Joda West Manganese Mine of TATA Steel - Indian Bureau of Mines

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4. (a) A note on justification in case of suspension of mining operations under rule 13(2) or
prohibition of deployment of any person under rule 56 of MCDR, 1988 if recommended.
Not recommended
(b) If rule 13(2) or 56 has been imposed in the past, its details needs to be included specially giving
reasons and letter number.
Not Applicable
5. Scientific Mining (As per latest approved mining Plan/Scheme)
Item Proposal Actual work done Remarks
i) Exploration (Rule 13)
2010-11 2010-11
a) Type of prospecting Core BHs - 20 , 800 mts - 24, 1197 mts 564, 24293 mts
and exploration i.e. core DTH BHs - 145, 2825 mts - 141, 2682 mts 141, 2682 mts
drilling & dth drilling etc.
Cumulative
ai) no of BHs 165
165
705
max depth 40 mts
73.4 mts 84.1 mts
min depth 15 mts
15 mts
15 mts
t meterage 3625 mts 3879.45 mts 26975.76 mts
no of pits
b) Total area covered
ii) Workings (Rule 13)
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166
a) Opencast/ underground Opencast Opencast
b) Manual/ mechanized
c) No. and size of each pit (L x W x H)
Mechanized Mechanized
D Quarry 485m x 397m x58m 450m x 350m x58m
D Quarry (Extn.) 278m x 192m x 48m No excavation
H Quarry 450m x 300m x 64m 400m x 300m x 58m
Old -H Quarry 275m x 180m x 62m 255m x 175m x 60m
Gangaigora 220m x 192m x 24m No excavation
Shankiaburu 215m x 100m x 21m No excavation
d) Bench size (1 x w x h) length can be Irregular length Irregular length
defined as regular or irregular
with 6-8m H & 6- with 6-8m H & 6-
e) Ore to waste ratio pit wise if possible
8m W
8m W
otherwise for mine. D Quarry
D Quarry (Extn.)
1: 5.22
1: 3.70
H Quarry 1: 985
Old -H Quarry
1: 7.6
Gangaigora 1: 3
No excavation
Shankiaburu 1: 35.65 No excavation
I - Quarry 1: 7.34
No excavation
f) Total area covered under
excavation/pits
iii) Waste disposal (Rule 13)
a) Location of dumps
72.260 81.320 Ha
b) Method of dumping whether
advancing/ retreat
Retreating Retreating
c) Total area covered under waste dump 66.740
d) No. & size of each waste dump with number of steps lift/
66.740