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C O N T E N T S Sl.No. Description Page No. 1 Introduction 7 2 General 8 3 Location and accessibility 9 4 Geology, Exploration & Reserves 11 5 Mining 20 6 Blasting 21 7 Mines Drainage 22 8 Stacking of Mineral Rejects and Disposal of waste 23 9 Use of Mineral 23 10 Site services and Employment potential 23 11 Mineral Processing and Beneficiation 24 12 Environmental Management Plan 25 13 Environment Impact Assessment 27 14 Progressive Mine Closure Plan 30

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L I S T O F A N N E X U R E S Sl. No Contents 1 Copy of Letter Of Intent 2 Copy of Land consent 3 Copy of Possession and Enjoyment Certificate 4 Copy of I D of Permit Holder 5 Copy of Pan of Permit Holder 6 Air quality Monitoring Reports 7 Noise Monitoring Reports 8 Water quality Monitoring Reports 9 Laboratory Recognition Certificate 10 RQP Certificate 11 Area survey map approved by the Village Officer

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L I S T O F PLATES Sl. No CONTENTS PLATES NO. 1 Key / Location Map I 2 Digital Permit Sketch II 3 Surface Plan III 4 Local Geological Plan IV 5 Geological cross sections V 6 Production and development plan VI 7 Production cross section plan VII 8 Longitudinal Section VIII 9 Environmental Management Plan/Drainage plan IX A 10 Environmental Plan IX B 11 Conceptual Mine Closure plan X 12 Google image showing super imposed Permit area XI

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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Shri Sanjayan Paramban , Managing Director M/s.Kunnathoor Stone Crusher Pvt. Ltd. , Payyavoor P.O., Thaliparamba, Kannur, the proponent has applied for a quarrying Permit with a Permit area of 0.9995 Ha for the extraction of building stone at Re survey No. 1/1 in Payyavoor Village, Thaliparamba Taluk, Kannur District, Kerala. The location map is enclosed (Plate No: I). The quarrying Permit area is at a distance of 10 Km from Payyavoor and 114 Km from Calicut Air port. Mining plan with progressive mining plan is prepared for a period of Five years as a statutory requirement and is submitted to Dept. of Mining and Geology, Government of Kerala for approval and the area applied is 0.9995 hectare The area is characterized by geological formation of Precambrian crystalline rocks such as Charnockite, Biotite gneiss which are intruded by acid and basic rocks such as pegmatites and quartz veins. The Granite exposed in the area is course grained plutonic rock which consists of quartz, Feldspar Biotite and other Ferro-magnesium minerals in traces. Granite is used in the state as building stone due to its high hardness .Due to the abundance of availability and growing demand for developmental activities like roads and buildings, the applicant has applied for a quarrying Permit. It is proposed to carry out opencast semi-mechanized mining operations in the building stone quarry, by developing benches of five meter height and 5m width .The quarrying operations is done by jack hammer drilling machine, blasting, rock breakers and excavators. The excavated material shall be transported to the crushing unit located near to the area and local usage as per demand.

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CHAPTER – I G E N E R A L a)Name and address of Permit Holder : Shri Sanjayan Paramban , Managing Director Anusudha, Edachova P O,Chovva, Kannur. b)Registered office : M/s. Kunnathoor Stone Crusher Pvt. Ltd. Payyavoor Village, Thaliparamba Taluk, Kannur District, Kerala. c) Status of Permit Holder : Managing Director d) Mineral/ rock which are occurring : Granite/ Charnockite (Building stone) e) Period for which Quarrying Permit is applied: 5 Years f) Name and address of RQP : C.BALARAMAN Paliyam, Peoli Road, Kacheripadi, Kochi – 682018 E-mail: balramc28@gmail.com Mobile: +91 9446404140 g) Name of prospecting agency : No prospecting agency was engaged. The applicant identified the area by outcrop observation.

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CHAPTER II 2.1 LOCATION AND ACCESSIBILITY a) DETAILS OF AREA (WITH LOCATION MAP): The location map of the lease area has been given in Plate No.1. The quarrying Permit area is located at about 10 Km. from Payyavoor. The Permit area is easily accessible from Payyavoor by motorable road and the distance is about 10 Km. The nearest town is Payyavoor which is at a distance of 10 Km. The details of the land covered in the lease area are as below: State : Kerala District : Kannur Taluk : Thaliparamba Village : Payyavoor Ownership/occupancy: Private A Google imagery indicating the location of the proposed quarry Permit area is shown below. b) INFRASTRUCTURE Following infrastructure facilities are available:- S. NO Name Distance from Lease Boundary 1 Nearest Highway- NH-17 32 KM 2 Nearest Railway Station- Kannur 68 KM 3 Nearest Airport- Calicut International Airport 114 KM 4 Electric Line near Site 0.5KM 5 Telephone near Site 0.4KM 6 Water –Thenum Kayam (Thodu) 145 M 7 Hospital-Mercy Hospital- Payyavoor 18KM 8 Post office- Kanjirakolli 5 KM

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9 School- Khader Khaji Memorial School, Lanjirakolli 5 KM c) BASIC AMENITIES

• Power Quarry operations are done only with diesel operated mining machineries and hence electricity is not needed. Power requirement for administrative building and other utilities are met from the KSEB power grid. • Communication facilities Mobile networks are available in and around Permit area, in addition to BSNL land lines and the area and surroundings are well connected to all routes. • Nearest Hospital and dispensary – Mercy Hospital, Payyavoor WATER The water for domestic, sanitary, dust suppression and afforestation is being met from the open well and tube well. The abandoned quarry pits are used for rain water harvesting d) LAND USE PATTERN The entire quarrying Permit hold area is a Private dry land. The details of the land are given in the table below (Table 2-1). Land survey sketch issued by Village officer is enclosed as (Plate No: I) Table:2-1 Land Details of Lease Hold Survey Numbers Area in Ha Re Survey No.1/1 0.9995 Ha Present land use pattern of Mine Permit Area : Table 2-2 Sr. No Particulars Area in Ha. 1 Undisturbed Area 0.9995Ha 2 Quarry Area Nil Total 0.9995 Ha. Site plan/Location map is enclosed as Plate no. 1.

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Table 2-3 GPS Readings of the Quarrying Permit Boundary : Pillar No. Latitude(N) Longitude (E) 1 12° 07’ 40.99” 75° 38' 26.76" 2 12° 07’ 42.15” 75° 38' 27.16" 3 12° 07’ 42.44” 75° 38' 27.15" 4 12° 07’ 43.04” 75° 38' 27.14" 5 12° 07’ 43.96” 75° 38' 26.39" 6 12° 07’ 44.51” 75° 38' 26.40" 7 12° 07’ 45.25” 75° 38' 26.39" 8 12° 07’ 45.43” 75° 38' 26.41" 9 12° 07’ 43.35” 75° 38' 30.24" 10 12° 07’ 41.93” 75° 38' 29.77" 11 12° 07’ 40.77” 75° 38' 29.59" e) IF FOREST AREA, WHETHER FOREST CLEARANCE OBTAINED: ( Attach copy of forest clearance) The proposed QP area does not fall under forest area. CHAPTER-3 GEOLOGY AND RESERVES 3.1 TOPOGRAPHY The Quarrying Permit area has a rugged topography with small hillock ranges. The area is located on the southern side of the hillock. The area is covered with Granite building stone capped by Lateritic soil. The highest elevation in the area is 203 m RL and lowest elevation is 142 m RL. Ground water occurs under water table conditions in Laterite and semi - confined to confined conditions in fractured crystalline rocks. It is observed that water is suitable for drinking and domestic uses in respect of all constituents except total hardness and nitrate.

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3.2 GEOLOGY I) Regional Geology Geologically, Kerala State forms part of the Peninsular Shield bounded by Western Ghats on the east and the Lakshadweep Sea on the west. The State is mainly occupied by four major rock units. They are: (1) Pre-Cambrian crystallines, (2) Tertiary sedimentaries, (3) Laterites developed over Pre-Cambrian crystallines and Tertiary sedimentary rocks and (4) Recent to Sub-Recent sediments. Pre-Cambrian Crystallines: The Pre-Cambrian crystalline rocks occupy a considerable area of Kerala which includes charnockites, garnet-biotite gneisses, hornblende gneisses, khondalites, leptinites, cordierites and other unclassified gneisses. A large part of these crystalline rocks have undergone polymetamorphic and poly deformational activities. High grade schists and gneisses of Wynad and Surgurs cover some regions of North Kerala. The Pre-Cambrian crystallines are traversed by several acidic (granite and pegmatite) and basic (gabbro and dolerite) intrusions. The salient features of the major rock types are given below. a) Khondalites: A major part of Periyar and Thodupuzha river basins is occupied by Khondalite group of rocks. The group includes quartzite, calcgranulite, garnetiferous gneiss and patchy charnockite. b) Charnockites: Charnockites constitute the major part of the hinderland geology. They show wide variations in composition from acidic to basic. Charnockites are massive in appearence but on close examination, yield well developed foliation or deformational banding. Apart from this, patchy type of charnockite is also recorded (Ravindrakumar et al., 1985). They are characterized by hypersthene, feldspar, quartz, hornblende and garnet. c) Acid intrusives: Granites, pegmatites and quartz veins are the common acid intrusives observed in Kerala. d) Basic instrusives: Gabbros and· dolerites constitute the most common basic intrusives emplaced within the Pre-Cambrian crystallines. Two distinctive systems of basic dykes are recognised. They are (1) The NNW - SSE trending leucogabbros which are exposed intermittently for over a length of 100 Km and (2) The NW - SE trending doleritic dykes. Tertiary sedimentaries: The Tertiary sedimentary formation of Kerala unconformably overlies the Pre-Cambrians (PouJose and Narayanaswami, 1968). It extends as a narrow belt along the major part of Kerala coast and comprises two facies of sediments: (1) The continental fades, the Warkalli beds, comprises carbonaceous clays with lignified tissues/coal seams, china clays and friable sandstones and (2) the marine facies, the Quilon beds, composes of sandstones and carbonaceous clays with thin bands of fossiliferous limestones depicting the transgressive episodes occured during Burdigalian (Upper part of Lower Miocene) time.

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Laterites: Laterites of Recent to Sub-Recent age form the third lithounit and they cap over both Pre-Cambrian crystallines and Tertiary sedimentaries. It is mainly composed of hydrated oxides of Fe and Al together with minor amounts of Mn, Ti, V, and Zr. These sedantary rocks are considered to be the primary source of black minerals in the beach sands of Kerala (Gilson, 1959). These rock types cover nearly 60% of the surface area of Kerala. Recent to Sub-Recent sediments: The Recent to Sub-Recent sediments stretch from Kasaragod in the north to Cape Comorin in the south. They include fringes of parallel sand bars, sandy flats, alluvial sands and lacustrine deposits. These are separated from the Tertiary sedimentaries by a polymict pebble bed. From economic point of view, this zone is the most important one due to its abundant occurrence of valuable placer mineral deposits. II) Local Geology The present Permit area is a virgin land .With building stone (massive charnockite/ charnockitic gneiss) which is covered with top soil.Apart from the major outcrops of Charnockites/ charnockitic gneisses (about 95%), hornblende-biotite gneisses and other unclassified gneisses form a minor portion of the proposed site. They are seen with minor intrusions of acid (granite, pegmatite and quartz vein) . The crystallines forming the high lands are polyphasedly deformed. The surface soil cover in the area is having 0.5 to 1.0 meter thickness where as the Charnockite building stone is having more than 100 meters thicknessMassive charnockite/ charnockitic gneisses of the quarry are medium to coarse grained, which belongs to Charnockite – Khondalite group of Kerala and consists of hyperstene, quartz,plagioclase, microcline, biotite and garnet with magnetite, ilmenite, apatite and zircon as accessory minerals. Charnockitic gneisses shows the poorly developed foliation with its regional strike in NW-SE to WNW-ESE . A geological plan showing the Granite/Charnockite and soil cover and the geological sections showing subsurface geology is prepared in 1:1000 scale.Refer Plate IV & Plate V. Table 3.1 Local Geology Soil Cover 0.50-1.0m Granite/ Charnockite 100m III) Geological Sections The geological cross sections are prepared for every 25 m interval based on the Geological plan prepared on 1:1000 scales. The section line along which the geological sections have

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been prepared has been shown in plate no.8 and the sections have been drawn across the strike of the host rock. Geological plan and sections are enclosed as Plate No 4&5. 3.3 Exploration The RQP and his survey team along with applicant had carried out survey and all surface features were captured and levels were determined with Total Station. The out crop of building stone is exposed and the highest elevation is 203 m R L and the lowest elevation is 142 m R L. A surface plan with all existing surface features and present workings has been prepared on 1:1000 scale with 2m contour interval and is enclosed as Plate No 3 The surface plan has formed the base for demarcating the geological details of Granite /Charnockite and the existing small pits in the area were mapped. A surface geological map has been prepared on 1:1000 scale. For the reserve assessment the map has been utilized and geological cross-sections were prepared (Plate No: 5) Estimation of Reserve The geological reserves are estimated by cross sectional method. Geological map prepared on 1:1000 scale is utilized for reserve estimation and mine planning. For the estimation of reserves Eight geological sections viz. A-A’ B-B’, C-C’and ,D-D' have been constructed on geological map for estimation of reserves. A bulk density of 2.5 has been considered for hard rock to estimate the reserves in volume and tonnage while in the case of waste/ overburden the volume in cu.m. has been estimated. The reserve is estimated after reducing the Granite blocked in the 7.5 m buffer zone and benches. The magazine is seen constructed outside the Permit hold GEOLOGICAL ORE RESERVE (Refer Plate No 5):- A-A' B-B' LEVEL AREA INF SP. G TONNES LEVEL AREA INF SP. G TONNES 200/195 0 0 0 0 200/195 0 0 0 0 195/190 0 0 0 0 195/190 0 0 0 0 190/185 0 0 0 0 190/185 0 0 0 0 185/180 21 40 2.5 2100 185/180 6 25 2.5 375 180/175 67 45 2.5 7538 180/175 45 25 2.5 2812 175/170 112 46 2.5 12880 175/170 90 25 2.5 5625 170/165 157 45 2.5 17663 170/165 136 25 2.5 8500 165/160 204 45 2.5 22950 165/160 188 25 2.5 11750 160/155 254 45 2.5 28575 160/155 238 25 2.5 14875 155/150 303 45 2.5 34087 155/150 289 25 2.5 18062 150/145 342 45 2.5 38475 150/145 343 33 2.5 28297 145/140 386 45 2.5 43425 145/140 413 28 2.5 28910 140/135 388 45 2.5 43650 140/135 423 25 2.5 26438

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135/130 388 45 2.5 43650 135/130 423 25 2.5 26438 130/125 0 0 0 0 130/125 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 2622 45.00267 2.5 294993 TOTAL 2594 26.53547 2.5 172082 C-C' D-D' LEVEL AREA INF SP. G TONNES LEVEL AREA INF SP. G TONNES 200/195 0 0 200/195 39 37 2.5 3608 195/190 31 25 2.5 1937 195/190 79 35 2.5 6913 190/185 78 25 2.5 4875 190/185 124 30 2.5 9300 185/180 124 25 2.5 7750 185/180 171 27 2.5 11542 180/175 165 25 2.5 10313 180/175 219 25 2.5 13687 175/170 211 38 2.5 20045 175/170 0 0 2.5 0 170/165 265 35 2.5 23188 170/165 0 0 2.5 0 165/160 324 31 2.5 25110 165/160 0 0 2.5 0 160/155 392 28 2.5 27440 160/155 0 0 2.5 0 155/150 457 25 2.5 28562 155/150 0 0 2.5 0 TOTAL 2047 29.15877 2.5 149220 TOTAL 632 28.5126 2.5 45050 TOTAL LEVEL AREA INF SP. G TONNES 200/195 39 37 2.5 3608 195/190 110 32.18182 2.5 8850 190/185 202 28.06931 2.5 14175 185/180 322 27.04037 2.5 21768 180/175 496 27.70161 2.5 34350 175/170 413 37.33656 2.5 38550 170/165 558 35.37634 2.5 49350 165/160 716 33.41341 2.5 59810 160/155 884 32.07692 2.5 70890 155/150 1049 30.77693 2.5 80713 150/145 685 38.99124 2.5 66772 145/140 799 36.21277 2.5 72335 140/135 811 34.56843 2.5 70087 135/130 811 34.56843 2.5 70087 TOTAL 7895 33.50703 2.5 661345 Category of Reserve The deposit has been proved up to 130 m R L and since no drilling work has been done in the area the reserves are placed under probable category and the reserve will fall under 222 (U N F C Classification) Mineable Reserve The total insitu reserves available in the applied area are 1,70,295 Tones of Building stone (Granite / Charnockite).The details of total geological reserve and mineable reserve is given below . (Refer Plate No. VIA and VIIA.)

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Mineable Reserve A-A' B-B' LEVEL AREA INF SP. G TONNES LEVEL AREA INF SP. G TONNES 180/175 28 38 2.5 2660 180/175 10 25 2.5 625 175/170 47 35 2.5 4113 175/170 27 25 2.5 1687 170/165 65 34 2.5 5525 170/165 48 25 2.5 3000 165/160 87 33 2.5 7177 165/160 75 25 2.5 4687 160/155 111 33 2.5 9158 160/155 101 25 2.5 6313 155/150 133 31 2.5 10308 155/150 126 25 2.5 7875 150/145 146 29 2.5 10585 150/145 155 33 2.5 12787 145/140 129 26 2.5 8385 145/140 169 28 2.5 11830 140/135 79 21 2.5 4147 140/135 117 23 2.5 6728 135/130 25 16 2.5 1000 135/130 65 18 2.5 2925 TOTAL 850 30.53632 2.5 63058 TOTAL 893 26.18477 2.5 58457 C-C' D-D' LEVEL AREA INF SP. G TONNES LEVEL AREA INF SP. G TONNES 200/195 0 0 0 0 200/195 7 30 2.5 525 195/190 0 0 0 0 195/190 17 25 2.5 1063 190/185 27 25 2.5 1688 190/185 36 22 2.5 1980 185/180 38 25 2.5 2375 185/180 58 19 2.5 2755 180/175 45 25 2.5 2813 180/175 81 15 2.5 3038 175/170 56 38 2.5 5320 175/170 0 0 2.5 0 170/165 76 30 2.5 5700 170/165 0 0 2.5 0 165/160 109 25 2.5 6812 165/160 0 0 2.5 0 160/155 151 20 2.5 7550 160/155 0 0 2.5 0 155/150 191 15 2.5 7162 155/150 0 0 2.5 0 TOTAL 693 22.7532 2.5 39420 TOTAL 199 18.8140 2.5 9360 TOTAL LEVEL AREA INF SP. G TONNES 200/195 7 30 2.5 525 195/190 17 25 2.5 1062 190/185 63 23.28571 2.5 3668 185/180 96 21.375 2.5 5130 180/175 164 22.28049 2.5 9135 175/170 130 34.21538 2.5 11120 170/165 189 30.10582 2.5 14225 165/160 271 27.56827 2.5 18678 160/155 363 25.36639 2.5 23020 155/150 450 22.52889 2.5 25345 150/145 301 31.0598 2.5 23372 145/140 298 27.13423 2.5 20215

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140/135 196 22.19388 2.5 10875 135/130 90 17.44444 2.5 3925 TOTAL 2635 25.8512 2.5 170295 Reserves blocked in benches are shown in the following table; A-A' B-B' LEVEL AREA INF SP. G TONNES LEVEL AREA INF SP. G TONNES 175/170 26 38 2.5 2470 175/170 25 25 2.5 1562 170/165 52 38 2.5 4940 170/165 50 25 2.5 3125 165/160 78 38 2.5 7410 165/160 75 25 2.5 4688 160/155 104 38 2.5 9880 160/155 100 25 2.5 6250 155/150 131 38 2.5 12445 155/150 125 25 2.5 7813 150/145 157 38 2.5 14915 150/145 150 33 2.5 12375 145/140 182 38 2.5 17290 145/140 175 28 2.5 12250 140/135 233 38 2.5 22135 140/135 230 23 2.5 13225 135/130 286 38 2.5 27170 135/130 282 18 2.5 12690 TOTAL 1249 38 2.5 118655 TOTAL 1212 24.41502 2.5 73978 C-C' D-D' LEVEL AREA INF SP. G TONNES LEVEL AREA INF SP. G TONNES 200/195 200/195 0 2.5 0 195/190 195/190 25 26 2.5 1625 190/185 2.5 0 190/185 50 23 2.5 2875 185/180 34 25 2.5 2125 185/180 75 20 2.5 3750 180/175 69 25 2.5 4312 180/175 100 18 2.5 4500 175/170 104 25 2.5 6500 175/170 0 0 2.5 0 170/165 137 34 2.5 11645 170/165 0 0 2.5 0 165/160 163 31 2.5 12633 165/160 0 0 2.5 0 160/155 189 28 2.5 13230 160/155 0 0 2.5 0 155/150 214 25 2.5 13375 155/150 0 0 2.5 0 TOTAL 910 28.05275 2.5 63820 TOTAL 250 20.40 2.5 12750 TOTAL LEVEL AREA INF SP. G TONNES 195/190 25 26 2.5 1625 190/185 50 23 2.5 2875 185/180 109 21.55963 2.5 5875 180/175 169 20.85799 2.5 8813 175/170 155 27.18065 2.5 10532 170/165 239 32.98745 2.5 19710 165/160 316 31.3038 2.5 24730 160/155 393 29.88295 2.5 29360

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155/150 470 28.6234 2.5 33633 150/145 307 35.557 2.5 27290 145/140 357 33.09804 2.5 29540 140/135 463 30.5486 2.5 35360 135/130 568 28.07042 2.5 39860 TOTAL 3621 29.7379 2.5 269203 Reserves blocked in buffer zone are shown in the following Table; A-A' B-B' LEVEL AREA INF SP. G TONNES LEVEL AREA INF SP. G TONNES 185/180 21 40 2.5 2100 185/180 6 25 2.5 375 180/175 39 50.02564 2.5 4877 180/175 35 25 2.5 2187 175/170 39 64.58974 2.5 6297 175/170 38 25 2.5 2375 170/165 40 71.975 2.5 7197 170/165 38 25 2.5 2375 165/160 39 85.76923 2.5 8363 165/160 38 25 2.5 2375 160/155 39 97.82051 2.5 9538 160/155 37 25 2.5 2313 155/150 39 116.2564 2.5 11335 155/150 38 25 2.5 2375 150/145 39 133.0769 2.5 12975 150/145 38 33 2.5 3135 145/140 75 94.66667 2.5 17750 145/140 69 28 2.5 4830 140/135 76 91.40789 2.5 17368 140/135 76 34.13158 2.5 6485 135/130 77 80.41558 2.5 15480 135/130 76 56.96053 2.5 10823 TOTAL 523 86.63862 2.5 113280 TOTAL 489 32.43149 2.5 39648 C-C' D-D' LEVEL AREA INF SP. G TONNES LEVEL AREA INF SP. G TONNES 200/195 0 0 200/195 32 38.53125 2.5 3083 195/190 31 25 2.5 1937 195/190 37 45.67568 2.5 4225 190/185 51 25 2.5 3188 190/185 38 46.78947 2.5 4445 185/180 52 25 2.5 3250 185/180 38 53.02632 2.5 5038 180/175 51 25 2.5 3187 180/175 38 64.73684 2.5 6150 175/170 51 64.5098 2.5 8225 175/170 0 0 2.5 0 170/165 52 44.94231 2.5 5843 170/165 0 0 2.5 0 165/160 52 43.57692 2.5 5665 165/160 0 0 2.5 0 160/155 52 51.23077 2.5 6660 160/155 0 0 2.5 0 155/150 52 61.73077 2.5 8025 155/150 0 0 2.5 0 TOTAL 444 41.42342 2.5 45980 TOTAL 183 50.14208 2.5 22940 TOTAL LEVEL AREA INF SP. G TONNES

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200/195 32 38.53125 2.5 3082 195/190 68 36.25 2.5 6162 190/185 89 34.30337 2.5 7632 185/180 117 36.79487 2.5 10763 180/175 163 40.25153 2.5 16402 175/170 128 52.80469 2.5 16898 170/165 130 47.43077 2.5 15415 165/160 129 50.86047 2.5 16403 160/155 128 57.84375 2.5 18510 155/150 129 67.39535 2.5 21735 150/145 77 83.68831 2.5 16110 145/140 144 62.72222 2.5 22580 140/135 152 62.76974 2.5 23853 135/130 153 68.76471 2.5 26303 TOTAL 1639 54 2.5 221848 Reserves already Mined out are shown in the following Table; Nil as it is a Virgin land. SUMMARY SECTION RESERVES MINEDOUT (MT) RESERVES BLOCKED IN BENCHES(MT) RESERVES BLOCKED IN BUFFER ZONE (MT) RESERVES MINEABLE (MT) GEOLOGICAL RESERVES (MT|) A-A’ - 1,18,655 1,13,280 63,058 2,94,993 B-B’ - 73,978 39,647 58,457 1,72,082 C-C’ - 63,820 45,980 39,420 1,49,220 D-D’ - 12,750 22,940 9,360 45,050 TOTAL - 2,69,203 2,21,847 1,70,295 6,61,345 To carry out mining for the extraction of reserves the following mining statutory provisions are to be observed. 1 * A statutory boundary of 7.5 m all along the applied Quarrying Permit boundary has to be maintained and the reserves locked in this area are not exploited 2 * A bench slope of 450 has been considered for working the pit 3 * A bench width of 5 m has been considered. 4 Ramps for reaching different benches. No further exploration is required and proposed in this mining plan.

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CHAPTER- 4 MINING The said area is proposed to work with conventional open cast method with bench system and mode of operation will be mechanized. Based on the mode and method so adopted and taking geological parameters of the ore body into consideration, the quarry pit is designed in such a way that the height of the bench is kept about 5.00 m max., and the width at 5.00 m min., maintaining a slope of 450 from the horizontal. The Mining will be done with the help of machineries like rock drills, jack hammer, compressors, hydraulic excavators, breakers, etc. Charnockite / building stone is well exposed in the area and the highest elevation is 203 m RL and the lowest elevation is 142 m. RL. It is proposed to work on the sections A-A’ B-B’, C-C’and D-D' during the next five years of Permit Period . It is proposed to produce average 34,059 MT of Granite / Charnockite building stone per year from this quarry by open cast semi mechanized method. A jack hammer drill blasting shall be adopted for quarrying along with rock breaker. For excavating and loading the material to the tippers a Hydraulic excavator shall be used. The excavated material shall be transported to the crushing and screening plant located outside the leasehold. The feed size of the crusher is 400 mm and the size of the products is 20mm, 12mm, 10mm, 6mm and the 6mm sized aggregate shall be processed for the production of M-Sand. The aggregates are supplied mainly for road and building construction and also for infrastructure development. Year Wise Production and Development Plan The year wise production for the Quarrying plan period of Five years is given below YEAR BENCH MINERAL (MT) I Road/dev.200/165 (A- D) 36,340 II 170/155 (A- C) 34,752 III 160/150 (A-C) 35,933 IV 152/143 (A-B) 33,855 V 145/130 (A-B) 29,415 TOTAL 1,70,295

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The year wise production and development at the end of every year is given on the production and development plan and the production and development sections are enclosed vide Plate no VI &VII. CHAPTER-5 BLASTING Broad blasting parameters To fragment the bed rock conventional 32 mm dia blast holes are drilled perfectly parallel to each other are 20 – 25 cm interval without any hole deviation using hand held Jack hammer. Electric type blasting will be carried out with 25 mm small dia class 2 type explosives with electric detonator (ED). To avoid misfires ED may be properly checked for continuity using ohm meter before and after the connections. Explosives shall be handled by statutory persons having valid license. The drilling and blasting parameters are as given below Depth of each hole 1.2 to 1.5 m Diameter of hole 30-33 mm App. Spacing between hole 1m – 1.5m Hole pattern Multi row staggered Pattern Explosives to be used Cartridged slurry / electric delay detonators 1 Type of explosives used Class 2 Nitrate mixture/ cartridged slurry/ electric delay detonators explosives shall be used for blasting. 2 Storage of explosives The explosives are stored in the magazine which is located Outside the Permit hold . The explosives will be handled as per the provisions of Indian Explosive Act -1884 and Indian Explosive Rules – 2008.

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3 Monthly Consumption of explosive : The consumptions of explosives are as follows. Description of explosive Class Division Qty. Nitrate mixture 2 0 473kgs. Ordinary detonators 6 3 1041 nos. Safety fuse 6 1 1249 mts. 4. Precautions The following precautionary measures shall be undertaken during blasting � Proper safe and careful handling and use of explosives by competent blasters having Blasters certificate of competency issued by DGMS � Proper and safe storage of explosives at approved locations and licensed Magazine. � Maintaining safety distance all around the magazine as per statutory requirement. � Proper security system to prevent theft/pilferage, unauthorized entry into the magazine area � Controlled blasting technique will be adopted by varying burden, spacing and charge per hole depending upon the field condition. � Holes will be located beyond the weak zone after proper inspection of the site. � No loose pieces will be kept on the bench slopes during blasting � Stemming materials and stemming length will be chosen suitably � Posting guards at boundaries of the Permit area and giving warning signal by way of whistle or siren blowing before blasting, to prevent unauthorized entry and to prevent mishaps. � Carrying out blasting � Avoid blasting during lightening and high wind period. � The holes which have been charged with explosives will not be left unattended till blasting is completed. CHAPTER-6 MINE DRAINAGE There is a stream flowing at a distance 305m of the Quarrying Permit hold. The quarrying permit area is located at a very high elevation (203 m. RL) and the deepest quarry operation level

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in five years of operations shall be 130m. RL which will be much above the ground water table of 20m depth from the general ground level and hence no ground water is going to encounter during quarrying. Aggregate mines or the associate dump have no pollutants or toxic substances and hence no contamination is expected. The average total rainfall of the district is around 2793 mm. CHAPTER-7 STACKING OF MINERAL REJECTS In the applied Quarrying Permit area it is anticipated that there will be generation of waste of about 4200m3 during the Five years operations. The marginal waste generated shall be utilized for the roads and soft spot filling. The top soil of about 8800m3 is generated as the working is done in hard exposed Charnockite benches and shall be stacked at a designated location, Refer Plate IXA. Controlled and cushion blasting would lead to less generation of waste. CHAPTER-8 USE OF MINERALS The Granite/ Charnockite quarried from the lease hold is mainly used as building material in construction, infrastructure development and construction of roads. The quarry output is sent to the crusher unit located outside the Permit hold for production of Granite aggregates of different size and manufactured sand. The crushed material is sold in the local market which play vital role in the construction industry. Yearly quantities to be dispatched Year For Domestic Consumption, Quantity (Tonnes) For Export 1st Year 36,340 Nil 2nd year 34,752 Nil 3rd Year 35,933 Nil 4th Year 33,855 Nil

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5th Year 29,415 Nil CHAPTER- 9 9.1 SITE SERVICES AND EMPLOYMENT POTENTIAL / MANPOWER The organization chart of the proposed quarry operations in the site is as follows Supervisory Mines Manager : 1 Mines foreman : 1 b) Non-supervisory (Skilled, Semi-skilled & unskilled) workers: 14 In the quarry direct employment is given to 16 personnels like Mines Manager, Mines foreman etc. and more than 10 people get indirect employment in various projects like logistics, green belt creation and miscellaneous services. CHAPTER-10 MINERAL PROCESSING AND BENIFICIATION 10.1 No mineral beneficiation is carried out in the Permit hold. The quarry output is transported to the crushing unit located outside the leasehold. The size of ROM material from the quarry is 100 to 150 mm in size. The granite aggregates products from the crusher after screening are of the size 20mm 12mm 10mm 6mm and power/ Manufactured sand. There is no generation of waste in the processing plant/crusher unit as all products are saleable. The requirement of water for the purpose of drinking, dust suppression and afforestation is given in the table below Table No. 10.1 Requirement of water Purpose Quantity required Cubic meter/Day Domestic and drinking water 1 Afforestation 8 Dust suppression 5 Total 14 The water shall be brought from borehole located outside the Permit hold.

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P A R T - II CHAPTER-11 11. 1 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN Environment Management Plan is a systematic programme which includes environment impact assessment, planning for offsetting the ill effects of development, implementing the program for resource management, development, planning, and close control over day-to-day operations, regular monitoring and auditing of environmental performance, collection of base line information is essential which serve as a guide to determine how the future development will affect the environment compared to the present base line status. (A) BASE LINE INFORMATION Most of the useful base line information has been collected in the field which is very helpful in preparation of this mining plan and are given below: 11.1 a) Baseline information The Quarrying Permit area is a non agricultural land which has rugged topography and the entire area is covered by Top soil. The highest elevation in the area is 203 m. RL and lowest elevation is 142 m. RL. The area has moderate climate with maximum average temperature of 32ºC. The average rain fall received in the area is 2793 mm. In the surrounding land of the Permit hold cash crops like Rubber, Cashew, Mango and other mixed crops are cultivated. The nearest town is Payyavoor located at 10 Km. from the quarry and there are no residential buildings within 100 meter radius. The nearest habitation is more than 200 m. from the Permit boundary. In the buffer zone there is no inter-state boundary and forest. The area does not come under the CRZ category. b) Water regime: The area receives average rainfall of 2793 mm. The rain starts in the month of June and may continue up to October. Nallahs does not exist in the Permit hold. The bottom most working of the quarry is 130 m above sea level and no quarrying operation is likely to touch ground water. Hence there is no impact on ground water. C) Flora and Fauna The common flora in the area is Cashew, Rubber,Teak wood and jackfruit. Fauna found in the area are , Malabar squirrel, Owl and snakes. There are no endangered or rare species of animals in the area.

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d) Noise Environment Noise sources within the lease area are due to operations of 1) Blasting 2) Drilling 3) Loading 4) Vehicle movement etc. Maximum noise levels would be between 45 -50 dB (A). Currently there is no activity of intolerable noise pollution. e) Climatic conditions The area has moderate climate with maximum average temperature in the summer season which is 35 C and minimum 20 C. The winter season has a maximum average of 26 C and minimum of 20 C. The area receives average rainfall of more than 2793 mm. f) Human settlement There is no human settlement in the Permit area. The nearest human settlement is more than 100m away from the Permit hold. g) Public buildings, Places of worship and monuments There are no public building, place of worship and monuments of either historical or archaeological importance in the core or buffer zone. h) Quality of Air Ambient Noise Level and Water 1 Ambient Air Quality The air quality in the area mainly depends on the nature and concentration of emissions and meteorological conditions. The major air pollutants include a) Particulate matter (dust) of various sizes. b) Gases such as Sulphur dioxide, Oxides of Nitrogen, Carbon monoxide etc. from vehicular exhaust. A report of the baseline studies conducted in the above location is enclosed as Annexure 6. 2. Ambient Noise Level The noise level within the core near east side boundary is 48.2 db. (A) during day time. The generation of noise in the quarry is mainly by drilling, blasting, machineries and movement of trucks.. Ambient noise quality tested at the mine site and surroundings and test report enclosed as Annexure 7 3 Water Quality There is no water regime of any importance in the Quarry area. Drinking water is made available through bore well. To know the present water quality baseline studies were carried out in and around the quarry area and a copy of the report of the water quality of the above said location is enclosed as Annexure 8.

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11.2 ENVIRONMENT IMPACT ASSESSMENT Due to the quarrying operations there shall be an impact on the environment and there will be change in the ground profile in the form of pits and dumps. The detail of the land use , during the ensuing plan period and till Permit period is shown below in tabular form. Sr. No Particulars At the end of the mine 1 Area Excavated. 0.3850 Ha 2 Reclamation/ Backfilled 0.0844 Ha 3 Water storage. Nil 4 Infrastructure(workshop Administrative Building). Nil 5 Green Belts. 0.3136 Ha 6 Road. 0.0330 Ha 7 Mineral Separation plant/Crusher. Nil 8 Settling Pit/Drainage 0.1835 Ha 9 Others to specify(Future Working) Nil Total: 0.9995 Ha. AIR Quality Quarrying activity contributes to pollution of air due to drilling blasting and movement of vehicles. The existing air quality in core zone is not likely to have considerable impact due to small scale quarrying. The environmental measures to control air pollution shall be undertaken so that pollution scenario shall be marginal and insignificant. Ambient air quality tested at the quarry and surroundings and test reports enclosed. WATER QUALITY There are no perennial water courses or water bodies with in the Permit hold area. The quarry is located at a hillock at higher elevation. In the surrounding of the quarry area ground water level is 20 m below the general surface. Charnockite is an inert material and hence there is no impact on ground water.

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NOISE LEVELS The ambient noise levels will be higher due to drilling, blasting and hauling equipment and these probable noise levels within the permissible limits and will not cause much harm to the persons at working site by adopting the following. * The machinery will be maintained properly to reduce noise * The protective earmuffs, earplugs will be provided to the operators * Proper maintenance of equipments Ambient noise quality tested at the mines and surroundings and test reports enclosed. VIBRATION LEVELS The drilling is proposed by jack hammer with 33m. dia using low explosives and the depth will not be more than 2.75 meters. Due to the drilling and blasting there will be vibration within the earth and the vibration so generated will be very minimal. SOCIO ECONOMICS Due to the proposed quarrying activity, no significant adverse changes are visualized in the traditional way of life of people residing in the nearby villages in the buffer zone. Further people residing in the nearby villages are benefited by the direct and indirect employment opportunities created by the quarry activities. HISTORICAL MONUMENTS There is no historical monument in the vicinity of the Permit hold (Core or buffer zone) 11-3 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN Temporary storage and Utilization of topsoil The entire area in the Permit hold is Covered by Top Soil . The Topsoil of about 8800m3 and about 4200m3 of /OB/Waste shall be stacked at a designated place and shall be utilized for the backfilling after the quarry operation and as base for plantation. Retaining Wall shall be provided all around the Top soil and OB stack to prevent the washout.Refer Plate IX A. Year wise proposal for reclamation of land affected by mining activities Since the quarry will be active, reclamation measures are not possible in the mined out areas, however this aspect will be taken care in progressively closing the quarry after exhausting the Charnockite to the proposed depth. The quarry operations during these five years of the plan period are planned upto 130m. RL. At conceptual stage, the pit will be having the area of 0.9995 Ha. During the mine closure stage, the mined out area of 0.0844 Ha. will be reclaimed back by Backfilling and 0.1835 Ha will be retained as rain water harvesting pond. The mined area will be properly fenced all around. The mine closure is depicted in the Post Mine closure plan (Conceptual Plan) shown in Plate No 10.

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Sl. No. Type of activities Extent in Ha. Post mining land use of Extent in Ha. degraded land 1 Undisturbed Area 0.9995 1. Part of the quarry area converted as water pond. 0.1835 2. Back filling & Reclamation 0.0844 3.Green Belt 0.3136 2 Area under Quarry pit as on date Nil Area under Quarry after the Plan period. 0.4180 Total 0.9995 Total 0.9995 Afforestation Programme As the entire Permit hold is rocky and after the excavation it may not support any vegetation. 0.3136Ha. Area earmarked for safety barrier shall be used for green belt development by planting 1250 local species saplings where topsoil is present. Stabilization and vegetation dump management The waste material generated will be partly used for road construction and repair work. A total 1250 saplings shall be planted to develop green belt over 0.3136 Ha. earmarked. During the post mine closure the entire waste dump material will be back filled in the quarry pit and it will used for the base for reclamation works. Treatment and disposal of water from mine No water shall be discharged from the quarry except during monsoon months. A garland drain shall be made all around the quarry to divert the water into the settling pit and clean water shall be disposed into the natural drain. Granite building stone is not toxic and hence there shall not be any chemical hazardous effect. Protective measures for ground vibrations /air blast caused by blasting The drilling is proposed by jack hammer with 33mm dia. Due to small diameter hole blasting, the vibration in the zone shall be feeble and less intensive. Measures for protecting historical monuments and rehabilitation of human settlements likely to be disturbed due to mining activity There is no historical monument in the core or buffer zone of the quarry. Human settlements are far from the Permit hold. Socio –Economic benefits arising from the mining The main occupation of the people is farming. There are no major industries in the area. The quarrying operations in such remote places would provide 16 direct and 10 number of indirect employment to local people. Hence quarrying operation will help in improving socio-economic status of the area.

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CHAPTER -12 12.1 PROGRESSIVE MINE CLOSURE PLAN The worked out quarry at the end of the conceptual plan will be properly fenced using concrete/iron pillars and iron ropes as required under Rule77 (f). Standard procedure is proposed to be followed in the construction of fences. At the top of the working quarry S3 / G1 type as per DGMS Circular under MMR 177 as described below shall be followed: Rigid steel fencing, vertical members being not more than 3.00 meters apart and the gap between adjacent horizontal members not more than 0.25 meter, the bottom-most member being not more than 0.15 meter and the top most member not less than 1.00 meter from ground level. The vertical members of the fencing should consist of girders, channels or angle irons not less than 5x5 cm in cross-section or rails not less than 10 kg, weight per meter, steel pipes not less than 7.6 cm in diameter; or reinforced concrete posts not less than 15x15 cm section. The horizontal members of the fencing should consist of expanded metal sheets with holes not greater than 10 cm size, of steel pipes not less than 2.5 cm diameter, of solid rods not less than 2 cm. diameter, of strap iron not less than 2.5: 0.6 cm in size type of Barbed wire fencing, with specifications similar to ground level except that the horizontal member should consist of barbed wire. The worked out area of the mine shall be backfilled and top soil spread over it. Native saplings will be planted and the mined out area shall be reclaimed with marginal lowering of topography with proper formation of levels / slopes. Development of Mines during conceptual period is proposed to be extended to peripheries of the Permit boundaries as and when such extension of quarry Permit is possible with purchase of land or consent of adjoining land owners. The Competent Authority shall be approached in advance for Mining Permit over additional area as required in the interest of mineral conservation & development. The following specific measures shall be taken during temporary discontinuance. 1. Pit shall be fenced 2. Proper and adequate security at the entrance to the mine to prevent entry of unauthorized person with proper gate and lock. 3. All the above will be examined by manager once in a week to ensure that they are in order. Economic repercussions of closure of mine and manpower retrenchments. In case of the closure of the mine the company shall plan for voluntary retirement scheme. 12.2 Environment Management Schedule Green belt 1st year to 5th year

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Garland drain 1st year to 5th year Environmental Monitoring 1st year to 5th year Water spraying on haul roads 1st year to 5th year Abandonment Cost As on now the environment management cost includes: The initial and capital cost is given in the table below. Initial /Capital investment for Environmental protection Sl.No Particulars No Cost (Lakh Rs.) 1 Pollution control 1.1 Water sprayer (Mobile) including vehicle 1 4.00 Total 4.00 12.3 Recurring annual cost for environmental protection Sl.No. Particulars No. Cost (Lakh Rs) 1 Pollution Control 1.1 Water spraying 1.00 1.2 Green belt development 0.50 1.3 Personal protective equipments 0.50 1.4 Quarterly monitoring 1.00 Sub total 3.00 2 Corporate social Responsibility 1.00 TOTAL 4.00