QUARRYING PLAN(Submitted Under 8F of KMMC (Amendment) Rule, 2013)

Including

Progressive Quarry Closure Plan(Submitted Under 8H (1) of KMMC (Amendment) Rule, 2013

for

Yergol Building Stone QuarryExtent: 10-00 Acres (4.046 Ha.)

Government land (Parampoka) situated in part of Survey No. 503 YergolVillage, Yadgir Taluk & Dist., Mechanized Method

of

Sri. Devineni Goutam

Project Co-ordinator R.M.N and S.R.C (JV)

Bengaluru

Prepared by:

iGeosis Rocks & Minerals Consultancy

Geological, Survey,Mine Planning, Environmental Services

Address: Door. No. 293/4, Plot No. 30, 2nd Floor, Nanjundeshwara Complex,

5th Cross, Canal Road, Basaveshwara Badavane, Hosapete-583201,Ballari District, Karnataka State.Cell: +91 9686046667 Email: igeosisquarry@gmail.com

9.0 Certificate / Undertakings / Consents

A. CONSENT LETTER / UNDERTAKING / CERIFICATE FROM THE

APPLICANT

1) The Quarrying Plan in respect of “Yergol Building Stone Quarry” over an area of

6-00 Acres, in Survey Nos. 503 of Yergol Village, Yadgir Taluk & District of

Karnataka State, under rule 8F of KMMC (Amendment) Rule, 2013 has been

prepared by RQP Sri. Muli Babu Reddy & Sri. Chaluvamurthy, T.S. Geologist.

This is to request the Deputy Director, Department of Mines & Geology,

Hosapete, to make any further correspondence regarding any correction of the

Quarrying Plan with the said recognized person at his address below:-

Name: Sri. Muli Babu Reddy Sri. Chaluvamurthy, T.S.Regn. No: RQP/BNG/180/2003/A M.Sc, M.Phil., (Geo)

GeologistAddress: I G e o S i s

Nanjundeshwara Complex, Plot No. 30, 2nd Floor, CanalRoad, Basaveshwara Badavane, 5th Cross, Hosapete-583201, Ballari District, Karnataka.

We hereby undertake that all modifications/ updating as made in the said Scheme

of Quarrying by the Recognized Person are deemed to have been made with the

knowledge and consent and shall be acceptable on us and binding in all respects.

Continued....

2) This is to certify that the Progressive Quarry Closure Plan of “Yergol Building

Stone Quarry” of Sri. Devieneni Goutam Project Co-ordinator R.M.N and S.R.C

(JV) over an area of 10-00 Acres complies with all statutory rules, regulations,

orders made by the Central or State Government, Statutory Organizations, 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 Quarry Closure Plan is true and

correct to the best of our knowledge and records.

3) “The provisions of Mines Act, Rules and Regulations made there under have

been observed in the Scheme of Quarrying over an area of 10-00 Acres in Survey

Nos. 503 of Yergol Village, Yadgir Taluk & District of Karnataka State, belongs to

“Yergol Building Stone Quarry” and where specified 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”.

Sri. Devieneni GoutamProject Co-ordinator R.M.N and S.R.C (JV).

Applicant

Place: YergolDate: .08.2017

CERTIFICATE FROM RQP

The provisions of the Karnataka Minor Mineral Concession and Rules, 1994, have

been observed in the preparation of the “Quarrying Plan” of over an area of 6-00

Acres of Sri. Devieneni Goutam Project Co-ordinator R.M.N and S.R.C (JV) in

Survey Nos. 503 of Yergol Village, Yadgir Taluk & District of Karnataka State, and

wherever specific permissions are required, the applicant/lessee will approach the

concerned authorities of the Department of Mines & Geology.

The information furnished in the Quarrying Plan is true and correct to the best of

our knowledge.

Muli Babu ReddyRQP/BNG/180/2003/A

Chaluvamurthy, T.S.M.Sc, M.Phil., (Geo)

Geologist

Place: Hosapete

Date: .08.2017

SL. NO. CONTENTS Page No.

INTRODUCTION 02

1.0 GENERAL 04

2.0 LOCATION AND ACCESSIBILITY 06

3.0 DETAILS OF APPROVED MINING PLAN/ SCHEME OF MINING 08

PART - A

1.0 GEOLOGY AND EXPLORATION 09

2.0 MINING 15

3.0 MINE DRAINGE 24

4.0 STACKING OF MINERAL AND DISPOSAL OF WASTE 26

5.0 USE OF MINERAL AND MINERAL REJECT 27

6.0 PROCESSING OF ROM AND MINERAL REJECTS 28

7.0 OTHER 30

8.0 PROGRESSIVE MINE CLOSURE PLAN 32

PART - B

9.0 CERTIFICATES / UNDERTAKINGS/ CONSENTS 45

10.0 PLANS, SECTIONS ETC. 45

LIST OF ANNEXURES

Sl. No Particulars Annexure No.

1 Copy of RTC I

2 Copy of Joint Bidding Agreement for Joint Venture II

3 Copy of Request Letter to DMG to Grant Quarry Lease III

4 Copy of Notice from DMG IV

5 Copy of Tahsildar NOC V

6 Copy of Forest NOC VI

7 ID & Address Proof of Lessee VII

8 RQP Certificate VIII

9 Calculations of Resource & Reserves IX

10 Year wise Production & Development Calculations X

LIST OF PLATES

Sl No. Particulars Plate no Scale

1 Key Plan 1 1:50,000

2 Lease Sketch 2 1’’= 660’

3 Surface-Geological Plan with Sections 3 1:1,000

4 Production & Development Plan & Sections 4 1:1,000

5 Conceptual Plan & Sections 5 1:1,000

6 Environment Plan 6 1:5,000

7 Progressive Quarry Closure Plan 7 1:1,000

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QUARRYING PLANIncluding Progressive Quarry Closure Plan of

Yergol Building Stone Quarry ofSRI. DEVINENI GOUTAM

Project Co-ordinator R.M.N and S.R.C (JV)Prepared Under 8F of KMMC (Amendment) Rule, 2013

Amendment Rule 2 (m-3) of KMMC Rule 2013 states that Quarrying Plan shall be preparedaccordance with guidelines and format issued by Indian Bureau of Mines. Accordingly, Quarrying

Plan including Progressive Quarry Closure Plan has been prepared as per guideline issued by Indian

Bureau of Mines in 2014 of latest universal format for Mining Plan Including Progressive MiningClosure Plan is as followed.

ABSTRACT:

The term “Granite” is derived from Latin word “Granum” meaning “grain”

because of its granular nature. India is well known since time immemorial for its

building and dimensional/ornamental stones. Granite occupies a prominent place

among dimensional stones on account of its hardness, durability, capability to take

mirror polish and fascinating colours. As such the use of granite has increased many

folds as dimensional and decorative stone all over the world and this has created a

good export market for Indian Granite.

Granite is the commonest of all the igneous rocks. It is a super-saturated or

over saturated granular plutonic rock. It was formed from magma which cooled

very slowly. It is often exposed to view by erosion of upper layers of rock. It forms

most of the larger intrusive bodies, the batholiths. Granite and granodiorite are

estimated to have a combined bulk many times more than that of all other plutonic

rocks (Blyth, 1952). Granite is one of the best among igneous rocks to be used as the

structural stone, because of its good appearance, its hardness and resistance to

weathering. Granite is very tough. High grade granite will sustain a crushing load

of about 1,054.5 kgs/sq.cm (15,000 pounds/sq.in) (Kessler et al, 1940). Granite is also

the one with the coarsest grains. It has great resistance to weathering. The average

specific gravity of granite is 2.67.

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INTRODUCTION:

Sri. Devineni Goutam, Project Co-ordinator R.M.N and S.R.C (JV)Bengaluru has applied a Quarry lease to win Building Stone in the GovernmentRevenue Land (the RTC is enclosed as Annexure-I) in part of Survey Nos. 503,Yergol Village, Yadgir Taluk & District over an extent of 10-00 Acres. The location ofthe lease area is shown on Key Plan, enclosed as Plate No.1 and Lease sketch isenclosed as Plate No.2.

Above said Applicant has obtained contract of widening to two/four lanewith paved shoulders from Km 34.00 to Km 70.90 (Chittapur cross to start of YadgirBypass) of NH-150 in the state Karnataka through EPC copy of the Joint biddingAgreement for Joint Venture is enclosed as Annexure-II. In this connection,applicant had submitted the letter to Department of Mines & Geology to grantquarry lease Ref: Annexure-III. In pursue of our application, Form-AQL filled forthe grant. The office of Department Mines & Geology Yadgir, after the examinationand processing the application has required under KMMC (amendment) Rule, 2016had issued the notice is enclosed as Annexure-IV. In virtue of Notification grant, the“No Objection Certificate” obtained from the Tahsildar & Department of Forest isenclosed as Annexure-V & VI respectively.

Now this Quarry plan including progressive quarry closure is prepared and

being submitted under Rule 18 (3c) of KMMCR, 1994 & 8f & 8H (1) of KMMC

(amendment) Rule, 2013 (Notification No. CI.357/MMM/2012, dated 16/12/2013) withproposed production capacity of 2,50,121 tonnes per annum, for your kind approval.

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The “Quarrying Plan including Progressive Quarry Closure Plan” has been

prepared based on the information and technical details furnished by the

applicant/lessee. The quality and specifications of the minor mineral for estimation

of reserves and preparation of this Plan is as per the information of applicant/lessee

and the Recognized Qualified Person (RQP) will not be responsible if any changes

in the data, updation/alteration of the data by the applicant/lessee subsequent to the

site visit and preparation of this plan. The correctness of the Quarry boundaries are

confirmed by the applicant/lessee and the Recognized Qualified Person (RQP) is not

responsible for fixing of boundaries or survey carried out by the applicant/lessee.

The latitude & longitude details of the lease boundaries are ascertained by the

applicant.

The lessee holds one lease which was granted by DMG and the details of the leases

are as follows:

Sl

No.

Lease

Reference no.& date

Area in

Acres.

Postal

Address/Location

Type of

Mineral

Status of

approval ofMining Plan

Date of

Execution andDt. Of expiry

Remarks

1 AQL 10-00 Village : Yergol

Taluk: Yadgir

Dist: Yadgir

BuildingStone

Quarrying

plan Being

Submitted for

approval

AQL --

The area was exploited for Building Stone since the grant of the lease and the

building stone is well exposed. Since it is massive deposit of igneous formation,

exploration was not carried out. Detailed Survey and Geological mapping wascarried out. During the present plan period, it is proposed to produce 2,50,121

tonnes per annum.

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1.0 GENERAL:

a) Name of applicant /Lessee/ Rule 45 registration no:

Present Address Permanent Address

Sri. Devineni GouthamProject Co-ordinator R.M.N and S.R.C (JV)Sy No. 544 Yergol village,

Yadgir Taluk & Dist.,Mobil No. +91 9448621777

Sri. Devineni Goutham

S/o. Devineni Suryanarayana

1/126, O Colony, Pedda Musturu,

Chinnamusturu,

Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh.

Mobil No. +91 7892505279.

Identity and address proof of the applicant is enclosed as Annexure-VII.

b) Status of applicant/Lessee:

It is a Partnership Firm.

c) Mineral(s) which is / are included in the prospecting license (For Fresh

grant):

Not applicable.

d) Mineral(s) which is / are included in the letter of intent / lease deed:

Building Stone

e) Mineral(s) which the applicant / lessee intends to mine:

Building Stone

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f) Name of Recognised Person under rule 22C of MCR, 1960 or a Person

employer under clause (c) of Sub rule (1) of rule 42 of MCDR, 1988 (Applicable forScheme of Mining only) preparing Mining Plan:

Name: Sri. Mulibabu Reddy Sri. Chaluvamurthy, T.S.M.Sc, M.Phil., (Geo)

GeologistRegn. No: RQP/BNG/180/2003/A

It is Valid up to : 19.06.2023The RQP certificate is enclosed as Annexure- VIII

Address: iGeosis Rocks & Minerals ConsultancyNanjundeshwara Complex, Plot No. 30, 2nd Floor, 5th Cross,Canal Road, Basaveshwara Badavane, Hosapete-583201,Ballari District, Karnataka.

Mobile No: +91 9686046667Email: igeosisquarry@gmail.com

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2.0 LOCATION AND ACCESSIBILITY:

a) Lease Details (Existing Mine):

Name of mine/quarry : ‘Yergol Building Stone Quarry’

Date of grant of lease: Applied Quarry Lease

Period/Expiry Date: Applied Quarry Lease which is yet to be granted.

Name of lease holder: Sri. Devineni Goutham

Postal Address: Sri. Devineni Goutham

S/o Devineni Suryanarayana

1/126, O CColony, Pedda Musturu,

Chinnamusturu,

Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh.Mobil No. +91 7892505279.

b) Details of applied /lease area with location map (fresh area / mine):

Forest Non-forest Area (Ha.)Nil Nil Government Revenue Land 10-00 Acres (4.046 Ha.)

Whether the area falls under Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ)? If yes, detailsthereof:

Not applicable

Existence of Public Road/Railway Line, if any nearby and approximate distance:

Nearest Village: The quarry lease area lies towards North of Yergol village at

a distance of 3.0 km approximately (distances are aerial distance). This quarry

lease area approachable by all weather road/up to lease. Yergol is having the

School facilities for primary education.

Taluk Head Quarter: Yadgir is the Taluk Head quarter at a distance of about

20Kms S.

District Head Quarter: Yadgir is District Head quarter at a distance of about

20 Kms at South where higher education and medical facilities are available.

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Nearest State High: The nearest State High way (SH-126 Chittapur toYadgir)

is located at distance of 15 km East of AQL area.

Nearest National Highway: The nearest National Highway (NH-150) of

Yadgir-Wadi Highway is situated at 2 Km west of Q.L area.

Nearest Railway: The nearest Rail head on Broad-guage is Nalwar Railway

Station is at a distance of 3.5kms at North.

Nearest Harbour: The nearest Harbour Belikere (Karwar) is at a distance of

392kms Southwest direction.

Nearest Airport: The nearest airport is at Hubli at a distance 273kms W

Bridge Over Streams, River Nallah, Railway Line & Road: there are no river,

rivulet involved in the project. A nallah runs at about 50 mtrs East of the

project site. Road bridge passing through a canal which is at distance of 0.7km

W is near Somu Nayak Tanda village.

Nearest Tank: The nearest tank is Yergol Tank which is located at the

distance 2 km SE of lease and Kumbarahalli Tank is at 2.5 Km W.

Toposheet No. with Latitute & Longitude of all Corner Boundary Point/Pillar:

The Quarrying lease area lies on survey of India Top sheet No. 56H/1. The

location details, i.e., The Quarry Lease area lies between co ordinates of N16° 55'

38.42" to N16° 55' 49.34" and E77° 03' 09.64” to E77° 03' 16.71" Latitude and

Longitude of the Lease Boundary pillars are given below.

Co-ordinates are quarry lease corner are furnished below.

BoundaryPillar

Latitude Longitude

A N16° 55' 49.09" E77° 03' 16.71"B N16° 55' 43.44" E77° 03' 16.46"C N16° 55' 38.42" E77° 03' 13.18"D N16° 55' 42.26" E77° 03' 09.64”E N16° 55' 49.34" E77° 03' 13.98”

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c) Attach a general location map showing area and access route. It is preferred

that the area be marked on a survey of India topographical map or a cadastral mapor forest map as the case may be. However, if none of these are available, the area

may be shown on an administrative map.

The area is marked on Survey of India topographical map showing thelocation of the area and access route. General location map is enclosed as Plate No. 1.

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2.1 DETAILS OF APPROVED MINING PLAN/ SCHEME OF MINING :

2.2 Date and reference of earlier approved MP/SOM:

2.3 Details of last modifications if any (for the previous approved period) of

approved QP/SOQ, indicating date of approval, reason for modification:

2.4 Give review of earlier approved proposal (if any) in respect of exploration,

excavation, reclamation etc.

1.0 Exploration :

2.0 Excavation:

Mine Development:

3.0 Reclamation and Rehabilitation:

2.5 Give status of compliance of violations pointed out by DMG:

2.6 Indicate and give details of any suspension /closure/ prohibitory orderissued by any Government agency under any rule or Court of law:

2.7 In case the MP/SOM is submitted under rules 9 and 10 of the MCDR’88 orunder rule 22(6) of the MCR’1960 for approval of modification, specify reason and

justification for modification under these rules:

Al the above paragraphs are not applicable, as the area is applied for fresh grant.

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P A R T - A

1.0 GEOLOGY AND EXPLORATION:

a) Briefly describe the topography, drainage pattern, vegetation, climate,

rainfall data of the area applied/mining lease area:

Topography:

The topograpghy of the quarry area is a small Hillock. General ranging of the hilock

is North East- South West direction. The height of the Mound/Hill range from 440m

to 420m above MSL (20 Mtrs). Topography is both structurally and lithologically

controlled. Hill/mound ranges extend in East- West direction. The subject area falls

within this region confining to a part of Yergol village. The highest elevation is 435m

and lowest elevation is 421m above the MSL. The slopes are drained by nallas & are

outside the quarry lease area. Drainage pattern is dendritic to sub dendritic in

nature. The general slope is towards East direction.

Drainage Pattern:

There are no surface water sources within core zone. The drainage pattern of

the area is sub-dentritic in nature. During monsoon the rain water is drained

through the natural valley on the Western Slope.

Vegetation:

Entire lease area is more or less devoid of any natural vegetation bur for few

scattered growth of shrubs & bushes are seen outside quarry area.

Climate & Rainfall:

The region is characterized by hot and humid climate. Summer months are

hot reaching maximum temperature of 450C in the month of May. The minimum

temperature recorded in winter months is 100C. The rain fall is contributed by

southwest monsoon and the annual rain fall is around 633mm.

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b) Brief description of Regional Geology with reference to location of

lease/applied area:

Regional Geology:

The Dharwar Craton is one of classical and well studied Archean granite

greenstone terrains of the world and is principally composed of low k-tonalitic to

trondhjemitic gneisses (peninsular gneiss) with infolded supracrustral (Sargur

Group) and capped by younger series of volcano sedimentary sequences (Dharwar

super group). Clac-alkaline granites form the latest Archean magmatic event in the

craton. The pronounced N-S elongation of regional grain in the craton is one of the

most important and conspicuous feature.

Dharwar supergroup with profound unconformity, rocks of Dharwar

supergroup in WDC are divided into lower Bababudan and upper Chitradurga

groups (Radhkrishna and Vaidynadhan, 1997) and exposed in two large belts that

may be called as super belts viz., (1) Bababudan-Western Ghats-Shimoga and (2)

Chitradurga-Gadaga ( Ramakrishanan and Vaidyanadhan, 2008).

c) Detailed description of geology of the lease area such as shape and size of

the mineral/ore deposit, disposition various litho-units indicating structuralfeatures in any etc.

The quarry lease area represents the Northern intrusion of Archean Closepet

Granitic terrain. During field studies about 18m of out crop is observed in the quarry

lease area which is signifying presence of potential rock sheet above the general

ground level. There are no major structural deformations such as shear zone or fault

zone noticed within the quarry lease area as it is small. Irregular fractures and joints

were noticed within the outcrop of the gneissic rock. Quarry lease consists a mound

trending in NE-SW direction. The rock is exhibiting the medium grained

hypidiomorphic granular texture. Sheet rock is mainly composed of quartz, feldspar,

mica as principle mineral constituents and apatite, sphene, etc. as minor mineral

constituents.

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(d) (i) Name of prospecting/exploration agency:

Name and address of the applicantSri. Devineni GouthamProject Co-ordinator R.M.N and S.R.C (JV)Sy No. 503, Yergol village,

Yadgir Taluk,

District YadgirState KarnatakaMobile +91 9448621777

There is no prospecting agency, exploration will be carried out by lessee by

engaging private consultant.

e) Details of prospecting/exploration already carried out:

(i) Number of pits and trenches indicating dimensions, spacing etc along andacross the strike/foliation with reference to geological plan.

(ii) Number of boreholes indicating type (Core/RC/DTH), diameter, spacing,

inclination, Collar level, depth etc with standard boreholes logs duly marking on

geological plan/sections:

(iii) Details of sample analysis indicating type of sample (surface/sub-surfacefrom pits/trenches/boreholes etc)

(iv) Expenditure incurred in various prospecting operations :

No explorations in the form of boreholes/pits/ trenches are carried out.

However, the lease area is exposed by Granite and lessee made two pits they are

numbered serially which are shown Surface-Geological Plan Kindly Ref: Plate No. 3.

Since the quarry lease area is exposed by Granite out crop with thin layer of soil.

Granite is a type of Plutonic igneous rock of coarse to fine grained nature, formed by

molten magma. Granite, petrologically connotation refers to the group name of a

family of deep seated rocks. Hence the exploration is not required and the depth will

extend beyond 100.00mts.

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f) The surface plan of the lease area may be prepared on a scale of 1: 1000 or 1:2000 with contour interval of maximum of 10m depending upon the topography

and size of the area duly marked by grid lines showing all features indicating

under Rule 28(1)(a) of MCDR 1988:

Surface plan of the lease area is prepared on a scale of 1:1000 and enclosed as

Plate No.3.

g) For preparation of geological plan, surface plan prepared on a scale of 1:

1000 or 1: 2000 scale specified under para 1.0 (f) of Part A of the format may be

taken as the base plan.

Geological plan of the lease area has been prepared on 1:1000 scale showing

all the geological attitudes such as dip, strike and so on considering the surface plan

as a base plan is enclosed as Plate No.3.

h) Geological sections may be prepared on natural scale of geological plan atsuitable interval across the lease area from boundary to boundary:

Geological cross sections are prepared on 1:1000 scale from boundary to

boundary showing the disposition of the various litho units, structural features and

etc, is enclosed as Plate No.4.

i) Broadly indicate the future program of exploration with due justification(duly marking on Geological plan year wise location in different colours ) taking

into consideration the future tentative excavation program planned in next five

years as in table below:-

There is no plan for the future exploration. Explorations is not required

because, Granite is a type of plutonic igneous rock of coarse to fine grained nature,

formed by molted magma. Granite, petrologically connotation refers to the group

name of a family of deep seated rocks, where the depth of the same extends beyond

100mts. Hence the exploration is not required.

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J) Reserves and Resources are furnished in a tabular form as given below:.

Method of Estimation:

The estimation of ore reserves is made by conventional parallel cross section

method using geological cross section. The cross section is drawn at an interval of 50

to 84m. The cross sectional areas of each litho unit have been measured and the

volume is arrived by multiplying the sectional area with the influence of each cross

section. Finally multiplied by bulk density to obtain the tonnage. From the

experience of actual quarrying, it is observed that all the rocks available do not

possess the required quality for using as a building material. Hence, recovery

considered for Geological Resource is 95% whereas for Mineable/quarryable

Reserves is 95%. The bulk density is considered as 2.63 tons/cum for Building Stone

and 2.0 tons/cum for intercalated waste.

From the surface observations, Building Stone is well exposed in the existing

pits indicating the presence of potential Building Stone rock. Based on the field

study, out crop exposures, observations and available field measures data, proved

reserves are considered average 20m depth (up to 410m RL) as it is exposed on

surface above the ground.

The resources are calculated under categories, Mineable reserves and Blocked

resource, as the rock is already proved to a depth 21m is considered. The proved

reserves are estimated to the depth of 60m from surface. A-A’, B-B’, C-C’, D-D’ & E-E’ (Pls Ref: Plate No. 4). The details of calculation of Building Stone

Reserves/Resources are summarized as below.

Note: Following are the parameters considered for reserve estimation:

Category of ore Bulk density Recovery %

Granite 2.63 95%

Waste rock 2.00 --

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Below table shows the reserves:

Insitu Reserves Unit : tonnes

Category ROM Waste Rock

Mineable reserves 13,96,484 128,020

Blocked reserves 5,38,333 31,475

Geological Resources 19,34,817 159,495

Note: Geological Reserves = Mineable Reserves + Blocked Reserves.

Of the above Geological reserves of 19,34,817 tonnes, only 13,96,484 tonnes of

reserves can be exploited /mineable, while the balance of 5,38,333 tonnes of reserves

is getting blocked which cannot be mined due to the boundary and practical

constraints. Hence for all practical purpose (for production and future planning)

only Mineable reserves are considered.

The Detail calculation of Geological Resources & Mineable / Quarryable Reserves is

enclosed as Annexure-IX.

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2.0 MINING

A. OPEN CAST MINING:

a) Briefly describe the existing as well as proposed method for excavation with alldesign parameters indicating on plans / sections:

It is proposed to work with conventional open cast method with bench system

and made of operation is semi-mechanized. Based on the mode and method so

adopted and taking into the consideration of geological parameters, the benches in

the quarry will be formed in descending order. Benches of maximum height of 6m

with minimum width of 6m and over all bench slopes of 450 will be maintained.

Drilling and blasting techniques will be used to break the formation so as to produce

the building stones. Further sorting, chipping, etc will be done by manual method to

arrive at buyer’s specification of size. The primary boulders of oversize generated

from primary blasting will be subjected for breaking by machinery/breaker means.

Loading will be carried manually to truck/tractor so as to transport to the buyer’s

destination.

Drilling and Blasting:

Since the quarrying is proposed to work by mechanized and the benches are

kept 6.0 mts height and Granite is the material which is hard in nature which

requires drilling and blasting to exploit the same. On an average about 941 tonnes of

material required to be drilled and blast daily including both ore and waste.

The broad blasting parameters are determined for the blasting blasting pattern

and blast design, which are as follows:

Since the bench height needs to be maintained 6.0 mts, deep hole blasting will

be adopted, to do so two sub – benches of 4.00 mts height are formed later on when

it reaches its lateral limit it is joined to form 6.0 mts height. The diameter of the blast

hole is generally 100 mm and the depth of the hole is 4.5 mts including sub – grade

drilling. Drilling/ Blasting pattern is generally square or staggered with burden

ranging from 1.50 to 2.00 meters and spacing of 2.00 to 2.50 meters. Usually single/

double row of holes is blasted along free face to achieve optimum powder factor,

best fragmentation and minimized adverse impacts on account of blasting.

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Maximum numbers of holes will be blasted at a time in a round are generally limited

to 30 to 40 with normal delay detonators to mitigate adverse impacts such as air

blast, throw and the ground vibration. Holes are electrically detonated using electric

detonators.

Nitrate/Anfomixture types of explosives are used for blasting with 20 to 25

percent proportion of primer/ booster cartridges and rest as column charge. About

10 -15 kgs of explosives are loaded in 100 mm diameter holes. And powder factor

ranging between 5 to 6 tons per kgs of explosives is achieved.

Safety and Precautions:

Before onset of monsoon, drains are cut along toe of the quarry faces to divert

the surface run off. Garland drain is provided at the quarry top to regulate monsoon

water and direct the same to the settling ponds/ quarry pit to contain the quarry

wash off and to avoid the same joining to the adjoining surface water bodies / water

courses. It also helps to avert eventual collapses and damages to the quarry faces.

The periphery of the pit will be constructed by the rubble wall and boundary

will be fenced by barbed wire, such that no habitats can enter the pit. And watch and

ward is provided round the clock.

b) Indicate Year-wise tentative Excavation in Cubic Meters indicatingdevelopment, ROM, pit wise as in table below.

I. Insitu Tentative Excavation:

During the plan period, it is proposed to handle 800,891 tonnes of building

stone at the rate of 2,50,058 tonnes per annum. About 32,055 tonnes of intercalated

waste and 46,117 tonnes of top soil will be produced, Total quantum of excavation

during entire plan period proposed is 879,063 tonnes. It is proposed to achieve the

total quantity by using shallow drilling and blasting forming three benches with 3m

height and 3m width. The work shall be confined to the levels of 435m to 415m with

respect to mean sea level (MSL).Refer year-wise production and development planenclosed as Plate No.5.

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Year PitNo.

TotalTentative

Excavation(tons)

TotalTopSoil

(tons)

OB/SB/IB

(tons)

ROM (tons) MineralReject

ROM/WasteRatio

BuildingStone @

95%(tons)

IntercalatedWaste @ 5%

(tons)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

First 1 282,425 22,293 -- 250,121 10,011 -- 1 0.13Second 1 262,609 2,597 -- 250,005 10,006 -- 1 0.05Third 1 117,734 13,129 -- 100,580 4,026 -- 1 0.17Fourth 1 110,654 6,540 -- 100,107 4,007 -- 1 0.11Fifth 1 105,642 1,558 -- 100,078 4,006 -- 1 0.06

Total 879,063 46,117 -- 800,891 32,055 -- 1 0.10The year wise proposed production & development calculations are enclosed asAnnexure-X.

I Year:

During the year, it is proposed to produce Building Stone by forming 2

benches from section A-A’ & B-B’ and will be worked from 440mRL to 422m RL. The

benches will be advanced al the directions by confining bottom level to 422mRL. End

of the year total 2,20,121 tonnes of building stone will be excavated. Anticipating

95% recovery of production and 5% intercalated of 10,011 tonnes and 22,293 tonnes

of top soil will be generated. The excavation will be carried within 2-20 Acres.

II Year:

During the year, it is proposed to produce Building Stone by forming three

benches from section A-A’ and B-B’ will be worked from 428mRL to 410m RL. The

benches will be advanced towards east direction by confining bottom level to

410mRL. End of the year total 2,50,005 tonnes of building stone will be excavated.

Anticipating 95% recovery of production and 5% intercalated of 10,006 tonnes and

2,527 tonnes of top soil will be generated. The excavation will be carried within 2-11

Acres.

III Year:

During the year, it is proposed to produce Building Stone by forming Two

benches from section C-C’ will be worked from 435mRL to 422m RL. The benches

will be advanced towards Southerly direction by confining bottom level to 422mRL.

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End of the year total 1,00,580 tonnes of building stone will be excavated.

Anticipating 95% recovery of production and 5% intercalated of 4,026 tonnes and

13,129 tonnes of top soil will be generated. The excavation will be carried within 1-

26 acres.

IV Year:

During the year, it is proposed to produce Building Stone by forming

Fourteen benches from section C-C’ & D-D’ and will be worked from 435mRL to

416m RL. The benches will be advanced towards Southren direction by confining

bottom level to 416 mRL. End of the year total 1,00,107 tonnes of building stone will

be excavated. Anticipating 95% recovery of production and 5% intercalated of 4,007

tonnes and 6,540 tonnes of top soil will be generated. The excavation will be carried

within 37 guntas.

V Year:

During the year, it is proposed to produce Building Stone by forming

eighteen benches from section A-A’ and B-B’ will be worked from 705mRL to 651m

RL. The benches will be advanced towards east direction by confining bottom level

to 651mRL. End of the year total 1,00,078 tonnes of building stone will be excavated.

Anticipating 95% recovery of production and 5% intercalated of 4,006 tonnes and

1,558 tonnes of top soil will be generated. The excavation will be carried within 1-

00Acres.

II. Dump re handling (for the purpose of recovery of mineral):

There is no dump coming within the ultimate pit limit. Hence it’s not required

for re handling dump.

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c) Enclose Individual year wise development plan and sections showing pit

layouts, dumps, stacks of mineral reject, if any etc, in case of ‘A’ category mines.Composite Development plans showing pit layouts, dumps, stack of mineral

reject, if any, etc. and year wise sections in case of ‘B’ category mines.

The year wise projection of working is marked on the Production planenclosed as Plate No.5. The year wise proposed projection and its dispositions of the

benches are shown on the Production Section and enclosed as Plate No. 6.

a) Describe briefly giving salient features of the proposed method of working

indicating Category of mine:

By taking into the consideration of geological parameters of the ore body, the

said quarry was working with conventional open cast method with bench system

and mode of operation is semi mechanized. Based on the mode and method so

adopted and considering the geological parameters the quarry pit is designed such

that the height of the bench is kept about 6.00 mts., and the width is also kept 6.00

mts, maintaining 450 pit slope.

Removal of Over Burden:

Quarrying operations are envisaged to produce the Building Stone for

infrastructural engineering works. Generation of waste proposed is 46,117 tonnes

and small boulders will also be utilized to produce building stone as well as for road

making. It consists mainly weathered material.

b) Describe briefly the layout of mine workings, pit road layout, the layout of

faces and sites for disposal of overburden/waste along with ground preparationprior to disposal of waste, reject etc. A reference to the plans and sections may be

given.

As far as mine working is considered, a systematic and scientific way of

mining will be carried out. Based on the mode and method so adopted and taking

into the consideration of geological parameters of the ore body the quarry pit is

designed such that the height of the bench is kept about 6.00 mts max., and the

width is also kept 6.00 mts, maintaining 450 pit slope. To win the material the

benches are advanced sideward and laterally.

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There is no proposal for removal or excavation of over burden and

intercalated waste as all the material produced will be utilized there will not be

generation of top soil since the entire area is a hillock exposed with hard rock. There

is no generation of waste at the quarry site, however, while quarrying operations if

any encountered same will be stacked and waste so generated will be used for road

construction work for filling, leveling and etc, hence there is no dumping activity.

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f) CONCEPTUAL MINE PLANNING up to the end of lease period taking

in to consideration the present available reserves and resources describing theexcavation, recovery of ROM, Disposal of waste, backfilling of voids, reclamation

and rehabilitation showing on a plan with few relevant sections.

For any Mine / quarry, Preparation of Conceptual Plan amounts to, fore-

seeing in totality and planning for Quarrying and related activities through-out its

life span, till such time all the usable mineral / ores are exhausted to the economical

limits and lease area is reclaimed to the extent possible. The norms laid down by the

government agencies from time to time do play important roles.

Therefore, preparation of ideal conceptual Quarry plan for any quarry is

difficult and such plan prepared, remains acceptable only under given

circumstances. It cannot be over looked that, any such plan undergoes amendments

and revisions in the course of progressive stages of and exploitation.

(i) Anticipated life of mine/quarry:

Based on the reserves and considering the projected production target during

plan period, the anticipated life of the quarry will be about 6 years.

Total Available Reserves (after leaving 7.5m Safety Zone) : 13,96,484 tonnes

Proposed rate of Production per annum : 2,50,121 tonnesLife the Quarry : 5.58 (say 6) years

Excavation :

The below table shows the production for the successive blocks of five year till the

conceptual period:

Qty in tonnes

Period of five Years Proposed ProductionProposed Plan period 8,00,8911st block of five years 5,95,593

Total 13,96,484

Recovery of ROM:

Subsequent to the drilling and blasting, the material so dislodged / fragmented/

loosens from the rock mass, the boulders so generated, will be crushed or broken

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with the help of the rock breakers. There after the material is loaded into

trucks/tippers of 10/20 tonnes capacity with the help of the excavator. The loaded

material is transported to the crushing and screening unit for further process.

Disposal of Waste:

Quarrying operations are envisaged to produce the Building Stone forinfrastructural engineering works. Generation of waste proposed is 32,055 tonnes

and small boulders will also be utilized to produce building stone as well as for road

making. It consists mainly weathered material. Will be used for making/leveling the

approach road within the lease as well as nearby village roads etc.

Backfilling of Voids:

The total generation of waste till the life of the quarry is only 28,000 tonnes. Since

this material is used for leveling and filling for road works, no material is available

for backfilling of voids is proposed.

(iv) Reclamation and rehabilitation measures:

At the end of the life of the quarry, quarry pit extends over an area of 6-00

acres area. Part of the pit i.e 4-33 acres worked out pit will be conserved for rain

water harvesting

Each year, about 3050 saplings per annum will be planted along the approach road

and safety zone in 1-20 guntas like Pongamia pinnata (Honge), Thespesia populnea

(Bugari),Madhuca Indica (Hippe), Holoptelia integrifolia (Tapaswi), Acacia

ferruginea (Bannimara) and other fruit bearing and flowering local species. Details

of proposed afforestation programme for modified plan period is mentioned in the

below table.

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Year Within Lease area Out Side Lease area

No. ofSaplings

Location No. ofSaplings

Location

I Year 300 7.5m Safety Zone 50 Along the approach road

II Year 300 7.5m Safety Zone 50 Along the approach road

III Year 300 7.5m Safety Zone 50 Along the approach road

IV Year 300 7.5m Safety Zone 50 Along the approach road

V Year 300 7.5m Safety Zone 50 Along the approach road

Total 1,500 250

The land use pattern at the end of plan period and conceptual period land use is

tabulated below:

Land Use in Acres & Guntas

Particulars Existing LandUse

ProposedPlan Period

ConceptualPlan Period

Area of excavation -- 5-27 6-22Storage for topsoil -- 1-06 1-06Mineral Storage -- 0-32 0-32Infrastructure (Plants, shed) -- 0-01 0-01Safety/Buffer Zone/Greenbelt -- 1-19 1-19Area for Future Use 10-00 0-35 --

Total 10-00 10-00 6-00Note: The total Safety zone area is 1-20 Guntas, which includes area ofinfrastructure.

Thus in brief, the Conceptual Mining Plan of said mines envisages a

methodical & conscientious approach to mine development. Subsequent to the

working till conceptual stage, the entire disturbed area due to quarrying activities

will be reclaimed and rehablitated with an envisaged, At the end of the life of the

quarry, quarry pit extends over an area of 6-22 acres area. Part of the pit i.e, 4-00

acres worked out pit will be conserved for rain water harvesting. The details of

envisaged post mining land use is given in below table and a plan showing the post

mining land use is enclosed as Plate No. 7.

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ix) Extent of Mechanization:

Describe briefly with calculation of adequacy and type of machinery and

equipment proposed to be used in different activities of drilling, materialhandling in development and stope, hauling, hoisting to surface transportation

and any other operation.

The maximum handling including ROM is of 2,50,121 tonnes per annum

during this plan period. The adequate total handling capacity of loading units will

be deployed. For hauling proposed quantities of building stone, the requirement is

met with a fleet of 6 nos. of hired tippers of 10 tonnes capacity each.

List of Quarrying machinery deployed in the quarry along with their capacities,

efficiencies and other details are shown in below table:

Sl No. Particulars Number ofMachines

Engine HP BucketCapacity

1 Excavator cum rockbreaker

2 266 1.84 cum

2 Rock Breaker 2 165 F 223 Tipper /Dumper 6 220/280 10/20 tonnes4 Screw Compressor 2 169 2400 CFM5 Drilling Machine 4 -- --6 Water Tanker 1 -- 12,000 ltrs

Total 17 -- --

(a) Transport from mine head to the destination describe the transport system(please specify)

The Building Stone will be transported by hired trucks. The destinations will

be as per the buyer’s requirements/industries. The mode of transport will be by road.

The transport is by tippers and Leyland trucks depending on the availability in the

market.

B. UNDER GROUND MINING:

Not applicable

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3.0 MINE DRAINAGE:

There are no any perennial water courses within the leasehold area. Couple of

Water courses falls outside the quarry area where the rain water passes thought this

course and get confluence with the adjacent water bodies such as tanks, ponds

And etc. The drainage pattern in this area is dendritic in nature.

Before onset of monsoon, drains are cut along toe of the quarry faces to divert

the surface run off. Garland drain is provided at the quarry top to regulate monsoon

water and direct the same to the settling ponds / quarry pit to contain the quarry

wash off and to avoid the same joining to the adjoining surface water bodies/ water

courses. It also helps to avert eventual collapses and damages to the quarry faces.

a) Minimum and maximum depth of water table based on observations fromnearby wells and water bodies:

On an average, the general Ground level in this area is 435m above MSL.

Based on observations made in and around the area it was found that the general

ground water table is varying from 60 to 80m below the general ground level (435m

to 410m above MSL.) The lease area is situated on the undulating terrain.

a. Indicate maximum and minimum depth of Workings:

Depth of proposed workings from 435m RL to 410m RL i.e. 25m

b. Quantity and quality of water likely to be encountered, the pumpingarrangements and places where the mine water is finally proposed to be

discharged

The quarry is situated on the small mound, where the workings are not going

to touch the ground water table hence no water is encountered.

c. Describe regional and local drainage pattern. Also indicate annual rainfall,

catchments area, and likely quantity of rain water to flow through the lease area,

arrangement for arresting solid waste off etc.

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Draining pattern:

There are no any perennial water courses with-in the leasehold. Couple of

water falls outside the quarry area where the rain water passes through this course

and get confluence with the adjacent water bodies such as tanks, ponds and etc. The

drainage pattern in this area is dendritic in nature.

Rainfall: This area receives a scanty to moderate rainfall where the average rainfall

is about 633 mm annually.

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4.0 STACKING OF MINERAL REJECT / SUB GRADE MATERIALAND DISPOSAL OF WASTE

a) Indicate briefly the nature and quantity of top soil, overburden / waste andMineral Reject to be disposed off.

Top soil:

About 46,117 tonnes of top soil will be generated during this plan period and

stacked temporarily within lease area and utilized for afforestation purposes in

safety zone area.

b) The proposed dumping ground within the lease area be proved for presence or

absence of mineral and be outside the UPL unless simultaneous backfilling isproposed or purely temporary dumping for a short period is proposed in

mineralized area with technical constraints & justification.AND

d) Attach a note indicating the manner of disposal of waste, configuration and

sequence of year wise build up of dumps along with the proposals for protectivemeasures.

Quarrying operations are envisaged to produce the Building Stone for

infrastructural engineering works. Generation of waste proposed is 32,055 tonnes

and small boulders will also be utilized to produce building stone as well as for road

making. It consists mainly weathered material. Waste produced will be stacked

temporarily and after crushing will be utilized for leveling & metal ling the approach

road. Generated waste (very minimal quantity) is proposed to be used for different

purposes like small sized waste shall be used as a road metal or for foundation

filling and left over quantity of waste will be used for making/leveling the approach

road within the lease as well as nearby village roads etc.,

The summary of year wise waste generated is furnished as under.

Year TotalSoil

(tons)

IntercalatedWaste(tons)

Total Waste &Top Soil in

tonnesFirst 22,293 10,011 32,304

Second 2,597 10,006 12,603Third 13,129 4,026 17,154

Fourth 6,540 4,007 10,547Fifth 1,558 4,006 5,563Total 46,117 32,055 78,172

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5.0 USE OF MINERAL AND MINERAL REJECT

The following are to be furnished in the interest of mineral conservation.

a) Describe briefly the requirement of end-use industry specifically in termsof physical and chemical composition.

The material produced at this quarry will be used as road metal, building

material etc,

b) Give brief requirement of intermediate industries involved in upgragation

of mineral before its end-use.

Intermediate industries are not involved except cutting and polishing.

c) Give detailed requirements for other industries, captive consumption,export, associated industrial use etc.

The material like building stone produced at this quarry will be sold to buyers

locally depends on their requirement.

a) Indicate precise physical and chemical specification stipulated by buyers.

Basically, the material produced at this quarry will be sold to buyers. So there

is no chemical specification are specified. Only physical specifications are involved

and the same are mentioned below.

SL. No Specifications1 +50 mm /- 75mm2 +26 mm /- 50mm3 +15 mm /- 26mm4 +2 mm /- 15mm5 Dust -2 mm

+75 mm will be recycled

b) Give details of processes adopted to upgrade the ROM to suit the usedrequirements.

No process is adapted to up – grade the ROM. But for sizing manually.

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6.0 PROCESSING OF ROM AND MINERAL REJECTNot Applicable.

a) If processing / beneficiation of the ROM or Mineral Reject is planned to

be conducted, briefly describe nature of processing/ beneficiation. Thismay indicate size and grade of feed material and concentrate (finished

marketable product), recovery etc.

b) Give a material balance chart with a flow sheet or schematic diagram of

the processing procedure indicating feed, product, recovery, and its gradeat each stage of processing.

c) Explain the disposal method for tailings or reject from the processing

plant.

d) Quantity and quality of tailings /reject proposed to be disposed, size and

capacity of tailing pond, toxic effect of such tailings, if any, with process

adopted to neutralize any such effect before their disposal and dealing ofexcess water from the tailings dam.

e) Specify quantity and type of chemicals if any to be used in the

processing plant.

f) Specify quantity and type of chemicals to be stored on site / plant.

All the above paragraphs are not applicable as there is no any sort of beneficiation,

up gradation of the mineral. But for the physical specification. The physical

specification are mentioned above, to meet the same management is going to install

the crusher unit.

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g) Indicate quantity (cum per day) of water required for mining and

processing and sources of supply of water, disposal of water and extentof recycling. Water balance chart may be given.

Water required for dust suppression, green belt/afforestation development &

domestic purpose, the requirement will meet through the bore well; lessee intends to

drill ground water bore well at the quarry lease. The requirement of water is as

mentioned in below table.Sl

No.

Particulars

1 Total No of Employees 90 Nos.

2 Domestic water requirement 1.0 KLD

3 Waste water generation @ 0.8* domestic 0.8 KLD

4 Length of approach road 2.8 Km

5Water requirement for dust suppression @ 6

KLD/Km17.0 KLD

6 Total Saplings Proposed 1,750 Nos.

7 Water Requirement for plantation @ 5 lpd/ sapling 0.9 KLD

8 Total water requirement (2+5+7) 18.9 KLD

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7.0 OTHER

A) Site services:

Nearest Village: The quarry lease area lies towards North of Yergol village at

a distance of 3.0 km approximately (distances are aerial distance). This quarry

lease area approachable by all weather road/up to lease. Yergol is having the

School facilities for primary education.

Taluk Head Quarter: Yadgir is the Taluk Head quarter at a distance of about

20Kms S.

District Head Quarter: Davanagere is District Head quarter at a distance of

about 20 Kms at South where higher education and medical facilities are

available.

Nearest State High: The nearest State High way (SH-126 Chittapur toYadgir)

is located at distance of 15 km East of AQL area.

Nearest National Highway: The nearest National Highway (NH-150) of

Yadgir-Wadi Highway is situated at 2 Km west of Q.L area.

Nearest Railway: The nearest Rail head on Broad-guage is Nalwar Railway

Station is at a distance of 3.5kms at North.

The said area falls under survey of India’s topo map No. 48N/14 the

geographical co ordinates of the quarry area is given below.

Latitude N16° 55' 38.42" to N16° 55' 49.34"

Longitude E77° 03' 09.64” to E77° 03' 16.71"

The said are is marked on the key plan showing the location and surrounding

features up to 5.0 kms radius is enclosed as Plate No. 1. The lease sketch submitted

to DMG is enclosed as Plate No.2. However the Latitude and Longitude (WGS 84

datum) so recorded is depicted on the Surface-Geological Plan enclosed as Plate No.

3.

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a) Employment potential :

The said quarry provides direct employment to about 47 people and generates

indirect employment for few hundred people. Most of the directly employed people

are skilled. Mining Operations are carried out by employing technical, skilled

manpower directly and contractual manpower engaged in some of the areas. Lessee

has employed technically qualified and experienced professionals and the list is

given below.

Details of Manpower RequirementSl No. Particulars Number of

EmployeesRemarks

1 Highly Skilled 10 such as technical professionals like mine mate

2 Skilled 20 under skilled category of people includesSupervisor, Excavator operators, drivers,

mechanics and asst. mechanics etc.

3 Semi Skilled 30 includes helpers, greaser’s etc.4 Unskilled 30 includes spotters, cleaners, attendant’s etc.

Total 90

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8.0 PROGRESSIVE MINE/QUARRY CLOSURE PLANPREPARED UNDER RULE 8H (1) of KMMC (amendment) RULE, 2013.

8.1 Environment Base line information: Attach a note on the status of baselineinformation with regard to the following.

- Existing land use pattern indicating the area already degraded due to

mining, roads, processing plant, workshop, township etc in a tabular form.

Some of the area in the buffer zone is covered under private lands. There are 5

villages in buffer zone of 5kms. The buffer zone upto 5kms from the Quarry lease

comprises 5 villages. The land use pattern of the buffer zone indicates that, waste

land and other quarry leases. The details of buffer zone are given in the Key Planwhich is enclosed as Plate. No.1. Neighboring agricultural land is suitable for

cultivation only during rainy season. The method of quarrying is opencast method

of working with drilling and blasting with earth moving machinery in the area.

Baseline information of this mining lease area is furnished below.

Details present land use pattern is furnished in the below table.Land Use in Acres

Particulars Existing LandUse in Acres

Area for Future Use 6-00Total 6-00

-Water Regime, Quality of Air, Ambient Noise Level, Flora, Climate Conditions:

(i) Water regime

Water resources in this area are Ground water and rainwater. The area

receives moderate rain fall of 633 mm annually on an average. Bellary district is one

of the draught district in the state of Karnataka. The water table in this area is

beyond 60-80 m in the surrounding bore wells

There are no any perennial water courses within the leasehold area. Couple of

water courses falls outside the quarry area where the rain water passes through this

course and get confluence with the adjacent water bodies such as tanks, ponds and

etc. The drainage pattern in this area is dendritic in nature.

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To know the base line values within the core monitoring was carried out in of

environmental parameters such Air, Water, Noise and soil the location of the same is

shown in below table:

(ii) Quality of air :

The air quality good since production and development is in small quantity.

Water spraying on transport roads will be carried-out periodically.

(iii) Ambient noise level:

Since the quarry is semi mechanized the generation of the noise at this quarry

is mainly by machineries and movement of trucks. However the noise levels will be

monitored to study the baseline values. A copy of the Noise levels reports will be

submitted after conducting the environmental monitoring.

Water Quality:

There are no perennial water courses / bodies within the leasehold area, but

for the minor seasonal watercourses. A part from this the water source to this area is

mainly storm and ground water. Entire storm water flows through the minor

watercourses and joins the adjoining seasonal nallah. The drainage pattern in this

area is dendritic in nature.

(iv) Flora and Fauna

More or less entire Part of the lease area is open and devoid of any natural

Vegetation but for scattered growth of shrubs and bushes. Therefore, flora in and

around the area are as good as non –existent,

Buffer Zone:

Some important local species are observed in the buffer zone such as Accasia,

Neem and thorny bushes.

Flora: More or less entire Part of the lease area is open and devoid of any natural

Vegetation but for scattered growth of shrubs and bushes. Therefore, flora in

And around the area are as good as non –existent,

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Fauna: Fauna found in this area are common varieties of rabbits and snakes. There are no

endangered or rare species in the area.

(v) Climatic conditions:

The region is characterized by hot and humid climate. Summer months are

hot reaching maximum temperature of 450C in the month of May. The minimum

temperature recorded in winter months is 100C. The rain fall is contributed by

southwest monsoon and the annual rain fall is around 633mm.

-Human settlements

There is no human settlement within the quarry lease area. Workmen and

staff will come from the villages outside the leasehold. So there is no displacement

involved. There are 5 villages within 5kms radius, those distance, direction from the

area along with population are tabulated below. The nearest habitation is at Yergol

village, which is situated at a distance of about 3.0 km. The same also indicated on

key plan enclosed as Plate No.1.

Totally, there are seven villages within the radius of 5.0 kms the details of the

distance, direction & Population from the Q.L area are given below. The same alsoindicated on key plan enclosed as Plate No.1.

ParticlarsSl No. Distance in Km Direction

1

2

NW

SW

SE

3

4

5

Budhunayak Tanda

Malakapanahalli

Yergol

The details of village, distance & direction

WKumbarahalli

SE6 Pattanayak Tanda

E7 Yagapur Tanda

Sankanur8 NE

NWSomunayak Tanda

1.9

4.0

3.0

3.1

4.5

4.9

4.5

0.9

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-Public buildings, places of worship and monuments

No public buildings, PWD roads and no places of worship exist within the leasehold

or in near vicinity. However local temples/places of worship are located in the buffer

zone villages. The nearest village is Yergol at the distance 3.0 km south from lease

-Indicating any sanctuary is located in the vicinity of leasehold

There are no any sanctuaries located in the vicinity of the leasehold area. And

also there is no any forest within the 5km radius.

8.2 Impact Assessment: Attach an Environmental Impact Assessment Statement

describing the impact of mining and beneficiation on environment on thefollowing:

i.Land area indicating the area likely to be degraded due to quarrying, dumping,

roads, workshop, processing plant, tailing pond/dam, township etc.

Due to Quarrying and exploitation of the ore, there will be change in the

ground profile in the form of pits and dumps. The detail of the land use as at

present, Plan / conceptual period is shown below in tabular form:

The present & proposed land use during the balance plan period is as follows.Land Use in Acres & Guntas

Particulars Existing LandUse

ProposedPlan Period

ConceptualPlan Period

Area of excavation -- 5-27 6-22Storage for topsoil -- 1-06 1-06Mineral Storage -- 0-32 0-32Infrastructure (Plants, shedweigh bridge)

-- 0-01 0-01

Safety/Buffer Zone/Greenbelt -- 1-19 1-19Area for Future Use 10-00 0-35 --

Total 10-00 10-00 6-00Note: The total Safety zone area is 1-20 Guntas, which includes area ofinfrastructure.

Subsequent to the Conceptual stage, this quarry will be used for various

activities as per the mine closure plan, as a part of closure the activities such as water

pond, back filling and etc, the details of the land use of post mine closure is given

below:

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Sl.No

Type of activist Extentin area

Post mining land use ofdegraded land

1 Area underquarrying

8-20 Part of worked out pit will beconserved by water harvesting

& remaining will be backfilled

2 Green belt 1-20 Retained as Green belt

Total 10-00

ii.Air quality

The impacts on air environment from a quarrying activity depend on various

factors like production capacity, machinery deployed, control measures adopted,

operation & maintenance of various equipments and vehicles. Apart from these,

there are other activities associated viz., transportation of ore and waste, stocking

facilities & dump management within the quarry lease area. The air quality of the

mining area is also affected due to following reasons like drilling, cracking and

transportation of the ornamental stone and operation of diesel based equipments. To

know the impacts of quality of air the parameter such as Suspended Particulate

Matter (SPM), Sulphur Dioxide (SO2) Oxides of Nitrogen (NOx) and Carbon

monoxide (CO) monitoring is being carried out through consultant having NABL

accredited agencies.

However may be the impact, to reduce the same, following mitigative measures are

adopted.

• Frequent sprinkling of water on the haulage road to prevent dust emission

due to the movement of machinery and vehicles.

• Excavation operations will be suspended during the period of strong wind.

• Grading and proper Maintenance of Haulage/approach Roads

• Vehicles shall comply with the prescribed emission norms

• Proper preventive maintenance to reduce emissions

• Unnecessary idling of the vehicles & machinery will be completely avoided.

• Regular Monitoring of Ambient Air Quality

• Provision of Dust Masks to all Employees Working in the Quarry Area.

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iii. Water quality

Due to the mining activities such as loading, haulage and etc., there will be

impact on the surface water. However there are no any surface water bodies within

the lease area, hence impact within the lease area. Due to this activity, there will

impact on the surface water bodies which are outside the lease area by way of surface

water bodies which are outside the lease area by way of surface run off / wash off

such as water courses, nallahs near by quarry.

During the monsoon, there will be an impact in the form of surface runoff,

wash off where the material will be transported to the local water bodies. And also

there will be an impact on the ground water due to mining activities.

Excepting during monsoon months, no water shall be discharged from quarry. The

rain water shall be diverted to its natural course.

Following protective measures will be adopted to maintain the water quality:

Garland drains are cut all along the benches prior to the monsoon to avert the

water into the pit.

The water that would be encountered in the project is rainwater.

The water course due to rain shall be diverted away from the working by

digging the garland drain. However, granite rock is not toxic and hence there

shall not be any chemical hazards effect

No mine working will touch the ground water.

Further sufficient gully checks shall be provided to check any silt flowing

along with the surface run-off.

Plantation of fast growing deep rooted plant species

iv. Noise level

Due to the mining activities such as loading, drilling, haulage and etc., there

will be disturbance in the ambient noise levels. The people nearby quarry will be

affected. More over the quarry is remote and where there is no cluster of human

settlements but for few scattered houses.

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Since the quarry is semi-mechanized, the noise pollution is mainly due to the

quarrying machinery and movement of trucks and drilling and blasting activities.

There will be impact in surrounding area due to the noise generation.

To reduce the impact on the noise following measures will be adopted:

• Rotation of workers to minimize exposure time

• Provision of earmuffs to workers exposed to high noise areas

• Use of jack hammer drilling, delivery of compressed air at optimal pressure

• The equipment & machines will be maintained properly. Particular attention

will be given to the silencers and mufflers.

• Unnecessary idling of the vehicles and mining equipment will be avoided.

• Limiting time exposure of workers to excessive noise.

• Speed of the trucks entering or existing quarry will be limited to moderate

speed 25kmph to prevent undue noise from empty trucks.

• Planting of trees along roads to acts as acoustic barriers in buffer zone.

v. Vibration levels (due to blasting)

Due to the drilling and blasting in this quarry, due to this operation there will

impact surroundings, such as vibration due to blasting, disturbance of Fauna due to

vibration and noise generation of blasting. To mitigate the same following norms are

adopted.

1. Controlled blasting will be carried out to avoid noise levels and also to control

the PPV.

2. Depth of the hole is restricted to 5.0 mts

3. Spacing and burden is given in very scientific way

4. Blasting are restricted to 20-30 holes at a time.

5. Blasting will be carried out only during day time

vi. Water regime

There are no any perennial water courses within the leasehold area. Couple of

water courses falls outside the quarry area where the rain water passes through this

course and gets confluence with the adjacent water bodies such as tanks, ponds and

etc, the drainage pattern in this area is dendritic in nature.

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Water resources in this area are Ground water and rainwater. The area

receives moderate rain fall of 633 mm annually on an average. Bellary district is one

of the draught districts in the state of Karnataka. The water table in this area is

beyond feet 50-60 mts, in the surrounding bore wells. The bottom most quarry

working is likely to touch 530 m above MSL, where quarry operation is not going to

touch the general ground water table.

During the monsoon, there will be an impact in the form of fluctuation of the

ground water table, which is negligible, surface run off, wash off where the material

will be transported to the local water bodies. To avoid these following protective

measures will be taken up.

1. Before onset of monsoon, drains are cut along toe of the quarry faces to divert

the surface run off.

2. Garland drain is provided at the quarry top to regulate monsoon water and

direct the same to the settling ponds/ quarry pit to contain the quarry wash

off and to avoid the same joining to the adjoining surface water bodies / water

courses. It also helps to avert eventual collapses and damages to the quarry

faces.

vii. Acid mine drainage: Not applicable.

viii. Surface subsidence: Not applicable.

ix) Socio-economics

Quarrying sites are generally remote and under developed. Standard of living

of people in such areas is normally low; therefore due to industrial activity like

Quarrying, people residing in the nearby villages within the buffer zone are to be

benefited by direct and indirect employment opportunities created by the Quarrying

activities. People are also beneficiaries for the facilities developed due to Quarrying

activity.

Lessee shall provide required Medical facility to all the employees at the

quarry such as first aid, regular check up, ambulance etc. In addition lessee also

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provides the medical checkup camps to the local villagers, supply of drinking water,

and contribution o funds for social and cultural program me.

Quarrying activity contributes towards economic up-liftment by way of job

opportunities in the region. Hence there will be an increase in quality of life in the

area. Quarrying activity will also boost the ancillary industries, business and market

establishments.

Due to the Quarrying activity, no significant adverse changes are visualized in

the traditional way of life of the people residing in the villages in the buffer zone.

Further people residing in the nearby villages are benefited by the direct and indirect

employment opportunities created by the Quarrying activities. The budgetary

provision for Environment Management Plan in the cost estimation.

ix. Historical monuments etc.

No historical monuments etc. are located in the vicinity and hence there shall

not be any effect.

8.3 Progressive reclamation Plan:

To mitigate the impact and ameliorate the condition, describe year wise steps

proposed for phased restoration, reclamation of already/to be degraded in respect

of following items separately for 5 years period.

8.3.1. Mined-Out Land:

Due to Quarrying and exploitation of the ore, there will be change in the

ground profile in the form of pits and dumps. The detail of the land use as at

present, Plan / conceptual period is shown below in tabular form:

Land Use in Acres & Guntas

ParticularsExisting Land

UseProposed

Plan PeriodConceptualPlan Period

Area of excavation -- 5-27 6-22Storage for topsoil -- 1-06 1-06Mineral Storage -- 0-32 0-32Infrastructure (Plants, shedweigh bridge)

-- 0-01 0-01

Safety/Buffer Zone/Greenbelt -- 1-19 1-19Area for Future Use 10-00 0-35 --

Total 10-00 10-00 6-00Note: The total Safety zone area is 1-20 Guntas, which includes area of infrastructure.

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Cost Estimation:

The estimate of cost based activities required for implementing the protective

& rehabilitation measures including their maintenance & Monitoring programme are

depicted in the statement furnished below.

SlNo.

Activity ProposedQuantity

Unit Price(in Rs.)

Fixed Cost(Rs.)

RecurringCost/Yr. in (Rs)

1 Afforestation/ Green beltdevelopment

350 Saplings / yr 250/ sapling -- 90,000

2 Barbed Wire Fencing830 mtrs 220/m 200,000 --

Barbed Wire fence Poles (for every 2m

distance)415 Nos 300/Pole 125,000 --

Concrete and lime forfilling pits

415 x 0.1 600/Cum 250,000 --

3 Construction of Gully Checks 4 Nos 30,000/Unit 120,000 --4 Water for Drinking, Dust

suppression, & Plantation18.9KLD 600/trip -- 360,000

5 Periodic Medical Checkup &PPE Supplies

Quarterly 25,000 -- 100,000

6 Environmental Monitoring Half yearly 50,000 -- 100,0007 Fire protection Annual -- -- 50,0008 CSR Activity Annual -- 200,000 --9 Miscellaneous costs Annual -- -- 100,000

Total 695,000 800,250

8.3.2. Topsoil Management: The topsoil available at the site and its utilization maybe described.

The quarry lease entire area is exposed by Granite (Building Stone), there is

no top soil found in the lease area. However, while quarrying operations if any soil

is encountered same will be stacked temporarily and utilized for afforestation

purposes in safety zone area.

8.3.3 Tailings Dam Management: The steps to be taken for protection and stabilityof tailing material and its utilization, periodic de-silting measures to prevent

water pollution from tailing etc, arrangement for surplus water overflow along

with detail design, structural stability studies, the embankment seepage loss intothe receiving environment and ground water contaminant if any may be

described.

Not applicable, as no tailing dam is proposed.

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8.3.4 Acid mine drainage, if any and its mitigative measures.

Not applicable.

8.3.5 Surface subsidence mitigation measures through backfilling of mine voids or

by any other means and its monitoring mechanism.

Not applicable

8.4 Disaster management and Risk Assessment: This may deal with action plan for

high risk accidents like landslides, subsidence flood, inundation in undergroundmines, fire, seismic activities, tailing dam failure etc. and emergency plan

proposed for quick evacuation, ameliorative measures to be taken etc. The

capability of lessee to meet such eventualities and the assistance to be requiredfrom the local authority may also be described.

Disasters might occur only due to natural calamities like earth quake,

excessive rains and flooding etc. To overcome such risks, help / aid would be sought

from emergency services providers like Police station, Fire station, Hospital,

Ambulance services from the authorities in the vicinity of the mine site. Their contact

telephone numbers and communication facilities are provided and displayed on the

board at the mine office as well as mine site. Responsibility of coordinating rescue

activities is entrusted to quarry – in – Charge at the Quarry site in addition to Quarry

– in Charge is also looking after statutory obligations under mines Act, 1952.

The person responsible for disaster management is as follows.

Name: Sri. Devineni GouthamProject Co-ordinator R.M.N and S.R.C (JV)

Address: Sy No. 544 Yergol village,

Yadgir Taluk & Dist.,

Ph: +91 9448621777.

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8.5 Care and maintenance during temporary discontinuance: An emergency plan

proposed for the situation of temporary discontinuance due to court order or dueto statutory requirements or any other unforeseen circumstances may indicate

measures of care, maintenance and monitoring of status of discontinued mining

operations expected to re-open in near future.

Lessee proposes to work continuously, till the life of the quarry as such there

is no temporary discontinuance of the mine. All required actions are timely taken

and therefore, we do not foreseen such discontinuation to occur, however,

management is fully equipped up to overcome any such eventuality. However due

to unforeseen situation, if mines happens to discontinue temporarily due to mine by

fencing the pit/ quarry deploying the security guards for watch and ward of the

mine.

8.6 Financial Guarantee:

Area for the Financial Assurance is calculated for 2017-18 as per 8L of KMMC

(Amendment) Rule, 2013 till the end of the Ensuing Quarrying Plan Period and the

details of land use considered is shown in a prescribed format issued by IBM as per

the circular No. 4/2006 and the same is furnished below.

SI.No.

Type of land Area put onuse at start

of Plan

Additionalrequirement during

Planperiod

Total Areaconsidered as

fullyreclaimed &rehabilitated

Netconsidered

forcalculation

A B C=(A+B) D E=(C-D)

1. Area under mining -- 5-27 5-27 -- 5-27

2 Storage of Top soil -- 1-06 1-06 - 1-06

3 Mineral Storage -- 0-32 0-32 - 0-32

4 Infrastructure (Rest

shelter & Office )

-- 0-01 0-01 - 0-01

5 Green belt/Safety -- 1-19 1-19 -- 1-19

6 Other Area Undisturbed 10-00 0-35 0-35 -- 0-35

Total 10-00 10-00 10-00 10-00

Progressive Quarry Closure Plan showing the land use is enclosed as Plate No. 10.

The total area under utilization till the end of the plan

period Financial assurance @ Rs. 5,000/- per acre

: 10-00 Acres

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10-00 Acres x Rs. 5,000/- per acre : Rs. 50,000/-

The financial assurance being the sum of Rs. Fifty Thousand only.

The financial assurance for the above said amount will be submitted in the form of

Fixed Deposit from and Scheduled Bank, when once we receive the vatted from your

department.

PART B

9.0 Certificates / Undertakings/ Consents (As detailed below)

Certificate duly signed by lessee is enclosed.

10.0 PLANS, SECTIONS ETC.

The required plans and sections are prepared and enclosed herewith and specific

references are made in the relevant chapter as applicable.

Muli Babu Reddy

RQP/BNG/180/2003/A

Chaluvamurthy, T.S.M.Sc, M.Phil., (Geo)

Geologist