present / seen in the applied area. However Dogs, Cattle and Goat are present in nearby villages.

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Climatic condition The area is characterized by tropical climate with an average rainfall of about 850-900 mm, which is received during monsoon Season. The highest temperature in summer is recorded as 43oC, in the month of May-June, and minimum temperature is recorded in the winter as 13oC, in December – January. Relative humidity varies from 20% to 90%.

Human Settlements There are no human settlements present within the Mine area. However nearest human settlement is present at village Bharodi which lies at approximately 0.5 kilometers from mine.

Public Building, Place of Worship and Monuments Public building and place of worship (s) are absent in or near the Mine area. Wildlife sanctuary, National Parks are also not present within or near the Mine.

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8.2 Environmental Impact Assessment Under the above conditions, there is no remarkable impact of Mining on environment, except land degradation around the pits.

Air Quality Air pollution is caused when dust gets air borne after it is formed during loading and unloading of waste material as well as due to movement of trucks on the proposed roads for transportation. Proposed working is small scale and semi- mechanized open cast method. The water will be sprayed on the haul roads, loading and dumping points regularly for dust suppression. Green belt will also be developed in and surrounding the Mine to absorb dust. Vehicle exhaust should direct upwards to avoid creating excess turbulence at road surface. It is also advised that the workers in dusty area should use cloth masks as far as possible.

Water Quality River, lake, pond, well or water bodies are absent in this Mine. However, the depth of water level is found nearly 80 meter below existing ground level. The depth of water level was observed in bore well situated in Bharodi and was measured by water level indicator.

Noise Level Noise are produced while blasting/loading/digging and occasional plying of dumper/truck etc. Noise can be reduced at the source by propose selection, installation & proper maintained of equipment. Rector type silencers & noise reduction devices like mufflers can be used on noisy exhaust systems. Green belt is also developed in and surrounding the Mine to absorb noise. Therefore proposed mining method will not produce any significant noise and hence will not cause any damage to present calm and quiet environment of the area.

Vibration Level Mining is proposed semi-mechanized. Excavation using back-hoe excavator is required for production of Quartz. This will be creating limited ground vibration.

Water Regime No perennial water source does exist in the area. The proposed mining is not likely to have any adverse impact on ground water table, which is much below depth of present and proposed Mine operation. There is no water channel or any other surface bodies (pond, lake etc.), which can be adversely effected by the proposed operation.

Acid Mine Drainage Not Applicable

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Socio-economic Environment Local laborers will be employed from the nearby villages as per this Mine operation. The proposed Mine operation envisages an employment opportunity to local villagers. Workmen employed in sorting of mineral and Mining operations will be affected by dust generated and will be provided with cloth dust masks and other necessary safety equipment’s. The proposed Mine operation will not involve any displacement of local population. There is no recreational facility in existence in the area and hence there is no impact. The future mining will not have any adverse impact on socio economic environment of the area.

Historical Monuments Historical monuments, temple, building etc. does not exist within as well as near the Mine lease.

8.3 Progressive Reclamation Plan Implementation of progressive reclamation plan includes development of green belt within Mine area. The development of green belt will be done within 7.5 boundary barrier. Once Mine is completely excavated, the backfilling process will take place inside the mined-out area.

8.3.1 Mined-Out Land (Total Area 4.80 Hectare) Particulars Present Area

Mining excavation 3.7037 Hectare Road 0.0973 Hectare

Dumps & Stacks 0.1250 Hectare Infrastructure etc. 0.0075 Hectare

8.3.2 Topsoil Management No Top soil is present in the lease area as soil is bind with the mineral and present in the hillock area.

8.3.3 Acid Mine Drainage Not Applicable.

8.3.4 Tailing Dam Management There is no proposal of beneficiation plant for processing of mineral, so no

effluents will be generated.

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8.3.5 Surface Subsidence Summary of Year Wise Proposal for Progressive Reclamation Plan (Table 12)

Items Details Proposed Remarks

Dump management

Area afforested (ha) 0.2000 Five years plantation No of Saplings planted 2000 400 sapling per year Cumulative no of plants 400 -

Cost including watch and care during the year

60000 Cost includes sapling, tree guard and post plantation

care

Management of worked out

benches

Area available for rehabilitation (ha)

- -

Afforestation done (ha) 0.2000 - No of saplings done (ha) 2000 400 sapling per year Cumulative no of plants 400 -

Any other method of rehabilitation (specify)

- -

Cost including watch and care during the year

60000 Cost includes sapling, tree guard and post plantation

care

Reclamation and

Rehabilitation by backfilling

Void available for Backfilling (L*B*D) pit

wise/stope wise

- -

Void filled by waste/tailings - - Afforestation on the making

water reservoir - -

Any other means (specify) - - Rehabilitation of waste land

within

Area available (ha) - - Area rehabilitated - -

Method of rehabilitation - - Others

(specify) - - -

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8.4 Disaster Management and Risk Assessment

The proposed workings are by opencast mining method. Underground mining is not applicable for Mine thus it is not proposed. Tailing dam is also not proposed. Thus high–risk accidents like landslide, subsidence, flood, inundation, seismic activities would not come across. In the case of accident, a well-equipped first aid station is available at nearby mine site for giving first aid to injured persons. A vehicle will always remain at site. The lessee is proficient to face any type of risk. The primary health center (PHC) & other health services are vacant at Bharodi. All safety measures viz helmet, iron toe shoes, dust mask etc. shall be implemented.

8.5 Care and Maintenance during Temporary Discontinuance

The latter steps will be taken throughout the temporary discontinuance of the Mine operation:

1. If Mine is disclosed temporary basis, it will be under vigilance of a custodian.

2. Before reopening; the maintenance will be provided to all the machineries deployed at mine.

3. The Mine will be protected by the displaying notice boards at the entry. These notice boards will be drafted in English as well as in local language.

4. Before the entrance or reopening of the Mine operation, the working and faces will be inspected by manager/supervisor for safety purpose as per Mines Act.

5. The open pit will be protecting by the erecting fencing as per norms and all around the open pits with caution boards displaying that “Danger Zone”.

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8.6 Financial Assurance The amount of financial assurance as required under rules 64(1) of GMMCR, 2017 has been calculated based on the proposed Mine area put to use for mining and allied activities after five years. The total applied Mine area is 4.80 hectare; out of which the area put to use for mining and allied activities will be approximately 4.1335 hectare including the requirement of the area for the next five-year proposal. The financial assurance of Rs. 4, 14,000 is attached with mining Scheme. The total amount has been calculated for the purpose of Financial Assurance based on CCOM’s Circular No. 4, 2006 as below.

Table indicating the break-up of areas in the Mine for calculation of Financial Assurance (in Hectare) (Table 13)

Head

Area put on use at start of Scheme in hect.

Additional requirement

during scheme

period in hect.

Total Area

in hect.

Area considered as

fully reclaimed & rehabilitated

in hect.

Net area considered

For calculation

in hect.

A B C= A+B D E= C - D Area under mining 0.7407 2.9630 3.7037 0 3.7037

Storage for top soil 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0 0.0000

Waste dump site 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0 0.0000 Mineral storage 0.0250 0.1000 0.1250 0 0.1250 Infrastructure (workshop,

administrative building etc.)

0.0075 0 0.0075 0 0.0075

Roads 0.0195 0.0778 0.0973 0 0.0973 Railways 0 0 0 0 0.0000

Tailing pond 0 0 0 0 0.0000 Processing Plant 0 0 0 0 0.0000

Mineral Separation plant 0 0 0 0 0.0000

Existing Pit 0 0 0.0000 0 0.0000 Other to specify

(Green Belt) 0.0400 0.1600 0.2000 0 0.2000

Grand Total 0.8327 3.3008 4.1335 0.00 4.1335 Note: The above mentioned actions have been taken to be stated clearly in the mine closure plan. A certificate signed by the lessee stating that the closure plan complies all statutory rules, regulations, orders made by Central or State Government, Statutory organization, court etc. have been taken into considerations and whenever any specific permission is required the lessee will approach the concerned authorities. The lessee had undertaken all the proposed measures in the closure plan will be implemented in a time bound mannered as proposed.

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PART-B 9.0 Certificates/Undertakings/Contents (As Detailed Below)

A Consent Letter/ Undertaking/ Certificate from the Applicant: 01. The mining Scheme of Bharodi Quartz Mine (Survey No: 197/1 Paiki, Mineral:

Quartz), area of 4.80 Hectare, Near Village: Bharodi, Taluka: Virpur, District: Mahisagar, Gujarat State under rule of 35 to 37, 61 & 64 of GMMCR-2017 has been prepared by; Bhavin D. Shah. Registration No: RQP/UDP/272/2004-A. I request the regional controller of mines, CGM, Gandhinagar, to make any further correspondence regarding any correction of the mining Scheme with recognized person at his address below:

BHAVIN D. SHAH C/o Essquare Geo Services

27, Marutinadan Society, Opp. Rameshwar School Near Karmjyot Society, Gotri road,

Vadodara-390021, Gujarat Phone no: 0265-2351450 / Mobile no: 9825 4150 60.

I hereby undertake that all the modifications/ updating as made in the Mining Scheme by recognized person be deemed to have been made with my knowledge and consent and shall be acceptable to me and binding in all respects.

02. It is certified that the CCOM Circular No-2/2010 will be implemented and complied with when an authorized agency is approved by the State Government.

03. It is certified that the Progressive Mine Closure Plan of Bharodi Quartz Mine of Prakash Bhulchand Khushlani over an area of 4.80 hectare complies with all statutory rules, Regulations, Orders made by Central or State Government, statutory organization, Court etc which have been taken into consideration and wherever any specific permission is required the lessee will approach the concerned authorities. The information furnished in the Progressive Mine Closure Plan is true and correct to the best of our knowledge and records.

04. “The provisions of Mines Act, Rules and Regulations made there under have been observed in the Mining Scheme of Quartz Mine over an area of 4.80 hectare in Mahisagar district in Gujarat state belongs to Prakash Bhulchand Khushlani, Sindhi Colony, Shehera, Panchmahal, Gujarat and where specific permissions are required, the applicant will approach the D.G.M.S. Further, standards prescribed by D.G.M.S. in respect of Miners health will be strictly implemented”.

Place: Bhuj Applicant Prakash Bhulchand Khushlani,

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B. Certificate from RQP

The provisions of the rule of 35 to 37, 61 & 64 of GMMCR-2017 have been observed in the preparation of the mining Scheme of Quartz Mine over an area of 4.80 Hectare bearing Survey No. 197/1 Paiki of Prakash Bhulchand Khushlani, in Bharodi, Virpur Post Office, District Mahisagar, of State Gujarat and whenever specific permissions are required, the applicant will approach the concerned authorities of CGM, Gandhinagar.

The information furnished in the Mining Scheme is true and correct to the best of our knowledge. Place: Vadodara Bhavin D. Shah Date: 31/10/2018 RQP/UDP/272/2004

PHOTOGRAPHS SHOWING LAND USE OF LEASE AREA

TEST REPORT - CHEMICAL ANALYSIS

Reference No. UES/CH/RA/18-19/008 Date: 10/10/2018

Details

Name of Client : Prakash Bhulchand Khushlani Location : Bharodi, Virpur, Mahisagar Your Reference No : Survey No: 197/1 Paiki Name of Test : Chemical Analysis Material Recorded : Quartz Date of Collection : 01/10/2018

Test Result

Sr. No TEST RESULT 1 SiO2 97.15% 2 Al2O3 0.41% 3 Fe2O3 0.03% 4 TiO2 0.03% 5 CaO 0.09% 6 MgO 0.02% 7 Na2O 0.03% 8 K2O 0.09% 9 LOI 0.82%

NOTE 1. This certificate / report shall not be published for commercial purpose except in full unless permitted

for the publication of an approved abstract by the Proprietor, Unique Engineering Services, Adipur, Kachchh.

2. This test certificate applies only to the samples received in the laboratory.

Authorized Signatory

TEST REPORT - DENSITY

Reference No. UES/ MT/BD/2018-19/26 Date: 08/10/2018

Details

Name of Client : Prakash Bhulchand Khushlani

Site Location : Bharodi, Virpur, Mahisagar

Material Recorded : Quartz

Date of Collection : 01/10/2018

Sample Identification No : BD/2018-19/26

Test Result

Density : 2.70 g/cm3

NOTE 1. This certificate / report shall not be published for commercial purpose except in full unless permitted

for the publication of an approved abstract by the Proprietor, Unique Engineering Services, Adipur, kachchh.

2. This test certificate applies only to the samples received in the laboratory.


TEST REPORT - CHEMICAL ANALYSIS Reference No. UES/ CH/WA/18-19/33 Date: 10-10-2018

Name of Client : Prakash Bhulchand Khushlani Site Location : Bharodi, Virpur, Mahisagar Material Recorded : Water Sample No : WA/2018-19/33 Report As per IS 10500: 2012

Sr. No. Name of the Test Analytical value Desirable Limit Relaxable Limit

(A) Essential Characteristics 1 Color Colourless - 2 Odor Odourless - 3 Turbidity/NTU Nil 5 10 4 pH 7.77 6.4-8.5 No Relaxation 5 Total Hardness ppm 165 300 600 6 Chloride ppm 290 250 1000

(B) Desirable Characteristics 7 Dissolved Solids ppm 645 500 2000 8 Ca Hardness ppm 35 75 200 9 SO3 ppm 105 200 400 10 NO3 ppm 11.5 45 100 11 F mg/l 0.7 1.0 1.5 12 Total Alkalinity ppm 311 200 600

Note: 1. This certificate / report shall not be published for commercial purpose except in full unless permitted for

the publication of an approved abstract by the Proprietor, Unique Engineering Services, Adipur, Kachchh. 2. This test certificate applies only to the samples received in the laboratory.


SPOT INSPECTION REPORT

1. General 1.1 Name of the Lessee : Prakash Bhulchand Khushlani

1.2 Power of Attorney Holder : -

1.3 Status of Lessee : Private Individual

1.4 Mineral : Quartz

1.5 QL No : -

1.6 Survey No : 197/1 Paiki

1.7 Date of Survey : 1st October 2018

2. Location 2.1 District, Taluka, Village : Mahisagar, Virpur, Bharodi

2.2 Lease Area (Hectare) : 4.80 Hectares

2.3 Ownership / Occupancy : Prakash Bhulchand Khushlani

2.4 Latitude & Longitude : Pillar 01: 23°13'41.12"N 73°30'37.08"E

: Pillar 02: 23°13'37.43"N 73°30'39.48"E

: Pillar 03: 23°13'31.67"N 73°30'28.18"E

: Pillar 04: 23°13'35.58"N 73°30'26.09"E

SUMMARY

3. If located within 15 km, aerial distance of the lease area from the nearest: 3.1 National Park/Wildlife Sanctuary : Not Applicable

3.2 Reserve Forest / Protected Forest : Not Applicable

3.3 Human Habitation (Nearby Villages) : Bharodi, Alampura, Gandhari, Kasodi

Bhadrapura, etc… (B/w 2 to 10

kilometres)

3.4 Railway : Bayad (Approximately 31 kilometres)

3.5 Road : SH 191

(Approximately 2.0 kilometres)

3.6 Notified/ : Not Applicable

Protected Archaeological sites

3.7 Social infrastructures : School, Hospital at Virpur

(Approximately 5.5 kilometres)

4. Width of Riverbed (Meters) : Not applicable 5. Depth of Water at Lease Area : 20 Meters Below Ground Level 6. Thickness of Mineral Deposit : 12 Meters 7. Details on Riparian Vegetation, : Scattered Thorny Bushes Are Present

Endemic / Endangered Species Of

Flora / Fauna in The Area

8. Geo-Hydrological of The River, : Not Applicable Flow (Perennial, Seasonal, Etc.),

Replenishment Potential, Etc.

9. Width and Condition of Access Road : 5 meters width and capable of the transportation of heavy vehicles.

10. distance from bridge piers/ : Bridge/Wells Are Not Present Near water intake wells/ Quarry

irrigation structures

SELF APPRAISAL NOTE to be submitted by owner of the mine under Rule GMMCR-2017 stating extent of implementation of Approved Mining Plan/Scheme of Mining during the report year of 1/4/2018 to 31/3/2023 along with supporting plans/section, representative photographs in hard as well as soft copy. 1 Mine Details Mine Registration Number

taken from IBM Nil

Mine Code Nil

Mineral Quartz

Name of the Mine Bharodi Quartz Quarry

Lessee Prakash Bhulchand Khushlani

Lease no of State Govt. Survey No.: 197/1 Paiki 2 Details of Mining Plans/Scheme of

Mining Approved on last Occasion Reference No. of Approval Letter

N.A.

Approving Authority IBM State Government No Yes

Five year Implementation Period (Financial Year)

From To 2018-2019 2022-2023

3 Details of Modification sought/ approved during the reporting year

Whether modification sought? Yes No If yes, state reason of seeking such modifications

4 COMPLIANCE OF SALIENT FEATURES OF THE MINING PLAN/SCHEME OF MINING DURING THE YEAR

ACTIVITY Proposal made in approved MP/SOM for the reporting

year

Actual Implementation During the year

EX

PLO

RA

TIO

N

Typ

e of

E

xplo

ratio

n Surface Sampling Nil Nil

Pitting 60000 MT/Year 2018-2023

Trenching Nil Nil

Bore hole drilling Nil Nil

Expenditure in lakh Rupees

Reserve Estimation (including additional reserve estimation if any) 1057743 MT

Reserve Identification (including additional reserve estimation if any) 186417 MT

Total Reserves and Resources 1244160 MT

MIN

ING

Method of Mining Opencast/ Underground/ Combination of Both

Opencast

Category A/ B B2 Site of mining (Mention position of working & R.L.)

The maximum elevation recorded is 99.999 m whereas the minimum elevation observed is 96.044 m.

Quantum of Waste 75000 MT/ five year 2018-2023 ROM Production 375000 MT/ five year 2018-2023 Grade wise Mineral Production (Same as given in MCDR Return form)

Min

e D

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opm

ent

Ope

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t

( P

it W

ise)

Bench Formation with R.L.

Stripping ratio Top RL Bottom RL

Und

ergr

ound

Proposed Development in m Nil Nil

Name and Number of Stops to be operated Nil Nil

Stopping Operations Nil Nil Production in tones from Development, stopping Total

Nil Nil

SOL

ID W

AST

E

MA

NA

GE

ME

NT

Site of Waste Disposal (Mention position & R.L.) In west side of quarry 2018-2023 Mode of Waste Disposal & waste Dumps Configuration (Advancing / Retreating method with number of lifts)

Waste Dump Stabilization Garland drain / Retaining wall

Garland drain& Retaining wall 2018-2023

Check dams/setting tanks Nil Nil

BL

AST

ING

Mode of Blasting (J/H Pop, Plaster shooting & Deep Hole) Nil Nil

Explosive Storage Nil Nil Precaution against flying fragments, ground vibration Nil Nil

MIN

ING

D

RA

INA

GE

Likely depth of mining below water table The groundwater table is at 20 meters below ground level.

Expected pumping of sub-surface water By Pumping

Mode of disposal of sub-surface water By Pumping

MIN

ER

AL

BE

NE

FIC

AT

ION

Feed quantity and Grade Nil Nil

Product quantity and Grade Nil Nil

Tailing quantity and Grade Nil Nil

Site of Tailing Disposal Nil Nil

Tailings Dam Management Preventive measures envisaged Nil Nil

USE

OF

MIN

ER

AL

End use of mineral produced at the mine

Quartz present in the quarry lease are non-metallic minerals, it is used as a pavement for highway roads, building constructions, flaggy quartz marked as face-stone and flooring tiles. The use of quartz as decorative stone in building construction is growing annually. Consequently, quartz slabs are used to cover walls, as roofing tiles, as flooring and stair steps to name just a few applications. Also used to as crushed stone. The vast majority of crushed stone about 85% is used in road construction and repair.

Provision of blending with high grade/ low grade ore

Land Use Pattern in ha. Area exploited and abandoned Covered under O/c working Reclaimed and Rehabilitated Occupied by Infrastructure other

Particulars Total area end of fifth year

Mining excavation (degraded due to mining)

2.7778

i. Mine Road ii. Processing Plant iii. Workshop/Office iv. Existing Pit v. Plantation vi. Overburden/Waste & Stack

0.0973 0.0000 0.0075 0.0000 0.2778 0.3000

2018-23

EN

VIR

ON

ME

NT

MA

NA

GE

ME

NT

PL

AN

Afforestation with type of species

Afforestation will be done in the 2778 sq. mtr area in the east side of the lease area. Around 556 saplings will be planted every year.

Reclamation & Rehabilitation of Land N.A

Ambient air quality The level of dust concentration is practically very low order

Water quality The mineral produced and the waste generated are not likely to pollute the water quality in any manner

Noise Level Is under the limit and very low enough with mechanized mining operation

Precautions undertaken for temporary Closure of mine

• If quarry is disclosed temporary basis, it will be under vigilance of a custodian. • Before reopening, the maintenance will be provided to all the machineries deployed at quarry. • The quarry lease will be protected by the displaying notice boards at the entry. • These notice boards will be drafted in English as well as in local language. • Before the entrance or reopening of the quarry operation, the working and faces will be inspected by manager/supervisor for safety purpose as per Mines Act. • The open pit will be protecting by the erecting fencing as per norms and all around the open pits with caution boards displaying that “Danger Zone”.

CO

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ITY

SO

CIA

L R

ESP

ON

SIB

ILIT

Y

Drinking water (In Rupees) 5000/-

Transport (In Rupees) 9000/-

Health (In Rupees) 7000/-

Sanitation (In Rupees) 5000/-

Education (In Rupees) 8000/-

Sport (In Rupees) 3000/-

Recreation Facility (In Rupees) 7000/-

Employment (In Rupees) 8000/-

Housing (in Rupees) 9000/-

Infrastructure (in Rupee) Roads/ Public transport/ Communication/ Electricity 12000/-

TOTAL 73000/-

5 Constraints faced at the mines during reporting year while implementing the salient features of the mining plan/ scheme of mining

6 Corrective action envisaged by mine management for rectification of the deviation in implementation of salient feature of the mining plan/scheme of mining as observed under serial no 4.

7 Any other information to be included

VERIFICATION

I certify that the information furnished above is correct and complete in all respects. Date: 25-10-2018 Name in Full: Prakash Bhulchand Khushlani

Place: Sahera Designation: Lessee

Note: Wherever felt necessary, copy of the relevant plan / section representative photograph with due integration with the above description is to be enclosed / uploaded.

294-01 ReportCHAPTER-1IntroductionCHAPTER-2/CHAPTER-3Details of Approved Mining Plan/Scheme of MiningParticulars of Approval of Mining Plan:PART-A

The geological plan (Plate 4), of the Mine has been prepared considering surface plan as the base map and is on a scale of 1:1000.Geological sections have been prepared at suitable intervals on a horizontal scale 1cm=10m & Vertical scale 1cm=10m.Year Wise Exploration Plan (Table 2)Quartz = 90000 tons per year.There for expected life of mine is about 15 yearsCHAPTER-4

Nature and quantity of top soil, overburden/ waste and mineral reject(Table 10)Stacking of wasteCHAPTER-5USE OF MINERALPROCESSING OF ROM AND MINERAL REJECTSCHAPTER-7OTHERManagement & Supervisory personal proposed to be employedCHAPTER-8Progressive Mine Closure Plan

ParticularsParticulars

294-05 Photographs294-02 Mineral Chemical Analysis Report294-03 Density Report294-04 Water Analysis Report294-06 Spot Inspection Report294-07 Self Appraisal