User:Sahajsahyoge

Mining Plan over an area of 2.06ha for mineral soapstone in village Oliyagaon, Tehsil & Distt-Bageshwar (UK) has approved vide letter No. 614(2)/MP-B-81/96-DDN dated 09.01.2003 & subsequently mining lease deed was executed on 9th June 1997 for a period of twenty years. Due to engagement in other activities, Shri Bipin Singh Rana could not operate the mine properly & he decided to transfer the mining lease. State Government consider the application of Shri Bipin Singh Rana to transfer the mining lease in favour of M/s Amba Mines & Minerals vide G.O. No. 487/VII-1/183-Kha/2007 dated 25.03.2010 & revised G.O. No. 1107/VII-1-1-/183-Kha/2007 dated 6th May, 2010

Legal Matters: a)	Rights & ownership: The applicant has obtained the NOC from local land owners for the exploitation of soapstone in their respective land. The copy of NOC is enclosed as Annexure No. 8. b)	Socioeconomic impact: Mining in the region will open the gates for social/ economic upliftment of local villagers of this area. Local people shall get employment in the mine & fetch hand some wages or shall self employment in the ancillary works of mining. At the same time, people shall get better facilities of communication & other amenities due to presence of mining industry in this area. Indirect employment like Dhaba, Grocer shops etc. will also improve the life style of the people. The mining industries will provide employment (round the year) to local people & increase economic status of the area. Thus mining will create positive socioeconomic upliftment of local villagers. c)	Public acceptance: The area is less than 5.0ha; therefore no public hearing has been conducted. Local villagers have given their acceptances for mining in their respective fields. d)	Land requirement: The land is agriculture land is owned by individual land owners. Land owners have given the NOC for the exploitation of soapstone in their respective land. The copy of NOC is enclosed as Annexure No. 8. e)	Governments factors: No condition/objection has been imposed by any Govt. agency for mining. Likewise no NOC shall be required from any Govt. agency for mining purposes. 5.0	Operating (a) Rock Mechanics: NO study of rock mechanics is required. The top layer is & sub soil soil cover having average thickness 1.50m below which soapstone bearing strata intermixed with magnesite boulders occurs. The stable pit slope shall be maintained 450. (b) Mining Equipments: An excavator shall be deployed for the removal of sop soil, sub soil & interburden. (c) Mining method: It will be opencast semi-mechanized mine & soapstone shall be exploited out with conventional hand tools. (d) Construction Plan & schedule: No infrastructure facilities shall be required with in the area. (e) Appropriate technological pilot test: No pilot test shall be required for soapstone mining. (f) Mill processing plant: NO such type of plant shall be required. (g) Tailing Disposal: No tailing disposal shall be required. (h) Water Management: No toxic mineral/ material is associated with in soapstone & low grade magnesite therefore no water management shall require. (i) Transportation: Mineral from pit head upto PWD road shall be transported by manually & hence no machineries shall be deployed for transportation of mineral. (j) Power supply: NO power is required for soapstone mining Man power/ labour relations: Local villagers shall be employed for soapstone mining. A part from this few contractual workers shall also be deployed for soapstone mining. Free medical camps twice year shall be provided for the workers. Training shall be provided to workers to authenticate their skills for safe workings. The land owners shall get the compensation from the mine owner as per contractual agreement. Against the exploitation of soapstone in their respective field. (l) Closure design: The area is terraced agriculture land. At the time of closure of mine all the mined out area shall be backfilled with interburden & sub soil/ soil shall be carpetted over it to bring back its maximum original topography. At the conceptual stage no mining pits/ dump shall be created, therefore no safely measure shall be adopted. 6.	Environment: The environment management plan has been discussed in mining plan. The applicant through the RQP has got the base line information collected, prepared the Environment Impact assessment report & prepared Environment Management Plan. It is now necessary to implement the proposal under the chapter of environment management plan. The incomplete tasks shall be required to be completed. 7.	Market analysis: It was proposed that 41252 tones of soapstone shall be produced during first five year. The quality of mineral is mix grade & first grade & shall used in paper & cosmetic industries. The mineral is transported to Haldwani, where number of pulveriser plants area located. There shall be no specific contract with the purchaser. STACKING OF MINERAL PROJECTS AND DISPOSAL OF WASTE: (a)	Indicate briefly the nature and quantity of top soil overburden waste and mineral rejects likely to be generated during the next five years: The top soil & sub soil having average thickness 0.30m & 1.20m lies all over the applied area & it will be scrapped manually & stacked temporarily near the working pit & all the quantities shall be used for backfilling. The low grade magnesitic rock are high silica percentage and hence the same is treated as interburden and will be dumped separately. The analysis report of low grade magnesite is enclosed (Annexure No. 16) No mineral reject or sub grade mineral will be produced during next five years as in the adjoining areas the material having any soapstone with other associated rocks is also saleable. The quantities of soil, sub soil and interburden material to be generated during first five years is given below: Year	Top Soil (cum)	Sub soil (cum)	Interburden (cum) I	72	288	3348 II	180	720	3529 III	78	360	4735 IV	54	216	5989 V	0	0	7543 Total	384 1584 25144

(b)	Land chosen for disposal of waste with proposed justifications: The top soil, sub soil stacks and interburden dumps will be dumped over the mineralised land as the total applied area is mineralised land. The top soil, sub soil stack and interburden dumps will be temporary in nature and it will be used in backfilling over the mined out area. From first year onwards therefore no proposal of separate stacking of top soil, sub soil & interburden has been envisaged during first five years.