Team News Riveting
Raipur, August 17
Godawari Power and Ispat Limited (GPIL), a flagship arm of Chhattisgarh-based Hira Group, would enhance the capacity of its iron ore mine located in Kanker district of the state.
The company would enhance the capacity of Kachche Ari Dongri mine from 1.405 million tonne per annum (MTPA) to 2.35 MTPA within the existing mining lease area of 138.96 hectares, GPIL informed in a regulatory filing today. The company has received Consent to Operate from Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board for the project, it added.
Earlier, there were two leases for 106.60 hectares and 32.36 hectares in Kachche Aridongri Iron Ore Mines. Lease deed for 106.60 hectares was initially executed on September 30, 2008 for a period of 20 years. Subsequent to the enactment of Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) (Amendment) Act, 2015, the period of mining lease of 106.60 hectares was extended up to September 29, 2058. Lease deed for 32.36 hectares was executed on May 12, 2015 for a period of 50 years.
The two leases were amalgamated in the year 2015. Thus, total lease area of Kachche Aridongri iron ore mines comes to be 138.96 hectares. Lease deed for amalgamated Kachche Aridongri Iron Ore Lease was executed on September 3, 2015 for a lease area of 138.96 hectare for a period of 50 years.
The Environment Clearance (EC) EC was accorded on June 25, 2007 for lease area 106.60 hectare for production capacity of 0.705 MTPA. Environment clearance for expansion of lease area from 106.60 hectares to 138.96 hectares and enhancement of production capacity from 0.705 to 1.405 MTPA was granted on December 12, 2014.
The iron ore reserves in the mine is estimated to be 21.538 MT besides Banded Magnetite Quartzite (BMQ) of 8.712 MT, totalling 30.251 MT with the mine life of 84 years based on reserves of Iron Ore and BMQ. The company would go for a fully mechanized opencast mining method with formation of benches by drilling and blasting.
The project however does not envisage any leasing or acquisition of private land. Hence the R & R plan is not applicable under the present proposal.
