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

Pugli Limestone Mine1. Mining Operation DesignPit slope Angle.Bench Height andWidth.The mine was operated top-down where the operatingbench pit slope varies in-between 50 to 75 0 .Bench heights were maintained at minimum of 7 meters tomaximum of 20 meters on an average.Bench widths were maintained between 6 to 22 meters.The Pugli Limestone mine is a captive mine for Penden Cement Authority Limited (PCAL) whichstarted its operation from 1977. The mine is located at Pugli, about 9 km from Gomtu and falls onIndian surveyed topo-sheet No. 78F/1 facing SSE of Titikhola.PCAL Plant which was initially designed for 300 TPD latter upgraded to 400 tpd (tons per day) to1, 200 tpd clinker at present.General DetailsAddressContact PersonType of minerals minesStripping Ratio 1:4Operation and AnnualProductionGeological/Residual ReserveLease Area and PeriodPugli Limestone MinesC/o Penden Cement Authority LimitedGomtu, SamtseTel No.05-371010/15Mr. Tshering , Mining SupervisorMr. Tshetup Wangdi, SurveyorMr. Tshering Samdrup, Environmental Focal PersonLimestoneOperated though out the Year (26 days a months) and annualproduction is 2, 90, 000 MT. However, it targets for 2009 is 2,20, 000 MTGeological reserve is estimated at 6.98 million MT andMineable Reserve at 5.13 million MT133.182 hectares (01/11/04-31/12/2022 :18 Yrs)Observation17