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I/1425/2022 MCDR INSPECTION REPORT

1) Name of Inspecting officer: Rajani kanta Rautaray

2) Designation Assistant Mining Engineer
3) Accompanying mine official with designation Sumanta Sahu, AGM (Geology), IDCOL
4) Date of Inspection 16.10.2022
Part-I: General

S.
Particulars Details
N.
1 Name of the Mine Ampavalli Limestone Mines, of IDC, Ampavalli
2 Total Lease Area (Ha) with breakup of Non- 280.771 Hectares
forest and forest land Forest land- NIL
3 Mine code 38ORI09006
4 IBM Registration Number under rule 45 of 4421
MCDR, 1988
5 Name of the lessee, Address, phone, email and fax IDCOL, IDCOL House, Unit – II, Ashok Nagar,
number Bhubaneswar – 751009.
Phone No: 06742530976
e-mail: [email protected]
6 Village Ampavalli
7 Taluka/Mandal Pottangi
8 District Koraput
9 Pin code 764039
10 State Odisha
11 Post office Pottangi
12 Nearest police station Sunki
13 Nearest Railway station Bobbili
14 Date of Grant of Mining Lease 16/08/1993
15 Date of Execution 16/08/1993
16 Date of Re-opening of Mine 26/12/2014
17 Date of first Renewal, if applicable and its period 16/08/2013
& expiry
18 Date of second Renewal, if applicable and its
period & expiry 15/08/2043
19 Date of submission of renewal application of
Mining Operations are continuing under deemed
24/01/2014
extension

20 Name of the Nominated Owner with Address, Shri Balwant Singh, IAS
phone, email, fax number and date of Managing Director
appointment IDC of Odisha Ltd., IDCOL HOUSE,
Ashok Nagar, Unit-II,
PB.No.78, Bhubaneswar-1
Phone:0674-2530898,2535824
Date of Appointment- 11.06.2021
21 Name of the Mine Agent with Address, Mr. Abhimanyu Behuria
phone, email, fax number and date of Ph. No:(0) 8249490644
appointment Ampavalli Limestone Mines, of I D C of Odisha
Ltd. Ampavalli – 764039, Pottangi Tahsil, Koraput
(Dist.), Odisha.
Date of Appointment-15.03.2022
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I/1425/2022 22 Name of the Mines Manager with Address, Himanchala Acharya

phone, email, fax number and date of Ampavalli Limestone Mines, of I D C of Odisha
appointment in mines Ltd. Ampavalli – 764039, Pottangi Tahsil, Koraput
(Dist.), Odisha. D.O.A: 5/4/2017
23 Name of the Mining Engineer, Qualification Himanchala Acharya
and total experience with Address, phone, Ampavalli Limestone Mines, of I D C of Odisha
email, fax number and date of appointment in Ltd. Ampavalli – 764039, Pottangi Tahsil, Koraput
mine (Dist.), Odisha
D.O.A: 25/11/2018
24 Whether Geologist and Mining Engineer Sumanta Sahu, Msc Geology
appointed in mines satisfy the rule 42 & carrying
out their duties as per rule 43 & 44. Date of Appointment: 10.10.2022
25 Date of Approval of Mining Plan/Modified 15/11/2017
Mining Plan with five-year period and specific
condition in approval letter, if any.
26 Date of Approval of Scheme of NA
Mining/Modified Scheme of Mining with five-
year period and specific condition in approval
letter, if any.
27 Mineral(s) granted in lease and proved for mining Limestone
28 Method of Mining(Opencast, Underground) Opencast
29 Category (Fully Mechanized, Others or Manual) A- OTFM

30 Captive/Non Captive Non Captive

Details about Mining Plan/ Mining Scheme

a) Letter No. and date of approval of mining : MPM/OTFM/19-ORI/BHU/2017-18 &
plan 15.11.2017
b) Letter No. and date of approval of mining : NA
scheme.

c) Condition while approving the MP/ MS/ : Nil

modification
d) Period of mining plan/ mining scheme in : 5 Years, Valid upto 31/03/2023
force :

PART II-TECHNICAL DETAILS

Exploration:
S.N. Item Proposals Actual work Remarks
1a Backlog of previous 18 nos 04 Three Nos. of bore holes have
year been drilled for the year 2020-21
(2021-22) during the exploration
programmed carried out in the
year 2018-19 and 2019-20.
1b Exploration over lease
area for Geological axis Geological
Geological axis 1
1 or 2. axis 1
1c Exploration Agency & M/s Earth Rs 345600/+ GST-
Expenditure in lakh and for 128 mt drilling.
Rupees during the year Environm
ent
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I/1425/2022 1d Balance area to be 18 hector 4 hector Total lease area- 280.771 hectors
explored to bring Exploration G1 axis-110 hectors
Geological axis in 1 or 2 as on 31st March 2022. But in
this current financial year ie
2022-23 as on date 16.10.2022
(thirty number of hole have been
completed.)
1e Balance reserves as on 66.801
21.08.2017 Million
Tonne
1f General remarks of Violation letter has been issued
inspecting officer on under rule MCDR, 2017
geology, exploration
etc.
1. Development (2021-22):

S.N. Item Proposals Actual work Remarks

2a Location of Quarry -2 Quarry -2
development E/W: -1047, -1303 E/W: -1047, -1303
w.r.t. lease area N/S: -1333, -1449 N/S: -1333, -1449
2b Separate benches in
topsoil, overburden and E/W: -1574, -1602 E/W: -1574, -1602
mineral (Rule 15) N/S: -1140, -1200 N/S: -1140, -1200

2c Stripping ratio or ore to 1:0.03 1:0.038

OB ratio
2d Quantity of topsoil 7000 cum 200 cum As per
generation in m³ availability.

2e Quantity of overburden No proposal NIL No provision

generation in m³ in approved
Mining plan,

2f General remarks of
inspecting officer on
development of pit
w.r.t. type of deposit
etc.

2. Exploitation ( 2021-22 )

S.N. Item Proposals Actual work Remarks

3a Number of pits Quarry No-2 Quarry No-2
proposed for
production

3b Quantity of ROM 336127 MT 183528 MT

mineral production
proposed
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I/1425/2022 3c Recovery of 181794 MT 1734MT of subgrade generated

salable/usable 336127 MT and stacked in subgrade dump.
mineral from ROM
production
3d Quantity of mineral No such 640 cum Blended with mineral
reject generation proposal
3e Grade of mineral -35% CaO -35% CaO
reject generation
and threshold value
declared
3f Quantity of sub- No such 640 cum
grade mineral proposal
3g generation
Grade of sub-grade -35% CaO -35% CaO Blended with mineral
mineral generation
3h Manual / Mechanized Mechanized
Mechanized method
adopted for
segregating from
3i Any analysis or No proposal Nil No proposal in Mining Plan.
beneficiation study
proposed & carried
out for sub-grade
3j Provision of drilling
The As per proposal.
& blasting in combination of
mineral benches deep hole
drilling and
blasting is to be
done for ROM
production.
3k Provision of mining Excavator- 2 Excavator-2 nos
machineries in nos Tippes- 6 nos
mineral benches Tippes- 6 nos

3l Whether height of Yes Height- 6 m

benches in Height – 6 m Widhth-12 m
overburden and (Maximum)
mineral suitable for Width-
method of mining 12m(Minimum)
proposed in
3m Total area covered 14.632 14.0260
under
3n excavation/pits
Ore to OB ratio for 1:0.03 1:0.05
the pit/mine during
the year
3o Total area put in use 1. Mining- 1.Mining-0.270
under different 0.370 hect hect
heads at the end of 2. Top soil- 2. Top Soil-
year 0.234 hect 0.1hect
3. Mineral 3. Mineral
reject- Reject- Nil
0.172 hect 4. Plantation- 0.5
4. Plantation- hect
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I/1425/2022 3p Production of ROM 2018-19 to 2018-19: 139425 Production from 2018-19 to

mineral during the 2021-22 2019-20: 167190 2022-23
last five year period (350132 t) 2020-21: 172345
as applicable. (t) 2021-22: 183528
22-23(July
31st):14016
3q General remarks of
inspecting officer
on method of
mining etc.
3. Solid Waste Management-Dumping(2021-22)

S.N. Item Proposals Actual work Remarks

4a Separate dumping of Top soil: 7000 cum Top soil- 200 cum As per availability.
topsoil, OB & mineral OB: Nil OB: Nil
reject (Rule 32, 33)
4b Location of topsoil, E/W: -1574, -1602 E/W: -1574, -1602
OB & mineral reject N/S: -1140, -1200 N/S: -1140, -1200
dumps
4c Number of dumps 01 01
within lease area and
outside lease area
4d Location of dumps E/W: -1574, -1602 E/W: -1574, -1602
w.r.t. ultimate pit limit N/S: -1140, -1200 N/S: -1140, -1200
(Rule 16)
4e Number of active & 01 01
alive dumps
4f Number of dead Nil Nil
4g dumps
Number of dumps No such proposal Nil
stabilized
4h Whether Retaining Yes Yes
wall or garland drain
all along dumps are
there

4i Length of Retaining Maintenance and de- Being complied

wall or garland drain silting
all along dump
4j Number of settling Maintenance and de- Being complied
ponds silting

4k Specific comments of
inspecting officer on
waste dump
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4. Solid Waste Management-Backfilling:

S.N. Item Proposals Actual work Remarks

5a Status on part or full extraction No such Nil
of mineral from mined out area proposal
before starting backfilling
5b Area under backfilling of mined No such Nil
out area proposal
5c Concurrent use of topsoil for No such Nil
restoration or rehabilitation of proposal
mined out area (Rule 32)
5d Total area fully reclaimed No such Nil
& rehabilitated proposal
5e General remarks of inspecting
officer on backfilling,
reclamation etc

5. Progressive Mine Closure Plan:

S.N. Item Proposals Actual work Remarks

6a Whether Annual report on Yes Annual report on
PMCP submitted on time and PMCP has been
correctly - Rule 23E (2). submitted under
Details should be given in the 26(2) of MCDR,
format as given in Annexure- 2017 in time.
6b Area available for Nil Nil
rehabilitation (ha)
6c Afforestation done (ha) 0.5 0.5

6d No. of saplings planted during 800 800

the year(2021-22) 800 800
(2020-21)

6e Cumulative no. of plants- 1600 1600

2 Years
6f Any other specific method of Nil NA
rehabilitation
6g Cost incurred on watch Proposed Not maintained
& care during the year
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I/1425/2022 6h Compliance on reclamation No provision in Nil

and rehabilitation by Mining plan.
backfilling
(i)Voids available for
6i backfilling
Compliance(LonXreclamation
B X D). No provision in Nil
and rehabilitation by Mining plan.
backfilling
6j Compliance on reclamation No provision in Nil
and rehabilitation by Mining plan.
backfilling
(iii) Afforestation on the
6k backfilled
Compliance area.
on reclamation No provision in Nil
and rehabilitation by Mining plan.
backfilling
(iv) Rehabilitation by making
6l water reservoir.
Compliance on reclamation No provision in Nil
and rehabilitation by Mining plan.
backfilling
6m (v) Any otherofspecific
Compliance means
Rehabilitation 0.5 hectots 0.5 hectors Plantation
of waste land within lease
(i)Afforestation
6n Compliance of Rehabilitation 0.5 hectots 0.5 hectors Plantation
of waste land within lease
(ii) Area rehabilitated (ha)
Method of rehabilitation
6o Compliance of Rehabilitation
of waste land within lease
(iii) Method of rehabilitation
6p Compliance of Environmental Quarterly Quarterly SV Enviro Labs &
monitoring (core zone & Monitoring should Monitoring of Consultants,
buffer zone) be done. environmental Vishakhapatnam
parameters have
been done by
third party.
6q General remarks of inspecting Violation letter
officer on PMCP compliance has been issued
& progressive closure under rule MCDR,

6. Mineral Conservation:

S.N. Item Proposals Actual work Remarks

7a ROM Mineral dispatch or grade- ROM production: ROM production:
wise sorting within lease area 350132 (t) 183528 ( t)

7b Method of grade-wise mineral Mechanical Mechanical

sorting i.e. manual or mechanical
7c Different grade of mineral sorted Below 35% of Below 35% of Cement grade and
out at mines CaO: Waste/ OB CaO: Waste/ OB Sub grade are
35% to 42 % Cao: 35% to 42 % segregated from
Sub Grade Cao: Sub Grade ROM and made
Above 42 % CaO: Above 42 % Stack separately.
Cement grade CaO: Cement
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I/1425/2022 7d Any beneficiation process at

mines
7e General remarks of inspecting
officer on Mineral conservation
& beneficiation issues

7. Environment:

S.N. Item Proposals Actual work Remarks

8a Separate removal and utilization 7000 cum 200 cum 420 cum used for
of topsoil (Rule 32) plantation purpose.
8b Concurrent use or storage of Top soil dump Being complied.
topsoil should be
maintained
8c Separate dumps for overburden, No proposal of No proposal of
waste rock, rejects and fines O.B. Excavation O.B. Excavation
(Rule 33) in Mining plan. in Mining plan.
8d Use of overburden, waste rock, No proposal in Nil.
rejects and fines dumps for Mining Plan.
restoring the land to its original
8e use
Phased restoration, reclamation No proposal in Nil
and rehabilitation of lands Mining Plan.
affected by mining operations
(Pits, dumps etc)

8f Baseline information on 800 nos of 800 nos of

existence of plantation & saplings to be sapling has been
additional plantation done (Rule planted within ML planted inside
41) area. ML area.

8g Survival rate --- 80 %

8h Water sprinkling on roads to Regular water water sprinkling
control airborne dust sprinkling at haul at haul road is
road has been being done to
proposed to suppress the dust
suppress the dust pollution.
8i General remarks of inspecting
officer on aesthetic beauty in and
around mines area

8. Compliance of Rule 45 (2020-21)

S.N. Item Proposals Actual work Remarks

9a Status of submission of Monthly return(F1) and Monthly return(F1)
Monthly and Annual returns annual return (H8) should and annual return
be submitted in time. (H8) has been
submitted in time.
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I/1425/2022 9b Scrutiny of Annual return forInformation of Mining Found in order.

information on Mining Engineer and Geologist
Engineer, Geologist and have been shown in
Manager annual return FY 2021-22.
9c Scrutiny of Annual return on 1.Mining- 0.370 hect 1.Mining- 0.270 hect Less
land use pattern for area 2.Top soil- 0.234 hect 2.Top soil- 0.1 hect production
under pits, reclaimed area, 3.Mineral reject- 0.172 3.Mineral reject- Nil
dumps etc. hect 4. Plantation- 0.5
4. Plantation- 0.5 hectors hectors
9d Scrutiny of Annual return on Plantation: 800 Sapling Found in order.
Afforestation

9e Scrutiny of Annual return on No proposal 640 cum

mineral reject generation
(Grade & quantity)
9f Scrutiny of Annual return on ROM opening Stock : Nil Found in order.
ROM stock and/or graded ore ROM Production :
183528 T
9g Scrutiny of Annual return on Ex Mine price: Rs 300 Mining cost: 129.40
sale value, Ex. Mine price & Exploration cost: 0.6
production cost etc. Over head cost: 64
Royalty: 80
DMF and NMET: 26

Total: Rs 300/ Tonne

of production.

9h Scrutiny of Annual return on NA 10 lakhs ( VFD room,

fixed assets urinal, Rest shelter
etc)

9i Scrutiny of Annual return on Excavator- 02 nos Excavator- 02 nos

mining machineries Tippers- 06 nos Tippers- 06 nos

Details of violations observed during current inspection and compliance position of earlier violation
pointed
out:- Violation letter has been issued under rule 11(1), 48 & 54(c) of MCDR, 2017

Date: 06.12.2022 Signature