Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Ltd.

(A GOVERNMENT OF GUJARAT UNDERTAKING)

Salient Features of Lignite Project Panandhro
Name of the Mi ne Panandhro Li gni te Mi ne
General Manager Project Shri A.K.Garg
Contact Detai l s
Phone No : 02839 264411
Fax No : 02839 264428
Locati on
Vi l l age Panandhro, Ful ra & Khanot
Tal uka Lakhpat
Di stri ct Kutch
State Gujarat
Nearest Rai l way stati on Bhuj (130 km)
Nearest Ai r Port Bhuj (130 km)
Lease Area 1151 Hectare
Lease coordi nate
Lati tude : 2242'13" to 2339'56"
Longi tude 6445'00" to 6844'55"
Commencement Peri od 1973-74
Mi neral Mi ned Li gni te and Li mestone
Geol ogi cal Reserves 112.00 mi l l i on tones
Mi neabl e Reserves 109.00 mi l l i on tones
Overal l Rati o 1 : 3.64 {Li gni te(T) : Overburden (M3)}
Expl orati on Agenci es
Geol ogi cal Survey of Indi a
Commi ssi onarate of Geol ogy and Mi ni ng
Gujarat Mi neral Devel opment Corporati on
Total Meterage of Expl orati on 10,757 m
Total Expl orati on area
11.33 km
2
No. of Expl orati on Borehol es 362 wi thi n l ease area
Method of Excavati on
Opencast Mi ni ng, Usi ng Hydraul i c excavators and dumper combi nati on al ong wi th anci l l ary equi pment such as Dozer, Water
Spri nkl er, Motor Grader etc.
Local Geol ogi cal Formati on Period Series Formation
Recent - Top Soi l
Lower Ol i gocene Lower Nari Hard and Compact Si l i ceous Li mestone
Upper Eocene Ki rthar Nummul i ti c Li mestone
Lower Eocene
Mi ddl e Eocene
Laki Shal es , Cl ays , Li gni te
Unconformi ty
Pal eocene Supratrappeans Cl ays, Sands Al tered Formati ons
Unconformi ty
Upper Cretaceous Basi c Vol cani c Rocks/ Traps
Usage of Li gni te Li gni te i s di rectl y used i n Thermal Power Pl ants
Li gni te Producti on
(Al l fi gures i n tonnes)
1st Jun'2012 to
15th Jun'2012
1st Jun'2013 to
15th Jun'2013
1st Jun'2014 to
15th Jun'2014
149826.49 105065.63 111223.20
Li gni te Qual i ty Suppl i ed Constitute Received Base analysis (Average (%))
duri ng peri od from
1st to 15th
Jun2014
Total Moi sture 35.67%
Ash 16.02%
Vol ati l e Matter 28.38%
Fi xed Carbon 19.38%
Cal ori fi c Val ue (Kcal /kg) 3015.01
Li mestone Producti on(Al l fi gures i n
tonnes)
1st Jun'2012 to
15th Jun'2012
1st Jun'2013 to
15th Jun'2013
1st Jun'2014 to
15th Jun'2014
2547.77 503.81 1781.67
Li gni te Qual i ty Suppl i ed
duri ng peri od from
1st to 15th
Jun2014
L.O.I.
TotalCaCO
3
MgCO
3 CaO MgO
R
2
O
3
Fe
2
O
3
Al
2
O
3
SiO
2 Moisture % I.R.
39.50 82.22 00.50 46.19 00.24 4.40 2.60 1.80 8.16 2.19 N/A
Our val uabl e customer
Akri mota Thermal Power Stati on
Kutch Li gni te Thermal Power Stati on
Pl antati on on Backfi l l ed Area at Panandhro Li gni te Mi ne
Panandhro Li gni te Mi ne Worki ng
Blast Monitoring at Panandhro Lignite Mine tostudy the impacts in Fulra village (July 11).
Basti ng studi es carri ed
out by
J N Vyas Uni versi ty, M B M Engi neeri ng Col l ege, Jodhpur
Date of Bl asti ng Studi es
27
th
Jul y'11
Locati on of study
i nstruments
Near Jama Masji d & Idgah i n Ful ra Vi l l age
Di stance of bl asti ng si te 700m & 600m respecti vel y for Near Jama Masji d & Idgah from l ocati on of study i nstruments
DGMS Standards of
vi brati on
15 mm for bl asti ng frequency above 25Hz
DGMS Standards of Ai r
bl ast
115 dB (L) Threshol d l i mi ts of publ i c compl ai ns (Di shes and Wi ndows rattl es)
Vi l l agers representati ve Mr Sumar Abdul l ah Sumar and Mr Daud Jaru Jat
Resul ts observed for
aforesai d bl asti ng
practi ces
Resul t of measurement at both moni tori ng stati on shows that vi brati on and sound pressure l evel were bel ow the tri gger val ue of
i nstrument, hence i t i s i ndi cated that the i ntensi ty of vi brati on produced by the bl asts under moni tori ng were safe.
Concl usi on
AS per the studi es carri ed out by J N Vyas Uni versi ty, Jodhpur; i t i s concl uded that the present bl asti ng practi ces adopted at the l i gni te
mi ne Panandhro under study i s Safe and there i s no danger to any structure due to ground vi brati on produce duri ng the bl asti ng.
The ai r over pressure (Sound Level ) due to bl asti ng i s wel l wi thi n the l i mi ts speci fi ed by DGMS.