Geological report on Limestone Exploration of

Mudhvay Sub-block D, Lakhpat Taluka,

Kachchh District, Gujarat

Executive Summary

Prepared for
Commissioner of Geology & Mining
Government of Gujarat

Prepared by
Geovale service Pvt. Ltd
56, Ideal villas, Kochpukur, Rajarhat
Kolkata-700 156
West Bengal

November, 2015
Geological Report on Limestone Exploration of
Mudhvay Sub-block D, Lakhpat Taluka,
Kachchh District, Gujarat

Executive Summary

Prepared for
Commissioner of Geology and Mining, Gujarat

Geovale Services Pvt. Ltd

56, Ideal Villas, Kochpukur, Rajarhat
Kolkata - 700 156
West Bengal, India
www.geovale.com
E: info@geovale.com
November, 2015
 Executive Summary

Mudhvay Sub-block D is part of the Mudhvay Block in the Lakhpat Taluka

in the Kachchh District of Gujarat. It is a NE-SW elongated irregular polygonal
block with an area of 1.07 km2 (107 Ha) hav ing di me nsi ons o f approx. 1.98
km in length and 1.08 km in width. The M u d h v a y block has been explored by
Commissioner of Geology and Mining (CGM) through a Rapid Reserve
Assessment Survey (RRAS) in 2009. The M u d h v a y Sub-block D was later
further explored f o r l i m e s t o n e in detail by Gujarat Mineral Development
Corporation (GMDC) in 2014-2015 as a part of a Mudhvay Block (1277 Ha)
Detailed Exploration Program. Cement grade nummulitic limestone occurs in
the M u d h v a y B l o c k i n t h e Eocene - Oligocene Fulra Formation comprising
of mostly numulitic limestone and Oligocene - Miocene Maniyara Fort
Formation comprising of shale, calcareous clay with thin limestone bands, which
are part of the Tertiary Platformal sediments of Kachchh. In the Sub-block D
Fulra Formation is exposed throughout the block and the Maniyara
Fort Formation is exposed only in a small patch of north-north-western
part of the sub-block. Fulra Formation limestone is greyish white to yellowish
grey micrite supported nummulitic limestone with thickness ranging from 40
m to 60 m, which forms the main ore body in the block. The overburden in the
area is mainly the leached rocks and top soil over the Fulra Formation and ranges
from 6 m in the south to approximately 12 m in the northern part of the block.

The block has a relief of 12 m, with altitude ranging from 14 m to 26 m above

the MSL. The topography is gently rolling and a thin 1 m veneer of white
clayey soil overlie the Fulra Formation in most part of the Sub-block D. The
block is located about 5 kms from the Kori Creek, which forms an estuarine
inlet to the Arabian Sea, further south. The 3 kms buffer zone of Narayan
Sarovar Wildlife Sanctuary is 1 kms to the south of the block.

GMDC organized the topographic survey using Total Station theodolites and
DGPS surveys to determine the boundary of the block and
classified the block area as Government and Santhani Land.
About 0.76 km2 (76 Ha, ~ 71%) of the total area of Mudhvay Sub-block B is
government land, and about 0.3 km2 (30 Ha, ~ 29%) remaining land is
Santhani Land (land allocated to landless persons) for agriculture purposes.

6 diamond core drillholes, totaling 570 m have been drilled within the Mudhvay
Sub-block D in a 400m x 400 m grid. 162 half split core samples of 1 to 2 m
length each were pulverized to 150 microns at site and sent to Inspectorate
Griffiths (IG) wet chemical laboratory at Gandhidham in Gujarat for assay.
Element suite determined at IG's laboratory include SiO2, Al2O3, Fe2O3, TiO2,
CaO, MgO, P2O5, Na2O, K2O, Cl, So3, R2O3 and LoI along with specific gravity
on Dried Air basis using IS standard procedures.

Geovale Services finalized the Geological Report of the Block based on the
data provided by the CGM and GMDC. It carried out the 3D Geological
Resource modeling of the ore body, using GEOVIA SurpacTM software. The ore
body modeling process involved developing a geological database from the
drillhole database, which has been validated by classical statistics and geo-
statistics. Surpac allows the data visualization by creation of sections along
desired directions and defining ore-waste contact by manual on-screen
digitization. The two stage solid modeling of the ore body by wire-framing the
digitized cross sections and block modeling (50m x 50m x 10 m blocks) on the
basis of geostatistically derived parameters allows estimation of 3D ore volume
and block wise grades. Resources and grades have been derived using both
Krigging and Inverse Distance Squared methods. Limestone of Fulra Formation is
the main mineralised body considered for Geological Resource estimation.

Though the specific gravity ranged from 2.2 to 2.6, a bulk density of 2.25 has
been used as advised by the CGM, Gujarat for the tonnage determination of the
limestone ore body. A cut off grade of 37% CaO and 1.5 m thickness has been
applied to determine the resource volume and grade for every Surpac block.

In Mudhvay Sub-block-B, GMDC carried out General Exploration (G-2 Stage)

exploration. The Geological Resource o f l i m e s t o n e i n t h e B l o c k has
been classified based on the Minerals (Evidence of Mineral Contents) Rules,
2015 notified by the Ministry of Mines. The total Geological Resource
esatablished in Mudhvay Sub-block B is 125 Mt of Indicated Mineral Resources
(UNFC 1997, 332 category).
Table 1 summarises the grade wise Indicated Geological Resource (UNFC 332) of
Mundhvay Sub-block D.

Table 1: Summary Resource Classification: Mudhvay Sub-block D

Kriging Inverse Distance

CaO% Range 3 3
Volume (m ) Tonnes CaO% Volume (m ) Tonnes CaO%
< 37.0 0 0 0.00 750000 1687500 0.00
37.0 -> 40.0 50000 112500 39.55 0 0 0.00
40.0 -> 42.0 7850000 17662500 40.83 1875000 4218750 41.91
42.0 -> 44.0 8300000 18675000 43.59 2150000 4837500 43.02
> 44.0 39325000 88481250 47.11 50750000 114187500 47.08
Grand Total 55525000 124931250 45.69 55525000 124931250 46.11

Table 2 provides the summary information about Mudhvay Sub-block D.

Table 2: Summary Information Table: Mudhvay Sub-block D

Name of the Block Mudhvay Sub-block D

Location Summary
Village Mudhvay
Taluka Lakhpat
District Kachchh
State Gujarat

Area Summary
Size of the block (Sq km) 1.071
Boundary coordinates
Point Easting (UTM) Northing (UTM) Latitude Longitude
D-01 466908.319 2622814.308 23 42' 57.3475" N 68 40' 31.2959" E

D-02 467685.465 2622824.850 23 42' 57.7472" N 68 40' 58.7414" E

D-03 467692.197 2622091.571 23 42' 33.9037" N 68 40' 59.0367" E

D-04 467393.834 2621896.600 23 42' 27.5421" N 68 40' 48.5155" E

D-05 467178.676 2621813.855 23 42' 24.8358" N 68 40' 40.9239" E

D-06 467173.221 2621783.280 23 42' 23.8412" N 68 40' 40.7337" E

D-07 466336.390 2621430.796 23 42' 12.3172" N 68 40' 11.2105" E

D-08 466230.310 2621424.804 23 42' 12.1144" N 68 40' 07.4650" E

D-09 466402.924 2621639.954 23 42' 19.1234" N 68 40' 13.5430" E

D-10 466853.510 2622582.149 23 42' 49.7943" N 68 40' 29.3790" E

Accessibility
Nearest rail head Bhuj
Road State Highways and two lane metalled roads
connecting the block area with Ahmedabad via
Bhuj.

Airport Rudra Mata Domestic Airport, Bhuj

Port Kandla Port near Gandhidham
Power Akrimota Thermal Power Project of GMDC at
Nani Chher Village in Lakhapat Taluka

Hydrography
Local drainage West/Northwest
Rivers Mudhvay Nala

Climate
Average rainfall ( June-September) 100 mm
Temperature (winter - max and min) 350C and 80C
Temperature (summer - max and min) 400C and 220C

Topography
Toposheet Number 41 A/10
Nature of surface Gently rolling terrain sloping towards west

Cadastral Summary
Government Land 0.76 Sq Km (~71%)
Santhani Land 0.3 Sq km (~29%)
Forest Area NIL

Exploration Summary
Regional geological mapping (agency, scale)
Regional exploration Agency (RRAS)
Block exploration (agency)
Number of drillholes
Geological Survey of India; Scale - 1:500000
Commissioner of Geology and Mining, Gujarat
Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation
6
Total metereage 570

Resource Summary (Mineral Evidence Rule)

Resource (UNFC categorisation, tonnage) G2, 332, 125 Mt
Average grade 46%
Limestone thickness 40 to 60 m (Average 48 m)
OB thickness 6 to 12 m
Structure - strike and dip Strike: ENE-WSW; Dip: 30 to 70 towards NNW
Faults None
Figure1: Mudhvay Sub-block D (blue polygon) within the Mudhvay Block (red polygon)
locations are shown in the Google Earth imagery of Western Kachchh