TANDSI-III BLOCK SUMMARY

PART A

Sr. Features Details

No.
1. Location
Coal Block
Tandsi-III Block
Latitude 220 9’ 44” to 320 10’ 38” N
Longitude 780 16’ 31” to 780 17’ 33” E
Topo Sheet No. 55 J/8
Coalfield Pench-Kanhan Valley Coalfield
Villages NA
Tehsil/ Taluka
District Chhindwara
State Madhya Pradesh
2. Connectivity with Block
Nearest Rail Head Nearest rail head is Naogaon Railway station on the Amla-Parasia gauge
railway section of the central Railway.
Road The Block can be approached from Rampur-Bhata road which is about 6-8
kms from block.

Airport NA
3. Area
Geological Block Area 1.76 Sq. Km ( As per Geological Report, CMPDI-RI-IV , FEB-1997)
Mining Lease Area NA
(As per Mining Plan)
Project Area NA

Forest Area NA

Non-Forest Area NA

4. Climate and Topography

Average Annual NA
Rainfall
Temp. (Min. – Max.) NA

Local Surface NA
Drainage Channels
Rivers NA

5. Exploration
Status Explored
Exploration Agency CMPDI
Total Number of 32 nos., 3736.45 m
Boreholes with
meterage
 Borehole Density 18.18 BH/Sq km
General Dip of Seams Dip- 50 to 90 towards NE.
General Strike NW-SE
Direction
6. Coal Seam details (As per the GR)
Coal Seams/ Parting Thickness Depth Geological Reserve Grade Mining Method
Range(m) Range (Mte) (UG/OC/Mixed)
III 2.04-3.61 4.62- C-E
4.468
224.7
Parting 7.82-15.97

II 0.27-1.48 15.65- C-E

229.28

Parting 25.09-41.39

I 0.35-1.76 65.42- C-E

1.870
264.42
TOTAL 6.338

PART B

Sr. No. Features Details

1. Previous Allocation
Name and Address of Allocatee Mideast Integrated Steels Ltd.
2. Target Capacity as per Mining NA
Plan
3. Status of Clearances/Approvals
Mining Plan/ Mine Closure Plan NA
Forest Clearance NA
Environmental Clearance NA
Mining Lease NA
Land Acquisition NA
No. of PAPs as per Mining Plan NA
4. Surface Infrastructure already Nil
built, if any.

Note: For taking any decision, data may be cross checked/validated from Geological Report, Mining
Plan, Mine Closure Plan, Environmental Clearance and Forest Clearance, and the data furnished by
the prior Allotee in Annexure - I/II
 TANDSI-III EXTN. BLOCK SUMMARY
PART A

Sr. Features Details

No.
1. Location
Coal Block Tandsi-III Extn. Block
Latitude 220 9’ 42” to 220 10’ 42” N
Longitude 780 16’ 04” to 780 17’ 10” E
Topo Sheet No. 55 J/8
Coalfield Pench-Kanhan Valley Coalfield
Villages NA
Tehsil/ Taluka
District Chhindwara
State Madhya Pradesh
2. Connectivity with Block
Nearest Rail Head Nearest rail head is Nawegaon Railway station on the Amla-Parasia
chhindwara broad gauge section of the central Railway. Nawegaon Railway
station is connected by a 16 km Kutcha forest road to Rampur-Bhata.
Road The Block is connected by 7 km Kutcha road from Rampur-Bhata via Danwa
village.Rampur Bhata is connected by a 22km all weather road to
Damua.Damua is connected to Chhindwara via Parasia by 72 km Tar road.
Airport
3. Area
Geological Block Area 1.5 Sq. Km ( As per Geological Report, MECL Aug-2000)
Mining Lease Area NA
(As per Mining Plan)
Project Area NA

Forest Area NA

Non-Forest Area NA

4. Climate and Topography

Average Annual NA
Rainfall
Temp. (Min. – Max.) NA

Local Surface NA
Drainage Channels
Rivers NA

5. Exploration
Status Regionally Explored
Exploration Agency MECL
Total Number of 6 nos., 823.95 m.
Boreholes with
meterage
 Borehole Density 4 BH/Sq km
General Dip of Seams Dip- 60 to 70 towards NE.
General Strike NW-SE (N 480W-S 480E to N 750W-S 750E)
Direction
6. Coal Seam details (As per the GR)
Coal Seams/ Parting Thickness Depth Geological Reserve Grade Mining Method
Range(m) Range (Mte) (UG/OC/Mixed)
III 3.21-3.78 51.67- NA
197.23
7.116

Parting 1.27-9.19

II 0.70-1.50 51.83-
202.25 -------

Parting 30.74-33.84

I 0.66-1.70 91.99-
2.985
234.19
TOTAL 10.101

PART B

Sr. No. Features Details

1. Previous Allocation
Name and Address of Allocatee Mideast Integrated Steels Ltd.
2. Target Capacity as per Mining NA
Plan
3. Status of Clearances/Approvals
Mining Plan/ Mine Closure Plan NA
Forest Clearance NA
Environmental Clearance NA
Mining Lease NA
Land Acquisition NA
No. of PAPs as per Mining Plan NA
4. Surface Infrastructure already NA
built, if any.

Note: For taking any decision, data may be cross checked/validated from Geological Report, Mining
Plan, Mine Closure Plan, Environmental Clearance and Forest Clearance, and the data furnished by
the prior Allotee in Annexure - I/II