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MINE- THE PRESENT STATUS

The mine has been started manually since 1985. After a decade, mechanized mining
method has been adopted by introducing excavators, loaders, dozers, wagon drills &
compressors, rock breakers, crushing & screening units.

The mine produces Iron Ore of Hematite variety which is hard massive, Hard
Laminated & soft laminated.

ROM Lump of size 30-900mm is feed to the crusher plants for required size of
finished products. The sizes of different finished products are 10-40mm, 5-18mm, 3-8mm,
-10mm etc.

ROM Fines (Blue dust) is fed to the screening plants which produce +80mm, +30-
80mm, 10-40mm & -10mm size finished products. Sub-Grade is stacked separately. By
blending with high grade blue dust these are made saleable.

Previously, the mine was a regular exporter of lump as well as calibrated ore and fines
through MMTC but now it is exporting on its own.

The finished products are dispatched to various Rly. Sidings or buyers by Tippers.
Annual production of the Mine is 8.06 Million MT per Annum, which caters to the demand
of raw material for the various indigenous and foreign industries.

MINES AT A GLANCE

LOCATION:

The mine is located in survey of India topo sheet no.-73G/5 bounded by

longitude varies from 85o17’19.49496”at boundary pillar A to 85o18’29.96892”at
boundary pillar H. The latitude varies from 21 o55’18.11496”at boundary pillar D to
21o55’54.91236”East.
Sanindpur Iron & Bauxite Mines is situated in Koira block of Sundergarh
district. It is well communicated with Rajamunda-Panikoili N.H-215. It is 8kms. from

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Koira & 10kms. from Rugudihi. In North-East direction, Barbil (30kms.) is the nearest
railhead from the mines.
The lease hold area of the mine is 147.10 ha. out of which 126.324 hect. is
forest & 20.776 hect. Non-forest land.
The physiography of the area is moderately flat, though there are occasional
mounds within the area. The maximum elevation of the area is 673.94 mt. &
minimum RL is 580.02 mt.There is no perennial nallah flowing through the lease area.
INTRODUCTION

Sanindpur Iron & Bauxite Mine is a non-captive mine and the production and
dispatch from the mine is largely dependent upon the domestic consumption by the
steel industries. Due to sharp increase in Iron ore demand by the steel industries and to
meet their requirement to some extent, the modification of review of mining plan was
again submitted for an enhanced production capacity of 16.50 MTPA which was
approved on dated 09.04.2021. In the approved Review of Mining Plan, the
production planning was based on the available reserve of iron ore in explored area
over 88.464 ha. only (part un-diverted virgin forest area was not explored by then).
The forest clearance for the remaining 58.189 ha. of virgin forest land was granted on
dated 26.11.2020 and the surface right permission for the said land was granted on
dated 12.09.2021. After getting the tree felling permission on dated 14.09.2021, the
detailed borehole exploration could be taken up in the virgin forest land which
established additional mineralized area (iron ore) with a huge increase in the reserve
of iron ore and thus increased the life of the mine.
The Review of Mining Plan was approved on dated 14.11.2019 for the plan
period 2020-21 to 2024-25 (for 5 years) for a maximum production target of 8.06
MTPA of iron ore within a restricted area of 88.464 ha. (58.189 ha. of forest area was
not having forest clearance) included within the Sanindpur Iron & Bauxite Mining
lease area of 147.10 ha.
As the existing plant/mining machinery was not able to achieve the yearly
planned production due to occurrence of wet ROM ore, so the Review of Mining Plan
was modified and got approved on dated 01.10.2020 for the same plan period
incorporating replacement of old plants with new plants of higher capacity as well as
addition of some plants as was desired for obtaining CTO (Consent to operate) from
OSPCB. After the approval of the modification of the Review of Mining Plan, there
has been a increase in the production of iron ore for the year 2020-21, however limited
to the MP/EC quantity (8.06 MTPA).

Review of status of Mining Lease:

Sanindpur Iron & Bauxite Mine of M/s. Rungta Sons (P) Limited over 147.10 hectares
is situated at village Sanindpur in Sundergarh district of Odisha. The Mining Lease
was valid from 06.09.1985 to 05.09.2005. The lessee applied for renewal of mining
lease on time. After expiry of the said lease period, the lessee had continued its mining
operation in the said lease area under deemed extension provisions of Section 8 of the
Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 with the permission
from the State Government of Odisha. At present the lease period of Sanindpur Iron
and Bauxite Mine is further extended up to 05.09.2035 over 147.10 Ha. or 363.34

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Acre in accordance with Section 8A of the Mines and Minerals Development and
Regulation Amendment Act, 2015. A supplementary lease deed has been executed on
14th July, 2016 over 147.10 Ha or 363.34 Acre.

Sl. Type of Original Broken part of Diverted virgin part

No lease area lease lease area (in of Lease area (in
. area(in ha) ha) ha)
1 PRF 23.290 1.055 22.235
2 KF 73.731 41.845 31.886
3 DLC 29.303 25.235 4.068
4 Total Forest 126.324 68.135 4
area
5 Tenanted land 2.857 2.756 0.101
6 Govt. land 17.919 17.846 0.073
7 Total Non- 20.776 20.602 7
Forest area
8 Total Land 147.10 88.737 58.363

Regional Geology:
The Sanindpur Iron ore deposit forms a part of pre-cambrian sedimentary
formation known as the Iron-ore series developed in Singhbhum-Keonjhar-Bonai area.
The general strike of the formation in Northern Singhbhum is NNE-SSW, but
gradually changing over to NW-SE in the eastern part and in the adjoining area of
Mayurbhanj. This part of Singhbhum is marked by a shear zone along which rocks
have been thrust towards the south and metamorphosed. The shear zone is marked

with intrusions of soda-granophyre with in which deposits of copper, apatite

and magnetite are associated. Towards north of the shear zone the rocks consist of
phyllites and tuffs with basic intrusive at the bottom which are overlain by ferruginous
quartzite’s and phyllites. Above them appear a series of lava flows called the Dalma
volcanic which occupy a fairly broad belt of country.
The iron-ore series consist mainly of banded hematite quartzites and shales
with intercalations of lava flows and tuffs. There are views that large part of the shale
may really consist of tuffaceous material. Dunn (1942) believes that certain phyllites
and shale in Eastern and Southern Singhbhum were originally volcanic tuffs and that
they have been either silicified or replaced by Iron to come extend, the later when in
contact with banded ferruginous rocks. In some places the phyllite are manganiferous

and have been partly replaced by manganese ores. Such manganese ore bodies
are of small dimensions and are observed in several places of Keonjhar and Bonai.
Their formation has largely been determined by local topography and drainage
in ancient times as they extend only to shallow depths and are mainly composed of
pyrolusite, psilomelane and wad. The iron ore series is overlain by the Kolhan series
of presumably Cuddapah age (Algonkian) and consists of basalt conglomerates and
sandstones which are overlain by limestone and shale.

The general stratigraphical succession of this area is as under:

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• Kolhan series (basal conglomerate and sandstone)

• Unconformity
• Phyllites and tuffs with manganese and dolomite.
• Banded hematite quartzite.
• Phyllites and tuffs conglomerate and basic igneous rocks.
The rocks of the Iron ore series in West Singhbhum, Keonjhar and Bonai give
rise to a rugged topography. The beds of banded hematite-jasper form prominent
ridges rising to about 2500 to 3000 ft. in altitude. The lower ground is occupied by
lavas, phyllites and shales. The whole succession of rocks is folded into a series of
asymmetrical or slightly over tuned anticlines and synclines. The rocks have a NNE-
SSW strike with a general westerly dip. The structure may, in general, be considered
as a syncline pitching towards northern with an over folded western limb in which
occurs the most important Iron ore deposits.
The banded hematite jaspers consist of alternating bands of jasper or
chalcedony and hematite containing varying proportions of iron oxide and silica.
Owing to their greater hardness they stand up as prominent ridges and cliffs. On
weathered surfaces, the hematite band often stand up while the jasper bands from
depressions due to high leaching action.
The colour of jasper bands varies from grey or white lavender, red and brown
to black. The maximum thickness of hematite-jasper formation as stated by Jones
(1934) is about 3000 ft. in Bonai and 1000 ft. in the main iron-ore range on the border
of Keonjhar, and Singhbhum.
Iron ore from the banded hematite-jasper is or different physical types, viz.,
massive, laminated, shaly, powdery, etc. Massive ore is encountered at the surface of
many deposits. It is massive, dark brown to steel-grey in colour and Fe content about
45 to 62 percent. This type forms the float ore.

In laminated ore bedding planes are will seen where open spaces between the
lamina may be observe. The open spaces are occasionally filled with powdery ore or
shally substance. The ore is mainly porous, but compact variety is also observed in
abundance. The laminated ore is supposed to be formed by leaching out of Silica from
banded hematite-Jasper and subsequent filling by iron.
Shally ore has a shally structure with iron content of about 50 percent. This
might have been formed by enrichment of shale of iron ore series by infiltrating
solutions containing Iron.

Powdery ore occurs as fairly large pockets and lenses. The material turns to
powder if disturbed even slightly when in situ, the ore show bedding and may contain
lumps of laminated ore with it. It is dark blue-grey to black in colour and consists

mainly of hematite with some quantity of martite. It is generally rich in Iron

ore containing 45 to 62 percent of iron.
Bore holes drilled by different Agencies show that the hard massive ore is
largely confined to the surface but they may extend to a depth of 50 to 100 ft. compact

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and laminated ores may extend to various depths from the surface. They often contain
intercalations and masses or un-replaced hematite-Jasper and powdery ores. This may
indicate that, while the ore near the surface has been completely leached of its silica
and alumina with the consequent filling of all the pore spaces by ore, there are still
unfilled spaces left between the layers at depth.
The banded iron ore formation developed in the Upper Pre-Cambrian period is
very common in different parts of the world. Similar formations have not been found
to any applicable extent in Cambrian and later period. They are generally considered
as marine deposits formed by rhythmic precipitation of alternating layers of colloidal
silica and ferric hydroxide. High content of carbon-dioxide, high humidity and
temperature prevailing in Pre-Cambrian atmosphere must have helped in leaching
away of silica and iron form the rocks exposed at that time. Silica and iron from
submarine volcanism also contributed to this process. Experiment of Moore and
Maynard (1929) show the possibility of the colloidal materials having been
transported in solution under the stabilizing influence of some organic acids. The iron
oxide bands are practically pure while the silica bands are more or less mixed with
some iron oxide, thus having the composition and appearance of jasper.
Local Geology & Structure -
The Sanindpur Iron ore deposit forms a part of pre-cambrian sedimentary
formation known as the Iron-ore series developed in Singhbhum-Keonjhar-Bonai area.
The general strike of the formation is NNE-SSW and dip towards west. The dip
amount varies from 35-400. Iron ore is found in different physical types, viz., massive,
laminated, shaly, powdery, etc. the grade of Iron ore varies from 45-62%.
In laminated ore, bedding planes are well seen where open spaces between the
lamina may be observed. The open spaces are occasionally filled with powdery ore or
shally substance. The ore is mainly porous, but compact variety is also observed in
abundance. The laminated ore is supposed to be formed by leaching out of Silica from
banded hematite-Jasper and subsequent filling by iron.
Shally ore has a shally structure with iron content of about 50 percent. This
might have been formed by enrichment of shale of iron ore series by infiltrating

Solutions containing Iron. There are certain enriched iron ore zones identified as
Lateritic Iron ore/Shally ore within the shale area.

Powdery ore occurs as fairly large pockets and lenses. The material turns to
powder if disturbed even slightly when in situ, the ore shows bedding and may contain
lumps of laminated ore with it. It is dark blue-grey to black in colour and consists
mainly of hematite. It is generally rich in Iron ore containing 45 to 62 % of Iron.
The stratigraphy of the lease area is

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Local Stratigraphy
Lateritic soil/Float ore/Bauxite
Lateritic Iron Ore
Hard Massive Ore
Hard Laminated Ore
Soft Laminated Ore
Powdery Ore
BHJ/BHQ
Shale
Sanindpur Iron and Bauxite mines can be divided into two parts. One is eastern
part and other is western part. In the eastern part, mining operation is going on and the
land has been broken. All the types of ore body lying at underneath have been
exposed. Starting from the top, the sequence of lithology is Lateritic soil/float ore,
hard massive ore/hard ore, hard laminated ore, soft laminated ore, powdery ore and
ends with shale. Total 349 bore holes have been drilled with total meterage of
24999.66m. There is a large existing quarry (C-Top quarry) having dimension of
853m x 535m x 82m which gives good exploratory data and trend of ore body. In the
quarry ore body is exposed up to a depth of 580m RL. The ore body shows the trend
towards north, north-west and western direction. Moreover, northern & north-western
part of lease represents number of surface exposures also. The western part of the
leasehold area is virgin forest land, of which the forest clearance is already obtained.
After the forest clearance the area, detail exploration has been done. The area possess
good iron ore reserve.

STATUTORY PERSONS OF MINES

Mines Manager :- Anil Kumar Choudhary
Mining Engineer :- Manoj Kumar Manaw
Geologist :- D. K. Naik
Surveyor :- Ajay Shaoo
Mechanical Engg. :- Amarendra Sarangi
S. K. Das

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Electrical Eng. :- S. K. Nayak

B. K. Nanda
Welfare Officer :- Ujwal Kumar Mallick
Medical Officer :- S. M. Riaz Barkat

TECHNICAL STAFF
(i) Asst. Mgr (Mining) :- (a) Lakhan Saw
(b) Indraajit Panda
(c) S. K. Rout
(d) Rajneesh Kumar
(ii) Foreman (Mining) :- (a) Ramesh Patra
(b) S. Mohanty
(c) Sanjay Kumar
(d) J. K. Lenka
(e) N. K. Mahanta

(iii) Foreman (Mechanical) :- (a) P. K. Nayak

(b) Debasis Giri
(c) S. Barik
(d) I. Mohanta
(e) Prakash Kumar
(iv) Mining Mate :- (a) R. S. Lenka
(b) P. K. Hota
(c) Ansuman Panda
(d) N. Kandulana
(e) Saroj Kumar Mahanta
(f) P. Pan
(g) Budhadev Bala
(h) S. Kahar
(v) Electrician :- (a) S. K. Singh
(b) B. B. Barik
(c) R. C.Ojha
(d) Shawan Kumar

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