Compliance Monitoring Report for Mines and Quarries - National ...

Kilikhar Stone QuarryGeneral DetailsAddressContact PersonQuarry and Sealing Operation, Construction DevelopmentCorporation, MongarSonam DargayType of minerals mined Construction materials (Quartzite)Stripping Ratio 1:0.62Operation and Annual Throughout the year, 40,000 MTProductionGeological/Residual Reserve 775,320.00 MTand projected year to lastLease Area and Period 5.9 hectaresObservation1. Mining Operation DesignPit slope AngleBench Height and Width2. Occupational Health andSafetySafety and ProtectiveGearsWater and SanitationFacilitiesFirst-Aid-Kit3. Waste and OverburdenManagementSanitary WasteTopsoilUndersize/reject,Overburden/inter-burdenand Other materialsMechanism of Dumpingand ArrestingPit slope Angle, BenchHeight and Length ofWidth4. Environmental AspectsAir EnvironmentWater EnvironmentNoise EnvironmentBiological EnvironmentMining benches are at the development stageOriginal copy of the FMFS report and EMP was notavailable at site during monitoring.The workers at the mine are provided with adequatepersonal protective gears such as safety helmets, safetyboots, breathing masks and earmuffs.Water and sanitation facilities are available at the crushingplant and not at the quarry.First aid kit was available at the site office at the CrushingPlant.The management has not provided disposal facilities forsanitary waste.Top soil is not stored separately.Overburdens were dumped at the approved dump site.However, some of the overburdens were pushed downhillusing bulldozer.Three check dams were constructed. However, they are allfilled up and overburdens have started to spill over whiledumping.The management had not carried out monitoring of air,water and noise at the mining site.There is good vegetation around the quarry.There is a stream in the quarry which is being used as thepublic drinking water source.Since the quarry is just above the highway, it has the visualimpact.102