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

Bahundara Talc Mine (Closed)Bahndara Talc mine is located Bahundara village on the left bank of Sukrety River under SamtseDzongkhag. There is no approach road to the mine and is accessible by foot which is about 1/2KMfrom the nearest road head.General DetailsAddressContact PersonBahundara Tacl MineC/o Choling Mineral Export CompanySamtseTel No. 05-365494Pema KhanduPromoterTalc lumpsType of Mineral MinedStripping Ratio (Ore to Waste) 1:11Number of working days and Seasonal (150 days) and estimated annual production 1000 MTAnnual ProductionGeological/Mineable Reserve Estimated geological reserve 4309MT and mineable reserve 3,663 MTLeased Area and Period 6.85 hectares (06/03/2006-05/03/2009; 3Yrs), CloseObservationDuring the time of monitoring, it was found that mine was not in operation. As per the informationreceived, the operation of the mine was closed even though the lease period was still valid.1.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 Width3.Environment and ProgressiveRestorationRestorationEnvironmental BondOthersDevelopment work was carried out from top–down andpit slope maintained 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.No check dam was seen at the site.Waste materials were washed down which hadcontributed to the siltation of the Sukrety River basinin some ways.The mine was left without any restoration.Environmental bond still to be updated.Natural regeneration was visible at the site which waslimited to shrubs.Sukrety River flows below the mine.55