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

Sukrety Talc Mine (Closed)Sukrety Talc mine is located at Sukrety village on the left bank of Sukrety River and falls undersurvey of Indian Toposheet numner 78F/1 under Samtse Dzongkhag. It is accessible from Samtsemain gate which is about 4KMs till the base of the mine.General DetailsAddressContact PersonSukrety Talc MineM/s Druk Wangden ExportPhuntsholingTel No. 05252902252755Phurba TsheringPromoterTalc lumps and finesRaw Material and Final ProductStripping Ratio (Ore to Waste) 1:6Number of working days and Seasonal (180 days) and estimated annual production averages 4,Annual Production000 MTGeological/Residual Reserve Estimated geological reserve 8, 700 MT and mineable reserve 8,500 MTLeased Area and Period 5.85 hectares, ClosedObservations1.Mining Operation DesignPit slope AngleBench Height and Width2.Waste and OverburdenManagementSanitary WasteTopsoilOverburden/Inter-burden,Undersize/Rejects/OthermaterialsMechanism of Dumpingand ArrestingPit slope Angle, BenchHeight and Length of Width6. Environment and ProgressiveRestorationRestorationEnvironmental BondDevelopment work was carried out from top–down andpit slope varies in-between 65 to 80 0 .No benching.The management has not provided disposal facilitatesfor sanitary waste.Top soil was not stored separately but it was disposedalong with the overburden.The overburden generation was very high. Overburdenwas disposed downhill in an identified waste dumpyardin the pit plan.No check dam was seen at the site.Waste materials were washed down which hadcontributed to the siltation of the Sukrety River basin.The mine was left without any restoration.Environment Bond deposited Nu. 4,14,240.007. Others Natural regeneration was visible at the site which waslimited to shrubs.Sukrety River flows below the mine.53