Feasibility Report For Periyathirukonam Limestone Deposit over an Extent of 74.81.0 Ha of M/s. The India Cements Limited, Ariyalur Taluk and District, Tamil Nadu.

FEASIBILITY REPORT

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Feasibility Report For Periyathirukonam Limestone Deposit over an Extent of 74.81.0 Ha of M/s. The India Cements Limited, Ariyalur Taluk and District, Tamil Nadu.

CONTENTS CHAPTER NO.

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FEASIBILITY REPORT I

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

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INTRODUCTION OF THE PROJECT / BACKGROUND INFORMATION

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PROJECT DESCRIPTION

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SITE ANALYSIS

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PLANNING BRIEF

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PROPOSED INFRASTRUCTURE

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REHABILITATION & RESETTLEMENT (R&R) PLAN

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PROJECT SCHEDULE & COST ESTIMATES

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ANALYSIS OF PROPOSAL (FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS)

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LIST OF FIGURES FIGURE NO.

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LOCATION MAP

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LEASE PLAN

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GEOLOGICAL PLAN

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GEOLOGICAL CROSS SECTION

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SURFACE PLAN

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MINE POSITION AT THE END OF PLAN PEROID

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CONCEPTUAL PLAN

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CONCEPTUAL CROSS SECTION

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STUDY AREA WITHIN 10 KM RADIUS (INDEX PLAN)

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LIST OF TABLES TABLE NO.

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CATEGORY OF RESERVE/RESOURCE

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QUANTITY OF WASTE TO BE DISPOSED OFF DURING PLAN PERIOD

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ULTIMATE EXTENT AND SIZE OF THE PIT

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YEAR-WISE EXCAVATION PROGRAM UP TO CONCEPTUAL PERIOD

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AFFORESTATION PROGRAM

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LIST OF ANNEXURES ANNEXURE NO.

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COPY OF PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMISSIONER OF GEOLOGY AND MINING, GUINDY, CHENNAI. Rc.No.13035/MM1/1999, DATED.10.01.2017.

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CHAPTER - I EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1.0

INTRODUCTION OF THE PROJECT / BACKGROUND INFORMATION The India Cements Ltd (ICL) was established in 1946 and the first plant was setup

at Sankarnagar in Tamilnadu in 1948. Since then it has grown in stature to many plants spread over Tamilnadu, Andhra Pradesh,Telangana, Maharashtra & Rajasthan. ICL is one of the market leader in cement technology, cement manufacture and marketing and because of its high quality standards of final product, it has attained a reputed brand acceptability in southern India as well as all over the country. The company has existing cement plants / grinding units at the following locations in Tamil Nadu: i.

At Dalavoi, Ariyalur District – 2.16 MTPA

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At Sankarnagar, Tirunelveli District - 2.05 MTPA

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At Sankari, Salem District – 0.86 MTPA

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Grinding unit at Ponneri, Tiruvallur District, Chennai - 1.1 MTPA The company has proposed to expand its existing cement plant in Ariyalur district

from 2.16 MTPA to 4.71 MTPA of cement capacity and has already obtained Environmental Clearance from MoEF&CC vide F.No.J-11011/79/2012/IA-II(I) dated: 27.09.2013 for Expansion. Besides operating the existing limestone mining leases, to meet the limestone requirement of their existing cement plants and to meet additional Limestone requirements of the proposed expansion, company has purchased limestone bearing lands and obtained a fresh mining lease in Periyathirukonam area. 1.1

IDENTIFICATION OF PROJECT AND PROJECT PROPONENT: The India Cements Limited, were granted a Mining Lease namely Periyathirukonam

Limestone Deposit over an Extent of 74.81.0 Ha of Patta-dry lands in Periyathirukonam, Reddipalayam and Edaiyattankudi Villages of Ariyalur Taluk and District, Tamil Nadu, by the Commissioner of Geology and Mining, Chennai, vide letter Rc.No. 13035/MM1/1999 dated10.01.2017 (Refer Annexure No - 1). MOEF&CC notification stipulates that, any new project requires environmental clearance. Under the above circumstances ICL has initiated action towards obtaining environmental clearance for this project. Prior to obtaining environmental clearance, as per MOEF&CC notification of September 2006, Form I and Feasibility report have to be submitted along with proposed Terms of reference (TOR) for the project for stipulating the TOR for the project by MOEF&CC, Govt. of India.

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This project falls under category A as per MoEF&CC notification in this respect, because of mining lease being more than 50 Ha. Hence, Form – 1, proposed TOR and feasibility report have to be submitted to MoEF&CC, New Delhi for their approval and prescribing TOR and according EC after submission of EIA/EMP report to them. Mining plan for this proposed lease over an extent of 74.81.0 Ha is already prepared and is submitted for approval. This feasibility report for Periyathirukonam Limestone Deposit of M/s. The India Cements Limited is prepared in line with the guidelines issued by MoEF&CC, vide their letter dated 30th September 2010 for the lease area of 74.81.0 Ha towards a peak production capacity of 2.34 MTPA of ROM for obtaining TOR from MoEF&CC towards getting environmental clearance. This feasibility report is prepared based on the Draft mining plan submitted for approval to IBM. 1.2

LOCATION DETAILS OF PROJECT: Periyathirukonam mining lease area is located in the part of revenue villages of

Periyathirukonam, Reddipalayam and Edaiyattankudi, Ariyalur Taluk and District, Tamil Nadu State. Periyathirukonam limestone deposit is located about 19 Km South East of Ariyalur, the District Head Quarters. The nearest rail head is at Ariyalur on Madurai-Chennai section of the Southern Railways. The nearest Airport is at Trichy, about 75 kms SSW of the deposit area. Cuddalore is a nearest port located on the coast of Bay of Bengal, about 130 Kms NNE of the deposit. This area is accessible from V.Kaikatti, which is located at a distance of 11 Km. from Ariyalur on Ariyalur – Jayankondam State Highway. The area is accessible through the metal /tar road branching off from V.Kaikatti situated about 8 km from the site. The applied mining lease area falls in Survey of India Toposheet No. 58 M/4 located between Latitude - 11° 03'39.45"N - 11° 04'18.54"N and Longitude - 79° 09'01.03"E - 79° 09'56.38"E. 2.0

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

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BRIEF PROJECT PROFILE:

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Name of the project

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Periyathirukonam Limestone M/s. The India Cements Limited

Deposit

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Project proponent

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M/s. The India Cements Limited

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Extent

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74.81.0 Ha

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Type of Land

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Patta-dry land owned by the company

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Location

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Periyathirukonam, Reddipalayam and Edaiyattankudi

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villages, Ariyalur taluk and district, Tamil Nadu. 6

Topography

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Sloping from West to East in western side and East to West in Eastern side with elevation ranging from 35 to 40m AMSL. Peak production capacity of 2.34 MTPA of ROM of limestone 13.36 million tons

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Production capacity

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Total mineable Reserves

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Total Waste

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Limestone to OB / waste Ratio (T:T basis) Method of Mining

Top soil – 2.59 million tons OB/ IB – 4.97 million tons Mineral Reject – 1.48 million tons Total – 9.04 million tons 1:0.67

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Mechanized open cast mining method

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Bench parameters

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Height – 5 m Width – 5 m Bench slope - 70°

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Ultimate mine depth

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44 m

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Ore end use

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Waste management

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Life of mine

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Nearest villages

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Entire shell limestone production from this lease will be used captively in the ICL’s cement plants located in the state of Tamil Nadu. Top soil will be removed separately and utilized for tree plantation. Initially top soil will be spread out over the protective/Peripheral bund. Subsequently top soil generation will be concurrently used to spread over on the top of back filling area. During initial period overburden, waste and reject will be used for formation of protective and peripheral bunds. Subsequently, the waste will be dumped in the already excavated area as a part of backfilling concurrently on the south western side. The height of refilling area will be maintained to original ground profile. 10-12 Years. However the life of mine may change based on achieving the targeted production. Vellippirangiyam- 0.5KM- NW Periyatirukkonam -