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MINING PLAN INCLUDING PROGRESSIVE MINE CLOSURE PLAN 2015

SH.NARAYAN SINGH N/V:- HADLA 271/2008 1

MINING PLAN INCLUDING PROGRESSIVE MINE CLOSURE PLAN

(Under Rule 37 G(1)of MMCR 1986 Amendment In 2012, For Sanctioned Mining Lease )

FOR

GRAVEL (BAJRI) (M.L.NO. 271/08)

(AREA-3.00 HECTARES)

NEAR VILLAGE:- HADLA, TEHSIL:- KOLAYAT, DISTRICT:- BIKANER

LESSEE:-

SH. NARAYAN SINGH S/O SH. MOHAN SINGH RAJPUT

HADLA, KOLAYAT

PREPARED BY:-

KAPIL KUMAR GUPTA

RQP/AJM/350/2014/A

CHHIMPO KA MOHALLA, G.S ROAD, BIKANER (RAJ.) 334001

MOB. 09314185551, TEL. - 0151-2203255 (O)



INDEX

S.NO. DESCRIPTION PAGE NO.

1. GENERAL

2. LOCATION AND ACCESSIBILITY

3. GEOLOGY AND EXPLORATION

4. MINING

5. BLASTING

6. MINE DRAINAGE

7. STACKING OF MINERAL REJECTS AND DISPOSAL OF WASTE

8. USE OF MINERAL

9. OTHERS

10. MINERAL BENEFICITION

11. ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN

12. ANY OTHER INFORMATION

13. PROGRESSIVE MINE CLOSURE PLAN

LIST OF PLATES

S.NO. PARTICULARS PLATE NO. SCALE

1. LEASE AREA MAP 1 1:4000

2. KEY PLAN 2 1:50000

3. SURFACE PLAN 3 1:2000

4. SURFACE GEOLOGICAL PLAN AND

SECTIONS

4 1:2000

5. YEAR WISE WORKING PLAN AND

SECTIONS

5 1:2000

6. ENVIRONMENT PLAN 6 1:5000

7. CONCEPTUAL PLAN 7 1:2000

8. PROGRESSIVE MINE CLOSURE PLAN 8 1:2000

LIST OF ANNEXURES

S.NO. PERTICULARS ANNEXURE NO.

1. PHOTO COPY OF SANCTION LETTER I

2. PHOTO COPY OF RQP CERTIFICATE II

3. PHOTO COPY OF DEMARCATION REPORT III

4. PHOTO COPY OF KHASARA MAP & JAMABANDI IV



CRETIFICATE

I hereby authorize Shri Kapil Kumar Gupta, RQP to prepare mining plan

including progressive mine closure plan in respect of GRAVEL (BAJRI) N/V

hadla, Tehsil- Kolayat District – Bikaner, State – Rajasthan, over an area of 3.00

HECTS. The above mining plan has been prepared on my consent & approval

and that I will abide by all the commitments made under. In case of default,

approval of mining plan may be withdrawn.

Date:

Place: Signature of the applicant

DECLARATION

The mining plan including progressive mine closure plan has been prepared in

full consultation with me & I understood its contents & agree implement the

same in accordance with the law.

Date:

Place: Signature of the applicant



CERTIFICATES

(1) This is to certify that the provision of mineral conservation and

development rules, 1988 have been observed in the preparation of mining plan

of Gravel (Bajri) area for an area of 3.00 HECTS. N/V hadla, Tehsil Kolayat,

District – Bikaner, State – Rajasthan by Sh. Narayan Singh (M.L.NO. 271/2008).

Wherever specific permission is required, the applicant will approach the

concerned Authorities for granting the permission.

(2) Certified that the provision of mines Act. Rules & Regulations made there

under have been observed in preparing this mining plan and wherever specific

permission is required, the applicant will approach the D.G.M.S.

(3) It is also certified that the information furnished in the above mining plan

true and correct to the best my knowledge.

Date: (Kapil Kumar Gupta)

Place: Bikaner RQP/AJM/350/2014/A



1. GENERAL

(a) Name of Applicant & Complete Address:

Sh. Narayan Singh S/o Sh. Mohan Singh Rajput

Village Hadla, Kolayat

(b) Status of Applicant:

Individual

(c) Minerals Which Are Occurring In The Area And Which The Applicant

Intends To Mine:

GRAVEL (BAJRI)

(d) Period for Which the Mining Lease Is Granted/Renewed/Lease:

The mining lease is already sanctioned mining lease area for a period of

thirty years, with effect from date of registration. Photo copy of consent

letter is enclosed as Annexure I

(e) Name of RQP Preparing the Mining Plan with Registration No.:

Kapil Kumar Gupta

Address- Chhimpo Ka Mohalla, G.S Road, Bikaner.

Reg. no-RQP/AJM/350/2014/A

CERTIFICATE IS ENCLOSED AS ANNEXURE –II

(f) Name of prospecting agency:

No prospecting works done by any agency. The mineral bajri is available at

the depth of 1-2 mt so there is no requirement of such specific prospecting.

(g) Reference No and date of consent Letter from the state Government:

This mining plan is prepared by order of state govt. under rule 37G(1)

MMCR 1986 for sanctioned lease area and progressive mine closure plan

under 37E MMCR 1986 amended in 2012.



2. LOCATION AND ACCESSIBILITY

(a) Details of area (with location map): key plan as plate no-2

District & State: Bikaner and Rajasthan

N/V: Hadla

Tehsil: Kolayat

Khasra no-45, 46

Lease area: 3.00 HECTS.

Whether the area is recorded to be in forest (please specify, whether

protected, reserve etc.): No area does not fall in forest land.

Ownership Occupancy: Government waste land – Nil hect.

Private land -Nil.=3.00 hect

Toposheet No. with latitude & longitude Of FRP: The mining lease area falls

in Survey of India Toposheet No.45 E/1.

Existence of public road/railway if any nearby and approximate distance

the mining lease area situated 10 km. south east to village Kolayat. The

mining lease area is assessable by National Highway No. 15 and is located

about 40 km. from Bikaner District Headquarter. Other facilities like Medical,

Telephone, Telegraph is available at Hadla.

(b) Attach a general location and vicinity map showing are boundaries and

existing and proposed access routes. It is referred that the area be marked

on the survey of India topographical map or a cadastral map or forest map

as the case may be. The key plan is prepared by the Toposheet no. 45 E/1 on

a scale of 1:50000.

Key plan (plate no. 2) showing the location of the area is enclosed.



3.0 GEOLOGY AND EXPLORATION

(A) Physiography & Geology:

The lease area is showing almost flat topography. The highest assumed

contour is 100 mts. in the lease area while lowest contour is 95.00 mts. in the

lease area. This provides an elevation difference of 1.0 mtr. the general slope

of the area is towards south west direction. Most of the lease area is covered

with Alluvium Sand. There is no seasonal nalla flowing through lease area. The

land status of lease area is Private land.

The contours and other features are marked in the surface plan and surface

geological plan plate no.3 & plate no.4 respectively. These plans are prepared

on a scale of 1cm.=20mt.

Geology

The regional and general of the area has been referred from an article of Sri

R.N.GHOSH, G.S.I. this article was published in India mineral 1983. The

geological map of the Kolayat area is also from this article Mr. R.N. GHOSH,

during his investigation of the area in 1969-70 noted an extensive nature of

occurrence of these sedimentary clays in Kolayat Region.

The stratigraphic sequence is given below:-

Recent Alluvium & Aeolian sand, sandy calcareous grit, kanker iron

nodules, ferruginous bands and recent conglomerate.

-------------------------------Unconformity--------------------------------

Upper foraminiferous-ferruginous lime stone. White clay mudh.

Dirty brown to dark impure limestone with broken shells of

ostrea.

Eocene age: (Calcareous facies/formation, fuller’s earth

association)

Upper horizon of fullers earth containing gray to grayish yellow &

reddish fuller’s earth wills shale’s & shaly limestone partings.

Lower, horizons of fuller’s earth containing a thin bed of gray

yellow green fuller’s earth.

Lower foraminiferal limestone.

White fossiliferous marl with intercalation yellow ochraceous

shale impure white clayey limestone & yellow calcareous



siltstone.

------------------------------ Unconformity----------------------------------

Upper, cretaceous to lower Paleocene (argillaceous

facies/formation clay)

Ferruginous bands

Ferruginous gritty saccharoidal sandstone with glass sand &

white siltstone with several interbedded beds of white clay.

Local Geology:

The area under consideration falls under Tertiary formation. Lease area is

covered by the murrum and no rock exposure is seen on the surface.

Geological, recent to sub-recent formation having blown sand, pebbly grit and

clay beds are found.

Litho units exposed on the surface in the lease area:

Given below is the generalized litho-unites exposed on the surface of the lease

area:

1. Alluvium Sand

2. Gravel with sand

Mode of occurrence:

The Gravel (bajri) Kankar in general is intercalated with localized mixture of

alteration of alluvium sand. The quality of Gravel (bajri) Kankar in term of grain

size, strength show the sigh of improvement in depth. The manual sorting and

dressing will be required to separate Kankar for enhancing the commercial

value of Gravel.

(B) Exploration Work Done To Date:

Investigation or scientific studies were undertaken in this area; however

surface topographical survey, geological study including mapping of lease area

was carried out during the preparation of this mining plan.

(C) Preparation & Submission of Geological Section on Suitable Scale:

The geological plan and sections are prepared on the scale R.F. 1:2000

enclosed as plate no.4.



(D) Synthesis of Exploration:

At present there is one working pit in lease area and some tube wells present

nearby the lease area, on that base we confirming that GRAVEL (BAJRI) is the

only mineral present in the lease area. The deposit is a sedimentary origin

bedded deposit.

(E) Exploration Proposed To Be Carried Out In The First Five Years:

In order to confirm the present GRAVEL (BAJRI) bed in the promising area

particular in the probable and possible category reserves area, certain amount

of pitting considered necessary to delineate depth, grade and attitude of the

GRAVEL (BAJRI) bed.

(F) Reserves:

The working pit in the lease area shows the presence of flat GRAVEL (BAJRI)

bed of almost uniform thickness of homogeneous nature. Thus, plan area

method is adopted for assessment of reserves.

A. PROVED RESERVES (refer plate no.4)

On the basis of previous experience of similar type deposit (homogeneous and

flat nature) whole area has been taken 30.0 m from surface under the proved

category of reserves. The depth has been taken 30.0m, will give volume of

R.O.M. to get the tonnage of mineral volume is multiplied by the bulk density.

B. PROBABLE RESERVES

Beyond the limit of the proved reserves category of the area further depth of

10m has been considered under the probable reserves category of reserves.

RESERVE CALCULATION OF GRAVEL (BAJRI)

Category Area Thickness Volume Gravel (bajri)

Kankar (100%)

Ton

(sqm.) (mts.) (Cum.) (MTS.)

Proved 30000 30 900000 2250000

Probable 30000 10 300000 750000

Total 40 3000000



Mineable reserves

Safety zone have about 5365 sqmt and around 536500 tonnes mineral will be

deduct in reserve Thus, the total mineable reserve = 3000000

3000000-536500=2463500 tonnes

4.0 MINING

Proposed Mining Method:-

The Gravel (bajri) Kankar bed is overlain by Kankar (murrum), so to extract

Gravel (bajri) Kankar it becomes necessary to remove the overburden. Since

the deposit occurs at a depth of 1-1.5 mts and the thickness of the deposit is

sufficient to be economically mineable. Semi mechanized open cast Manual

mining is the suitable method for mining. The mining will be done as per

requirement. The height of the benches will be kept 3.0 mt in overburden and

5.0 mt in mineral. The overburden and mineral will be excavated mechanically.

Occassionally overburden will be removed with the help of JCB on hire basis.

Transportation of Gravel (bajri) Kankar from face to pit top will also be made

machine where as waste will be directly loaded in to trucks for disposing off to

waste dump yard temporarily. The overburden is unconsolidated and alluvium

sand and kankar (murrum). The mineralized Gravel (bajri) Kankar bed is

basically soft and easily extractable by earth movers. In view the above drilling

and blasting of rock would not be required.

(B) Quantum of development and tonnage and grade of production expected

in first five years:-

TABLE-V

YEAR O/B

(CUM)

ROM

(MT)

MARKETABLE

GRAVEL

(BAJRI) MT

100%

I 34865.76 194749.72 194749.72

II - 216250.00 216250.00

III - 206238.50 206238.50

IV - 190562.50 190562.50

V - 195246.87 195246.87



(C) Attach Composite Plan, And Year Wise Section:-

The plan and sections showing the pit positions in first five years are prepared

at scale 1:2000 . (Refer-Plate no-5).

(d) Attach plan showing pit layouts, dumps, mineral reject stack, etc:

Year wise working plan exhibits pit layouts, waste dumps, mineral stack etc.

(refer –plate no-5)

(e) Proposed Rate Of Production And Life Of Mine:-

The average yearly production of ROM based on proposed production=200000

Tonnes, The mineable reserves of the lease area== 2463500 tonnes

Life of mine =12.31 years or says 12 years.

(f) Conceptual Mining Plan for the Lease Period:-

(1) Exploration:-Proposed exploration for the next five years is not required

because there is already working pit in the lease area so there is no

requirement of exploration.

(2) Quantity of waste expected during lease period:- Now as describe earlier

mineral recovery is taken 100% so there will be no reject. At the end of lease

period about 24635 cum OB will be generate.

(3) Space:- The OB will be used for development in plantation at the end of

lease period.

(4) Reclamation: - There is no proposal for reclamation of worked out area

during the mining plan period. The OB will be dumped in to the safty zone

area. Total excavated area will be converted as a water reservoir which will

help in recharging the water table of nearby area and the water accumulated

in the reservoir can also be utilized for drinking, plantation as well as

agriculture purpose of the nearby villagers.

(5) Plantation:- Total 0.99 hect area will be covered for plantation in lease area

and about 0.4535 hect area will be developed for plantation outside the lease

area up to end of the lease period .

The position at the end of lease period is shown in plate no. 7 conceptual plan.



(6) Opencast Mines:-

(i) Salient Features of Mode of Working: -

Overburden (1.0mt) compel to engage JCB (Occasionally deployed) for

maintaining systematic benches and development well ahead to facilitate

smooth production of GRAVEL (BAJRI), Kankar which is proposed to be carried

out by earth movers equipments.

First year Development & Production:

In the first year of mining will be done by extending the working pit in North

and South direction. One bench will be developed in the overburden at RL 100

to 98.0 mts. Advancing towards North and South directions. Total 34865.76

cum overburden will be removed in the first year of the mining plan.

After developing this bench Two another bench will be developed in the

GRAVEL (BAJRI), bed at the RL 98.00mts. To 95.00mts and RL 95.00 To 90.00

mts. Advancing towards North and South directions. Total ROM Production

Will Be 194749.72 tonnes Marketable GRAVEL (BAJRI) 194749.72 tonnes will

be produced in the first year of mining plan. The calculations are tabulated in

table no. VI (Refer –plate no. 5 proposed year wise development plan).

Second year Development & Production:

In the second year of mining will be done by extending the working pit in north

South direction.No bench will be overburden in the second year. one bench

will be developed in the GRAVEL (BAJRI), bed at the RL 95.00 to 90.00mt

advancing towards north and South directions. Total ROM Production Will Be

216250 tonnes Marketable GRAVEL (BAJRI) 216250 tonnes will be produced in

the Second year of mining plan. The calculations are tabulated in table no. VI

(Refer –plate no. 5 proposed year wise development plan).

Third year Development & Production: In the Third year of mining will be

done by extending the working pit in north South direction. No bench will be

developed in the overburden in the Third year of the mining plan.

In the third year of mining will be done by extending the working pit in north

South direction. Developed in the GRAVEL (BAJRI) bed at the RL 90.00mts. to

85.00mts. advancing towards North & South directions. Total ROM Production



Will Be 206238.5 tonnes Marketable GRAVEL (BAJRI) 206238.5 tonnes will be

produced in the Third year of mining plan. The calculations are tabulated in

table no. VI (Refer –plate no. 5 proposed year wise development plan).

Fourth year Development & Production:

In the fourth year of mining will be done by extending the working pit in north

South direction. Developed in the GRAVEL (BAJRI) bed at the RL 90.00mts. to

85.00mts and 85.00mts to 80.00. Total ROM Production Will Be 190562.5

tonnes Marketable GRAVEL (BAJRI) 190562.5 tonnes will be produced in the

first year of mining plan. The calculations are tabulated in table no. VI (Refer –

plate no. 5 proposed year wise development plan).

Fifth year Development & Production: In the Fifth year of mining will be done

by extending the working pit in north South direction. In the fifth year of

mining will be done by extending the working pit in north South direction.

Developed in the GRAVEL (BAJRI), bed at the RL 85.00mts. To 80.00mts and

80.00mt ot 75.00mts advancing towards North South direction. Total ROM

Production Will Be 195245.87 Tonnes Marketable GRAVEL (BAJRI) 195245.87

Tonnes will be produced in the Fifth year of mining plan. The calculations are

tabulated in table no. VI (Refer –plate no. 5 proposed year wise development

plan).



Year wise production of mineral and waste (Refer plate no.5)

Year BENCH R.L. AREA

(mts.)

AVG.THIC

K

NESS

(Mts.)

VOLUME

(Cum.)

Bulk

density

MINERAL

(Ton.)

Market

Able

GRAVEL (BAJRI)

(100%)

(Ton)

Overburden

(CUM)

from To

I. I. 100 98.0 17432.8 2 34865.76 34865.76

II. 98.0 95.0 17761.8 3 53285.64 2.5 133214.10 133214.10

III. 95.0 90.0 4922.85 5 24614.25 2.5 61535.62 61535.62

Total 194749.1 194749.1 34865.76

II. I. 95.0 90.0 17300.31 5 86500 2.5 216250 216250

Total 216250 216250

III. I. 90 85 16499.08 5 82495.4 2.5 206238.5 206238.5

Total 206238.5 206238.5

IV. I. 90 85 6382 5 31910 2.5 79775 79775

II. 85 80 8863 5 44315 2.5 110787.5 110787.5

Total 190568.5 190568.5

V. I. 85 80 11166.75 5 55833.75 2.5 139584.37 139584.37

II. 80 75 4453 5 22265 2.5 55662.5 55662.5

Total 195246.87 195246.87



(h) Underground mines:-

Not applicable

(I) Extent of Mechanization:-

The excavation is done with help of earth movers. Excavated material contains

maximum part of gravel (Bajri) and the material will be stacked with help of

haulage machineries and marketed directly.

(i) Loading Equipment

For loading of mineral m/c will be used.

(ii) Haulage and Transport Equipment

(a) Haulage within the mining leasehold: Transportation of GRAVEL (BAJRI),

kankar from face to pit top will also be made manually where as waste will be

directly loaded in to trucks for disposing off to waste dump yard temporarily.

(b) Transport from mine ahead to the destination: Transport from mine head

to destination will be done by the trucks on hire basis.

(iii) Miscellaneous

No allied operation requires machinery.

5. BLASTING

The overburden is unconsolidated soil, sand material and Kankar(murrum). The

mineralized Gravel (Bajri), Kankar bed is basically soft and mining will be done

with the help of earth movers equipments. The mining is running by skilled

labours and there is no requirement of blasting for such type of mining.

6. MINE DRAINAGE

The lease area showing almost flat topography. There is no nalla in lease area

so there is no effect on surface water.

The proposed mining in the next five years is only up to 25mt depth from the

surface level. In the rainy season almost all the water will flow on the

surrounding agriculture land and government land and no water will be

accumulated in the working area. Ground water table is 100 to 110 mt deep

from the surface level so the ground water will not hinder the working.



7. STACKING OF MINERAL REJECTS AND DISPOSAL OF WASTE

(A) Nature and quantity of topsoil, overburden, and mineral rejects likely to

be generated during the first five years:-

During the five years of working the nature of waste would consist of Sand and

kankar (murrum).

Overburden:-Sand and kankar (murrum), Pebbles and moist in nature, is

occurred overburden.

The O.B /waste and reject are generated during the five years period of the

mining plan are given as below:-

Table-VII

Year O.B. (Cum)

I 34865.76

II -

III -

IV -

V -

Total 34865.76

(B) Land chosen for disposal of O.B. /reject with justification:-

The O.B. material will be generated during the period of the mining plan will

be dumped in safety zone area for developing in plantation as shown in the

proposed working plan.

(C) Maximum height and spread of dumps:-

No waste will be generated during the period of the mining plan.

(D) Selection of site and spread for stacking of mineral reject:-

All material are saleable so there is no requirement of stacking of Rejects.



8. USE OF MINERAL

The mineral produced from this mine will be used mainly as building

construction material. Bajri gravel is significant building construction material

and well known for its compactness and bonding nature which gives strength

to cementing materials of building construction.



9. OTHER

(a) Site services:-

1. Office and store: - An office –cum-store will be constructed in mining

lease area as shown proposed year wise development plan plate no-5.

2. Water supply:- The water is required for drinking purpose only drinking

water is available by the water tanks in the lease area.

3. Power supply:- Electric line is passing through the lease area so lessee

will be taken connection from this line wherever required.

4. Workshop:- As already stated the mining is semi mechanized and

occasionally engagement of JCB is on hire basis and, therefore, no proposal is

given at this point.

5. First-aid facility:-A first aid box with all necessary materials will kept all

the times in the office building for use as and when required.

(b) Employment Potential:-

Because of small-scale mining proposals, depending on the requirement of

mining work and also as per statutory requirement of acts and rules sufficient

supervisory, skilled and unskilled person will be employed at the mine to run

systematically and safely. The employment potentials of the mine is given

below:-

Management and Supervisory staff

S .NO. CATEGORY QUAILIFICATION REQUIREMENT

1. MINING

ENGINEER

B.E (MINING) ONE (PART TIME)

2. MINING MATE CERTIFICATE

HOLDER

ONE

3. TIME KEEPER 12th

PASSED ONE

4. CHOWKIDAR 10th

PASSED ONE



Labour Requirement

Target production-200000

Working days in a year-300

No of shift in a day-2

Per day output required in mineral-666.66 tonnes

O.M.S observed in near areas-3 ton

Labour required per day in the mineral will be 10 Nos.

Labour required per day in overburden will be 5 Nos.

For miscellaneous jobs one labour will be require.

Total labour =10+5+1=16

All labour will be of unskilled category.

10. MINERAL BENIFICIATION

No mineral beneficiation processing of any kind will be undertaken at mines

except development of proper shape and size.



11.0 ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN

A. Note on the status of Baseline Information:-

1. Existing Land Use Pattern”

S.no Forest

Land

Crop

land

Grazing

land

Waste

land

Others Total Indicate

land

req.

outside

lease

area

(a) Pits and

Quarries

- - - 0.6800 - 0.6800 -

(b) Dumps of

Ore, waste &

O.B

- - - - -

(c) Infrastructure

including of

office

Workshop &

plants road

- - - 0.0030 - 0.0030 -

(d) Plantation - - - 0.0250 - 0.0250 -

(e) Others - - - 2.297 - 2.297 -

(f) Barren land - - - - - - -

(g) Crop land - - - - -

Total

occupied area

- - - 3.00 - 3.00 -

(f) Area backfield mine owner- Nil

(g) Area afforested by mine owner- Nil

(2) Water Regime:-

In the rainy season almost all the water will flow on the surrounding land and

no water will be accumulated in the working. Ground water table is 100 to 110



mts deep from the surface level so the ground water will not hinder the

working.

(3) Flora and Fauna:-

The area in 5.0 kms radius from lease area does have some vegetation but it is

not much significance. There is no reserve or protect forest. Some vegetation is

there in part of the remaining area near villages and farms in which density of

plants range from 4-5 plants /hectares. Common species of flora found in this

region are given under:-

1 Khejri (Procopius Cineraria)

2 Babool (Acacia Nilotika)

3 Neem (Azadiracta Indica)

4 Grass (Lasiurus Sindicus)

No carnivorous animals are seen in around 5.0km radius because there is no

wild life of games sanctuary is observed. Some time Rabbit (Oryctolagus

cuniculas), Dog (Canis lupes familiaris), Deer (Cervus axis), Jackal (Canis

aureus), or Foxes (Vulpes zerda) are seen occasionally. Pet animals like cow,

goat, and sheep etc animals are framed by local villagers.

4. Quality Of Air, Ambient Noise level and Water;-

Quality of Air:

The air is free from any pollution, as there is no industry or any other source of

air pollution present in the vicinity of the area. The quality air is good. Some

amount of dust will be in the lease area due to movement of trucks/tractors

and also dusts emission in the air during the mining with the conventional tools

like picks, crowbar and hammers and at the time of overburden removal by

JCB.

Noise:



As already stated the mining is semi mechanized so the noise will be

generated. Lessee will provide ear muff to the workers and labours and will be

kept good maintenance of vehicles.

Water quality:

Since there is no surface water in the area therefore is no need of assessment

of quality of surface water. Underground water percolating water exists in the

region as seen in the wells near about. The depth of water table in bed varies

from 100 to 110mts during the year so the ground water will not hinder the

working. However, fluctuations of water table depend greatly on the strong

and weak monsoon. Underground water in the region is tapped by a dug wells

in nearby areas. There are no toxic substances and there is no danger or

recharging of water table with toxic substances.

In wells generally good quality and quantity of water for domestic purpose is

always available in summer month. Though small in quantity but water

available is fresh and is potable.

5. Climatic Conditions:

The area is a part of the Thar Desert (arid zone) and characterized by its

tropical semi arid climatic conditions. It is also characterized by scanty erratic

rain fall, high evaporation and extreme heat and cold. The area experience

wide seasonal variation in maximum and minimum temperatures. During

summer the heat is oppressive and day temperature exceeding 430 C are

common during the month of May and June.

The dust storms are usual features in the area. The hot winds blow with great

furry during the month of May, June and part of July. A large quantity of sand

gets shifted due to strong wind charging the atmosphere with sand particles.

The wind speed ranges from 13-40km/hour. During winter (nov. to feb.) the

winds are north-westerly and also northerly where as in the monsoon the

winds are southerly to south-westerly. The temperature in the winter season

falls to 1-20 c and occasionally below the freezing point (0

0c). the maximum

temperature recorded is 49.40c in may and the lowest 0

0c in January. Due to

arid conditions and lack of vegetation, there is a rapid radiation with an annual

being 85% and 6% during day and night respectively. Rainfall is scanty around

25.5cms in a year. most of the rain occurs during july to September. Due to

poor rain fall and as a result of scanty precipitation, the water table conditions

are at a considerable (80 to 130mtr).



(6) HUMAN SETTLEMENT:

The human settlement within 5.0km from the area is given below. Agriculture

is the main profession of that area. The per capita income of that area is

around Rs 20,000b per annum.

S.N VILLAGE DISTANCE POPULATION

1. Hadla 2.5km 15000

(7) Public building, places and monuments:

There is no important public building places monument with in 5.0kms radius

of lease area. There is no national park and wild life sanctuary near the lease

area.

(8) Agriculture:

All lease area is pvt land.

(9) Whether area falls under notified area under water (prevention & control

of pollution) act, 1974: -

The area is not notified under water act, 1974.

(B) Environmental Impact Assessment:

1) Land Environment

(i) Land use pattern after fifth year:

Forest

land

Crop

land

Grazing

land (in

hectare.)

Waste

land

Other Total Indicate land

outside area

(a)pits &

Quarries

- - - 2.4635 - 2.4635 -

(b) Dumps of

Ore waste & O.b.

- - - - - - -

(c) Infrastructure

Including of office

Workshop & plants

road

- - - 0.0030 - 0.0030 -

(d) Plantation - - - 0.5000 - 0.5000 -

(e) Other - - - 0.0335 - 0.0335 -

(i) Barren land - - - - - - -



(ii) Crop land - - - - - - -

Total occupied

area

- - - 3.0 - 3.0 -

(ii) Aesthetic environment:

The aesthetic environment of the area will not have any adverse effect. The

proposed mining is on that place, where no vegetation is present. Hence there

will be no impact on the aesthetic environment of the area.

(iii) Soil and land use pattern:

Where 5 year working is proposed there is presence of soil so there is

requirement of stacking top soil at appropriate place. It will be used for

development in plantation.

(iv) Agriculture:

All lease area falls in Pvt. waste land hence no effect on the agriculture works.

(v) Forest:

No forest land is in or near by the lease area.

(vi) Vegetation:

Where five year working is proposed there is no vegetation present hence on

effect on the vegetation during 5 year working of the mining plan.

(vii) Public building, places and monument:

There is on important public building places and monument with in 5.0kms

radius of lease area. There is no national park and wild life sanctuary near the

lease area. Hence no effect on them.

(2) Water Environment

(i) Surface water



There is no nalla passing through the lease area hence there will be no effect

on surface water.

(ii) Ground water

The ground water is 100-110mts below the surface level. The mining

operation will be on higher level above the water table, therefore there may

not be significant impact.

(iii) Quality of water

The will be no impact of mining on quality of water by any of the mining

operation as on water from other source is getting mixed with rainwater.

(3) Air Environment

(i) Noise

The proposed mining is semi mechanized opencast method but some amount

of noise will be due to JCB to be deployed occasionally on hire basis for

removal of overburden and movement of truck & tractor. To avoid this proper

maintenance of the m/c will be done and the earplugs will be provided to the

operators.

(ii) Air

The mining will be done with help of conventional tools and occasionally small

excavator to be used for removal of overburden and mineral and movement of

tractors/trucks, there will be the generation of dust in Air. The amount of dust

generated will be vey less, which within permissible limits. Dust mask will be

provided to the operators/workers. Water will be sprayed at roads if dust

generated more.

(iii) Climatic conditions

There will be no impact on climatic conditions of the area by mining

operations.

(4) socio-economic Environment



(i) Socio and demographic profile

Mining in remote and rural areas brings in some changes in the traditional life

style of the local people. The mining in the area will be generated employment

potential and general financial status and socio-economic of few laborers will

be improved. Most of the people are poor and marginal farmers. Due to lake of

proper agriculture mostly they are from labor class. Due to mining activity they

will get job adjacent to their villages.

(ii) Occupational health and safety

Systematic and safe mining, there will be no impact on health and safety of the

workers and human settlements in and near by the area.

(iii) Human settlement

By systematic and safe mining, there will be no impact on health and safety of

the workers but some may affected by mining.

(iv) Recreational facility

Presently no recreational facilities are present in and around the area.

Therefore there will be no impact on these.

(C) Environmental Management Plan (Enclosed as Plate No.6):

(1) Temporary storage and utilization of topsoil

It is already sanctioned area so there is a working pit in mining lease area but

some part of lease area is covered by Alluvium sand.

(2) Proposal for reclamation of land affected by mining activities

during and at the end of mining lease period:

There is no proposal for reclamation of worked out area during the mining plan

period because there is possibility of another layer of mineral.

Some part of the area will be made as water reservoir, which will help in

recharging the water table of nearby area and the water accumulated in the

reservoir can also be utilized for drinking, plantation as well as agriculture

purpose of the nearby villagers.



(3) Programme of afforestation”

To improve the aesthetic environment of the area it is proposed to plant 200

trees yearly inside the safety zone area. During the first five years sapling of

local species like Babool, Neem, Rohida etc will be planted over an area of

5000 sqm shown in the proposed working plan, plate no 5 & Environment plan

plate no. 6 year wise details of plantation are given below:

Year No. Replacement

(60%)

Type of

species

Location

I 40 24 Babool, Neem As shown in working plan, plate

no.5

II 40 24 “

III 40 24 “

IV 40 24 “

V 40 24 “

(4) Stabilization and Vegetation of Dumps

Waste dump consists of Sand & Kankar temporarily stacks in mining lease area.

The retaining wall will also be provided to the lower side of the waste dump to

avoid the spreads of the waste material if required.

(5) Treatment and Disposal of Mine Water:

There will be no make of water during any of the mining operations; therefore

there will be no need of treatment and disposal of mine water.

(6) Measures for minimizing adverse effect on water regime:

There is no significant adverse effect on water regime. However, as measures

monitoring of water quality by analyzing will be made. In this regard base line

information on water is established.

(7) Socio- Economic Benefits arising out of mining:

There are few mines in the vicinity of this area looking to unemployment the

people go outside for earning their livelihood. This mine will provide directly

opportunity of additional employment near their homes. Thus earning of the

people will increase and will help upliftment of socio-economic status of the

employees.

(8) Measures for dust control:



Because of occasionally JCB to be used for removal of overburden

and movement of tractors/trucks there will be the generation of dust. The

amount of dust generated will be very less because grit & kankar (murrum).

Dust mask will be provided to the operators/Workers. Water will be sprayed at

roads.

(12) ANY OTHER INFORMATION: Nil

Signature of applicant Prepared By

Sh. Narayan Singh Kapil Kumar Gupta

RQP/AJM/350/2014/A



CERTIFICATES

This progressive mine closure plan complies all statutory rule, regulations,

orders made by the central Government, State Government, Statutory

Organizations, Court etc. have been taken in to consideration and whereas any

specific permission is required the applicant will approach the concerned

authorities.

Applicant

UNDERTAKING

I Sh. Narayan Singh undertakes that all the measures proposed in this closure

plan will be implemented in a time bound manner as proposed.

Applicant



1.0 INTRODUCTION

a) Name of applicant & Complete Address:

Sh. Narayan Singh

Village Hadla,Kolayat

b) Lease Area

= 3.00 HECTS.

c) Location

Near village – Hadla

Tehsil – Kolayat

District & State – Bikaner – Rajasthan)-334001

Topo sheet no. – 45 E/1

d) Type of Area

Private land

e) Present land status

Govt. land = nil

Pvt land =3.00 hect

1. Area to be excavated = 0.68 hect.

2. Storage for topsoil / alluvium = Nil

3. O.B. dump = nil

4. Mineral storage = nil

5. Infrastructure (workshop/Adm.building) =0.0030 hect



6. Roads = Nil

7. Railways = Nil

8. Green belt = 0.0250 hect

9. Tailing pond = Nil

10. Effluent treatment plan = Nil

11. Mineral separation plan = Nil

12. Township area = Nil

13. Others (To specify) = Nil

F) Method of mining: semi mechanized mining by forming benches of

3.0mts. Height in overburden and 6.0mts. In mineral.

g) Mineral processing operation: No mineral beneficiation is proposed, at

the site.

1.1 Reasons for closure: - The mine is closes either due to depletion of

mineable or due to uneconomic mining or due to search of more

economic substitute for mining product. The aforesaid reasons for

closure are not applicable at the stage.

1.2 Statutory obligations: As per the central government vide notification

no. GSR (E) dated 10.4.2003 and no. GSR (E) 330 dated 10.4.2003

amended the mineral concession rules, 1960 and mineral conservation

and development rules, 1988 respectively. As per these amendment all

the existing mining lessee are required to submit the “progressive mine

closure plan” along with prescribed financial sureties before lease

agreement. Further the mining lessee is required to submit “Final mine

closure plan” one year prior to the proposed closure of the mine. So

applicant is submitting the progressive mine closure plan as per above

amendment. As per MCDR, 1988 the applicant has to proper taken care

about area reclamation & rehabilitation of mined out area.

1.3 Name & address who is preparing the progressive closure plan: -

Kapil Kumar Gupta,

Address- Chhimpo Ka Mohalla, G.S. Road, Bikaner

(Rajasthan)-334001

Phone no. – 0151-2203255, Mob- 09314185551



Registration no. – RQP/AJM/350/2014/A Valid up to – 2024

2.0 MINE DESCRIPITON

2.1 Geology: -

The area under consideration falls under Tertiary formation. Lease area is

covered by the alluvium sand and no rock exposure is seen on the surface.

Geological, recent to sub-recent formation having blown sand, pebbly grit and

clay beds are found.

2.2 RESERVES: -

RESERVE CALCULATION OF GRAVEL (BAJRI)

Category Area Thickness Volume Gravel (bajri)

Kankar (100%)

Ton

(sqm.) (mts.) (Cum.) (MTS.)

Proved 30000 30 900000 2250000

Probable 30000 10 300000 750000

Total 40 3000000

Mineable reserves

Safety zone have about 5365 sqmt and around 536500 tonnes mineral will be

deduct in reserve Thus, the total mineable reserve = 3000000

3000000-536500=2463500 tonnes

2.3 Mining Method: -

The Gravel(Bajri), Kankar bed is overlain by O.B. consisting alluvium sand,

kankar, so to extract Gravel(Bajri), Kankar it becomes necessary to remove the

overburden as well as soil. Since the deposit occurs at a depth of 03 mts and



the thickness of the deposit is sufficient to be economically mineable. Semi

mechanized open cast mining is the suitable method for mining.

The mining will be done with making systematic benches. Road and ramps will

be made during the mining as par requirement. The height of the benches will

be kept 3.0 mts in overburden & 6.0 in mineral and width of the benches will

not be less than height. The overburden will be removed with help of JCB on

hire basis. Mineral will be excavated though manual means at the pit top from

inside the pit to pit and then it will be stacked separately by manual means.

2.4 Mineral Beneficiation: -

No mineral beneficiation required at site except sorting and removing any rock

or waste material.

3.0 REVIEW OF IMPLEMENTATION OF MINING PLAN/SCHEME OF MINING

INCLUDING FIVE YEAR PROGRESSIVE CLODER PLAN UPTO THE FINAL CLOSURE

OF MINE

It is a already sanctioned area and this progressive mine closure plan is first

plan for this area, hence this chapter is not applicable at present.

4.0 CLOSURE PLAN

4.1 MINE – OUT LAND: -

Presently there is one working pit in the lease area of total excavated area of

0.68 hects. The proposed working for first five year is in old pit-1 after fifth

years of mining plan total degraded land will be as follow.

Pits = 2.4635 hects.

Infrastructure = 0.0030 hects.

Plantation = 0.5000hetcs.

As a land scape will not changed much exception the excavation of mining area

after it’s proved that no mineral deposit left.

4.2 Water Quality Management: -

(i) Surface water: - There is no nalla passing through the lease area hence

there will be no surface water.



(ii) Ground water:- In this area the general fluctuation in static water level and

ground water table is from 100-110 mts between rainy season and summer

season. Ground water table in this area lies 100 mts. In monsoon and 110 mts

in summer season from ground level. Drinking water available in this area is

potable.

There would be no adverse effect on the existing water regime due to the

mining activity in the area as the water table is very much below the mining

level. Periodically samples would be taken from nearby wells to monitor

quality of water.

(iv) Quality of water:- Since there is no surface water in this area therefore

there is no need of assessment of quality of surface water. it is in water within

the area. Water table of ground water in this region is around 100 to 110 mts

below the general ground level, which is too deep below the lowest pit bottom

of proposed working pit.

There will be no impact of mining on quality of water by any of the mining

operation as no water from other source is getting mixed with rainwater.

4.3 Air Quality Management:-

(i) Air:- The quality of air is free from any pollution at this time, as there is no

major source of pollution the air with in the area or nearby the area. There is

no source of air-deterioration in this region and therefore ambient air quality

in the area as well as in the region of 5 km radius is natural and pure.

Air pollution caused by deployment of JCB for removal of overburden and

playing of truck/tractors, which generates dust. The air pollution in the mining

area causes respiratory diseases and eye ailment.

Controlling dust, water will be sprinkled daily on temporary unpaved roads in

the mining lease area and dust mask shall be provided to operator and mine

workers.

(ii) Ambient Noise & Vibration Levels

The proposed mining is opencast manual method but same amount of nice will

be there due to JCB which will be deployed on hire basis for removal of

overburden and movement of truck/tractor, which shall be within limits of

safety. Earplugs shall be provided to operator and mineworker.



4.4 Waste management:-

As the GRAVEL (BAJRI) bed is exposed below the Murrum. Kankar bed which is

being removed first. This o.b is used in plantation, Plantation will be done in

the way of planting press to improve the environment and excavated area will

be developed as a water reservoir.

4.5 Top soil management:-

It is sanctioned area and some part of the lease is covered by alluvium sand.

4.6 Tailing Dam Management: -

There will not be processing activity hence no toxic material will be used. Thus,

there is no necessity of tailing pond for disposal of tailing of toxic mineral

substance. Hence in management is required.

4.7 Infrastructure: -

The lease area lies 2.0km south west to village Hadla. The lease area is

assessable from Bikaner city. The nearest railway station is kolayat is about

10km. from the lease area.

Other faculties like medical, telephone, telegraph is available at Hadla. At mine

site mine office will be constructed inside the lease area. water supply at mines

site is meet from nearby dug well in the adjoining low lying fields in the area by

tractor attached with water tanker.

As per mines rules & regulation for labor rest shelter cum first aid station

would be available at mine site. Toilet and other facilities like store shall be

available at site.

4.8 Disposal of mining machinery: -

No machinery is proposed to disposed off during the period of this progressive

mine closure plan. The machineries, which will be deployed at mines during

the period of proposed five year, will also not dispose of during five year.

4.9 Safety & Security: -



For safety purpose the following proposals are proposed: -

Barbed wire fencing is proposed around the proposed excavation to check the

inadvertent entry of human and livestock in the mining area (excavation).

A watchman will be employed for ward & watch duty. In the period of

discontinuance the watchman is proposed to continue for ward & watch duty.

The watchman will not allow any general public person and livestock near the

deep cutting of the proposed working.

The safe workings are proposed in the supervision of technical and qualified

supervision staff. Safety measures will be provided as per mines Act.

4.10 Disaster Management And Risk Assessment: -

It is a sanction lease area. The proposed working will be semi mechanized

opencast mining method. Underground mining is not proposed. No tailing dam

is proposed. Thus high risk accident like land slide, subsidence, flood,

inundation, fire, seismic activities etc. not come across.

In case of accident a well-equipped first aid station will be provided at mine

site for giving first aid to injured persons. The area is near the state highway

and vehicles on this highway with good frequency. The lease vehicle also

remains at site most of the time during working. The applicant is capable to

meet any type of risk.

4.11 Care And Maintenance During Temporary Discontinuance: -

It is already sanctioned lease area for GRAVEL (BAJRI). In case of temporary

discontinuance of mining operations, the mine workings will be in the watch of

a watchman. Before re-open of the mine the maintenance will be provided to

all the machineries deployed at mine. Before entering the laborers in to mine

workings are proposed to inspect by manager for safety purpose as per mines

Act.

5.0 ECONOMIC REPERCUSSIONS OF CLOSURE OF MINE AND MANPOWER

RETRENCHMENTS

5.1 Number of Local Residents Employed: -



All the laborers will be employed from nearby villages. Except these laborers

few persons of nearby area will also get employment as staff and supervisory

staff etc. Some persons will get indirect job from the mining activities.

5.2 Compensation: -

The compensation to the employees with sustenance of himself and their

family members will be provided as per labour law and mines Act.

5.3 Satellite Occupation Connected With Mining Activity: -

Employment is also provided to the local villagers by other allied activities.

5.4 Continued Engagement of Employment In The Rehabilitated, Status Of

Mining Lease Area And Any Other remnant Activities: -

Not applicable in this progressive mine closure plan.

5.5 Envisaged Repercussions On The Society Around Due To Closure Of Mine:

This paragraph belongs to final closure of the mine and not related with

progressive mine closure plan.

6.0 TIME SCHEDULING FOR ABANDONMENT

No part of the mine is proposed abandonment during the period of this

progressive mine closure plan. These details will be provided in final closure

plan whenever applicable.

7.0 ABANDONMENT COST

Abandonment is not proposed in the period of this plan hence abandonment

cost is not related with this plan. But Rs.10000/year will be expenditure made

for plantation & waste management.

8.0 FINANCIAL ASSURANCE

AS PER RULE 37 J OF MMCR 1986, the applicant will submit the financial

assurance in terms of bank guarantee or in any other as asked by authorized

officer of the state mining department.

9.0 CERTIFICATE

Certificate id enclosed with report.

10. PLAN & SECTIONS



Plan & section area prepared & enclosed with this plan.

Signature of Applicant Kapil Kumar Gupta

Sh. Narayan Singh RQP/AJM/350/2014/A

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