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

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1 1. Mine file No : (i) Name of the Inspecting : Officer and ID No. INDIAN BUREAU OF MINES MINERALS DEVELOPMEMT AND REGULATION DIVISION TN/TCR/LST-1, MDS (ii) Designation : (iii) Accompaning mine : Official with Designation (iv) Date of Inspection : 06/11/2017 (v) Prev.inspection date : 03/08/2017 Chennai regional office T003 ( ) S.THIRUVUKKARASU Senior Mining Geologist PART-I : GENERAL INFORMATION (a) Mine Name : KONVANDAKURCHI(GO.2688 (b) Registration NO. : (c) Category : A Fully Mechanised (d) Type of Working : Opencast (e) Postal address State : TAMIL DU District : TIRUCHIRAPALLI Village : KOVANDAKURCHI Taluka : LALGUDI Post office : KALLAKUDI Pin Code : FAX No. : s.makesh@dalmiacement.com Phone : , (f) Police Station : (g) First opening date : 01/07/1950 (h) Weekly day of rest : SUN 2. Address for : correspondance MCDR INSPECTION REPORT DALMIAPURAM DALMIA CEMENT (BHARAT) LIMITED DALMIAPURAM Mine code : 38TMN14014 S Makesh, GeneralManager Mines,Raja Ranjit Singh, Man IBM/929/ (a) Lease Number : TMN0106 (b) Lease area : (c) Period of lease : 20 (d) Date of Expiry : 18/06/ Mineral worked : LIMESTONE Main

2 2 5. Name and Address of the Lessee : Owner : Agent : Geologist Name : Qualification : Appointment/ : Termination date DALMIA CEMENT (BHARAT) LIMITED TIRUCHIRAPALLI TAMIL DU Phone: FAX : T. VENKATESAN Dy. Managing Director Dalmia Cement (B) Ltd CHENI CITY TAMIL DU Phone: , 9 FAX : J. V. GUNGANE Executive Director Dalmia Cement(B) Ltd Dalmiapuram TIRUCHIRAPALLI TAMIL DU Phone: , FAX : S.VAITHIATHAN,Part Time MSC(GEOLOGIST) 01/04/ Date of approval of Mining : Modif.of approved Mining Plan Plan/Scheme of Mining Modif.of approved Mining Plan Mining Scheme rule 12 MCDR1988 Mining Scheme rule 12 MCDR /07/ /02/ /03/ /04/2014

3 3 PART - II : OBSERVATION/COMMENTS OF INSPECTING OFFICERS Exploration : Sl.No. Item Proposals Actual work Remarks 1a Backlog of previous year b.h drilled 33 Nos of holes in this lease area in for exploring the existence of limestone till complete depth 1b Exploration over lease area for geological axis 1 or 2 Not applicable Exploration over lease area for Geological axis 1 are already carrier out 1c Exploration Agencies and Expenditure in lakh rupees during the year No prposal during Not applicable 1d Balance area to be explored to bring Geological axis in 1 or 2 1e Balance reserve as on 01/04/20 Proved Mineral Reserve (111) Feasible Mineral Resources (211) Inferred Mineral Resources (333) Proved Mineral Reserve (111) Feasible Mineral Resources (211) Inferred Mineral Resources (333) f officers on geology, exploration etc -- geology, exploration ofthe mine is satisfactory carried out Development :

4 4 2a 2b 2c 2d 2e Location of development w.r.t.lease area Separate benches in topsoil, overburden and minerals (Rule 15) Stripping ratio or ore to OB ratio Quantity of topsoil generation in m3 Quantity of overburden generation in m3 The deposit area is devoid of any overburden and limestone is exposed all over the area. The working faces of existing benches shall advance further towards lateral as well as vertical direction to exploit the limestone at its optimal. As per the proposal, mining activities are carried out. 2f officers on development of pit w.r.t. type of deposit etc -- Development of pit is found to be good Exploitation: 3a Number of pit proposed for production 5 pits 4 pits operated

5 5 3b 3c 3d 3e 3f 3g 3h 3i 3j 3k 3l Quantity of ROM mineral production proposed Recovery of sailable/usable mineral from ROM production Quantity of mineral reject generation Grade of mineral rejects generation and threshold value declared. Quantity of sub grade mineral generation. Grade of sub grade mineral generation Manual / Mechanised method adopted for segregating from ROM Any analysis or beneficiation study proposed and carried out for sub grade mineral and rejects. Provision of drilling and blasting in mineral benches Provision of mining machineries in mineral benches Whether height of benches in overburden and mineral suitable for method of mining proposed in MP/SOM In the plan period it is planned to produce tonnes of Limestone & Marl during scheme period ROM is suitable for cement grade. Proposed The height of the benches is proposed to maintain at height of 7.5 meters Production done for for the plan period is tonnes of Limestone ROM is well utilized and managed by blending the limestone from other own captive mines Machineries as proposed is deployed for mining operation As proposed the height of the bench is maintained As Marl permit was not issued by State Govt, Marl was handled as Limestone

6 6 3m Total area covered under excavation/pits Size of Pit 1-322m x 137m x 35m Size of Pit m x 427m x 36.7m Size of Pit 3-570m x 288m x 47.7m Size of Pit 4-472m x 413m x 40.5m Size of Pit m x 66m x 2.5m ha is covered under excavation 3n 3o 3p Ore to OB ratio for the pit/mine during the year. Total area put in use under different heads at the end of year Production of ROM mineral during the last five year period as applicable Not applicable ,995, ,004, q officers on method of mining etc. -- method of mining is foud systamatic Solid Waste Management - Dumping: 4c 4d Number of dumps within lease area and outside of lease area Location of dumps w.r.t. ultimate pit limit (Rule 16) 2 Stock dumps are maintained within the lease hold area As per the proposal

7 7 4e 4f 4g 4h 4i 4j 4k Number of active and alive dumps. Number of dead dumps. Number of dumps established. Whether Retaining wall or garland drain all along dumps are there. Length of Retaining wall or garland drain all along dumps Number of settling ponds Specific comments of inspecting officer on waste dump management 2 dumps are alive Maintained Garland drain are made all along the dump Garland laid for 350 meters 3 settling ponds -- 2 dumps are alive Stable Garland are maintained Periodically cleaned maintained waste dump management is found systamatically Solid Waste Management - Backfilling: 5a Status of part or full extraction of mineral from mined out area before starting backfilling. 5b Area under backfilling of mined out area 5c Concurrent use of topsoil for restoration or of mineral out area (Rule 32) 5d Total area fully reclaimed and rehabilitated 5e officers on backfilling and reclamation etc. -- backfilling, reclamation is satisfactory

8 8 Progressive Mine Clousre Plan: 6a 6b 6c 6d 6e 6g 6h 6i 6j 6k Whether Annual report on PMCP submitted on time and correctly. Rule 23 E(2). Area available for (ha). afforestation done (ha). No. of saplings planted during the year Cumulative no.of plants Cost incurred on watch and care during the year Compliance on reclamation and by backfilling (i) Voids available for backfilling ( Lx B x D Compliance on reclamation and by backfilling (ii) Voids filled by waste / tailings Compliance on reclamation and by backfilling (iii)afforestati on on backfilled area Compliance on reclamation and by backfilling (iv) Rehabilitation by making water reservoir carried out for every quarter nil M/s Ensyscon Environmental laboratory, Chennai has been engaged for monitoring Environmental Data on Quarterly basis

9 9 6l Compliance on reclamation and by backfilling (v)any other specific means. 6m Compliance of of waste land within lease (i)afforestation 6n Compliance of of waste land within lease (ii)area (ha) 6o Compliance of of waste land within lease (iii)method of 6p Compliance of environmental monitoring (core zone and buffer zone) 6q officers on PMCP compliance and progressive closure operations etc. --- Progressive cloure plan is satisfactory. Mineral Conservation: 7a ROM Mineral dispatch or grade-wise sorting within lease area The total ROM transported to factory 7b Method of gradewise mineral sorting i.e. manual or mechanical. 7c Different grade of mineral sorted out at mines.

10 10 7d Any beneficiation process at mines. 7e officer on Mineral conservation and beneficiation issues ---- conservation & beneficiation issues of the mine is syatamatically as per the proposal Environment: 8a Separate removal and utilization of topsoil (Rule 32) Not applicable 8c Separate dumps for overburden, waste rock, rejects and fines (Rule 33) Nil Nil No generation of top soil at the stage 8d Use of overburden, waste rock, rejects and fines dumps for restoring the land to its original use 8e Phased restoration, reclamation and of lands affected by mining operations (Pits, dumps etc) 8f Baseline information on existence of plantation and additional plantation done (Rule 41) planned to plant 500 saplings during scheme period 720 saplings planted till date 8g Survival rate 90% 90%

11 11 8h Water sprinkling on roads to control airborne dust water tanker 12KL water tanker is used for water sprinkling 8i officer on aesthetic beauty in and around mines area ---- aesthetic beauty in and around mines area wsa found good Compliance of Rule 45: 9a Status of submission of Monthly and Annual returns aesthetic beauty in and around mines area Monthly returns submitted upto Oct 2017 Annual Returns submitted upto b 9c 9d 9e 9f 9g Annual return for information on Mining Engineer, Geologist and Manager land use pattern for area under pits, reclaimed area, dumps etc. afforestation mineral reject generation (Grade and quantity) ROM stock and/or graded ore sale value, Ex. Mine price and production cost Information furnished The land use pattern furnished in appropriate The information was furnished in appropriate The information was furnished in appropriate The information was furnished in appropriate The information was furnished in appropriate found as per the office record

12 12 9h 9k fixed assets mining machineries The information was furnished in appropriate The information was furnished in appropriate

13 13 Details of violations observed during current inspection and compliance position of violation pointed out Violation observed Show couse position Rule NO. Issued on Compliance on Rule NO. Issued on Compliance on Date : (S.THIRUVUKKARASU) Indian Bureau of Mines