Submitted under Rule 7A of Andhra Pradesh Minor Mineral Concession (APMMC) Rules 1966

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1 MINING PLAN FOR ROAD METAL & BUILDING STONE QUARRY OVER AN EXTENT OF HECTARES (3.675 ACRES) IN SY.NO.305 OF DURGASAMUDRAM(V), TIRUPATHI (RURAL), CHITTOOR DISTRICT, AP Submitted under Rule 7A of Andhra Pradesh Minor Mineral Concession (APMMC) Rules 1966 Category- A Open cast other than Fully Mechanized Mine Non- Forest, Revenue Barren lands PLAN PERIOD TO BALANCE PERIOD 2017 TO 2018 LESSEE Smt. G.VASANTHI W/o. R.Gopinath, H.No: 9-35, Amaravathi Nagar Tirupathi , Andhra Pradesh State PREPARED BY Sri. B.DAMODARAM, RQP/DMG/HYD/106/13 D.NO , Bairagipatteda, Tirupathi , Chittoor District, AP. Mobile No: , INDEX 1

2 PLATES Chapter Contents Page No Introduction General Location & Accessibility Details of Approved Mining plan/scheme of 7 Mining if any PART - A 1 Geology and Exploration 7 2 Mining 16 3 Mine Drainage 20 4 Stacking of Mineral Reject / Sub-Grade Material And Disposal of waste 21 5 Use of Mineral and Mineral Reject 21 6 Processing of Rom and Mineral Reject 21 7 others 21 PART - B 8 Progressive Mine Closure Plan (PMCP) 22 INDEX Plate-1 Location cum Key Plan (Scale: 1:50000) Plate-2 Applied QL Area Lease Sketch (Scale: 1Cm = 4000 links) Plate-3 Surface Cum Geological Plan (Scale 1: 2000) Plate-3A Surface Geological Cross Section (Scale 1: 2000) Plate-4 Yearwise Development Plan & Section (Scale 1: 2000) Plate-5 Environment Plan (Scale 1: 5000) Plate-6 Conceptual Plan (Scale 1: 2000) Plate-7 Progressive Mine closure plan (Scale 1: 2000) ANNEXURES Annexure-I Annexure-II Annexure-III Photographs of the area Copy of DMG Proceedings Copy of RQP Certificate Poto view of Boundary Pillers A&B of the Quarry Lease Area. 2

3 Poto view of the Quarry Lease Area 3

4 CERTIFICATE 01. It is certified that the CCOM Circular No. 2/2010 will be implemented and complied with when an authorized agency is approved by the State Government. 02. It is certified that the Progressive Mine Closure Plan of Road Metal and Building stone Quarry of Smt. G. Vasanthi over an extant of Hectares (3.678 Acres) in Sy. No.305 of Durgasamudram (V), Tirupathi (Rural), Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh state complies with all statutory rules, regulations, orders made by the Central or State Government, Statutory Organization, Court, etc., which have been taken into consideration and wherever any specific permission is required the Applicant will approach the concerned authorities. The information furnished in the Progressive Mine Closure plan is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and records. 03. The provisions of Mines Act, Rules and Regulations made there under have been observed in the Mining Plan over an extant of Hectares (3.678 Acres) in Sy. No.305 of Durgasamudram (V), Tirupathi (Rural),Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh state belonging to Smt. G.Vasanthi, and wherever specific permissions are required, the Applicant will approach the D.G.M.S. Further, standards prescribed by D.G.M.S. in respect of Miners Health will be strictly implemented. 4

5 Date : SIGNATURE OF THE LESSE Place: TIRUPATHI CERTIFICATE The provisions of the MCR 1960 & APMMC 1966 have been observed in the preparation of Mining Plan for Road Metal & Building Stone Mine over an EXTANT OF Hectares (3.678 Acres) in Sy. No.305 of Durgasamudram (V), Tirupathi (Rural),, Andhra Pradesh state belonging to Smt. G.Vasanthi and wherever specific permissions are required, the Applicant will approach the concerned authorities of Indian Bureau of Mines or DGMS. The information furnished in the Mining Plan is true and correct to the best of my knowledge. Date: Place: THIRUPATI SIGNATURE OF THE RQP 5

6 MINING PLAN INCLUDING PROGRESSIVE MINE CLOSURE PLAN FOR ROAD METAL AND BUILDING STONE QUARRY OVER AN EXTENT OF Ha IN Sy. NO.305 OF DURGASAMUDRAM (V), TIRUPATHI (RURAL), CHITTOOR DISTRICT, A.P. INTRODUCTION The DDM&G,Kadapa based on the recommendation of the ADM&G, Chittoor has accorded permission for grant a quarry lease in favour of Smt. G.Vasanthi for Road Metal and Building Stone over an extent of Hectares (3.675 Acres) in Sy. No.305 of Durgasamudram (V), Tirupathi (Rural), Chittoor(Dt) vide proc.no.2172/q/ctr/2013. Dated as shown in Annexure-II. Further the Assistant Director of Mines & Geology, Chittoor vide proceedings no.8506/q2/2012, dated has issued work order in favour of Smt. G.Vasanthi for Road Metal & Building Stone over an extent of Hectares (3.675 Acres) in Sy. No.305 of Durgasamudram (V), Tirupathi (Rural), Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh state, for a perod of 10 (Ten) years with effect from to subject to all other terms and conditions laid down in APMMC Rules, 1966 and subsequent Government order and executive instructions from time to time,as shown in Annexure-III. The submission of Mining plan is a pre requisite for quarry lease as per Rule 7(A) of APMMC Rules, 1966.As per the Notification of the Ministry of Environment & Forests, Climate Change (MoEF& CC), New Delhi dated: 14 Sep 2006, it is mandatory for all the Mining Projects with lease area of Ha and above irrespective of the mineral (major or minor) to obtain prior Environmental Clearance (EC) under the provisions thereof. Further, all Category A and Category B1 projects shall under take public consultation in accordance with the above notification. Further the Government of India, Ministry of Environment & Forest vide office memorandum No. L /47/2011-IA.II(M), Dated: 18 th May, 2012 in order to ensure compliance of the Honourable Supreme Court Dated: in I.A of 2011 in SLP( C ) No of 2009, instruction were issued that all the mining projects of minor minerals including their renewal, irrespective of the size of the lease would hence forth require prior environment clearance. Decentralizing the Environmental Clearance (EC) for sustainable sand mining and mining of minor minerals, Govt of India MoEF, has created District Environment Impact Assessment Authority (DEIAA) vide S.O.141(E) dated 15 Jan This district level authority has the powers to approve the ECs for the mining of minor minerals for an area less than Ha. 6

7 As the area of mining in this case is less than Ha (1.500 Ha) the lessee has to obtain EC from DEIAA, Chittoor after the approval of this Mine Plan. In view of the above, the lessee intends to prepare an Environmental Management plan for submission for grant of Environmental Clearance for their proposed Ha of Road Metal and Building Stone Quarry lease area, thereby submitting this draft Mining Plan for necessary further action which is a pre-requisite for EC. In this connection, Smt. G.Vasanthi, has approached Mr. B.Damodaram, Consultant Geologist & RQP to prepare the Quarry Plan following the prescribed guidelines. Hence, this Mining Plan is being prepared and submitted under Rule 7 (A) of APMMC 1966, following the contents of Form-T. The proposed Mining Plan covers a scientific and systematic assessment of the deposit which indicates the details of conservation of the deposit and protection of environment in and around the quarrying area. The survey includes of Topographical Survey, Large Scale Mapping with contours. The survey enables the lessee to take up the exploration of Road Metal & Building Stone in a systematic manner and plan for future expansion programme. This Mine Plan has been prepared taking into account strictly the restrictions to be adopted by the applicant while conducting quarry operations due to the existence of any structures railway lines, roads, water bodies such as river, lake etc., and the stipulated distances as per the various Regulations prescribed under Metaliferous Mines Regulations, The present Mining plan is being submitted to achieve the proposed production of approximately 1,17,107 tones of road metal during the first five years plan of residual one year period i.e GENERAL a) Name and Address of Applicant / Lessee Name Address Smt. G.Vasanthi, W/o. R.Gopinath, H.No.9-35, Amaravathi Nagar, Tirupathi , District & State Chittoor (Dt),A.P State, 7

8 Mobile No b) Status of Applicant / Lessee Private Individual c) Mineral which is the Applicant Intend to Mine Road Metal & Building Stone d) Period for which the Mining Lease Is Granted / Proposed to be Applied 10 Years e) Name of Recognized Person Preparing Mining Plan Name: B.Damodaram Consultant Geologist & RQP Address: H.no: , Bairagipatteda, Thirupati , Chittoor (Dt) Andhra Pradesh Mobile No: , Registration No(s) & validity RQP/DMG/HYD/106/13 Valid up to: LOCATION AND ACCESSIBILITY a. Lease Details (Existing Mine): The QL was granted for a period of 10 years in favour of Smt. G.Vasanthi vide DDM&G, kadapa office vide proceedingsl No.2172/Q/2013 dated 28/05/2013. Further through the proceedings of DDM&G, Kadapa the Assistant Director of Mines &Geology, Chittoor was issued work order vide proceeding No.8506/Q2/2012 dated 23/08/2013 in favour of Smt. G.Vasanthi for Road Metal and Building Stone over an an extent of Hectares (3.675 Acres) in Sy. No.305 of Durgasamudram (V), Tirupathi (Rural), Andhra Pradesh for a period of 10 (ten) years with effect from to

9 Table 01: Details of First Proposal Nos,Lease Grant Initial Lease Renewal lease Name of lessee Smt. G.Vasanthi Smt. G.Vasanthi Location Sy. No. 305of Durgasamudram(V), Tirupathi Rural, Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh Sy. No. 305of Durgasamudram(V), Tirupathi Rural, Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh b. Details of First Mining Plan Period: Extent Ha ADM&G, Chittoor, orders & date 4752/Q/ /Q/CT R/ DDM&G, Kadapa Grant Order and date 4752/Q/ /Q1/ Remarks The block periods of the lease portion are as under. First 5 year block period to It can be seen from the above that the present period falls in the first 5-year block and the residual period of the block ends after 11 months 10 days. This mining plan covers the production planned for the first five years of residual one period only (i.e ). c. Details of Applied / Lease Area with Location Map (Fresh Area) The Quarry Lease area can be approached from Tirupathi Pachikapalam road via Chiguruvada towards southwest of 8 km of C.ramapuram junction and take right diversion towards west of C.Ramapuram at about 1.0 km and again take left diversion towards east at a distance of 2.0 km leads to QL area. d. Description of the Area: The proposed Quarry Lease area falls on the Survey of India Topo Sheet No. 57 O/6.The QL area is located North latitudes13 33' 38.2ʺ to 13 33ʹ 36.2ʺ and East longitudes ʹ 52.2ʺ to 79 22ʹ 46.3ʺ(Plate 1) Table 3: Description of the Area State District Mandal Village Andhra Pradesh Chittoor Tirupathi Rural Survey No. Durgasamudram 305 Extent (Ha) 1.500Hects. Status of Site Govt. Revenue land (barren) 9

10 The proposed QL area is located at a distance from 3.0 km South West of C.Ramapuram village of Ramachandrapuram mandal, at a distance of 8 km to Tirupathi. i. Existence of public road / railway line, if any nearby and approximate distance The nearest road is Tirupathi - Pahikapalam road 3.0 km South west of Quarry Lease area. connecting Chennai Banglore NH road via Chiguruvada is at a distance of 8.0 km. The nearest railway station is at Tirupathi at a distance of 11 km. Thirupati airport is at distance of 23 km from the QL area. ii. Availability of Electricity, School and Medical Facility etc: Electric line is available within 1.0 km of QL area for obtaining connection. Primary school are available at C.Ramapuram and High school Colleges are available at Tirupathi town. Primary Health center is available in C.Ramapuram whereas well-equipped hospitals are available in Tirupathi. iii. Toposheet No. with latitude and longitude of all Boundary Point / Pillars: The quarry lease area falls on SOI Toposheet no. 57 O/6 and the Geo-coordinates of corner boundary pillars is tabulated below: Table 3: GPS Readings of Boundary Pillars Boundary Pillar No. North-Latitude East-Longitude P (Reference point) 13 33' 23.9ʺ ʹ 08.2ʺ Q (Reference point) 13 33' 36.3ʺ ʹ 54.3ʺ A 13 33' 38.2ʺ ʹ 52.2ʺ B 13 33' 40.2ʺ ʹ 50.0ʺ C 13 33' 36.2ʺ ʹ 46.3ʺ D 13 33' 34.2ʺ ʹ 48.5ʺ Map Datum: WGS iv. Site Boundaries The boundaries of the QL area are tabulated below: 10

11 Table 4: Site Boundaries Direction Particulars North QL of Balaji Stone Crusher East B.H.Subba Raju QL South Sy.no 305 West Sy.no DETAILS OF APPROVED MINING PLAN / SCHEME OF MINING (if any) : NiL PART A 1. GEOLOGY AND EXPLORATION a. Physiography i. Topography: At present the Quarry Lease area is non active, the quarrying operations was not yet carried out, and one working pits is noticed, It is part of a residual hill trending NE-SW with a maximum elevation of 288 m MSL in the southwestern and minimum elevation of 243 m MSL in the northeastern part of the lease area., It is sloping towards South East. The area is undulated due to the presence of inselbergs over pediment striking NE to SW and few parallel Dolerite dykes trending NE to SW adjacent of the QL. No public roads are passing through the QL area. ii. Drainage Pattern The drainage pattern of the Quarry Lease environs is sub dendritic in nature. No perennial streams observed within the Quarry Lease area. iii. Vegetation There is no vegetation within Quarry Lease area.. iv. Climate: The climate is tropical with temperatures raging form 34 0 C to 42 0 C in summer and 15 0 C to 25 0 C in the winter. The normal annual rainfall is about 800 mm. b. Regional Geology The oldest rocks of the area belonging to the late Archaean or Early Proterozoic era, which is succeeded by rocks of Dharwarian age and both are traversed by Dolerite dykes. The Geological formations in the Chittoor (Dist) can broadly be divided in distinct and well marked groups and older groups of metamorphic rocks belonging to Archean and Younger group of Sedimentary rocks belonging to the Proterozoic age, later cover part of Gudipala blocks. The remaining part of 11

12 district is occupied by Archean rocks which consists of Schist, Gneisses, Quartz veins and Basic Dykes.The Archean rocks have suffered considerable degree of tectonic disturbances as a result of which the rocks have been metamorphosed and recrystallized. During the late Archean Era, igneous intrusions of alkaline rocks formed in Chittoor belt. Table 4: Stratigraphy of the Quarry Lease Area: Geological Age Lithology Recent Alluvium Pliestocene Laterite Unconformity Younger intrusive,epidote veins,quartz veins and reefs Pegmatites veins of alkali feldspar Granite and syenite Dolerite/Gabbro/Basalt dykes Leuco Granite Nebulitic to homophonous biotite granite Peninsular gneissic complex (Migmatite group) Nebulitic to homophonous Hornblende Granite and Leuco Hornblend Granite Archeans Biotite Granite Gneiss, Hornblende Granite Gneiss,Porphyritic Hornblende Granite c. Local Geology The Quarry Lease area consists of Crystalline Basements Complexes of Archaean age. Granite and Granodiorite of grey and pink colour is the main litho unit occurring in the area. Geomorphology of the area is pediment inselbergs complex with small mound of Granitic gneisses and the few parallel dykes traversing NE-SW.Granite in the QL area is occurring as sheet rock and pebbles to boulders spread randomly over the sheet rock. Granite composed of Quartz, Feldspar and Biotite mica. Granites in the region are slightly weathered with discoloration and typical elephant skin appearance over the surface. Granite observed in the area is leucocratic, light grayish white, medium grained with an estimated hardness of about 6 on Moh s scale and a specific gravity of

13 d. Prospecting Agency: N.A. e. Details of Prospecting/Exploration Already Carried Out The QL area is exposed by Granite sheet formation extended both lateral and vertical directions depicted. The adjacent Quarrying the vicinity confirms the presence of Granite in the proposed QL area. In addition, sufficient information gathered and careful observation of samples collected during the site visit has aided in determination of the presence of reserves in the QL area. Hence, specific exploration is not required. A few corners where installation of stone pillars was not possible due to the presence of solid sheet rock were indicated with appropriate paint marks.the subject area is demarcated on the ground with reference to Revenue stones.later topographical survey of the area was carried out. The ABM (BP-D) is connected to Grid of N & E located in NW of the QL area. Based on topographical survey and geological features, collected from the surface data, the surface geological plan is prepared on 1:1000 scales with 3.0 m contour interval and enclosed as Plate 3. f. The Key Plan The key cum Location plan (Topo map) of the area is prepared on a scale of 1:50,000 with 5 km radius from the center of the QL area showing predominant wind direction, drainage pattern, water bodies, topo features along with extremities of the lease cum Location area(plate 1). g. The Surface cum Geological Plan The surface cum geological plan of the Quarry Lease area is prepared on 1:1000 scale with 3.0 m contour interval and is enclosed as Plate 3. h. Geological Sections Five Geological cross sections A-A, B-B, C-C and D-D were drawn at an average interval of 3.0 m on 1:1000 scale and enclosed as Plate 3A. i. Future Programme of Exploration: i. Future Programme: Since the deposit is exposed over the surface, no future programme of exploration is required. 13

14 ii. Previous Production Status: Previously the quarry is working, at present the quarry was not operated, hence there is a previous production of 2910 m 3 during the year and 2500 m 3 during the year upto August The working pit dimensions are 30 X 20 X10 mts during the year Year wise production details are shown in below. YEAR PRODUCTION(CBM) YEAR PRODUCTION(CBM) upto sep TOTAL TOTAL 2910 TABLE-4 2. Reserves and Resources as per UNFC i. Type of Deposit As Per UNFC Guidelines Road metal and Building stone is not failing in any category of UNFC classification. It is a localized mineral available, spatially utilized for construction purpose such as laying of roads, construction of buildings etc., depending upon the characteristics of the rock. Granite, Dolerite and Dolomite Limestone etc., which are mostly fractured and disturbed which are not useful for any other specific purpose of their characteristics in specified area are useful for construction as road metal and building stone locally. ii. Parameter Grade, Threshold Value, Sectional Area And Bulk Density As the ROM is intended for use in the Road Metal and Building Stone, no specific parameters considered. The bulk density of Granite was considered at 2.5 to estimate the reserves. iii. Status of Exploration: G1 b. GEOLOGICAL AXIS 1. Geological Survey: i.mapping: Detailed geological survey was carried out in the QL area on 1:1,000 scale with 3.0 meter contour intervals. 14

15 ii.preparation Of Detailed Topographical Cum Geological Map:The topographical cum Geological map including all surface Geological features, extent of deposit, structures, have been prepared on 1:1,000 scale with 3.0 contour interval duly marked with surface geological features, ABM etc., and presented on Plate-3. iii.topo Grid / Triangulation Stations: The topo grid with Geological cross-sections has been prepared on 1:1,000 scale showing litho-units. Relevant plans are enclosed as Plate- 3A. 2. Geochemical Survey: Geo-Chemical survey is not warranted as the deposit is used for Road Metal & Building stone purpose only. 3. Geophysical Survey: Not carried out. 4. Technological Survey: a. Detailed topographical and geological survey was carried out on 1:1,000 scale showing all the surface features, contours at 3.0 m interval, the lease boundary, surface Geology & Structural features. b. The maximum thickness of Road metal & Building stone above the existing ground level is about nearly 45.0 m, with RL in between 288 m 243 m that is considered to be proved reserves. c. Reserves are estimated by cross sectional method. 5. FEASIBILITY AXIS a. Geology: The detailed Geology of the area has been presented in Part-A, which may kindly be referred to. i. Geology: Road Metal and Building stone will be exploited through opencast other than fully mechanized mining methods with drilling & Blasting. The quarrying operation will be carried out in a systematic way by forming benches of 3.0 m height and the height with proportionate width will be maintained. Jack Hammer drilling and controlled blasting will be carried out in the QL area. ii. Environment: The deposit will be mined adopting conventional opencast semi-mechanized mining methods without any adverse environmental impact. The Lessee will obtain statutory clearances as soon as this Mining Plan is approved. Mining in the leasehold does not disturb any human settlements as they are far away from the QL area. On the other hand, the quarrying operations will create livelihood to the villagers nearby. The Lessee will develop green belt around the QL area as part of his commitment to environment protection. 15

16 iii. Processing: After blasting, the ROM will be supplied to the crusher industries. No processing is required excepting sizing manually. Quarrying operations will be carried out by deploying the following machinery: Table 5: Machinery & Equipment: S.No Type of machine No Diameter of Size/ Make Motive hole capacity power 1 Excavator /JCB cu.m BC 210 Diesel 2 Tippers 2-12 tons Leyland Diesel 3 Drilling machines 1 58 mm - - Diesel 4 Tractormounted cu.m - Diesel compressors 5 Water Tankers 1 NA 5000 Ltr. - Diesel 6 Loaders 1 NA 3 cu.m Pick-up/Jeep 1-4X4 M&M Diesel 8 Generator Diesel iv. Infrastructure: The necessary infrastructure of site services such as office, rest shelter, magazine, explosive van, water tankers, power connection etc., will be provided at the southeast corner of the quarry lease, once the mining plan is approved. The QL area is connected with wellbuilt asphalt roads to the Mandal and District headquarters. v. Costing: The cost of production of Road Metal & Building Stone works out to be approximately Rs. 250/- per ton. vi. Marketing: ROM generated from this quarry is proposed for captive purpose for the crusher and hot mix plant intended to put for use in the highway road project from Banglore to Chennai for one year and selling the Road Metal and Building stone material for various civil projects in and around Tirupathi. vii. Economic Viability: As the proposed quarry lease is in the near vicinity and quarrying of road metal is definitely economic and viable. viii. Other Factors: Relevant clearances shall be obtained for continuing the mining operations in the QL area. 6. ECONOMIC AXIS i. Detailed Exploration: Detailed topographic survey and geological mapping of the applied QL area was subject to detailed exploration by field traverses and well inventory data. The depth of sheet rock is assessed by the litho log observed in the boreholes of agricultural lands. 16

17 ii. Mining Reports / Mining Plan: This is the first Mining Plan has been submitted. iii. Specific End-Use Grades Of Reserves (Above Economic Cut-Off Grade): ROM is intended for crushing to use in the aggregates for roads and building stone materials. iv. Specific Knowledge Of Forest / Non-Forest And Other Land Use Data: The entire QL area is Government waste land. v. Feasibility Report Along With Financial Analysis Per Economic Viability Of The Deposit The cost of production of road metal and building stone is arrived at Rs. 250/- per ton inclusive of taxes and royalty. The entire ROM is for captive purpose as such it is surely economic and profitable. 6. Reserves i. Mining Method, Recovery Factor, Mining Losses, Processing Loss etc: Road Metal and Building Stone will be quarried by open cast other than fully mechanized method with drilling and controlled blasting. The recovery factor is considered as 95% with 5% intercalated waste. There will not be any quarrying losses except handling loss, which will be recovered during next loading. ii. Cut-off Grade, Ultimate Pit Depth Proposed: There is no cut-off grade as the ROM will be put to use for road metal and building stone as aggregates. The Ultimate Pit Limit (UPL) will be 30 m in the south eastern portion of the QL area during the end of first fifth year plan of residual one year of this Mining Plan period. iii. Mineral/ Ore Blocked Due to Benches, Barriers, Pillars, Road, Railway, River, Nala, Reservoir, Electric Line and Other Statutory Barriers etc,: The mineral will be blocked in 7.50 m safety barrier zone, roads and benches which is computed separately and tabulated below in the succeeding sections. iv. Total Mineral Reserves: The reserves are estimated basing on field traverses and the information gathered during the field visit of the area and cross sections drawn. The area of the influence and the cross sections on either side of the cross sections A-A B-B andc-c were taken as 40 m and D-D were taken at 45 m The occurrence of the Granite is probably more than 45.0 m above existing above ground level. Based on the field traverses, the estimated reserves considered as Proved Reserves. Four cross-sections A-A, B-B, C-C and D-D and are considered for computation of reserves. The depleted reserves have been accounted by cross sections and reserves are computed. 17

18 Table 6: Reserves Estimation: Catagor Section al Area (m 2 ) Section al Influenc e (m) volume (m 3 ) T.F Secti y on A-A Top soil ,880 Geological Reserves 100% Mineable (MT) (MT) Proved 3, ,46, ,65,600 3,47,320 18,280 B-B Top soil ,920 Proved 2, ,12, ,80,200 2,66,190 14,010 C-C Top soil ,840 Proved 2, ,16, ,90,400 2,75,880 14,520 D-D Top soil ,320 Proved 4,581 2,06, ,15,363 4,89,594 25,768 TOTAL 14,230 5,92,585 14,51,563 13,78,984 72,578 Catago Table 7: Reserves Blocked in 7.50m Buffer Zone Sectio nal Influe nce Section Geological Mineable Secti ry al Area Reserves Reserves on (m 2 ) (m) volume (m 3 ) T.F (MT) A-A Proved , ,400 58,330 3,070 (MT) B-B Proved , ,100 48,545 2,555 C-C Proved , ,900 49,305 2,595 D-D Proved , ,050 80,798 4,253 TOTAL 2,400 99,780 2,49,450 2,36,978 12,473 Table 7.B Table showing Reserves blocked in safety Bench slopes: Catago Sectio nal Influe nce Section Geological Mineable Secti ry al Area Reserves Reserves on (m 2 ) (m) volume (m 3 ) T.F (MT) A-A Proved 1, , ,07,900 1,02,505 5,395 (MT) B-B Proved , ,200 90,440 4,760 C-C Proved 1, , ,04,100 98,895 5,205 D-D Proved 1, , ,70,550 1,62,023 8,528 TOTAL 4,588 1,91,100 4,77,750 4,53,863 23,888 (A)Total Mineable Reserves (B) Reserves blocked under Buffer Zone (C) Reserves blocked under Safety Bench Slope = 13,78,984 tons = 2,36,978 tons = 4,53,863 tons 18

19 (D) Total Recoverable Reserves = (Mineable Reserves (Reserves blocked in 7.50 m buffer zone+ Safety Slopes) = 13,78,984 6,90,841 (2,36, ,53,863) = 6,88,143 tons v. Mineable Reserves and life of the Quarry: Initially the total quantity of mineable reserves is considered as (economic) marketable reserves. * In this way a total mineable reserves available in this Quarry Lease area = 6,88,143 tons. *The production is proposed to obtain per annum = 1,17,107 tons At this rate of production the expected life of the mine is calculated as given below. * Life of the Quarry: Mineable Reserves / Annual production = 6,88,143 / 1,17,107 = 6 Years Vi. Mineral Reserves and Resources Table 8: Resources Level of Exploration Resource in tons Grade G1 Detailed exploration 6,88,143 - G2 General exploration - - G3 Prospecting - - G4 Reconnaissance MINING i. OPEN CAST MINING: a. Existing as well as Proposed Method for Excavation with all Design Parameters Indicating on Plans / Sections: The proposed quarrying is planned to be carried out by opencast other than fully mechanized mining method by developing benches with drilling and controlled blasting. The ROM will be sized and sorted into different sizes by feeding it to the crusher proposed to be established outside the QL area. The ROM will be loaded into tippers and tractors using JCB backhoe. Quarrying will be carried out by formation of benches of each 3.0m high. The details of which are illustrated in year-wise Development Plan & Sections on Plates- 4 & 4A b. Year-Wise Tentative Excavation in Cubic Meters Indicating Development, ROM, Pit Wise: Tentative excavation proposed to be carried out for the first five years of residual period is estimated at 1,23,270 m 3 from which intended ROM of 1,17,107 tons of Road Metal and Building and waste will be mined out by forming benches of 3.0m each and 19

20 7.5m buffer zone. The year-wise details are presented below: i. In-situ Tentative Excavation Table 9: Year wise Tentative Excavation Year Sec.Area. Sqm Influence Volume (M 3 ) T.F Geological Reserves (100%) Minerable Reserves (95%) ROM/ Waste (5%) Proved 8, , ,23,270 1,17,107 6,164 TOTAL 8,218 49,308 1,23,270 1,17,107 6,164 ii. Dump Re Handling (for The Purpose of Recovery of Mineral): 5% intercalated waste is generated to the tune of 6,164 m 3 will be generated which will be dump over an area of 369 m 2 in eastern part of the Quarry Lease area as depicted on Plate 4. The generated waste will be utilized to strengthen the internal roads of the quarry lease area. c. Composite Development Plans Showing Pit Layouts, Dumps, Stacks of Mineral Rejects, if Any, etc. and Year wise Sections: Year wise development plan with the details of depth of excavation, bench levels, and stockyard area are depicted on Plates 4, 5, 6 & 7. d. Layout of Mine Workings, Pits, Roads etc: At present the quarrying operation is not going on, previous one old pit observed in the QL area. At the time of quarrying operation the overburden will be used for existing haulage roads and strengthened for better navigation. Dump will be positioned at southeast portion of the QL area. i : Quarrying is proposed on the north western portion extending in the east and south direction over an area of of 8,218 m 2. The whole area will be excavated to a depth of 6.0 m from the existing level for the this year. About 49,308 m 3 or 1,23,270 tons of ROM will be excavated. Out of which a saleable ROM of 46,842 m 3 or 1,17,107 an intercalated waste of 2,465 m 3 or 6,164 will be produced. The waste generated will be dumped on the proposed dump over the southeastern portion of the QL Area (Plate-4). Table 10: Year wise Development Year Area of Excavation (m 2 ) Bench Height (m) Volume (m 3 ) T/ m 3 (Tons) (Tons) Intercalated (Tons) 20

21 , ,308 1,23,270 1,17,107 6,164 TOTAL 18,832 49,308 1,23,270 1,17,107 6,164 e. Production Schedule: The production of Road Metal and Building Stone will continue for a minimum 300 working days per annum. An anticipated average production of 1,17,107 tons/annum or tons/day is planned from this Quarry during this residual period of five years plan period. Adequate men and machinery is planned to meet this production schedule. f. Drilling & Blasting: i. Drilling: 54 mm diameter hammer drilling will be employed for blasting holes in staggered pattern of 2X3m with a depth of 3.35m. Holes will be drilledvertically to a depth of 3.35m for a bench height of 3.0 m with a spacing and burden of 3.0 m and 2.5m respectively. Each blast hole will break an amount of Drilling parameters are as given below Drill hole diameter D m Drill hole depth L m Burden B m Spacing S - 3.0m Proposed Bench Height H - 3.0m Volume of rock broken per hole V(SXBXL) m 3 Specific gravity of rock Mass of rock broken per hole tons Total proposed rock excavation for residual period. - 49,308 m 3 (Residual plan period ) Average rock excavation per annum - 49,308 m 3 No of holes proposed per annum No of working days scheduled per annum No of holes proposed per day (say 8) ii. Blasting: Blasting will be carried out by using controlled blasting techniques for the purpose to reduce the amount of overbreak and to control the ground vibrations. Blasting will be done with the help of electronic merger by using electronic detonators, ordinary detonators, fuse wire and Ammonium Nitrate. The applicant will be hiring a licensed blasting contractor for the services of blasting. Besides this, the applicant has to obtain all necessary permits to store, handle the explosives on site. The charge per hole will be about 1kg of explosive. Amount of explosive required per hole - 1 Kg No of holes planned per day (say 8) 21

22 Amount of explosive required per day - 8 Kg Amount of explosive required per annum Kg Amount of explosive required for residual period ( ) - 2,400 Kg After blasting working places will not be entered by any of the worker, unless sufficient time has elapsed for dust, smoke and fumes to be cleared by a current of air and the broken ore or rock will not be removed unless it has been thoroughly wetted with water. g. Conceptual Mining Plan: i. Details of the conceptual status of pits: The lease period is for 10 years ending in August Thus, the present period of five years block ends in By the end of the first five years of residual plan period, i.e total of 1,17,107 tons of ROM is planned for production. The planned depth of the quarry would be 6.0m. ii, The worked out pit as a whole will occupy an area of 8,218 m 2 to a depth of 6.0 m by removal overburden 1.0 m from the existing between maximum contour RL 282 m 275 m and minimum contour RL 243 m 241 m of the worked out pit. The area occupied by internal roads would be 135 m 2, while plantation would be occupying an area of 510 m 2 in all the four directions in buffer zones of QL area. The conceptual plan and conceptual section on a scale of 1:1000 is presented on Plate 6. h. UNDERGR GROUND MINING N.A. 3. MINE DRAINAGE a. Minimum and Maximum Depth of Water Table: The QL area is a mound with a maximum height of 45.0 m above existing ground level. There are no water bodies existing in the vicinity. GW level is observed to be ranging between 30-35m below GL. b. Maximum and Minimum Depth of Workings: Initial GL of the mine area in block maximum depth is 6.0 m is ranging between maximum contour RL 282 m 275 m and minimum contour RL 243 m 241 m of the worked out pit. After first five years of residual plan period production, the maximum and minimum depth of workings reached level of 243 and 241m MSL on eastern part and 282 m 275 m on western part of the quarry lease area.. c. Quantity and Quality of Water Likely to be Encountered:No water will not be encountered in the QL area during the excavations and subsequent operations as the quarrying is on an elevated mound above the GL and the GWL is at 30-35m below the existing GL. Hence, need for pumping 22

23 does not arise. Quality of GW tested from the surroundings is found to be potable. d. Regional and Local Drainage Pattern: The entire QL area has a down slope only. Sheet wash run-off is anticipated during the monsoon area. Annual rainfall in the QL area is below the district average rainfall i.e. 700mm. Solid wash expected during monsoon season in the QL area is negligible. 4.STACKING OF MINERAL REJECT / SUB-GRADE MATERIAL AND DISPOSAL OF WASTE Tops soil in the QL area is negligible. The waste that would be generated is only form interstitial voids that is estimated at 5%. This will be utilized for the formation of internal roads periodically. Rest of the waste will be utilized to form a 2.0m high barrier all along he 7.50m buffer zone of the QL area. Year Table 11: Stacking of Mineral Reject Top Soil (cu.m) Reuse / spreading Mineral Rejects (cu.m) Storage Backfilling Storage Blending Laying of Roads& Rising of Barrier (tons) Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil USE OF MINERAL AND MINERAL REJECT The ROM will be fed to the crusher outside the QL area where it will be crushed to desired sizes. Different grades of output from the crusher will be primarily used in the construction of Banglore- Chennai Highway road for the duration of 2 years and also the material will be sold in the market for various civil works in and around Tirupathi town. 6. PROCESSING OF ROM AND MINERAL REJECT ROM will be fed to the crusher to obtain different sized aggregates required for road construction and input to hot mix plant. 7. OTHER a. Site Services: Site services such as office room, first aid, rest shelter, toilets for gents and ladies will be built on eastern part of the QL area. b. Employment Potential: 1. Highly skilled - Second Class Mines Manager

24 Mine Supervisor Skilled &Semi-skilled - Bore Compressor Operators - 2 Bore Compressor Assistants - 2 JCB Backhoe Operator - 2 JCB Backhoe Assistants - 2 Pick-up Drivers - 2 Security Guard - 2 Total personnel in Mining Operations - 14 Personnel involved in Crusher Operations - 14 PART B 8. PROGRESSIVE QUARRY CLOSURE PLAN (PQCP) Environment Base line information: a. Existing Land Use Pattern: The QL area is a wasteland. An area of about 8,218 m 2 will be excavated to a depth of 6.0m on an average to win the mineral. An area of 510 m 2 is proposed for afforestation. The QL area is a barren land and surrounding lands are also are wastelands. In the southwestern part, exists an agricultural land.environmental Plan on a scale of 1:5000 is enclosed as Plate-5. b. Human Settlements: Within a radius of 5km of QL area exists 5 villages.the main profession of the people is agriculture, rearing sheep and cows and other small business and labour on daily wages. More details of the villages in the surroundings are as tabulated below in Table No.12. Table 12: Villages in the Vicinity of QL Area S. No. Village Direction Distance (km) Population 1 Adapareddypalli North Durgasamudram NE Ramapuram NE Venugopalapuram S Ramachandrapuram SE c. Public Buildings, Places of Worship and Monuments: No public buildings, places of worship or interest and monuments are present in the vicinity of QL area. d. Sanctuary if any in the Vicinity ofthe Lease Hold: No sanctuary, zoo or park are present in the vicinity of the QL area. 24

25 8.2. Impact Assessment: a. Land Area Degraded: An area of about 8,128 m 2 will be degraded for the working pit. In addition, an area of 135 m 2 will be used for internal roads of the quarry. Plantation will occupy 510 Sq mts. b. Air Quality: Various activities involved in mining of Road Metal and Building Stone generates dust. To some extent, dust generated will be controlled by sprinkling of water on roads. Masks, earplugs and safety goggles will be supplied to the workers on site to protect themselves from dust. c. Water Quality: There are no water bodies like ponds, lakes or streams in the vicinity of QL area. Quarrying of Road Metal and Building Stone generates minimal dust, which is not harmful. Hence, the quality of the water in the surrounding water bodies will not be affected by the mining activity. d. Noise Level: The QL area does not have any villages in the immediate neighborhood. The nearest village is Ramapuram which is 2.0 km away from the QL area. Noise is anticipated in the various activities involved like Drilling, blasting and vehicle movement. As the mining activities are of the small scale in nature, the noise generated would be well within the limits and would not affect the residents in the surrounding villages. Lessee will take all necessary measures to minimize the sound generated particularly during blasting activity like using of mufflers. Site workers will be supplied with ear plugs to protect themselves from noise pollution. e. Vibration Levels due to Blasting: As the drilling method proposed, is by using tractor mounted compressors and controlled blasting vibration level will be within the limits and will not affect the people working on site. f. Water Regime: Mining activity proposed is over the elevated mound and the maximum level of the pit will be 242 m that is only 6.0m deeper than the lowest elevation of the existing ground in the QL area i.e., level 243 m MSL. As the GW is at expected to be at a depth more than 35m in the QL area GW will no way will be affected. g. Acid Mine Drainage: No chemicals are involved in the extraction or processing of the mineral, hence there is no danger of acid mine drainage. h. Surface Subsidence: The ground surface in around the QL area is covered by Granites of Archaean Basements complex the ground is stable. Internal roads are well compacted to avoid any skidding of vehicles. The benches and ramp ways will be well built and maintained to avoid any kind of subsidence or skidding. 25

26 i. Socio Economics: Quarrying of Road Metal and Building Stone will generate employment to the people of surrounding villages both skilled and unskilled. Government will get income in the form of royalty, rent etc. Raw material for the road and civil works will be generated by the quarrying activity that will be one of the boosting factors for the local economy. j. Historical Monuments: No historical, archeological or Geological monuments are present in and around the QL area. k. Bio-Diversity: The slopes and crevices of the mound have some bushes and shrubs. No wild animals are reported within these bushes Progressive Reclamation Plan: a. Mined-Out Land: No Mined out land will be formed during the first five year plan of residual period. The mineral reserves exist further deeper than the UPL of this plan period and quarrying will continue for the rest of the lease grant period. b. Topsoil Management: Top soil present in the QL area is negligible and hence topsoil management does not arise. c. Tailings Dam Management: Tailings Dam is not required. d. Acid Mine Drainage and Mitigation Measures: No chemicals are involved in the extraction or processing of the mineral, hence there is no danger of acid mine drainage. e. Surface Subsidence Mitigation Measures: The ground surface in around the QL area is covered by Granites of Archaean Basements complex the ground is stable. Internal roads are well compacted to avoid any skidding of vehicles. The benches and ramp ways will be well built and maintained to avoid any kind of subsidence or skidding Disaster Management and Risk Assessment: Disasters are possible in an industry like mining. The possibilities of occurrence of some of incidents are tabulated below in Table12. Table 13: Probability Table for Disasters of Operations planned on 100 Point Scale. Sl. Type of Disaster Exposure Severity Frequency Risk No. Index Index Index Numeric 1 Mining injuries Land slides Inundation

27 4 Fire accidents Floods & epidemics Animal and reptile attack To meet with any kind of emergency on or off site, risks are assessed in advance and Risk assessment plan is prepared. Assessing the possible hazards and planning the procedures to be followed in case of emergency will reduce the intensity impact. Proper bench design in mine and observing all kind of safety measures, usage of proper PPE on site, attentiveness of the work force on site, following pre-defined traffic rules by all the people on site some of the measures to be followed to reduce accidents on site. Proper care in storage and handling of explosives, hazardous materials, fuels is also necessary. Proper communication is key factor in minimizing the accidents on site. Safety of all working personnel will be the utmost priority of the lessee. Lessee will provide all the site personnel with necessary PPE like, hard hats, safety goggles, earplugs, dust masks etc. To meet any kind of emergency, readiness to shift the injured to the nearest hospital is necessary. All mining personnel should be aware of the nearest health centers and hospitals. All managing personnel will take the responsibility of taking the injured immediately to the hospital in case of any accident. A few of the site personnel should be provided first aid training besides the presence of a well-maintained first aid kit. Ramachandrapuram mandal head quarters is at a distance of 3.0 km from the lease area, which has all kind of healthcare facilities starting from primary health care center and corporate hospitals is in Tirupati at about 13 km. In case of emergency state government s 108 service is available. Apart from this one additional pick up with driver will always be available to meet with emergency situation. In event of any emergency the Contact person is: Sri P.Gopi, Manager H.no-9-17, Amaravathi Nagar Thirupati , Chittoor District. A.P State. Tel: Care and maintenance during temporary discontinuance: An emergency plan to deal with the situation of temporary discontinuance or incomplete programme due to court order / due to 27

28 statutory requirements or any other unforeseen circumstance will be drawn by the technical and managerial person to suit the specific situation of this mine. This would be reviewed and modified to suit the changing conditions and needs. This would take care of preventing of access to dangerous places, pits and prevent accidental fall in to the water logged pit of animals and men. Security is also to be looked in to the safety measures placed at various places like firefighting equipment, main switches etc. Security to be deployed at Explosive storage. The mining is yet to commence. As mining continues till then the question of discontinuance does not arise. However, any untoward incidence happens the safety of the mining area will not be disturbed. Security / Watchmen will be posted at the mine site for watch and ward Financial Assurance: Financial assurance can be submitted in any encashable from preferably a bank guarantee from a Scheduled Bank at the rates equivalent to rates prescribed as per the amendment Rule 27 (1) of Mineral Conservation Development Rules, 2017 for next 5 years period expiring at the end of validity of the document. The proposed quarrying operations are by Open Cast other than fully mechanized method of quarrying and by jack hammer drilling and blasting and hence the cost of reclamation & rehabilitation is calculated as per the provisions of rule 27(1) MCDR, 2,00,000/- per hectare of total hectare to be Rs3,00,000 /- or part thereof. This amount works out to be Rs1,86,060/- for Hectares of area. The minimum financial assurance in the form of Bank Guarantee for 5,00,000/- will have to be submitted to the Assistant Director, Department of Mines & Geology, Chittoor. a. Financial Assurance: The details of area put to use and calculations thereof for financial assurance are furnished below: Table14: Details of Area Considered for Computation of Financial Assurance S.No. Head Area put on use at the start of plan (in Ha.) Additional requirement during the plan period (in Ha.) Total (in Ha.) Area considered as fully reclaimed and rehabilitated (in Ha.) Net area considered for calculation (in Ha.)

29 1 Area under Mining Storage for Top Soil 3 Overburden / Dump Mineral Storage 5 6 Infrastructure (Workshop, Administrative Building etc.,) Roads (Within the pits) 7 Railways Green Belt Tailing Pond Beneficiation Plant Mineral Separation Plant Township Area Retaining Wall Fencing around 13 Others the pit (included quarry area) GRAND TOTAL The proposed mining operations for the cost of reclamation and rehabilitation is calculated as per the provisions as per the amended rule 27(1) of per Hectare or part thereof. This amount works out to be INR 4,70,800/- for hectare of area but the minimum financial assurance is INR 5,00,000/-. Hence the financial assurance in the form of Bank Guarantee for INR 5,00,000/- will be submitted to the Assistant Director, Department of Mines and Geology, Chittoor Place: Tirupathi Date: SIGNATURE OF THE LESSEE SIGNATURE OF THE RQP 29