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2 SWAT EMERALD MINES

BY

Arif khan 7th semester

Department of Mining EngineeringUET Peshawar

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Introduction

Location

Geology

Previous working

Proposed working plan

Mine supporting facilities

Production chart

Summary of expenditure

Contents

4 Introduction

Mingora Emerald deposit known as Swat Emerald mines cover an area of about 182 Acres Mining start in 1958 under the Wali of swat Miangul Abdul HaqJahanzeb After 1969 PIDC run the Mine up to 1972 Provincial government , PMDC & GC run the Mine up to 1995 In Sep1996 the Mine was hands over to EMERALD MINING COMPANY In 2009 the Mine was taken by local Taliban Now Mine is handed over to M/S FAZAl KHALIQ & Company

PIDC (Pakistan industrial Development Corporation)GC (Gemstone corporation)

5 Location

Alternate names Mingora mine , Fizagat mine Situated in the close proximity of Mingora town in district swat At a distance of about 130 miles to the northeast of Peshawar 200 miles northwest of Islamabad The Mines are closed to the main Swat highway Nearest to Railway station Durgai about 50 miles to the southwest

6 Geology

Emerald is a gemstone and its formula is )6 Swat Emerald Mines area comprised of Low-grade Chlorite-Mica schist’s: youngest units , grayish green color Amphibolites: underlie the chlorite-mica schist , black to green in color Carbonate-tale schist: underlie the amphibolites, Emerald rich Dykes: two types older dykes , younger dykes Serpentinites: two types older serpentinites , younger Quartz Vein: two types Quartz-calcite-talc-mica veins, Quartz-talc vein

7 Previous working

world good class emeralds are being explored since 1958 from Swat mine

most of the emerald recovered from Mine No.1 and Mine No.2 areas The Swat Emerald mine is divided as Mine No.1: divided into two faces , Islamia , Farooq , 80 feet, not finished Mine No.2 : two working faces , North and South face, fault line is

present Sarkan Area: It is on top of Mine No 1,2 ,main fault line is passing

through it Caral Trench: It is close to Mine No.1, hard rock composes of quartz

8 Proposed working plan

In 2012 M/s karim and company proposed a working plan to Government Following short term plan will be carried out at Mine1, Mine2 ,Mine3 area Mine 1: Debries produced during illegal mining/rainfall which have

buried the mineralized body should be cleared in 3 months Mine2:- The debries removal work would be started from the South and

North faces of M2 to clear in 5 months Sarkan area: It is the extreme north of the Swat Emerald Mine and the

present adit should need proper timbering Sarkan:- This area is badly affected by the fault line and the cracks

developed will have to be removed through Mine machinery

9 Mine supporting facilities

following supporting facilities are available Work shop: contain hand electric drill machine or a column mounted

drill machine, electric grinding machines, a small welding unit Store: contain maintenance tools and equipment's electric fittings,

buildings and maintenance store clothing/uniform etc Lamp Room: Room will be used as a storage and maintenance of lamps First Aid Room: contain safety and mine rescue kits along with first

ointment and equipment is kept ready for emergency Canteen

10 Production chart

1 carat = 0.2gm

11 Summary of expenditure

For 10 years from DEC 2010 to DEC 2020 A Capital Expenditure ……………………………………………… 2,20,30000 B Revenue Expenditure……………………………………………. 5,47,20000 C Operating Expenses……………………………………………….. 1,34,76,100 Total = A+B+C Total =9,02,26100

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