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Vol. 41 No. 3 October - December 2015

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A views of the MGMi 69th CounCil MeetinG held on 29th noveMber 2015

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C O N T E N T S

President’s Message ........................................................................................................... 1

Editor’s Page : Climate March - Rio to Paris........................................................................ 3

Regular Features

l Headquarters Activities ........................................................................................... 6

l Branch Activities.................................................................................................... 10

l News about Members ........................................................................................... 11

l New Members ....................................................................................................... 12

l Upcoming Events .................................................................................................. 14

l News Update......................................................................................................... 16

Short Article

l Status of Mineral Exploitation in the country with particular .................................. 21 reference to Gold and Gold Mining : M. H. R. Rao

Opinion

l Sustainable sand Mining Management Guidelince 2015 : DN Bhargava ...................... 27

Current Affairs

l Mineral (Auction) Rules, 2015 - Salient Features ......................................................... 28

Focus

l The Chinese scramble to mine Africa ................................................................... 30

From Archive

l 100 Years ago ....................................................................................................... 33

Down Memory Lane

l A Professor who lived for others : TR Jayaraman................................................. 36

Biennial Event of MGMI

l 6th Asian Mining Congress ................................................................................... 38

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MGMI COuNCIL FOR 2014 – 15

President AN Sahay, former CMD, MCL

Vice-Presidents Avijit Ghosh, CMD, HEC

NN Gautam, former Advisor (P), MOC TK Nag, CMD, NCL

NK Nanda, Director (Tech/Operation), NMDC

Immediate Past Presidents TK Lahiry, former CMD, BCCL RK Saha, former CMD, CCL

Immediate Past Secretary Dr Debasish Sarkar, GM, CIL

Honorary Secretary Prasanta Roy, Sr Manager (CV), CIL

Hony Jt Secretary Hony Treasurer Hony Editor Rajiw Lochan Ranajit Talapatra BC Bhattacharya Chief Manager (Geol), CMPDI Sr Manager (CP), CIL former CGM (WBPD), CIL

Dr Amalendu Sinha, former Director, CIMFR Akhilesh Choudhury, former DDG, GSI Awadh Kishore Pandey, Sr. Mg. (Mining), CIL AK Jha, CMD, MCL AK Karmakar, Chief Manager (Mining), CIL Anup Biswas, former DDG, Mines Safety Prof (Dr) Ashis Bhattacherjee, IIT, KGP Gautam Dhar, former CGM (CP), CIL JP Goenka, Mg Partner, NMC

Dr JP Barnwal, Chief Sc. & Head, CSIR JP Dasgupta, former CGM (MM), CIL LK Bose, former ED, CIL Phalguni Guha, former CGM, Coal Videsh, CIL Rajiv Ranjan Mishra, CMD, WCL (Dr) Subir Kumar Mukhopadhyay, former professor IIT, KGP Samir Kumar Ghosh, former Mgr. (Met.), HCL VK Arora, Chief Mentor (Coal), KCT & Bros

Council Members

Editorial CommitteeAmar Kumar Majumdar, Hony. Jt. Editor Akhilesh Choudhury, former DDG, GSI Samir Kumar Ghosh, former Mgr. (Met.), HCL

Prasanta Roy, Sr Manager (CV), CIL RK Dutta, former Director, GSI Prof SC Ray, former HOD, IIT, KGP

Advisor to the Editorial Committee LK Bose, former Executive Director, CIL, Kolkata

News Journal, Vol. 41, No. 3, October-December 2015 1

President’s Message

While welcoming the new members of the National Council I think it will not be out of place to share with you my strong feeling that we should not rest on our past laurels but continue our march forward by reinforcing the very important role that MGMI has been playing in the mining and mineral sectors.

The recently organized seminar IMICA 2015 is a testimony to the technical capabilities achieved by MGMI and the extent of technical services provided to the various organizations.

You are aware that during February 24-27, 2016, MGMI is hosting the 6th Asian Mining Congress (6th AMC) in Kolkata. The preparation for the forthcoming 6th AMC is going on well and I hope all the members of MGMI will take keen interest for success of the event in a big way.

It will be my endeavour to keep the spirit of MGMI high in fulfilling the expectation of the mineral industry bestowed on it with the valued support of its members.

AN Sahay President

Dear Members,

I convey my heartiest Bijoya and Deepawali greetings to you and your family. May this festival of light shower upon you lots of happiness and glory.

At the very outset, I would like to express my gratitude to you all for re-electing me as President of this August body for the year 2015-16.

I feel honoured to have taken over again the coveted position of President. I congratulate members of the outgoing Council for their eventful and fruitful tenure. In keeping with the traditions of MGMI, a number of National and International Seminars, Technical Workshops, Ordinary General Meetings etc. were held in the preceding year. I take this opportunity to record my appreciation of the invaluable contribution of the Past Presidents of the Institute. I indeed feel proud to be a part of the weighty legacy which is carrying the fame of MGMI forward.


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Climate marCh - rio to Paris

The march for climate change started 23 years ago in 1992 with the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro where the world nations adopted a treaty that pledged, but ultimately failed to cut the emissions driving global warming. With the passage of 23 years the march reached 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP 21in Paris, France, from 30 November to 12 December 2015. It was the 21st yearly session of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the 11th session of the Meeting of the Parties to the 1997 Kyoto Protocol.

As the gavel came down on the Paris climate negotiations on Saturday night, the 12th. December, nearly 200 countries agreed on a historic deal to address climate change. It was an unprecedented and welcome outcome after the failure of its predecessor in Copenhagen in 2009. And the outcome seems to have disappointed fewer people than is the norm at these negotiations.

Leading up to the negotiations and through the conference, India’s role was often made out to be as one that could either make or break the Paris negotiations. But India could deftly manage its PR and sign onto a final agreement that is balanced in its immediate interests.

What does the Paris accord mean for india?The Paris accord, as agreed upon by member countries, sets the architecture for carbon emission reduction after 2020. It safeguards the principle of common but differentiated responsibility that has remained a non-negotiable aspect of India’s climate position. This principle squarely puts the major responsibility on developed nations to drastically cut their carbon

emissions and provide the necessary finance, technology and capacity building for developing economies to mitigate and adapt to climate change.

The agreement will come into effect once at least 55 countries, amounting to 55% of global greenhouse gases, ratify or accept the Paris agreement. Here are some key features of the Paris accord:

1.5 Degrees : the New line in the sandAfter considerable pressure from island nations and least developed countries, parties to the conference agreed on pursuing long-term efforts to limit global average temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. The agreement invites the Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change (IPCC), the global scientific authority on climate science, to produce a special report by 2018 on the potential impacts of crossing 1.5 degrees and drawing emission pathways to avoid these impacts. This is an incredibly ambitious goal given the existing commitments on carbon mitigation are set to take us beyond 3 - 3.5 degrees average temperature rise.

For India, the dangers of climate change are all too real. The 1.5 degrees target will avoid putting the lives of millions along its coastline and those dependent directly on agricultural yields at risk.

Carbon mitigation targetsThe Paris accord builds upon the bottom up approach of voluntary commitments or Intended Nationally Determined Commitments (INDCs) from both developed and developing countries. The accord urges parties to enhance their pre-2020 emission cuts and acknowledges the significant gap between current pledges and

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what is needed to be consistent with holding temperature rise to 1.5 degrees. Countries are expected to submit revised INDCs by 2020, and every five years thereafter. India highlighted the need to operationalise the principle of equity and fair distribution of the remaining carbon space (i.e. the amount of carbon we can further emit before breaching average temperature threshold).

But by deferring ambitious carbon reductions from the developed countries post 2020, which will still remain voluntary, India has effectively accepted a scenario where a fair carbon budgeting is a distant dream. India, it appears, will instead push hard for greater financing and capacity building for a renewable energy transition.

Climate FinanceDeveloped nations agreed to raise $100 billion annually by 2020, with a commitment to enhanced financing thereafter. Unfortunately, the nature of finance, its source, accounting and distribution remain unresolved and deeply contentious. An OECD report earlier this year claimed that climate finance had reached $62 billion in 2014 but the numbers were quickly dismissed by India’s environment minister Prakash Javadekar and his counterparts from the BASIC (Brazil, South Africa, India and China) countries on the basis of double-accounting.

India sought $2.5 trillion in finance for achieving its INDC by 2030, so a global commitment of $100 billion pales in comparison. The coming few years will consequently witness a greater push for materialising this finance through a variety of public and private channels.

Compromises and legal WranglesThe Paris accord isn’t legally binding on two key aspects. There is no obligation on developed nations to enhance mitigation targets or increase climate finance. Countries are instead tacitly

relying on a system of naming and shaming nations to influence climate targets. One of the key points on the table for the island nations was the question of loss and damage. How will the developed world pay for climate-related disasters that are impacting vulnerable nations today? The accord acknowledges the impacts but does not provide a basis for liability or compensation.

The legally-binding nature of the agreement is on developed nations to report progress on the climate finance being delivered to developing countries on a biennial basis, and mitigation targets with a five-year review mechanism starting in 2018.

Javadekar explained that India signed the final agreement in a spirit of compromise. Many nations have similarly made compromises to avoid the ignominy of being the parties that derailed the negotiations and set it back by at least another decade.

Overall it was a win for climate justice. The Paris accord has been successful in sending a resounding signal to the markets that the era of fossil fuels is gradually approaching an end. A majority of the known fossil fuels will need to be left in the ground if we are to have any realistic chance of staying within a 1.5 degrees temperature rise.

What Commitments has india made?India is among about 185 countries that have submitted Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDC), a set of pledged actions to curb emissions. India's INDC includes a plan to generate 175,000MW from renewable energy by 2022, expand non-fossil fuel-based electricity to 40 per cent of installed capacity, reduce emissions intensity (the emissions per unit gross domestic product) by 33 to 35 per cent by 2030 from the 2005 level and add forests and trees to remove 2.5 billion to 3 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.


india’s summarised intended Nationally Determined Contribution (iNDC) 1. Sustainable Lifestyle : To put forward and

further propagate a healthy and sustainable way of living based on traditions and values of conservation and moderation.

2. Cleaner Economic Development : To adopt a climate friendly and a cleaner path than the one followed hitherto by others at corresponding level of economic development.

3. Reduce Emission Intensity of GDP : To reduce the emission intensity of its GDP by 33 to 35 percent by 2030 from 2005 level.

4. Increase the Share of Non Fossil Fuel Based Electricity : To achieve about 40 percent cumulative electric power installed capacity from non-fossil fuel based energy resources by 2030 with the help of transfer of technology and low cost international finance including from Green Climate Fund (GCF).

5. Enhancing Forests Carbon Sink : To create an additional carbon sink of 2.5 to 3 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent through additional forest and tree cover by 2030.

6. Adaptation Component : To better adapt to climate change by enhancing investments in development programmes in sectors vulnerable to climate change, particularly agriculture, water resources, Himalayan region, coastal regions, health and disaster management.

7. Mobilizing Finance : To mobilize domestic and new & additional funds from developed countries to implement the above mitigation and adaptation actions in view of the resource required and the resource gap.

8. Technology Development &Transfer : To build capacities, create domestic framework and international architecture for quick diffusion of cutting edge climate technology in India and for joint collaborative R&D for such future technologies.

(The write up is based on different press reports e.g. New York Times, The Telegraph, Quartz India, BBC News, etc.) u

Bibhas C Bhattacharya Hony. Editor

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Approved Minutes of the 868th Council Meeting of the MGMIThe 868th meeting of the Council (4th meeting of the 109th Session) of the Institute held at MGMI Bldg., GN 38/4, Sector – V, Salt Lake, Kolkata 700 091 on 23rd August 2015, 2.30 pm with Shri AN Sahay, Hon’ble President in the chair. The meeting was attend by Shri Avijit Ghosh, Prof SP Banerjee, S/Shri RK Saha, Akhilesh Choudhury, JP Goenka,

LK Bose, Dr. Debasish Sarkar, Prof. (Dr.) SK Mukhopadhyay, Prof. (Dr.) Asish Bhattacharya, S/Shri Gautam Dhar, Samir Kr. Ghosh, Awadh K Pandey, Ranajit Talapatra, AK Moitra, Phalguni Guha, Rajiw Lochan and Shri Prasanta Roy.

ITEM No. 0 Opening of the Meeting

0.1.1 Leave of absence was granted to those who could not attend the Meeting.

0.2 President welcomed the Past Presidents and all members of the Council.

Condolence :One minute silence was observed in the memory of late APJ Abdul Kalam, Former President of India. Shri LK Bose informed that once MGMI had invited Late APJ Abdul Kalam for delivering Sir Holland Memorial Lecture which he agreed, but he could not make it as his movement was restricted due to Pokhran Nuclear test.

President advised to frame the letter signed by late APJ Abdul Kalam for display.

868.1.0 To confirm the minutes of the 867th meeting of the Council held at Kolkata on 14th June, 2015.

The Minutes were circulated to all Council members. So far, no comments were received. The Council then resolved that:

Resolution : The Minutes of the 867th (3rdnd meeting of the 109th Session) meeting of the Council held on 14th June 2015 at Kolkata be confirmed.

868.1.1 To consider matters arising out of the minutes.

The Council then considered the action taken report on the minutes of the 867th meeting of the Council held on 14th June 2015 at Kolkata and noted the report.

868.2.0 To discuss the forthcoming events of the Institute

a) 109th Annual General Meeting

The hotel, Novotel at New Town, Rajarhat, Kolkata – 700156 has been booked for 109th AGM, Seminar & 58th Holland Memorial Lecture on 26th September 2015 from 09.00 a.m. to 06.00 p.m. AGM circular will be issued shortly.

b) 58th Holland Memorial Lecture

Shri Harbans Singh, DG, GSI has been approached to deliver the 58th Holland Memorial Lecture on 26th September 2015 at Hotel Novotel. He has been provided

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with background of the lecture together with name of speakers, topics of lectures so far delivered. Written confirmation yet to be received.

c) National seminar IMICA-2015

Convenor, Shri AK Pandey informed that 07 eminent personnel, like Shri RR Mishra, CMD, WCL, Shri Avijit Ghosh, CMD, HECL, Shri NK Nanda, D(T), NMDC, Shri Prabhat Mandal, Chairman, Delhi Branch & Advisor Energy and Mineral, TCG, Shri Subir Das, Director, (Mines), NLC and Shri AK Jha, D(T), MOIL & Shri Peeyush Kumar, Director (Technical), MOC, GOI have been approached for sharing their knowledge, service experience and present a paper on one of the key issues for the benefit of the participants in the seminar. It was informed that around Rs. 15 lakhs will be required for the seminar. Till date MGMI has not received any confirmed sponsorship.

d) Progress of 6th AMC & Exhibition 2016

i) Potential organisations have been approached for wholehearted support and sponsoring the event to make it a success in befitting manner. The letters issued under the signature of Shri AN Sahay, President, MGMI & CMD, MCL. Shri TK Nag, Vice President & CMD, NCL has expressed his inability to continue as Chairman of 6th AMC conference. Council decided that now Shri RR Mishra, CMD, WCL will be the Chairman, 6th AMC Conference and Shri Avijit Ghosh, CMD, HEC will continue as Chairman, Exhibition Committee.

ii) Convenor of Exhibition-IME 2016 Shri JP Goenka informed that an MOU has been signed between MGMI and Tafcon on 23rd August 2015. He also informed that progress in exhibition is as per schedule. Many countries are going to participate in the exhibition.

In the MoU M/s. Tafcon has enhanced 10% minimum guarantee amount, i.e. from Rs. 30 lacs to Rs. 33 lacs with the following break up :

(ii) TAFCON will contribute to MGMI a sum of Rs. 750/- (Rupees Seven hundred fifty) per sqmt. of the net booked exhibition area inside the hall, subject to a minimum guaranteed amount of Rs. 33 lacs (Rupees Thirty Three lacs only) towards part of the expenses incurred by MGMI.

(ii) In addition TAFCON will pay MGMI Rs. 500/- (Rupees Five Hundred) per sqmt. of net exhibition space outside the hall booked by the exhibitors.

Out of the minimum guaranteed amount as above, (i) a part amount of Rs. 3.0 Lacs (Rupees Three Lacs) will be paid by TAFCON to MGMI within a week from the date of signing of the MoU. (ii) Another Rs 5.0 lacs (Rupees Five Lacs) will be paid by TAFCON to MGMI within three months from the date of signing of the MoU. (iii) The balance Rs 25.0 Lacs (Rupees Twenty Five Lacs only) will be paid by TAFCON to MGMI by March 31, 2016. (iv) Additional amount, if any, based on the actual participation level, will be paid by TAFCON to MGMI by April 30, 2016.

868.3.0 To consider and approve the recommendations of the Judging Committees for various Awards and Medals and proposal for the year 2014-15.

Hony. Secretary read out the different names of Award winner, recommended by the various judging committee. Council accepted the recommendations. For HB Ghosh award, the committee referred the document to DGMS for verification. Council authorised the President to accept the recommendation after verification.


It was proposed that from next year onwards, Council members have to propose at least two nominations for the awards to ensure more awareness among the members. It was also proposed that the award procedure should be initiated little bit earlier to ensure sufficient processing time.

868.4.0 To consider and approve the Audited Accounts for the financial year ended on 31st March 2015.

Council accepted the audited accounts with an observation that expenditure was more than the income in MGMI Consultancy services.

868.5.0 To appoint the Institute's Auditor for the financial year 2015-16 with their remuneration.

Council decided that M/s BK Sen & Co will continue as auditor of MGMI with same remuneration.

868.6.0 To adopt the revised Memorandum and Articles of Association of MGMI as approved by General Body Meeting held on 14th March 2015.

Memorandum and Article of association will be implemented after acceptance in ROC. Council advised to consult an experienced professional who will do the job in ROC and also provide advice and assistance for switch over from Companies Act to Societies Act. Hony. Jt. Secretary submitted that CA Arvinder Pal Singh, Past Director of Lions club may be consulted for this purpose.

868.7.0 To elect the President of the Institute for the year 2015-16.

Shri AN Sahay has been re-elected President unanimously for the year 2015-16.

868.8.0 To elect the Honorary secretary of the Institute for the year 2015-17.

Shri Prasanta Roy has been re-elected Honorary Secretary unanimously for the year 2015-17.

868.9.0 To discuss on the status of MGMI Consultancy services.

The Chairman of Fact Finding Committee, Shri RK Saha has informed that letter has been sent to BCCL & ECL for needful information. Reply is yet to be received. After receiving the information from the concerned companies, final report will be placed in the council.

868.10.0 To consider applications for membership and the membership position of the Institute.

a) The Council approved 10 Life membership applications.


b) The Council noted the present position of membership which is as follows:

Membership Position (As on 23.08.2015)

14.06.2015 Add Trans Loss 23.08.2015Member 218 - - - 218Life Member 2394 10 - - 2404Associate 37 - - - 37Student Associate 06 - - - 06Life Subscriber 32 - - - 32Subscriber 01 - - - 01Donor 02 - - - 02Patron 04 - - - 04Corporate 08 - - 08

2702 10 2712

868.11.0 To discuss Any other matter with permission of the Chair.

(i) The Council approved releasing a sum of Rs. 25000/- as exgratia to the family of Late Swapan Kumar Ghosh, sweeper of MGMI who passed away recently.

(ii) Two quotations have been received for installation of lift in MGMI building at Saltlake. Total expenditure will be around Rs.19 lakhs including civil work. A Committee has been constituted with the following members to take all the necessary action in this regards.

(a) Shri SK Ghosh

(b) Shri Ranajit Talapatra

(c) Shri AK Pandey

(d) Hony.Secretary / Hony. Jt.Secretary

(iii) Hony. Editor, Shri BC Bhattacharya expressed his constraints to work for MGMI Magazine from abroad. Council advised Hony. Editor to purchase a laptop from his present place of stay and reimburse.

(iv) Council approved the proposal of updating of MGMI Members' Directory and advised to request Shri Ranjit Dutta to take up the job.

(v) MGMI Hyderabad branch has proposed to introduce an Award at Hyderabad branch. In principle, Council approved introduction of Award with the jurisdiction of Hyderabad branch and advised that it should be continued every year with an appropriate name.

The meeting ended with vote thanks to the Chair at 4.30 p.m. u


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BRANCH ACTIVITIES

Minutes of the General Body Meeting and Technical Session of MGMI Ranchi Branch held at CMPDI, Ranchi on 03.10.2015

A Technical Session & General Body Meeting of the MGMI, Ranchi Branch was held at the Koel Hall, STC Building, CMPDI (HQ), Gondwana Place, Kanke Road, Ranchi (Jharkhand) on Saturday the 3rd October 2015 at 05.00 PM. The session was attended by around 60 eminent MGMI members and their professional guests.

At the outset, Sri Gopal Singh, CMD, CCL and Chairman, MGMI Ranchi Branch welcome all the MGMI members and their guests and conducted the procedure for election of the new officer bearers of MGMI Ranchi Branch. In this occasion, Sri AK Debnath, CMD, CMPDI also gave his best wishes to the MGMI Ranchi branch.

In the general body meeting, following decisions were taken :

1. Establishment of a permanent office of MGMI Ranchi Branch at CCL premises;

2. Formation of a committee of veteran MGMI members of Ranchi Branch to steer and mobilise the activities of the branch under the leadership of Sri SK Verma, Ex-CMD, CMPDI/CCL.

Following officials were elected unanimously as the office bearers of MGMI Ranchi Branch :

1. Hony. Secy. : Dr. Anindya Sinha, Regional Director, RI-3, CMPDI

2. Executive Members :

a) Sri Amitava Das, General Manager (Exploration), CMPDI

b) Sri Chandra Bhushan Sahay, General Manager (Mining), P&P Division, CCL

c) Sri Sanjay Kumar Dubey, Sr. Manager (Excavation), CMPDI

d) Sri Manoj Kumar Sanwal, Sr. Manager (Mining), CCL

e) Sri Sandip Kumar Bhagat, Sr. Manager (Environment), CCL

Following officials were co-opted unanimously to assist in smooth functioning of MGMI Ranchi Branch :

1. Hony. Joint Secy. : Sri KK Mishra, General Manager, NK Area, CCL

2. Treasurer : Sri Jayanta Chakravarty, Chief Manager (Excv.), RI-3, CMPDI

3. Co-opted Executive Members :

a) Sri Debashish Basu, General Manager (Environment), CMPDI

b) Smt. Suchandra Sinha, Sr. Manager (E&M), E&M Division, CMPDI

c) Sri Sanjeev Kumar, Sr. Manager (Mining)/Manager, Rajrappa Opencast, CCL

d) Sri Alok Kumar Singh, Sr. Manager (Mining), CCL

In the technical session, two technical papers were presented namely,

1. Mine Pit Lakes in Indian Coal Mines – Creating Sustainable Source of Livelihood - Presented by Sri D. Basu, GM (Env.) & Dr. Vinita Arora, Sr. Mgr (Env.), CMPDI.

2. Satellite Surveillance for Land Reclamation Monitoring - Presented by Sri NP Singh, GM (Geomatics), CMPDI

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News about MeMbers

Dr Gouri Shankar Pd Singh (10544-LM) MMGI is now at Ar No. L36, Tulsidas Colony, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi – 221 005, UP, Ph: 0542 6701302, 094518 28337, Fax 0542 2369434, 2369442 email : [email protected]

Shri PC Tiwari, (4961-LM) is presently General Manager(Mining), WCL HQ, is now at KT Nagar, Katol Road, Nagpur 440 013, Maharashtra, email : [email protected] Ph No 0712 2571445 (M) 7588691995

Shri MSS Reddy (10124-LM)MMGI is now Project Officer, Samaleswari OCP, PO Rampur Colliery, Brajrajnagar, Dist. Jharsuguda, Pin 768 225 [email protected]

Dr Amalendu Sinha, (3557-LM ) MMGI is now at Opp CPWD Colony, Near CMPF Office, Dhanbad 826 001, (M) 9431121745 email: [email protected]

Shri RT Mandekar, (8999-LM), MMGI is now at Dy Director of Mines Safety, Plot No. 1936-1949, JDA Scheme No. 5, Behind Joy H. S. School, Vijay Nagar, Jabalpur(MP) 482 002

Shri Chandra Bhanu Prasad (10502-LM) MMGI is now 705/Keshari PLC. Apartment, Delta Chhak, Unit-8, Bhubaneswar – 751 003 Odisha (M) 9471191194, 94370 44472, email : [email protected]

Shri Ajit Kumar Das, (3541-LM) MMGI is now Director (Retd) GSI 14/A, Paddapukur Road, Kolkata 700 020, (R) 24758064, (M) 9433611073 email : [email protected]

Shri Sukadeva Das (10086-LM) MMGI is now Chief Manager (Mining) Qtr No D-6, At/PO Nehru Shatabdi Nagar, Bharatpur Talcher Dist. Angul, Odisha

Shri RC Malhotra (7856-LM) MMGI is now at Flat no 204, GHS No 70, Sector 20, Panchkula 134 116, Haryana

Dr KV Krishnamurthy (7151-LM) MMGI Dy DG (Retd) No 223, 2nd”A”Main, 6th Cross, Vinayaka Layout, Nagarabhavi 9th Block, II Stage, Bengaluri 560 072

Shri Jitendra Roy Choudhury (9676-LM) MMGI is now at A/504, Krishna Palace, Asha Nagar, Kandivali (East), Mumbai – 400 101, Maharashtra email [email protected]

Shri Ananda Dube, (7534-LM) MMGI is now Director, GSI (Retd.) AK 264, Salt Lake, Secot II, Kolkata 700 091 Tel : 033 2321 4142

Shri AN Sahay (5692-LM) MMGI, Former CMD, MCL is now at C-13, Road No. 1, Ashoke Nagar, Ranchi 834002

Shri Phalguni Guha (8553-LM) MMGI is now at Flat No. 4B, Plot No CE/74, Action Area – IC, New Town, Kolkata 700 156

Shri Biranchi Narayan Mishra (98032-LM) MMGI is now at Plot 9, Maitree Nanapada, Naharkanta, Bhubaneswar – 752 101, Odisha, Ph : 0674 2463282, 09437247358 email : [email protected]

Shri Anupam Bagchi (10628-LM) MMGI is now General Manager(Mining), Hargreaves Mining India, Flat – F4, Block & Emerald Gardens, Hatiara Roy Para, Kolkata 700 157 Ph: 9477289140, email : [email protected], [email protected]

Shri Amrita Acharya (5542-LM) MMGI is now P-49, Unique Park, Behala, Kolkata 700 034 email : [email protected] u

As on 24.09.2015


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New MeMbers

10622-LM, Shri Kapil Dhagat, B. Tech (Min), FCC, Executive Vice-President, Jindal Steel & Power Limited, Tower – B, 4th Floor Sector – 32, Gurgaon – 122001 (Haryana), Ph : (O) 0124-6612437, (R) 01204210015, (M) 8826328866, Mail : [email protected], [email protected]

10623-LM, Shri Subrata Kundu, B. E (Min), MBM, Dip in (Geostatistics), Sr. Manager, CMPDI Regional Institute – 1, G. T. Road (West), Asansol-713304, Ph : (O) 0341-2252086/2255067 (R) 9434790520 /9434007901, Mail : [email protected]

10624-LM, Shri Birendra Kumar, B. Sc Engg (Min), FCC, Sr. Manager (Min), CMPDI,Triveni – D, Flat - No. 6B, Shristinagar, Vivekanand Sarani, Asansol – 713305, Ph : 0341-2252001/2252086, M – 9434790522/9434580678, Mail : [email protected]

10625-LM, Shri Gopal Prasad, B. Tech (Min), PG Dip (Management), Regional Director, CMPDI RI -1, G.T. Road (West) (OPP – LIC), Asansol – 713304, Ph : 0341-2253504/2254133, (M) 9434790500/9434071427, [email protected]

10626-LM, Shri Jayanta Sengupta, M. Sc (Geol), PG Dip, DIIT (Exploration Geol), General Manager, (Geology), Visa Steel Ltd. & Arvind Consultants, Flat No. 1, 41/5A, Prince Gulam Hussain Shah Road, Jadavpur, Kolkata – 700032, Ph : 033-40662142 (R), (M) 8697734565, Mail : [email protected]

10627-LM, Shri Alok Kumar Singh, B. Tech (Min), MBA (Management), Sr. Manager (Min), Central Coalfields Limited, 28/F, Balihar Road, Morabadi, Ranchi, Jharkhand – 834008, Ph : 0651-2550094 (R), (M) 9431929319, Mail : [email protected]

10628-LM, Shri Anupam Bagchi, B.E. (Min), Dip in Business Finance, Dip in Prod. Management, General Manager (Mining), Hargreaves Mining India, Flat – F4, Block – A, Emerald Gardens, Hatiara Roy Para, Kolkata 700157, Ph. : 033-40074266 /9477289140, Mail : [email protected]

10629-LM, Shri Pulak Baran Chakrabarty, Degree (Min), Chief Executive Officer, Shyam Mineral Resources Pvt. Ltd, 5D, Green Park Project, Green Project, 4/1, H M Dutta Road, Dum Dum Cant, Kolkata – 700 028, P h : 8 3 3 5 0 3 5 1 8 5 / 9 4 3 4 1 1 5 0 0 3 , Mail : [email protected], [email protected]

10630-LM , Shr i B inoy Kumar Saik ia, M. Sc (Chemistry), Ph. D (Chemistry), Scientist, CSIR-NEIST, Coal Chemistry Division, CSIR-NEIST, Jorhat – 785006, Assam, Ph : 0376-2572581/2370011, M – 09435058087, Mail : [email protected],

10631-LM , Sh r i Ami t Kumar Gora i , M. Tech (Min), Ph. D (Env.Sc ), MBA (Oper & Magt), Asstt. Professor National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, Department of Mining Engg. Sundargarh, Odisha – 769008, P h : 0 6 6 1 - 2 4 6 2 6 1 5 / 2 4 6 2 6 0 1 ( F a x ) , M – 7749006070, Mail : [email protected]

10632-LM, Shri Rajesh Kumar, B.E. (Mech), PGDBA (Fin), Project Manager, M/s. Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T), Flat No. 7, Minakshi Apartment, 61, Rajdanga Chakrabarty Para, Kasba, Kolkata – 700107, Ph : 033-66353228 / 7044055526, Mail : [email protected]

10633-LM , Shr i Debananda Tr ipathy, M. Sc (Geol), M. Tech (Mineral Exploration), General Manager, Jindal Steel & Power Ltd, Flat No. 104, JN Tower Patia, Near Sirdi Sai Temple, Bhubaneswar, Odisha – 751024,

(As approved in Council Meeting on 29. 11. 2015)


Ph : 763100776 / 8823338842, 9040880045, Mail : [email protected]

10634-LM, Shri Amitava Kundu, B. Tech (Mining), AGM (Mining), NMDC Ltd.,101, R K Residency, Manikonda, Sairam Colony, Vill – Puppalguda, Dist. RR, Hyderabad – 500089, Ph : 9490491741, Mail : [email protected]

10635-LM, Shri Debadutta Mohanty, B. Sc (Geol), M. Sc Tech (Applied Geol), Ph. D (Earth Sci ), Sr. Scientist, CSIR, ME Thane Emission and Degasification, Division, Barwa Road, Dhanbad – 826015, Jharkhand, Ph : 9471304757, Mail : [email protected] u

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March 201617 - 19 March 2016 : 2nd International Conference on “Advances In Steel, Power and Construction Technology (ICASPCT 2015). Venue: Raigarh, Chhatisgarh, India. Website: http://www.conference.opju.ac.in Contact person: Ashok Kr Srivastava. The Conference would focus on the recent advancements as well as future outlook in steel, power and construction technology. Organized by: O.P. Jindal University. Deadline for abstracts/proposals: 20th December 2015. Check the event website for more details.

23 - 25 March 2016 : ICGEA 2016 International Conference on Green Energy and Applications - Ei Compendex & Scopus. Venue: Singapore. Website: http://www.icgea.org Contact person: Yashin Tu. Accepted papers of ICGEA 2016 can be published in a volume of MATEC Web of Conferences (ISSN: 2261-236X), which is indexed by Ei Compendex, Inspec, DOAJ, CPCI (Web of Science) and Scopus. Organized by: MATEC. Deadline for abstracts/proposals: 5th January 2016. Check the event website for more details.

April 201611-13 April 2016 : Risk and Resilience Mining Solutions. Venue: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Website: http://www.mining.solutions/riskandresilience Contact person: Olga Cherepanova. This conference will address the use of integrated risk assessment, management and decision-making; as well as explore risk and resilience aspects of procedures, designs, operations and mine closure. Organized by: InfoMine and University of British Columbia. Deadline for abstracts / proposals: 7th December 2015. Check the event website for more details.

May 201609-11 May 2016 : Seventh International Conference & Exhibition on Mass Mining - MassMin 2015. Venue: Syndey, New South Wales, Australia. Website: http://www.massmin2016.com Contact person: Eliza Sanneman. Mass mining participants including researchers, planners, consultants, equipment and service suppliers and mine operators are invited to meet to share experiences and ideas, successes and lessons learnt, and to discuss possible futures. Organized by: The AusIMM. Check the event website for more details.

June 20166 - 8 June 2016 : Mining and Communities Solutions 2016. Venue: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Website: http://www.mining.solutions/miningandcommunities Contact person: Olga Cherepanova. This conference will explore the relationships between mining operations and communities, as well as the approaches that companies take to develop effective engagement with the communities and the host governments. Organized by: InfoMine and University of British Columbia. Deadline for abstracts/proposals: 21st December 2015. Check the event website for more details.

10 - 12 June 2016 : 2016 5th International Conference on Petroleum Industry and Energy (ICPIE 2016)--Ei Compendex and Scopus. Venue: Barcelona, Spain. Website: http://www.icpie.org Contact person: Ms Eve Lee. 1. Publication: MATEC Web of Conferences (ISSN: 2261-236X) 2. Indexed: Ei Compendex and Scopus 3.Keynote speakers: Prof. Bogdan Zygmunt (Faculty of Chemistry, Gdansk University of Technology, Poland). Organized by: MATEC. Deadline for abstracts/proposals: 10th February 2016.. Check the event website for more details.


20 - 22 June 2016 : Biohydrometallurgy '16. Venue: Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Website: http://www.min-eng.com/biohydromet16 Contact person: Dr Barry Wills. Biohydromet '16 will focus on the latest developments in the field of biohydrometallurgy: the development, optimisation and application of integrated biomining process operations for mineral ores, including low grade and complex ores; the... Organized by : MEI. Check the event website for more details.

23 - 24 June 2016 : Sustainable Minerals '16. Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Website : http://www.min-eng.com/sustainableminerals16 Contact person: Dr Barry Wills. This conference will discuss all aspects of material and metal usage by considering for example (but not exclusively): • Acid Mine Drainage • Clean Technology (smelting, energy recovery, hydrometallurgical, etc.) • Coal Wastes • Effluent ... Organized by: MEI. Check the event website for more details.

July 201625 - 27 July 2016 : International Conference on Geology and Geophysics. Venue: Barcelona, Spain. Website: http://www.istdst.org/PSS Contact person: Conference Secretariat. The Conference is about Space Sciences, but not limited. http://www.istdst.org/CONFERENCES. Check the event website for more details.

August 201627 Aug. - 4 Sept. 2016 : 35th International Geology Congress. Venue: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. Website: http://35igc.org Contact person: Lesley Ferreira. South Africa will be hosting the 35th ‘World Cup of Geosciences’ in 2016, the prestigious International Geological Congress (IGC), which is undoubtedly the most important activity of the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS). Organized by: Council for Geoscience. Deadline for abstracts/proposals: 31st December 2015. Check the event website for more details.

29 - 31 August 2016 : EUROCK 2016 - Rock Mechanics & Rock Engineering : From Past to the Future. Cappadocia, Nevsehir, Turkey. Website: http://eurock2016.org Contact person: Mrs. Ilkay Akinci & Mrs. Dilek Karcik Buyukcinar. On behalf of the International Society for Rock Mechanics (ISRM), Turkish National Society for Rock Mechanics cordially invites the international community to attend the EUROCK 2016 Symposium. Organized by: Turkish National Society for Rock Mechanics. Deadline for abstracts/proposals: 31st August 2015. Check the event website for more details.

October 201611 - 12 Oct. 2016 : Mauritanides 2016 – 4th Mauritania Mining and Oil & Gas Conference Exhibition. Venue: Nouakchott, Senegal. Website: http://mauritanides-mr.com Contact person: Harry LAPOMAREDE. Mauritanides 2016 – 4th Mauritania Mining and Oil & Gas Conference Exhibition, 11-12 October 2016, Nouakchott, Mauritania. Organized by: AME Trade Ltd. Check the event website for more details.

March 201720 - 22 March 2017 : 4th International Symposium on Process Mineralogy (Process Mineralogy '17). Venue: Cape Town, South Africa. Website: http://www.min-eng.com/processmineralogy17 Contact person: Dr Barry Wills. Quantitative mineralogy, incl. both X-ray & Electron Beam Techniques-Geometallurgy-Ore characterisation-Mineral Liberation and Textural Analysis-Application of process mineralogy on site-Sampling and Statistics-Advanced Process Control. Organized by: MEI. Deadline for abstracts/proposals: 30th September 2016. Check the event website for more details.

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Coal India arm wCL to open 12 mining projects next fiscal31 dec, 2015 : New deLHI : Coal India's subsidiary WCL will open 12 coal projects, having total production capacity of around 30 million tonne per annum, in the next fiscal, as the PSU aims at achieving 1 billion tonne output by 2020. The projects have already received approval from the company's board adding that in the calendar year 2015 WCL opened 12 coal mines. Western Coalfields is planning an output of 100 million tonnes in another five years. Lauding WCL for resetting its production target from 60 million tonnes to 100 MT by 2020, Coal and Power Minister Piyush Goyal had earlier said that enhancing production will help provide electricity to deprived parts of the country. Coal India accounts for over 80 per cent of the domestic coal production. The government has set a production target of 550 million tonnes for the PSU for the current fiscal. The company had missed the production target for 2014-15 by three per cent, recording an output of 494.23 million tonne. (Source : Economic Times)

China won’t approve new coal mines until 2019december 30, 2015 : China, the world’s largest coal consumer, has decided to halt new coal mines approval for the next three years while it continues cutting output at existing operations, in a new effort to shrink both oversupply and a worsening pollution crisis. As part of the tough rules implemented by the national energy regulator, Beijing will shut more than 1,000 coal mines next year, taking out 60 million metric tons of unneeded capacity, state-run agency Xinhua News reported. China's chronic air pollution generally gets worse in winter, when power consumption — much of it fuelled by coal

— rises along with demand for heating. Earlier this month, capital Beijing issued its first-ever red alert for pollution. Poisonous air quality prompted the government to close schools, force motorists off the road and shut down factories for more than 72 hours. The government has also readjusted its targeted energy mix for 2016. Under the new blueprint, non-fossil fuels will make up 13.2% of the country's energy, an increase from 12% this year. The ratio of natural gas will also increase to 6.2% from 6% while coal usage will be reduced to 62.6% from around 64.4% this year. For the next five years, the Chinese government also aims to add over 20 million kilowatts of installed wind power and more than 15 million kilowatts of installed photovoltaic power. (Source : mining.com)

Odisha to put more mines for auction29 dec, 2015, Bhubaneswar : With the state government unlikely to meet the mining royalty collection target during the 2015-16 fiscal, Chief Secretary A P Padhi has asked the steel and mines department to prepare more mines for auction. The government, which had set a target of mining revenue collection at Rs 6,000 crore during 2015-16, could generate Rs 3,650 crore by the end of November. "It appears difficult to collect remaining Rs 2,350 crore in three months," an official said. While only 60 per cent of the target has been achieved so far, the state may not collect the remaining 40 per cent in three months, the official said. While taking stock of the mining revenue collection, the chief secretary asked the officials to complete the necessary survey works at the earliest and prepare at least four-five iron ore mines for auction. The state government had recently issued notification of one iron ore mine in Sundargarh district for auction. The


chief secretary stressed on collection of mines revenue and transparency in the sector. Padhi advised the officials to prepare an action plan for mines production and take stock of it at regular intervals. (Source : Economic Times)

U.s. coal industry on track for record low in mining deathsdec. 29, 2015 : Amid layoffs and idled operations, the U.S. coal industry is close to setting a record low for on-the-job deaths in coal mines. In late December, there were 11 deaths in coal mines nationwide for the year, putting the industry on track to best the record low of 16 set in 2014. Pennsylvania is leading the nation with three deaths, the most in that state since 2008. If the numbers hold it would be the first time since 2009 that West Virginia did not record the nation's most coal mine fatalities. (Source : mining.com)

Manufactured-sand helping reduce indiscriminate sand miningdec. 24, 2015 : Real-estate developers keen on pushing the environmental agenda have cracked the problem by supporting a whole new industry that is emerging. Manufactured-sand (m-sand) is finding leading-edge takers. Manufactured-sand, or artificial, or engineered-sand (M-sand) is produced by passing boulders and stones through a series of jaw and cone crushers for size reduction and then fed into vertical shaft impact (VSI) crushers where they are pulverised further to the size of sand. Sandesh Mahale, director MAAD Mines and Minerals, a pioneering m-sand entrepreneur operates two plants on the outskirts of Mumbai, one of which is the largest in the country at 300 Tonnes Per Day (TPD) capacity. Manish Bhartia, MD of CDE Asia, has introduced an array of high-performance crushers and washers in India over the past few years. He says the sand thus washed and dewatered is impurity free and Ready Mix Concrete (RMC) ready. His manufacturing unit in Kolkata is jointly promoted by CDE Global of the UK and the Bhartia family. The Mahindra World City spread over 1500 acres

in Chennai, a project of pride for the company, had seen many hiccups in 2013-14 due to the non-availability of sand. Sand accounts for 35 per cent of the volume of concrete used in the building construction industry and as the country rides a growth trajectory, its demand has ballooned and led to the plunder of river beds. The sand- mafia has lain waste scores of riverine ecosystems across the country. With river-sand, developers and builders were often at the mercy of unreliable suppliers and the mafia. (Source : Economic Times)

New price policy to tap Methane New delhi, dec. 23 : The government plans to come out with a new pricing regime for coal bed methane (CBM) to monetise clean energy source lying below the coal seams. "A pricing mechanism needs to be looked at (to boost CBM production)," oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan said at a seminar here. He said the endeavour was to bring a comprehensive and holistic policy that would boost CBM production. Private companies such as Essar Oil say pricing is inadequate and public sector companies such as ONGC, too, in muted voices say the same thing. Producing gas trapped below coal seams is considered uneconomical at the current gas price of $4.24 per million British thermal unit, considering that such an exploitation requires a huge number of wells to be drilled and the output per well is very low. According to the directorate general of hydrocarbons, India has CBM reserves of about 4.6 trillion cubic metres. Since 2001, 33 CBM blocks have been awarded in four auction rounds. Besides, two CBM blocks to ONGC and one to Great Eastern Energy Co were awarded on a nomination basis.

ONGC plan : ONGC is planning to invest Rs 3,500 crore in three coal bed methane blocks and expects to start production in 2020-21, a senior company official said. ONGC will drill over 350 wells in three blocks in Jharia, Bokaro, and North Karanpur in Jharkhand. A fourth block in Raniganj North in Bengal may be relinquished as it may fall in the way of a planned air-strip.


OVL pact : ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL) will sign a pact for an acquisition of a 15 per cent stake in Russia's second biggest oil field of Vankor for $1.26 billion. (Source : The Business Telegraph)

JspL to Resume Mining at australian Coal Mines : CeO22 dec, 2015 : Bhubaneswar : Jindal Steel and Power (JSPL) will resume mining coal from two of its stalled projects in Australia as it expects to get regulatory clearances from Canberra soon, its chief executive said. JSPL holds majority stakes in Wollongong Coal Ltd (WLC) which used to operate Russell Vale Colliery and Wongawilli Colliery in the Southern Coalfields Region of New South Wales. WCL had to suspend operations at its Russell Vale Colliery in September because of regulatory issues. Wongawilli Colliery was shut for maintenance in August but it now needs government approvals to restart mining. "Once we get these necessary clearances, we aim to start mining at Wongawilli by end-March and at Russell Vale by June," Ravi Uppal told Reuters in an interview. The mining and environmental clearances are likely to come soon, Uppal said. Separately, Uppal said India's steel demand is expected to grow at 8-10 percent a year from the next fiscal year beginning in April due to industrial expansion and spending on infrastructure. Steel demand in India is currently growing at 4 percent a year, according to government and industry estimates. New Delhi would have to curb cheaper steel imports to boost local demand, he said. India this month slapped import duties for five years on some stainless steel imports from China, the European Union and the United States to protect local industry. (Source : Economic Times)

Coal India gets own wagonsCalcutta, dec. 20 : Coal India is planning to deploy its own wagons to carry coal in 2016. The public sector miner is investing over Rs 500 crore to procure specialised wagons each with a carrying capacity of around 80 tonnes of coal. Coal India sources said they would deploy

30 rakes in the South Eastern Coalfields and Mahanadi Coalfields. These subsidiaries will play a crucial role in helping the PSU to reach the 1-billion-tonne production target by 2019-20. "Initially, the rakes will not move over long distances to minimise the turnaround time. We are working with the railways on movement of the rakes and depending upon the progress we may consider expanding further," a senior company official said. The move to deploy its own rakes will speed up coal evacuation and increase offtake. At present, Coal India relies on Indian Railways for the availability of wagons. The central government has identified three railway infrastructure projects as critical to boost coal evacuation as part of the 1-billion-tonne production target. These are located in Jharkhand (Central Coalfields Ltd), Odisha (Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd) and Chhattisgarh (South Eastern Coalfields Ltd). Union coal minister Piyush Goyal has also specified the likely timelines for the projects - the first two being June 2016 and the third being December 2017. (Source : The Business Telegraph)

Coal India divestment meets FpI resistanceNew delhi, dec. 13 (ptI): Opposing an immediate stake sale in Coal India Ltd, foreign portfolio investors (FPI) have told the finance ministry that further divestment in the coal miner should be put off as the current market valuation is low. Foreign investors such as Fidelity, Wellington Management and BlackRock have also conveyed that they may look at selling their holding in Coal India since the share price can plummet further in case the divestment happens soon, sources said. The cabinet had last month approved a 10 per cent divestment in Coal India, which could fetch about Rs 20,000 crore at the current market prices. The department of disinvestment is also of the view that the current market scenario is not conducive to a major stake sale like that of Coal India. In January, the Centre had sold a 10 per cent stake in the company at a floor price of Rs 358 apiece. It had fetched about


Rs 22,600 crore to the exchequer. However, the share price of the PSU has declined over 14 per cent since then and has come down to Rs 307. The government had last month shortlisted five Indian merchant bankers, including JM Financial, SBI Capital and ICICI Securities, to manage the over Rs 20,000-crore stake sale in Coal India. (Source : The Telegraph)

One More Coal Mine on sale ListNew delhi, dec. 10 : The government will auction one more coal mine next month, taking the total to nine. Officials said Bhaskarpara mine in Chhattisgarh had now been earmarked for the fourth round of auction between January 18 and January 22. These mines will be auctioned among steel, power and cement companies for captive use. Top officials said the Centre had finalised two methods of auctions - forwards auction for the unregulated sector, which includes companies that have sponge iron factories and cement plants, and reverse auction for the power sector. Mines for the unregulated sector will use Coal India's prices as the benchmark, and bids have to be in excess of this reserve price. Mines for the power sector will be sold through reverse auction, where the winning bid will be the lowest price quoted for power using the coal. "Competing bidders may have different transportation, transmission and washing cost. Bidders will be required to quote separate figures for variable charge and fixed charge. Based on this, a levelised tariff will be used to select bidders with the lowest bidder getting preference and so on. The list will be different for each discom," a coal ministry note stated. Auction Action so far (as available): Brahmapuri (MP), Bundu Gondulpura (Jharkhand), Gondkhari Khappa & Extn (Maharastra), Jaganathpur A & B (Bengal) and Bhaskarpara (Chhattisgarh) (new entrant (Source : The Telegraph)

adani wants opposition to its coal mine in australia to be over by lawdecember 7, 2015 : Adani's Carmichael project has been the focus of opposition by organizations ranging from the United Nations to green groups fighting new coal projects in the environmentally sensitive area. Fed-up with relentless opposition to its $15bn (A$16.5bn) Carmichael Coal mine and rail project in Australia, Indian mining giant Adani is asking authorities to stop entertaining objections to the mine. The move comes as the approval of the project, already 18 months behind schedule because of green groups concerns, is facing a new legal challenge in a federal court. What the group wants, The Economic Times reports, is a special law banning activists from seeking judicial review of environmental approvals already granted by the Australian authorities. You cannot continuously challenge the project," chairman Gautam Adani was quoted as saying. He added that the company needed an indisputable and final go-ahead for the project, considered Australia’s largest thermal coal project ever. Designed to eventually produce 60 million tonnes of thermal coal a year, Carmichael has been the focus of opposition by organizations ranging from the United Nations to green groups fighting new coal projects in the area. They argue the project would damage the nearby Great Barrier Reef. According to official estimations Carmichael will contribute $2.97bn each year to Queensland’s economy and has the potential to create 6,400 new jobs: around 2,500 construction positions and 3,900 operational posts. Based on those projections, Adani argues that the project is “very important” for both India and Australia. “It’s the world’s largest coal reserve and it will provide electricity to a minimum 100 million people for 100 years,” Gautam Adani said (Source : mining.com)


twin hurdles to higher gas outputNew delhi, dec. 6 : The International Energy Agency (IEA) has forecast India's gas output to triple to nearly 90 billion cubic metres (bcm) by 2040 on the back of an investment of $212 billion but flagged the pricing norm and the shift to revenue-sharing model as the major impediments. The government has recently come out with a consultation paper to free domestic gas prices and replace the existing production-sharing contract with the revenue-sharing model for oil and gas. "It is proposed to provide pricing and marketing freedom for the natural gas to be produced from the areas to be awarded under the new contractual and fiscal regime to incentivise production from these areas," the petroleum ministry said in a consultation paper on the new fiscal and contractual regime for the award of hydrocarbon acreages. Of the 254 blocks auctioned so far, only 11 fields have been developed and put into production. The report said the higher investment in the E&P sector was likely to have

a bigger impact on the production of gas rather than oil. However, there is a limitation. Combined recoverable gas reserves from conventional reservoirs, CBM (coal bed methane) and shale gas have been pegged at 7.93 trillion cubic feet in 2014. The country's natural gas production will increase to nearly 90bcm in 2040 from 35bcm in 2013, leaving a supply deficit of around 80 bcm that needs to be met through imports. There is potential for new onshore discoveries, considering the extent of unexplored acreage, but the larger potential lies offshore, with the deepwater Krishna-Godavari (KG) basin being the centre of activity since the initial discovery by Reliance Industries at the KG-D6 block followed by large discoveries in neighbouring blocks. The report said after the stagnation in contribution from conventional onshore fields, the opportunity for substantial growth would lie in the offshore basins, followed by onshore CBM, which is expected to increase in the 2020s, and the possibility of shale gas output. (Source : The Telegraph) u

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StatuS of mineral exploitation in the country with particular reference to gold and gold mining

It is known that the economic prosperity of a country is due to the mineral resources it possesses and their proper exploitation. The economic strength of countries like South Africa, Australia, U.S.A, Canada, and Ghana is due to the proper exploitation of their mineral resources. India according to the inventory of mineral resources prepared by IBM does not lie far behind. India is endowed with rich and abundant mineral wealth some of them categorized as world class. Unfortunately, the level of exploitation and the awareness of the potential of our mineral wealth leave much to be desired. Recently (Saturday 22nd August 2015) our finance minister addressing a conference of Ministry of Steel said that sooner or later our mining capacity has to be expanded so that the availability of excessive raw material itself will ensure that market forces will bring down the raw material prices.

But mining in our country has suffered badly due to many reasons. The large scale industrialization and the MAKE IN INDIA dream if it has to become a reality a change in the policy outlook is essential. There are sufficient regulatory laws for the proper exploitation of our resources. And yet due to various reasons not related to the benefit of the nation there is a setback to the proper exploitation of our resources resulting in the intervention of nation’s judiciary leading to suspension of even the limited areas of mining. This has resulted in drop in production and export necessitating large scale import of finished goods. Recent reports mention about the large scale import of steel in spite of possessing some of the richest deposit of iron ore in the world. As a mining man I feel the

suspension of work in Kudremukh iron ore mine short sighted. Discovery of this deposit was due to the untiring effort of the then Director of Mines and Geology Sampath Iyengar. It is a low grade ore deposit. Economical method of mining and beneficiation was found and introduced. It was a model for large scale machanised mining operations with ecology their main concern. It was a very well managed organization yet it was ordered to be closed. It is a national loss.

Objections from the forest department is coming in the way of exploitation of our mineral resources. Forests can be grown but you cannot put minerals where you desire. An example is the growth of a forest named Dharmaveera forest over the Bellara gold mineralization in Tumkur district of Karnataka.. The discovery of the old auriferous reefs was first made in 1900 and some extensive work was carried out intermittently till 1944. It was closed down due to economic reasons. This is an area which is hotly contested for reopening by many parties. In spite of many applications for license no decision is yet taken. If an attempt is made again to reopen the mine it will perhaps be difficult to get the clearance from the forest department though it has been recently grown over an active mining site. It is the cost benefit analysis and the economic prosperity of the country which should determine the decision. The blanket control of mineral rights and mining leases by the government at the centre and state and the non coherent policy in respect of metalliferous mining proper stalled the growth of the mineral industry. This mineral policy was liberalized in 1993 with new amendments. Most important was the throwing open the exploitation

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of the 14 scheduled minerals including gold for private investment. Many seminars were held showcasing our great mineral wealth and inviting investments. Many foreign tours were also undertaken to invite foreign investors. Even after 22 years there is no impact of this liberalized policy. Yet the government of Karnataka by a notification dt.18th Nov.1998 reserved for state exploitation 17 blocks over an area of 36947 Sq.Kms. The stated objectives were: a) achieving swift exploration of gold bearing areas in the state of Karnataka and assessing their potential, and b) taking expeditious financial decision to embark on mining and production of gold in order to improve gold production in the state significantly in the years to come. This notification not only barred others from obtaining license for prospecting and mining but no progress has been made on opening these areas by the government even after 17 years of this notification.

gold mining in indiaIn this article the status of exploration and exploitation for gold is taken for special mention and is dealt with in detail because of the importance of the metal and the abundant resources available in the country. Here is a record of history of gold mining in the country which is very ancient and dates back to pre Christian era. Of all metals gold was the earliest to be mined in India. But there is no record to indicate who the ancient miners were, when did they work and how much gold they produced. However from the evidences of ancient workings and extensive excavations it is clear that a fairly large quantity of gold must have been produced in ancient times. The past history of gold mining is obscured in the midst of antiquity.

Since time immemorial gold has performed a traditional and intimate role in the individual’s social and national life. This is because of the experience and wisdom distilled over thousands of years of the relatively constant intrinsic value of gold and of its other basic attributes like small volume for high value, immediate convertibility in to cash, ornamental and esthetic value in

the form of jewellery and striking physical characteristics of virtual indestructibility. It has a fascination for one and all and man has retained this curious fascination of more than 5000 years of Known occurrence of gold undoubtedly promoted by its natural beauty and universal durability. Nowhere in the world is this fascination more strikingly illustrated than in India where there is a universal desire to acquire this metal. Over the centuries it has come to acquire importance in most religious and social functions. There is hardly a social or religious function among Indian families without gold being the centre of importance. Because of these factors Indian hunger for gold remains insatiable. India absorbs enormous quantities of gold and silver despite the poverty level of its people. According to the CEO of Velcambi the world’s biggest gold refiner India’s demand for gold may be well over 900 MT this year. According to a dispatch from the ministry of finance the main reason for the adverse balance of payment is due to import of large quantity of this precious metal. If we take note of the reports of seizure of the illegally smuggled gold by the customs department the quantity of gold illegally smuggled is any body’s guess resulting in clandestine out flow of precious foreign exchange. The question that now arises is whether the country has enough resources to meet even a small portion of this demand and raise production from the present 2000 Kg per year. There are reports of many gold occurrences throughout the country. Ancient workings have been located and some of them worked extensively. Important gold producing states were Karnataka, Andhra, Tamilnadu, Madhyapradesh, and Bihar, UP, Punjab, Himalchalpradesh and Jammu & Kashmir. (GSI report, 1974) . Of these areas now only Hutti Gold Mining Company in the state of Karnataka is a lone gold producing unit in the country.

GSI has identified 22 primary gold deposits in the country out of which 10 are in Karnataka. These ancient workings can develop into major gold producing areas like KGF or Hutti recalling their ancient history of failure and success. The


data available on these ancient workings should be of great interest to the geological and mining community and to the investors. At the present stage of our knowledge and investigations in search of workable gold deposits it cannot be claimed that the potentiality of all the known occurrences has been fully assessed. It should therefore be a primary concern to intensify our efforts to exploit our gold deposits in the context of present situation both in terms of advanced techniques of exploration and mining and increasing trends in the value of the metal. If the saga of gold has been one of conquest resulting in bloodshed, brutality, privations and slavery it has also been one of prosperity, progress and advancement of science and technology. World output of gold is increasing. China from a mere few tonnes of gold a few decades ago has increased its gold production to more than 200 MT a year. This production comes from hundreds of small mines many of them producing 50 to 100 MT of ore per day. There is a steady increase in the price of gold in the international market as well as Indian market. It is very strange that advantage of the availability of this rich resource and the increasing international price is not taken advantage to increase the wealth of the nation.

Late Dr.B.P. Radhakrishna the doyen and father figure of earth sciences and allied subjects has made many observations in his book “GOLD THE INDIAN SCENE “ published by the Geological Society of India in 1991. He has painfully described all that which ails the mineral industry in the country. He has lamented about the declining importance for gold in the country. The important reasons for this decline according to him are the blanket control of mineral rights and mining leases by the governments at the Centre and State. The specifically negative outlook in this respect as regards gold and gold mining has been a major obstacle to the development or expansion of the industry particularly during the 27 years of gold control. He makes a further observation that a specific, pragmatic and integrated policy for the development of a healthy and efficient

mining industry should be formulated and put in to practice without delay. On the need for public participation he strongly recommends it in national interest. In that book writing about administrative matters he feels strongly about the recent trend of total bureaucratic control and desires reversal of this trend if the mineral industry has to progress. Mining and other allied subjects are a combination of highly technical operations where persons specially qualified to meet the challenges of nature derived from vast experience can only be entrusted with the task of taking the ailing mineral industry forward. It should therefore be our primary concern to exploit our mineral resources to the maximum level.

Kolar gold fieldsThe field is located in the middle of the 80 Km. Long and 3 to 4 Km. wide Kolar schist belt. According to geological investigations carried out the field is known to contain 26 lodes (Thomas Prior 1923) of which 14 have been mapped and demarcated (Narayanaswamy GSI 1960). Not all of them were economical but will require reassessment in view of changed circumstances today. Closure of Kolar Gold Mines was a disaster. We have a lesson to learn from the destruction of the Kolar Gold Mines which was a major gold producing unit in the country. It had a long history of failures before it became the most productive gold mine. Commencing from the year 1880 this small area of about 30 Sq.Kms. has produced 800 MT of gold from 43 million MT of ore excavated at a grade of nearly 19 g/t in a span of 100 years. The peak production has been during the years 1897 to 1937 averaging a little more than 16 MT of gold per year with a highest production of 19.2MTof gold in the year1905.

Recently the panacea has been towards nationalization and state exploitation. Perhaps justified due to circumstances the country was then placed but destructive in the methodology adopted. The Kolar gold mines were nationalized in the year 1956. The compelling reasons for this


decision are not clear but rumored to be more for reasons personal between the head of the state and the mine management. The result was the difficulty of the state to manage the mines and had to be taken over by the central government in the year 1962.In the year of nationalization (1956) the gold production was 6032 Kg. There was gradual drop in production over the years and reached a low of 589 Kg by the year 1990. In the year 1972 it was converted in to a public sector undertaking under the ministry of mines Govt.of India. All along there has been a negative outlook as regards gold and gold mining. This has been a major obstacle to the development or expansion of this industry. Gold mining was not given the due importance. The situation became very critical after the formation of BGML the public sector company. For unexplainable reason the CMD of the company took a decision to abandon workings in depth and so dismantled the critical installations like the air conditioning plants so much necessary to work the mine at depth. Payable reserves were extending in depth. The development plans to mine in depth and tap resources of adjoining mine were shelved. Working at depth which contributed to major gold production was abandoned. The lower productive areas of the mine were allowed to be flooded resulting in loss of valuable machinery and installations while South African mines are exploring and mining in depth. KGF was an engineering marvel. Many important safety installations in the winding system were acclaimed by the international mining community. Installation of Richters scale for detection and measurement of ground movements was installed in the early 1944. Even a super computer obtained from the USA was in operation to record ground movements to take timely action and to facilitate mining in depth. The excavations in depth had provided a unique opportunity for carrying out scientific investigations by the nation’s scientific organizations like BARC. It had collaboration with universities in UK and Japan. It could have been a good training centre for students of mining engineering while it added to gold production of the country.

Instead importance was given to building up of a contract division to take up work for other mining units in the country and invest heavily in the engineering division for manufacture of mining machinery. Qualified and experienced personnel from the mines were deputed for this contract division and as a result production dropped alarmingly. The revenue from this venture did not compensate the loss in gold production. The cost of production increased and the losses started accumulating to alarming proportions. The reasons cited for drop in production was paucity of reserves and poor grade of ore. The proved reserve position from official records however was :

year tonnes grade g/t

total gold Kgs.

1972 3977251 9.37 37264

1977 3154219 9.11 28741

1982 4690141 6.73 31605

1987 6889678 4.90 33879 (recalculation of

reserves)

1990 6700000 4.90 33879

The value of gold at the Indian market price of 1990 is Rs. 1152 crores and at today’s price of Rs 25000/10 gms. the value will be Rs 8470 crores. Even by 1987 when decision was taken to close the mining operations there were sufficient reserves to sustain the mine and develop further. But due to gradual suspension of work there was a steady decline in production resulting in increased cost of production. The following table gives an indication of the rise in cost of production due only to drop in gold production.

yeargold

production Kgs

cost/tonne

rs

cost/10 gms rs

indian market price rs/10 gms

1981 1409 610 1608 1523

1986 618 1323 4299 2323

1990 589 2411 7668 3400


After the formation of BGML the losses started mounting and by 1990 the total accumulated loss was Rs. 3517 lakhs. For unknown reason from the time of nationalization the KGF mines was subjected to an administered pricing formula for gold produced and this was linked to IMF price of gold which was always less than Indian market price by almost 20 %. Therefore the price realized by BGML for its gold was always lower. The following table is an illustration.

year lme price $/oz

indian market

price rs/10 gms

administered price

rs/10 gms

1974 166.69 436.07 519.10

1979 207.66 791-39 680.48

1984 404.18 1858.49 1734.26

1987 382.99 2323.51 2085.47

On this subject many representations were made but not considered. This subject was magnified after the formation of BGML as a public sector company. However after constant representation Government of India permitted sale of BGML gold at the prevailing Indian market price from 1988 onwards. On this pricing formula the former Technical Director of BGML S.Natarajan submitted a note to the standing committee on the status of BGML 23-2-1994. According to him the causative factors for BGML becoming sick are:– The practical approach in pricing shown to HGML which was allowed open market price for the sale of gold produced under the gold control order and the administered price offered to mining companies like HCL, HZL, Coal mines and steel sectors was denied to BGML though the mines operated at great depths and produced a product of great economic value for all times. If BGML had been offered open market price like HGML from the beginning BGML would have generated a surplus of approximately Rs.155 crores up to 1987 the first year of the closure plan. At that time the proved reserve of metal gold was nearly 34 MT. On the working of the public sector units it is relevant to recall the views of R. P. Billimoria

chairman Public sector selection board (PESB) at an interview to the press in August 1987 (Deccan Herald, Tuesday September 1987). His views as appeared in the press report with regard to Public sector administration are :

1) Unnecessary tinkering with the basic organization structure of public sector en terpr ises has undermined the i r efficiency.

2) Unless continuity and consistency in policy making is ensured accountability tends to get dissipated.

3) When managerial tenures are not long one can expect a form of corporate amnesia to result as knowledge and acumen leave the organization in a steady trickle.

4) Where as per theories of management there should be one Chief Executive of an enterprise who should be extended all support while he delivers the goods, in Indian public sector enterprises there are in effect three. a) First the titular Chief Executive namely the Chairman & Managing Director b) Secondly the modular Chief Executive namely the Secretary in the ministry or even the Dy. secretary

c) Thirdly the Honorable Minister who over rides the Chief Executive to the extent of even getting in to negotiations with trade unions, d) Even this team of three does not remain constant and the batting average of each is about 2 years.

In such a setup it is difficult to expect a coordinated unified decision for the good of the industry. Gold in spite of being a hedge against any financial difficulty the central government especially the finance department did not show any keen interest towards gold or even less to gold mining. It is unfortunate that the value of gold to the buildup of the economy of the country especially when available as a resource in the country is not seriously considered. There appears to be a lack of recognition by the government of the intrinsic value of gold


and gold mining to the country. This is in direct contrast to the rapid and positive action relating to coal, oil, copper, lead and zinc in general. The official attitude to gold should be positive discarding the derogatory assessment in vogue for the past four decades and recognizing the fact throughout all history the intrinsic value of gold has always been recognized more or less universally. Gold continues to reign supreme and it is in the national interest that its production use and possession are actively encouraged. Of late most of the technical organizations have slipped in to the hands of generalists including the Mines and Geology departments. There is very little progress in finding new resources. In the past the Mines and Geology departments were very active in undertaking large scale exploration work including opening up of mines. A case in point is the effort of Charles Pitchamuthu Director Mines and Geology in reopening of the Bellara gold deposit In Tumkur District in the year 1944 and produced 62 Kg of fine gold. It is reported that the mine was closed due to economic reasons. The price of gold at that time was reported to be Rs.5/gm. commenting on this trend Dr. M. N. Dastur of Dastur & Co. steel consultants observed in 1972: “The future of country depends upon technical people. Though the situation may appear frustrating

it can be set right. But despite our numbers we mining engineers and metallurgists have failed to muster sufficient strength to influence government policies. This is largely because we are not organized certainly not the same way as other professionals such as doctors, accountants, lawyers or even architects.

MGMI Hyderabad branch is holding a deliberation on 12th September 2015 on the subject of allocation and utilization of natural resources for a self reliant India. The subject and views for deliberation are similar to the points I have raised in this article. The important points for deliberation at this meeting are:

1. Starving of steel sector because of policy of production schedule of iron ore, 2. Environment and forest clearance another road block in opening of new mines or expansion of existing mines. The MGMI expects the new government gets in to action mode to remove the hurdles in the way of economic growth and develop a vibrant mining sector.

Can we expect the many professional organizations will take up these issues with the governments and bring about a change in the approach to mineral industry and place our country on the world mineral map? u

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SUSTAINABLE SAND MINING MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES 2015

The Guidelines for sustainable sand mining prepared by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change are quite impressive. It is a scholarly document which will serve as a valuable reference material to all stake-holders including Government officials, persons connected with sand mining and it’s utilization.

However, there is need to keep in view the Government’s declared policy of ushering in minimum government and maximum governance and shape the envisaged procedures accordingly. Other Policy issues to be kept in mind are to provide “Ease of Business” and to maximize creation of jobs. The guidelines may be reviewed to ascertain to what extent they would go to achieve these policy objectives.

It is also advisable to consider the level of literary and technical skills of the people engaged in actual field operations of sand mining and providing a simple compact narration of Do’s and Don’t’s in conformity of these guidelines for their day to day guidance. It may be a document with eloquent illustrations to enable the readers to conjure up the instructions for conducting sand mining in a proper manner. Making use of the modern technology it may be far more effective if video CD’s are prepared in all recognized languages to illustrate the right ways of conducting scientific sand mining which will ensure the safety of the mine workings as well as the safety of the mine workers, conserve

the sand resource, protect the environment and leave the landscape more beautiful than what it was prior to the advent of sand mining. It may also be advisable to change the concept of mine closure to the concept of mine transformation visualising that the site may continue to be of use for a different activity such as afforestation, agriculture, horticulture ,cottage industry, amusement park, tourist resort and the like.

The Need for Guidelines begins with the statement that sand is naturally occurring granular material composed of finely divided rock and mineral particles between 0.06mm and 2mm in diameter. A good quality sand is known to be composed of quartz grains, grains of other minerals may be detrimental. There are innumerable examples of failure of buildings and bridges due to poor quality of materials used, among which the common factor of poor quality of sand. The MoEFCC may therefore consult the Bureau of Indian Standards, the Indian Bureau of Mines, Central Building Research Institute in respect of framing the guidelines about the manner of ensuring that only good quality sand is mined. If the naturally occurring sand is contaminated with impurities or undesirable fines, the raw sand may be processed to remove the impurities and ensure that finer particles are removed. This may apply to mining of sand from the river beds in particular.u

(Ministry of Environment Forests & Climate Change – GOI)

DN Bhargava*

* Controller General, (Retd.) Indian Bureau of Mines


Mineral (auction) rules, 2015 - salient Features

Following the successful initiation of auctioning coal blocks, the Central Government of India has framed the Mineral (Auction) Rules, 2015 for auctioning other mineral blocks. However, the unlike coal, the mineral auctions will be conducted under the ambit of State Governments. Through auctions the State Governments will grant the leases in two forms – Mining Lease where evidence of mineral contents is established and Composite Lease, a combination of a prospecting licence (PL) and a mining lease (ML), where there is inadequate evidence of mineral contents.

The rules will be applicable to all minerals, except (a) coal & lignite, (b) atomic minerals like uranium, lithium, zirconium, titanium etc. and (c) minor minerals like building stones, gravel, ordinary clay, ordinary sand etc.

salient Featuresrole of Government : The Government will initiate an auction process for grant of a mining lease with respect to an area within the State. It will issue a notice inviting tender (NIT) with respect to mineral auction, identify and demarcate the area where a mining lease is proposed to be granted through auction by using total station and differential global positioning system. It is also required to classify the area so demarcated into forests land, land owned by the State Government and land not owned by the State Government.

The tender document will also include estimated mineral resources and brief particulars regarding evidence of mineral contents and list of all clearances and permissions obtained with respect to such area in order to commence mining operation.

eligibility conditions : The eligibility conditions for participating in the auction has been simplified and categorized according to the

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Value of Estimated Resources (VER) which is defined as the product of -

(i) the estimated quantity of mineral resources for which the mineral block is being auctioned, expressed in metric tonne; and

(ii) the average price per metric tonne of such mineral as published by Indian Bureau of Mines for the relevant State for a period of twelve months immediately preceding the month of computation of the Value of Estimated Resources.

Value of estimated resources1 – applicant, including an individual

2 – applicant, not being an individual

3 – applicant, being an individual

It has also been mentioned that the mineral reserve should not exceed 1.25 times the requirements of minerals for the specified end use over a period of 50 years.

specific end use : In addition to the specified end use for some minerals as given in the table below, the State Government has been given the power to reserve particular mine or mines for any particular industry. It can also earmark a certain percentage of mines for a specific end use.

However, it has been stipulated that the minerals extracted under the mining lease can only be used for the specified end use and cannot be used for merchant purposes.

auction Modalities : The auction will be conducted electronically. The bidding will be done in two rounds. In the first round the bidders will be required to furnish the technical details and the “Initial Offer” which has to be equal to or greater than the “reserve price” mentioned by the Government.


In the tender document the Government will specify a “Reserve Price” which will be the minimum percentage of the value of mineral despatched. The value of mineral despatched shall be an amount equal to the product of -

(i) mineral despatched in a month; and (ii) sale price of the mineral (grade-wise and State-wise) as published by Indian Bureau of Mines for such month of despatch.

The highest initial offer in the first round will be considered as the floor price in the second round where the technically qualified bidders will be required to bid for the final offer for the lease area in terms of percentage of the value of mineral dispatched which the bidder will like to pay to the State Government.

commentsGeovale considers the approach to be a pragmatic and equitable one which can solve a long pending problem of vague and inefficient process of allocating natural resources. However, we find a few shortcomings in the process.

regulatory clearances : The Draft copy of The Mineral (Auction) Rules, 2015 mentions that the State Government will obtain the conditional forest clearance and wildlife clearance or any other law so as to enable commencement of operations. It was also supposed to obtain all necessary permissions from the owners of the land and those having occupation rights.

However, in the official Gazette there is no mention of such obligation on part of the State Government. It may reduce the attractiveness of the auction process if the successful bidder has to arrange for all forest clearance etc.

Mineral requirement condition : The rule states that “If a bidder or any of its Affiliates is holding one or more Mining Lease for the same mineral, then the amount of mineral reserves under such Mining Lease shall be deducted from the mineral reserves specified in sub-rule (a) above, for the purposes of computation of 1.25 times of the requirements of minerals”.

This can be detrimental for big existing mineral lease holders like Tata Steel, SAIL and others for participating in the auction process and future expansion plan of their end use plants.

Failure of composite license Holders : If the Composite License holder fails to establish the existence of mineral content in the lease area within the stipulated time frame, the Composite License will be terminated. This increases the risk of applying for such areas without proper advice from the competent consultants.

Basis of Value of Mineral : The value of mineral will be based on the prices published by Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM). However the IBM published prices are often criticized as misrepresented by the market players. In that case a stronger price reporting mechanism has to be established.

A mechanism of long-term price index based in local and international indices would be more relevant for a 50 year project, than a short term market linked IBM price list.

time Difference between ec and Ml : While the Environmental Clearance is given for a maximum period of 30 years the Mining Lease under the new rules will be given for 50 years. A suitable approach needs to be framed to bridge the gap.

In response to the new rules, 13 State Governments are ready to come up with auctions in 70 blocks for Mining Lease and 45 blocks for Composite Licenses in the next one year or so. However, for Goa, no lease can be considered prior to 2020. Also the impending case of Abolition Act, 1987 in the Supreme Court makes mineral auction procedure delayed for Goa.

current status : Commodity-wise, total 58 blocks totalling 21,659 Ha of limestone are ready to be auctioned for ML while 10 iron ore blocks and 2 bauxite blocks may go for auction for ML, mostly by end of 2015.) u

(Source : Extract from the News Letter : Geovale Services)


The Chinese sCramble To mine afriCa

China’s growing economy is thirsty for sustainable supplies of mineral resources. Despite being the number one mining nation in the world, China is facing a rapid depletion of its local mineral resources. Reserves-to-production

(R/P) ratio that represents the “burn rate” of proven reserves of mineral commodities when applying current levels of domestic mine production shows that China is in the “red zone” for future supplies of nearly all crucial minerals (Fig. - 1)

(Source : IntelligenceMine.)

average R/P, years.(Sources : compilation of USGS, BP,

country and other reports.)

In order to overcome shortages of essential mineral commodities, as well as to secure long-term sustainable supplies for its ambitious economic development strategy, the Government of China empowered and encouraged a number of domestic state-owned and private companies to actively pursue mining deals throughout the world.

Since this strategy, also known as “Two Resources, Two Markets”, launched in 2006, Africa quickly became the most desirable region for China and Hong Kong-based companies hunting for mining deals globally.

The scale of China’s expansion in Africa is just a mind blowing. In less than 10 years since Chinese authorities called for mineral resources diversification globally, the number of major mining/mineral processing assets in Africa with China-headquartered companies interest, increased from only a handful in 2006 to more than one hundred and twenty in 2015 (Figure 2). And those are only assets in advanced stages of their development, i.e. the figures exclude early exploration and other greenfield projects.

Keeping in mind that many of China-Africa deals

are not always made public, an adjusted number of China-controlled mining assets in Africa could be even more impressive.

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Figure 2. Evolution of major mining/mineral processing assets in Africa with China-based

companies’ interest, cumulative numbers.


From the regional point of view, Chinese companies became firmly anchored to the Southern African countries and now quickly spreading to the north from Equator (Figure 3).

China is changing Africa's mining landscape - 2006 - 2015 maps

A wide variety of corporate entities have contributed to this formidable expansion, including mining, mineral processing, metallurgical, manufacturing, power generation, infrastructure development companies, as well as investment banks, research institutes and even individuals.The forms of mining deals that China employs in Africa are also very diverse and involve direct investments in mining projects, infrastructure investments–to-mineral resources “trade-in” deals, joint ventures, indirect investments, off-take agreements, options and a variety of other structures.The Africa Mining Map, 2015 shows major producing mines and mine development projects on the African continent on commodities including Base Metals, Precious Metals, Minor Metals, Iron Ore, Gemstones, Uranium, and Industrial Minerals. Map includes:• Locations of 650 producingmines and

development projects• Locations of almost 150metallur gical

facilities• Locationofmajorroads,railroads,portsand

shipping distances• Regionalgeology

In 2012, China General Nuclear Power Corporation (CGNPC) acquired Husab project in Namibia, which is one of the biggest uranium deposits in the world, and now is finishing construction of a huge uranium mine there. In under three years since earthmoving activities first began at Husab, CGNPC built and is now commissioning the world's third largest uranium mine.Another notable project is a massive Kamoa copper deposit located in the

Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), which is recognized as the world’s biggest undeveloped high-grade copper deposit. Zijin Mining Group recently completed a half a billion dollars deal with Ivanhoe Mines that allows Zijin to control this advanced project. No doubt Zijin, which is not lacking of governmental funds and in-house mining expertise, is going to commission this mine as soon as possible. There are a many more world-class mining assets located in Africa acquired by Chinese companies in recent years.

Why has Africa became a priority destination for China? First and foremost, it's the continent's rich endowment of mineral resources with many world-class deposits discovered in recent years. Secondly its untapped mineral resources provides excellent greenfield development potential.

For example: South Africa produces 52% of world’s chromium, is the world leader in production of manganese and platinum group metals, controlling about 95% of global PGM reserves. It is also the biggest producer of ilmenite, second biggest producer of vanadium and in Top-5 of global rutile and zirconium producers. South Africa is also a renowned producer of gold and controls world’s largest in-situ gold reserves. Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) produces approximately 50% of global cobalt and hosts about half of global reserves. DRC is also in top-5 producers of copper, diamond and tantalum (second place).

Figure 3. Countries in Africa, where mining interest of China-based companies exists,

evolution from 2006 to 2015

2006 2015


Botswana is the global leader in diamond production by value and in top-5 of other gemstones’ producers. Guinea is in top-5 of biggest bauxite producers, being the world leader in bauxite reserves. Zimbabwe is the fifth biggest producer of lithium and in top-5 of world’s largest PGM producers. Morocco is the second biggest producer of phosphates and controls 75% of global phosphate reserves. Mozambique is in the top-5 global producers of tantalum, ilmenite and zirconium. Rwanda is the leader in production of tantalum.

Western companies have tended to be more cautious about investing on the continent which is still grappling with serious infrastructure

deficiencies, political turmoil, weak institutions and corruption.

Chinese companies have shown greater tolerance for risk and have proven to be adept at navigating political and economic upheaval. Not least because the country's mining majors enjoy the firm backing of the government in Beijing and the country is able to take a long term strategic view. In recent years, African countries increased output of nearly all major mineral commodities (except PGMs) as this table shows. With the backing of China, do not expect the pace of development to slow any time soon. u(Source : Extract from the report on the topic published in

www.mining.com on Dec. 15, 2015)

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Commodity Unit 2010 2012 2012 / 2010 %Gold tonnes 493 531 8

Copper ooo' tonnes 1300 1500 15bauxite 000' tonnes 17100 17600 3iron ore 000' tonnes 45400 58100 28nickel tonnes 74000 80300 9Coal 000' tonnes 259000 270000 4

Diamond 000' tonnes 68300 72800 7PGm (Pt_Pd) tonnes 250 58100 -8

Production of mineral commodities in africa source UsGs


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The ore, which always consists of wolframite, occurs primarily in veins composed chiefly of quartz but carrying also columbite, tourmaline, molybdenite and, very occasionally, cassiterite. These veins traverse granite and a series of metamorphosed sediments composed of slate, schist and quartzite, and known as the Mergui series. The granite, which carries locally considerable quantities of cassiterite, is younger than, and intrusive in, the Mergui series. It has been found that in Lower Burma when quartz veins carry wolfram, they are usually free from cassiterite, the latter mineral occurring in separate quartz cassiterite lodes as well as in the granite. Occasionally, however, both tin and wolfram are found in the same lode, but this association appears to be exceptional.

The wolfram-tin bearing belt of granite and metamorphic rocks runs on northwards from Mergui and Tavoy into the Southern Shan States and is being exploited in Bawlake State; it probably extends still further north and a similar association may perhaps even be found again in the unexplored regions to the north of Burma, where granite carrying cassiterite is known to occur; there is not, however, any record of the presence of wolfram in the latter area.

In India wolfram has been found in various localities, but hitherto with one exception in only small quantities. In the Nagpur district a few hundred weights have been extracted from quartz veins traversing the Dharwar rocks of Agargaon, but the deposit has shown no signs of being more than insignificant. In Trichinopoly district isolated specimens have been found at Kadavur and Ururarkarad. The most recent

discovery is that of a deposit in Rajputana at Degana on the Jodhpur-Bikaner Railway. The ore occurs with quartz and biotite in veins traversing granite, and although no evidence of a large deposit has yet been obtained, the result of such investigations as have been made is sufficient to warrant thorough prospecting of the locality which is, I believe, being carried out vigorously.

Although the expansion of the wolfram-mining industry in Burma has been extremely rapid and the profits very great, the methods employed in exploitation have for the most part been of the most primitive description. In addition to the quartz-wolframite lodes, float deposits provide a certain amount of ore, but the greater part is obtained from the lodes, which are usually worked by quarries and open-cut workings sometimes of a highly dangerous nature. The labourers are to a large extent Chinese and Telegus, with a sparse scattering of Burmese, who do not as a race take kindly to hard work of the kind involved in mining. The ore, when won, is with few exceptions crushed by hand and panned or sluiced. Concentrating machinery is almost unknown, but it will no doubt soon be introduced more generally for the primitive methods at present in vogue are wasteful and must result in permanent loss, since much of the ore now left in dumps and tailings will for economic reasons be ultimately irrecoverable.

Hitherto most of the wolfram produced in Burma has gone to Germany for metallurgical treatment; the industry has therefore been considerably disturbed during the last few months, but enquiries for wolfram were being made in London in December and the check to

*Source : Transactions, Mining & Geological Institute of India, Vol. X, 1915 (The source spelling and punctuations have been retained)

From the Presidential Address of HH Hayden, C.I.E., D.Sc. the then President of the Institute


the industry will no doubt be merely temporary and of no serious importance.

I have already referred to molybdenite as being associated with wolfram in the quartz lodes of Lower Burma. This mineral is attracting considerable attention at the present time, as it is used, like tungsten, for special varieties of steel on which it has the same effect, but it need not be used in such large proportions. It is usually employed in the form of ferro-molybdenum, which can be produced directly from molybdenite in the electric furnace. It is also said to be used in the manufacture of explosives and to be therefore in considerable demand at present. The December price for material carrying 95 percent. MoS was over £600 per ton.

Molybdenite, which is a soft grey mineral, is easily mistaken at first sight for graphite, it is, however, very much heavier, having a specific gravity of over 8. It is said to occur in all the quartz-wolfram lodes of Lower Burma, but so far as is at present known, in quantities too small for profitable exploitation. But the value of the mineral, of which the greater part of the world’s supply now comes from Australia, is so high that those interested in mineral enterprise in India would do well to keep the possibility of its discovery in view during the course of any prospecting operations they may undertake among the crystalline rocks. In spite of the fairly wide distribution of molybdenite, its usually sparse occurrence and the difficulty of concentrating the ore are the chief impediments to economic development. The flaky nature of the mineral renders concentration by water unsatisfactory, but good results have recently been achieved with oil.

Monazite, which is a phosphate of the rate earths cerium and lanthanum, owes its economic value to the fact that it contains also a certain percentage of thoria and constitutes the raw material for the production of thorium nitrate which is used in the manufacture of gas mantles.

Until quite recently the world’s supply of monazite was derived from sands in Brazil, but

the discovery of similar sands on the coasts of Travancore and Cochin has enabled India to enter the market and to create an industry worth over £40,000 in 1913.

The monazite, which is derived from the gneisses of the Travancore hills, is one of the constituents of the sands along the sea-shore, and in certain places selective action, by the waves, on these sands has led to local concentration of large quantities of monazite. The sand, which is still further concentrated by artificial means, was, until was broke out, exported to Germany, where the thorium was extracted for the manufacture of mantles. Other buyers will now have to be found for the sands, but this is not likely to be a matter of any difficulty.

Turning from metallic to non metallic minerals other than coal, we find India in very much the same condition as it was eight years ago. We still lack the important raw materials for the manufacture of the most useful of all inorganic chemicals, sulphuric acid, such acid as is made in India being produced from imported materials; in the absence of deposits of native sulphur in India, there is small prospect of the development of an indigenous industry on a large scale until the smelting of sulphide ores becomes an established fact. A Cheap supply of acid available for use at the coalfields would be a strong incentive to the utilization of those valuable materials which are now being wasted in most of the coke-ovens and to their recovery in the form of sulphate of ammonia and tar. It is many years since the East Indian Railway Company set up their recovery plant at Giridih, and it is rather remarkable that their example has not been more widely followed. This is no doubt partly due to the absence of a cheap supply of acid and to the conservative nature of the Indian cultivator, whose unwillingness to adopt any method not sanctioned by the immemorial usage of his country militates seriously against the introduction of artificial manures; but the demand for fertilizers is undoubtedly growing, although the imports in the year 1912-13, which were the largest up to that time, amounted to the insignificant total of less than 6,000 tons. It


must be admitted therefore that the prospects of disposing of large quantities of sulphate are not as yet very encouraging.

Among the inorganic products the supply of which has been seriously affected by the present war, the most important are the salts of potash. Practically the whole supply of the world has been derived hitherto from the German salt-mines, and the danger of a possible potash famine has led to the development of numerous sources hitherto insignificant, but which have proved more elastic than might have been expected. At the same time the rise in price of the various salts has been so considerable – about 200 per cent – that serious consideration is being given to the possibility of developing the deposits known to occur in association with the rock salt, in the mines at Khewra, Nurpur and other places in the Salt Range of the Panjab.

These deposits have recently been examined by Dr.Christie of the Geological Survey. They consist of mixtures of kieserite (MgSO4. H2O), sylvite (KC), and langbeinite, a double sulphate of potash and magnesia, with common salt. Bands containing these minerals occur among the beds of rock salt, but are not at present mined, and the total quantity available is unknown, though believed to be considerable. The seams, however, are, so far as at present prospected, rather poor in potash, the percentage of K2O varying from 7 to a little over 14, over thicknesses of from ¾ to 2½ metres. The question of the economic development of these

deposits will also be seriously affected by the long and expensive railway journey from the Salt Range to the nearest distributing centres, although it is possible that the prevailing prices might be sufficiently high to permit of a profitable export trade being carried on during the period of the war. The establishment of a permanent industry on a sound economic basis must depend on the results of more extensive operations than have hitherto been carried out, but the matter has been receiving consideration for some years past and it is hoped that more detailed information as to the nature and extent of the deposits may be obtained before long.

It would have been impossible in the short time at my disposal to review in detail the mineral industries of India nor could I expect you to bear with me if I attempted to do so. I have therefore restricted myself to brief reference to those minerals which have provided the raw materials for industries newly established in India and to a few others, not yet exploited, but which are at the present moment of especial importance, and which might offer prospects of profitable exploitation. I have not attempted to deal with the old established industries such as coal, petroleum and many others of less importance, all of which show steady progress. But a glance at the tables will show you that the mineral industries of India are in a thoroughly sound and healthy condition and give every promise of steady progress in the years to come. u

(concluded)


Down Memory Lane

A Professor Who Lived for otherstr Jayaraman*

A student of Prof Sudhansu Kumar Bose can never lose memory of his. Thus was his rapport with students. Professor Bose was a brillient educationist and a venerable teacher with keen intellect and warmth of heart, easy to approach, always smiling and helpful, in a true manner of 'Guru' of ancient times.

When Indian School of Mines was founded, they were in search of a professor for Mining. As one would normally expect, they approached the Royal School of Mines and asked for them to suggest a name, thinking that an Englishman would be suggested. Reply was not late to come. It was in these lines : When you have SK Bose there, where is the question of search? The search ended there. SK Bose had just returned from UK after his studies there.

Professor told us repeatedly a basic advice in life. When you take a decision, weigh the options carefully and come to a conclusion. Having done that, there is no meaning in having any regret about the decision at any time later. Do not entertain any regret over the past decisions.

Our Professor SK Bose was one with a pleasant smile. A father, brother and guardian in one, he never sermonized. This quality, however, did not come in the way of his giving us the most important one or two points of essential and vice. The first, which he used to emphasize by rare repetition, was about bodily exercise as an extremely important habit. He would tell us that we should do physical exercise regularly. A practical guidance was when he was instrumental in getting Mantu Ghosh with his team of students to demonstrate the physical possibilities of the body when particularly combined with mental

might. Many may not know that Mantu Ghosh was the brother of Paramahamsa Yogananda (Mukund, before his saintly name). How true he was and to this day this can be repeated to any young man as the most important advice for practice in life.

Professor was noted for his fine sense of humor. And that allowed him to get easily overcome unavoidable petty problems posed by the students. And humor was the only way to solve those problems. One instance was during the tour we normally have to Calcutta. Shoestring budget allowed only very modest accommodation. And our batch happened to be double the normal size. The accommodation we moved in was not to the liking of many. This made many students go to the Professor and complain. Complaint was about the poor standard of the Dharamsala we moved into, inadequacy of bathing facilities, water supply and lighting and all that. They talked to him in Bengali and this allowed a scope for the Professor to use a pun and in reply to the complaint about the shabby state of the accommodation, he said “So jonney to Sala boley”. Needless to say the whole matter ended in a good laugh at a matter that could not be disposed in any other manner.

Another occasion was at the Survey camp we normally have during winter. That was the time that the tents pitched in the open area attracted many insects to the lamps lit at the night. Particularly difficult was the swarming of insects in the mess tents at dinner time. The Professor made a usual round one such night and the students were quick to complain about the problems posed by the small insects. His reply was “You people eat such big big things and complain about these micro matters?”.


The boys were having good helpings of mutton and chicken at many tables and they had to accept the Professor’s word as something irrefutable.

The Professor was perfectionist in his work. We have had the pleasure of seeing his Survey computation book he had submitted at the Royal School of Mines, London, when he was a student. That was a picture of perfection and meticulous care. There was only one mistake he had while writing the figures and he had to correct it then. Those days there was no correcting fluid. He had cut that square piece of paper off that page (thick paper of course) and chamfered the edges. He brought from outside the same quality of paper, cut a square of the same size, chamfered the edges of this square correspondingly and pasted that into the open square in the notebook. This bore the corrected figure. One had to see against sunlight to observe that it was a cut-and-paste work!

He would point out the irony in the lives of some students. Those who neglected a subject during their studies would end up doing that work later. He would cite cases of people neglecting Surveying ending up as surveyors in mines.

He not only had the care for students. He showed confidence in them. I remember I once chanced into his room. By the side of his table was an almyrah where the glass revealed a thing of rare beauty – a larger than life cut model of Tavistock Theodolite. This theodolite then was the ultimate in angle measurement. It was love at first sight. I could not resist the temptation of asking the Professor if I could as much as have a closer look at it. He said “Why do you think, Jayaraman, it is there for? Take it out, put it on the table and have a good look.” He did not find it necessary to watch my carefulness in taking it out. It was heavy and precious. I had my heart’s content in looking at the great work which had cut portions to show all the verniers and other details. u

DOING what you like is FREEDOM

LIKING what you do is HAPPINESS


6th ASIAN MINING CONGRESS ANd ExhIbItION 2016February 23 – 27, 2016, Kolkata, India

on “Resurgence of Mining Industry in Asia”

The Asian Mining Congress and International Mining Exhibition, a biannual event organized by the Mining, Geological & Metallurgical Institute of India (MGMI) provides a forum for the miners, machinery manufacturers, planners and policy makers to discuss the various issues affecting the mining industry in the Asian region in particular, and also in the rest of the world. The event provides an unrivalled opportunity for the manufacturers of mining machinery in the world to showcase their products and do business. The first AMC and Exhibition were held in January 2006 to commemorate the centenary of MGMI, the 2nd AMC was held in January 2008, the 3rd AMC was held in January 2010, the 4th AMC was held in January 2012 and 5th AMC was held in February 2014. These events were highly successful with participation of about 20 countries spread over different parts of the world along with large participation of various mining companies in India.

The 6th Asian Mining Congress and Exhibition in this sequel will be held from 23 - 27 February 2016 in Kolkata.

technical Sessions of the Congress will be held in hotel hyatt Regency Kolkata. the 6th International Mining Exhibition, (IME 2016) will be held at ECO Park, Gate No. 1, New town, Rajarhat, Kolkata.

The congress will provide forum for promotion and support of techno-scientific cooperation towards national and international progress in the areas of mineral production, in addition to the development of new opportunities of sustainable business that will benefit both Asian and world societies

thEME : RESuRGENCE OF MINERAl INduStRy IN ASIA

the lead topics to be covered in the Conference are :

F Status of Mineral Industry in Asian Countries : Resources and ExploitationF New Mineral development Projects in Asian Countries.F Oil and Gas : Petroleum, Natural Gas, Coal Bed Methane (CBM), Coal Mine

Methane (CMM), Shale Gas, Underground Gasification of Coal (UGC), Coal Liquefaction, etc.

F Advances in technology : Exploration & Mining in Opencast & UndergroundF Modern Mining techniques : Open cast and underground MiningF Mineral Processing and Coal beneficiation.F Environment, Safety and health issues.F Investment opportunities in Mining Industry.F Green Mining for sustainable future.F Import, Export trading scenarioF logistics & Infrastructure development

Biennial Event of MGMI


Call for papers :Besides Plenary Lectures and Key Note Addresses by Distinguished invited speakers, Technical Papers are invited from participants on the lead topics for the Congress. The last date for submission of abstracts is October 31, 2015 and full papers will be required by december 31, 2016. IME 2016 MGMI and TAFCON joined hands to create a comprehensive and all encompassing an ideal platform for mine operators, planners and policy makers to discuss the various issues effecting the Mining Industry of the Asian region in particular, and also in the rest of the world.

PRINCIPAl COORdINAtORSAN Sahay : President, MGMI & former CMD, MCL, Shri TK Nag : Chairman, Organising Committee & CMD, NCL RR Mishra : Chairman, Exhibition Committee & CMD, WCL Avijit Ghosh : Chairman, Exhibition Committee & CMD, HEC RK Saha : Chairman, Technical Committee & Former CMD, CCL LK Bose : Chairman, Technical Committee & Former ED, CIL

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Shri Debnath, CMD, CMPDI delivering his speech in the meeting of the MGMI Ranchi Branch on 03.10.2015.

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