INDIAN BUREAU OF MINES

MINERALS DEVELOPMEMT AND REGULATION DIVISION

Review and updation of Mining Plan REPORT
Ranchi regional office

Mine file No : BIH/LOH/BX/232/RRO Mine code : 07BHR33017

(i) (
Name of the Inspecting : M008 ) J. MOHANTA
Officer and ID No.
(ii) Designation : Assistant Mining Engineer
(iii) Accompaning mine : Shri Prava Ranjan Mishra, QP
Official with
Designation
(iv) Date of Inspection : 01/08/2017
(v) Prev.inspection date :

PART-I : GENERAL INFORMATION

1. (a) Mine Name : BANDOBAR (25.9)
(b) Registration NO. : IBM/471/2011
(c) Category : A Other than Fully Mech.
(d) Type of Working : Opencast
(e) Postal address
State : JHARKHAND
District : LOHARDAGA
Village : BANDOBAR
Taluka : KISKO
Post office : KISKO
Pin Code :
FAX No. : 0651-2207678
E-mail : None
Phone : +91 9431133602, 9431133603
(f) Police Station : Kisko
(g) First opening date : 17/05/1990
(h) Weekly day of rest : TUE
2. Address for : VILL-BANROBAR
correspondance DIST-LOHARDAGA
JHARKHAND, PIN - 835302

3. (a) Lease Number : BHR0218

(b) Lease area : 20.69
(c) Period of lease : 20
(d) Date of Expiry : 24/04/2010

4. Mineral worked : BAUXITE Main

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5. Name and Address of the

Lessee : LEELA DEVI
NEW ROAD, SARNA TOLI
LOHARDAGA LOHARDAGA
JHARKHAND
Phone:+91-9431133602, 9431133603
FAX :0651-2207678

Owner : LEELA DEVI

NEW ROAD SARNATOLI
LOHARDAGA LOHARDAGA
JHARKHAND
Phone: +91-9431133602,
FAX : 0651-2207678
6. Date of approval of Mining : Fresh under rule 22 MCR1960 16/10/1990
Plan/Scheme of Mining Renewal under rule 24 MCR1960 05/09/2011
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PART - II : OBSERVATION/COMMENTS OF INSPECTING OFFICERS

Exploration :

Sl.No. Item Proposals Actual work Remarks

1a Backlog of The last No exploration in the

previous year approved lease area carried out
Mining Plan by the lessee as
dated proposed. The mine is
05.09.2011 not under operation from
valid for the July, 2012 for want of
plan period EC.
2010-11 to
2014-15 there
was proposal
for giving 09
nos. DTH and
20 nos. of
BH(Coring
type) during
2011-12 and
2012-13.
1b Exploration over The last Exploration in the form
lease area for approved of 4 nos. of trial pits
geological axis 1 Mining Plan only were carried out in
or 2 dated the area. The proposed
05.09.2011 boreholes were not
valid for the carried out by the
plan period lessee.
2010-11 to
2014-15 there
was proposal
for giving 09
nos. DTH and
20 nos. of
BH(Coring
type) during
2011-12 and
2012-13.
1c Exploration No valid Not applicable.
Agencies and approved
Expenditure in document
lakh rupees available.
during the year
1d Balance area to As per No exploration in the
be explored to proposed lease area carried out
bring Geological exploration by the lessee as
axis in 1 or 2 in the proposed. The mine is
approved not under operation from
Mining Plan July, 2012 for want of
dated EC. Hence entire lease
05.09.2011, area required to be
entire area explored for G1 and G2
was proposed level.
to be
explored with
the help of
09 DTH and 20
BH(Coring
type).
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1e Balance reserve As per The mine is not under

as on 01/04/20 approved operation from July,
Mining Plan 2012 for want of EC.
dated After depleting the
05.09.2011, production of 18830 MT
the during the period 2011-
Reserve/Resou 12 to 2012-13, the
rce position Reserve/Resource
as on position as on
01.04.2011: 01.04.2017:
i. Proved: i. Proved :748671 MT;
767501 MT; ii. Possible : 836845
ii. Possible: MT.
836845 MT.
1f General remarks Not No other exploration
of inspecting applicable. other than 04 nos. of
officers on trial pits was carried
geology, out in the lease area.
exploration etc The mine is not in
operation from July,
2012 for want of EC.

Development :
Sl.No. Item Propasals Actual work Remarks

2a Location of No valid The mine is not under

development approved operation since July,
w.r.t.lease area document is 2012 for want of EC.
available. Four quarries have been
opened in the lease
area. The approx.
dimension of the
quarries are:-
i. Quarry No. I : 200m X
100m X 2.5-3m;
ii. Quarry No. II : 35-
37m X 30-32m X 4m;
iii. Quarry No. III :
50m X 30m X 3m; and
iv. Quarry No. IV : 65m
X 45m X 2m.
2b Separate benches No valid The mine is not under
in topsoil, approved operation since July,
overburden and document is 2012 for want of EC.
minerals (Rule available. Earlier separate benches
15) were formed in OB and
Ore in all the four
quarries. The bench
height was maitained at
1.5-2.0m in OB
(Consisting of Top soil
and laterite) follopwed
by Bauxite bench of 2.5-
3m.
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2c Stripping ratio No valid Due to non working

or ore to OB approved status of the mine
ratio document is stripping ratio could
available. The not be calculated.
overall
stripping
ratio during
the plan
period of
2011-12 to
2014-15 was
proposed to be
1:0.48.
2d Quantity of No valid No topsoil generation
topsoil approved was reported during the
generation in m3 document is year 2016-17.The mine is
available. not under operation
since July, 2012 for
want of EC.
2e Quantity of No valid No overburden generation
overburden approved was reported during the
generation in m3 document is year 2016-17.The mine is
available. not under operation
since July, 2012 for
want of EC.
2f General remarks Not The mine is not under
of inspecting applicable. operation since July,
officers on 2012 for want of EC.
development of Four (04) nos. of
pit w.r.t. type quarries have been
of deposit etc developed in the lease
area. The Bauxite
deposit was mostly
associated with high
level Laterite, occured
as thin, irregular and
discontinuous lenses or
tabular bodies within
the the Laterite
capping.

Exploitation:

Sl.No. Item Propasals Actual work Remarks

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3a Number of pit No valid The mine is not under

proposed for approved operation since July,
production document is 2012 for want of EC.
available. Four quarries have been
developed in the lease
area. The approx.
dimension of the
quarries are:-
i. Quarry No. I : 200m X
100m X 2.5-3m;
ii. Quarry No. II : 35-
37m X 30-32m X 4m;
iii. Quarry No. III :
50m X 30m X 3m; and
iv. Quarry No. IV : 65m
X 45m X 2m.
3b Quantity of ROM No valid Production was not
mineral approved reported during the year
production document is 2016-17 due to non-
proposed available. operative status of the
mine.
3c Recovery of No valid Not verified due to non-
sailable/usable approved operative status of the
mineral from ROM document is mine.
production available.
During the
approved
mining plan
period, the
recovery of
saleable
Bauxite ore
was proposed
to be around
75-80% of
total ROM.
3d Quantity of No valid Mineral reject
mineral reject approved generation was not
generation document is reported during the year
available. 2016-17. Mine is non-
operative since July,
2012 for want of EC.
3e Grade of mineral No valid Not applicable as
rejects approved mineral reject
generation and document is generation was not
threshold value available. reported during the year
declared. 2016-17. Mine is non-
operative since July,
2012 for want of EC. The
Threshold value of
Bauxite is Al2O3- 30%
with SiO2- < 5%. The av.
grade of ore produced is
38-40% Al2O3.
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3f Quantity of sub No valid No sub-grade Bauxite

grade mineral approved production has been
generation. document is reported from the mine
available. during the year 2016-17.
Mine is non-operative
since July, 2012 for
want of EC.
3g Grade of sub No valid Not applicable as no
grade mineral approved sub-grade Bauxite
generation document is production has been
available. reported from the mine
during the year 2016-17.
Mine is non-operative
since July, 2012 for
want of EC.
3h Manual / No valid Mine is non-operative
Mechanised approved since July, 2012 for
method adopted document is want of EC. Manual
for segregating available. method was practiced for
from ROM Manual method segregating from ROM in
was proposed the past. Total ROM was
for sorted out by hand
segregating picking at mine site.
from ROM in
the last
approved
document.
Total ROM was
proposed to be
sorted out by
hand picking
at mine site.
3i Any analysis or No valid No sub-grade and mineral
beneficiation approved reject generation was
study proposed document is reported from the mine,
and carried out available. hence no such analysis
for sub grade There was no or beneficiation study
mineral and proposal in of sub-grade mineral and
rejects. the last reject was carried out
approved at the mine.
Mining Plan,
valid for the
plan period
2010-11 to
2014-15,
regarding
analysis or
beneficiation
study for sub-
grade mineral
and rejects.
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3j Provision of No valid No drilling and blasting

drilling and approved is carried out as the
blasting in document is mine is non-operative
mineral benches available. since July, 2012 for
There was want of EC.
proposal for
drilling and
blasting in
mineral bench
in the last
approved
document for
the period
from 2011-12
to 2014-15.
3k Provision of No valid No mining machineries
mining approved deployed as the mine is
machineries in document is non-operative since
mineral benches available. July, 2012 for want of
EC.
3l Whether height No valid The proposed height of
of benches in approved benches in OB & mineral
overburden and document is suitable for the method
mineral suitable available. It of mining proposed.
for method of was proposed
mining proposed in the last
in MP/SOM approved
document that
the bench
height in top
soil shall be
kept at 1.0m,
followed by 2m
in
Laterite/Morru
m and in
bauxite 2-3m
and bench
width proposed
to be kept at
3.0m.
3m Total area No valid About 2.8 ha area had
covered under approved been covered under
excavation/pits document is excavation as reported.
available. As the mine became non-
There was operative from July,
proposal to 2012, the proposed
excavate excavation could not be
10.151 Ha area carried out.
during the
plan period
2011-12 to
2014-15.
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3n Ore to OB ratio No valid Mine is non-operative

for the pit/mine approved since July, 2012 for
during the year. document is want of EC.
available. The
overall
stripping
ratio during
the plan
period of
2011-12 to
2014-15 was
proposed to be
1:0.48.
3o Total area put No valid Mine is not under
in use under approved operation. As reported
different heads document is total area put to use
at the end of available. was as under:-
year i. Quarry: 2.8 Ha; ii.
Reclaimed area: Nil;
iii. Dump area: 0.345 Ha
(0.35 Ha); iv.
Infrastructure/Road- 0.3
Ha. v.Total area put to
use: 3.45 Ha;

3p Production of No valid Production of mineral

ROM mineral approved was not reported since
during the last document is July, 2012 due to non-
five year period available. operative status of mine
as applicable for want of EC.
3q General remarks Not Production was not
of inspecting applicable. reported from the mine
officers on due to non-operative
method of mining status since July,2012
etc. for want of EC.
Previously, the mine
was worked under 'A'-
OTFM category with
opencast method of
mining using Jack Hammer
drill, Air Compressor,
Shovel with 0.9 cu.m
bucket capacity,
Dumpers (10 MT) etc. The
bench height was also
maintained within
stipulated dimension.
The mine was in
operation through
contractors.

Solid Waste Management - Dumping:

Sl.No. Item Propasals Actual work Remarks

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4a Separate dumping No valid Mining operation

of topsoil, OB approved discontinued since
and mineral document is july,2012. One OB/Waste
rejects (Rule available. dump was created on the
32,33) extreme Western end of
lease area and one Top
Soil dump was created on
the Southern portion of
lease area. A number of
small Top soil dumps and
Mineral stacks were
also created haphazardly
within the lease area.
There was no Mineral
reject dump within the
lease area. The
dimension of OB/Waste
and Top Soil dumps were
as given below:-
i. OB/Waste: 70m X 30m X
10m; and
ii. Top Soil: 45m X 30m
X 4.08m.
4b Location of No valid Mining operation
topsoil, OB and approved discontinued since
mineral reject document is july,2012. One OB/Waste
dumps available. dump was created on the
extreme Western end of
lease area and one Top
Soil dump was created on
the Southern portion of
lease area. A number of
small Top soil dumps and
Mineral stacks were
also created haphazardly
within the lease area.
There was no Mineral
reject dump within the
lease area. The
dimension of OB/Waste
and Top Soil dumps were
as given below:-
i. OB/Waste: 70m X 30m X
10m; and
ii. Top Soil: 45m X 30m
X 4.08m.
4c Number of dumps No valid The OB/Waste and Top
within lease approved Soil dumps were created
area and outside document is within the lease area.
of lease area available. There was no dump
outside lease area.
4d Location of No valid The OB/Waste and Top
dumps w.r.t. approved Soil dumps were located
ultimate pit document is outside Ultimate Pit
limit (Rule 16) available. Limit (UPL).
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4e Number of active No valid The OB/Waste and Top

and alive dumps. approved Soil dumps, existed in
document is the lease area, were
available. active upto the time of
its operation i.e upto
June, 2012.
4f Number of dead No valid There was no dead dump
dumps. approved within the lease area.
document is
available.
4g Number of dumps No valid The OB/Waste and Top
established. approved Soil dumps were not
document is established as on date
available. of inspection.
4h Whether No valid The Retaining wall and
Retaining wall approved Garland drain were not
or garland drain document is constructed around the
all along dumps available. OB/Waste dumps.
are there.
4i Length of No valid The Retainig wall and
Retaining wall approved Garland drain were not
or garland drain document is constructed.
all along dumps available.
4j Number of No valid Not applicable.
settling ponds approved
document is
available.
4k Specific Not Mining operation
comments of applicable. discontinued since
inspecting july,2012. Lessee had
officer on waste created one (01)
dump management OB/Waste dump and one
(01) Top Soil dump
within the lease area.
The Dump were of varying
height from 4-10m. The
parapet/retainig wall
all along the toe of the
dumps were not
constructed.

Solid Waste Management - Backfilling:

Sl.No. Item Propasals Actual work Remarks

5a Status of part No valid No Backfilling was done

or full approved as the area was not
extraction of document is matured for the same.
mineral from available. The mine is not in
mined out area operation from July,
before starting 2012 for want of EC.
backfilling.
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5b Area under No valid The area is not matured

backfilling of approved for
mined out area document is backfilling/reclamation.
available.
5c Concurrent use No valid Not applicable as no
of topsoil for approved backfilling was done.
restoration or document is The mine became non-
rehabilitation available. operative from July,
of mineral out 2012.
area (Rule 32)
5d Total area No valid Nil, as the area was not
fully reclaimed approved matured for backfilling
and document is and
rehabilitated available. reclamation/rehabilitati
on.
5e General remarks Not The area was not matured
of inspecting applicable. for
officers on backfilling/reclamation/
backfilling and rehabilitation. The mine
reclamation etc. became non-operative
from July, 2012 for want
of EC.

Progressive Mine Clousre Plan:

Sl.No. Item Propasals Actual work Remarks

6a Whether Annual No valid The Annual Report on

report on PMCP approved PMCP under Rule- 23E(2)
submitted on document is has not been submitted
time and available. by the party for the
correctly. Rule year 2017-18. The mine
23 E(2). was not in operation
since July, 2012 for
want of EC.
6b Area available No valid Area not matured for
for approved backfilling/reclamation/
rehabilitation document is rehabilitation.
(ha) . available.
6c afforestation No valid No information of
done (ha). approved afforestation done was
document is available.
available.
6d No. of saplings No valid No plantation done
planted during approved during the year 2016-17.
the year document is The mine was not in
available. operation since July,
2012 for want of EC.
6e Cumulative no No valid Not available since the
.of plants approved mine is not in operation
document is from July, 2012.
available.
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6f Any other method No valid No other method of

of approved rehabilitation was
rehabilitation document is carried out in the mine.
available.
6g Cost incurred on No valid Not available.
watch and care approved
during the year document is
available.
6h Compliance on No valid The mine was not matured
reclamation and approved for backfilling.
rehabilitation document is
by backfilling available.
(i) Voids
available for
backfilling ( Lx
B x D
6i Compliance on No valid Backfilling was not done
reclamation and approved in the excavated area.
rehabilitation document is The mine is not in
by backfilling available. operation from July,
(ii) Voids 2012 for want of EC.
filled by waste
/ tailings
6j Compliance on No valid Not applicable.
reclamation and approved
rehabilitation document is
by backfilling available.
(iii)Afforestati
on on backfilled
area
6k Compliance on No valid No water reservoir was
reclamation and approved created in the lease
rehabilitation document is area.
by backfilling available.
(iv)
Rehabilitation
by making water
reservoir
6l Compliance on No valid Not applicable.
reclamation and approved
rehabilitation document is
by backfilling available.
(v)any other
specific means.
6m Compliance of No valid Not applicable.
rehabilitation approved
of waste land document is
within lease available.
(i)afforestation
6n Compliance of No valid Not applicable.
rehabilitation approved
of waste land document is
within lease available.
(ii)Area
rehabilitation
(ha)
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6o Compliance of No valid Not applicable.

rehabilitation approved
of waste land document is
within lease available.
(iii)Method of
rehabilitation
6p Compliance of No valid No information was
environmental approved available.The mine is
monitoring (core document is not in operation from
zone and buffer available. July, 2012 for want of
zone) EC.
6q General remarks Not The mine was not in
of inspecting applicable. operation from July,
officers on PMCP 2012. No information of
compliance and creation of Green belt
progressive was available.
closure
operations etc.

Mineral Conservation:

Sl.No. Item Propasals Actual work Remarks

7a ROM Mineral No valid The mine is not in

dispatch or approved operation from July,
grade-wise document is 2012. production was not
sorting within available. reported during the year
lease area 2017-18.
7b Method of grade- No valid The mine was not in
wise mineral approved operation since
sorting i.e. document is July,2012. As reported
manual or available. manual as well as
mechanical. mechanical grade-wise
sorting was done in the
past.
7c Different grade No valid Small haphazard ore
of mineral approved stacks were present
sorted out at document is within the quarry no. I,
mines. available. II and III.
7d Any No valid Not applicable as the
beneficiation approved mine is not in
process at mines document is operation.
. available.
7e General remarks Not There was no Mineral
of inspecting applicable. Beneficiation plant at
officer on mine site. The mine
Mineral became non-operative
conservation and from July, 2012.
beneficiation
issues

Environment:
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Sl.No. Item Propasals Actual work Remarks

8a Separate removal No valid The mine was not in

and utilization approved operation since
of topsoil (Rule document is July,2012. No generation
32) available. of topsoil was reported.
8b Concurrent use No valid The mine was not in
or storage of approved operation since
topsoil document is July,2012. No generation
available. of topsoil was reported.
8c Separate dumps No valid Mining operation
for overburden, approved discontinued since
waste rock, document is july,2012. Two dumps,
rejects and available. one OB/Waste dump and
fines (Rule 33) one top soil dump was
created in the lease
area.
8d Use of No valid The area was not matured
overburden, approved for restoration of land.
waste rock, document is
rejects and available.
fines dumps for
restoring the
land to its
original use
8e Phased No valid The
restoration, approved restoration(backfilling)
reclamation and document is , reclamation and
rehabilitation available. rehabilitation was not
of lands carried out in the mine
affected by since the area was not
mining matured for the same.
operations
(Pits, dumps
etc)
8f Baseline No valid The area was surrounded
information on approved by Reserve Forest. No
existence of document is information about
plantation and available. existing plantation was
additional available.
plantation done
(Rule 41)
8g Survival rate No valid During 2016-17 no
approved plantation was done. The
document is mine is not in operation
available. from July, 2012.
8h Water sprinkling No valid No information was
on roads to approved available as the mine
control airborne document is was not in operation
dust available. from July, 2012.
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8i General remarks Not The mine was not in

of inspecting applicable. operation from July,
officer on 2012. Four quarries
aesthetic beauty existing in the lease
in and around area. Aesthetic beauty
mines area in and around the mine
area has not been
disturbed due to mining
activity.

Compliance of Rule 45:

Sl.No. Item Propasals Actual work Remarks

9a Status of Monthly and Mine is not under

submission of Annual return operation since July
Monthly and for the year 2012for want of EC.
Annual returns 2016-17 not Monthly and Annual
submitted by return for the year
the lessee. 2016-17 not submitted by
the lessee.
9b Scrutiny of Annual return No Mining Engineer and
Annual return for the year Geologist appointed by
for information 2016-17 not the lessee since the
on Mining submitted by mine was not in
Engineer, the lessee. operation from July,
Geologist and 2012.
Manager
9c Scrutiny of Annual return As per last approved
Annual return on for the year document, total area put
land use pattern 2016-17 not to use was :-
for area under submitted by Quarry: 2.8 Ha; Dump
pits, reclaimed the lessee. area: 0.345 Ha (0.35 Ha)
area, dumps etc. and Infrastructure/Road-
0.3 Ha.
Total area put to use:
3.45 Ha;

9d Scrutiny of Annual return No information on

Annual return on for the year afforestation done was
afforestation 2016-17 not available.
submitted by
the lessee.
9e Scrutiny of Annual return No Mineral Reject
Annual return on for the year generation was reported
mineral reject 2016-17 not as the mine was not in
generation submitted by operation from July,
(Grade and the lessee. 2012.
quantity)
9f Scrutiny of Annual return No information was
Annual return on for the year available.
ROM stock and/or 2016-17 not
graded ore submitted by
the lessee.
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9g Scrutiny of Annual return No information was

Annual return on for the year available.
sale value, Ex. 2016-17 not
Mine price and submitted by
production cost the lessee.
9h Scrutiny of Annual return No information was
Annual return on for the year available.
fixed assets 2016-17 not
submitted by
the lessee.
9k Scrutiny of Annual return The mine was not in
Annual return on for the year operation hence no
mining 2016-17 not machinery was in use.
machineries submitted by
the lessee.
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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 : (J. MOHANTA)

Indian Bureau of Mines