INDIAN BUREAU OF MINES MINERALS DEVELOPMEMT AND REGULATION DIVISION MCDR INSPECTION REPORT. Chennai regional office

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1 1. Mine file No : (i) Name of the Inspecting : Officer and ID No. INDIAN BUREAU OF MINES MINERALS DEVELOPMEMT AND REGULATION DIVISION TN/PBR/LST53.MDS (ii) Designation : (iii) Accompaning mine : Official with Designation (iv) Date of Inspection : 07/03/2017 (v) Prev.inspection date : 20/04/2015 Chennai regional office J103 ( ) V. Jaya Krishna Babu Regional Controller Mines PARTI : GENERAL INFORMATION (a) Mine Name : ALANTHURAIYAR KATTALAI_22 (b) Registration NO. : (c) Category : A Mechanised (d) Type of Working : Opencast (e) Postal address State : TAMIL NADU District : PERAMBALUR Village : ALANTHURAIYAR KATTAL Taluka : ARIYALUR Post office : ARIYALUR Pin Code : FAX No. : mayilrajan.m@chettinadcemen Phone : (f) Police Station : (g) First opening date : 29/11/2006 (h) Weekly day of rest : SUN 2. Address for : correspondance 3. (a) Lease Number : (b) Lease area : (c) Period of lease : (d) Date of Expiry : MCDR INSPECTION REPORT Vikramangalam G.M. (Mines) CHETTINAD CEMENT CORPORATION LIMITED Ariyalur Works. Ariyalur Mine code : 38TMN24047 Raghunath Singh,Vice President&Ramesh Manager(Mines) 4. Mineral worked : LIMESTONE Main

2 2 5. Name and Address of the Lessee : Owner : CHETTINAD CEMENT CORPORATION LIMITED 4TH FLOOR, RANI SEETHAI HALL BLDG 603, ANNA SALAI CHENNAI CITY TAMIL NADU Phone: , FAX : SP.ST.PALANIAPPAN, MD RANISEETHAI HALL ANNASALAI CHENNAI CITY TAMIL NADU Phone: FAX : Agent : K. KASIRAJAN 603, Anna Salai, Chettinad cements Corp Ltd CHENNAI CITY TAMIL NADU Phone: , FAX : Date of approval of Mining : Fresh under rule 22 MCR1960 Plan/Scheme of Mining Modif.of approved Mining Plan Modif.of approved Mining Plan Mining Scheme rule 12 MCDR1988 Mining Scheme rule 12 MCDR /09/ /12/ /10/ /07/ /01/2016

3 3 PART II : OBSERVATION/COMMENTS OF INSPECTING OFFICERS Exploration : Sl.No. Item Proposals Actual work Remarks 1a Backlog of previous year Nil. Nil. 1b Exploration over lease area for geological axis 1 or 2 1c Exploration Agencies and Expenditure in lakh rupees during the year 1d Balance area to be explored to bring Geological axis in 1 or 2 1e Balance reserve as on 01/04/ Million Tons Million Tons. 1f General remarks of inspecting officers on geology, exploration etc Satisfactory. Development : 2a Location of development w.r.t.lease area 2b Separate benches in topsoil, overburden and minerals (Rule 15) Yes. One top soil bench of 5m height. 2c Stripping ratio or ore to OB ratio 2d Quantity of topsoil generation in m3 2e Quantity of overburden generation in m3

4 4 2f General remarks of inspecting officers on development of pit w.r.t. type of deposit etc Satisfactory. Exploitation: 3a Number of pit proposed for production One. One. 3b Quantity of ROM mineral production proposed tonnes tonnes 3c Recovery of sailable/usable mineral from ROM production 100% 100% 3d Quantity of mineral reject generation 3e Grade of mineral rejects generation and threshold value declared. 3f Quantity of sub grade mineral generation. Occurence of low grade limestone with high iron is being consumed by blending along with high grade limestone having low iron. 3g Grade of sub grade mineral generation 3h Manual / Mechanised method adopted for segregating from ROM Mechanised method. As proposed mechanised method. 3i Any analysis or beneficiation study proposed and carried out for sub grade mineral and rejects.

5 5 3j 3k 3l 3m 3n 3o 3p Provision of drilling and blasting in mineral benches Provision of mining machineries in mineral benches Whether height of benches in overburden and mineral suitable for method of mining proposed in MP/SOM Total area covered under excavation/pits Ore to OB ratio for the pit/mine during the year. Total area put in use under different heads at the end of year Production of ROM mineral during the last five year period as applicable Conventional drilling & Blasting. Proposed. 5m to 6m 19.30Ha 1: Ha Year qty in tonnes : : : : : Presently Eco friendly non conventional mining by engaging rock breaker. As roposed. As proposed 5m to 6m. As proposed. 1: Ha Year : : : : : qty in tonnes EC obtained only for 5.00 Lakh tonnes. 3q General remarks of inspecting officers on method of mining etc. Production roposals are with in limits. Mining is being carried out by using rock breaker and transport is made by taurus tippers. Solid Waste Management Dumping:

6 6 4a 4b 4c Separate dumping of topsoil, OB and mineral rejects (Rule 32,33) Location of topsoil, OB and mineral reject dumps Number of dumps within lease area and outside of lease area Outside the ML area in South west Direction of lease area Outside the ML area at South west of lease area. Within ML : Nil Outside ML: 2nos. Separate top soil & OB dumps inactive in south west direction of lease. Dumped initial period of mining at outside the ML. As proposed. As proposed Within ML : Nil Outside ML: 2nos. Approximate dimentions of dump 250 M x 50 M x 10 M height. Top soil is being concurrently used for Afforestation. Dump size 250 M x 50 M x 10 M (OB dump) & 50Mx10Mx3M(Top soil dump) 4d Location of dumps w.r.t. ultimate pit limit (Rule 16) Dumped initial period of mining at outside the ML. 4e Number of active and alive dumps. 4f Number of dead dumps. 2 in active dumps in non ML area during initial mining. 4g Number of dumps established. 2 dumps located in nonml area by planting creepers along the slopes. 4h 4i 4j 4k Whether Retaining wall or garland drain all along dumps are there. Length of Retaining wall or garland drain all along dumps Number of settling ponds Specific comments of inspecting officer on waste dump management Garland drain made along the periphery of the dump. Garland drain made along the periphery of the dump. 400m. Proposals are adequate. Solid Waste Management Backfilling:

7 7 5a Status of part or full extraction of mineral from mined out area before starting backfilling. 5b Area under backfilling of mined out area 5c Concurrent use of topsoil for restoration or of mineral out area (Rule 32) Used for afforestation. 5d Total area fully reclaimed and rehabilitated 5e General remarks of inspecting officers on backfilling and reclamation etc. Mine not reached economical depth of mining. Progressive Mine Clousre Plan: 6a Whether Annual report on PMCP submitted on time and correctly. Rule 23 E(2). Violation of rule 26(2) of MCDR, 2017 has been communicated to lessee on b Area available for (ha). 6c afforestation done (ha). 0.20ha. Cumulative afforestation in 1.50ha. 6d No. of saplings planted during the year 500 no of plantation. As proposed. 6e Cumulative no.of plants About 2500 no of plantation. 6f Any other method of 6g Cost incurred on watch and care during the year Not available.

8 8 6h Compliance on reclamation and by backfilling (i) Voids available for backfilling ( Lx B x D 6i Compliance on reclamation and by backfilling (ii) Voids filled by waste / tailings 6j Compliance on reclamation and by backfilling (iii)afforestati on on backfilled area 6k Compliance on reclamation and by backfilling (iv) Rehabilitation by making water reservoir 6l Compliance on reclamation and by backfilling (v)any other specific means. 6m Compliance of of waste land within lease (i)afforestation 6n Compliance of of waste land within lease (ii)area (ha) Mineral Conservation:

9 9 7a ROM Mineral dispatch or gradewise sorting within lease area Nil. ROM being dispatched to factory. 7b Method of gradewise mineral sorting i.e. manual or mechanical. 7c Different grade of mineral sorted out at mines. NIL 7d Any beneficiation process at mines. Not required. 7e General remarks of inspecting officer on Mineral conservation and beneficiation issues No beneficiation is needed. Environment: 8a Separate removal and utilization of topsoil (Rule 32) No generation of top soil.stacked along the the ML boundary is being used for Afforestation purpose. 8b Concurrent use or storage of topsoil Used for Afforestation. 8c Separate dumps for overburden, waste rock, rejects and fines (Rule 33) 8d Use of overburden, waste rock, rejects and fines dumps for restoring the land to its original use

10 10 8e Phased restoration, reclamation and of lands affected by mining operations (Pits, dumps etc) 8f Baseline information on existence of plantation and additional plantation done (Rule 41) Upto Dec 2016 around saplings planted on dump and other area covering the species of Samanea,Albizialebbek,Ta marindus indica, pongamia,pinada. 8g Survival rate 80% 80% 8h Water sprinkling on roads to control airborne dust By Water tanker. Being practiced. 8i General remarks of inspecting officer on aesthetic beauty in and around mines area Efforts taken to develop and improve the greenery. Compliance of Rule 45: 9a Status of submission of Monthly and Annual returns Monthly returns are being submitted regulary through online. Monthly returns are being submitted regulary through online. Monthly returns are being submitted regulary through online. 9b Annual return for information on Mining Engineer, Geologist and Manager Detils furnished int AR c land use pattern for area under pits, reclaimed area, dumps etc. Covered under current (O/C) Workings19.30ha, Other Purpose (Green Belt)&residential, welfare buildings & roads1.20ha.

11 11 9d 9e 9f 9g 9h 9k afforestation mineral reject generation (Grade and quantity) ROM stock and/or graded ore sale value, Ex. Mine price and production cost fixed assets mining machineries Following details furnished : BACK HOE 2nos. OTHER HEM2nos TIPPER6nos. MACHINERY2 Verified. Verified. Verified. Verified. Vrified. Details of type of machinery furnished found to be correct.

12 12 Details of violations observed during current inspection and compliance position of violation pointed out Violation observed Show couse position Rule NO. Issued on Compliance on Rule NO. Issued on Compliance on Date : (V. Jaya Krishna Babu) Indian Bureau of Mines

INDIAN BUREAU OF MINES MINERALS DEVELOPMEMT AND REGULATION DIVISION MCDR inspection REPORT Chennai regional office

INDIAN BUREAU OF MINES MINERALS DEVELOPMEMT AND REGULATION DIVISION MCDR inspection REPORT Chennai regional office Mine file No : TN/PBR/LST34MDS (i) me of the Inspecting : Officer and ID No (ii) Designation