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PRE-FEASIBILITY REPORT

Prepared for

Silica Sand Mines – Cluster

Located at Addepalli, Ballavolu, Chintavaram, East Kanukur, Momidi, Vellapalem, Karlapudi, Kothapatnam, Siddavaram Villages,

Chillakur and Kota Mandals, SPSR Nellore, Andhra Pradesh

REPRESENTATED BY

Sri PELLAKURU SRINIVASULA REDDY President

SPSR Nellore Dist. Silica Mine Owners Association,

No.23-1491, Lecturers Colony, 3rd Street, Magunta Layout, Nellore -524001

PREPARED BY

SV ENVIRO LABS & CONSULTANTS

ENVIRO HOUSE, BLOCK-B, B-1, IDA, AUTONAGAR

VISAKHAPATNAM -12

QCI NO: 157

1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Introduction:

Silica sand forms the major ingredient among natural raw materials required for glass

making and it is also used in foundry, ferro-silica alloy and cement industries besides

being used in many other industries like ceramic, fertilizer, abrasives, chemical, coal

washery, electrode, paint, rubber, textile, water filtration, construction etc. The natural

silica sand is preferred in glass industries, but in cases when silica deposits are located far

away, crushed quartz is used. Silica sand deposits are widely spread over a span of

110Km2 area east of Gudur town in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh.

The proposed cluster contains 57 number of Silica Sand mines for mining high grade

glass industry suitable sand. The general mining method in all these Mines in cluster is by

manual cum semi mechanized opencast method. Most of these Silica Sand Mines are

operating with proper permissions needed as per applicable statute, and those which did

not fulfill the statutory requirements are in the process of obtaining the same. The history

of Silica Sand mining dates back to 4 decades in this area. The frequent changes being

made in the statute (Mainly environmental) in respect of Silica Sand mining necessitated

the present report for obtaining EC for the cluster of Mines. The main aim of this report is

to study and present the possible affect of the cluster of Mines as a whole, on the

surrounding environment. As explained above one of the necessary enclosures for

obtaining EC by individual Mines is the cluster EC. The present Pre-Feasibility report is

part of the EC application to be submitted for obtaining cluster EC.

2.0 Introduction of the Project/Background Information:

i. Copy of mining lease/letter of Intent:

The proposed cluster having an area of 842.77Ha, the detailed mine lease letter

will be given in the EIA Report.

ii. Reason for submission of the present project and background information:

The MoEF & CC through its legislation has issued a notification No. SO 141(E)

dated 15.1.2016 through which it issued cluster guidelines for the purpose of

obtaining Prior Environmental Clearance for the Mines. As per that SO every

mine shall obtain prior EC for its operations and also EC for the entire cluster

incase it falls in the definition of cluster. Accordingly the present cluster falls

under purview of definition of cluster as per the SO. Hence the present PFR for

the whole cluster is being prepared.

iii. Brief description of mining project:

The mining operations in the mines in the cluster are more or less of same type.

The mining will be semi mechanized opencast method of digging, scooping and

excavating with the help of simple tools like spade/pawdas. Excavator/loaders will

be deployed occasionally.

iv. Need for the mining projects and its importance to the country and or region:

There is a growing demand of quality silica sand mineral in the foundry as well as

glass industries. Availability of good quality silica sand is limited. Therefore

marginal and low grade silica sand needs to be beneficiated for making it useable

in the industries. The lessee has network for supply of the silica sand to the

foundry persons. Therefore the purpose of the project is to excavate and trade

silica sand to the customers, mainly comprising of glass industries, while taking

care for safety of persons and machines deployed, and care for the environment.

The Mines in the present cluster are supplying the material to glass industries.

v. Demand Supply Gap: In India, Gujarat was the leading producer, accounted for 41% of the total

production during the year2011-2012, followed by Andhra Pradesh (29%),

Rajasthan (16%), Maharashtra (7%), Jharkhand (3%), Kerala and Uttar Pradesh

(1% each) with remaining 2% production by Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.

Although silica sand mines exist in parts of Guntur and Prakasam districts,

Nellore silica sand accounts for around 99% of the entire state’s production.

vi. Imports Vs. Indigenous Production:

Presently there are no imports of this sand. The indigenous production is sufficient

for the Indian market. There is established export market for this material. Most of

the material is exported from Mundra port and Mumbai port. There are

possibilities of export to China, Bangladesh, and Korea etc.

vii. Manpower requirement for the cluster:

The total manpower projected by individual mines is totalled and the additional

manpower utilised for other external operations is added. The manpower

requirement is approximately 2000. The additional manpower may not be directly

employed in the mines but are indirectly dependent on the mines and are

vulnerable due to the mining operations and the environmental emissions.

3.0 Cluster Description:

The technical details of the mines in the cluster will be presented in the EIA Report.

The details of cluster area obtained from respective mine plans contain the land use

from the broken area in the cluster, and the remaining area in the cluster of mines, the

details of non-mining or non-lease lands if any.

Table: 1 Mines Leases in the Cluster Area

S.NO. NAME OF THE MINE

ADDRESS OF THE MINE EXTENT

1 Sri D.Sundhar Rami Reddy

Sy.No.366, Chinatavaram, Chillakur, Nellore 20.235 Ha.

2 Aruna Enterprises

Sy.No.366/P, Chinatavaram, Chillakur, Nellore 14.17 Ha.

3 P.N.Venkata Ramana

Sy.No.366/P, Chinatavaram, Chillakur, Nellore 7.446 Ha.

4 Sri S.V.Ramana Reddy

Sy.No.403/2,405/2,425/2, Chintavaram, Chillakur, Nellore

14.205 Ha.

5 Shiva Enterprises

Sy.No.448 & 449/3, Chintavaram , Chillakur, Nellore

5.022 Ha.

6 Nishitha Mines & Minerals

Sy.No.474 etc, Chintavaram, Chillakur, Nellore 15.087 Ha


Sy.No.474, Chintavaram, Chillakur, Nellore 4.36 Ha.

8 Sri Y.Pitchi Reddy Sy.No.475&476, Chintavaram, Chillakur, Nellore

5.7 Ha

9 Kohinoor Minerals

Sy.No.396,397,398,410 to 413, 420&421, Chintavaram, Chillakur, Nellore

38.843Ha.

10 Balaji Mines & Minerals

Sy.No.494,495,500A, 500B , 500C & 501, Momidi , Chillakur, Nellore

6.155 Ha.


Sy.No. 526, 527/P, 529, 534/P, 535/P, 704/P, 541, 542, 546/P, 706, 705/P, 528, 701, 532/2P, 546/A & 705/P, Momidi, Chillakur, Nellore

17.693 Ha

12 Maheswari Minerals

Sy.No.8/1, Addepalli, Chillakur, Nellore 2.914 Ha

13 Bhagyalakshmi Minerals

Sy.No.45, Addepalli, Chillakur, Nellore 3.238 Ha.

14 M.Gyana Prasunamba

Sy.No. 8/2, 8/2A & 10, Addepalli, Chillakur, Nellore

10.639 Ha.

15 S.Sulochana

Sy.No.34/5, Addepalli, Chillakur, Nellore 9.15 Ha.

16 Renuka Minerals

Sy.No.17/2 & 33, Addepalli, Chillakur, Nellore 9.235 Ha.

17 B.Rajan

Sy.No. 35/P, Addepalli, Chillakur , Nellore 16.511 Ha.

18 Modern Minerals

Sy.No.39/P, Addepalli, Chillakur, Nellore 16.827 Ha.

19 Modern Minerals

Sy.No. 5/1 & 58/2, Addepalli, Chillakur, Nellore 4.31 Ha.

20 Sri Sai Sands

Sy.No.496/1P, Ballavolu, Chillakur, Nellore 8.498 Ha.

21 Sri Venkateswara Mining Co.,

Sy.No.515/P, Ballavolu, Chillakur, Nellore 8.523 Ha.

22 Sri S.Krishna Reddy

Sy.No.515/P, Ballavolu, Chillakur, Nellore 17.94 Ha.


Sy.No.515/3 & 515/5, Ballavolu , Chillakur, Nellore

16.269 Ha.


Sy.No.515/P, Bllavolu, Chillakur, Nellore 16.999 Ha.

25 Sri T.Gopal Reddy


26 Sri B.V.Subba Reddy


27 Vignesh Minerals

Sy.No. 87/1&2 and 170/P, East Kanupur, Chillakur, Nellore

10.886 Ha.

28 Gayathri Minerals

Sy.No.87/P, 170/P, East Kanupur, Chillakur, Nellore

4.5 Ha.,

29 A.Manjula

Sy.No.160/P, 238/P etc, East Kanupur, Chillakur, Nellore

8.689 Ha.

30 Sai Krishna Mining Company .

Sy.No. 230 to 235, East Kanupur, Chillakur, Nellore

11.246 Ha

31 Sri Rajan Minerals

Sy.No.256/P, Vellapalem , Chillakur, Nellore 8.093 Ha.

32 Sri Sai Baba Silica Mines.

Sy.No.256/P, Vellapalem , Chillakur, Nellore 16.779 Ha

33 S.Lavanya .

Sy.No.255, Vellapalem , Chillakur, Nellore 4.049 Ha

34 Sri Sai Chinnamman Mines

Sy.No.256, Vellapalem , Chillakur, Nellore 10.117 Ha.

35 G.Suneetha Kumari


36 N.Radhika Reddy


37 Naseeb Mining Co., Sy.No.256/P, Vellapalem , Chillakur, Nellore 10.117 Ha.


Sy.No.256/P, Vellapalem , Chillakur, Nellore 10.121 Ha.,

39 K.Purandhar Reddy

Sy.No.256/1P, Vellapalem , Chillakur, Nellore 8.499 Ha.

40 Bhavani Silica Mines

Sy.No.257/P, 263/P & 271/P, Vellapalem, Chillakur, Nellore

16.487 Ha.

41 Durga Silica Mines

Sy.No.271/P, Vellapalem, Chillakur, Nellore 4.452 Ha.

42 K.Anisha

Sy.No.281, 283 & 284/2, Vellapalem, Chillakur, Nellore

17.248 Ha.

43 S.Lavanya

Sy.No.285, 290 & 291, Vellapalem, Chillakur, Nellore

6.868 Ha

44 Modern Minerals

Sy.No.1, Karlapudi, Kota, Nellore 14.185 Ha.

45 Yashpal Mendan

Sy.No.1, Karlapudi, Kota, Nellore 11.797 Ha.

46 D.Bhagyalakshmi

Sy.No.2, Siddavaram, Kota, Nellore 11.514 Ha.

47 Rama S.Mendan


48 Mangalore Minerals (P) Ltd.,

Sy.No.20&38, Siddavaram, Kota, Nellore 105.221 Ha.

49 Shanmuga Minerals

Sy.No. 38/P, Siddavaram, Kota, Nellore 30.352 Ha

50 Sri B.Prasanth

Sy.No. 38, Siddavaram, Kota, Nellore 12.14 Ha.

51 Arr Vee Minerals


52 K.Seshagiri Rao & Company

Sy.No.628/A, Kothapatnam, Kota, Nellore 50.6 Ha.

53 D.Bharathi

Sy. No. 44/3, 50/4,50/5 & 50/6, Addepalli (V), Chillakur (M), SPSR Nellore

4.75 Ha.,

54 Sri Bharathi

Sy. No. 50/1, 50/2, 50/3, addepalli village, Chillakur Mandal, Nellore

4.48 Ha.

55 P.Venkateswarlu Reddy

Sy. No: 256/1P, Vellapalem Village, Chillakur Mandal, SPSR Nellore

12.546 Ha.

56 Patan Mahaboob Saheb

Sy.No. 256, Vellapalem Village, Chillakur Mandal, SPSR Nellore

9.2 Ha

57 A.V.S. Mining Company Sy.No.21/1 to 4 ,22, 23/1 , 24/2 &3, Addepalli Village, Chillakur Mandal, SPSR Nellore

4.0 Project Description:

The mining method is semi-mechanised opencast mining in all the Mines in the cluster.

Though the manufacturers of the machines and capacities vary, the methodology of

mining is same in all the Mines in the cluster. An area proposed to be mined consists of

the following steps.

To demarcate the safety barrier of 7.5 meters all around the boundary of the mine

To demarcate and safeguard sona canals if they exist within the lease or away

from lease within 50 meters

To mark the layout of roads for internal transport, and

To mark a block of convenient size and start mining

ii. Location (maps showing general location, specific location and project boundary, project

site layout with co-ordinates:

The cluster area falls in the survey of India topo sheet no. 66B/4. Topographically the

area is generally flat and devoid of any hills. The cluster area in particular and the

coastal area in general is full of Silica Sand dunes which are full of useful mineral.

LOCATION MAP

TOPO MAP OF 10 KM RADIUS

PROJECT SITE

Eco-sensitive Areas:

There are eco-sensitive areas like sona canals which are eco-sensitive. The present

mining area uniquely consists of these eco-sensitive bodies for whose protection

SEAC (State Expert Appraisal Committee) Sub-committee (AP) issued guidelines for

their protection. The details of the sona channels and the ayakut areas under each sona

are given below. It was observed from the field that majority of the cultivation is

taking place only through the bore wells locally dug and they have plenty of water.

LIST OF SPRING CHANNELS

CLUSTER MAP

iii. Details of alternate sites considered and the basis of selecting the proposed site,

particularly the environmental considerations gone into should be highlighted.

Cluster of mines

iv. Size or magnitude of operation:

The approximate area of cluster is 842.77Ha. As per the approved mining plan, total mine

leases production is presented in below table:

Table: 2 Production Capacity in the Cluster Area

S.NO. NAME OF THE MINE

EXTENT

1 Sri D.Sundhar Rami Reddy

20.235 Ha.

2 Aruna Enterprises

14.17 Ha.

3 P.N.Venkata Ramana

7.446 Ha.

4 Sri S.V.Ramana Reddy

14.205 Ha.

5 Shiva Enterprises

5.022 Ha.


15.087 Ha


4.36 Ha.

8 Sri Y.Pitchi Reddy 5.7 Ha 9 Kohinoor Minerals

38.843Ha.

10 Balaji Mines & Minerals

6.155 Ha.


17.693 Ha

12 Maheswari Minerals

2.914 Ha

13 Bhagyalakshmi Minerals

3.238 Ha.

14 M.Gyana Prasunamba

10.639 Ha.

15 S.Sulochana

9.15 Ha.

16 Renuka Minerals

9.235 Ha.

17 B.Rajan

16.511 Ha.

18 Modern Minerals

16.827 Ha.

19 Modern Minerals

4.31 Ha.

20 Sri Sai Sands

8.498 Ha.

21 Sri Venkateswara Mining Co.,

8.523 Ha.

22 Sri S.Krishna Reddy

17.94 Ha.


16.269 Ha.


16.999 Ha.

25 Sri T.Gopal Reddy

12.877 Ha.

26 Sri B.V.Subba Reddy

20.235 Ha.

27 Vignesh Minerals

10.886 Ha.

28 Gayathri Minerals

4.5 Ha.,

29 A.Manjula

8.689 Ha.

30 Sai Krishna Mining Company .

11.246 Ha

31 Sri Rajan Minerals

8.093 Ha.

32 Sri Sai Baba Silica Mines.

16.779 Ha

33 S.Lavanya .

4.049 Ha


10.117 Ha.

35 G.Suneetha Kumari

10.117 Ha.

36 N.Radhika Reddy

20.235 Ha.

37 Naseeb Mining Co.,

10.117 Ha.


10.121 Ha.,

39 K.Purandhar Reddy

8.499 Ha.

40 Bhavani Silica Mines

16.487 Ha.

41 Durga Silica Mines

4.452 Ha.

42 K.Anisha 17.248 Ha.

43 S.Lavanya

6.868 Ha

44 Modern Minerals

14.185 Ha.

45 Yashpal Mendan

11.797 Ha.

46 D.Bhagyalakshmi

11.514 Ha.

47 Rama S.Mendan

52.76 Ha.

48 Mangalore Minerals (P) Ltd.,

105.221 Ha.

49 Shanmuga Minerals

30.352 Ha

50 Sri B.Prasanth

12.14 Ha.

51 Arr Vee Minerals

13.132 Ha.

52 K.Seshagiri Rao & Company

50.6 Ha.

53 D.Bharathi

4.75 Ha.,

54 Sri Bharathi

4.48 Ha.

55 P.Venkateswarlu Reddy

12.546 Ha.

56 Patan Mahaboob Saheb

9.2Ha

57 A.V.S. Mining Company 8.51Ha Total 842.77

v. Project description with process details (a schematic diagram/flow chart showing the

project layout, components of the project etc. should be given)

Once the mining of one marked block is complete, a safe barrier for movement of trucks

is left and the next block is started. The trucks and the excavator stand at the same level

and that is atop of the mineral. The machine will always maintain atleast 2.5 meters

working height for its operation. The machine is allowed to excavate only up to a height

of only 1 meter above the water table. The material excavated is loaded into the trucks of

capacities that generally vary between 10 tons to 20 tons. These trucks are destined to the

customer’s point or to the temporary dump within the lease hold area. The water

sprinkling is done with local tankers which are fitted either on tractors or on trucks. The

water is sprinkled by gravity and not mechanically. Therefore the sprinkling is not as

effective as it should be. The operations do not need any drilling and blasting owing to

the loose nature of the sand

vi. Raw material required along with estimated quantity likely source, marketing area

of final products, mode of transport of raw material and finished product.

No raw material is required, project is for mining of silica sand. The Mines in the present

cluster are supplying the material to glass industries.

5.0 Site analysis:

i. Connectivity:

Component Description

Road The mining lease area is accessible through a Good

Motorable asphalted road from Siddavram

Rail Gudur – 27.7Kms

Air Port Tirupati – 78.3Kms

Seaport Krishnapatnam Port -14.1Kms

ii. Land use and Land ownership

The cluster area is belong to private owners of Govt. waste land

6.0 Planning Brief:

The concept of planning in the present context is limited to the environmental protection

planning as the entire concept of the cluster is for assessing the possible damage to the

environment and evolve the mitigation measures. The planning that is given below,

briefly describes the resource requirement for environmental impact assessment and

planning for mitigation/reduction of damage done/ may be done due to mining. The

implementation of the planning is a collective responsibility of all the Mines in the

cluster.

7.0 Proposed Infrastructures:

The infrastructure needed for assessment of damage done likely to be done to the

environment will not be procured by the cluster but the job of environmental parameter’s

monitoring will be outsourced to a recognized agency with accreditation. This will help in

regular monitoring by professionals. The contributions from the members of the cluster

will make this possible.

6.1 Utilities:

The following machinery is envisaged to be used for mining of silica sand in the mines of

cluster

Excavators

Dumpers/Tippers

6.2 Waste Management:

Liquid Effluents:

There is no effluent generated from the mine operations. The wastewater generated from the domestic

is sent to septic tank followed by soak pit.

Air Pollution:

The present air environment in the cluster area is within limits of the set standards. Although no

samples were collected in the present case, the samples that were collected for other clusters showed

the values much within limits of the standards. The prime reason is that, the mining operations in the

cluster are totally standstill. For this reason the air does not have any dust, or other types of air

pollutants presently.

Solid waste:

There will be no solid waste/overburden generation from the ML area due to proposed mining

activities.

7.0 Rehabilitation and Resettlement (R&R) Plan:

Not applicable. The proposed mining areas are private/ Govt. land, lease granted by

Government of Andhra Pradesh and there are no settlements in the lease area.

8.0 Project Schedule & Cost estimates:

i. Likely date of start of construction and likely date of completion (Time schedule

for the project to be given)

Construction activity involves mine office cum rest shelter and toilets with temporary structures

are already provided in the ML area and the construction /modification of the same will start

obtaining all statutory clearances. A first aid certificate holder will be the in-charge of the first

aid room. Drinking water will be provided and stored in earthen pots

ii. Estimated project cost along with analysis in terms of economic viability of the

project Not Applicable, Cluster Area

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