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

Gidaphug Marble MineGeneral DetailsAddressContact PersonBhutan Marble & Minerals Pvt. LtdGidakom, ThimphuMr. D.B. GurungGeneral ManagerMarbleType of mineral minedStripping RatioOperation and Annual Throughout the year and 80,000 MTProductionGeological/Residual Reserveand projected year to lastLease Area and Period 21.6 hectares, 1/04/2008 to 31/3/2013Observation1. 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 EnvironmentDevelopment works was carried top-down and pit slopevaries in-between 50 to 80 o .Bench heights were in-between 8 to 12 meters.Bench widths were kept between 6 to 19 meters.The management has provided the workers with protectivegears such as helmets breathing masks, earmuffs andsafety boots.Drinking water and first-aid-kit were available at themining site.Toilet facilities were not provided.The management has not provided disposal facilitates forsanitary waste.Top soil was not store separately.Overburden was loaded, hauled and disposed in anidentified waste dump-yard.The overburden inclusive of undersize and rejects weredisposed-off at the pre-determine site.Check dam made out of gabion wall was already filled-up.Over burden is spilled over, thereby affecting theapproach road to mine.The management has to expedite the construction of newcheck dam as planned in-order to prevent or avoid damageto approach road and vegetation below the existing wastedumpyard.The height and top width of the overburden weremeasured at 67.4 meters and 71 meters respectively.The management has not carried out monitoring of air,water and noise at the mining site.73