MCDR INSPECTION REPORT

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1 MCDR INSPECTION REPORT General S.N. Particulars Details 1 Name of the Mine Date of Inspection: Name of Inspecting Officer 2 Total Lease Area (Ha) with breakup of Nonforest and forest land 3 Mine code 07MPR IBM Registration Number under rule 45 of IBM/602/2011 MCDR, Name of the Lease, Address, Phone, and fax number Mainpat Bauxite Mine 03/07/2018 Rudra N. Mishra (SMG) Lease area ha Govt Lands ha, Private Lands ha, Chote Bade Jhad ke Jungle ha. M/s Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd. (BALCO) Po: Balco Township Balco Nagar, Dist: Korba Phone /Fax / rajesh.mishra@vedanta.co.in 6 Village Kesra, Kudaridih, Sapnadar 7 Taluka/Mandal Mainpat, 8 District Surguja 9 Pincode State Chhattisgarh 11 Post Office Kamleshwarpur, 12 Nearest Police Station Kamleshwarpur, 13 Nearest Railway Station Ambikapur 14 Date of Grant of Mining Lease 15/07/ Date of Execution 09/07/ Date of opening of Mine 29/03/ Date of First Renewal, if applicable and its period & expiry 18 Date of Second Renewal, if applicable and its period & expiry 19 Date of submission of renewal application if Mining Operations are continuing under deemed extension 20 Name of the Nominated Owner with Address, phone, , fax number and date of appointment 21 Name of the Mine Agent with Address, phone, , fax number and date of appointment First Renewal agreement date 30/07/2015 and period of ML 09/07/1992 to 08/07/2042 (50 years as per the MMDR amendment Act 2015) Not Applicable Not Applicable ShriVikas Sharma (CEO & WTD) CEO office, Comprehensive Building Balco Nagar, Korba Vikas.SharmaCSC@vedanta.co.in Phone /Fax Date of Appointment: Shri Rajesh Mishra (Agent of Mines) Mines and Geology Deptt. Engineering Building

2 22 Name of the Mine Manager with Address, phone, , fax number and date of appointment in mines 23 Name of the Mining Engineer, Qualification and total experience with address, phone, , fax number and date of appointment in the mine 24 Whether Geologist and Mining Engineer appointment in mines satisfy the rule 55 & carrying out their duties as per rule 56 & Date of Approval of Mine Plan/Modified Mine Plan with five- year period and specific condition in approval letter, if any. 26 Date of Approval of Scheme of Mining/Modified Scheme of Mining with five- year period and specific condition in approval letter, if any. Balco Nagar, Korba. Phone /Fax Mobile Date of Appointment: Ajay Tiwari, Mainpat Bauxite Mines, Kamaleshwarpur, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh Mobile Phone /Fax Appointment Date: 15 th June 2009 Susil Senapati, B-Tech Mining, Mainpat bauxite mines, kamleshwarpur Experience-10 years. Mobile Phone /Fax Date of Appointment 14 th January 2015 Mining Engineer: Yes, Mr. Susil Senapati, Gelogist: None (Violation Pointed out) Mining Plan Vide Letter No. 314(3)87MCCM(C), Nagpur Dated: 15/07/1988 Mining Plan Vide Letter No. 314(3)2012- MCCM(CZ)/MP-07, Nagpur Dated: 16/10/2012, Period: to (Start from 9 th July 2012) Modified Mining Plan approved Vide Letter No. SRG/BXT/MPLN-46/2016/RPR, Raipur Dated:26/09/2016, Period: to st Scheme of Mining vide letter no.srg/bx/mpln-14/ngp Nagpur Dated08/04/1999. Period: to nd Scheme of Mining vide letter no.srg/bx/mpln-14/ngp Nagpur Dated08/04/1999. Period: to Modified Scheme of Mining vide letter no. SRG/BX/MPLN-14/NGP Nagpur Dated04/04/2004. Period: to Modified Scheme of Mining vide letter no. SRG/BX/MPLN-14/NGP Nagpur Dated30/11/2006. Period: to rd Scheme of Mining vide letter no. 314(3)2008-MCCM(CZ)/S-4, Nagpur Dated13/10/2008. Period: to (Valid up to 8 th July 2012).

3 27 Mineral(s) granted in lease and approved for Bauxite Mining 28 Method of Mining (Opencast, Underground) Opencast 29 Category (Fully Mechanised, Others or Category: A, Fully Mechanised Manual) 30 Captive/Non-Captive Captive mine 31 Enviornment Clearence 0.75MTPA Dated: 27/10/2015 Exploration S.N. Item Proposals ( ) 1a Backlog of previous year Exploration Proposal has not been given in the approved document. 1b Exploration over lease area for Under G1 Geological axis 1 or 2. Category: 1c Exploration Agency & Expenditure in Lakh Rupees during the year 1d Balance area to be explored to ha Not Applicable Under G1 Category: ha bring Geological axis in 1 or 2. 1e Balance reserves as on Under 111: tonnes minable, Under 211: tonnes, Under 331: tonnes 1f General remarks of Inspecting officer on geology, exploration etc. Entire Lease area explored in G1 Category, 50x50m grid interval The Bauxite bearing laterite capping is found on the top of the basaltic plateau (Deccan traps). The Bauxite characteristics of this area is massive, sometimes pisolitic hard and compact, denser than the laterite vesicular and pitted, displays shades of light grey to pink colour. Entire Lease area explored in G1 Category with the 50x50m grid interval. Development S.N. 2a Item Location of Development w.r.t. lease area Proposals Sapndar: Between N10200 N9600 & E E2090 Kudaridih East between N1550 to N1700, N2250 to N2300 & E1500 to N900 to N 1350 & E1300 to Presently production and development are being carried out from different locations, i.e the existing quarry is situated central part of the lease area, the same has been extended towards Deviation has been pointed out

4 2b 2c Separate benches in topsoil overburden and mineral (Rule 15) Stripping ratio or ore to OB ratio N400 to N700 & E900 to E1200 Kudaridih West: Between N2450 to N2700 & E850 to E1300, N1450 to N1600 & E500 to E1250 N1050 to N1400 & E350 to E550 Keshra: N550 to 700 & E2350 to E2450. N1450 to N1450 & E2800 to E3500. N1550 to N1600 & E2900 to E3100. Top soil: m OB: 3.00m southern part of the lease area. Top soil: 2.00m OB: 3.00m Bauxite: 3.00m Bauxite: m 1:1.62 1:5.03 Increased due to thickness of overburden 2d Quantity of topsoil generation in m 3 2e Quantity of overburden generation in m 3 2f General remarks of Inspecting officer on development of pit w.r.t type of deposit etc. Violation pointed out, Last four months mines was closed. The main mineral constituent is Gibbsite.These ore bodies persist upto maximum depth of 15.50m (in Sapnadand) from the surface. The thickness of Bauxite deposits varies from 0.1m to 7.20min the form of lenses. The intensity of bauxite is more in the central part of plateau and decreases towards the scrapes. Exploitation S.N. Item Proposals 3a Number of pits proposed for 3 Blocks 5, pits in Three production (Kesra, Kudardih and blocks ((Kesra, Sapnadar Block), 10 Kudardih and pits Sapnadar) 3b Quantity of ROM mineral tonnes tonnes production proposed 3c Recovery of Salable/usable mineral tonnes tonnes from ROM production 3d Quantity of mineral reject generation tonnes tonnes 3e Grade of mineral reject generation and threshold value declared Al2O3: 25% TiO2:10% SiO2:15% LOI: 22% Fe2O3:28% Al2O3: 25% TiO2:10% SiO2:15% LOI: 22% Fe2O3:28%

5 3f Quantity of sub-grade mineral generation 3g Grade of sub-grade mineral generation 3h Manual/Mechanized method adopted for segregation from ROM 3i Any analysis or beneficiation study proposed & carried out for sub-grade mineral and reject 3j 3k Provision of drilling & blasting in mineral benches Provision of mining machineries in mineral benches 3l Whether height of benches in overburden and mineral suitable for method of mining proposed in MP/SOM 3m Total area covered under excavation /pits 3n Ore to OB ratio for the pit/mine during the year 3o Total area put in use under different heads at the end of year 3p Production of ROM mineral during last five-years period, as Applicable (Tonns) +30% Al2O3 to (-) 38% Al2O3 Mechanized DTH HEMM (Backhoe, Dumpers, Drilling & Crushing) Yes Yes +30% Al2O3 to (-) 38% Al2O3 Mechanized Wet and Dry beneficiation study carried out side agency during the period. DTH HEMM (Backhoe, Dumpers, Drilling & Crushing) Maintained and not exceeded of 6 meters ha ha 1: : 1.58 Pit ha waste/reject- nil Others- nil Pit 21.72ha waste/reject- nil Others- nil Tonne Tonne Tonnes Tonnes tonnes 3q General remarks of inspecting officer on method of mining etc Last four months (Since 01 April 2018 Mining activity was closed. Solid Waste Management-Dumping S.N. Item Proposals 4a Separate dumping of topsoil, OB NA Simultaneous & mineral reject (Rule 32,33) Back filling 4b Location of topsoil, OB & mineral NA On Back filled reject dumps area 4c Number of Dumps within lease NA

6 NA area and outside lease area 4d Location of Dumps w.r.t. ultimate pit limit (Rule 16) 4e Number of Active & Alive dumps NA None 4f Number of deed dumps NA None 4g Number of dumps established NA None 4h Whether Retaining wall or garland NA None drain all along dumps are there 4i Length of Retaining wall or NA None garland drain all along dump 4j Number of settling ponds NA 4k Specific commends of inspecting Waste is being back filled in Mined out Area. officer on waste dump Concurrent backfilling system has been adopted management and only top soil is dumped short period not kept more than six months to preserve its fertility Solid Waste Management-Backfilling S.N. Item Proposals 5a Status on part or full Only extraction of mineral from mined out area before starting infilling plantation backfilling has been 5b 5c Area under backfilling of mined out area Concurrent use of topsoil for restoration or rehabilitation of mined out area (Rule 32) ha ha Spread over backfilled area Spreaded over backfilled area ha 0.00ha 5d Total area fully reclaimed & rehabilitated 5e General remarks of inspecting officer on backfilling, reclamation etc done the production was less Its a shallow depth mining. Due to less production backfilling area reduced. S. N. 6a Progressive Mine Closer Plan Item Whether Annual report on PMCP submitted on time and correctly-rule 23E (2). Details should be given in the format as given in Annexure-20 Proposals Yes No Violation Pointed out 6b Management of worked/mined out In Hect In Hect benches Area available for rehabilitation (Ha) hect 0.00 Hect

7 Afforestation done (ha) 50.00hect hect. No. of saplings planted during the year nos nos Cumulative no. of plants Any other specific method of rehabilitation Cost incurred on watch & care during the year 6c Compliance on reclamation and rehabilitation by backfilling i) Voids available for backfilling (L*B*D) ii) Void filled by waste/tailings iii) Afforestation on the backfilling iv) Rehabilitation by making water reservoir v) Any other specific means 6d Compliance of Rehabilitation of waste land within lease i) Afforestation ii) Area rehabilitation iii) Method of rehabilitation 6e Compliance of Environment monitoring (core zone & buffer zone) 6f General remarks of inspecting officer on PMCP compliance & progressive closer operations None 12.50lac i) ha ii) hect iii) 50.00hect iv) 0.00 hect v) 0.00 hect None 3.50lac i) 15.30ha ii) hect iii) 0.00hect iv) 0.00 hect v) 0.00 hect Proper Done in core-zone Monitoring & buffer zone PMCP report not submitted and violation pointed out. Mineral Conservation S.N. Item Proposals 7a ROM mineral dispatch or grade wise sorting within lease area tonnes, 7b Method of grade-wise mineral Mechanical sorting i.e. manual or mechanical process adopted for Grade wise sorting 7c Different grade of mineral sort out at NA mine 7d Any beneficiation process at mines NA 7e General remarks of inspecting officer on Mineral conservation & beneficiation issues tonnes Mechanical process adopted for Grade wise sorting Since 1 st April 2018 mining activies were closed. Due to Quality issue, mechanised method adopted for grade wise mineral sorting.

8 Environment S.N. Item Proposals 8a Separate removal and utilization of topsoil (Rule32) cum cum Due to working in higher thickness area as proposed 8b Concurrent use or storage of topsoil Top soil Spread the concurrent back filled area 8c 8d 8e 8f Separate dumps for overburden waste rock, rejects and fines (Rule 33) Use of overburden, waste rock, rejects and fines dump for restoring the land to its original use Phased restoration, reclamation and rehabilitation of lands affected by mining operations (Pits, dumps etc) Baseline information on existence of plantation & additional plantation done (Rule 41) CuM Reclamation :69.47 Ha Afforestation Ha Top soil Spread the concurrent back filled area CuM Reclamation :12.28 Ha Afforestation Ha Nos Nos 8g Survival rate 70% 72% 8h Water sprinkling on roads to control yes airborne dust 8i General remarks of inspecting officer on aesthetic beauty in and around mine area Proper Water sprinkling on Haul road No permanent dump. EMP parameters are regularly being monitored. Top Soil spread the concurrent back filled area. Since 1 st April 2018 mining activies were closed No adverse impact observed. S. N. 9a 9b 9c Compliance of Rule 45 Item Comments Status of submission of monthly and Annual returns Scrutiny of Annual return for information on Mining Engineer, Geologist and Manager Scrutiny of Annual return on land use pattern for area under pits, reclaimed area, dumps etc. M.R. Submitted upto June A.R. submitted upto Yes, Mining Engineer: Mr. Susil Senapati, Geologist: None Manager: Mr. Ajay Tiwari Open Cast Mining: ha Area Under current working pit: ha Reclaimed area: ha Occupied by plant, building residential, welfare building and roads:1.45ha Other purpose:2.150 ha

9 9d 9e 9f 9g 9i 9k Scrutiny of Annual return on nos, Servival Rate: 72% afforestation Scrutiny of Annual return on 0.00 tone, mineral reject generation (Grade & Quantity) Scrutiny of Annual return on Opening Stock: tonne ROM stock and/or grade ore ROM Production: tonne Scrutiny of Annual return on sale value, Ex. Mine price & production costs Scrutiny of Annual return on Fixed assets Scrutiny of Annual return on mining Machineries Scrutiny of Annual return on mining Machineries Closing Stock: tonne Ex- Mine Price i) 40% to below 45% Al2O3: Rs Cost of Production: Rs Given Equipment Nos Capacity Shovel (Hydraulic) CUM Shovel (Hydraulic) CUM Dumper Tonne Water Tanker L Water Tanker L Explosive Van Tonne Air Compressor CUM/MN 10.0 Details of Violations observed during current inspection Rule 11 (1) Rule 26 Rule 28 (1) Rule 35 (2) Rule 45 (5) (c) Rule 55 The following deviations have been found in the mine from the approved Modified Mining Plan vide SRG/BXT/MPLN-46/2016 for the period of to i) Development: In the approved modified mining plan there was a proposal given in Sapnadand Block for the production of mineral in the year from eastern and western part of the lease area. Whereas, the production and development were carried out from different locations. ii) Afforestation: There was a proposal given for plantation of nos of plants during Second year, whereas only (ten thousand) of the plantations have been done A yearly report as per the format specified by the Indian Bureau of Mines before 1 st day of July every year setting forth of Protective and rehabilitative works carried out has not been submitted for the year Notice of temporary discontiuance of work in the mines has not been submitted. The softcopy (in the standard format), of high resolution satellite images obtained from CARTOSAT-2 Satellite LISS-IV sensor on the scale of cadastral map has not been submitted. While scrutiny of the annual return , It is observed that Ex -Mine price (Rs ) is less than cost of production (Rs ) which needs to be corrected. Whole-time Geologist are not being appointed.

10 Rule 65(1) Rule 65 (2) Any person institution or agency carrying on prospecting or mining operations related to any research in geology or mining, shall inform the Controller General, within a period of thirty days of commencement of such research related operations. It is understood that some geological and mining study was carried out but same has not been inform to Controller General IBM. On Completion of the said research work, a describing the observations, analysis and conclusions reached as a result of the said research work shall be submitted to the Chief Controller of Mines, for mining research within thirty days of its completion, but same has not been submitted. Compliance position of earlier violation pointed out: - Show cause letter issued on dated 14/12/2017 under rule 11(1) based on inspection dated 27/10/2017 by Shri Shaiwal Kartikya (Junior Mining Geologist). Not yet Compliance. Last Date of Inspection: 27/10/2017 Name of the Inspection Officer: Shri Shaiwal Kartikya (Junior Mining Geologist), IBM Raipur Date: 24/07/2017 Name: Rudra N Mishra Designation: SMG