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VOL 35 No 2JULY ndash SEPTEMBER
2009
PresidentN C Jha
Hony SecretaryDr Debasish Sarkar
Hony TreasurerB Chakraborti
Hony EditorB C Bhattacharya
Editorial CommitteeAsitabha DattaGautam Dhar
A K GuptaDr A L KunduRajiw Lochan
Prof (Dr) S K MukhopadhyayPrasanta Roy
AQUARTERLY
PUBLICATIONOF
THE MININGGEOLOGICAL
ANDMETALLURGICAL
INSTITUTEOF
INDIA
The President Council Members and the Members of the Editorial Committee MGMI wish
Happy Vijaya Greetings to all members and their family
Shri S J Sibal DGMS delivering the 52nd Holland Memorial Lecture
Council Members of MGMI
Dr A K Sarkar Director (Marketing) CIL Chief Guest delivering his inaugural speech in National workshop IMPC-2009
Shri N C Jha President MGMI delivering his Presidential Speech in 103rd AGM
Published by Hony Secretary The Mining Geological and Metallurgical Institute of IndiaGN-384 Sector V Salt Lake Kolkata 700 091 Phone 2357 3482 3987 Fax 2357 3482e-mail Web
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Price Free to Members Rs 5000 or US$ 200 per copy to others
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A request for your visit to IME Exhibition January 22 ndash 25 2010
You are aware the 3rd Asian Mining Congress and Exhibition will be held during January 22-25 2010 in Kolkata The current Global recession has affected the industrialised countries more severely than the developing countries of Asia The Mining Industry needs to pursue energy efficiency and cost cutting in mining operations High performance mining for increased efficiency productivity and production both in quantity and quality are the need of the day The most important factors affecting productivity are Infrastructure Communication and Automation The manufactures of mining machinery may utilize the slump period in forging new alliances amongst themselves and invest in RampD activities to improve the equipment efficiency
for manufacturers of mining machinery to exhibit their equipment and display their activities in the Exhibition which will be held in Netaji Indoor Stadium and Khudiram Anusilan Kendra located adjacent to the famour Eden Gardens Cricket Stadium and the Technical Sessions of the Congress will be held in the Hotel Taj Bengal Kolkata located in the heart of the city during January 22-25 2010MGMI and TAFCON joined hands to create a comprehensive and all encompassing platform for the Mining and Allied Industries so that the current issues and priorities of the sector could be addressed in a holistic manner and the business opportunities could be highlighted in a most befitting manner So you may block the above dates for active participation both in the Conference and Mining Exhibition as wellYou may like to inform your colleagues so that they may also plan for a visit It will enable them to have a glimpse of the advancement in Mining Machinery at a fraction of cost than visiting foreign Exhibitions
J P Goenka Convenor IME 2010 J P Dasgupta Co-convenor IME 2010Mobile +91 9830090461 Mobile +91 9831017039Email Email ipdasguptarediffmailcom
IME 2010 - Perfect Platform - Perfect Time
We look forward to your active participation and wholehearted support for making the Exhibition a successExhibitor Profile Mining Minerals Mining Machinery Technologies
Contact Persons for Exhibition
nmciphotmailcom
Organiser
THE MINING GEOLOGICAL AND METALLURGICAL INSTITUTE OF INDIAGN-384 Secto - V Salt Lake Kolkata - 700 091PH 2357 3482 2357 3987 Fax 2357 3482e-mail amp for further details please visit our website and wwwtafconcom
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IME Exhibition held during 2nd Asian Mining Congress 2008
THE MINING GEOLOGICAL amp METALLURGICAL INSTITUTE OF INDIA GN-384
Salt Lake Sector ndash V Kolkata ndash 700 091PH 2357 3482 2357 3987 Fax 2357 3482
e-mail amp Organising
RD3 Asian Mining Congress 2010Conference and Exhibition
January 22-25 2010 Kolkata IndiaOn
ldquoResurgence of Mining in Asia Prospects amp Challengesrdquo
The Subjects to be covered are Status of Mineral Industry in Asian Countries Oil amp Gas Sector and Coal Bed Methane Planning amp Design Technology Development Coal Beneficiation amp Mineral Processing Business amp Investment opportunities in Mining Industry Road blocks to Mineral Development Green Mining Environmental Health and Safety issues of Mining Industry
Call for Papers Besides Technical Papers from Identified invited authors Technical papers are invited from interested participants on the Lead Subjects identified above for the Congress
Congress amp Exhibition Venues Technical Sessions of the Congress will be held in the Hotel Taj Bengal Kolkata located in the heart of the City The International Mining Exhibition will be held in Netaji Indoor Stadium located adjacent to the famous Eden Gardens Cricket Stadium
PRINCIPAL COORDINATORSN C Jha Director (Technical) CIL President MGMI
R K Saha CMD CCL Vice President MGMI ampChairman Exhibition CommitteeProf S P Banerjee Former Director ISM Past President
MGMI Chairman Organising Committee
Contact Person for Conference Contact Person for ExhibitionrdDr Debasish Sarkar Convenor 3 AMC 2010 J P Goenka Convenor IME 2010
Mobile +91 9831204790 Mobile +91 9830090461Email Email
for further details please visit our website wwwmgmiindiacom
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debasish_sarkarrediffmailcom nmcjphotmailcom
C O N T E N T S
Presidents Message helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Editors Page helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Talk Back helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Highlights of the National Workshop on Indian Mining Sectors Policies and Constraints
ndHighlights of 52 Holland Memorial Lecture by Shri S J Sibal DGMS Dhanbad helliphelliphelliphellip
rdHighlights of the 103 Annual General Meeting helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Headquarter activity helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Branch Activity Kolkata Branch helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
75 Years Agohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
News About Membershelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
New Members helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
News Update helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Short Article Peace be With You by Vivian Wilson Lobo (Reprint)helliphelliphellip
Up Coming Events helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Obituary C P Ambesh and Kamala Kant Srivastavahelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
MGMI Council Members helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Corrigendum
The News Letter Vol 35 No 1 (April ndash June 2009) page 8 column 2 line 4 the name of the author of the paper ldquoDesign a combined stoping method below an Open Pit Mine using Numerical Modelling ndash a case studyrdquo should be read as Prof (Dr) B S Sastry The misprint is regretted
Cover Page Photograph
Picture of a Pontoon Pump used in opencast mine sumps Beauty of the arrangement is that the pumps installed in this system never gets drowned even if the mine is flooded
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Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009 3
Presidents Message
National Mineral Polices - The Role of a Professional Society
At the very outset I take this opportunity to convey my Heartiest Bijaya Greetings to you and your family members May this Festival of Light shower upon you lots of Happiness and Glory
It is really a privilege to address the distinguished members of the MGMI through this column and I wish to take the opportunity of focusing on some of the key functions that a professional society such as ours could fruitfully discharge in assuring national interest vis-agrave-vis minerals availability at acceptable prices and a comprehenship National Mineral Policies While formulating mineral policies we should not forget to consider its constraints too
In our efforts to react the goals of balanced economic growth minerals a v a i l a b i l i t y p r o d u c t i v i t y a n d performance of the mineral sector and environmental issues including National Mineral Policies The enlightened professionals who are members of MGMI are the right people who can help in shaping and guiding the national policies on minerals related problems It is agreed that there is a need to consider the mineral problems in conjunction with national energy and environmental goals crippling this vital economic activity with its multiplier effects on the local regional
and national economic scene If these concerns are not articulated and placed before the policy makers through a forum such as ours I am afraid that our mineral future may be in jeopardy
The Council of MGMI decided to organize a National Workshop on Indian Mining Sectors Policies and Constraints ndash wherein some eminent personalities who matters in this issue have presented their papers I firmly hope that on hearing from them and interaction with delegates it will possibly result some positive outcome for the progress of mining sector
May I therefore urge our members to help our professional body to identify some of these areas of concern in which we can give our professionals an unbiased view I am sure the MGMI and its distinguished members provide with a mechanism for looking at the mineral problems as a whole keep track of changing situations and the interrelation of national policies and programmes for the greater good of the Nation
N C Jha
6
Omission regretted
Date 190809
To The EditorMGMI
Ref MGMI News Letter Vol-35 No 1 2009
Sir
I observed with great shock and dismay that the cover page photograh description did not mention acknowledge the name of the person who made this photograph available I am indeed sorry to state that such omissions will discourage donors of photograph for cover page
Yours faithfullyDr A K MoitraPerson who made the photograph of the above cover page
(From the Editor The front page picture of the Newsletter April-June 2009 - the picture of a fossil of a Dinosaur and the description of it was arranged by Dr AK Moitra The omission of acknowledging the same is regretted Thanks to Dr Moitra All readers are requested to send such interest ing photographs fort he front page of the future Newsletters)
Mis print regretted
Date 090909
ToMr BC BhattacharyaHony Editor MGMI
Dear Mr Bhattacharya
It is a matter of great feel of pride to see the
graceful look of the MGMI Newsletter (ISSN
0254-8003) with its rich contents over the
issues for the last few years I must
Talk Back
congratulate you and your team members for
your peerless effort to keep its standard high
and also for the very topical editorial published
in vol 35 No 1 (Apr -Jun 2009) I thank Mr
Debajyoti Bhattacherjee for the short article on
Petropodhellip which is very informative It is
also amazing to see the cover page picture of
the complete skeleton of Kotasaurus
Yamanpalliensis Dinosaur collected and
reconstructed by the GSI housed at BSC
Hyderabad I congratulate Dr A K Moitra
and his team member of the GSI for the
Herculean task they have performed and also I
thank you for printing the same on the front
cover I with this channel of communication
request Mr Sailendra K Mukherjee one of the
doyens of mine safety to contribute small
articles on some typical mine disasters from
his vast experience which might have gone in
oblivion
However in the said issue there exists some
misprint Whereas the cover page shows Vol
35 No1 APRIL ndash JUNE 2009 the bottom centre
of all the inside pages show Vol 34 No4 April
2009 ndash June 2009 Also in the same issue in
page 8 column 2nd line 4 the name should be
Prof (Dr) B S Sastry and not Prof (Dr) D S
Sastry You are requested to issue
corrigendum in the next issue of the Newsletter
on above two items
With warm regards
Yours sincerely (Prof (Dr) Subir Kumar Mukhopadhyay) Council Member MGMI (LM 2954)E-mail
(From the Editor Thanks for the observation The misprints are regretted)
subirmminingiitkgpernetin
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
7
same should be made available for domestic uses at affordable price keeping in view the cost of production along with reasonable return on investment towards exploration and mining made by agencies authorized by the state for prospecting and mining but excluding taxation by any name eg import duty custom duty excise royalty cess sales tax etc as we have birth right to consume minerals for our own use Our government should not over look the vision of Mahatma Gandhi who revolted against British Government for imposing tax upon production and consumption of salt from saline water of Indian coast line as we have birth right to consume natural resources obtained from within the limits of our country Some years ago in my personal capacity I requested Sri P Chidambaram the then Finance Minister of Government of India to abolish all kinds of taxation on natural fuel and petroleum products so that we can buy petrol at Rs 22- per litre as against Rs 45- per litre Energy either from coal or oil amp gas or nuclear minerals are not only the most vital input of industries and transport but also for better standard of living of all human beings Although abolition of taxation upon consumption of minerals will help in higher growth in all respects but loss in revenue of the government but ways can be found out to recover such loss by other means and not at the cost of freedom to consume own minerals and its products MGMI should move the Government of India to abolish all kinds of taxation against production and consumption of natural resources especially energy bearing minerals like oil amp gas coal atomic minerals etc so that just pricing of minerals and mineral products can be made
4 Recognizing the fact that within less than one and half years final clearance for any Project is obtained in Australia whereas
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
Indian Mining Sectors Policies amp Constraints
Date 090909
Dear Shri Bhattacharya
Under letters to the Editor I reaffirm my sincere thanks to the Council of our Institute for inviting me to participate in the workshop held
thon 15 September 2009 where during the discussions I submitted the following and other views which could not been expressed for shortage of time-
1 All natural resources like crude oil amp gas coal amp lignite metallic and non-metallic minerals occurring within our country are our national resources owned by Government by India representing all citizens India is one Nation and not divided into multiple of nations MGMI should move the Government of India to finalize one appropriate National Policy for all natural resources excepting forest and agricultural products We as earth scientists and engineers are very much concerned with all minerals and cannot afford to have different policies for crude oil or coal or other minerals
2 It is meaning less to have any bargaining relationship between the Environment amp Forest Ministry in one hand and Departments of Geology Mines Steel Coal and Oil in other hand to decide on the number of exploratory holes per sq km to be drilled for scientific investigation which decides number of exploratory holes need to be drilled MGMI should move the Government of India to exempt imposition of Forest and Environment Act upon all geological and exploration activities prior to mining activities
3 The Chief Guest Dr A K Sarkar emphasized on various factors for fixing prices of minerals especially coal Since we have birth right to consume natural resources like minerals from our mother land the
(Continued to Page No 9)
35
Shri CPAmbesh (7889-LM 1998-99) former Controller General Indian Bureau of Mines passed
thaway on 4 August 2009 at Coimbtore due to kidney failure
stBorn on 1 July 1948 at Varanasi Shri
Ambesh obtained Bachelors degree in Mining Engineering from the Banaras Hindu University in 1970 He also did LLB from Nagpur University in 1992 After graduation in Mining Engineering he joined Hindustan Copper Limited and worked in the underground copper mines in Rajasthan in various capacities In his professional career he obtained First Class Mines Managers Certificate of competency (Unrestricted) Then after he joined Indian Bureau of Mines a premier mining organization under the Ministry of Mines of the Government of India He rose to the post of Controller General Indian Bureau of Mines and superannuated on
th30 June 2008
He had undergone extensive training in India and abroad in the field of mining management labour mining laws etc He is trained at ARMNIPROTS-VETMET Institute of Mine Design at Armenia USSR in the area of Mine Planning and Designing He had been to
Obituary
SHRI CPAMBESH
Australia as a technical member of the Indian Delegation in various missions He also attended the 20th World Mining Congress held at Tehran Islamic Republic of Iran
He was presented with Best Citizen of India award instituted by International Publishing House New Delhi in recognition of his exceptional caliber and outstanding achievements and contribution towards the development of mines and minerals especially metal mines and mineral legislation Shri Ambesh was a Fellow Member of the Institution of Engineers (India) Life Member of the Mining Engineers Association of India Mining Geological and Metallurgical Institute of India Indian Science Congress Association and National Institute of Small Mines Several technical publications are on his credit
He is survived by wife and two married daughters and host of relatives and friends May his soul rest in peace
Shri Kamala Kant Srivastava an active Life Member (5730-1991-92) of MGMI was born in the year 1937 He was a Mining Engineer He was engaged in WCL Nagpur and retired in July 1995 At the time of retirement he was holding the post of Chief Mining Engineer WCL Nagpur Shri Srivastava passed away on
th19 July 2009 May his soul rest in peace
Dont compare yourself with any one in this world If you do so you are insulting yourself
ndash Alen Strike
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
36
MGMI Council for 2009-2010 President
NC Jha D(T) CIL
Vice-President RK Saha CMDCCL
Immediate Past President RP Ritolia Advisor (Coal) to MD Tata Steel Ltd VK Singh Former CMD NCL
Hony Secretary Dr D Sarkar GM NECCIL
Hony Jt Secretary Hony Treasurer Hony EditorPrasanta Roy Bhaskar Chakraborti BC BhattacharyaDySGPTGeolCIL Director GSI Former CGM (WBPD)
Council Members
VK Arora VP KCT KK Mishra Manager(System) CILDr JP Barnwal Head Mineral Engg RRL A Datta Former DirectorCoal Wing GSIMK Bhattacharya DyCE(System)CIL Dr AK MoitraFormer Director(SD) GSILK Bose Former ED CIL Dr VP Sinha Advisor Tata Steel LtdJP Dasgupta Former CGM(MM) CIL Prof SC Ray Former HOD IIT KgpProf(Dr) SK MukhopadhyayProfIITKgp MM Singh Former D(T)Oprn CCLJP Goenka Mg Partner NMC Dr A Sinha Director CIMFRPhalguni Guha CGMCoal Videsh CIL TK Nag Director(Tech)OpnsCCLDr AL Kundu Former Dy GM SAIL Prof T Kumar Director ISMUShri R Lochan Supdt Geol CMPDI G Dhar CGM (Corp PlangampTech) (Coordn) CIL
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
11
rdThe 103 Annual General Meeting for the year 2008-2009 of the Mining Geological and Metallurgical Institute of India was held at Park Hotel 17 Park Street Kolkata 700 016 on
thTuesday the 15 September 2009 at 4 pm with Shri NC Jha President in the Chair The meeting was attended by SShri RP Ritolia AK Singh Prof SP Banerjee Prof A K Ghose Prof GS Roonwal RK Saha MM Singh JP Goenka SR Panja AK Sen GS Ghosh Hazra AK Dasgupta NK Biswas A Prasad MK Bhattacherjee P Roy KK Mishra S Chakravorti SC Dasgupta AK Talapatra S Choudhuri Prof(Dr) SK Mukhopadhyay SN Ghosh Prof(Dr) D DebDrAK Moitra KM Agans AK Mukhopadhyay S Bandopadhyay P Choudhury S Bhattacharjee BB Das D Chakravorty PK Baranwal SK Das Gupta Kalyan SenA Mukhopadhyay S Sinha AK Nath BC Bhattacharya LK Bose P K Bhattacharjee K Banerjee AK Chaturvedi HR Surana DK Ray B Prasad MM Bhattacherjee Shilpi DN Prasad Smt S Prasad L Prasad SN Prasad SL Mehera Dr D Sarkar T Chaudhury M Kumar NP Sahu SK Das SK Basu JPDasgupta S Mookherjee S Ghosh RN Datta SK Chakraborti R K Datta BK Chakrabarti AK Ray AK Mukhopadhyay MK Mukhopadhyay AK Das JK Ghosh BN Mishra T Datta J Chandra RK Choudhary M Khasale KN Jha SK Mishra G Sharma C Singh RR Mittal B Pathak A Hussan S Chatterjee PK Jha TR Kannan HC Dahiya D Nagaralarcasan S Prasad D Sarkar SK Dutta S Ray GP Ghatak G Dhar N Kumar PK Roy Chowdhury Prof SC Ray amp others
At the outset the members mourned the sad demise of the following members by observing one-minute silence
rdHighlights of the 103 Annual General Meeting
Late Dr KP Gupta Sibdas Ghosh KC Jain SC Roy Chowdhury PR Sinha M Singh PP Jain S Roy AK Mondal N Mondal and Prof BK Kejriwal
Shri NC Jha President MGMI Chaired the Session
rd 10 The notice convening the 103 Annual General Meeting of the Institute held at Park Hotel 17 Park Street Kolkata 700
th016 on Tuesday the 15 September 2009 at 4 pm issued on August 12 2009 were taken as read
nd20 The Minutes of the 102 Annual General Meeting of the Institute held at ITC Hotel Sonar Kolkata 1 JBS Haldane Avenue Kolkata 700 046 on
thSaturday the 27 September 2008 at 4 pm were read and unanimously confirmed
30 The Councils Report Audited Balance Sheet and Statement of Income and Expenditure Accounts for the year 2008-
st2009(ended on 31 March 2009) were adopted and confirmed unanimously
40 Messrs BK Sen amp Co Chartered Accountants of 11 Old Post Office Street Kolkata 700 001 was re-appointed as the Auditor of the Institute for the year 2009-2010 at a remuneration of Rs3500- only
50 Recipients of Awards and Medals for the 2008-2009
51 Dr J Coggin Brown Memorial (Gold) Medal for Geological Sciences to Shri Akshaya Kumar Sarangi for his outstanding contribution in Geological Sciences
52 John Dunn Medal to Dr Khanindra
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
12
Pathak for his outstanding contribution in Indian Mineral Industry
53 Indranil Award for Metallurgy to Dr Shambhu Nath Prasad for his outstanding contribution in Ferrous Metallurgy
54 R P Bhatnagar Award to Shri Pradip Kumar Baranwal for his outstanding contribution in Mineral Beneficiation (Cash Rs1000-)
55 DN Thakur Award to Prof GS R o o n w a l f o r h i s o u t s t a n d i n g contribution in Earth Sciences
56 Engineering Gold Medal to Shri BN Pan for his outstanding contribution in Mining Sciences
57 Coal India Project Implementation Trophy to Chotia OCP of Prakash Industries Ltd
58 Prof SK Bose Memorial Award for excellence in teaching in Mining Engineering to Prof MA Ramlu
59 HB Ghose Award for the Manager having best Safety performance during the preceding year to Shri Chittaranjan Kumar of Sawang Underground Mine of CCL and Shri PP Gupta of Manikpur Opencast Project of SECL
510 Smt Bala Tandon Award to Prof (Dr) Debasis Deb for his outstanding contribution in upgrading the quality of life in Mining (cash Rs1000-)
511 Lala Ramkishore Singhal Award for outstanding contribution in the field of Conservation of Minerals to Prof(Dr) Subir Kumar Mukhopadhyay
512 Institutes Silver Medal to Prof(Dr) Subir Kumar Mukhopadhyay Prof (Dr) Debasis Deb and Prof(Dr) BS Sastry for their paper on ldquoDesign of a
Combined Stoping Method below an Open Pit Mine using Numerical Modeling ndash A case studyrdquo
513 MGMI Branch Membership Growth Award to MGMI Kolkata Branch and Ranchi Branch for 2008-2009
514 MGMI Branch Activity Award to M G M I R a n c h i B r a n c h for 2008-2009
Student Awards for 2007-2008
Award of Pickering Medal for the year 1981 to the Best Student of Mining Engineering of ISMU Dhanbad to Shri Mukti Pada Dikshit
515 Pickering Medal for the best student of ISM in Mining Engineering to Shri Anirban Majumdar of ISMU
516 Hayden Medal for the best student in Applied Geology to Smt Sohini Gupta of ISMU
517 Yule Medal for the best student in Mining Machinery to Shri Alok Kumar Singh of ISMU
518 Mc Nally Bharat Medal for the best student in Mineral Engineering to Shri Mahendra Singh Negi of ISMU
519 Dr Hari Narain Medal for the best student in Applied Geophysics to Smt Shilpi of ISMU
520 Oil India Medal for the best student in Petroleum Engineering to Shri Adi Anand of ISMU
521 Dr J Cogging Brown Memorial Cash Award for the best student in Geology to Shri Ankush Singh of Presidency College Calcutta(Rs500-)
522 S Lal Award for Mining Engineering to Shri Arindam Basu of BESU Shibpur
523 SCCL(Gold) Medal for the best student
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
13
in Mining Engineering to Md Naseeruddin of University College of Engineering Kakatiya University Kothagudem
524 Nava Bharat Ferro Alloys Medal for the best student in Mining Machinery to Md Naseeruddin of University College of Engineering Kakatiya University Kothagudem
525 Indranil Award for Metallurgy to Shri Aysuman Banerjee of BESU Shibpur
526 Indranil Award for Metallurgy to Shri Sudhanshu Shekhar Singh of IIT Kharagpur
527 Chandrakala Medal for Mining Engineering to Shri Tejasvi Singh Kushwaa of IIT Kharagpur
528 S m t N i r j a S a h a y M e d a l f o r MSc(Applied Geology) to Ms Khushboo Arora of IIT Kharagpur
529 Roberton Medal to the best student of Mining Engineering to Km Rashi Agarwal of BHU
530 La Touch Medal for the best student in Geology to Shri Punit Dubey of BHU
531 Hadfield Medal for the best student in Metallurgical Engineering to Shri Naman Mittal of BHU
532 Kalyan Mukherjee ldquo61 Geologyrdquo Medal for the best student in MSc (Geology) of University of Calcutta to Shri Sujoy Dasgupta
533 Presentation of Scroll of Honour to the following Life Members with 25 years Standing of Membership (1983-84)
SShri TM ChickabasaviahGP Ghatak SN Bhattacharya LK Bose AK Mukhopadhyay M Ramakrishna SP GuptaKM Agarwal AP Banerjee A Ramaswamy P Bhalla AL Kumawal P Karunesan MN Mehta PC
Tak JP Gupta CT Dave DK Sarkar RN Mishra BP Pai SK Ghosh DP Dasgupta M Jawed HN Khanna RY Kutumbe AK Tooley PM Mohnot SN Pandy SP Lahiri BJ Lakshman SK DewanGK Pradhan Sh DB Sikka GC Mittal GS Ghosh Hazra AN Singh RP Prashhara US Prasad BL Khandewal PN Singh YP Bhasin AN Bhattacharjee J K M u k h e r j e e U B Talpallikar Sourindra Chowdhuri BK Verma MGK Murthy Mahendra Pratap Singh NC Kapur KB Bhatt R Krishnan S Ghosh Tapan BiswasAngleo Condrad NK KavdiaVP KapurAV Ulabhaje HP Sengupta AK Gupta SN Verma JM Roychowdhury CK Jain HR Uppal BRS BhatnagarR Gupta B G Baliga
534 Presentation of Scroll of Honour to the following Life Members with 50 years standing of Membership (1958-1959)
SShri SB Roy SK Baksi SK Lahiri PM Chauhan BN Mukherjee
6 Shri NC Jha President delivered the Presidential Address in the meeting
7 It was announced that Shri NC Jha Director(Technical) CIL has been re-elected as President of the Institute for the year 2009-2010
8 It was also announced that Dr Debasish Sarkar GM NEC has been elected as Hony Secretary of the Institute for the years 2009-2011 Dr Sarkar conveyed his heart felt thanks to the members at the same time he expressed his sincere thanks to Prof SC Ray the outgoing Hony Secretary and appreciated for his sincere works and contribution to the Institute during his tenure as Hony Secretary
9 Dr S K Chakraborti Convenor for the election of the Council Members
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
14
declared the names who have been elected to the Council for the years 2009-2012
SShri P Roy T Kumar TK Nag R Lochan MK Bhattacharya G Dhar and KK Mishra
10 Any other matter with the permission of the Chair
There was a proposal of issuance of Photo Identity Card to the Life Members of the Institute Shri RK Saha Vice- President MGMI amp CMD CCL agreed to Sponsor the proposal and would reimburse the expenditure in this account by CCL
The President invited members present to put forward suggestions for the development of the Institute On request from the President some m e m b e r s g a v e t h e f o l l o w i n g suggestions
I) Council Meeting should not be held only in Kolkata it should be organized in different places
ii) Arrangement to be made to start some courses for continuous flow of funds
iii) Transit House of MGMI should be made functionable
iv) Ground Floor needs to be rented out
v) Effort should be made to increase of membership
vi) On Line Voting System may be introduced for Election to the Council
vii) MGMI Transactions should be enriched
11 Vote of thanks was proposed by Shri BC Bhattacharjee Meeting ended with a vote of thanks to the Chair
ATTENTION TO LIFE MEMBERS
It has been decided by the Council that a Photo Identify Card will be issued to all Life Members of MGMI All Life Members are requested to furnish the proforma given below
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 Name ( in Capital )______________________________________________
2 Membership No ________________________________________________
3 Present Address ________________________________________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
4 Date of Birth __________________________________________________
5 Blood Group __________________________________________________
Please do send 02 (two) sets of latest Stamp size coloured Photographs mentioning your name on the reverse of the photographs
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
4
Editorrsquos PageGung - ho over growth
Demand for coal is slated to reach a level of two billion tonne level by 2016-17 To fulfill this target the growth rate has to hike of 17 to 18 percent mark from the present level to 6 to 7 percent This seems to be a Herculean task if we go by the trend The following facts will show some light on it
The countrys coal production during 2008-09 was around 480 million tonne Coal Indias contribution was around 403 million tonne The balance came from SCCL and private mines Increase of import of coal has become a regular feature showing increasing trend of 10 to 15 percent every year to meet the domestic requirement
Based on overall linkages the Working Group estimates consumption of coal likely to reach the level of 750 million tonne by 2011-12 To meet the demand Coal India is expected to raise 520 million tonne and the Singerani Colloeries Company to contribute 40 million tonne and the rest would be made up by the private companies
Major reasons for coal shortage as identified by the Chairman Coal India are
lPower sector is expanding without considering source of coal
lE n o r m o u s p r o b l e m o f g e t t i n g environment and forest clearances
lThe archaic laws on different accounts creating bumps on the growth path
However to enhance the growth rate adopting new mining technologies men-friendly land acquisition policy faster exploration of the blocks and forcing the block holders for fast
development of their blocks allotted to them cannot be ignored
In this context attention of the Government is drawn to the following long standing aspects to think seriously
lMany block holders are not getting inspiration to mine coal in their blocks only for captive use Passing the bill enabling the private investors to market coal mined out from their blocks will help mitigating the situation
lArchaic law of land acquisition is being left out for amendment for decades Govt has to think seriously now under the present juncture
lA universally acceptable central policy on R amp R needs to be formulated for application country wide instead of leaving it to the State Govts to deal with
lThe process of disposing of the cases for environment and forestry clearance needs to be reformed
lMany of the 201 coal blocks allotted do not have infrastructural facility like r o a d r a i l e l e c t r i c i t y a n d communication Probably it was thought that the block holders will take initiative for the same whenever they will take up the block development Unfortunately this is also one of the reasons of delay in developing the captive blocks Before allotment the infrastructural facilities should be created in case 2 billion tonne target is to
thbe achieved by 12 plan
lThe country is having around 79 billion
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5
tonne of mineable proved reserves of coal It is feared that India is likely to run out of coal by 2040-41 if the demand continues to grow at the current rate The only way out is to accelerate exploration to bring major portion of the inferred and indicated quantum of the gross coal reserve of 26221 billion tonne (as on 1 April 2009) under the arena of proved reserve as early as possible It is not possible for the existing agencies eg GSI CMPDIL and MECL to do the entire job The private sector agencies must be
encouraged to join hands with the Govt agencies for the purpose This will enhance the confidence level of the block holders to come into action
One can dream to have something but one has to be gung-ho (aggressive) over it to achieve
The Editorial Committee wishes a hearty Dewali Greetings to all the readers
BCBhattacharyaHony Editor
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Kolkata Branch
th ndThe 6 Annual General Meeting of the Kolkata Branch held on 22 September 2009 elected the Executive Committee of the Branch of MGMI with the following personnel as office bearers to look after functioning of the branch
1 Chairman Dr Anupendu Gupta
2 Vice Chairman Dr Ajoy Kr Moitra
3 Hony Secretary Shri Surya Kumar Gangopadhyay
4 Hony Jt Secretary S A Sufian
5 Treasurer Dr Shyamal Chakraborti
6 Members SShri R N Datta and R K Datta
The newly elected Executive body of MGMI Kolkata Branch co-opted SShri L K Bose and J P Dasgupta as Advisors
Branch Activities
HEALTH TITBIT
Music and Mice (and humans too)
An experiment was carried out recently using mice and music One group was given ldquoclassical musicrdquo to listen to They ate well and became sleek and fat The other control group had ldquohard rock musicrdquo piped into their cage The experiment did not last long as they began o fight and eventually most of them were dead They had killed or severely injured each other The choice of music could affect humans too
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
15
th6 Council Meetingth thThe 837 meeting of the Council (6 meeting of
rdthe 103 Session) of the Institute held at MGMI Building GN-384 Sector ndash V Salt Lake
thKolkata ndash 700 091 on Saturday the 18 July 2009 at 330 pm with Shri N C Jha President in the Chair The meeting was attended by Prof Ajoy Kr Ghose Prof S P Banerjee Shri R P Ritolia Shri R K Saha Shri B C Bhattacharya Shri M K Bhattacharya Shri L K Bose Shri Bhaskar Chakraborti Shri Asitabha Datta Shri J P Dasgupta Shri J P Goenka Shri Phalguni Guha Shri K K Mishra Dr A K Moitra Prof S K Mukhopadhyay Shri Prasanta Roy and Dr Debsish Sarkar
Leave of absence was granted to those who could not attend the meeting
The President then extended welcome to Prof A K Ghose Prof S P Banerjee Shri R P Ritolia Past Presidents Shri R K Saha Vice President and all other members of the Council President thereafter took up the agenda item
10 The minutes were circulated to all Council Members No written comment was received However the minutes were confirmed with the following modifications
Item No 8362 (v) The Council principally agreed and approved the recommendation of the Finance Committee about the reimbursement of actual local travelling expenses per month to the following Office Bearers for attending MGMI Office in relation to the Official work if claimed subject to the maximum of
Hony Secretary Rs 2500Hony Jt Secretary Rs1500Hony Treasurer Rs1500-Hony Editor Rs 1500
with effect from May 2009
Head Quarters Activity
Item No 83650 i) Half Day Workshop
It was decided that a half day workshop thwould be held on Tuesday the 15 September
2009 the topic being ldquoIndian Mining Sectors Policies and Constraintsrdquo Invited lectures will be delivered by 4 distinguished speakers on the subject for discussion Dr A K Moitra was unanimously chosen as Convenor of the Seminar while Shri Prasanta Roy as Co-convenor
Resolution 83610th th rdldquothe minutes of the 836 (5 meeting of the 103
rdsession) meeting of the Council held on 23 May 2009 at Kolkata be confirmed with the said modificationrdquo
11 The Council then considered the action taken report on the Minutes of the 836 meeting of the Council held on May 23 2009 at Kolkata and noted the report
Regarding guidelines for monetary rdtransaction expenditure control for 3
AMC as approved by the Council some Off ice Bearers expressed their discomfort Arising out of the situation the Council advised that the Chairman Organis ing Commit tee Hony Treasurer Co-convenor Organising Committee and the Chairman Technical Committee may discuss together and modify the guidelines as per convenience for monetary
rdtransaction for 3 AMC 2010
Item No 83670 To consider and constitute a Board of Scrutinizers to conduct the Election of Council Members for the year 2009-12
As Shri Prasanta Roy resigned from the Board of Scrutinizers to conduct the election of Council Members for the year 2009-2012 Dr A K Moitra was
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
16
unanimously nominated in the Board of scrutinizers in place of Shri Prasanta Roy
20 To consider report recommendations of the Finance Committee
The recommendations of the Finance Committee were placed before the Council The Council discussed on the r e p o r t a n d a p p r o v e d t h e recommendations of the Finance Committee The recommended pay structure for the staff as well as fixation
stof pay will take effect from 1 April 2009 However if there is any further suggestion received from the Council Members on the recommendation the Finance Committee was requested to consider them and review the matter The minutes of the Finance Committee
thdated 27 June 2009 is given in Appendix I
Arising out of the discussion the Council authorized Finance Committee to overview and take controll of the financial matter and advice the Hony Secretary time to time in regard to the financial matter
The Finance Committee was also further requested to prepare a guideline f o r m o n e y t a r y t r a n s a c t i o n expenditure control for MGMI Acs and submit the same to the Council for consideration and implementation
The Hony Secretary was advised to take guidance from Finance Committee regarding financial matter which involved sizeable expenditure and was not of routine nature
The Council was informed that quotations were collected for MGMI News Letter amp Transactions and were studied by the Finance Committee Ms Lalchand Roy amp Co had quotated
the lowest price no decisions had been taken in this regard Order had been placed before it was approved by the Council Hony Editor was not aware about the process and placing of the order However performance of Ms Lalchand Roy amp Co will be accessed for next 3 months and a report will be placed before the Council
In order to streamline the system the Council directed that in future quotations for any work would be obtained in sealed cover and would be open in the presence of the bidders by the Finance Committee members to avoid any irregularity
30 To discuss about the progress of the forthcoming events of the Institute
Half Day National Workshop
The date of half day workshop has been t hchanged to 15 September 2009
th(Tuesday) instead of 12 September 2009 In workshop four distinguished speakers will be invited for giving lectures on the subject on Indian Mining Sectors Policies amp Constraints (IMPC 2009)
Holland Memorial Lecture
The Council was informed that as Shri B Muthuraman MD Tata Steel regretted that it would not be possible for him to deliver the Holland Memorial Lecture due to pre-occupation Shri S J Sibal DGMS Dhanbad has been approached
ndby the President to deliver 52 Holland thMemorial Lecture on 15 September
2009 at Park Hotel
Annual General Meeting
The venue of the AGM National Workshop and Holland Memorial Lecture will be at the Park Hotel
thKolkata on 15 September 2009
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
17
rd40 To discuss about the progress of the 3 Asian Mining Congress ndash 2010
ndThe minutes of the 2 meeting of the Exhibition Organising Committee held
thon 18 July 2009 are given in Appendix II which provided the detailed progress
rdreport of the Exhibition of 3 AMC
Prof S P Banerjee Chairman Organising Committee while briefing the Council about the progress made referred to the last minutes of the
thOrganising Committee held on 27 June 2009 which is given in Appendix III
Prof Banerjee raised the point that the high cost items for the Congress should be identified and arrangement for procurement of these should be undertaken at the earliest In this regard he also suggested that a committee could be constituted The Council authorized him to go ahead with the proposal and if he felt that a committee was required he could constitute the same as per his choice
50 T o c o n s i d e r a p p l i c a t i o n s f o r Membership and membership position of the Institute
The Council approved 38 applications for membership out of which 23 were for Life Members 14 Members and one Donor Member
60 To consider fixation of tariff for Transit House and releasing payment of balance due to the Contractor Ms Popular Decorator
Regarding fixation of Tariff for Transit House the Council referred the matter to the Finance Committee to propose the tariff and other conditions and forward it to the Council for consideration As the Transit House has been made ready by the Contractor Ms Popular Decorator balance due to the contractor
Rs 409000 (Rupees four lakhs nine thousand) only may be released
The Council was informed that the contractor claimed that he had done some extra works on verbal order worth Rs 65000 (Rupees sixty five thousand) The Council discussed this and referred the matter to the Finance Committee to examine and recommend action to be taken by the Council on this issue
70 Any other business with the permission of the chair
I) Mode of despatch of Ballot Papers
The Council advised that all the Ballots should be sent by post to the members under certificate of posting
The meeting ended with vote of thanks to the Chair at 1830 hrs
th7 Council Meetingth thThe 838 meeting of the Council (7 meeting of
rdthe 103 Session) of the Institute held at MGMI Building GN-384 Sector ndash V Salt Lake
thKolkata ndash 700 091 on Saturday the 29 August 2009 at 300 pm with Shri N C Jha President in the Chair The meeting was attended by Prof S P Banerjee Shri R P Ritolia Shri R K Saha Shri V K Arora Shri M K Bhattacharya Shri L K Bose Shri Asitabha Datta Shri J P Dasgupta Shri J P Goenka Shri Phalguni Guha Shri K K Mishra Dr A K Moitra Prof S K Mukhopadhyay Dr Debsish Sarkar Shri Prasanta Roy Shri Bhaskar Chakraborti And Prof S C Ray
Leave of absence was granted to those who could not attend the meeting
The President then extended welcome to Prof S P Banerjee Shri R P Ritolia Past Presidents Shri R K Saha Vice President and all other members of the Council
One minute silence was observed in memory of Late Ashoke Kr Mandal Life Member Shri C P Ambesh Life Member Kamala Kanta
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
18
Srivastava Life Member and Jay Prakash Thakur Life member
President thereafter took up the agenda itemth10 To confirm the minutes of the 837
meeting of the Council held at Kolkata thon July 18 2009
The minutes were circulated to all Council Members So far no Comment was received The Council then resolved that
Resolution 83810th thThe minutes of the 837 (6 meeting of
rdthe 103 session) meeting of the thCouncil held on 18 July 2009 at
Kolkata be confirmed
11 To consider matters arising out of the minutes
The Council then considered the action thtaken report on the Minutes of the 837
thmeeting of the Council held on 18 July 2009 at Kolkata and noted the report
83811To discuss about the progress of the forthcoming events of the Institute
I) Half Day National Workshop (IMPC - 2009)
Dr A K Moitra Convenor IMPC ndash 2009 intimated about the Progress of National Workshop ndash IMPC 2009 and also submitted a statement of Income and Expenditure of IMPC ndash 2009 as on date
ii) Holland Memorial Lecture
The Convenor also informed to the Council that Shri S J Sibal DGMS Dhanbad confirmed of his acceptance to deliver the prestigious Holland
thMemorial Lecture on 15 September 2009 at the Park Hotel Kolkata
rd103 Annual General Meeting
The Honorary Secretary informed that rdthe notice for 103 Annual General
Meeting was circulated to the eligible
members through the Newsletter Vol 35 No 1 April ndash June 2009 The Convenor IMPC 2009 added that arrangements for all the events
thscheduled to be held on 15 September 2009 at the Park Hotel Kolkata have been made in consultation with the Hony Secretary and Hony Jt Secretary
rd20 To review about the progress of the 3 Asian Mining Congress ndash 2010
Prof S P Banerjee was requested by the President to enlight the members of the Council about the progress so far made
rdfor 3 AMC Prof Banerjee briefed the rdCouncil about the progress of the 3
AMC He also mentioned that Ms Sandvic Asia desired to host one of the
rdDinners of 3 AMC They were strequested to host the 1 day Dinner by
the President Possibly they will agree with the proposal It was also ment ioned that IEI has given announcement in August 2009 issue of
rdtheir Newsletter about 3 AMC Both MMR and Coal Insight were also agreed to give publicity through their
rdpublications about 3 AMC President also informed that some discussions have been going on with one of the Event Management Agents who were
rdwilling to assist us for 3 AMC They gave proposal that they will bring delegates as well as new organizations apart from our targeted organizations for participation in the conference exhibition for which they will charge some percentage on their matured activities However details will be made known to the members of the Council after finalization of MOU Shri L K Bose Chairman Technical
rdCommittee of 3 AMC was requested by the President to inform the members about the status of the Technical papers etc Shri Bose informed that around 36
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
19
authors have already sent abstract of their papers and more than 40 experts were invited for contributing Technical papers
The Hony Treasurer placed a statement rdof Income and Expenditure of the 3
AMC as on date which were noted by the members
It was decided that the loan (Rs 600000-) taken from MGMI Fund for
rd3 AMC to meet the initial expenses may be refunded to MGMI Fund at an early date
Shri R K Saha Chairman Exhibition Committee was also requested by the President to let the Council Members know about the progress so far made Shri Saha informed that approximately 900 sq mt spaces have been booked so far and some negotiations were going on Shri Saha also proposed to have one Buyers Salers meet at an early date In t h i s c o n n e c t i o n a c o m m i t t e e comprising of Shri J P Goenka Shri V K Arora and Shri J P Dasgupta has been constituted who will arrange to make all the arrangements of Buyers Salers meet
30 To consider and approve the r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s o f J u d g i n g Committee for various awards and medals
The recommendations of Judging Committee for the year 2008-09 were accepted by the Council However Shri R P Ritolia Past President proposed to constitute a Search Committee for some prestigious Awards to find out suitable personnel to keep the image of the Institute He also suggested to form a Committee for overviewing the existing Systems amp Procedures and suggest for development
T h e f o l l o w i n g m e m b e r s w e r e considered
Shri N C Jha ChairmanProf Ajoy Kr Ghose Past PresidentShri R P Ritolia Past President amp
ConvenorShri V K Arora MemberShri J P Goenka Member Dr A K Moitra MemberProf (Dr) Subir Kr Mukhopadhyaya
Member
The Council is pleased to Award the Branch Activity Award to Ranchi Branch according to the activities done by the Branch during the year 2008-09 During the year 2008-09 both the Kolkata and Ranchi Branches have enrolled same number of new members So the Council is pleased to award the Membership Growth Award to both Kolkata and Ranchi Branches for enrolling highest new members during the year 2008-09
40 To consider and approve the audited accounts for the financial year ended
ston 31 March 2009
As the audited accounts were not ready it was decided to hold a Special Council
thMeeting on 5 September 2009 at 400 pm with the audited accounts for consideration
50 To appoint the Institutes Auditor for stthe financial year ending on 31 March
2010
Messrs B K Sen amp Co Chartered Accountant was re-appointed as the Auditor of the Institution for the year 2009-10 at a remuneration of Rs 3500- only
60 T o c o n s i d e r a p p l i c a t i o n s f o r Membership and membership position of the Institute
The Council approved 17 applications for membership out of which 15 were
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
20
for Life Members and 02 Members
70 To elect the President of the Institute for the year 2009 ndash 2010
The name of Shri N C Jha Director (Technical) CIL and present President was proposed by Shri R K Saha Vice President and was re - elected unanimously as President of the Institute for 2009-10
80 To elect the Honorary Secretary of the Institute for the year 2009 ndash 2011
The name of Dr Debasish Sarkar General Manager NEC CIL was proposed by Shri R P Ritolia Past President and was elected unanimously as Honorary Secretary of the Institute for 2009-2011
The Council expressed their sincere thanks to Prof S C Ray Hony Secretary and appreciated for his sincere works and contribution to the Institute during his tenure as Honorary Secretary
90 Any other business with the permission of the chair
i) Consultancy ndash
Prof S P Banerjee informed that a draft Policy was circulated to all the Council Members for their suggestion He said that some suggestions have been received and some more may come The Committee will meet soon with the Draft Policy alongwith the suggestions received for finalisation
ii) Presidents Golf Tournament
It was decided that the Presidents Golf Tournament will be organized either on
th12 December 2009 at Sambalpur or on st21 January 2010 at Kolkata
iii) Photo Identity card for Life Members
Prof (Dr) Subir Kr Mukhopadhyay
proposed that a photo identity card for life members of MGMI may be introduced
It was decided that MGMI will introduce the photo identity card for life members at a cost The fee for the same will be finalized soon
The meeting ended with vote of thanks to the chair at 1800 hrs
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
The Special meeting of the Council of the Institute held at MGMI Building GN-384 Sector ndash V Salt Lake Kolkata ndash 700 091 on
thSaturday the 5 September 2009 at 400 pm with Shri N C Jha President in the Chair The meeting was attended by Shri L K Bose Shri Bhaskar Chakraborti Shri J P Dasgupta Dr Amalendu Sinha and Prof S C Ray
The President extended welcome to all members of the Council and thereafter took up the agenda
The copy of the Report of Council and Audited Balance Sheet with Income amp Expenditure Accounts for the financial year 2008-09 were distributed to the members present in the meeting President requested the members present to go through the Audited Balance Sheet with Income and Expenditure Accounts for the year 2008-09 and Auditors Report to the Members
The Members considered the Auditors Report and agreed that in future we should try to implement the suggestions given by the Auditor There was lengthy discussion on the
stBalance Sheet as on 31 March 2009
The Members considered and recommended the same to the General Body for adoption
The meeting was ended with Vote of thanks to the Chair at 1800 hrs
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
23
Dr Kaushik Dey MMGI is now Assistant Professor Department of Mining EngineeringIndian School of Mines UniversityDhanbad 826 004
Shri SV Ram Mohanm MMGI is now Dy CMESAM Chhattarpur Sub Area Patherkhera Area WCL ATPO Shbhapur Colony Type IV Qr No 20 Pathakhera 460 449 Dist Betul MP
Shri Tushar Kant Mishra MMGI is now Materials Management Division Coal India
rdLtd Coal Bhawan Annexe 3 Floor 10 NS Road Kolkata 700 001
Shri Deepak Pandey MMGI is now Sub Area Manager Bunglow D-1 Chankapur Officers Colony PO Silewara Colliery WCL Dist Nagpur MS
Shri Sunit Kumar Banerjee MMGI is now Manager(Projects) Gugro Geotech Pvt Ltd Plot No51 Sector ndash6 Sanpada Navi Mumbai 400 705
Prof DD Mishra MMGI is now at 4 Arya Bhumi PO Potia Bhubaneshwar 751 031Orissa
News About Members
Shri BP Sinha MMGI is now Controller of Mines Indian Bureau of mines 29 Industrial suburbs II Stage Tumkur Road Gorguntapalayam Yashwantpuram Bangalore 560 022
Prof Arvind Kumar Mishra MMGI is now Associate Professor Department of Mining Engineering Indian School of Mines university Dhanbad 826 004 Jharkahand
Shri AK Jain MMGI is now Dy HCG Co Office of the CGM NEC CIL PO Margherita Dist Tinsukia Assam 786 181
Shri Pallab Kumar Banerjee Life Member of MGMI is now at 1 Atlantic Place Manukau City Auckland ndash 2105 New Zealand
Shri Satyesha Simha MMGI is now Dy GM(Sales) BEML Ltd Marketing HQ
thUnity Buildings 5 Floor JC Road Bangalore 560 002
Shri Sunil Kumar Singh MMGI is now Project Officer Kuju-Pundi Project PO Kuju Colliery Dist Ramgarh Jharkhand ndash 825 316
In a day when you dont come across any problem you can be sure that you are travelling in a wrong path
- Swami Vevekananda
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
24
New Members
As Life Member
1 Shri C V VENKATESWARLU BE (Electrical) M Tech (Mining Machinery) PG ndash DipDy Chief Engineer (EampM) WCL Flat No F-2 Shakti Apartments Plot No 19A Hill Road Gandhi Nagar Nagpur ndash 440010
2 Shri Utpal Kumar Dey B Sc Engg M Tech Ph D (Mining Engineering) Professor B I T Sindri Head Deptt Of Mining Engineer PO Sindri Institute Dist Dhanbad Jharkhand ndash 828123
3 Shri Girijesh Kumar B Sc Geology M Sc Geology Ph D Geology Professor B I T Sindri Head Department of Geology PO Sindri Institute Dist Dhanbad Jharkhand ndash 828123
4 Shri Pramod Kumar Singh M Sc Geology Ph D Geology Lecturer BIT Sindri Department of Geology B I T Sindri Dhanbad Jharkhand
5 Shri Baidya Nath Roy B Sc Engg M Sc Engg (Metallurgical) Lecturer BIT Sindri Metallurgical Engineering Deptt PO Sindri Institute Dist Dhanbad Jharkhand ndash 828123
6 Shri Abhai Pratap Singh B Sc(Mining) Chief General Manager (Production)D-2F-2 Govinda Gourkhede Compl Seminary Hills Nagpur ndash 440006
7 Shri Ranendra Chouksey B E (Mining) Superintendent of Mines WCL C-43 Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440001
8 Shri Om Prakash Verma B Sc Superintendent (Survey) 4 M B Town Bandhunagar Jhingabai Takli Koradi Road Nagpur ndash 440030
9 Shri Mahendra Kumar Gupta Dip in Mech Engg AMIE Dy Chief Engineer (Excv) WCL A-206 Triveni Apartments KT Nagar Katol Road Nagpur ndash 440013
10 Shri Akhilesh Pandey Diploma (Mining) Chief Mining Engineer (Prod) WCL CME
th(OC) 5 floor Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur -440001
11 Shri Kaushal Kishore Sharan B Sc (Hons) Mining Engineer Director Technical (Retd) WCL 301A Sri Manohar Apartment Clark Town Nagpur ndash 440004
12 Shri Mahendra Kumar Gupta Dip in Mech Engg AMIE Dy Chief Engineer (Excv) WCL A-206 Triveni Apartments KT Nagar Katol Road Nagpur ndash 440013
13 Shri Ashok Kumar Singh B Sc (Part ndash I) Superintendent (Survey) WCL Duplex No 54 M B Town Koradi Road Zinga Bai Takli Nagpur ndash 440030
14 Shri Amitabh Singh Engg amp Management Dy CME WCLQr No D5 Rescue Station Colony Indora Complex WCL Near Power Grid PO Uppalwadi Nagpur ndash 440026 (MS)
15 Shri Basant Agnihotri B E (Mech) SE (Excavation) WCL B- 202 Radha Palace Dhantoli Abyankar Road Nagpur ndash 440012 (MS)
16 Shri Sushanta Banerjee L Mining EnggMBA Chief Mining Engineer WCL Production Department WCL (Hq) Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440001
17 Shri Achuth Vinay Anand Diploma in Mining amp Mine Surveying Partner Director Technical Explotechnique
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
25
st th1643 1 Floor Shanthala Plaza 14 thCross 8 Main Malleshwaram Bangalore
ndash 560003
18 Shri Ranjan Kumar Sinha B Tech (H) Mining Controller of Mines Indian Bureau of Mines CPWD Qr No 33 Type ndash V Seminary Hills Nagpur ndash 440006
19 Shri Ranjan Sahai B Tech (H) Mining Chief Controller of Mines Indian Bureau of Mines Type ndashV Flat ndash 6 CPWD Colony Seminary Hills Nagpur ndash 440006
20 Shri Tirth Nath Jha B Tech (Mining) PGDISM M Tech (Ind amp Engg Mgmt) General Manager WCL WCL Kanhan Area PO Dungaria- 480553 Dist Chhindwara (MP)
21 Shri GEDI Vijaybhaskar Reddy Dip in Mining Superintendent of Mines WCL 48 Swamy Colony Phase ndash 8 Near Aakar Nagar PO Gittikadan Nagpur ndash 13
22 Shri V K Gupta B Tech (Mining) Chief Mining Engineer WCL D-17 Koyla Vihar Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash (MS)-440001
23 Shri Anjan Chatterjee B Sc (Engineering) MBA Superintending Engineer (Env) WCL Environment
thDeptt 9 Floor Coal Estate Civil LinesNagpur ndash 440001 MS
24 Shri Ajay Kumar Pandey B Tech (Mining) Dy General Manager (Mining) Pandey Muhalla ASGirls School Road Hirapur PO amp Dist Dhanbad -826001
25 Shri Kinnera Raja Sekhar BE(Mining)MBA(Marketing) Superintendent of Mines WCL Flat No 203 Udhav Appartment Opp Powergrid Angulimal NagarPO Uppalwadi Nagpur 400 026 (MS)
26 Shri Sudhakar Rao Sreeram Degree in Mining FCC Superintendent of Mines WCL C-11 Walni colony Th Saoner Dist Nagpur 441 504
27 Shri Haridas Krishna Ghanvat MSc(Env) Superintending Engg(Env) WCL 7172 Ujwal Nilayam B-302 Khamla Road Malviya Nagar Khamla Nagpur 440 025 MS
28 Shri Balakishan Chandora BE(Mining) Chief Mining Engineer WCL D-114 Koyla Vihar Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur 442 001
29 Shri Asok Chandra Ray BE(Civil) Grad ndash IE PGDBM(Fin) OSD(ENV)WCL F-201 Ashirwad Apartment Mankapur Behind Safeway Motors Lumbini Nagar Nagpur 440 030
30 Shri Kaushik Chakraborty BTech(Min) MTech(Mine Planning)Dy Chief Mining Engineer WCL Flat ndash 102 Naniks Ashtavinayak Prerna Opp Power Grid Colony Nari Ring Road PO Uppalwadi Nagpur 440 026
31 Shri KS Narayana Dip in Mining Engineer Chief Mining Engineer WCL D-210 Koyala Vihar Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur 440 001
32 Shri Anupam Nandi BTech(Min) Dy Controller of Mines amp Officer in charge Indian Bureau of Mines 318B Road No 3 Ashok Nagar Ranchi 834 002 Jharkhand
33 Shri Debasis Biswas BE(Mining) Chief Mining EngineerWCL Flat No 607 Building A-1 Forest Deptt Co-operative Housing Society Seminary Hills Nagpur
34 Shri Subhash Ramkrishna Bhandare BE(Hons)(Mining) Supdt Of Mines WCL A-9S-4 Govinda Gourkhede
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
26
Complex Seminary Hills Hajaripahad Road Nagpur 440 006
35 Shri Satish R Gabale BE(Mining) Supdt of Mines WCL Flat No B101 Ganesh Gavri Apptt Near Sawarkar Square Nagpur -400 015
36 Shri Dipankar Mukherjee BE(Mining) supdt of Mines WCL Plot-28 Friends Colony PO Katol Road Nagpur 440 013
37 Shri Pradeep Deshmukh BE(Mining) Supdt of Mines WCL 16 Shamane Layout Near Gajanan Temple Trimurti Nagar Nagpur 440 022
38 Shri Partha Pratim Adhikary Btech(Hons)(Mining Engg) WCLD-8 Indora Housing Complex WCL Colony(Near Power Grid) Nagpur(MS)
39 Shri Somyajit Mukherjee MTech(Appl Geol) PhD(Geol) Sr Lecturer IIT Bombay Deptt Earth Sciences IIT Bombay Powai Mumbai 400 076 MS
As Member
1 Shri Satyendra Parasanath Pandey Dip in Mining IInd class Certi FCC Dy Chief Mining Engineer WCL D19 WCL Rescue Colony Kalpana Nagar PO Uppalwadi Nagpur ndash 440026
2 Shri Prashant Kumar Singh B E Mining Superintendent of Mines WCL 36 M B Town PO Zingabai Takli Koradi Road Nagpur ndash 440030
3 Shri Vivek Kumar Sharma M Tech (Applied Geology) Dy Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC
thLtd4 floor Khanij Bhawan 10-3-311A Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad
4 Shri Subrata Chatterjee B E (Mech) MBA Business Development Manager 4 Dr Satyananda Roy Road Kolkata ndash 700029
5 Md Nasim Ansari M Tech (Applied Geology) Dy Manager (Geology) Laxmivasi Tower Flat No 205 Attapur Tejaswari NagarHyderbad
6 Shri Rajesh Kumar Sharma M Sc (Earth Science) B Sc (Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad - 500 028
7 Dr Nilay Sharma Ph D Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad - 500 028
8 Shri Amit Kumar Saw M Sc Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad - 500 173(AP)
9 Shri Sanjay Kumar Choudhary M Sc (Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad - 500 028
10 Shri Chandra Bhushan Verma M Tech (Applied Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC
thLtd4 floor10-3-31 Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad - 500 173
11 Shri Buddha Priya Mahudwale B E st(Mining) PG Dip 1 Class Certificate
holder Manager (Mining) Resource thPlanning deptt 4 Floor NMDC Ltd
Khanij Bhavan Masab Tank 10-3-311A Hyderbad ndash 500173
12 Shri Basant Rath M Sc (Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) NMDC R amp D Centre Habsiguda Uppal Road Hyderabad
13 Shri Jaykumar Jagdish Singh Dip Mining Graduate DMM Asstt Survey Officer WCL Production Department WCL (Hq) Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440001
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27
14 Shri Parag Madhukarrao Tadlimbekar BSc MSc (Geo) B Ed Sr Technical Assistant (Geology) Indian Bureau of Mines Technical Secretary Section IBM
ndIndira Bhawan 2 floor D-Block Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440102 MS
15 Shri NK Dhawan BSc(H)(Mining Engg) General Manager NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad 500 173
16 Dr DN Subramanyam MScPhD Asstt Manager(Geo) NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad 500 173
As Donor Member
1 Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research Barwa Road Dhanbad ndash 826015
Jharkhand
HEALTH TITBIT
Going on fruits as snacks
Fruits have skins and are actually like naturersquos ready-packed snacks The juice and the flavour is all held in tightly until you are ready and with most fruits after washing even the skin can be eaten A red apple has different health giving qualities from a green apple too There are many salad combinations which are worth trying Iceberg lettuce and a tomato is better than nothing but try to use the deeper green or red lettuce dark-green water-cress two or three grated brussel sprouts or some finely cut spring cabbage Dark-green leaves should form the basis then build with a selection of other colours carrots peppers radishes and others It can be differently beautiful every time but big
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
28
News Update
1 Arrow works with ONGC on CBM
Arrow Energy has signed an agreement with Indian Govt-owned ONGC Limited to cooperate in Coal Bed Methane (CBM) exploration and development The focus of the memorandum of Understanding is potential cooperation on existing ONGC blocks from previous CBM licence rounds in India together with possible cooperation in certain Australian acreage The companies are now formulating specific commercial agreement on defined CBM assets
(Source Asia Miner)
2 Thriveni ventures overseas for coal
After years of involvement with the Indian mining industry Thriveni Earthmovers expects to begin exporting coal this year from its coal project at Jumbi in Indonesia The company obtained the Jumbi project in 2008 as its first overseas coal venture and has been ramping up towards commercial production this year The primary aim of the project is to be reliable source of coal to overseas companies who rely on coal as the critical material for their operations Thriveni provides low cost turnkey mining solution that facilitates development on a major scale
(Source Asia Miner)
3 ECL to raise underground coal production output to 12 mt
Eastern Coalfields Ltd proposes to enhance its underground coal production from 85 million tonne (mt) to 12 mt in the next two years through infusion of mass production technologies Accordingly the company recently awarded two contracts worth Rs 100 crore to Joy Engineering of UK for supply of
continuous mining equipment and operation and maintenance of the same on riskgain basis The tenders for more continuous miners and long-wall mining equipments worth Rs 350 crore approximately will be invited soon
(Source Infrastructure Today July 2009)
4 Indias first coal gasification project to take off
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) is getting ready to start the gas production at Indias first Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) project on pilot basis This project is to be carried out at Vastan lignite block near Surat in Gujarat It is estimated that the field will produce about 55 lakh cu m of synthetic gas per day by 2010 end After this project is successful ONGC aims to begin with the commercial production by producing about 2 billion cu m of the synthetic gas per annum from this field by 2013-14 This will require an investment of about Rs1000-2000 crore and the field has enough reserves to last for about 30-40 years Along with the Vastan block ONGC is also plans to set up a UCG project at Bhavnagar in Gujarat and Rajasthan
(Source Infrastructure Today Sept09)
5 Bhutan Minerals Exploration
August 2009 - Oil in the Bangtar area under Samdrupjongkhar dzongkhag copper gold and silver in the black mountain area of central Bhutan and tungsten in Sarpang are the potential minerals an American businessman J Matthew Fifield has offered to prospect for and if found viable then extract them He has also proposed that he be given mineral exploration rights for the whole of Bhutan after which he would get a group of American investors to invest in Bhutans mining sector in
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
29
a big way J Matthew Fifield is a managing director in an international mining company Clien and also sits on the boards of other international energy companies The department of geology and mines (DGM) under the ministry of economic affairs and Druk holdings investment (DHI) have so far expressed interest in the proposal and are in the process of studying it ldquoJ Matthew Fifield approached us through DHI around five months ago saying that he was interested in the mineral exploration and extraction and so we provided him with all past mineral exploration reports and geological data on Bhutanrdquo said DGMs chief geologist and acting director general
(Source geologycom)
6 India - Vedanta Acquires Goa Assets
SESA GOA Limited a majority-owned subsidiary of Vedanta Resources has purchased the Goa iron ore assets of the Dempo Group for Rs 1750 crores (US$368 million) The assets include mining leases rights and related infrastructure in Goa Funding the transaction out of its existing cash resources Sesa acquired VS Dempo and Co which holds 100 of Dempo Mining Corporation and 50 of Goa Maritime VS Dempo owns or has the rights to mineable reserves and resources estimated at 70 million tonnes of iron ore in Goa Its Goa mining assets also includes processing plants barges jetties trans-shippers and loading capacities at Mormugoa port It produced 394 million tonnes of iron ore and sold 436 million tonnes in the year ended March 31 2009 and is one of the largest exporters of iron ore from Goa Vedantas chairman Anil Agarwal says ldquoWe are highly delighted with this opportunity to consolidate our iron ore business The integration of Sesa and VS Dempos operations will achieve great synergyrdquo
(Source Asia Miner Aug09)
7 Mercury Pollution
Coal-fired power plants emit trace amounts of mercury Some of this airborne mercury ends up in lakes and rivers ndash and accumulates there long term Fish at the top of the food chain can accumulate damaging amounts of mercury because they eat smaller fish who have eaten smaller fish and the amount of mercury in their bodies can build up to toxic levels over time Mercury also makes its way into every aquatic ecosystem through the hydrologic cycle USGS published a study that examined mercury in top-predator fish bed sediment and water from streams across the United States There were many mercury mines in Oregon in the early 1900s The miners dug up the ore heated it and then cooled the vapors to condense the liquid mercury Now a century later some sites in the Ochoco National Forest and on private lands remain contaminated from these activities
(Source geologycom)
8 Northern Indias Water Supply Depletion by Human Activity
A satellite monitoring detecting areas of ground water depletion observed that much of northern India is dependent upon a reliable supply of groundwater for public use and irrigation In this study groundwater levels were monitored by processing gravity data collected by a NASA satellite over a six-year period Maps of the data revealed significant groundwater level declines in the northern Indian states of Rajasthan Punjab and Haryana In these areas rapid population growth economic development and groundwater-based irrigation are placing increasing demands on water supplies The accelerating rate of water use is unsustainable and could lead to a collapse in the agricultural system
(Source Publication from an August 2009 press release by NASA geologycom)
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30
9 Muscular swimmer was one of last dinosaurs
Recently discovered duck-billed hadrosaur thrived on many continents One of the last non-avian dinosaurs on Earth was a muscular swimming duck-bi l led species that paleontologists recently discovered in Spain according to a new study that has been accepted for publication in the journal Comptes Rendus Palevol Co-author Jose Ignacio Canudo told Discovery News that the hadrosaur Arenysaurus ardevoli meaning sand dinosaur lived just a few thousand years before the KT boundary This was the event 655 million years ago that wiped out all of the worlds dinosaurs save for a group of carnivorous dinosaurs that evolved into birds
(Source geologycom News)
10 Coal mine owners need 26 in venture
June 27 2009 Steel cement or power companies that sit on captive coal mines will have to own a minimum 26 percent equity in their mining ventures according to the new guidelines approved by the government for mining of coal from captive blocks The government currently allows 100 percent foreign direct investment (FDI) in exploration or mining of coal and lignite for captive consumption of iron steel and cement producers While this policy would remain unchanged the captive block owners will have to maintain beneficial ownership in their mining operations According to the proposed changes the approved end user company (engaged in making cement steel or power) will have to maintain at least a 26 percent equity ownership in an associated coal company subsidiary) formed for supplying coal on an exclusive basis to it The captive coal block owner will have to maintain 51 percent equity in the subsidiary coal company in case the mining company does not have an exclusive coal supply arrangement with the
parent In case a coal block is jointly owned equity participation in the joint venture company shall be made directly by owners and not through their subsidiary The proposed regulations have specified that in case the company to whom the captive block has been awarded is also a holding company it would have to maintain at least 51 percent equity in its subsidiary company engaged in approved end uses (making cement steel or power) It would however need to have just 26 percent equity in the second subsidiary company engaged in coal mining provided the entire output is supplied exclusively to the holding company Independent coal and lignite mining companies could also be allocated captive blocks on the condition that they enter into firm supply contracts for coal at the application stage itself according to the proposed guidelines Such companies would not be allowed to enter into fresh agreements with new end-use companies subsequent to award of the coal block
(Source The Economic Times)
11 Private investment in coal sector
June 17 2009 The coal sector is set to open to private investment
We are not averse to open commercial coal mining to private sector players However a decision will be taken after building consensus over the reform proposal said minister of state for coal (independent charge) Sriprakash Jaiswal At present the government has monopoly over coal mining through state-run companies such as Coal India Ltd
(Source The Economic Times)
12 India Seeks to Invest in Australian Coal
SYDNEY -- Indias coal minister and the chairman of the countrys biggest coal miner said Thursday that India is considering
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31
securing coal properties in Australia to plug projected gaps in the nations supply of coal The comments indicate that the current wave of foreign investment in Australias natural resources wont be limited to China Australia is known to be a country with high quality thermal coal and metallurgical coal properties India Minister of State for Coal Sriprakash Jaiswal told reporters India considers Australia as an important destination to look for coal properties he said As one of the worlds fastest growing economies India currently has to import coal because it doesnt produce enough to meet increasing demand Australias massive coal resource has become the subject of a flurry of international deal activity with Chinas Yanzhou Coal Mining Co Ltd having already
launched a A$354 billion takeover offer for Australian coal miner Felix Resources Ltd Taking equity stakes in existing companies and in return having a coal supply agreement for a certain quantity of coal could be one format Mr Bhattacharya said The other format could be joining in mining so the expansion programs of the existing companies or taking absolutely greenfield properties and going ahead on doing mining Mr Bhattacharya said the company which is also investigating investment opportunities in the US Indonesia and South Africa could easily pay $1 billion to $15 billion on investments and would consider spending more
(SourceWall Street JournalSeptember 032009)
HEALTH TITBIT
Hot tea hot coffee increases risk of cancer
Tea has been touted for its potential health benefits for millennia but new research shows if you drink it too hot you may end up increasing your risk for esophageal cancer
A new study published in the British Medical Journal has revealed that drinking steaming hot tea is actually linked with an eight-fold increased risk of cancer of the food tube or the oesophagus According to lead researcher Reza Malekzadeh of the Tehran University of Medical Sciences in Iran ldquoInforming the population about the hazards of drinking hot tea may be helpful in reducing the incidence of oesophageal cancerrdquo To be specific people who drank their tea less than two minutes after it was it four or more minutes after pouring
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
33
NOVEMBER 2009
10-13 NINTH INTERNATIONAL MINE VENTILATION CONGRESS at New Delhi India Hotel Crown Plaza Contact Department of Mining Engineering Indian School of Mines University Dhanbad ndash 826 004 Prof D C Panigrahi Convenor amp head Deptt email-
th15 November Sunday International Symposium ldquoEmerging Challenges for Metals and Materials Engineering amp Technologyrdquo and Metals Minerals Manufacturing Exp 2009 Organized by Indian Institute of Metals in association with TMS amp ASM International USA Contact TAFCON C-60 Nizamuddin East New Delhi ndash 110 013 India Ph- 91 ndash 11 ndash 46198000 24352141 Email ndash
Pankaj 09810038063
th16-19 November 2009 MPES 2009 ndash 18 International Symposium on Mine Planning amp Equipment Selections at Banff Alberta Canada For further details Contact Dr Raj K Singhal PO Box 68002 Crow Foot Postal Outlet 28 Crowfoot Terrdce NW Calgery Alberta T3G 1YO Canada Fax ndash 403-241 ndash 9460 email ndash singhal shawca website httpwwwmpes-cami-swempcom
10 - 13 November 2009 the 34th Indonesian Geophysicist Conferences at Jogjakarta Indonesia Conferences on Earth Sciences held by Indonesian Geophysicist Association 2009 Organized by Indonesian Geophysicists A s s o c i a t i o n ( H A G I ) Deadline for abstractsproposals 15 July 2009 W e b s i t e
dc_panigrahiyahoocoinwww9thimvcorg
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h t t p p i t 3 4 h a g i w e b i d
Upcoming Events
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17 - 18 November 2009 Mining the Isa Mount Isa Queensland Australia Mining the Isa 2009 will not only features presentations from all the key established mining companies in the Mount Isa region but also unique sessions dealing with the other essential aspects essential for successful operation in the area Organized by IIR Conferences Deadline for abstractsproposals Not available Website lt gt Contact name James Stackhouse
Check the for latest details
DECEMBER 2009
4-6 Twenty-first National Convention of Mining Engineers on Technological Advancement in Mining Industry Udaipur Contact The Honorary Secretary IEI Udaipur Local Centre 128 Hiran Magri Sector 11 Opp Central Excise Udaipur 313002 P h 0 2 9 4 - 2 5 8 3 7 0 2 e - m a i l ndash
W e b
10-13 2009 Twenty fourth Indian Engineering Congress at Mangalore Theme ldquoNat ional Growth and Secur i ty ndash Technological Challengesrdquo organised by The Institute of Engineers (India) Mangalore Local
thCenter Contact The organizing Secretary 24 Indian Engineering Congress The Institute of Engineers (India) Mangalore Center NITK Surathkal Mangalore 575 025 Karnatak Ph (0824) 247400 Extn 3759 (O) e-mail lt gt
event website
httpwwwiircomauisa
event website
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26-27 All India Seminar on ldquoSatellite Communication and Remote Sensing Technologies for Social Developmentrdquo at Jaipur Contact The Honorary Secretary IEI Rajasthan State Centre Gandhi Nagar Tonk road Jaipur ndash 302 015 Ph ndash (0141) 27063272700413 e-mail ndash
JANUARY 2010
11 - 13 January 2010 CERIE2010 Sylhet Bangladesh Organized by Shahjalal University of Science amp Technology Deadline for bstractsproposals 15 September 2009 W e b s i t e lt gtContact name Dr Mohammad Iqbal
Check the for latest details
FEBRUARY 2010
th4-7 6 International Dyke Conference Contact Prof Rajesh K Srivastava Deptt of Geology BHU IT Varanasi 221 005
4 - 5 February 2010 Conference on ldquoProcessing of Industrial Minerals 2010rdquo at Istanbul Turkey Website
Contact name Dr Barry WillsAlthough there are many
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httpwwwsust edu~cerie2010
event website
httpwwwmin-ngcompim10indexhtml
operations worldwide treating a wide range of industrial minerals processing problems are often similar The aim of this conference is therefore to bring together operators and scientists below one roof Organized by MEI
MARCH 2010
March 9 2010 8th Annual Investing in African Mining Seminar in Toronto In addition to our seminar we offer mining c o m p a n i e s s e r v i c e p r o v i d e r s a n d governments shared booth space at the PDAC trade show and participation in the Canada-South Africa Chamber of Business 11th A n n u a l M i n i n g B r e a k f a s tDownload the
for details
AUGUST 2012
2 - 10 August 2012 34th International Geological Congress a t Brisbane Q u e e n s l a n d A u s t r a l i a W e b s i t e
Contact name Liz Cuffe Under the theme ldquoUnearthing our Past and Futurerdquo the IGC will showcase the Oceania regions geoscience strengths innovations and natural wonders through an exciting range of pre and post Congress field trips Organized by Australian Geoscience Council
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1 Three sentences for getting success ndash a Know more than othersb Work more than othersc Expect less than others
- William Shakespeare
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
22
Contined from Last issue mdash
POSSIBLE MARKETS FOR INDIAN ORES
Japan is the most obvious market for Indiarsquos high-grade hematites but if this outlet is to be developed India will require some freight advantage in order to compete with the ore from Johore which is almost as good as the best-grade Indian ore It is conveniently situated for export and is considerably nearer to Japan than is India The Borneo and Philippine ores are also favourably situated for the Japanese market but they would require nodulising before export and even then would be of lower iron content than Indian ores and also more aluminous
As regards exporting ore from India to Europe if high-class coking coals are later on imported from the United Kingdom to assist in smelting Indiarsquos ore the return freight might well be partly made up of Indian iron-ore but it is more likely to be Indian pig-iron (which is probably the cheapest pig in the world) or Indian s tee l In a recent personal communication Mr C P Perin wrote
lsquoFrom my general knowledge of the worldrsquos iron-ore resources I feel very strongly that in years to come the exports of steel from India will be as important as he present exports of jutersquo
It seems to me doubtful if we shall import much high-grade coal or coke from Europe for use in smelting iron-ore for a very long time to come The Indian ores are very high in iron and often contain about as much alumina as silica The high ash of the Indian coke provides a good deal of the slag of the blast-furnace and tends to raise the silicaalumina ratio of the slag If the slag volume were to be reduced
75 years Ago
much below the present practice by the introduction of low-ash coke which might not improvendashor might even worsenndashthe silicaalumina ratio of the slag it would not be possible to hold the sulphur in the slag There would be no sense in cutting the ash of the coke down if we had to add silica-rock to the furnace charge in order to obtain a suitable slag volume and analysis On that account apart from the question of cost it seems very doubtful if European high-grade coal or coke can be imported for use in Indian blast-furnaces in the near future
On reviewing the whole of the evidence I find no grounds for believing that any large export trade in Indian iron-ore is likely to develop in he next decade or so The two main possible marketsndashJapan and Western Europendashcan obtain sufficient supplies of high-grade ore for their needs from sources considerably nearer than India To some this may seem a pessimistic conclusion others may have a sentimental feeling that it is better to reserve Indiarsquos iron-ores for smelting in Indiarsquos own furnaces I have tried to come to an unprejudiced conclusion drawn from the available evidence I feel that I have assembled rather a mountain of facts and statistics for the production of a lamentably small mouse of a conclusion It would have been much more spectacular if I could have prophesied argosies carrying Indiarsquos ore to European or Japanese ports within five or six yearsrsquo time but this seems to me not possible Twenty or thirty years hence there may be a different tale to tell but by that time it is not likely that any-one will be turning back to old presidential addresses in order to find out what Mr President said in 1934
Presidential Address by Mr F G Percival PhD (London) B Sc (London) FGS
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
8
M G M I as per the tradition organized a workshop preceding AGM of the Institute on
th15 September 2009 at Park Hotel Kolkata The topic was quite contemporary entitled Indian Mining Sectors Policies and Constraints
Objective of this workshop was to bring together those who are instrumental in framing the policies and guidelines and those who follow these for exploration and exploitation of mineral including coal oil and gas It was also aimed to have interaction of learned delegates and invitees with the speakers so as to bring out highlights and lacuna of the policies and guidelines and to make them more industry friendly
The workshop was very well attended (about 100 delegates) Speakers were eminent personalities holding offices of distinction and directly concerned with the topic of the workshop
The workshop was inaugurated by Dr A K Sarkar Director (Marketing) Coal India Ltd The technical session was presided over by Sri R P Ritolia Immediate Past President and former CMD- CCL
Altogether five papers were presented which are as follows
1 National Mineral Policies and Role of G S I By Dr Balaram Chattopadhaya D D G G S I
2 Modern Coalmining Policies for enhanced proving of coal resources By Shri Ashok Kumar Singh CMD CMPDIL
3 Captive Coal Mining Policies and Constraints By Shri D N Prasad
Director ( Tech ) Ministry of Coal Government of India
4 National Mineral Policy 2008 and the Environmental Concerns for an Expanding Mining Sector By Prof S P Banerjee Former Director ndashin - Charge Indian School of Mines Dhanbad
5 Reclamation of Mined out areas In Opencast success story in Mega Projects of South Eastern Coalfield Ltd By Shri M P Dikshit CMD SECL and Shri S C Shankar SE SECL
The first paper dwelt upon various policies that the Government of India is going to adopt to gear up and making the mining sector dynamic It was pointed out during discussion that there are many more things are desirable for quick disposal of PL ML availability of maps reports etc All these matters are being seriously examined at Governmental Levels
The second paper described various methodologies and techniques to improve exploration approach for enhanced proving of coal resources These methodologies have been spelt out by the Ministry of Coal in consultation with CMPDIL Various investors who have been allotted blocks must follow these methodologies for authenticated and better results
The third paper outlined various guidelines for accomplishing the exploration of captive coal blocks for early exploitation of the resources It is admitted that there are constraints which are likely to retard the progress that is desirable The role of State and Central Government for clearing various applications need to be more realistic and less time consuming Coal Evaluation improved
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON ldquoINDIAN MINING SECTORS POLICIES AND CONSTRAINTSrdquo
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
9
co-ordination with nodal officers of state level land acquisition environmental and forestry clearance etc are certain areas of concern
The fourth paper outlined various stipulations for environmental safeguard in the mining sectors by the Government based on recommendation of committees formed The paper pointed out necessity of streamlining forestry clearance and highlighted much improved environment management practices in the mining sectors Prof Banerjee also praised role of National Mineral Policy 2008 for its positive approach to boost mining sectors
The fifth paper was on reclamation of mined out areas and described how best reclamation can be implemented with proper approach and plan The speakers cited some examples of reclamation done successfully in the jurisdiction of SECL
Each presentation was followed by interaction with the delegates which made the workshop purposeful and interesting
A K Moitra(Convenor)
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
NB Send your e-mails on ldquoTalk Backrdquo to the Editor Please include your full name address amp telephone no not necessarily for Publication MGMI News Letter reserve the right to edit the letters for publication and reproduce then (in whole or past) in any of its print
more than seven and half years are needed for the same in India ie more than five times but let us not forget that we have to face problems of a large population which is more than five times of that of Australia but that just not justify us to spend more than three years to approve a project MGMI should move the appropriate authorities to ensure early approval or rejection of any mineral based project and
if required we may offer our expertise for making early decision
Thanking you with warm regards
Yours very sincerely
Dr Samir Dasgupta Life Member No 522-LM (1948-49)
( From the Editor The members may like to respond to the point raised by Dr Samir Dasgupta)
(Continued from Page No 7)
Talk Back
10
ndThe 52 Holland Memorial Lecture was held thon 15 September 2009 at the Park Hotel The
memorial lecture was given by Shri S J Sibal
Director General Mines Safety Dhanbad The
subject of his lecture was on ldquoChallenges of
Miens Safety ndash a Perspective for Change
Managementrdquo
In introduction he mentioned that safety at
work is still a serious problem and we are still
paying heavily for accidents both in terms of
human suffering and economic waste Hence
the endeavor to bring down the hazards by all
available means to an acceptable level must
continue to reduce the sufferings and agony of
human beings
In the lecture he also spoke on History of
human civilization and mine safety ndash the past
Absorption of safety laws into work practices
the Present Growth of mining activities and
technological advancements ndash the Future
Opencast Coal Mining UG Coal Mining
Mining Accidents Reasons why the
implementation of the procedure is not
sustained He has also mentioned some
ndHighlights of 52 Holland Memorial Lecture
probable answers ndash may be these procedures
are not adequate safe and built into the
mechanism of mineral production
lRequirement of additional resources for compliance of safety laws
lSafety motivation lAcceptance of non-compliance etc
Why we loose sight of human face of accident
he added He also put forwarded a question
that the concept of self regulation ndash is it the
solution
He has given some of his thoughts
observations suggestions etc and in
conclusion he said making change has always
been fascinating and exciting though it is a
tough and delicate activity for any
organization However Managing Change is
now not a matter of choice it becomes an
essential activity given the emerging future
challenges in the mining sector
The Lecture was attended by a sizeable
number of members and guests
If you win you need not explain hellip But if you lose you should not be there to explain
ndash Adolph Hitler
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
32
ldquoWHAT lies before us and what lies behind us is nothing compared to what lies within usrdquo Truly these jolting words of Emerson gives us the flashback of what Socrates promulgated centuries ago ldquoknow thyselfrdquo
The problem with us today is that we know very less of ourselves and thus we indulge in emulating and imitating others If one is not clear as to what exactly one wants he will start wanting what others want resulting in a ldquorat racerdquo And the repercussion of rat race is that even if you win the race you still remain a rat The multiplicity of platforms and the craze to be popular in next to no time is the trend which is the portent of a weak future generation This hurry burry will make the future dreams shattered we will have no leaders to dream in the days to come but there will remain a good chunk of puppets in few domineering hands Too many people are dreaming of some magical rose garden on the horizon rather than enjoying the one growing in their backyards Lets discover the untapped potential within us and stop following the crowd and give a second thought to our endeavours Life doesnt always give us what we ask for but it always gives us what we need Aldous Huxley always reminds me of the golden exhortation ie there is only one corner of the world you can be certain of improving and that is your own self
Yes nothing can defeat us unless we defeat ourselves Even Shakespeare in Julius Caesar points ldquoThe fault dear Brutus is not in our
SHORT ARTICLE
By VIVIAN WILSON LOBO
stars but in ourselves that we are underlingsrdquo Therefore our main task in life is to give birth to ourselves to become what we potentially are Opportunities are everywhere waiting to be discovered we have to only seek it as the saying goes a wise man makes more opportunities than he finds The journey of a thousand miles begins with just one step and that step lies within us as we often quote success is a marathon not a sprint never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat
Success cannot be granted it must be earned and for earning it we will have catwalks than cakewalks Therefore what is required today is serenity and patience to rivet ones attention on success Panic and anxiety will only bring failures along Perseverance is not a long race it is many short races one after another Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm Peace is the key with which we can focus aim and win As we sail through life let us not avoid storms and rough waters just let them pass and sail on Because a successful person is like being a goalkeeper no matter how many goals you save people will remember only the ones you missed Act as if failure is impossible Lets not be the slaves of our bitter past Lets not be the slaves of our bitter past Lets be the masters of our future Carl Jung writes ldquoYour vision will become clear only when you can look into your heart
(Reprint from a publication in Hitawada dated June 10 2009)
Peace be with you
Believing everybody is dangerous believing nobody is very dangerous ndash Abraham Lincoln
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Shri S J Sibal DGMS delivering the 52nd Holland Memorial Lecture
Council Members of MGMI
Dr A K Sarkar Director (Marketing) CIL Chief Guest delivering his inaugural speech in National workshop IMPC-2009
Shri N C Jha President MGMI delivering his Presidential Speech in 103rd AGM
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A request for your visit to IME Exhibition January 22 ndash 25 2010
You are aware the 3rd Asian Mining Congress and Exhibition will be held during January 22-25 2010 in Kolkata The current Global recession has affected the industrialised countries more severely than the developing countries of Asia The Mining Industry needs to pursue energy efficiency and cost cutting in mining operations High performance mining for increased efficiency productivity and production both in quantity and quality are the need of the day The most important factors affecting productivity are Infrastructure Communication and Automation The manufactures of mining machinery may utilize the slump period in forging new alliances amongst themselves and invest in RampD activities to improve the equipment efficiency
for manufacturers of mining machinery to exhibit their equipment and display their activities in the Exhibition which will be held in Netaji Indoor Stadium and Khudiram Anusilan Kendra located adjacent to the famour Eden Gardens Cricket Stadium and the Technical Sessions of the Congress will be held in the Hotel Taj Bengal Kolkata located in the heart of the city during January 22-25 2010MGMI and TAFCON joined hands to create a comprehensive and all encompassing platform for the Mining and Allied Industries so that the current issues and priorities of the sector could be addressed in a holistic manner and the business opportunities could be highlighted in a most befitting manner So you may block the above dates for active participation both in the Conference and Mining Exhibition as wellYou may like to inform your colleagues so that they may also plan for a visit It will enable them to have a glimpse of the advancement in Mining Machinery at a fraction of cost than visiting foreign Exhibitions
J P Goenka Convenor IME 2010 J P Dasgupta Co-convenor IME 2010Mobile +91 9830090461 Mobile +91 9831017039Email Email ipdasguptarediffmailcom
IME 2010 - Perfect Platform - Perfect Time
We look forward to your active participation and wholehearted support for making the Exhibition a successExhibitor Profile Mining Minerals Mining Machinery Technologies
Contact Persons for Exhibition
nmciphotmailcom
Organiser
THE MINING GEOLOGICAL AND METALLURGICAL INSTITUTE OF INDIAGN-384 Secto - V Salt Lake Kolkata - 700 091PH 2357 3482 2357 3987 Fax 2357 3482e-mail amp for further details please visit our website and wwwtafconcom
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IME Exhibition held during 2nd Asian Mining Congress 2008
THE MINING GEOLOGICAL amp METALLURGICAL INSTITUTE OF INDIA GN-384
Salt Lake Sector ndash V Kolkata ndash 700 091PH 2357 3482 2357 3987 Fax 2357 3482
e-mail amp Organising
RD3 Asian Mining Congress 2010Conference and Exhibition
January 22-25 2010 Kolkata IndiaOn
ldquoResurgence of Mining in Asia Prospects amp Challengesrdquo
The Subjects to be covered are Status of Mineral Industry in Asian Countries Oil amp Gas Sector and Coal Bed Methane Planning amp Design Technology Development Coal Beneficiation amp Mineral Processing Business amp Investment opportunities in Mining Industry Road blocks to Mineral Development Green Mining Environmental Health and Safety issues of Mining Industry
Call for Papers Besides Technical Papers from Identified invited authors Technical papers are invited from interested participants on the Lead Subjects identified above for the Congress
Congress amp Exhibition Venues Technical Sessions of the Congress will be held in the Hotel Taj Bengal Kolkata located in the heart of the City The International Mining Exhibition will be held in Netaji Indoor Stadium located adjacent to the famous Eden Gardens Cricket Stadium
PRINCIPAL COORDINATORSN C Jha Director (Technical) CIL President MGMI
R K Saha CMD CCL Vice President MGMI ampChairman Exhibition CommitteeProf S P Banerjee Former Director ISM Past President
MGMI Chairman Organising Committee
Contact Person for Conference Contact Person for ExhibitionrdDr Debasish Sarkar Convenor 3 AMC 2010 J P Goenka Convenor IME 2010
Mobile +91 9831204790 Mobile +91 9830090461Email Email
for further details please visit our website wwwmgmiindiacom
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C O N T E N T S
Presidents Message helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Editors Page helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Talk Back helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Highlights of the National Workshop on Indian Mining Sectors Policies and Constraints
ndHighlights of 52 Holland Memorial Lecture by Shri S J Sibal DGMS Dhanbad helliphelliphelliphellip
rdHighlights of the 103 Annual General Meeting helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Headquarter activity helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Branch Activity Kolkata Branch helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
75 Years Agohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
News About Membershelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
New Members helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
News Update helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Short Article Peace be With You by Vivian Wilson Lobo (Reprint)helliphelliphellip
Up Coming Events helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Obituary C P Ambesh and Kamala Kant Srivastavahelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
MGMI Council Members helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Corrigendum
The News Letter Vol 35 No 1 (April ndash June 2009) page 8 column 2 line 4 the name of the author of the paper ldquoDesign a combined stoping method below an Open Pit Mine using Numerical Modelling ndash a case studyrdquo should be read as Prof (Dr) B S Sastry The misprint is regretted
Cover Page Photograph
Picture of a Pontoon Pump used in opencast mine sumps Beauty of the arrangement is that the pumps installed in this system never gets drowned even if the mine is flooded
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Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009 3
Presidents Message
National Mineral Polices - The Role of a Professional Society
At the very outset I take this opportunity to convey my Heartiest Bijaya Greetings to you and your family members May this Festival of Light shower upon you lots of Happiness and Glory
It is really a privilege to address the distinguished members of the MGMI through this column and I wish to take the opportunity of focusing on some of the key functions that a professional society such as ours could fruitfully discharge in assuring national interest vis-agrave-vis minerals availability at acceptable prices and a comprehenship National Mineral Policies While formulating mineral policies we should not forget to consider its constraints too
In our efforts to react the goals of balanced economic growth minerals a v a i l a b i l i t y p r o d u c t i v i t y a n d performance of the mineral sector and environmental issues including National Mineral Policies The enlightened professionals who are members of MGMI are the right people who can help in shaping and guiding the national policies on minerals related problems It is agreed that there is a need to consider the mineral problems in conjunction with national energy and environmental goals crippling this vital economic activity with its multiplier effects on the local regional
and national economic scene If these concerns are not articulated and placed before the policy makers through a forum such as ours I am afraid that our mineral future may be in jeopardy
The Council of MGMI decided to organize a National Workshop on Indian Mining Sectors Policies and Constraints ndash wherein some eminent personalities who matters in this issue have presented their papers I firmly hope that on hearing from them and interaction with delegates it will possibly result some positive outcome for the progress of mining sector
May I therefore urge our members to help our professional body to identify some of these areas of concern in which we can give our professionals an unbiased view I am sure the MGMI and its distinguished members provide with a mechanism for looking at the mineral problems as a whole keep track of changing situations and the interrelation of national policies and programmes for the greater good of the Nation
N C Jha
6
Omission regretted
Date 190809
To The EditorMGMI
Ref MGMI News Letter Vol-35 No 1 2009
Sir
I observed with great shock and dismay that the cover page photograh description did not mention acknowledge the name of the person who made this photograph available I am indeed sorry to state that such omissions will discourage donors of photograph for cover page
Yours faithfullyDr A K MoitraPerson who made the photograph of the above cover page
(From the Editor The front page picture of the Newsletter April-June 2009 - the picture of a fossil of a Dinosaur and the description of it was arranged by Dr AK Moitra The omission of acknowledging the same is regretted Thanks to Dr Moitra All readers are requested to send such interest ing photographs fort he front page of the future Newsletters)
Mis print regretted
Date 090909
ToMr BC BhattacharyaHony Editor MGMI
Dear Mr Bhattacharya
It is a matter of great feel of pride to see the
graceful look of the MGMI Newsletter (ISSN
0254-8003) with its rich contents over the
issues for the last few years I must
Talk Back
congratulate you and your team members for
your peerless effort to keep its standard high
and also for the very topical editorial published
in vol 35 No 1 (Apr -Jun 2009) I thank Mr
Debajyoti Bhattacherjee for the short article on
Petropodhellip which is very informative It is
also amazing to see the cover page picture of
the complete skeleton of Kotasaurus
Yamanpalliensis Dinosaur collected and
reconstructed by the GSI housed at BSC
Hyderabad I congratulate Dr A K Moitra
and his team member of the GSI for the
Herculean task they have performed and also I
thank you for printing the same on the front
cover I with this channel of communication
request Mr Sailendra K Mukherjee one of the
doyens of mine safety to contribute small
articles on some typical mine disasters from
his vast experience which might have gone in
oblivion
However in the said issue there exists some
misprint Whereas the cover page shows Vol
35 No1 APRIL ndash JUNE 2009 the bottom centre
of all the inside pages show Vol 34 No4 April
2009 ndash June 2009 Also in the same issue in
page 8 column 2nd line 4 the name should be
Prof (Dr) B S Sastry and not Prof (Dr) D S
Sastry You are requested to issue
corrigendum in the next issue of the Newsletter
on above two items
With warm regards
Yours sincerely (Prof (Dr) Subir Kumar Mukhopadhyay) Council Member MGMI (LM 2954)E-mail
(From the Editor Thanks for the observation The misprints are regretted)
subirmminingiitkgpernetin
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
7
same should be made available for domestic uses at affordable price keeping in view the cost of production along with reasonable return on investment towards exploration and mining made by agencies authorized by the state for prospecting and mining but excluding taxation by any name eg import duty custom duty excise royalty cess sales tax etc as we have birth right to consume minerals for our own use Our government should not over look the vision of Mahatma Gandhi who revolted against British Government for imposing tax upon production and consumption of salt from saline water of Indian coast line as we have birth right to consume natural resources obtained from within the limits of our country Some years ago in my personal capacity I requested Sri P Chidambaram the then Finance Minister of Government of India to abolish all kinds of taxation on natural fuel and petroleum products so that we can buy petrol at Rs 22- per litre as against Rs 45- per litre Energy either from coal or oil amp gas or nuclear minerals are not only the most vital input of industries and transport but also for better standard of living of all human beings Although abolition of taxation upon consumption of minerals will help in higher growth in all respects but loss in revenue of the government but ways can be found out to recover such loss by other means and not at the cost of freedom to consume own minerals and its products MGMI should move the Government of India to abolish all kinds of taxation against production and consumption of natural resources especially energy bearing minerals like oil amp gas coal atomic minerals etc so that just pricing of minerals and mineral products can be made
4 Recognizing the fact that within less than one and half years final clearance for any Project is obtained in Australia whereas
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
Indian Mining Sectors Policies amp Constraints
Date 090909
Dear Shri Bhattacharya
Under letters to the Editor I reaffirm my sincere thanks to the Council of our Institute for inviting me to participate in the workshop held
thon 15 September 2009 where during the discussions I submitted the following and other views which could not been expressed for shortage of time-
1 All natural resources like crude oil amp gas coal amp lignite metallic and non-metallic minerals occurring within our country are our national resources owned by Government by India representing all citizens India is one Nation and not divided into multiple of nations MGMI should move the Government of India to finalize one appropriate National Policy for all natural resources excepting forest and agricultural products We as earth scientists and engineers are very much concerned with all minerals and cannot afford to have different policies for crude oil or coal or other minerals
2 It is meaning less to have any bargaining relationship between the Environment amp Forest Ministry in one hand and Departments of Geology Mines Steel Coal and Oil in other hand to decide on the number of exploratory holes per sq km to be drilled for scientific investigation which decides number of exploratory holes need to be drilled MGMI should move the Government of India to exempt imposition of Forest and Environment Act upon all geological and exploration activities prior to mining activities
3 The Chief Guest Dr A K Sarkar emphasized on various factors for fixing prices of minerals especially coal Since we have birth right to consume natural resources like minerals from our mother land the
(Continued to Page No 9)
35
Shri CPAmbesh (7889-LM 1998-99) former Controller General Indian Bureau of Mines passed
thaway on 4 August 2009 at Coimbtore due to kidney failure
stBorn on 1 July 1948 at Varanasi Shri
Ambesh obtained Bachelors degree in Mining Engineering from the Banaras Hindu University in 1970 He also did LLB from Nagpur University in 1992 After graduation in Mining Engineering he joined Hindustan Copper Limited and worked in the underground copper mines in Rajasthan in various capacities In his professional career he obtained First Class Mines Managers Certificate of competency (Unrestricted) Then after he joined Indian Bureau of Mines a premier mining organization under the Ministry of Mines of the Government of India He rose to the post of Controller General Indian Bureau of Mines and superannuated on
th30 June 2008
He had undergone extensive training in India and abroad in the field of mining management labour mining laws etc He is trained at ARMNIPROTS-VETMET Institute of Mine Design at Armenia USSR in the area of Mine Planning and Designing He had been to
Obituary
SHRI CPAMBESH
Australia as a technical member of the Indian Delegation in various missions He also attended the 20th World Mining Congress held at Tehran Islamic Republic of Iran
He was presented with Best Citizen of India award instituted by International Publishing House New Delhi in recognition of his exceptional caliber and outstanding achievements and contribution towards the development of mines and minerals especially metal mines and mineral legislation Shri Ambesh was a Fellow Member of the Institution of Engineers (India) Life Member of the Mining Engineers Association of India Mining Geological and Metallurgical Institute of India Indian Science Congress Association and National Institute of Small Mines Several technical publications are on his credit
He is survived by wife and two married daughters and host of relatives and friends May his soul rest in peace
Shri Kamala Kant Srivastava an active Life Member (5730-1991-92) of MGMI was born in the year 1937 He was a Mining Engineer He was engaged in WCL Nagpur and retired in July 1995 At the time of retirement he was holding the post of Chief Mining Engineer WCL Nagpur Shri Srivastava passed away on
th19 July 2009 May his soul rest in peace
Dont compare yourself with any one in this world If you do so you are insulting yourself
ndash Alen Strike
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
36
MGMI Council for 2009-2010 President
NC Jha D(T) CIL
Vice-President RK Saha CMDCCL
Immediate Past President RP Ritolia Advisor (Coal) to MD Tata Steel Ltd VK Singh Former CMD NCL
Hony Secretary Dr D Sarkar GM NECCIL
Hony Jt Secretary Hony Treasurer Hony EditorPrasanta Roy Bhaskar Chakraborti BC BhattacharyaDySGPTGeolCIL Director GSI Former CGM (WBPD)
Council Members
VK Arora VP KCT KK Mishra Manager(System) CILDr JP Barnwal Head Mineral Engg RRL A Datta Former DirectorCoal Wing GSIMK Bhattacharya DyCE(System)CIL Dr AK MoitraFormer Director(SD) GSILK Bose Former ED CIL Dr VP Sinha Advisor Tata Steel LtdJP Dasgupta Former CGM(MM) CIL Prof SC Ray Former HOD IIT KgpProf(Dr) SK MukhopadhyayProfIITKgp MM Singh Former D(T)Oprn CCLJP Goenka Mg Partner NMC Dr A Sinha Director CIMFRPhalguni Guha CGMCoal Videsh CIL TK Nag Director(Tech)OpnsCCLDr AL Kundu Former Dy GM SAIL Prof T Kumar Director ISMUShri R Lochan Supdt Geol CMPDI G Dhar CGM (Corp PlangampTech) (Coordn) CIL
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
11
rdThe 103 Annual General Meeting for the year 2008-2009 of the Mining Geological and Metallurgical Institute of India was held at Park Hotel 17 Park Street Kolkata 700 016 on
thTuesday the 15 September 2009 at 4 pm with Shri NC Jha President in the Chair The meeting was attended by SShri RP Ritolia AK Singh Prof SP Banerjee Prof A K Ghose Prof GS Roonwal RK Saha MM Singh JP Goenka SR Panja AK Sen GS Ghosh Hazra AK Dasgupta NK Biswas A Prasad MK Bhattacherjee P Roy KK Mishra S Chakravorti SC Dasgupta AK Talapatra S Choudhuri Prof(Dr) SK Mukhopadhyay SN Ghosh Prof(Dr) D DebDrAK Moitra KM Agans AK Mukhopadhyay S Bandopadhyay P Choudhury S Bhattacharjee BB Das D Chakravorty PK Baranwal SK Das Gupta Kalyan SenA Mukhopadhyay S Sinha AK Nath BC Bhattacharya LK Bose P K Bhattacharjee K Banerjee AK Chaturvedi HR Surana DK Ray B Prasad MM Bhattacherjee Shilpi DN Prasad Smt S Prasad L Prasad SN Prasad SL Mehera Dr D Sarkar T Chaudhury M Kumar NP Sahu SK Das SK Basu JPDasgupta S Mookherjee S Ghosh RN Datta SK Chakraborti R K Datta BK Chakrabarti AK Ray AK Mukhopadhyay MK Mukhopadhyay AK Das JK Ghosh BN Mishra T Datta J Chandra RK Choudhary M Khasale KN Jha SK Mishra G Sharma C Singh RR Mittal B Pathak A Hussan S Chatterjee PK Jha TR Kannan HC Dahiya D Nagaralarcasan S Prasad D Sarkar SK Dutta S Ray GP Ghatak G Dhar N Kumar PK Roy Chowdhury Prof SC Ray amp others
At the outset the members mourned the sad demise of the following members by observing one-minute silence
rdHighlights of the 103 Annual General Meeting
Late Dr KP Gupta Sibdas Ghosh KC Jain SC Roy Chowdhury PR Sinha M Singh PP Jain S Roy AK Mondal N Mondal and Prof BK Kejriwal
Shri NC Jha President MGMI Chaired the Session
rd 10 The notice convening the 103 Annual General Meeting of the Institute held at Park Hotel 17 Park Street Kolkata 700
th016 on Tuesday the 15 September 2009 at 4 pm issued on August 12 2009 were taken as read
nd20 The Minutes of the 102 Annual General Meeting of the Institute held at ITC Hotel Sonar Kolkata 1 JBS Haldane Avenue Kolkata 700 046 on
thSaturday the 27 September 2008 at 4 pm were read and unanimously confirmed
30 The Councils Report Audited Balance Sheet and Statement of Income and Expenditure Accounts for the year 2008-
st2009(ended on 31 March 2009) were adopted and confirmed unanimously
40 Messrs BK Sen amp Co Chartered Accountants of 11 Old Post Office Street Kolkata 700 001 was re-appointed as the Auditor of the Institute for the year 2009-2010 at a remuneration of Rs3500- only
50 Recipients of Awards and Medals for the 2008-2009
51 Dr J Coggin Brown Memorial (Gold) Medal for Geological Sciences to Shri Akshaya Kumar Sarangi for his outstanding contribution in Geological Sciences
52 John Dunn Medal to Dr Khanindra
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
12
Pathak for his outstanding contribution in Indian Mineral Industry
53 Indranil Award for Metallurgy to Dr Shambhu Nath Prasad for his outstanding contribution in Ferrous Metallurgy
54 R P Bhatnagar Award to Shri Pradip Kumar Baranwal for his outstanding contribution in Mineral Beneficiation (Cash Rs1000-)
55 DN Thakur Award to Prof GS R o o n w a l f o r h i s o u t s t a n d i n g contribution in Earth Sciences
56 Engineering Gold Medal to Shri BN Pan for his outstanding contribution in Mining Sciences
57 Coal India Project Implementation Trophy to Chotia OCP of Prakash Industries Ltd
58 Prof SK Bose Memorial Award for excellence in teaching in Mining Engineering to Prof MA Ramlu
59 HB Ghose Award for the Manager having best Safety performance during the preceding year to Shri Chittaranjan Kumar of Sawang Underground Mine of CCL and Shri PP Gupta of Manikpur Opencast Project of SECL
510 Smt Bala Tandon Award to Prof (Dr) Debasis Deb for his outstanding contribution in upgrading the quality of life in Mining (cash Rs1000-)
511 Lala Ramkishore Singhal Award for outstanding contribution in the field of Conservation of Minerals to Prof(Dr) Subir Kumar Mukhopadhyay
512 Institutes Silver Medal to Prof(Dr) Subir Kumar Mukhopadhyay Prof (Dr) Debasis Deb and Prof(Dr) BS Sastry for their paper on ldquoDesign of a
Combined Stoping Method below an Open Pit Mine using Numerical Modeling ndash A case studyrdquo
513 MGMI Branch Membership Growth Award to MGMI Kolkata Branch and Ranchi Branch for 2008-2009
514 MGMI Branch Activity Award to M G M I R a n c h i B r a n c h for 2008-2009
Student Awards for 2007-2008
Award of Pickering Medal for the year 1981 to the Best Student of Mining Engineering of ISMU Dhanbad to Shri Mukti Pada Dikshit
515 Pickering Medal for the best student of ISM in Mining Engineering to Shri Anirban Majumdar of ISMU
516 Hayden Medal for the best student in Applied Geology to Smt Sohini Gupta of ISMU
517 Yule Medal for the best student in Mining Machinery to Shri Alok Kumar Singh of ISMU
518 Mc Nally Bharat Medal for the best student in Mineral Engineering to Shri Mahendra Singh Negi of ISMU
519 Dr Hari Narain Medal for the best student in Applied Geophysics to Smt Shilpi of ISMU
520 Oil India Medal for the best student in Petroleum Engineering to Shri Adi Anand of ISMU
521 Dr J Cogging Brown Memorial Cash Award for the best student in Geology to Shri Ankush Singh of Presidency College Calcutta(Rs500-)
522 S Lal Award for Mining Engineering to Shri Arindam Basu of BESU Shibpur
523 SCCL(Gold) Medal for the best student
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
13
in Mining Engineering to Md Naseeruddin of University College of Engineering Kakatiya University Kothagudem
524 Nava Bharat Ferro Alloys Medal for the best student in Mining Machinery to Md Naseeruddin of University College of Engineering Kakatiya University Kothagudem
525 Indranil Award for Metallurgy to Shri Aysuman Banerjee of BESU Shibpur
526 Indranil Award for Metallurgy to Shri Sudhanshu Shekhar Singh of IIT Kharagpur
527 Chandrakala Medal for Mining Engineering to Shri Tejasvi Singh Kushwaa of IIT Kharagpur
528 S m t N i r j a S a h a y M e d a l f o r MSc(Applied Geology) to Ms Khushboo Arora of IIT Kharagpur
529 Roberton Medal to the best student of Mining Engineering to Km Rashi Agarwal of BHU
530 La Touch Medal for the best student in Geology to Shri Punit Dubey of BHU
531 Hadfield Medal for the best student in Metallurgical Engineering to Shri Naman Mittal of BHU
532 Kalyan Mukherjee ldquo61 Geologyrdquo Medal for the best student in MSc (Geology) of University of Calcutta to Shri Sujoy Dasgupta
533 Presentation of Scroll of Honour to the following Life Members with 25 years Standing of Membership (1983-84)
SShri TM ChickabasaviahGP Ghatak SN Bhattacharya LK Bose AK Mukhopadhyay M Ramakrishna SP GuptaKM Agarwal AP Banerjee A Ramaswamy P Bhalla AL Kumawal P Karunesan MN Mehta PC
Tak JP Gupta CT Dave DK Sarkar RN Mishra BP Pai SK Ghosh DP Dasgupta M Jawed HN Khanna RY Kutumbe AK Tooley PM Mohnot SN Pandy SP Lahiri BJ Lakshman SK DewanGK Pradhan Sh DB Sikka GC Mittal GS Ghosh Hazra AN Singh RP Prashhara US Prasad BL Khandewal PN Singh YP Bhasin AN Bhattacharjee J K M u k h e r j e e U B Talpallikar Sourindra Chowdhuri BK Verma MGK Murthy Mahendra Pratap Singh NC Kapur KB Bhatt R Krishnan S Ghosh Tapan BiswasAngleo Condrad NK KavdiaVP KapurAV Ulabhaje HP Sengupta AK Gupta SN Verma JM Roychowdhury CK Jain HR Uppal BRS BhatnagarR Gupta B G Baliga
534 Presentation of Scroll of Honour to the following Life Members with 50 years standing of Membership (1958-1959)
SShri SB Roy SK Baksi SK Lahiri PM Chauhan BN Mukherjee
6 Shri NC Jha President delivered the Presidential Address in the meeting
7 It was announced that Shri NC Jha Director(Technical) CIL has been re-elected as President of the Institute for the year 2009-2010
8 It was also announced that Dr Debasish Sarkar GM NEC has been elected as Hony Secretary of the Institute for the years 2009-2011 Dr Sarkar conveyed his heart felt thanks to the members at the same time he expressed his sincere thanks to Prof SC Ray the outgoing Hony Secretary and appreciated for his sincere works and contribution to the Institute during his tenure as Hony Secretary
9 Dr S K Chakraborti Convenor for the election of the Council Members
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
14
declared the names who have been elected to the Council for the years 2009-2012
SShri P Roy T Kumar TK Nag R Lochan MK Bhattacharya G Dhar and KK Mishra
10 Any other matter with the permission of the Chair
There was a proposal of issuance of Photo Identity Card to the Life Members of the Institute Shri RK Saha Vice- President MGMI amp CMD CCL agreed to Sponsor the proposal and would reimburse the expenditure in this account by CCL
The President invited members present to put forward suggestions for the development of the Institute On request from the President some m e m b e r s g a v e t h e f o l l o w i n g suggestions
I) Council Meeting should not be held only in Kolkata it should be organized in different places
ii) Arrangement to be made to start some courses for continuous flow of funds
iii) Transit House of MGMI should be made functionable
iv) Ground Floor needs to be rented out
v) Effort should be made to increase of membership
vi) On Line Voting System may be introduced for Election to the Council
vii) MGMI Transactions should be enriched
11 Vote of thanks was proposed by Shri BC Bhattacharjee Meeting ended with a vote of thanks to the Chair
ATTENTION TO LIFE MEMBERS
It has been decided by the Council that a Photo Identify Card will be issued to all Life Members of MGMI All Life Members are requested to furnish the proforma given below
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 Name ( in Capital )______________________________________________
2 Membership No ________________________________________________
3 Present Address ________________________________________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
4 Date of Birth __________________________________________________
5 Blood Group __________________________________________________
Please do send 02 (two) sets of latest Stamp size coloured Photographs mentioning your name on the reverse of the photographs
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
4
Editorrsquos PageGung - ho over growth
Demand for coal is slated to reach a level of two billion tonne level by 2016-17 To fulfill this target the growth rate has to hike of 17 to 18 percent mark from the present level to 6 to 7 percent This seems to be a Herculean task if we go by the trend The following facts will show some light on it
The countrys coal production during 2008-09 was around 480 million tonne Coal Indias contribution was around 403 million tonne The balance came from SCCL and private mines Increase of import of coal has become a regular feature showing increasing trend of 10 to 15 percent every year to meet the domestic requirement
Based on overall linkages the Working Group estimates consumption of coal likely to reach the level of 750 million tonne by 2011-12 To meet the demand Coal India is expected to raise 520 million tonne and the Singerani Colloeries Company to contribute 40 million tonne and the rest would be made up by the private companies
Major reasons for coal shortage as identified by the Chairman Coal India are
lPower sector is expanding without considering source of coal
lE n o r m o u s p r o b l e m o f g e t t i n g environment and forest clearances
lThe archaic laws on different accounts creating bumps on the growth path
However to enhance the growth rate adopting new mining technologies men-friendly land acquisition policy faster exploration of the blocks and forcing the block holders for fast
development of their blocks allotted to them cannot be ignored
In this context attention of the Government is drawn to the following long standing aspects to think seriously
lMany block holders are not getting inspiration to mine coal in their blocks only for captive use Passing the bill enabling the private investors to market coal mined out from their blocks will help mitigating the situation
lArchaic law of land acquisition is being left out for amendment for decades Govt has to think seriously now under the present juncture
lA universally acceptable central policy on R amp R needs to be formulated for application country wide instead of leaving it to the State Govts to deal with
lThe process of disposing of the cases for environment and forestry clearance needs to be reformed
lMany of the 201 coal blocks allotted do not have infrastructural facility like r o a d r a i l e l e c t r i c i t y a n d communication Probably it was thought that the block holders will take initiative for the same whenever they will take up the block development Unfortunately this is also one of the reasons of delay in developing the captive blocks Before allotment the infrastructural facilities should be created in case 2 billion tonne target is to
thbe achieved by 12 plan
lThe country is having around 79 billion
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
5
tonne of mineable proved reserves of coal It is feared that India is likely to run out of coal by 2040-41 if the demand continues to grow at the current rate The only way out is to accelerate exploration to bring major portion of the inferred and indicated quantum of the gross coal reserve of 26221 billion tonne (as on 1 April 2009) under the arena of proved reserve as early as possible It is not possible for the existing agencies eg GSI CMPDIL and MECL to do the entire job The private sector agencies must be
encouraged to join hands with the Govt agencies for the purpose This will enhance the confidence level of the block holders to come into action
One can dream to have something but one has to be gung-ho (aggressive) over it to achieve
The Editorial Committee wishes a hearty Dewali Greetings to all the readers
BCBhattacharyaHony Editor
ANNOUNCEMENT
The MGMI is updating the database of members on roll The members are requested to send their details if not already sent in the following format
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Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
21
Kolkata Branch
th ndThe 6 Annual General Meeting of the Kolkata Branch held on 22 September 2009 elected the Executive Committee of the Branch of MGMI with the following personnel as office bearers to look after functioning of the branch
1 Chairman Dr Anupendu Gupta
2 Vice Chairman Dr Ajoy Kr Moitra
3 Hony Secretary Shri Surya Kumar Gangopadhyay
4 Hony Jt Secretary S A Sufian
5 Treasurer Dr Shyamal Chakraborti
6 Members SShri R N Datta and R K Datta
The newly elected Executive body of MGMI Kolkata Branch co-opted SShri L K Bose and J P Dasgupta as Advisors
Branch Activities
HEALTH TITBIT
Music and Mice (and humans too)
An experiment was carried out recently using mice and music One group was given ldquoclassical musicrdquo to listen to They ate well and became sleek and fat The other control group had ldquohard rock musicrdquo piped into their cage The experiment did not last long as they began o fight and eventually most of them were dead They had killed or severely injured each other The choice of music could affect humans too
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
15
th6 Council Meetingth thThe 837 meeting of the Council (6 meeting of
rdthe 103 Session) of the Institute held at MGMI Building GN-384 Sector ndash V Salt Lake
thKolkata ndash 700 091 on Saturday the 18 July 2009 at 330 pm with Shri N C Jha President in the Chair The meeting was attended by Prof Ajoy Kr Ghose Prof S P Banerjee Shri R P Ritolia Shri R K Saha Shri B C Bhattacharya Shri M K Bhattacharya Shri L K Bose Shri Bhaskar Chakraborti Shri Asitabha Datta Shri J P Dasgupta Shri J P Goenka Shri Phalguni Guha Shri K K Mishra Dr A K Moitra Prof S K Mukhopadhyay Shri Prasanta Roy and Dr Debsish Sarkar
Leave of absence was granted to those who could not attend the meeting
The President then extended welcome to Prof A K Ghose Prof S P Banerjee Shri R P Ritolia Past Presidents Shri R K Saha Vice President and all other members of the Council President thereafter took up the agenda item
10 The minutes were circulated to all Council Members No written comment was received However the minutes were confirmed with the following modifications
Item No 8362 (v) The Council principally agreed and approved the recommendation of the Finance Committee about the reimbursement of actual local travelling expenses per month to the following Office Bearers for attending MGMI Office in relation to the Official work if claimed subject to the maximum of
Hony Secretary Rs 2500Hony Jt Secretary Rs1500Hony Treasurer Rs1500-Hony Editor Rs 1500
with effect from May 2009
Head Quarters Activity
Item No 83650 i) Half Day Workshop
It was decided that a half day workshop thwould be held on Tuesday the 15 September
2009 the topic being ldquoIndian Mining Sectors Policies and Constraintsrdquo Invited lectures will be delivered by 4 distinguished speakers on the subject for discussion Dr A K Moitra was unanimously chosen as Convenor of the Seminar while Shri Prasanta Roy as Co-convenor
Resolution 83610th th rdldquothe minutes of the 836 (5 meeting of the 103
rdsession) meeting of the Council held on 23 May 2009 at Kolkata be confirmed with the said modificationrdquo
11 The Council then considered the action taken report on the Minutes of the 836 meeting of the Council held on May 23 2009 at Kolkata and noted the report
Regarding guidelines for monetary rdtransaction expenditure control for 3
AMC as approved by the Council some Off ice Bearers expressed their discomfort Arising out of the situation the Council advised that the Chairman Organis ing Commit tee Hony Treasurer Co-convenor Organising Committee and the Chairman Technical Committee may discuss together and modify the guidelines as per convenience for monetary
rdtransaction for 3 AMC 2010
Item No 83670 To consider and constitute a Board of Scrutinizers to conduct the Election of Council Members for the year 2009-12
As Shri Prasanta Roy resigned from the Board of Scrutinizers to conduct the election of Council Members for the year 2009-2012 Dr A K Moitra was
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
16
unanimously nominated in the Board of scrutinizers in place of Shri Prasanta Roy
20 To consider report recommendations of the Finance Committee
The recommendations of the Finance Committee were placed before the Council The Council discussed on the r e p o r t a n d a p p r o v e d t h e recommendations of the Finance Committee The recommended pay structure for the staff as well as fixation
stof pay will take effect from 1 April 2009 However if there is any further suggestion received from the Council Members on the recommendation the Finance Committee was requested to consider them and review the matter The minutes of the Finance Committee
thdated 27 June 2009 is given in Appendix I
Arising out of the discussion the Council authorized Finance Committee to overview and take controll of the financial matter and advice the Hony Secretary time to time in regard to the financial matter
The Finance Committee was also further requested to prepare a guideline f o r m o n e y t a r y t r a n s a c t i o n expenditure control for MGMI Acs and submit the same to the Council for consideration and implementation
The Hony Secretary was advised to take guidance from Finance Committee regarding financial matter which involved sizeable expenditure and was not of routine nature
The Council was informed that quotations were collected for MGMI News Letter amp Transactions and were studied by the Finance Committee Ms Lalchand Roy amp Co had quotated
the lowest price no decisions had been taken in this regard Order had been placed before it was approved by the Council Hony Editor was not aware about the process and placing of the order However performance of Ms Lalchand Roy amp Co will be accessed for next 3 months and a report will be placed before the Council
In order to streamline the system the Council directed that in future quotations for any work would be obtained in sealed cover and would be open in the presence of the bidders by the Finance Committee members to avoid any irregularity
30 To discuss about the progress of the forthcoming events of the Institute
Half Day National Workshop
The date of half day workshop has been t hchanged to 15 September 2009
th(Tuesday) instead of 12 September 2009 In workshop four distinguished speakers will be invited for giving lectures on the subject on Indian Mining Sectors Policies amp Constraints (IMPC 2009)
Holland Memorial Lecture
The Council was informed that as Shri B Muthuraman MD Tata Steel regretted that it would not be possible for him to deliver the Holland Memorial Lecture due to pre-occupation Shri S J Sibal DGMS Dhanbad has been approached
ndby the President to deliver 52 Holland thMemorial Lecture on 15 September
2009 at Park Hotel
Annual General Meeting
The venue of the AGM National Workshop and Holland Memorial Lecture will be at the Park Hotel
thKolkata on 15 September 2009
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
17
rd40 To discuss about the progress of the 3 Asian Mining Congress ndash 2010
ndThe minutes of the 2 meeting of the Exhibition Organising Committee held
thon 18 July 2009 are given in Appendix II which provided the detailed progress
rdreport of the Exhibition of 3 AMC
Prof S P Banerjee Chairman Organising Committee while briefing the Council about the progress made referred to the last minutes of the
thOrganising Committee held on 27 June 2009 which is given in Appendix III
Prof Banerjee raised the point that the high cost items for the Congress should be identified and arrangement for procurement of these should be undertaken at the earliest In this regard he also suggested that a committee could be constituted The Council authorized him to go ahead with the proposal and if he felt that a committee was required he could constitute the same as per his choice
50 T o c o n s i d e r a p p l i c a t i o n s f o r Membership and membership position of the Institute
The Council approved 38 applications for membership out of which 23 were for Life Members 14 Members and one Donor Member
60 To consider fixation of tariff for Transit House and releasing payment of balance due to the Contractor Ms Popular Decorator
Regarding fixation of Tariff for Transit House the Council referred the matter to the Finance Committee to propose the tariff and other conditions and forward it to the Council for consideration As the Transit House has been made ready by the Contractor Ms Popular Decorator balance due to the contractor
Rs 409000 (Rupees four lakhs nine thousand) only may be released
The Council was informed that the contractor claimed that he had done some extra works on verbal order worth Rs 65000 (Rupees sixty five thousand) The Council discussed this and referred the matter to the Finance Committee to examine and recommend action to be taken by the Council on this issue
70 Any other business with the permission of the chair
I) Mode of despatch of Ballot Papers
The Council advised that all the Ballots should be sent by post to the members under certificate of posting
The meeting ended with vote of thanks to the Chair at 1830 hrs
th7 Council Meetingth thThe 838 meeting of the Council (7 meeting of
rdthe 103 Session) of the Institute held at MGMI Building GN-384 Sector ndash V Salt Lake
thKolkata ndash 700 091 on Saturday the 29 August 2009 at 300 pm with Shri N C Jha President in the Chair The meeting was attended by Prof S P Banerjee Shri R P Ritolia Shri R K Saha Shri V K Arora Shri M K Bhattacharya Shri L K Bose Shri Asitabha Datta Shri J P Dasgupta Shri J P Goenka Shri Phalguni Guha Shri K K Mishra Dr A K Moitra Prof S K Mukhopadhyay Dr Debsish Sarkar Shri Prasanta Roy Shri Bhaskar Chakraborti And Prof S C Ray
Leave of absence was granted to those who could not attend the meeting
The President then extended welcome to Prof S P Banerjee Shri R P Ritolia Past Presidents Shri R K Saha Vice President and all other members of the Council
One minute silence was observed in memory of Late Ashoke Kr Mandal Life Member Shri C P Ambesh Life Member Kamala Kanta
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
18
Srivastava Life Member and Jay Prakash Thakur Life member
President thereafter took up the agenda itemth10 To confirm the minutes of the 837
meeting of the Council held at Kolkata thon July 18 2009
The minutes were circulated to all Council Members So far no Comment was received The Council then resolved that
Resolution 83810th thThe minutes of the 837 (6 meeting of
rdthe 103 session) meeting of the thCouncil held on 18 July 2009 at
Kolkata be confirmed
11 To consider matters arising out of the minutes
The Council then considered the action thtaken report on the Minutes of the 837
thmeeting of the Council held on 18 July 2009 at Kolkata and noted the report
83811To discuss about the progress of the forthcoming events of the Institute
I) Half Day National Workshop (IMPC - 2009)
Dr A K Moitra Convenor IMPC ndash 2009 intimated about the Progress of National Workshop ndash IMPC 2009 and also submitted a statement of Income and Expenditure of IMPC ndash 2009 as on date
ii) Holland Memorial Lecture
The Convenor also informed to the Council that Shri S J Sibal DGMS Dhanbad confirmed of his acceptance to deliver the prestigious Holland
thMemorial Lecture on 15 September 2009 at the Park Hotel Kolkata
rd103 Annual General Meeting
The Honorary Secretary informed that rdthe notice for 103 Annual General
Meeting was circulated to the eligible
members through the Newsletter Vol 35 No 1 April ndash June 2009 The Convenor IMPC 2009 added that arrangements for all the events
thscheduled to be held on 15 September 2009 at the Park Hotel Kolkata have been made in consultation with the Hony Secretary and Hony Jt Secretary
rd20 To review about the progress of the 3 Asian Mining Congress ndash 2010
Prof S P Banerjee was requested by the President to enlight the members of the Council about the progress so far made
rdfor 3 AMC Prof Banerjee briefed the rdCouncil about the progress of the 3
AMC He also mentioned that Ms Sandvic Asia desired to host one of the
rdDinners of 3 AMC They were strequested to host the 1 day Dinner by
the President Possibly they will agree with the proposal It was also ment ioned that IEI has given announcement in August 2009 issue of
rdtheir Newsletter about 3 AMC Both MMR and Coal Insight were also agreed to give publicity through their
rdpublications about 3 AMC President also informed that some discussions have been going on with one of the Event Management Agents who were
rdwilling to assist us for 3 AMC They gave proposal that they will bring delegates as well as new organizations apart from our targeted organizations for participation in the conference exhibition for which they will charge some percentage on their matured activities However details will be made known to the members of the Council after finalization of MOU Shri L K Bose Chairman Technical
rdCommittee of 3 AMC was requested by the President to inform the members about the status of the Technical papers etc Shri Bose informed that around 36
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
19
authors have already sent abstract of their papers and more than 40 experts were invited for contributing Technical papers
The Hony Treasurer placed a statement rdof Income and Expenditure of the 3
AMC as on date which were noted by the members
It was decided that the loan (Rs 600000-) taken from MGMI Fund for
rd3 AMC to meet the initial expenses may be refunded to MGMI Fund at an early date
Shri R K Saha Chairman Exhibition Committee was also requested by the President to let the Council Members know about the progress so far made Shri Saha informed that approximately 900 sq mt spaces have been booked so far and some negotiations were going on Shri Saha also proposed to have one Buyers Salers meet at an early date In t h i s c o n n e c t i o n a c o m m i t t e e comprising of Shri J P Goenka Shri V K Arora and Shri J P Dasgupta has been constituted who will arrange to make all the arrangements of Buyers Salers meet
30 To consider and approve the r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s o f J u d g i n g Committee for various awards and medals
The recommendations of Judging Committee for the year 2008-09 were accepted by the Council However Shri R P Ritolia Past President proposed to constitute a Search Committee for some prestigious Awards to find out suitable personnel to keep the image of the Institute He also suggested to form a Committee for overviewing the existing Systems amp Procedures and suggest for development
T h e f o l l o w i n g m e m b e r s w e r e considered
Shri N C Jha ChairmanProf Ajoy Kr Ghose Past PresidentShri R P Ritolia Past President amp
ConvenorShri V K Arora MemberShri J P Goenka Member Dr A K Moitra MemberProf (Dr) Subir Kr Mukhopadhyaya
Member
The Council is pleased to Award the Branch Activity Award to Ranchi Branch according to the activities done by the Branch during the year 2008-09 During the year 2008-09 both the Kolkata and Ranchi Branches have enrolled same number of new members So the Council is pleased to award the Membership Growth Award to both Kolkata and Ranchi Branches for enrolling highest new members during the year 2008-09
40 To consider and approve the audited accounts for the financial year ended
ston 31 March 2009
As the audited accounts were not ready it was decided to hold a Special Council
thMeeting on 5 September 2009 at 400 pm with the audited accounts for consideration
50 To appoint the Institutes Auditor for stthe financial year ending on 31 March
2010
Messrs B K Sen amp Co Chartered Accountant was re-appointed as the Auditor of the Institution for the year 2009-10 at a remuneration of Rs 3500- only
60 T o c o n s i d e r a p p l i c a t i o n s f o r Membership and membership position of the Institute
The Council approved 17 applications for membership out of which 15 were
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
20
for Life Members and 02 Members
70 To elect the President of the Institute for the year 2009 ndash 2010
The name of Shri N C Jha Director (Technical) CIL and present President was proposed by Shri R K Saha Vice President and was re - elected unanimously as President of the Institute for 2009-10
80 To elect the Honorary Secretary of the Institute for the year 2009 ndash 2011
The name of Dr Debasish Sarkar General Manager NEC CIL was proposed by Shri R P Ritolia Past President and was elected unanimously as Honorary Secretary of the Institute for 2009-2011
The Council expressed their sincere thanks to Prof S C Ray Hony Secretary and appreciated for his sincere works and contribution to the Institute during his tenure as Honorary Secretary
90 Any other business with the permission of the chair
i) Consultancy ndash
Prof S P Banerjee informed that a draft Policy was circulated to all the Council Members for their suggestion He said that some suggestions have been received and some more may come The Committee will meet soon with the Draft Policy alongwith the suggestions received for finalisation
ii) Presidents Golf Tournament
It was decided that the Presidents Golf Tournament will be organized either on
th12 December 2009 at Sambalpur or on st21 January 2010 at Kolkata
iii) Photo Identity card for Life Members
Prof (Dr) Subir Kr Mukhopadhyay
proposed that a photo identity card for life members of MGMI may be introduced
It was decided that MGMI will introduce the photo identity card for life members at a cost The fee for the same will be finalized soon
The meeting ended with vote of thanks to the chair at 1800 hrs
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
The Special meeting of the Council of the Institute held at MGMI Building GN-384 Sector ndash V Salt Lake Kolkata ndash 700 091 on
thSaturday the 5 September 2009 at 400 pm with Shri N C Jha President in the Chair The meeting was attended by Shri L K Bose Shri Bhaskar Chakraborti Shri J P Dasgupta Dr Amalendu Sinha and Prof S C Ray
The President extended welcome to all members of the Council and thereafter took up the agenda
The copy of the Report of Council and Audited Balance Sheet with Income amp Expenditure Accounts for the financial year 2008-09 were distributed to the members present in the meeting President requested the members present to go through the Audited Balance Sheet with Income and Expenditure Accounts for the year 2008-09 and Auditors Report to the Members
The Members considered the Auditors Report and agreed that in future we should try to implement the suggestions given by the Auditor There was lengthy discussion on the
stBalance Sheet as on 31 March 2009
The Members considered and recommended the same to the General Body for adoption
The meeting was ended with Vote of thanks to the Chair at 1800 hrs
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
23
Dr Kaushik Dey MMGI is now Assistant Professor Department of Mining EngineeringIndian School of Mines UniversityDhanbad 826 004
Shri SV Ram Mohanm MMGI is now Dy CMESAM Chhattarpur Sub Area Patherkhera Area WCL ATPO Shbhapur Colony Type IV Qr No 20 Pathakhera 460 449 Dist Betul MP
Shri Tushar Kant Mishra MMGI is now Materials Management Division Coal India
rdLtd Coal Bhawan Annexe 3 Floor 10 NS Road Kolkata 700 001
Shri Deepak Pandey MMGI is now Sub Area Manager Bunglow D-1 Chankapur Officers Colony PO Silewara Colliery WCL Dist Nagpur MS
Shri Sunit Kumar Banerjee MMGI is now Manager(Projects) Gugro Geotech Pvt Ltd Plot No51 Sector ndash6 Sanpada Navi Mumbai 400 705
Prof DD Mishra MMGI is now at 4 Arya Bhumi PO Potia Bhubaneshwar 751 031Orissa
News About Members
Shri BP Sinha MMGI is now Controller of Mines Indian Bureau of mines 29 Industrial suburbs II Stage Tumkur Road Gorguntapalayam Yashwantpuram Bangalore 560 022
Prof Arvind Kumar Mishra MMGI is now Associate Professor Department of Mining Engineering Indian School of Mines university Dhanbad 826 004 Jharkahand
Shri AK Jain MMGI is now Dy HCG Co Office of the CGM NEC CIL PO Margherita Dist Tinsukia Assam 786 181
Shri Pallab Kumar Banerjee Life Member of MGMI is now at 1 Atlantic Place Manukau City Auckland ndash 2105 New Zealand
Shri Satyesha Simha MMGI is now Dy GM(Sales) BEML Ltd Marketing HQ
thUnity Buildings 5 Floor JC Road Bangalore 560 002
Shri Sunil Kumar Singh MMGI is now Project Officer Kuju-Pundi Project PO Kuju Colliery Dist Ramgarh Jharkhand ndash 825 316
In a day when you dont come across any problem you can be sure that you are travelling in a wrong path
- Swami Vevekananda
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
24
New Members
As Life Member
1 Shri C V VENKATESWARLU BE (Electrical) M Tech (Mining Machinery) PG ndash DipDy Chief Engineer (EampM) WCL Flat No F-2 Shakti Apartments Plot No 19A Hill Road Gandhi Nagar Nagpur ndash 440010
2 Shri Utpal Kumar Dey B Sc Engg M Tech Ph D (Mining Engineering) Professor B I T Sindri Head Deptt Of Mining Engineer PO Sindri Institute Dist Dhanbad Jharkhand ndash 828123
3 Shri Girijesh Kumar B Sc Geology M Sc Geology Ph D Geology Professor B I T Sindri Head Department of Geology PO Sindri Institute Dist Dhanbad Jharkhand ndash 828123
4 Shri Pramod Kumar Singh M Sc Geology Ph D Geology Lecturer BIT Sindri Department of Geology B I T Sindri Dhanbad Jharkhand
5 Shri Baidya Nath Roy B Sc Engg M Sc Engg (Metallurgical) Lecturer BIT Sindri Metallurgical Engineering Deptt PO Sindri Institute Dist Dhanbad Jharkhand ndash 828123
6 Shri Abhai Pratap Singh B Sc(Mining) Chief General Manager (Production)D-2F-2 Govinda Gourkhede Compl Seminary Hills Nagpur ndash 440006
7 Shri Ranendra Chouksey B E (Mining) Superintendent of Mines WCL C-43 Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440001
8 Shri Om Prakash Verma B Sc Superintendent (Survey) 4 M B Town Bandhunagar Jhingabai Takli Koradi Road Nagpur ndash 440030
9 Shri Mahendra Kumar Gupta Dip in Mech Engg AMIE Dy Chief Engineer (Excv) WCL A-206 Triveni Apartments KT Nagar Katol Road Nagpur ndash 440013
10 Shri Akhilesh Pandey Diploma (Mining) Chief Mining Engineer (Prod) WCL CME
th(OC) 5 floor Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur -440001
11 Shri Kaushal Kishore Sharan B Sc (Hons) Mining Engineer Director Technical (Retd) WCL 301A Sri Manohar Apartment Clark Town Nagpur ndash 440004
12 Shri Mahendra Kumar Gupta Dip in Mech Engg AMIE Dy Chief Engineer (Excv) WCL A-206 Triveni Apartments KT Nagar Katol Road Nagpur ndash 440013
13 Shri Ashok Kumar Singh B Sc (Part ndash I) Superintendent (Survey) WCL Duplex No 54 M B Town Koradi Road Zinga Bai Takli Nagpur ndash 440030
14 Shri Amitabh Singh Engg amp Management Dy CME WCLQr No D5 Rescue Station Colony Indora Complex WCL Near Power Grid PO Uppalwadi Nagpur ndash 440026 (MS)
15 Shri Basant Agnihotri B E (Mech) SE (Excavation) WCL B- 202 Radha Palace Dhantoli Abyankar Road Nagpur ndash 440012 (MS)
16 Shri Sushanta Banerjee L Mining EnggMBA Chief Mining Engineer WCL Production Department WCL (Hq) Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440001
17 Shri Achuth Vinay Anand Diploma in Mining amp Mine Surveying Partner Director Technical Explotechnique
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
25
st th1643 1 Floor Shanthala Plaza 14 thCross 8 Main Malleshwaram Bangalore
ndash 560003
18 Shri Ranjan Kumar Sinha B Tech (H) Mining Controller of Mines Indian Bureau of Mines CPWD Qr No 33 Type ndash V Seminary Hills Nagpur ndash 440006
19 Shri Ranjan Sahai B Tech (H) Mining Chief Controller of Mines Indian Bureau of Mines Type ndashV Flat ndash 6 CPWD Colony Seminary Hills Nagpur ndash 440006
20 Shri Tirth Nath Jha B Tech (Mining) PGDISM M Tech (Ind amp Engg Mgmt) General Manager WCL WCL Kanhan Area PO Dungaria- 480553 Dist Chhindwara (MP)
21 Shri GEDI Vijaybhaskar Reddy Dip in Mining Superintendent of Mines WCL 48 Swamy Colony Phase ndash 8 Near Aakar Nagar PO Gittikadan Nagpur ndash 13
22 Shri V K Gupta B Tech (Mining) Chief Mining Engineer WCL D-17 Koyla Vihar Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash (MS)-440001
23 Shri Anjan Chatterjee B Sc (Engineering) MBA Superintending Engineer (Env) WCL Environment
thDeptt 9 Floor Coal Estate Civil LinesNagpur ndash 440001 MS
24 Shri Ajay Kumar Pandey B Tech (Mining) Dy General Manager (Mining) Pandey Muhalla ASGirls School Road Hirapur PO amp Dist Dhanbad -826001
25 Shri Kinnera Raja Sekhar BE(Mining)MBA(Marketing) Superintendent of Mines WCL Flat No 203 Udhav Appartment Opp Powergrid Angulimal NagarPO Uppalwadi Nagpur 400 026 (MS)
26 Shri Sudhakar Rao Sreeram Degree in Mining FCC Superintendent of Mines WCL C-11 Walni colony Th Saoner Dist Nagpur 441 504
27 Shri Haridas Krishna Ghanvat MSc(Env) Superintending Engg(Env) WCL 7172 Ujwal Nilayam B-302 Khamla Road Malviya Nagar Khamla Nagpur 440 025 MS
28 Shri Balakishan Chandora BE(Mining) Chief Mining Engineer WCL D-114 Koyla Vihar Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur 442 001
29 Shri Asok Chandra Ray BE(Civil) Grad ndash IE PGDBM(Fin) OSD(ENV)WCL F-201 Ashirwad Apartment Mankapur Behind Safeway Motors Lumbini Nagar Nagpur 440 030
30 Shri Kaushik Chakraborty BTech(Min) MTech(Mine Planning)Dy Chief Mining Engineer WCL Flat ndash 102 Naniks Ashtavinayak Prerna Opp Power Grid Colony Nari Ring Road PO Uppalwadi Nagpur 440 026
31 Shri KS Narayana Dip in Mining Engineer Chief Mining Engineer WCL D-210 Koyala Vihar Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur 440 001
32 Shri Anupam Nandi BTech(Min) Dy Controller of Mines amp Officer in charge Indian Bureau of Mines 318B Road No 3 Ashok Nagar Ranchi 834 002 Jharkhand
33 Shri Debasis Biswas BE(Mining) Chief Mining EngineerWCL Flat No 607 Building A-1 Forest Deptt Co-operative Housing Society Seminary Hills Nagpur
34 Shri Subhash Ramkrishna Bhandare BE(Hons)(Mining) Supdt Of Mines WCL A-9S-4 Govinda Gourkhede
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
26
Complex Seminary Hills Hajaripahad Road Nagpur 440 006
35 Shri Satish R Gabale BE(Mining) Supdt of Mines WCL Flat No B101 Ganesh Gavri Apptt Near Sawarkar Square Nagpur -400 015
36 Shri Dipankar Mukherjee BE(Mining) supdt of Mines WCL Plot-28 Friends Colony PO Katol Road Nagpur 440 013
37 Shri Pradeep Deshmukh BE(Mining) Supdt of Mines WCL 16 Shamane Layout Near Gajanan Temple Trimurti Nagar Nagpur 440 022
38 Shri Partha Pratim Adhikary Btech(Hons)(Mining Engg) WCLD-8 Indora Housing Complex WCL Colony(Near Power Grid) Nagpur(MS)
39 Shri Somyajit Mukherjee MTech(Appl Geol) PhD(Geol) Sr Lecturer IIT Bombay Deptt Earth Sciences IIT Bombay Powai Mumbai 400 076 MS
As Member
1 Shri Satyendra Parasanath Pandey Dip in Mining IInd class Certi FCC Dy Chief Mining Engineer WCL D19 WCL Rescue Colony Kalpana Nagar PO Uppalwadi Nagpur ndash 440026
2 Shri Prashant Kumar Singh B E Mining Superintendent of Mines WCL 36 M B Town PO Zingabai Takli Koradi Road Nagpur ndash 440030
3 Shri Vivek Kumar Sharma M Tech (Applied Geology) Dy Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC
thLtd4 floor Khanij Bhawan 10-3-311A Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad
4 Shri Subrata Chatterjee B E (Mech) MBA Business Development Manager 4 Dr Satyananda Roy Road Kolkata ndash 700029
5 Md Nasim Ansari M Tech (Applied Geology) Dy Manager (Geology) Laxmivasi Tower Flat No 205 Attapur Tejaswari NagarHyderbad
6 Shri Rajesh Kumar Sharma M Sc (Earth Science) B Sc (Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad - 500 028
7 Dr Nilay Sharma Ph D Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad - 500 028
8 Shri Amit Kumar Saw M Sc Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad - 500 173(AP)
9 Shri Sanjay Kumar Choudhary M Sc (Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad - 500 028
10 Shri Chandra Bhushan Verma M Tech (Applied Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC
thLtd4 floor10-3-31 Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad - 500 173
11 Shri Buddha Priya Mahudwale B E st(Mining) PG Dip 1 Class Certificate
holder Manager (Mining) Resource thPlanning deptt 4 Floor NMDC Ltd
Khanij Bhavan Masab Tank 10-3-311A Hyderbad ndash 500173
12 Shri Basant Rath M Sc (Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) NMDC R amp D Centre Habsiguda Uppal Road Hyderabad
13 Shri Jaykumar Jagdish Singh Dip Mining Graduate DMM Asstt Survey Officer WCL Production Department WCL (Hq) Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440001
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27
14 Shri Parag Madhukarrao Tadlimbekar BSc MSc (Geo) B Ed Sr Technical Assistant (Geology) Indian Bureau of Mines Technical Secretary Section IBM
ndIndira Bhawan 2 floor D-Block Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440102 MS
15 Shri NK Dhawan BSc(H)(Mining Engg) General Manager NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad 500 173
16 Dr DN Subramanyam MScPhD Asstt Manager(Geo) NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad 500 173
As Donor Member
1 Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research Barwa Road Dhanbad ndash 826015
Jharkhand
HEALTH TITBIT
Going on fruits as snacks
Fruits have skins and are actually like naturersquos ready-packed snacks The juice and the flavour is all held in tightly until you are ready and with most fruits after washing even the skin can be eaten A red apple has different health giving qualities from a green apple too There are many salad combinations which are worth trying Iceberg lettuce and a tomato is better than nothing but try to use the deeper green or red lettuce dark-green water-cress two or three grated brussel sprouts or some finely cut spring cabbage Dark-green leaves should form the basis then build with a selection of other colours carrots peppers radishes and others It can be differently beautiful every time but big
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
28
News Update
1 Arrow works with ONGC on CBM
Arrow Energy has signed an agreement with Indian Govt-owned ONGC Limited to cooperate in Coal Bed Methane (CBM) exploration and development The focus of the memorandum of Understanding is potential cooperation on existing ONGC blocks from previous CBM licence rounds in India together with possible cooperation in certain Australian acreage The companies are now formulating specific commercial agreement on defined CBM assets
(Source Asia Miner)
2 Thriveni ventures overseas for coal
After years of involvement with the Indian mining industry Thriveni Earthmovers expects to begin exporting coal this year from its coal project at Jumbi in Indonesia The company obtained the Jumbi project in 2008 as its first overseas coal venture and has been ramping up towards commercial production this year The primary aim of the project is to be reliable source of coal to overseas companies who rely on coal as the critical material for their operations Thriveni provides low cost turnkey mining solution that facilitates development on a major scale
(Source Asia Miner)
3 ECL to raise underground coal production output to 12 mt
Eastern Coalfields Ltd proposes to enhance its underground coal production from 85 million tonne (mt) to 12 mt in the next two years through infusion of mass production technologies Accordingly the company recently awarded two contracts worth Rs 100 crore to Joy Engineering of UK for supply of
continuous mining equipment and operation and maintenance of the same on riskgain basis The tenders for more continuous miners and long-wall mining equipments worth Rs 350 crore approximately will be invited soon
(Source Infrastructure Today July 2009)
4 Indias first coal gasification project to take off
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) is getting ready to start the gas production at Indias first Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) project on pilot basis This project is to be carried out at Vastan lignite block near Surat in Gujarat It is estimated that the field will produce about 55 lakh cu m of synthetic gas per day by 2010 end After this project is successful ONGC aims to begin with the commercial production by producing about 2 billion cu m of the synthetic gas per annum from this field by 2013-14 This will require an investment of about Rs1000-2000 crore and the field has enough reserves to last for about 30-40 years Along with the Vastan block ONGC is also plans to set up a UCG project at Bhavnagar in Gujarat and Rajasthan
(Source Infrastructure Today Sept09)
5 Bhutan Minerals Exploration
August 2009 - Oil in the Bangtar area under Samdrupjongkhar dzongkhag copper gold and silver in the black mountain area of central Bhutan and tungsten in Sarpang are the potential minerals an American businessman J Matthew Fifield has offered to prospect for and if found viable then extract them He has also proposed that he be given mineral exploration rights for the whole of Bhutan after which he would get a group of American investors to invest in Bhutans mining sector in
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
29
a big way J Matthew Fifield is a managing director in an international mining company Clien and also sits on the boards of other international energy companies The department of geology and mines (DGM) under the ministry of economic affairs and Druk holdings investment (DHI) have so far expressed interest in the proposal and are in the process of studying it ldquoJ Matthew Fifield approached us through DHI around five months ago saying that he was interested in the mineral exploration and extraction and so we provided him with all past mineral exploration reports and geological data on Bhutanrdquo said DGMs chief geologist and acting director general
(Source geologycom)
6 India - Vedanta Acquires Goa Assets
SESA GOA Limited a majority-owned subsidiary of Vedanta Resources has purchased the Goa iron ore assets of the Dempo Group for Rs 1750 crores (US$368 million) The assets include mining leases rights and related infrastructure in Goa Funding the transaction out of its existing cash resources Sesa acquired VS Dempo and Co which holds 100 of Dempo Mining Corporation and 50 of Goa Maritime VS Dempo owns or has the rights to mineable reserves and resources estimated at 70 million tonnes of iron ore in Goa Its Goa mining assets also includes processing plants barges jetties trans-shippers and loading capacities at Mormugoa port It produced 394 million tonnes of iron ore and sold 436 million tonnes in the year ended March 31 2009 and is one of the largest exporters of iron ore from Goa Vedantas chairman Anil Agarwal says ldquoWe are highly delighted with this opportunity to consolidate our iron ore business The integration of Sesa and VS Dempos operations will achieve great synergyrdquo
(Source Asia Miner Aug09)
7 Mercury Pollution
Coal-fired power plants emit trace amounts of mercury Some of this airborne mercury ends up in lakes and rivers ndash and accumulates there long term Fish at the top of the food chain can accumulate damaging amounts of mercury because they eat smaller fish who have eaten smaller fish and the amount of mercury in their bodies can build up to toxic levels over time Mercury also makes its way into every aquatic ecosystem through the hydrologic cycle USGS published a study that examined mercury in top-predator fish bed sediment and water from streams across the United States There were many mercury mines in Oregon in the early 1900s The miners dug up the ore heated it and then cooled the vapors to condense the liquid mercury Now a century later some sites in the Ochoco National Forest and on private lands remain contaminated from these activities
(Source geologycom)
8 Northern Indias Water Supply Depletion by Human Activity
A satellite monitoring detecting areas of ground water depletion observed that much of northern India is dependent upon a reliable supply of groundwater for public use and irrigation In this study groundwater levels were monitored by processing gravity data collected by a NASA satellite over a six-year period Maps of the data revealed significant groundwater level declines in the northern Indian states of Rajasthan Punjab and Haryana In these areas rapid population growth economic development and groundwater-based irrigation are placing increasing demands on water supplies The accelerating rate of water use is unsustainable and could lead to a collapse in the agricultural system
(Source Publication from an August 2009 press release by NASA geologycom)
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30
9 Muscular swimmer was one of last dinosaurs
Recently discovered duck-billed hadrosaur thrived on many continents One of the last non-avian dinosaurs on Earth was a muscular swimming duck-bi l led species that paleontologists recently discovered in Spain according to a new study that has been accepted for publication in the journal Comptes Rendus Palevol Co-author Jose Ignacio Canudo told Discovery News that the hadrosaur Arenysaurus ardevoli meaning sand dinosaur lived just a few thousand years before the KT boundary This was the event 655 million years ago that wiped out all of the worlds dinosaurs save for a group of carnivorous dinosaurs that evolved into birds
(Source geologycom News)
10 Coal mine owners need 26 in venture
June 27 2009 Steel cement or power companies that sit on captive coal mines will have to own a minimum 26 percent equity in their mining ventures according to the new guidelines approved by the government for mining of coal from captive blocks The government currently allows 100 percent foreign direct investment (FDI) in exploration or mining of coal and lignite for captive consumption of iron steel and cement producers While this policy would remain unchanged the captive block owners will have to maintain beneficial ownership in their mining operations According to the proposed changes the approved end user company (engaged in making cement steel or power) will have to maintain at least a 26 percent equity ownership in an associated coal company subsidiary) formed for supplying coal on an exclusive basis to it The captive coal block owner will have to maintain 51 percent equity in the subsidiary coal company in case the mining company does not have an exclusive coal supply arrangement with the
parent In case a coal block is jointly owned equity participation in the joint venture company shall be made directly by owners and not through their subsidiary The proposed regulations have specified that in case the company to whom the captive block has been awarded is also a holding company it would have to maintain at least 51 percent equity in its subsidiary company engaged in approved end uses (making cement steel or power) It would however need to have just 26 percent equity in the second subsidiary company engaged in coal mining provided the entire output is supplied exclusively to the holding company Independent coal and lignite mining companies could also be allocated captive blocks on the condition that they enter into firm supply contracts for coal at the application stage itself according to the proposed guidelines Such companies would not be allowed to enter into fresh agreements with new end-use companies subsequent to award of the coal block
(Source The Economic Times)
11 Private investment in coal sector
June 17 2009 The coal sector is set to open to private investment
We are not averse to open commercial coal mining to private sector players However a decision will be taken after building consensus over the reform proposal said minister of state for coal (independent charge) Sriprakash Jaiswal At present the government has monopoly over coal mining through state-run companies such as Coal India Ltd
(Source The Economic Times)
12 India Seeks to Invest in Australian Coal
SYDNEY -- Indias coal minister and the chairman of the countrys biggest coal miner said Thursday that India is considering
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31
securing coal properties in Australia to plug projected gaps in the nations supply of coal The comments indicate that the current wave of foreign investment in Australias natural resources wont be limited to China Australia is known to be a country with high quality thermal coal and metallurgical coal properties India Minister of State for Coal Sriprakash Jaiswal told reporters India considers Australia as an important destination to look for coal properties he said As one of the worlds fastest growing economies India currently has to import coal because it doesnt produce enough to meet increasing demand Australias massive coal resource has become the subject of a flurry of international deal activity with Chinas Yanzhou Coal Mining Co Ltd having already
launched a A$354 billion takeover offer for Australian coal miner Felix Resources Ltd Taking equity stakes in existing companies and in return having a coal supply agreement for a certain quantity of coal could be one format Mr Bhattacharya said The other format could be joining in mining so the expansion programs of the existing companies or taking absolutely greenfield properties and going ahead on doing mining Mr Bhattacharya said the company which is also investigating investment opportunities in the US Indonesia and South Africa could easily pay $1 billion to $15 billion on investments and would consider spending more
(SourceWall Street JournalSeptember 032009)
HEALTH TITBIT
Hot tea hot coffee increases risk of cancer
Tea has been touted for its potential health benefits for millennia but new research shows if you drink it too hot you may end up increasing your risk for esophageal cancer
A new study published in the British Medical Journal has revealed that drinking steaming hot tea is actually linked with an eight-fold increased risk of cancer of the food tube or the oesophagus According to lead researcher Reza Malekzadeh of the Tehran University of Medical Sciences in Iran ldquoInforming the population about the hazards of drinking hot tea may be helpful in reducing the incidence of oesophageal cancerrdquo To be specific people who drank their tea less than two minutes after it was it four or more minutes after pouring
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
33
NOVEMBER 2009
10-13 NINTH INTERNATIONAL MINE VENTILATION CONGRESS at New Delhi India Hotel Crown Plaza Contact Department of Mining Engineering Indian School of Mines University Dhanbad ndash 826 004 Prof D C Panigrahi Convenor amp head Deptt email-
th15 November Sunday International Symposium ldquoEmerging Challenges for Metals and Materials Engineering amp Technologyrdquo and Metals Minerals Manufacturing Exp 2009 Organized by Indian Institute of Metals in association with TMS amp ASM International USA Contact TAFCON C-60 Nizamuddin East New Delhi ndash 110 013 India Ph- 91 ndash 11 ndash 46198000 24352141 Email ndash
Pankaj 09810038063
th16-19 November 2009 MPES 2009 ndash 18 International Symposium on Mine Planning amp Equipment Selections at Banff Alberta Canada For further details Contact Dr Raj K Singhal PO Box 68002 Crow Foot Postal Outlet 28 Crowfoot Terrdce NW Calgery Alberta T3G 1YO Canada Fax ndash 403-241 ndash 9460 email ndash singhal shawca website httpwwwmpes-cami-swempcom
10 - 13 November 2009 the 34th Indonesian Geophysicist Conferences at Jogjakarta Indonesia Conferences on Earth Sciences held by Indonesian Geophysicist Association 2009 Organized by Indonesian Geophysicists A s s o c i a t i o n ( H A G I ) Deadline for abstractsproposals 15 July 2009 W e b s i t e
dc_panigrahiyahoocoinwww9thimvcorg
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h t t p p i t 3 4 h a g i w e b i d
Upcoming Events
C o n t a c t n a m e W i w i t S u r y a n t o Check the for latest details
17 - 18 November 2009 Mining the Isa Mount Isa Queensland Australia Mining the Isa 2009 will not only features presentations from all the key established mining companies in the Mount Isa region but also unique sessions dealing with the other essential aspects essential for successful operation in the area Organized by IIR Conferences Deadline for abstractsproposals Not available Website lt gt Contact name James Stackhouse
Check the for latest details
DECEMBER 2009
4-6 Twenty-first National Convention of Mining Engineers on Technological Advancement in Mining Industry Udaipur Contact The Honorary Secretary IEI Udaipur Local Centre 128 Hiran Magri Sector 11 Opp Central Excise Udaipur 313002 P h 0 2 9 4 - 2 5 8 3 7 0 2 e - m a i l ndash
W e b
10-13 2009 Twenty fourth Indian Engineering Congress at Mangalore Theme ldquoNat ional Growth and Secur i ty ndash Technological Challengesrdquo organised by The Institute of Engineers (India) Mangalore Local
thCenter Contact The organizing Secretary 24 Indian Engineering Congress The Institute of Engineers (India) Mangalore Center NITK Surathkal Mangalore 575 025 Karnatak Ph (0824) 247400 Extn 3759 (O) e-mail lt gt
event website
httpwwwiircomauisa
event website
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26-27 All India Seminar on ldquoSatellite Communication and Remote Sensing Technologies for Social Developmentrdquo at Jaipur Contact The Honorary Secretary IEI Rajasthan State Centre Gandhi Nagar Tonk road Jaipur ndash 302 015 Ph ndash (0141) 27063272700413 e-mail ndash
JANUARY 2010
11 - 13 January 2010 CERIE2010 Sylhet Bangladesh Organized by Shahjalal University of Science amp Technology Deadline for bstractsproposals 15 September 2009 W e b s i t e lt gtContact name Dr Mohammad Iqbal
Check the for latest details
FEBRUARY 2010
th4-7 6 International Dyke Conference Contact Prof Rajesh K Srivastava Deptt of Geology BHU IT Varanasi 221 005
4 - 5 February 2010 Conference on ldquoProcessing of Industrial Minerals 2010rdquo at Istanbul Turkey Website
Contact name Dr Barry WillsAlthough there are many
rscieirscorgwwwieirscorg
httpwwwsust edu~cerie2010
event website
httpwwwmin-ngcompim10indexhtml
operations worldwide treating a wide range of industrial minerals processing problems are often similar The aim of this conference is therefore to bring together operators and scientists below one roof Organized by MEI
MARCH 2010
March 9 2010 8th Annual Investing in African Mining Seminar in Toronto In addition to our seminar we offer mining c o m p a n i e s s e r v i c e p r o v i d e r s a n d governments shared booth space at the PDAC trade show and participation in the Canada-South Africa Chamber of Business 11th A n n u a l M i n i n g B r e a k f a s tDownload the
for details
AUGUST 2012
2 - 10 August 2012 34th International Geological Congress a t Brisbane Q u e e n s l a n d A u s t r a l i a W e b s i t e
Contact name Liz Cuffe Under the theme ldquoUnearthing our Past and Futurerdquo the IGC will showcase the Oceania regions geoscience strengths innovations and natural wonders through an exciting range of pre and post Congress field trips Organized by Australian Geoscience Council
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1 Three sentences for getting success ndash a Know more than othersb Work more than othersc Expect less than others
- William Shakespeare
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22
Contined from Last issue mdash
POSSIBLE MARKETS FOR INDIAN ORES
Japan is the most obvious market for Indiarsquos high-grade hematites but if this outlet is to be developed India will require some freight advantage in order to compete with the ore from Johore which is almost as good as the best-grade Indian ore It is conveniently situated for export and is considerably nearer to Japan than is India The Borneo and Philippine ores are also favourably situated for the Japanese market but they would require nodulising before export and even then would be of lower iron content than Indian ores and also more aluminous
As regards exporting ore from India to Europe if high-class coking coals are later on imported from the United Kingdom to assist in smelting Indiarsquos ore the return freight might well be partly made up of Indian iron-ore but it is more likely to be Indian pig-iron (which is probably the cheapest pig in the world) or Indian s tee l In a recent personal communication Mr C P Perin wrote
lsquoFrom my general knowledge of the worldrsquos iron-ore resources I feel very strongly that in years to come the exports of steel from India will be as important as he present exports of jutersquo
It seems to me doubtful if we shall import much high-grade coal or coke from Europe for use in smelting iron-ore for a very long time to come The Indian ores are very high in iron and often contain about as much alumina as silica The high ash of the Indian coke provides a good deal of the slag of the blast-furnace and tends to raise the silicaalumina ratio of the slag If the slag volume were to be reduced
75 years Ago
much below the present practice by the introduction of low-ash coke which might not improvendashor might even worsenndashthe silicaalumina ratio of the slag it would not be possible to hold the sulphur in the slag There would be no sense in cutting the ash of the coke down if we had to add silica-rock to the furnace charge in order to obtain a suitable slag volume and analysis On that account apart from the question of cost it seems very doubtful if European high-grade coal or coke can be imported for use in Indian blast-furnaces in the near future
On reviewing the whole of the evidence I find no grounds for believing that any large export trade in Indian iron-ore is likely to develop in he next decade or so The two main possible marketsndashJapan and Western Europendashcan obtain sufficient supplies of high-grade ore for their needs from sources considerably nearer than India To some this may seem a pessimistic conclusion others may have a sentimental feeling that it is better to reserve Indiarsquos iron-ores for smelting in Indiarsquos own furnaces I have tried to come to an unprejudiced conclusion drawn from the available evidence I feel that I have assembled rather a mountain of facts and statistics for the production of a lamentably small mouse of a conclusion It would have been much more spectacular if I could have prophesied argosies carrying Indiarsquos ore to European or Japanese ports within five or six yearsrsquo time but this seems to me not possible Twenty or thirty years hence there may be a different tale to tell but by that time it is not likely that any-one will be turning back to old presidential addresses in order to find out what Mr President said in 1934
Presidential Address by Mr F G Percival PhD (London) B Sc (London) FGS
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
8
M G M I as per the tradition organized a workshop preceding AGM of the Institute on
th15 September 2009 at Park Hotel Kolkata The topic was quite contemporary entitled Indian Mining Sectors Policies and Constraints
Objective of this workshop was to bring together those who are instrumental in framing the policies and guidelines and those who follow these for exploration and exploitation of mineral including coal oil and gas It was also aimed to have interaction of learned delegates and invitees with the speakers so as to bring out highlights and lacuna of the policies and guidelines and to make them more industry friendly
The workshop was very well attended (about 100 delegates) Speakers were eminent personalities holding offices of distinction and directly concerned with the topic of the workshop
The workshop was inaugurated by Dr A K Sarkar Director (Marketing) Coal India Ltd The technical session was presided over by Sri R P Ritolia Immediate Past President and former CMD- CCL
Altogether five papers were presented which are as follows
1 National Mineral Policies and Role of G S I By Dr Balaram Chattopadhaya D D G G S I
2 Modern Coalmining Policies for enhanced proving of coal resources By Shri Ashok Kumar Singh CMD CMPDIL
3 Captive Coal Mining Policies and Constraints By Shri D N Prasad
Director ( Tech ) Ministry of Coal Government of India
4 National Mineral Policy 2008 and the Environmental Concerns for an Expanding Mining Sector By Prof S P Banerjee Former Director ndashin - Charge Indian School of Mines Dhanbad
5 Reclamation of Mined out areas In Opencast success story in Mega Projects of South Eastern Coalfield Ltd By Shri M P Dikshit CMD SECL and Shri S C Shankar SE SECL
The first paper dwelt upon various policies that the Government of India is going to adopt to gear up and making the mining sector dynamic It was pointed out during discussion that there are many more things are desirable for quick disposal of PL ML availability of maps reports etc All these matters are being seriously examined at Governmental Levels
The second paper described various methodologies and techniques to improve exploration approach for enhanced proving of coal resources These methodologies have been spelt out by the Ministry of Coal in consultation with CMPDIL Various investors who have been allotted blocks must follow these methodologies for authenticated and better results
The third paper outlined various guidelines for accomplishing the exploration of captive coal blocks for early exploitation of the resources It is admitted that there are constraints which are likely to retard the progress that is desirable The role of State and Central Government for clearing various applications need to be more realistic and less time consuming Coal Evaluation improved
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON ldquoINDIAN MINING SECTORS POLICIES AND CONSTRAINTSrdquo
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
9
co-ordination with nodal officers of state level land acquisition environmental and forestry clearance etc are certain areas of concern
The fourth paper outlined various stipulations for environmental safeguard in the mining sectors by the Government based on recommendation of committees formed The paper pointed out necessity of streamlining forestry clearance and highlighted much improved environment management practices in the mining sectors Prof Banerjee also praised role of National Mineral Policy 2008 for its positive approach to boost mining sectors
The fifth paper was on reclamation of mined out areas and described how best reclamation can be implemented with proper approach and plan The speakers cited some examples of reclamation done successfully in the jurisdiction of SECL
Each presentation was followed by interaction with the delegates which made the workshop purposeful and interesting
A K Moitra(Convenor)
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
NB Send your e-mails on ldquoTalk Backrdquo to the Editor Please include your full name address amp telephone no not necessarily for Publication MGMI News Letter reserve the right to edit the letters for publication and reproduce then (in whole or past) in any of its print
more than seven and half years are needed for the same in India ie more than five times but let us not forget that we have to face problems of a large population which is more than five times of that of Australia but that just not justify us to spend more than three years to approve a project MGMI should move the appropriate authorities to ensure early approval or rejection of any mineral based project and
if required we may offer our expertise for making early decision
Thanking you with warm regards
Yours very sincerely
Dr Samir Dasgupta Life Member No 522-LM (1948-49)
( From the Editor The members may like to respond to the point raised by Dr Samir Dasgupta)
(Continued from Page No 7)
Talk Back
10
ndThe 52 Holland Memorial Lecture was held thon 15 September 2009 at the Park Hotel The
memorial lecture was given by Shri S J Sibal
Director General Mines Safety Dhanbad The
subject of his lecture was on ldquoChallenges of
Miens Safety ndash a Perspective for Change
Managementrdquo
In introduction he mentioned that safety at
work is still a serious problem and we are still
paying heavily for accidents both in terms of
human suffering and economic waste Hence
the endeavor to bring down the hazards by all
available means to an acceptable level must
continue to reduce the sufferings and agony of
human beings
In the lecture he also spoke on History of
human civilization and mine safety ndash the past
Absorption of safety laws into work practices
the Present Growth of mining activities and
technological advancements ndash the Future
Opencast Coal Mining UG Coal Mining
Mining Accidents Reasons why the
implementation of the procedure is not
sustained He has also mentioned some
ndHighlights of 52 Holland Memorial Lecture
probable answers ndash may be these procedures
are not adequate safe and built into the
mechanism of mineral production
lRequirement of additional resources for compliance of safety laws
lSafety motivation lAcceptance of non-compliance etc
Why we loose sight of human face of accident
he added He also put forwarded a question
that the concept of self regulation ndash is it the
solution
He has given some of his thoughts
observations suggestions etc and in
conclusion he said making change has always
been fascinating and exciting though it is a
tough and delicate activity for any
organization However Managing Change is
now not a matter of choice it becomes an
essential activity given the emerging future
challenges in the mining sector
The Lecture was attended by a sizeable
number of members and guests
If you win you need not explain hellip But if you lose you should not be there to explain
ndash Adolph Hitler
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
32
ldquoWHAT lies before us and what lies behind us is nothing compared to what lies within usrdquo Truly these jolting words of Emerson gives us the flashback of what Socrates promulgated centuries ago ldquoknow thyselfrdquo
The problem with us today is that we know very less of ourselves and thus we indulge in emulating and imitating others If one is not clear as to what exactly one wants he will start wanting what others want resulting in a ldquorat racerdquo And the repercussion of rat race is that even if you win the race you still remain a rat The multiplicity of platforms and the craze to be popular in next to no time is the trend which is the portent of a weak future generation This hurry burry will make the future dreams shattered we will have no leaders to dream in the days to come but there will remain a good chunk of puppets in few domineering hands Too many people are dreaming of some magical rose garden on the horizon rather than enjoying the one growing in their backyards Lets discover the untapped potential within us and stop following the crowd and give a second thought to our endeavours Life doesnt always give us what we ask for but it always gives us what we need Aldous Huxley always reminds me of the golden exhortation ie there is only one corner of the world you can be certain of improving and that is your own self
Yes nothing can defeat us unless we defeat ourselves Even Shakespeare in Julius Caesar points ldquoThe fault dear Brutus is not in our
SHORT ARTICLE
By VIVIAN WILSON LOBO
stars but in ourselves that we are underlingsrdquo Therefore our main task in life is to give birth to ourselves to become what we potentially are Opportunities are everywhere waiting to be discovered we have to only seek it as the saying goes a wise man makes more opportunities than he finds The journey of a thousand miles begins with just one step and that step lies within us as we often quote success is a marathon not a sprint never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat
Success cannot be granted it must be earned and for earning it we will have catwalks than cakewalks Therefore what is required today is serenity and patience to rivet ones attention on success Panic and anxiety will only bring failures along Perseverance is not a long race it is many short races one after another Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm Peace is the key with which we can focus aim and win As we sail through life let us not avoid storms and rough waters just let them pass and sail on Because a successful person is like being a goalkeeper no matter how many goals you save people will remember only the ones you missed Act as if failure is impossible Lets not be the slaves of our bitter past Lets not be the slaves of our bitter past Lets be the masters of our future Carl Jung writes ldquoYour vision will become clear only when you can look into your heart
(Reprint from a publication in Hitawada dated June 10 2009)
Peace be with you
Believing everybody is dangerous believing nobody is very dangerous ndash Abraham Lincoln
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Dr A K Sarkar Director (Marketing) CIL Chief Guest delivering his inaugural speech in National workshop IMPC-2009
Shri N C Jha President MGMI delivering his Presidential Speech in 103rd AGM
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A request for your visit to IME Exhibition January 22 ndash 25 2010
You are aware the 3rd Asian Mining Congress and Exhibition will be held during January 22-25 2010 in Kolkata The current Global recession has affected the industrialised countries more severely than the developing countries of Asia The Mining Industry needs to pursue energy efficiency and cost cutting in mining operations High performance mining for increased efficiency productivity and production both in quantity and quality are the need of the day The most important factors affecting productivity are Infrastructure Communication and Automation The manufactures of mining machinery may utilize the slump period in forging new alliances amongst themselves and invest in RampD activities to improve the equipment efficiency
for manufacturers of mining machinery to exhibit their equipment and display their activities in the Exhibition which will be held in Netaji Indoor Stadium and Khudiram Anusilan Kendra located adjacent to the famour Eden Gardens Cricket Stadium and the Technical Sessions of the Congress will be held in the Hotel Taj Bengal Kolkata located in the heart of the city during January 22-25 2010MGMI and TAFCON joined hands to create a comprehensive and all encompassing platform for the Mining and Allied Industries so that the current issues and priorities of the sector could be addressed in a holistic manner and the business opportunities could be highlighted in a most befitting manner So you may block the above dates for active participation both in the Conference and Mining Exhibition as wellYou may like to inform your colleagues so that they may also plan for a visit It will enable them to have a glimpse of the advancement in Mining Machinery at a fraction of cost than visiting foreign Exhibitions
J P Goenka Convenor IME 2010 J P Dasgupta Co-convenor IME 2010Mobile +91 9830090461 Mobile +91 9831017039Email Email ipdasguptarediffmailcom
IME 2010 - Perfect Platform - Perfect Time
We look forward to your active participation and wholehearted support for making the Exhibition a successExhibitor Profile Mining Minerals Mining Machinery Technologies
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THE MINING GEOLOGICAL amp METALLURGICAL INSTITUTE OF INDIA GN-384
Salt Lake Sector ndash V Kolkata ndash 700 091PH 2357 3482 2357 3987 Fax 2357 3482
e-mail amp Organising
RD3 Asian Mining Congress 2010Conference and Exhibition
January 22-25 2010 Kolkata IndiaOn
ldquoResurgence of Mining in Asia Prospects amp Challengesrdquo
The Subjects to be covered are Status of Mineral Industry in Asian Countries Oil amp Gas Sector and Coal Bed Methane Planning amp Design Technology Development Coal Beneficiation amp Mineral Processing Business amp Investment opportunities in Mining Industry Road blocks to Mineral Development Green Mining Environmental Health and Safety issues of Mining Industry
Call for Papers Besides Technical Papers from Identified invited authors Technical papers are invited from interested participants on the Lead Subjects identified above for the Congress
Congress amp Exhibition Venues Technical Sessions of the Congress will be held in the Hotel Taj Bengal Kolkata located in the heart of the City The International Mining Exhibition will be held in Netaji Indoor Stadium located adjacent to the famous Eden Gardens Cricket Stadium
PRINCIPAL COORDINATORSN C Jha Director (Technical) CIL President MGMI
R K Saha CMD CCL Vice President MGMI ampChairman Exhibition CommitteeProf S P Banerjee Former Director ISM Past President
MGMI Chairman Organising Committee
Contact Person for Conference Contact Person for ExhibitionrdDr Debasish Sarkar Convenor 3 AMC 2010 J P Goenka Convenor IME 2010
Mobile +91 9831204790 Mobile +91 9830090461Email Email
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C O N T E N T S
Presidents Message helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Editors Page helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Talk Back helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Highlights of the National Workshop on Indian Mining Sectors Policies and Constraints
ndHighlights of 52 Holland Memorial Lecture by Shri S J Sibal DGMS Dhanbad helliphelliphelliphellip
rdHighlights of the 103 Annual General Meeting helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Headquarter activity helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Branch Activity Kolkata Branch helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
75 Years Agohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
News About Membershelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
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News Update helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Short Article Peace be With You by Vivian Wilson Lobo (Reprint)helliphelliphellip
Up Coming Events helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Obituary C P Ambesh and Kamala Kant Srivastavahelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
MGMI Council Members helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Corrigendum
The News Letter Vol 35 No 1 (April ndash June 2009) page 8 column 2 line 4 the name of the author of the paper ldquoDesign a combined stoping method below an Open Pit Mine using Numerical Modelling ndash a case studyrdquo should be read as Prof (Dr) B S Sastry The misprint is regretted
Cover Page Photograph
Picture of a Pontoon Pump used in opencast mine sumps Beauty of the arrangement is that the pumps installed in this system never gets drowned even if the mine is flooded
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Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009 3
Presidents Message
National Mineral Polices - The Role of a Professional Society
At the very outset I take this opportunity to convey my Heartiest Bijaya Greetings to you and your family members May this Festival of Light shower upon you lots of Happiness and Glory
It is really a privilege to address the distinguished members of the MGMI through this column and I wish to take the opportunity of focusing on some of the key functions that a professional society such as ours could fruitfully discharge in assuring national interest vis-agrave-vis minerals availability at acceptable prices and a comprehenship National Mineral Policies While formulating mineral policies we should not forget to consider its constraints too
In our efforts to react the goals of balanced economic growth minerals a v a i l a b i l i t y p r o d u c t i v i t y a n d performance of the mineral sector and environmental issues including National Mineral Policies The enlightened professionals who are members of MGMI are the right people who can help in shaping and guiding the national policies on minerals related problems It is agreed that there is a need to consider the mineral problems in conjunction with national energy and environmental goals crippling this vital economic activity with its multiplier effects on the local regional
and national economic scene If these concerns are not articulated and placed before the policy makers through a forum such as ours I am afraid that our mineral future may be in jeopardy
The Council of MGMI decided to organize a National Workshop on Indian Mining Sectors Policies and Constraints ndash wherein some eminent personalities who matters in this issue have presented their papers I firmly hope that on hearing from them and interaction with delegates it will possibly result some positive outcome for the progress of mining sector
May I therefore urge our members to help our professional body to identify some of these areas of concern in which we can give our professionals an unbiased view I am sure the MGMI and its distinguished members provide with a mechanism for looking at the mineral problems as a whole keep track of changing situations and the interrelation of national policies and programmes for the greater good of the Nation
N C Jha
6
Omission regretted
Date 190809
To The EditorMGMI
Ref MGMI News Letter Vol-35 No 1 2009
Sir
I observed with great shock and dismay that the cover page photograh description did not mention acknowledge the name of the person who made this photograph available I am indeed sorry to state that such omissions will discourage donors of photograph for cover page
Yours faithfullyDr A K MoitraPerson who made the photograph of the above cover page
(From the Editor The front page picture of the Newsletter April-June 2009 - the picture of a fossil of a Dinosaur and the description of it was arranged by Dr AK Moitra The omission of acknowledging the same is regretted Thanks to Dr Moitra All readers are requested to send such interest ing photographs fort he front page of the future Newsletters)
Mis print regretted
Date 090909
ToMr BC BhattacharyaHony Editor MGMI
Dear Mr Bhattacharya
It is a matter of great feel of pride to see the
graceful look of the MGMI Newsletter (ISSN
0254-8003) with its rich contents over the
issues for the last few years I must
Talk Back
congratulate you and your team members for
your peerless effort to keep its standard high
and also for the very topical editorial published
in vol 35 No 1 (Apr -Jun 2009) I thank Mr
Debajyoti Bhattacherjee for the short article on
Petropodhellip which is very informative It is
also amazing to see the cover page picture of
the complete skeleton of Kotasaurus
Yamanpalliensis Dinosaur collected and
reconstructed by the GSI housed at BSC
Hyderabad I congratulate Dr A K Moitra
and his team member of the GSI for the
Herculean task they have performed and also I
thank you for printing the same on the front
cover I with this channel of communication
request Mr Sailendra K Mukherjee one of the
doyens of mine safety to contribute small
articles on some typical mine disasters from
his vast experience which might have gone in
oblivion
However in the said issue there exists some
misprint Whereas the cover page shows Vol
35 No1 APRIL ndash JUNE 2009 the bottom centre
of all the inside pages show Vol 34 No4 April
2009 ndash June 2009 Also in the same issue in
page 8 column 2nd line 4 the name should be
Prof (Dr) B S Sastry and not Prof (Dr) D S
Sastry You are requested to issue
corrigendum in the next issue of the Newsletter
on above two items
With warm regards
Yours sincerely (Prof (Dr) Subir Kumar Mukhopadhyay) Council Member MGMI (LM 2954)E-mail
(From the Editor Thanks for the observation The misprints are regretted)
subirmminingiitkgpernetin
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
7
same should be made available for domestic uses at affordable price keeping in view the cost of production along with reasonable return on investment towards exploration and mining made by agencies authorized by the state for prospecting and mining but excluding taxation by any name eg import duty custom duty excise royalty cess sales tax etc as we have birth right to consume minerals for our own use Our government should not over look the vision of Mahatma Gandhi who revolted against British Government for imposing tax upon production and consumption of salt from saline water of Indian coast line as we have birth right to consume natural resources obtained from within the limits of our country Some years ago in my personal capacity I requested Sri P Chidambaram the then Finance Minister of Government of India to abolish all kinds of taxation on natural fuel and petroleum products so that we can buy petrol at Rs 22- per litre as against Rs 45- per litre Energy either from coal or oil amp gas or nuclear minerals are not only the most vital input of industries and transport but also for better standard of living of all human beings Although abolition of taxation upon consumption of minerals will help in higher growth in all respects but loss in revenue of the government but ways can be found out to recover such loss by other means and not at the cost of freedom to consume own minerals and its products MGMI should move the Government of India to abolish all kinds of taxation against production and consumption of natural resources especially energy bearing minerals like oil amp gas coal atomic minerals etc so that just pricing of minerals and mineral products can be made
4 Recognizing the fact that within less than one and half years final clearance for any Project is obtained in Australia whereas
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
Indian Mining Sectors Policies amp Constraints
Date 090909
Dear Shri Bhattacharya
Under letters to the Editor I reaffirm my sincere thanks to the Council of our Institute for inviting me to participate in the workshop held
thon 15 September 2009 where during the discussions I submitted the following and other views which could not been expressed for shortage of time-
1 All natural resources like crude oil amp gas coal amp lignite metallic and non-metallic minerals occurring within our country are our national resources owned by Government by India representing all citizens India is one Nation and not divided into multiple of nations MGMI should move the Government of India to finalize one appropriate National Policy for all natural resources excepting forest and agricultural products We as earth scientists and engineers are very much concerned with all minerals and cannot afford to have different policies for crude oil or coal or other minerals
2 It is meaning less to have any bargaining relationship between the Environment amp Forest Ministry in one hand and Departments of Geology Mines Steel Coal and Oil in other hand to decide on the number of exploratory holes per sq km to be drilled for scientific investigation which decides number of exploratory holes need to be drilled MGMI should move the Government of India to exempt imposition of Forest and Environment Act upon all geological and exploration activities prior to mining activities
3 The Chief Guest Dr A K Sarkar emphasized on various factors for fixing prices of minerals especially coal Since we have birth right to consume natural resources like minerals from our mother land the
(Continued to Page No 9)
35
Shri CPAmbesh (7889-LM 1998-99) former Controller General Indian Bureau of Mines passed
thaway on 4 August 2009 at Coimbtore due to kidney failure
stBorn on 1 July 1948 at Varanasi Shri
Ambesh obtained Bachelors degree in Mining Engineering from the Banaras Hindu University in 1970 He also did LLB from Nagpur University in 1992 After graduation in Mining Engineering he joined Hindustan Copper Limited and worked in the underground copper mines in Rajasthan in various capacities In his professional career he obtained First Class Mines Managers Certificate of competency (Unrestricted) Then after he joined Indian Bureau of Mines a premier mining organization under the Ministry of Mines of the Government of India He rose to the post of Controller General Indian Bureau of Mines and superannuated on
th30 June 2008
He had undergone extensive training in India and abroad in the field of mining management labour mining laws etc He is trained at ARMNIPROTS-VETMET Institute of Mine Design at Armenia USSR in the area of Mine Planning and Designing He had been to
Obituary
SHRI CPAMBESH
Australia as a technical member of the Indian Delegation in various missions He also attended the 20th World Mining Congress held at Tehran Islamic Republic of Iran
He was presented with Best Citizen of India award instituted by International Publishing House New Delhi in recognition of his exceptional caliber and outstanding achievements and contribution towards the development of mines and minerals especially metal mines and mineral legislation Shri Ambesh was a Fellow Member of the Institution of Engineers (India) Life Member of the Mining Engineers Association of India Mining Geological and Metallurgical Institute of India Indian Science Congress Association and National Institute of Small Mines Several technical publications are on his credit
He is survived by wife and two married daughters and host of relatives and friends May his soul rest in peace
Shri Kamala Kant Srivastava an active Life Member (5730-1991-92) of MGMI was born in the year 1937 He was a Mining Engineer He was engaged in WCL Nagpur and retired in July 1995 At the time of retirement he was holding the post of Chief Mining Engineer WCL Nagpur Shri Srivastava passed away on
th19 July 2009 May his soul rest in peace
Dont compare yourself with any one in this world If you do so you are insulting yourself
ndash Alen Strike
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
36
MGMI Council for 2009-2010 President
NC Jha D(T) CIL
Vice-President RK Saha CMDCCL
Immediate Past President RP Ritolia Advisor (Coal) to MD Tata Steel Ltd VK Singh Former CMD NCL
Hony Secretary Dr D Sarkar GM NECCIL
Hony Jt Secretary Hony Treasurer Hony EditorPrasanta Roy Bhaskar Chakraborti BC BhattacharyaDySGPTGeolCIL Director GSI Former CGM (WBPD)
Council Members
VK Arora VP KCT KK Mishra Manager(System) CILDr JP Barnwal Head Mineral Engg RRL A Datta Former DirectorCoal Wing GSIMK Bhattacharya DyCE(System)CIL Dr AK MoitraFormer Director(SD) GSILK Bose Former ED CIL Dr VP Sinha Advisor Tata Steel LtdJP Dasgupta Former CGM(MM) CIL Prof SC Ray Former HOD IIT KgpProf(Dr) SK MukhopadhyayProfIITKgp MM Singh Former D(T)Oprn CCLJP Goenka Mg Partner NMC Dr A Sinha Director CIMFRPhalguni Guha CGMCoal Videsh CIL TK Nag Director(Tech)OpnsCCLDr AL Kundu Former Dy GM SAIL Prof T Kumar Director ISMUShri R Lochan Supdt Geol CMPDI G Dhar CGM (Corp PlangampTech) (Coordn) CIL
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
11
rdThe 103 Annual General Meeting for the year 2008-2009 of the Mining Geological and Metallurgical Institute of India was held at Park Hotel 17 Park Street Kolkata 700 016 on
thTuesday the 15 September 2009 at 4 pm with Shri NC Jha President in the Chair The meeting was attended by SShri RP Ritolia AK Singh Prof SP Banerjee Prof A K Ghose Prof GS Roonwal RK Saha MM Singh JP Goenka SR Panja AK Sen GS Ghosh Hazra AK Dasgupta NK Biswas A Prasad MK Bhattacherjee P Roy KK Mishra S Chakravorti SC Dasgupta AK Talapatra S Choudhuri Prof(Dr) SK Mukhopadhyay SN Ghosh Prof(Dr) D DebDrAK Moitra KM Agans AK Mukhopadhyay S Bandopadhyay P Choudhury S Bhattacharjee BB Das D Chakravorty PK Baranwal SK Das Gupta Kalyan SenA Mukhopadhyay S Sinha AK Nath BC Bhattacharya LK Bose P K Bhattacharjee K Banerjee AK Chaturvedi HR Surana DK Ray B Prasad MM Bhattacherjee Shilpi DN Prasad Smt S Prasad L Prasad SN Prasad SL Mehera Dr D Sarkar T Chaudhury M Kumar NP Sahu SK Das SK Basu JPDasgupta S Mookherjee S Ghosh RN Datta SK Chakraborti R K Datta BK Chakrabarti AK Ray AK Mukhopadhyay MK Mukhopadhyay AK Das JK Ghosh BN Mishra T Datta J Chandra RK Choudhary M Khasale KN Jha SK Mishra G Sharma C Singh RR Mittal B Pathak A Hussan S Chatterjee PK Jha TR Kannan HC Dahiya D Nagaralarcasan S Prasad D Sarkar SK Dutta S Ray GP Ghatak G Dhar N Kumar PK Roy Chowdhury Prof SC Ray amp others
At the outset the members mourned the sad demise of the following members by observing one-minute silence
rdHighlights of the 103 Annual General Meeting
Late Dr KP Gupta Sibdas Ghosh KC Jain SC Roy Chowdhury PR Sinha M Singh PP Jain S Roy AK Mondal N Mondal and Prof BK Kejriwal
Shri NC Jha President MGMI Chaired the Session
rd 10 The notice convening the 103 Annual General Meeting of the Institute held at Park Hotel 17 Park Street Kolkata 700
th016 on Tuesday the 15 September 2009 at 4 pm issued on August 12 2009 were taken as read
nd20 The Minutes of the 102 Annual General Meeting of the Institute held at ITC Hotel Sonar Kolkata 1 JBS Haldane Avenue Kolkata 700 046 on
thSaturday the 27 September 2008 at 4 pm were read and unanimously confirmed
30 The Councils Report Audited Balance Sheet and Statement of Income and Expenditure Accounts for the year 2008-
st2009(ended on 31 March 2009) were adopted and confirmed unanimously
40 Messrs BK Sen amp Co Chartered Accountants of 11 Old Post Office Street Kolkata 700 001 was re-appointed as the Auditor of the Institute for the year 2009-2010 at a remuneration of Rs3500- only
50 Recipients of Awards and Medals for the 2008-2009
51 Dr J Coggin Brown Memorial (Gold) Medal for Geological Sciences to Shri Akshaya Kumar Sarangi for his outstanding contribution in Geological Sciences
52 John Dunn Medal to Dr Khanindra
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
12
Pathak for his outstanding contribution in Indian Mineral Industry
53 Indranil Award for Metallurgy to Dr Shambhu Nath Prasad for his outstanding contribution in Ferrous Metallurgy
54 R P Bhatnagar Award to Shri Pradip Kumar Baranwal for his outstanding contribution in Mineral Beneficiation (Cash Rs1000-)
55 DN Thakur Award to Prof GS R o o n w a l f o r h i s o u t s t a n d i n g contribution in Earth Sciences
56 Engineering Gold Medal to Shri BN Pan for his outstanding contribution in Mining Sciences
57 Coal India Project Implementation Trophy to Chotia OCP of Prakash Industries Ltd
58 Prof SK Bose Memorial Award for excellence in teaching in Mining Engineering to Prof MA Ramlu
59 HB Ghose Award for the Manager having best Safety performance during the preceding year to Shri Chittaranjan Kumar of Sawang Underground Mine of CCL and Shri PP Gupta of Manikpur Opencast Project of SECL
510 Smt Bala Tandon Award to Prof (Dr) Debasis Deb for his outstanding contribution in upgrading the quality of life in Mining (cash Rs1000-)
511 Lala Ramkishore Singhal Award for outstanding contribution in the field of Conservation of Minerals to Prof(Dr) Subir Kumar Mukhopadhyay
512 Institutes Silver Medal to Prof(Dr) Subir Kumar Mukhopadhyay Prof (Dr) Debasis Deb and Prof(Dr) BS Sastry for their paper on ldquoDesign of a
Combined Stoping Method below an Open Pit Mine using Numerical Modeling ndash A case studyrdquo
513 MGMI Branch Membership Growth Award to MGMI Kolkata Branch and Ranchi Branch for 2008-2009
514 MGMI Branch Activity Award to M G M I R a n c h i B r a n c h for 2008-2009
Student Awards for 2007-2008
Award of Pickering Medal for the year 1981 to the Best Student of Mining Engineering of ISMU Dhanbad to Shri Mukti Pada Dikshit
515 Pickering Medal for the best student of ISM in Mining Engineering to Shri Anirban Majumdar of ISMU
516 Hayden Medal for the best student in Applied Geology to Smt Sohini Gupta of ISMU
517 Yule Medal for the best student in Mining Machinery to Shri Alok Kumar Singh of ISMU
518 Mc Nally Bharat Medal for the best student in Mineral Engineering to Shri Mahendra Singh Negi of ISMU
519 Dr Hari Narain Medal for the best student in Applied Geophysics to Smt Shilpi of ISMU
520 Oil India Medal for the best student in Petroleum Engineering to Shri Adi Anand of ISMU
521 Dr J Cogging Brown Memorial Cash Award for the best student in Geology to Shri Ankush Singh of Presidency College Calcutta(Rs500-)
522 S Lal Award for Mining Engineering to Shri Arindam Basu of BESU Shibpur
523 SCCL(Gold) Medal for the best student
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
13
in Mining Engineering to Md Naseeruddin of University College of Engineering Kakatiya University Kothagudem
524 Nava Bharat Ferro Alloys Medal for the best student in Mining Machinery to Md Naseeruddin of University College of Engineering Kakatiya University Kothagudem
525 Indranil Award for Metallurgy to Shri Aysuman Banerjee of BESU Shibpur
526 Indranil Award for Metallurgy to Shri Sudhanshu Shekhar Singh of IIT Kharagpur
527 Chandrakala Medal for Mining Engineering to Shri Tejasvi Singh Kushwaa of IIT Kharagpur
528 S m t N i r j a S a h a y M e d a l f o r MSc(Applied Geology) to Ms Khushboo Arora of IIT Kharagpur
529 Roberton Medal to the best student of Mining Engineering to Km Rashi Agarwal of BHU
530 La Touch Medal for the best student in Geology to Shri Punit Dubey of BHU
531 Hadfield Medal for the best student in Metallurgical Engineering to Shri Naman Mittal of BHU
532 Kalyan Mukherjee ldquo61 Geologyrdquo Medal for the best student in MSc (Geology) of University of Calcutta to Shri Sujoy Dasgupta
533 Presentation of Scroll of Honour to the following Life Members with 25 years Standing of Membership (1983-84)
SShri TM ChickabasaviahGP Ghatak SN Bhattacharya LK Bose AK Mukhopadhyay M Ramakrishna SP GuptaKM Agarwal AP Banerjee A Ramaswamy P Bhalla AL Kumawal P Karunesan MN Mehta PC
Tak JP Gupta CT Dave DK Sarkar RN Mishra BP Pai SK Ghosh DP Dasgupta M Jawed HN Khanna RY Kutumbe AK Tooley PM Mohnot SN Pandy SP Lahiri BJ Lakshman SK DewanGK Pradhan Sh DB Sikka GC Mittal GS Ghosh Hazra AN Singh RP Prashhara US Prasad BL Khandewal PN Singh YP Bhasin AN Bhattacharjee J K M u k h e r j e e U B Talpallikar Sourindra Chowdhuri BK Verma MGK Murthy Mahendra Pratap Singh NC Kapur KB Bhatt R Krishnan S Ghosh Tapan BiswasAngleo Condrad NK KavdiaVP KapurAV Ulabhaje HP Sengupta AK Gupta SN Verma JM Roychowdhury CK Jain HR Uppal BRS BhatnagarR Gupta B G Baliga
534 Presentation of Scroll of Honour to the following Life Members with 50 years standing of Membership (1958-1959)
SShri SB Roy SK Baksi SK Lahiri PM Chauhan BN Mukherjee
6 Shri NC Jha President delivered the Presidential Address in the meeting
7 It was announced that Shri NC Jha Director(Technical) CIL has been re-elected as President of the Institute for the year 2009-2010
8 It was also announced that Dr Debasish Sarkar GM NEC has been elected as Hony Secretary of the Institute for the years 2009-2011 Dr Sarkar conveyed his heart felt thanks to the members at the same time he expressed his sincere thanks to Prof SC Ray the outgoing Hony Secretary and appreciated for his sincere works and contribution to the Institute during his tenure as Hony Secretary
9 Dr S K Chakraborti Convenor for the election of the Council Members
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
14
declared the names who have been elected to the Council for the years 2009-2012
SShri P Roy T Kumar TK Nag R Lochan MK Bhattacharya G Dhar and KK Mishra
10 Any other matter with the permission of the Chair
There was a proposal of issuance of Photo Identity Card to the Life Members of the Institute Shri RK Saha Vice- President MGMI amp CMD CCL agreed to Sponsor the proposal and would reimburse the expenditure in this account by CCL
The President invited members present to put forward suggestions for the development of the Institute On request from the President some m e m b e r s g a v e t h e f o l l o w i n g suggestions
I) Council Meeting should not be held only in Kolkata it should be organized in different places
ii) Arrangement to be made to start some courses for continuous flow of funds
iii) Transit House of MGMI should be made functionable
iv) Ground Floor needs to be rented out
v) Effort should be made to increase of membership
vi) On Line Voting System may be introduced for Election to the Council
vii) MGMI Transactions should be enriched
11 Vote of thanks was proposed by Shri BC Bhattacharjee Meeting ended with a vote of thanks to the Chair
ATTENTION TO LIFE MEMBERS
It has been decided by the Council that a Photo Identify Card will be issued to all Life Members of MGMI All Life Members are requested to furnish the proforma given below
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 Name ( in Capital )______________________________________________
2 Membership No ________________________________________________
3 Present Address ________________________________________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
4 Date of Birth __________________________________________________
5 Blood Group __________________________________________________
Please do send 02 (two) sets of latest Stamp size coloured Photographs mentioning your name on the reverse of the photographs
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
4
Editorrsquos PageGung - ho over growth
Demand for coal is slated to reach a level of two billion tonne level by 2016-17 To fulfill this target the growth rate has to hike of 17 to 18 percent mark from the present level to 6 to 7 percent This seems to be a Herculean task if we go by the trend The following facts will show some light on it
The countrys coal production during 2008-09 was around 480 million tonne Coal Indias contribution was around 403 million tonne The balance came from SCCL and private mines Increase of import of coal has become a regular feature showing increasing trend of 10 to 15 percent every year to meet the domestic requirement
Based on overall linkages the Working Group estimates consumption of coal likely to reach the level of 750 million tonne by 2011-12 To meet the demand Coal India is expected to raise 520 million tonne and the Singerani Colloeries Company to contribute 40 million tonne and the rest would be made up by the private companies
Major reasons for coal shortage as identified by the Chairman Coal India are
lPower sector is expanding without considering source of coal
lE n o r m o u s p r o b l e m o f g e t t i n g environment and forest clearances
lThe archaic laws on different accounts creating bumps on the growth path
However to enhance the growth rate adopting new mining technologies men-friendly land acquisition policy faster exploration of the blocks and forcing the block holders for fast
development of their blocks allotted to them cannot be ignored
In this context attention of the Government is drawn to the following long standing aspects to think seriously
lMany block holders are not getting inspiration to mine coal in their blocks only for captive use Passing the bill enabling the private investors to market coal mined out from their blocks will help mitigating the situation
lArchaic law of land acquisition is being left out for amendment for decades Govt has to think seriously now under the present juncture
lA universally acceptable central policy on R amp R needs to be formulated for application country wide instead of leaving it to the State Govts to deal with
lThe process of disposing of the cases for environment and forestry clearance needs to be reformed
lMany of the 201 coal blocks allotted do not have infrastructural facility like r o a d r a i l e l e c t r i c i t y a n d communication Probably it was thought that the block holders will take initiative for the same whenever they will take up the block development Unfortunately this is also one of the reasons of delay in developing the captive blocks Before allotment the infrastructural facilities should be created in case 2 billion tonne target is to
thbe achieved by 12 plan
lThe country is having around 79 billion
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
5
tonne of mineable proved reserves of coal It is feared that India is likely to run out of coal by 2040-41 if the demand continues to grow at the current rate The only way out is to accelerate exploration to bring major portion of the inferred and indicated quantum of the gross coal reserve of 26221 billion tonne (as on 1 April 2009) under the arena of proved reserve as early as possible It is not possible for the existing agencies eg GSI CMPDIL and MECL to do the entire job The private sector agencies must be
encouraged to join hands with the Govt agencies for the purpose This will enhance the confidence level of the block holders to come into action
One can dream to have something but one has to be gung-ho (aggressive) over it to achieve
The Editorial Committee wishes a hearty Dewali Greetings to all the readers
BCBhattacharyaHony Editor
ANNOUNCEMENT
The MGMI is updating the database of members on roll The members are requested to send their details if not already sent in the following format
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Kolkata Branch
th ndThe 6 Annual General Meeting of the Kolkata Branch held on 22 September 2009 elected the Executive Committee of the Branch of MGMI with the following personnel as office bearers to look after functioning of the branch
1 Chairman Dr Anupendu Gupta
2 Vice Chairman Dr Ajoy Kr Moitra
3 Hony Secretary Shri Surya Kumar Gangopadhyay
4 Hony Jt Secretary S A Sufian
5 Treasurer Dr Shyamal Chakraborti
6 Members SShri R N Datta and R K Datta
The newly elected Executive body of MGMI Kolkata Branch co-opted SShri L K Bose and J P Dasgupta as Advisors
Branch Activities
HEALTH TITBIT
Music and Mice (and humans too)
An experiment was carried out recently using mice and music One group was given ldquoclassical musicrdquo to listen to They ate well and became sleek and fat The other control group had ldquohard rock musicrdquo piped into their cage The experiment did not last long as they began o fight and eventually most of them were dead They had killed or severely injured each other The choice of music could affect humans too
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15
th6 Council Meetingth thThe 837 meeting of the Council (6 meeting of
rdthe 103 Session) of the Institute held at MGMI Building GN-384 Sector ndash V Salt Lake
thKolkata ndash 700 091 on Saturday the 18 July 2009 at 330 pm with Shri N C Jha President in the Chair The meeting was attended by Prof Ajoy Kr Ghose Prof S P Banerjee Shri R P Ritolia Shri R K Saha Shri B C Bhattacharya Shri M K Bhattacharya Shri L K Bose Shri Bhaskar Chakraborti Shri Asitabha Datta Shri J P Dasgupta Shri J P Goenka Shri Phalguni Guha Shri K K Mishra Dr A K Moitra Prof S K Mukhopadhyay Shri Prasanta Roy and Dr Debsish Sarkar
Leave of absence was granted to those who could not attend the meeting
The President then extended welcome to Prof A K Ghose Prof S P Banerjee Shri R P Ritolia Past Presidents Shri R K Saha Vice President and all other members of the Council President thereafter took up the agenda item
10 The minutes were circulated to all Council Members No written comment was received However the minutes were confirmed with the following modifications
Item No 8362 (v) The Council principally agreed and approved the recommendation of the Finance Committee about the reimbursement of actual local travelling expenses per month to the following Office Bearers for attending MGMI Office in relation to the Official work if claimed subject to the maximum of
Hony Secretary Rs 2500Hony Jt Secretary Rs1500Hony Treasurer Rs1500-Hony Editor Rs 1500
with effect from May 2009
Head Quarters Activity
Item No 83650 i) Half Day Workshop
It was decided that a half day workshop thwould be held on Tuesday the 15 September
2009 the topic being ldquoIndian Mining Sectors Policies and Constraintsrdquo Invited lectures will be delivered by 4 distinguished speakers on the subject for discussion Dr A K Moitra was unanimously chosen as Convenor of the Seminar while Shri Prasanta Roy as Co-convenor
Resolution 83610th th rdldquothe minutes of the 836 (5 meeting of the 103
rdsession) meeting of the Council held on 23 May 2009 at Kolkata be confirmed with the said modificationrdquo
11 The Council then considered the action taken report on the Minutes of the 836 meeting of the Council held on May 23 2009 at Kolkata and noted the report
Regarding guidelines for monetary rdtransaction expenditure control for 3
AMC as approved by the Council some Off ice Bearers expressed their discomfort Arising out of the situation the Council advised that the Chairman Organis ing Commit tee Hony Treasurer Co-convenor Organising Committee and the Chairman Technical Committee may discuss together and modify the guidelines as per convenience for monetary
rdtransaction for 3 AMC 2010
Item No 83670 To consider and constitute a Board of Scrutinizers to conduct the Election of Council Members for the year 2009-12
As Shri Prasanta Roy resigned from the Board of Scrutinizers to conduct the election of Council Members for the year 2009-2012 Dr A K Moitra was
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
16
unanimously nominated in the Board of scrutinizers in place of Shri Prasanta Roy
20 To consider report recommendations of the Finance Committee
The recommendations of the Finance Committee were placed before the Council The Council discussed on the r e p o r t a n d a p p r o v e d t h e recommendations of the Finance Committee The recommended pay structure for the staff as well as fixation
stof pay will take effect from 1 April 2009 However if there is any further suggestion received from the Council Members on the recommendation the Finance Committee was requested to consider them and review the matter The minutes of the Finance Committee
thdated 27 June 2009 is given in Appendix I
Arising out of the discussion the Council authorized Finance Committee to overview and take controll of the financial matter and advice the Hony Secretary time to time in regard to the financial matter
The Finance Committee was also further requested to prepare a guideline f o r m o n e y t a r y t r a n s a c t i o n expenditure control for MGMI Acs and submit the same to the Council for consideration and implementation
The Hony Secretary was advised to take guidance from Finance Committee regarding financial matter which involved sizeable expenditure and was not of routine nature
The Council was informed that quotations were collected for MGMI News Letter amp Transactions and were studied by the Finance Committee Ms Lalchand Roy amp Co had quotated
the lowest price no decisions had been taken in this regard Order had been placed before it was approved by the Council Hony Editor was not aware about the process and placing of the order However performance of Ms Lalchand Roy amp Co will be accessed for next 3 months and a report will be placed before the Council
In order to streamline the system the Council directed that in future quotations for any work would be obtained in sealed cover and would be open in the presence of the bidders by the Finance Committee members to avoid any irregularity
30 To discuss about the progress of the forthcoming events of the Institute
Half Day National Workshop
The date of half day workshop has been t hchanged to 15 September 2009
th(Tuesday) instead of 12 September 2009 In workshop four distinguished speakers will be invited for giving lectures on the subject on Indian Mining Sectors Policies amp Constraints (IMPC 2009)
Holland Memorial Lecture
The Council was informed that as Shri B Muthuraman MD Tata Steel regretted that it would not be possible for him to deliver the Holland Memorial Lecture due to pre-occupation Shri S J Sibal DGMS Dhanbad has been approached
ndby the President to deliver 52 Holland thMemorial Lecture on 15 September
2009 at Park Hotel
Annual General Meeting
The venue of the AGM National Workshop and Holland Memorial Lecture will be at the Park Hotel
thKolkata on 15 September 2009
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
17
rd40 To discuss about the progress of the 3 Asian Mining Congress ndash 2010
ndThe minutes of the 2 meeting of the Exhibition Organising Committee held
thon 18 July 2009 are given in Appendix II which provided the detailed progress
rdreport of the Exhibition of 3 AMC
Prof S P Banerjee Chairman Organising Committee while briefing the Council about the progress made referred to the last minutes of the
thOrganising Committee held on 27 June 2009 which is given in Appendix III
Prof Banerjee raised the point that the high cost items for the Congress should be identified and arrangement for procurement of these should be undertaken at the earliest In this regard he also suggested that a committee could be constituted The Council authorized him to go ahead with the proposal and if he felt that a committee was required he could constitute the same as per his choice
50 T o c o n s i d e r a p p l i c a t i o n s f o r Membership and membership position of the Institute
The Council approved 38 applications for membership out of which 23 were for Life Members 14 Members and one Donor Member
60 To consider fixation of tariff for Transit House and releasing payment of balance due to the Contractor Ms Popular Decorator
Regarding fixation of Tariff for Transit House the Council referred the matter to the Finance Committee to propose the tariff and other conditions and forward it to the Council for consideration As the Transit House has been made ready by the Contractor Ms Popular Decorator balance due to the contractor
Rs 409000 (Rupees four lakhs nine thousand) only may be released
The Council was informed that the contractor claimed that he had done some extra works on verbal order worth Rs 65000 (Rupees sixty five thousand) The Council discussed this and referred the matter to the Finance Committee to examine and recommend action to be taken by the Council on this issue
70 Any other business with the permission of the chair
I) Mode of despatch of Ballot Papers
The Council advised that all the Ballots should be sent by post to the members under certificate of posting
The meeting ended with vote of thanks to the Chair at 1830 hrs
th7 Council Meetingth thThe 838 meeting of the Council (7 meeting of
rdthe 103 Session) of the Institute held at MGMI Building GN-384 Sector ndash V Salt Lake
thKolkata ndash 700 091 on Saturday the 29 August 2009 at 300 pm with Shri N C Jha President in the Chair The meeting was attended by Prof S P Banerjee Shri R P Ritolia Shri R K Saha Shri V K Arora Shri M K Bhattacharya Shri L K Bose Shri Asitabha Datta Shri J P Dasgupta Shri J P Goenka Shri Phalguni Guha Shri K K Mishra Dr A K Moitra Prof S K Mukhopadhyay Dr Debsish Sarkar Shri Prasanta Roy Shri Bhaskar Chakraborti And Prof S C Ray
Leave of absence was granted to those who could not attend the meeting
The President then extended welcome to Prof S P Banerjee Shri R P Ritolia Past Presidents Shri R K Saha Vice President and all other members of the Council
One minute silence was observed in memory of Late Ashoke Kr Mandal Life Member Shri C P Ambesh Life Member Kamala Kanta
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
18
Srivastava Life Member and Jay Prakash Thakur Life member
President thereafter took up the agenda itemth10 To confirm the minutes of the 837
meeting of the Council held at Kolkata thon July 18 2009
The minutes were circulated to all Council Members So far no Comment was received The Council then resolved that
Resolution 83810th thThe minutes of the 837 (6 meeting of
rdthe 103 session) meeting of the thCouncil held on 18 July 2009 at
Kolkata be confirmed
11 To consider matters arising out of the minutes
The Council then considered the action thtaken report on the Minutes of the 837
thmeeting of the Council held on 18 July 2009 at Kolkata and noted the report
83811To discuss about the progress of the forthcoming events of the Institute
I) Half Day National Workshop (IMPC - 2009)
Dr A K Moitra Convenor IMPC ndash 2009 intimated about the Progress of National Workshop ndash IMPC 2009 and also submitted a statement of Income and Expenditure of IMPC ndash 2009 as on date
ii) Holland Memorial Lecture
The Convenor also informed to the Council that Shri S J Sibal DGMS Dhanbad confirmed of his acceptance to deliver the prestigious Holland
thMemorial Lecture on 15 September 2009 at the Park Hotel Kolkata
rd103 Annual General Meeting
The Honorary Secretary informed that rdthe notice for 103 Annual General
Meeting was circulated to the eligible
members through the Newsletter Vol 35 No 1 April ndash June 2009 The Convenor IMPC 2009 added that arrangements for all the events
thscheduled to be held on 15 September 2009 at the Park Hotel Kolkata have been made in consultation with the Hony Secretary and Hony Jt Secretary
rd20 To review about the progress of the 3 Asian Mining Congress ndash 2010
Prof S P Banerjee was requested by the President to enlight the members of the Council about the progress so far made
rdfor 3 AMC Prof Banerjee briefed the rdCouncil about the progress of the 3
AMC He also mentioned that Ms Sandvic Asia desired to host one of the
rdDinners of 3 AMC They were strequested to host the 1 day Dinner by
the President Possibly they will agree with the proposal It was also ment ioned that IEI has given announcement in August 2009 issue of
rdtheir Newsletter about 3 AMC Both MMR and Coal Insight were also agreed to give publicity through their
rdpublications about 3 AMC President also informed that some discussions have been going on with one of the Event Management Agents who were
rdwilling to assist us for 3 AMC They gave proposal that they will bring delegates as well as new organizations apart from our targeted organizations for participation in the conference exhibition for which they will charge some percentage on their matured activities However details will be made known to the members of the Council after finalization of MOU Shri L K Bose Chairman Technical
rdCommittee of 3 AMC was requested by the President to inform the members about the status of the Technical papers etc Shri Bose informed that around 36
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
19
authors have already sent abstract of their papers and more than 40 experts were invited for contributing Technical papers
The Hony Treasurer placed a statement rdof Income and Expenditure of the 3
AMC as on date which were noted by the members
It was decided that the loan (Rs 600000-) taken from MGMI Fund for
rd3 AMC to meet the initial expenses may be refunded to MGMI Fund at an early date
Shri R K Saha Chairman Exhibition Committee was also requested by the President to let the Council Members know about the progress so far made Shri Saha informed that approximately 900 sq mt spaces have been booked so far and some negotiations were going on Shri Saha also proposed to have one Buyers Salers meet at an early date In t h i s c o n n e c t i o n a c o m m i t t e e comprising of Shri J P Goenka Shri V K Arora and Shri J P Dasgupta has been constituted who will arrange to make all the arrangements of Buyers Salers meet
30 To consider and approve the r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s o f J u d g i n g Committee for various awards and medals
The recommendations of Judging Committee for the year 2008-09 were accepted by the Council However Shri R P Ritolia Past President proposed to constitute a Search Committee for some prestigious Awards to find out suitable personnel to keep the image of the Institute He also suggested to form a Committee for overviewing the existing Systems amp Procedures and suggest for development
T h e f o l l o w i n g m e m b e r s w e r e considered
Shri N C Jha ChairmanProf Ajoy Kr Ghose Past PresidentShri R P Ritolia Past President amp
ConvenorShri V K Arora MemberShri J P Goenka Member Dr A K Moitra MemberProf (Dr) Subir Kr Mukhopadhyaya
Member
The Council is pleased to Award the Branch Activity Award to Ranchi Branch according to the activities done by the Branch during the year 2008-09 During the year 2008-09 both the Kolkata and Ranchi Branches have enrolled same number of new members So the Council is pleased to award the Membership Growth Award to both Kolkata and Ranchi Branches for enrolling highest new members during the year 2008-09
40 To consider and approve the audited accounts for the financial year ended
ston 31 March 2009
As the audited accounts were not ready it was decided to hold a Special Council
thMeeting on 5 September 2009 at 400 pm with the audited accounts for consideration
50 To appoint the Institutes Auditor for stthe financial year ending on 31 March
2010
Messrs B K Sen amp Co Chartered Accountant was re-appointed as the Auditor of the Institution for the year 2009-10 at a remuneration of Rs 3500- only
60 T o c o n s i d e r a p p l i c a t i o n s f o r Membership and membership position of the Institute
The Council approved 17 applications for membership out of which 15 were
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
20
for Life Members and 02 Members
70 To elect the President of the Institute for the year 2009 ndash 2010
The name of Shri N C Jha Director (Technical) CIL and present President was proposed by Shri R K Saha Vice President and was re - elected unanimously as President of the Institute for 2009-10
80 To elect the Honorary Secretary of the Institute for the year 2009 ndash 2011
The name of Dr Debasish Sarkar General Manager NEC CIL was proposed by Shri R P Ritolia Past President and was elected unanimously as Honorary Secretary of the Institute for 2009-2011
The Council expressed their sincere thanks to Prof S C Ray Hony Secretary and appreciated for his sincere works and contribution to the Institute during his tenure as Honorary Secretary
90 Any other business with the permission of the chair
i) Consultancy ndash
Prof S P Banerjee informed that a draft Policy was circulated to all the Council Members for their suggestion He said that some suggestions have been received and some more may come The Committee will meet soon with the Draft Policy alongwith the suggestions received for finalisation
ii) Presidents Golf Tournament
It was decided that the Presidents Golf Tournament will be organized either on
th12 December 2009 at Sambalpur or on st21 January 2010 at Kolkata
iii) Photo Identity card for Life Members
Prof (Dr) Subir Kr Mukhopadhyay
proposed that a photo identity card for life members of MGMI may be introduced
It was decided that MGMI will introduce the photo identity card for life members at a cost The fee for the same will be finalized soon
The meeting ended with vote of thanks to the chair at 1800 hrs
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
The Special meeting of the Council of the Institute held at MGMI Building GN-384 Sector ndash V Salt Lake Kolkata ndash 700 091 on
thSaturday the 5 September 2009 at 400 pm with Shri N C Jha President in the Chair The meeting was attended by Shri L K Bose Shri Bhaskar Chakraborti Shri J P Dasgupta Dr Amalendu Sinha and Prof S C Ray
The President extended welcome to all members of the Council and thereafter took up the agenda
The copy of the Report of Council and Audited Balance Sheet with Income amp Expenditure Accounts for the financial year 2008-09 were distributed to the members present in the meeting President requested the members present to go through the Audited Balance Sheet with Income and Expenditure Accounts for the year 2008-09 and Auditors Report to the Members
The Members considered the Auditors Report and agreed that in future we should try to implement the suggestions given by the Auditor There was lengthy discussion on the
stBalance Sheet as on 31 March 2009
The Members considered and recommended the same to the General Body for adoption
The meeting was ended with Vote of thanks to the Chair at 1800 hrs
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
23
Dr Kaushik Dey MMGI is now Assistant Professor Department of Mining EngineeringIndian School of Mines UniversityDhanbad 826 004
Shri SV Ram Mohanm MMGI is now Dy CMESAM Chhattarpur Sub Area Patherkhera Area WCL ATPO Shbhapur Colony Type IV Qr No 20 Pathakhera 460 449 Dist Betul MP
Shri Tushar Kant Mishra MMGI is now Materials Management Division Coal India
rdLtd Coal Bhawan Annexe 3 Floor 10 NS Road Kolkata 700 001
Shri Deepak Pandey MMGI is now Sub Area Manager Bunglow D-1 Chankapur Officers Colony PO Silewara Colliery WCL Dist Nagpur MS
Shri Sunit Kumar Banerjee MMGI is now Manager(Projects) Gugro Geotech Pvt Ltd Plot No51 Sector ndash6 Sanpada Navi Mumbai 400 705
Prof DD Mishra MMGI is now at 4 Arya Bhumi PO Potia Bhubaneshwar 751 031Orissa
News About Members
Shri BP Sinha MMGI is now Controller of Mines Indian Bureau of mines 29 Industrial suburbs II Stage Tumkur Road Gorguntapalayam Yashwantpuram Bangalore 560 022
Prof Arvind Kumar Mishra MMGI is now Associate Professor Department of Mining Engineering Indian School of Mines university Dhanbad 826 004 Jharkahand
Shri AK Jain MMGI is now Dy HCG Co Office of the CGM NEC CIL PO Margherita Dist Tinsukia Assam 786 181
Shri Pallab Kumar Banerjee Life Member of MGMI is now at 1 Atlantic Place Manukau City Auckland ndash 2105 New Zealand
Shri Satyesha Simha MMGI is now Dy GM(Sales) BEML Ltd Marketing HQ
thUnity Buildings 5 Floor JC Road Bangalore 560 002
Shri Sunil Kumar Singh MMGI is now Project Officer Kuju-Pundi Project PO Kuju Colliery Dist Ramgarh Jharkhand ndash 825 316
In a day when you dont come across any problem you can be sure that you are travelling in a wrong path
- Swami Vevekananda
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
24
New Members
As Life Member
1 Shri C V VENKATESWARLU BE (Electrical) M Tech (Mining Machinery) PG ndash DipDy Chief Engineer (EampM) WCL Flat No F-2 Shakti Apartments Plot No 19A Hill Road Gandhi Nagar Nagpur ndash 440010
2 Shri Utpal Kumar Dey B Sc Engg M Tech Ph D (Mining Engineering) Professor B I T Sindri Head Deptt Of Mining Engineer PO Sindri Institute Dist Dhanbad Jharkhand ndash 828123
3 Shri Girijesh Kumar B Sc Geology M Sc Geology Ph D Geology Professor B I T Sindri Head Department of Geology PO Sindri Institute Dist Dhanbad Jharkhand ndash 828123
4 Shri Pramod Kumar Singh M Sc Geology Ph D Geology Lecturer BIT Sindri Department of Geology B I T Sindri Dhanbad Jharkhand
5 Shri Baidya Nath Roy B Sc Engg M Sc Engg (Metallurgical) Lecturer BIT Sindri Metallurgical Engineering Deptt PO Sindri Institute Dist Dhanbad Jharkhand ndash 828123
6 Shri Abhai Pratap Singh B Sc(Mining) Chief General Manager (Production)D-2F-2 Govinda Gourkhede Compl Seminary Hills Nagpur ndash 440006
7 Shri Ranendra Chouksey B E (Mining) Superintendent of Mines WCL C-43 Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440001
8 Shri Om Prakash Verma B Sc Superintendent (Survey) 4 M B Town Bandhunagar Jhingabai Takli Koradi Road Nagpur ndash 440030
9 Shri Mahendra Kumar Gupta Dip in Mech Engg AMIE Dy Chief Engineer (Excv) WCL A-206 Triveni Apartments KT Nagar Katol Road Nagpur ndash 440013
10 Shri Akhilesh Pandey Diploma (Mining) Chief Mining Engineer (Prod) WCL CME
th(OC) 5 floor Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur -440001
11 Shri Kaushal Kishore Sharan B Sc (Hons) Mining Engineer Director Technical (Retd) WCL 301A Sri Manohar Apartment Clark Town Nagpur ndash 440004
12 Shri Mahendra Kumar Gupta Dip in Mech Engg AMIE Dy Chief Engineer (Excv) WCL A-206 Triveni Apartments KT Nagar Katol Road Nagpur ndash 440013
13 Shri Ashok Kumar Singh B Sc (Part ndash I) Superintendent (Survey) WCL Duplex No 54 M B Town Koradi Road Zinga Bai Takli Nagpur ndash 440030
14 Shri Amitabh Singh Engg amp Management Dy CME WCLQr No D5 Rescue Station Colony Indora Complex WCL Near Power Grid PO Uppalwadi Nagpur ndash 440026 (MS)
15 Shri Basant Agnihotri B E (Mech) SE (Excavation) WCL B- 202 Radha Palace Dhantoli Abyankar Road Nagpur ndash 440012 (MS)
16 Shri Sushanta Banerjee L Mining EnggMBA Chief Mining Engineer WCL Production Department WCL (Hq) Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440001
17 Shri Achuth Vinay Anand Diploma in Mining amp Mine Surveying Partner Director Technical Explotechnique
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
25
st th1643 1 Floor Shanthala Plaza 14 thCross 8 Main Malleshwaram Bangalore
ndash 560003
18 Shri Ranjan Kumar Sinha B Tech (H) Mining Controller of Mines Indian Bureau of Mines CPWD Qr No 33 Type ndash V Seminary Hills Nagpur ndash 440006
19 Shri Ranjan Sahai B Tech (H) Mining Chief Controller of Mines Indian Bureau of Mines Type ndashV Flat ndash 6 CPWD Colony Seminary Hills Nagpur ndash 440006
20 Shri Tirth Nath Jha B Tech (Mining) PGDISM M Tech (Ind amp Engg Mgmt) General Manager WCL WCL Kanhan Area PO Dungaria- 480553 Dist Chhindwara (MP)
21 Shri GEDI Vijaybhaskar Reddy Dip in Mining Superintendent of Mines WCL 48 Swamy Colony Phase ndash 8 Near Aakar Nagar PO Gittikadan Nagpur ndash 13
22 Shri V K Gupta B Tech (Mining) Chief Mining Engineer WCL D-17 Koyla Vihar Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash (MS)-440001
23 Shri Anjan Chatterjee B Sc (Engineering) MBA Superintending Engineer (Env) WCL Environment
thDeptt 9 Floor Coal Estate Civil LinesNagpur ndash 440001 MS
24 Shri Ajay Kumar Pandey B Tech (Mining) Dy General Manager (Mining) Pandey Muhalla ASGirls School Road Hirapur PO amp Dist Dhanbad -826001
25 Shri Kinnera Raja Sekhar BE(Mining)MBA(Marketing) Superintendent of Mines WCL Flat No 203 Udhav Appartment Opp Powergrid Angulimal NagarPO Uppalwadi Nagpur 400 026 (MS)
26 Shri Sudhakar Rao Sreeram Degree in Mining FCC Superintendent of Mines WCL C-11 Walni colony Th Saoner Dist Nagpur 441 504
27 Shri Haridas Krishna Ghanvat MSc(Env) Superintending Engg(Env) WCL 7172 Ujwal Nilayam B-302 Khamla Road Malviya Nagar Khamla Nagpur 440 025 MS
28 Shri Balakishan Chandora BE(Mining) Chief Mining Engineer WCL D-114 Koyla Vihar Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur 442 001
29 Shri Asok Chandra Ray BE(Civil) Grad ndash IE PGDBM(Fin) OSD(ENV)WCL F-201 Ashirwad Apartment Mankapur Behind Safeway Motors Lumbini Nagar Nagpur 440 030
30 Shri Kaushik Chakraborty BTech(Min) MTech(Mine Planning)Dy Chief Mining Engineer WCL Flat ndash 102 Naniks Ashtavinayak Prerna Opp Power Grid Colony Nari Ring Road PO Uppalwadi Nagpur 440 026
31 Shri KS Narayana Dip in Mining Engineer Chief Mining Engineer WCL D-210 Koyala Vihar Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur 440 001
32 Shri Anupam Nandi BTech(Min) Dy Controller of Mines amp Officer in charge Indian Bureau of Mines 318B Road No 3 Ashok Nagar Ranchi 834 002 Jharkhand
33 Shri Debasis Biswas BE(Mining) Chief Mining EngineerWCL Flat No 607 Building A-1 Forest Deptt Co-operative Housing Society Seminary Hills Nagpur
34 Shri Subhash Ramkrishna Bhandare BE(Hons)(Mining) Supdt Of Mines WCL A-9S-4 Govinda Gourkhede
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
26
Complex Seminary Hills Hajaripahad Road Nagpur 440 006
35 Shri Satish R Gabale BE(Mining) Supdt of Mines WCL Flat No B101 Ganesh Gavri Apptt Near Sawarkar Square Nagpur -400 015
36 Shri Dipankar Mukherjee BE(Mining) supdt of Mines WCL Plot-28 Friends Colony PO Katol Road Nagpur 440 013
37 Shri Pradeep Deshmukh BE(Mining) Supdt of Mines WCL 16 Shamane Layout Near Gajanan Temple Trimurti Nagar Nagpur 440 022
38 Shri Partha Pratim Adhikary Btech(Hons)(Mining Engg) WCLD-8 Indora Housing Complex WCL Colony(Near Power Grid) Nagpur(MS)
39 Shri Somyajit Mukherjee MTech(Appl Geol) PhD(Geol) Sr Lecturer IIT Bombay Deptt Earth Sciences IIT Bombay Powai Mumbai 400 076 MS
As Member
1 Shri Satyendra Parasanath Pandey Dip in Mining IInd class Certi FCC Dy Chief Mining Engineer WCL D19 WCL Rescue Colony Kalpana Nagar PO Uppalwadi Nagpur ndash 440026
2 Shri Prashant Kumar Singh B E Mining Superintendent of Mines WCL 36 M B Town PO Zingabai Takli Koradi Road Nagpur ndash 440030
3 Shri Vivek Kumar Sharma M Tech (Applied Geology) Dy Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC
thLtd4 floor Khanij Bhawan 10-3-311A Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad
4 Shri Subrata Chatterjee B E (Mech) MBA Business Development Manager 4 Dr Satyananda Roy Road Kolkata ndash 700029
5 Md Nasim Ansari M Tech (Applied Geology) Dy Manager (Geology) Laxmivasi Tower Flat No 205 Attapur Tejaswari NagarHyderbad
6 Shri Rajesh Kumar Sharma M Sc (Earth Science) B Sc (Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad - 500 028
7 Dr Nilay Sharma Ph D Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad - 500 028
8 Shri Amit Kumar Saw M Sc Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad - 500 173(AP)
9 Shri Sanjay Kumar Choudhary M Sc (Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad - 500 028
10 Shri Chandra Bhushan Verma M Tech (Applied Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC
thLtd4 floor10-3-31 Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad - 500 173
11 Shri Buddha Priya Mahudwale B E st(Mining) PG Dip 1 Class Certificate
holder Manager (Mining) Resource thPlanning deptt 4 Floor NMDC Ltd
Khanij Bhavan Masab Tank 10-3-311A Hyderbad ndash 500173
12 Shri Basant Rath M Sc (Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) NMDC R amp D Centre Habsiguda Uppal Road Hyderabad
13 Shri Jaykumar Jagdish Singh Dip Mining Graduate DMM Asstt Survey Officer WCL Production Department WCL (Hq) Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440001
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
27
14 Shri Parag Madhukarrao Tadlimbekar BSc MSc (Geo) B Ed Sr Technical Assistant (Geology) Indian Bureau of Mines Technical Secretary Section IBM
ndIndira Bhawan 2 floor D-Block Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440102 MS
15 Shri NK Dhawan BSc(H)(Mining Engg) General Manager NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad 500 173
16 Dr DN Subramanyam MScPhD Asstt Manager(Geo) NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad 500 173
As Donor Member
1 Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research Barwa Road Dhanbad ndash 826015
Jharkhand
HEALTH TITBIT
Going on fruits as snacks
Fruits have skins and are actually like naturersquos ready-packed snacks The juice and the flavour is all held in tightly until you are ready and with most fruits after washing even the skin can be eaten A red apple has different health giving qualities from a green apple too There are many salad combinations which are worth trying Iceberg lettuce and a tomato is better than nothing but try to use the deeper green or red lettuce dark-green water-cress two or three grated brussel sprouts or some finely cut spring cabbage Dark-green leaves should form the basis then build with a selection of other colours carrots peppers radishes and others It can be differently beautiful every time but big
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
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News Update
1 Arrow works with ONGC on CBM
Arrow Energy has signed an agreement with Indian Govt-owned ONGC Limited to cooperate in Coal Bed Methane (CBM) exploration and development The focus of the memorandum of Understanding is potential cooperation on existing ONGC blocks from previous CBM licence rounds in India together with possible cooperation in certain Australian acreage The companies are now formulating specific commercial agreement on defined CBM assets
(Source Asia Miner)
2 Thriveni ventures overseas for coal
After years of involvement with the Indian mining industry Thriveni Earthmovers expects to begin exporting coal this year from its coal project at Jumbi in Indonesia The company obtained the Jumbi project in 2008 as its first overseas coal venture and has been ramping up towards commercial production this year The primary aim of the project is to be reliable source of coal to overseas companies who rely on coal as the critical material for their operations Thriveni provides low cost turnkey mining solution that facilitates development on a major scale
(Source Asia Miner)
3 ECL to raise underground coal production output to 12 mt
Eastern Coalfields Ltd proposes to enhance its underground coal production from 85 million tonne (mt) to 12 mt in the next two years through infusion of mass production technologies Accordingly the company recently awarded two contracts worth Rs 100 crore to Joy Engineering of UK for supply of
continuous mining equipment and operation and maintenance of the same on riskgain basis The tenders for more continuous miners and long-wall mining equipments worth Rs 350 crore approximately will be invited soon
(Source Infrastructure Today July 2009)
4 Indias first coal gasification project to take off
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) is getting ready to start the gas production at Indias first Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) project on pilot basis This project is to be carried out at Vastan lignite block near Surat in Gujarat It is estimated that the field will produce about 55 lakh cu m of synthetic gas per day by 2010 end After this project is successful ONGC aims to begin with the commercial production by producing about 2 billion cu m of the synthetic gas per annum from this field by 2013-14 This will require an investment of about Rs1000-2000 crore and the field has enough reserves to last for about 30-40 years Along with the Vastan block ONGC is also plans to set up a UCG project at Bhavnagar in Gujarat and Rajasthan
(Source Infrastructure Today Sept09)
5 Bhutan Minerals Exploration
August 2009 - Oil in the Bangtar area under Samdrupjongkhar dzongkhag copper gold and silver in the black mountain area of central Bhutan and tungsten in Sarpang are the potential minerals an American businessman J Matthew Fifield has offered to prospect for and if found viable then extract them He has also proposed that he be given mineral exploration rights for the whole of Bhutan after which he would get a group of American investors to invest in Bhutans mining sector in
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a big way J Matthew Fifield is a managing director in an international mining company Clien and also sits on the boards of other international energy companies The department of geology and mines (DGM) under the ministry of economic affairs and Druk holdings investment (DHI) have so far expressed interest in the proposal and are in the process of studying it ldquoJ Matthew Fifield approached us through DHI around five months ago saying that he was interested in the mineral exploration and extraction and so we provided him with all past mineral exploration reports and geological data on Bhutanrdquo said DGMs chief geologist and acting director general
(Source geologycom)
6 India - Vedanta Acquires Goa Assets
SESA GOA Limited a majority-owned subsidiary of Vedanta Resources has purchased the Goa iron ore assets of the Dempo Group for Rs 1750 crores (US$368 million) The assets include mining leases rights and related infrastructure in Goa Funding the transaction out of its existing cash resources Sesa acquired VS Dempo and Co which holds 100 of Dempo Mining Corporation and 50 of Goa Maritime VS Dempo owns or has the rights to mineable reserves and resources estimated at 70 million tonnes of iron ore in Goa Its Goa mining assets also includes processing plants barges jetties trans-shippers and loading capacities at Mormugoa port It produced 394 million tonnes of iron ore and sold 436 million tonnes in the year ended March 31 2009 and is one of the largest exporters of iron ore from Goa Vedantas chairman Anil Agarwal says ldquoWe are highly delighted with this opportunity to consolidate our iron ore business The integration of Sesa and VS Dempos operations will achieve great synergyrdquo
(Source Asia Miner Aug09)
7 Mercury Pollution
Coal-fired power plants emit trace amounts of mercury Some of this airborne mercury ends up in lakes and rivers ndash and accumulates there long term Fish at the top of the food chain can accumulate damaging amounts of mercury because they eat smaller fish who have eaten smaller fish and the amount of mercury in their bodies can build up to toxic levels over time Mercury also makes its way into every aquatic ecosystem through the hydrologic cycle USGS published a study that examined mercury in top-predator fish bed sediment and water from streams across the United States There were many mercury mines in Oregon in the early 1900s The miners dug up the ore heated it and then cooled the vapors to condense the liquid mercury Now a century later some sites in the Ochoco National Forest and on private lands remain contaminated from these activities
(Source geologycom)
8 Northern Indias Water Supply Depletion by Human Activity
A satellite monitoring detecting areas of ground water depletion observed that much of northern India is dependent upon a reliable supply of groundwater for public use and irrigation In this study groundwater levels were monitored by processing gravity data collected by a NASA satellite over a six-year period Maps of the data revealed significant groundwater level declines in the northern Indian states of Rajasthan Punjab and Haryana In these areas rapid population growth economic development and groundwater-based irrigation are placing increasing demands on water supplies The accelerating rate of water use is unsustainable and could lead to a collapse in the agricultural system
(Source Publication from an August 2009 press release by NASA geologycom)
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9 Muscular swimmer was one of last dinosaurs
Recently discovered duck-billed hadrosaur thrived on many continents One of the last non-avian dinosaurs on Earth was a muscular swimming duck-bi l led species that paleontologists recently discovered in Spain according to a new study that has been accepted for publication in the journal Comptes Rendus Palevol Co-author Jose Ignacio Canudo told Discovery News that the hadrosaur Arenysaurus ardevoli meaning sand dinosaur lived just a few thousand years before the KT boundary This was the event 655 million years ago that wiped out all of the worlds dinosaurs save for a group of carnivorous dinosaurs that evolved into birds
(Source geologycom News)
10 Coal mine owners need 26 in venture
June 27 2009 Steel cement or power companies that sit on captive coal mines will have to own a minimum 26 percent equity in their mining ventures according to the new guidelines approved by the government for mining of coal from captive blocks The government currently allows 100 percent foreign direct investment (FDI) in exploration or mining of coal and lignite for captive consumption of iron steel and cement producers While this policy would remain unchanged the captive block owners will have to maintain beneficial ownership in their mining operations According to the proposed changes the approved end user company (engaged in making cement steel or power) will have to maintain at least a 26 percent equity ownership in an associated coal company subsidiary) formed for supplying coal on an exclusive basis to it The captive coal block owner will have to maintain 51 percent equity in the subsidiary coal company in case the mining company does not have an exclusive coal supply arrangement with the
parent In case a coal block is jointly owned equity participation in the joint venture company shall be made directly by owners and not through their subsidiary The proposed regulations have specified that in case the company to whom the captive block has been awarded is also a holding company it would have to maintain at least 51 percent equity in its subsidiary company engaged in approved end uses (making cement steel or power) It would however need to have just 26 percent equity in the second subsidiary company engaged in coal mining provided the entire output is supplied exclusively to the holding company Independent coal and lignite mining companies could also be allocated captive blocks on the condition that they enter into firm supply contracts for coal at the application stage itself according to the proposed guidelines Such companies would not be allowed to enter into fresh agreements with new end-use companies subsequent to award of the coal block
(Source The Economic Times)
11 Private investment in coal sector
June 17 2009 The coal sector is set to open to private investment
We are not averse to open commercial coal mining to private sector players However a decision will be taken after building consensus over the reform proposal said minister of state for coal (independent charge) Sriprakash Jaiswal At present the government has monopoly over coal mining through state-run companies such as Coal India Ltd
(Source The Economic Times)
12 India Seeks to Invest in Australian Coal
SYDNEY -- Indias coal minister and the chairman of the countrys biggest coal miner said Thursday that India is considering
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31
securing coal properties in Australia to plug projected gaps in the nations supply of coal The comments indicate that the current wave of foreign investment in Australias natural resources wont be limited to China Australia is known to be a country with high quality thermal coal and metallurgical coal properties India Minister of State for Coal Sriprakash Jaiswal told reporters India considers Australia as an important destination to look for coal properties he said As one of the worlds fastest growing economies India currently has to import coal because it doesnt produce enough to meet increasing demand Australias massive coal resource has become the subject of a flurry of international deal activity with Chinas Yanzhou Coal Mining Co Ltd having already
launched a A$354 billion takeover offer for Australian coal miner Felix Resources Ltd Taking equity stakes in existing companies and in return having a coal supply agreement for a certain quantity of coal could be one format Mr Bhattacharya said The other format could be joining in mining so the expansion programs of the existing companies or taking absolutely greenfield properties and going ahead on doing mining Mr Bhattacharya said the company which is also investigating investment opportunities in the US Indonesia and South Africa could easily pay $1 billion to $15 billion on investments and would consider spending more
(SourceWall Street JournalSeptember 032009)
HEALTH TITBIT
Hot tea hot coffee increases risk of cancer
Tea has been touted for its potential health benefits for millennia but new research shows if you drink it too hot you may end up increasing your risk for esophageal cancer
A new study published in the British Medical Journal has revealed that drinking steaming hot tea is actually linked with an eight-fold increased risk of cancer of the food tube or the oesophagus According to lead researcher Reza Malekzadeh of the Tehran University of Medical Sciences in Iran ldquoInforming the population about the hazards of drinking hot tea may be helpful in reducing the incidence of oesophageal cancerrdquo To be specific people who drank their tea less than two minutes after it was it four or more minutes after pouring
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
33
NOVEMBER 2009
10-13 NINTH INTERNATIONAL MINE VENTILATION CONGRESS at New Delhi India Hotel Crown Plaza Contact Department of Mining Engineering Indian School of Mines University Dhanbad ndash 826 004 Prof D C Panigrahi Convenor amp head Deptt email-
th15 November Sunday International Symposium ldquoEmerging Challenges for Metals and Materials Engineering amp Technologyrdquo and Metals Minerals Manufacturing Exp 2009 Organized by Indian Institute of Metals in association with TMS amp ASM International USA Contact TAFCON C-60 Nizamuddin East New Delhi ndash 110 013 India Ph- 91 ndash 11 ndash 46198000 24352141 Email ndash
Pankaj 09810038063
th16-19 November 2009 MPES 2009 ndash 18 International Symposium on Mine Planning amp Equipment Selections at Banff Alberta Canada For further details Contact Dr Raj K Singhal PO Box 68002 Crow Foot Postal Outlet 28 Crowfoot Terrdce NW Calgery Alberta T3G 1YO Canada Fax ndash 403-241 ndash 9460 email ndash singhal shawca website httpwwwmpes-cami-swempcom
10 - 13 November 2009 the 34th Indonesian Geophysicist Conferences at Jogjakarta Indonesia Conferences on Earth Sciences held by Indonesian Geophysicist Association 2009 Organized by Indonesian Geophysicists A s s o c i a t i o n ( H A G I ) Deadline for abstractsproposals 15 July 2009 W e b s i t e
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Upcoming Events
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17 - 18 November 2009 Mining the Isa Mount Isa Queensland Australia Mining the Isa 2009 will not only features presentations from all the key established mining companies in the Mount Isa region but also unique sessions dealing with the other essential aspects essential for successful operation in the area Organized by IIR Conferences Deadline for abstractsproposals Not available Website lt gt Contact name James Stackhouse
Check the for latest details
DECEMBER 2009
4-6 Twenty-first National Convention of Mining Engineers on Technological Advancement in Mining Industry Udaipur Contact The Honorary Secretary IEI Udaipur Local Centre 128 Hiran Magri Sector 11 Opp Central Excise Udaipur 313002 P h 0 2 9 4 - 2 5 8 3 7 0 2 e - m a i l ndash
W e b
10-13 2009 Twenty fourth Indian Engineering Congress at Mangalore Theme ldquoNat ional Growth and Secur i ty ndash Technological Challengesrdquo organised by The Institute of Engineers (India) Mangalore Local
thCenter Contact The organizing Secretary 24 Indian Engineering Congress The Institute of Engineers (India) Mangalore Center NITK Surathkal Mangalore 575 025 Karnatak Ph (0824) 247400 Extn 3759 (O) e-mail lt gt
event website
httpwwwiircomauisa
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26-27 All India Seminar on ldquoSatellite Communication and Remote Sensing Technologies for Social Developmentrdquo at Jaipur Contact The Honorary Secretary IEI Rajasthan State Centre Gandhi Nagar Tonk road Jaipur ndash 302 015 Ph ndash (0141) 27063272700413 e-mail ndash
JANUARY 2010
11 - 13 January 2010 CERIE2010 Sylhet Bangladesh Organized by Shahjalal University of Science amp Technology Deadline for bstractsproposals 15 September 2009 W e b s i t e lt gtContact name Dr Mohammad Iqbal
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FEBRUARY 2010
th4-7 6 International Dyke Conference Contact Prof Rajesh K Srivastava Deptt of Geology BHU IT Varanasi 221 005
4 - 5 February 2010 Conference on ldquoProcessing of Industrial Minerals 2010rdquo at Istanbul Turkey Website
Contact name Dr Barry WillsAlthough there are many
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event website
httpwwwmin-ngcompim10indexhtml
operations worldwide treating a wide range of industrial minerals processing problems are often similar The aim of this conference is therefore to bring together operators and scientists below one roof Organized by MEI
MARCH 2010
March 9 2010 8th Annual Investing in African Mining Seminar in Toronto In addition to our seminar we offer mining c o m p a n i e s s e r v i c e p r o v i d e r s a n d governments shared booth space at the PDAC trade show and participation in the Canada-South Africa Chamber of Business 11th A n n u a l M i n i n g B r e a k f a s tDownload the
for details
AUGUST 2012
2 - 10 August 2012 34th International Geological Congress a t Brisbane Q u e e n s l a n d A u s t r a l i a W e b s i t e
Contact name Liz Cuffe Under the theme ldquoUnearthing our Past and Futurerdquo the IGC will showcase the Oceania regions geoscience strengths innovations and natural wonders through an exciting range of pre and post Congress field trips Organized by Australian Geoscience Council
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1 Three sentences for getting success ndash a Know more than othersb Work more than othersc Expect less than others
- William Shakespeare
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22
Contined from Last issue mdash
POSSIBLE MARKETS FOR INDIAN ORES
Japan is the most obvious market for Indiarsquos high-grade hematites but if this outlet is to be developed India will require some freight advantage in order to compete with the ore from Johore which is almost as good as the best-grade Indian ore It is conveniently situated for export and is considerably nearer to Japan than is India The Borneo and Philippine ores are also favourably situated for the Japanese market but they would require nodulising before export and even then would be of lower iron content than Indian ores and also more aluminous
As regards exporting ore from India to Europe if high-class coking coals are later on imported from the United Kingdom to assist in smelting Indiarsquos ore the return freight might well be partly made up of Indian iron-ore but it is more likely to be Indian pig-iron (which is probably the cheapest pig in the world) or Indian s tee l In a recent personal communication Mr C P Perin wrote
lsquoFrom my general knowledge of the worldrsquos iron-ore resources I feel very strongly that in years to come the exports of steel from India will be as important as he present exports of jutersquo
It seems to me doubtful if we shall import much high-grade coal or coke from Europe for use in smelting iron-ore for a very long time to come The Indian ores are very high in iron and often contain about as much alumina as silica The high ash of the Indian coke provides a good deal of the slag of the blast-furnace and tends to raise the silicaalumina ratio of the slag If the slag volume were to be reduced
75 years Ago
much below the present practice by the introduction of low-ash coke which might not improvendashor might even worsenndashthe silicaalumina ratio of the slag it would not be possible to hold the sulphur in the slag There would be no sense in cutting the ash of the coke down if we had to add silica-rock to the furnace charge in order to obtain a suitable slag volume and analysis On that account apart from the question of cost it seems very doubtful if European high-grade coal or coke can be imported for use in Indian blast-furnaces in the near future
On reviewing the whole of the evidence I find no grounds for believing that any large export trade in Indian iron-ore is likely to develop in he next decade or so The two main possible marketsndashJapan and Western Europendashcan obtain sufficient supplies of high-grade ore for their needs from sources considerably nearer than India To some this may seem a pessimistic conclusion others may have a sentimental feeling that it is better to reserve Indiarsquos iron-ores for smelting in Indiarsquos own furnaces I have tried to come to an unprejudiced conclusion drawn from the available evidence I feel that I have assembled rather a mountain of facts and statistics for the production of a lamentably small mouse of a conclusion It would have been much more spectacular if I could have prophesied argosies carrying Indiarsquos ore to European or Japanese ports within five or six yearsrsquo time but this seems to me not possible Twenty or thirty years hence there may be a different tale to tell but by that time it is not likely that any-one will be turning back to old presidential addresses in order to find out what Mr President said in 1934
Presidential Address by Mr F G Percival PhD (London) B Sc (London) FGS
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
8
M G M I as per the tradition organized a workshop preceding AGM of the Institute on
th15 September 2009 at Park Hotel Kolkata The topic was quite contemporary entitled Indian Mining Sectors Policies and Constraints
Objective of this workshop was to bring together those who are instrumental in framing the policies and guidelines and those who follow these for exploration and exploitation of mineral including coal oil and gas It was also aimed to have interaction of learned delegates and invitees with the speakers so as to bring out highlights and lacuna of the policies and guidelines and to make them more industry friendly
The workshop was very well attended (about 100 delegates) Speakers were eminent personalities holding offices of distinction and directly concerned with the topic of the workshop
The workshop was inaugurated by Dr A K Sarkar Director (Marketing) Coal India Ltd The technical session was presided over by Sri R P Ritolia Immediate Past President and former CMD- CCL
Altogether five papers were presented which are as follows
1 National Mineral Policies and Role of G S I By Dr Balaram Chattopadhaya D D G G S I
2 Modern Coalmining Policies for enhanced proving of coal resources By Shri Ashok Kumar Singh CMD CMPDIL
3 Captive Coal Mining Policies and Constraints By Shri D N Prasad
Director ( Tech ) Ministry of Coal Government of India
4 National Mineral Policy 2008 and the Environmental Concerns for an Expanding Mining Sector By Prof S P Banerjee Former Director ndashin - Charge Indian School of Mines Dhanbad
5 Reclamation of Mined out areas In Opencast success story in Mega Projects of South Eastern Coalfield Ltd By Shri M P Dikshit CMD SECL and Shri S C Shankar SE SECL
The first paper dwelt upon various policies that the Government of India is going to adopt to gear up and making the mining sector dynamic It was pointed out during discussion that there are many more things are desirable for quick disposal of PL ML availability of maps reports etc All these matters are being seriously examined at Governmental Levels
The second paper described various methodologies and techniques to improve exploration approach for enhanced proving of coal resources These methodologies have been spelt out by the Ministry of Coal in consultation with CMPDIL Various investors who have been allotted blocks must follow these methodologies for authenticated and better results
The third paper outlined various guidelines for accomplishing the exploration of captive coal blocks for early exploitation of the resources It is admitted that there are constraints which are likely to retard the progress that is desirable The role of State and Central Government for clearing various applications need to be more realistic and less time consuming Coal Evaluation improved
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON ldquoINDIAN MINING SECTORS POLICIES AND CONSTRAINTSrdquo
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
9
co-ordination with nodal officers of state level land acquisition environmental and forestry clearance etc are certain areas of concern
The fourth paper outlined various stipulations for environmental safeguard in the mining sectors by the Government based on recommendation of committees formed The paper pointed out necessity of streamlining forestry clearance and highlighted much improved environment management practices in the mining sectors Prof Banerjee also praised role of National Mineral Policy 2008 for its positive approach to boost mining sectors
The fifth paper was on reclamation of mined out areas and described how best reclamation can be implemented with proper approach and plan The speakers cited some examples of reclamation done successfully in the jurisdiction of SECL
Each presentation was followed by interaction with the delegates which made the workshop purposeful and interesting
A K Moitra(Convenor)
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
NB Send your e-mails on ldquoTalk Backrdquo to the Editor Please include your full name address amp telephone no not necessarily for Publication MGMI News Letter reserve the right to edit the letters for publication and reproduce then (in whole or past) in any of its print
more than seven and half years are needed for the same in India ie more than five times but let us not forget that we have to face problems of a large population which is more than five times of that of Australia but that just not justify us to spend more than three years to approve a project MGMI should move the appropriate authorities to ensure early approval or rejection of any mineral based project and
if required we may offer our expertise for making early decision
Thanking you with warm regards
Yours very sincerely
Dr Samir Dasgupta Life Member No 522-LM (1948-49)
( From the Editor The members may like to respond to the point raised by Dr Samir Dasgupta)
(Continued from Page No 7)
Talk Back
10
ndThe 52 Holland Memorial Lecture was held thon 15 September 2009 at the Park Hotel The
memorial lecture was given by Shri S J Sibal
Director General Mines Safety Dhanbad The
subject of his lecture was on ldquoChallenges of
Miens Safety ndash a Perspective for Change
Managementrdquo
In introduction he mentioned that safety at
work is still a serious problem and we are still
paying heavily for accidents both in terms of
human suffering and economic waste Hence
the endeavor to bring down the hazards by all
available means to an acceptable level must
continue to reduce the sufferings and agony of
human beings
In the lecture he also spoke on History of
human civilization and mine safety ndash the past
Absorption of safety laws into work practices
the Present Growth of mining activities and
technological advancements ndash the Future
Opencast Coal Mining UG Coal Mining
Mining Accidents Reasons why the
implementation of the procedure is not
sustained He has also mentioned some
ndHighlights of 52 Holland Memorial Lecture
probable answers ndash may be these procedures
are not adequate safe and built into the
mechanism of mineral production
lRequirement of additional resources for compliance of safety laws
lSafety motivation lAcceptance of non-compliance etc
Why we loose sight of human face of accident
he added He also put forwarded a question
that the concept of self regulation ndash is it the
solution
He has given some of his thoughts
observations suggestions etc and in
conclusion he said making change has always
been fascinating and exciting though it is a
tough and delicate activity for any
organization However Managing Change is
now not a matter of choice it becomes an
essential activity given the emerging future
challenges in the mining sector
The Lecture was attended by a sizeable
number of members and guests
If you win you need not explain hellip But if you lose you should not be there to explain
ndash Adolph Hitler
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
32
ldquoWHAT lies before us and what lies behind us is nothing compared to what lies within usrdquo Truly these jolting words of Emerson gives us the flashback of what Socrates promulgated centuries ago ldquoknow thyselfrdquo
The problem with us today is that we know very less of ourselves and thus we indulge in emulating and imitating others If one is not clear as to what exactly one wants he will start wanting what others want resulting in a ldquorat racerdquo And the repercussion of rat race is that even if you win the race you still remain a rat The multiplicity of platforms and the craze to be popular in next to no time is the trend which is the portent of a weak future generation This hurry burry will make the future dreams shattered we will have no leaders to dream in the days to come but there will remain a good chunk of puppets in few domineering hands Too many people are dreaming of some magical rose garden on the horizon rather than enjoying the one growing in their backyards Lets discover the untapped potential within us and stop following the crowd and give a second thought to our endeavours Life doesnt always give us what we ask for but it always gives us what we need Aldous Huxley always reminds me of the golden exhortation ie there is only one corner of the world you can be certain of improving and that is your own self
Yes nothing can defeat us unless we defeat ourselves Even Shakespeare in Julius Caesar points ldquoThe fault dear Brutus is not in our
SHORT ARTICLE
By VIVIAN WILSON LOBO
stars but in ourselves that we are underlingsrdquo Therefore our main task in life is to give birth to ourselves to become what we potentially are Opportunities are everywhere waiting to be discovered we have to only seek it as the saying goes a wise man makes more opportunities than he finds The journey of a thousand miles begins with just one step and that step lies within us as we often quote success is a marathon not a sprint never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat
Success cannot be granted it must be earned and for earning it we will have catwalks than cakewalks Therefore what is required today is serenity and patience to rivet ones attention on success Panic and anxiety will only bring failures along Perseverance is not a long race it is many short races one after another Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm Peace is the key with which we can focus aim and win As we sail through life let us not avoid storms and rough waters just let them pass and sail on Because a successful person is like being a goalkeeper no matter how many goals you save people will remember only the ones you missed Act as if failure is impossible Lets not be the slaves of our bitter past Lets not be the slaves of our bitter past Lets be the masters of our future Carl Jung writes ldquoYour vision will become clear only when you can look into your heart
(Reprint from a publication in Hitawada dated June 10 2009)
Peace be with you
Believing everybody is dangerous believing nobody is very dangerous ndash Abraham Lincoln
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You are aware the 3rd Asian Mining Congress and Exhibition will be held during January 22-25 2010 in Kolkata The current Global recession has affected the industrialised countries more severely than the developing countries of Asia The Mining Industry needs to pursue energy efficiency and cost cutting in mining operations High performance mining for increased efficiency productivity and production both in quantity and quality are the need of the day The most important factors affecting productivity are Infrastructure Communication and Automation The manufactures of mining machinery may utilize the slump period in forging new alliances amongst themselves and invest in RampD activities to improve the equipment efficiency
for manufacturers of mining machinery to exhibit their equipment and display their activities in the Exhibition which will be held in Netaji Indoor Stadium and Khudiram Anusilan Kendra located adjacent to the famour Eden Gardens Cricket Stadium and the Technical Sessions of the Congress will be held in the Hotel Taj Bengal Kolkata located in the heart of the city during January 22-25 2010MGMI and TAFCON joined hands to create a comprehensive and all encompassing platform for the Mining and Allied Industries so that the current issues and priorities of the sector could be addressed in a holistic manner and the business opportunities could be highlighted in a most befitting manner So you may block the above dates for active participation both in the Conference and Mining Exhibition as wellYou may like to inform your colleagues so that they may also plan for a visit It will enable them to have a glimpse of the advancement in Mining Machinery at a fraction of cost than visiting foreign Exhibitions
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THE MINING GEOLOGICAL amp METALLURGICAL INSTITUTE OF INDIA GN-384
Salt Lake Sector ndash V Kolkata ndash 700 091PH 2357 3482 2357 3987 Fax 2357 3482
e-mail amp Organising
RD3 Asian Mining Congress 2010Conference and Exhibition
January 22-25 2010 Kolkata IndiaOn
ldquoResurgence of Mining in Asia Prospects amp Challengesrdquo
The Subjects to be covered are Status of Mineral Industry in Asian Countries Oil amp Gas Sector and Coal Bed Methane Planning amp Design Technology Development Coal Beneficiation amp Mineral Processing Business amp Investment opportunities in Mining Industry Road blocks to Mineral Development Green Mining Environmental Health and Safety issues of Mining Industry
Call for Papers Besides Technical Papers from Identified invited authors Technical papers are invited from interested participants on the Lead Subjects identified above for the Congress
Congress amp Exhibition Venues Technical Sessions of the Congress will be held in the Hotel Taj Bengal Kolkata located in the heart of the City The International Mining Exhibition will be held in Netaji Indoor Stadium located adjacent to the famous Eden Gardens Cricket Stadium
PRINCIPAL COORDINATORSN C Jha Director (Technical) CIL President MGMI
R K Saha CMD CCL Vice President MGMI ampChairman Exhibition CommitteeProf S P Banerjee Former Director ISM Past President
MGMI Chairman Organising Committee
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Talk Back helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Highlights of the National Workshop on Indian Mining Sectors Policies and Constraints
ndHighlights of 52 Holland Memorial Lecture by Shri S J Sibal DGMS Dhanbad helliphelliphelliphellip
rdHighlights of the 103 Annual General Meeting helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
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Corrigendum
The News Letter Vol 35 No 1 (April ndash June 2009) page 8 column 2 line 4 the name of the author of the paper ldquoDesign a combined stoping method below an Open Pit Mine using Numerical Modelling ndash a case studyrdquo should be read as Prof (Dr) B S Sastry The misprint is regretted
Cover Page Photograph
Picture of a Pontoon Pump used in opencast mine sumps Beauty of the arrangement is that the pumps installed in this system never gets drowned even if the mine is flooded
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Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009 3
Presidents Message
National Mineral Polices - The Role of a Professional Society
At the very outset I take this opportunity to convey my Heartiest Bijaya Greetings to you and your family members May this Festival of Light shower upon you lots of Happiness and Glory
It is really a privilege to address the distinguished members of the MGMI through this column and I wish to take the opportunity of focusing on some of the key functions that a professional society such as ours could fruitfully discharge in assuring national interest vis-agrave-vis minerals availability at acceptable prices and a comprehenship National Mineral Policies While formulating mineral policies we should not forget to consider its constraints too
In our efforts to react the goals of balanced economic growth minerals a v a i l a b i l i t y p r o d u c t i v i t y a n d performance of the mineral sector and environmental issues including National Mineral Policies The enlightened professionals who are members of MGMI are the right people who can help in shaping and guiding the national policies on minerals related problems It is agreed that there is a need to consider the mineral problems in conjunction with national energy and environmental goals crippling this vital economic activity with its multiplier effects on the local regional
and national economic scene If these concerns are not articulated and placed before the policy makers through a forum such as ours I am afraid that our mineral future may be in jeopardy
The Council of MGMI decided to organize a National Workshop on Indian Mining Sectors Policies and Constraints ndash wherein some eminent personalities who matters in this issue have presented their papers I firmly hope that on hearing from them and interaction with delegates it will possibly result some positive outcome for the progress of mining sector
May I therefore urge our members to help our professional body to identify some of these areas of concern in which we can give our professionals an unbiased view I am sure the MGMI and its distinguished members provide with a mechanism for looking at the mineral problems as a whole keep track of changing situations and the interrelation of national policies and programmes for the greater good of the Nation
N C Jha
6
Omission regretted
Date 190809
To The EditorMGMI
Ref MGMI News Letter Vol-35 No 1 2009
Sir
I observed with great shock and dismay that the cover page photograh description did not mention acknowledge the name of the person who made this photograph available I am indeed sorry to state that such omissions will discourage donors of photograph for cover page
Yours faithfullyDr A K MoitraPerson who made the photograph of the above cover page
(From the Editor The front page picture of the Newsletter April-June 2009 - the picture of a fossil of a Dinosaur and the description of it was arranged by Dr AK Moitra The omission of acknowledging the same is regretted Thanks to Dr Moitra All readers are requested to send such interest ing photographs fort he front page of the future Newsletters)
Mis print regretted
Date 090909
ToMr BC BhattacharyaHony Editor MGMI
Dear Mr Bhattacharya
It is a matter of great feel of pride to see the
graceful look of the MGMI Newsletter (ISSN
0254-8003) with its rich contents over the
issues for the last few years I must
Talk Back
congratulate you and your team members for
your peerless effort to keep its standard high
and also for the very topical editorial published
in vol 35 No 1 (Apr -Jun 2009) I thank Mr
Debajyoti Bhattacherjee for the short article on
Petropodhellip which is very informative It is
also amazing to see the cover page picture of
the complete skeleton of Kotasaurus
Yamanpalliensis Dinosaur collected and
reconstructed by the GSI housed at BSC
Hyderabad I congratulate Dr A K Moitra
and his team member of the GSI for the
Herculean task they have performed and also I
thank you for printing the same on the front
cover I with this channel of communication
request Mr Sailendra K Mukherjee one of the
doyens of mine safety to contribute small
articles on some typical mine disasters from
his vast experience which might have gone in
oblivion
However in the said issue there exists some
misprint Whereas the cover page shows Vol
35 No1 APRIL ndash JUNE 2009 the bottom centre
of all the inside pages show Vol 34 No4 April
2009 ndash June 2009 Also in the same issue in
page 8 column 2nd line 4 the name should be
Prof (Dr) B S Sastry and not Prof (Dr) D S
Sastry You are requested to issue
corrigendum in the next issue of the Newsletter
on above two items
With warm regards
Yours sincerely (Prof (Dr) Subir Kumar Mukhopadhyay) Council Member MGMI (LM 2954)E-mail
(From the Editor Thanks for the observation The misprints are regretted)
subirmminingiitkgpernetin
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
7
same should be made available for domestic uses at affordable price keeping in view the cost of production along with reasonable return on investment towards exploration and mining made by agencies authorized by the state for prospecting and mining but excluding taxation by any name eg import duty custom duty excise royalty cess sales tax etc as we have birth right to consume minerals for our own use Our government should not over look the vision of Mahatma Gandhi who revolted against British Government for imposing tax upon production and consumption of salt from saline water of Indian coast line as we have birth right to consume natural resources obtained from within the limits of our country Some years ago in my personal capacity I requested Sri P Chidambaram the then Finance Minister of Government of India to abolish all kinds of taxation on natural fuel and petroleum products so that we can buy petrol at Rs 22- per litre as against Rs 45- per litre Energy either from coal or oil amp gas or nuclear minerals are not only the most vital input of industries and transport but also for better standard of living of all human beings Although abolition of taxation upon consumption of minerals will help in higher growth in all respects but loss in revenue of the government but ways can be found out to recover such loss by other means and not at the cost of freedom to consume own minerals and its products MGMI should move the Government of India to abolish all kinds of taxation against production and consumption of natural resources especially energy bearing minerals like oil amp gas coal atomic minerals etc so that just pricing of minerals and mineral products can be made
4 Recognizing the fact that within less than one and half years final clearance for any Project is obtained in Australia whereas
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
Indian Mining Sectors Policies amp Constraints
Date 090909
Dear Shri Bhattacharya
Under letters to the Editor I reaffirm my sincere thanks to the Council of our Institute for inviting me to participate in the workshop held
thon 15 September 2009 where during the discussions I submitted the following and other views which could not been expressed for shortage of time-
1 All natural resources like crude oil amp gas coal amp lignite metallic and non-metallic minerals occurring within our country are our national resources owned by Government by India representing all citizens India is one Nation and not divided into multiple of nations MGMI should move the Government of India to finalize one appropriate National Policy for all natural resources excepting forest and agricultural products We as earth scientists and engineers are very much concerned with all minerals and cannot afford to have different policies for crude oil or coal or other minerals
2 It is meaning less to have any bargaining relationship between the Environment amp Forest Ministry in one hand and Departments of Geology Mines Steel Coal and Oil in other hand to decide on the number of exploratory holes per sq km to be drilled for scientific investigation which decides number of exploratory holes need to be drilled MGMI should move the Government of India to exempt imposition of Forest and Environment Act upon all geological and exploration activities prior to mining activities
3 The Chief Guest Dr A K Sarkar emphasized on various factors for fixing prices of minerals especially coal Since we have birth right to consume natural resources like minerals from our mother land the
(Continued to Page No 9)
35
Shri CPAmbesh (7889-LM 1998-99) former Controller General Indian Bureau of Mines passed
thaway on 4 August 2009 at Coimbtore due to kidney failure
stBorn on 1 July 1948 at Varanasi Shri
Ambesh obtained Bachelors degree in Mining Engineering from the Banaras Hindu University in 1970 He also did LLB from Nagpur University in 1992 After graduation in Mining Engineering he joined Hindustan Copper Limited and worked in the underground copper mines in Rajasthan in various capacities In his professional career he obtained First Class Mines Managers Certificate of competency (Unrestricted) Then after he joined Indian Bureau of Mines a premier mining organization under the Ministry of Mines of the Government of India He rose to the post of Controller General Indian Bureau of Mines and superannuated on
th30 June 2008
He had undergone extensive training in India and abroad in the field of mining management labour mining laws etc He is trained at ARMNIPROTS-VETMET Institute of Mine Design at Armenia USSR in the area of Mine Planning and Designing He had been to
Obituary
SHRI CPAMBESH
Australia as a technical member of the Indian Delegation in various missions He also attended the 20th World Mining Congress held at Tehran Islamic Republic of Iran
He was presented with Best Citizen of India award instituted by International Publishing House New Delhi in recognition of his exceptional caliber and outstanding achievements and contribution towards the development of mines and minerals especially metal mines and mineral legislation Shri Ambesh was a Fellow Member of the Institution of Engineers (India) Life Member of the Mining Engineers Association of India Mining Geological and Metallurgical Institute of India Indian Science Congress Association and National Institute of Small Mines Several technical publications are on his credit
He is survived by wife and two married daughters and host of relatives and friends May his soul rest in peace
Shri Kamala Kant Srivastava an active Life Member (5730-1991-92) of MGMI was born in the year 1937 He was a Mining Engineer He was engaged in WCL Nagpur and retired in July 1995 At the time of retirement he was holding the post of Chief Mining Engineer WCL Nagpur Shri Srivastava passed away on
th19 July 2009 May his soul rest in peace
Dont compare yourself with any one in this world If you do so you are insulting yourself
ndash Alen Strike
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
36
MGMI Council for 2009-2010 President
NC Jha D(T) CIL
Vice-President RK Saha CMDCCL
Immediate Past President RP Ritolia Advisor (Coal) to MD Tata Steel Ltd VK Singh Former CMD NCL
Hony Secretary Dr D Sarkar GM NECCIL
Hony Jt Secretary Hony Treasurer Hony EditorPrasanta Roy Bhaskar Chakraborti BC BhattacharyaDySGPTGeolCIL Director GSI Former CGM (WBPD)
Council Members
VK Arora VP KCT KK Mishra Manager(System) CILDr JP Barnwal Head Mineral Engg RRL A Datta Former DirectorCoal Wing GSIMK Bhattacharya DyCE(System)CIL Dr AK MoitraFormer Director(SD) GSILK Bose Former ED CIL Dr VP Sinha Advisor Tata Steel LtdJP Dasgupta Former CGM(MM) CIL Prof SC Ray Former HOD IIT KgpProf(Dr) SK MukhopadhyayProfIITKgp MM Singh Former D(T)Oprn CCLJP Goenka Mg Partner NMC Dr A Sinha Director CIMFRPhalguni Guha CGMCoal Videsh CIL TK Nag Director(Tech)OpnsCCLDr AL Kundu Former Dy GM SAIL Prof T Kumar Director ISMUShri R Lochan Supdt Geol CMPDI G Dhar CGM (Corp PlangampTech) (Coordn) CIL
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
11
rdThe 103 Annual General Meeting for the year 2008-2009 of the Mining Geological and Metallurgical Institute of India was held at Park Hotel 17 Park Street Kolkata 700 016 on
thTuesday the 15 September 2009 at 4 pm with Shri NC Jha President in the Chair The meeting was attended by SShri RP Ritolia AK Singh Prof SP Banerjee Prof A K Ghose Prof GS Roonwal RK Saha MM Singh JP Goenka SR Panja AK Sen GS Ghosh Hazra AK Dasgupta NK Biswas A Prasad MK Bhattacherjee P Roy KK Mishra S Chakravorti SC Dasgupta AK Talapatra S Choudhuri Prof(Dr) SK Mukhopadhyay SN Ghosh Prof(Dr) D DebDrAK Moitra KM Agans AK Mukhopadhyay S Bandopadhyay P Choudhury S Bhattacharjee BB Das D Chakravorty PK Baranwal SK Das Gupta Kalyan SenA Mukhopadhyay S Sinha AK Nath BC Bhattacharya LK Bose P K Bhattacharjee K Banerjee AK Chaturvedi HR Surana DK Ray B Prasad MM Bhattacherjee Shilpi DN Prasad Smt S Prasad L Prasad SN Prasad SL Mehera Dr D Sarkar T Chaudhury M Kumar NP Sahu SK Das SK Basu JPDasgupta S Mookherjee S Ghosh RN Datta SK Chakraborti R K Datta BK Chakrabarti AK Ray AK Mukhopadhyay MK Mukhopadhyay AK Das JK Ghosh BN Mishra T Datta J Chandra RK Choudhary M Khasale KN Jha SK Mishra G Sharma C Singh RR Mittal B Pathak A Hussan S Chatterjee PK Jha TR Kannan HC Dahiya D Nagaralarcasan S Prasad D Sarkar SK Dutta S Ray GP Ghatak G Dhar N Kumar PK Roy Chowdhury Prof SC Ray amp others
At the outset the members mourned the sad demise of the following members by observing one-minute silence
rdHighlights of the 103 Annual General Meeting
Late Dr KP Gupta Sibdas Ghosh KC Jain SC Roy Chowdhury PR Sinha M Singh PP Jain S Roy AK Mondal N Mondal and Prof BK Kejriwal
Shri NC Jha President MGMI Chaired the Session
rd 10 The notice convening the 103 Annual General Meeting of the Institute held at Park Hotel 17 Park Street Kolkata 700
th016 on Tuesday the 15 September 2009 at 4 pm issued on August 12 2009 were taken as read
nd20 The Minutes of the 102 Annual General Meeting of the Institute held at ITC Hotel Sonar Kolkata 1 JBS Haldane Avenue Kolkata 700 046 on
thSaturday the 27 September 2008 at 4 pm were read and unanimously confirmed
30 The Councils Report Audited Balance Sheet and Statement of Income and Expenditure Accounts for the year 2008-
st2009(ended on 31 March 2009) were adopted and confirmed unanimously
40 Messrs BK Sen amp Co Chartered Accountants of 11 Old Post Office Street Kolkata 700 001 was re-appointed as the Auditor of the Institute for the year 2009-2010 at a remuneration of Rs3500- only
50 Recipients of Awards and Medals for the 2008-2009
51 Dr J Coggin Brown Memorial (Gold) Medal for Geological Sciences to Shri Akshaya Kumar Sarangi for his outstanding contribution in Geological Sciences
52 John Dunn Medal to Dr Khanindra
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
12
Pathak for his outstanding contribution in Indian Mineral Industry
53 Indranil Award for Metallurgy to Dr Shambhu Nath Prasad for his outstanding contribution in Ferrous Metallurgy
54 R P Bhatnagar Award to Shri Pradip Kumar Baranwal for his outstanding contribution in Mineral Beneficiation (Cash Rs1000-)
55 DN Thakur Award to Prof GS R o o n w a l f o r h i s o u t s t a n d i n g contribution in Earth Sciences
56 Engineering Gold Medal to Shri BN Pan for his outstanding contribution in Mining Sciences
57 Coal India Project Implementation Trophy to Chotia OCP of Prakash Industries Ltd
58 Prof SK Bose Memorial Award for excellence in teaching in Mining Engineering to Prof MA Ramlu
59 HB Ghose Award for the Manager having best Safety performance during the preceding year to Shri Chittaranjan Kumar of Sawang Underground Mine of CCL and Shri PP Gupta of Manikpur Opencast Project of SECL
510 Smt Bala Tandon Award to Prof (Dr) Debasis Deb for his outstanding contribution in upgrading the quality of life in Mining (cash Rs1000-)
511 Lala Ramkishore Singhal Award for outstanding contribution in the field of Conservation of Minerals to Prof(Dr) Subir Kumar Mukhopadhyay
512 Institutes Silver Medal to Prof(Dr) Subir Kumar Mukhopadhyay Prof (Dr) Debasis Deb and Prof(Dr) BS Sastry for their paper on ldquoDesign of a
Combined Stoping Method below an Open Pit Mine using Numerical Modeling ndash A case studyrdquo
513 MGMI Branch Membership Growth Award to MGMI Kolkata Branch and Ranchi Branch for 2008-2009
514 MGMI Branch Activity Award to M G M I R a n c h i B r a n c h for 2008-2009
Student Awards for 2007-2008
Award of Pickering Medal for the year 1981 to the Best Student of Mining Engineering of ISMU Dhanbad to Shri Mukti Pada Dikshit
515 Pickering Medal for the best student of ISM in Mining Engineering to Shri Anirban Majumdar of ISMU
516 Hayden Medal for the best student in Applied Geology to Smt Sohini Gupta of ISMU
517 Yule Medal for the best student in Mining Machinery to Shri Alok Kumar Singh of ISMU
518 Mc Nally Bharat Medal for the best student in Mineral Engineering to Shri Mahendra Singh Negi of ISMU
519 Dr Hari Narain Medal for the best student in Applied Geophysics to Smt Shilpi of ISMU
520 Oil India Medal for the best student in Petroleum Engineering to Shri Adi Anand of ISMU
521 Dr J Cogging Brown Memorial Cash Award for the best student in Geology to Shri Ankush Singh of Presidency College Calcutta(Rs500-)
522 S Lal Award for Mining Engineering to Shri Arindam Basu of BESU Shibpur
523 SCCL(Gold) Medal for the best student
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
13
in Mining Engineering to Md Naseeruddin of University College of Engineering Kakatiya University Kothagudem
524 Nava Bharat Ferro Alloys Medal for the best student in Mining Machinery to Md Naseeruddin of University College of Engineering Kakatiya University Kothagudem
525 Indranil Award for Metallurgy to Shri Aysuman Banerjee of BESU Shibpur
526 Indranil Award for Metallurgy to Shri Sudhanshu Shekhar Singh of IIT Kharagpur
527 Chandrakala Medal for Mining Engineering to Shri Tejasvi Singh Kushwaa of IIT Kharagpur
528 S m t N i r j a S a h a y M e d a l f o r MSc(Applied Geology) to Ms Khushboo Arora of IIT Kharagpur
529 Roberton Medal to the best student of Mining Engineering to Km Rashi Agarwal of BHU
530 La Touch Medal for the best student in Geology to Shri Punit Dubey of BHU
531 Hadfield Medal for the best student in Metallurgical Engineering to Shri Naman Mittal of BHU
532 Kalyan Mukherjee ldquo61 Geologyrdquo Medal for the best student in MSc (Geology) of University of Calcutta to Shri Sujoy Dasgupta
533 Presentation of Scroll of Honour to the following Life Members with 25 years Standing of Membership (1983-84)
SShri TM ChickabasaviahGP Ghatak SN Bhattacharya LK Bose AK Mukhopadhyay M Ramakrishna SP GuptaKM Agarwal AP Banerjee A Ramaswamy P Bhalla AL Kumawal P Karunesan MN Mehta PC
Tak JP Gupta CT Dave DK Sarkar RN Mishra BP Pai SK Ghosh DP Dasgupta M Jawed HN Khanna RY Kutumbe AK Tooley PM Mohnot SN Pandy SP Lahiri BJ Lakshman SK DewanGK Pradhan Sh DB Sikka GC Mittal GS Ghosh Hazra AN Singh RP Prashhara US Prasad BL Khandewal PN Singh YP Bhasin AN Bhattacharjee J K M u k h e r j e e U B Talpallikar Sourindra Chowdhuri BK Verma MGK Murthy Mahendra Pratap Singh NC Kapur KB Bhatt R Krishnan S Ghosh Tapan BiswasAngleo Condrad NK KavdiaVP KapurAV Ulabhaje HP Sengupta AK Gupta SN Verma JM Roychowdhury CK Jain HR Uppal BRS BhatnagarR Gupta B G Baliga
534 Presentation of Scroll of Honour to the following Life Members with 50 years standing of Membership (1958-1959)
SShri SB Roy SK Baksi SK Lahiri PM Chauhan BN Mukherjee
6 Shri NC Jha President delivered the Presidential Address in the meeting
7 It was announced that Shri NC Jha Director(Technical) CIL has been re-elected as President of the Institute for the year 2009-2010
8 It was also announced that Dr Debasish Sarkar GM NEC has been elected as Hony Secretary of the Institute for the years 2009-2011 Dr Sarkar conveyed his heart felt thanks to the members at the same time he expressed his sincere thanks to Prof SC Ray the outgoing Hony Secretary and appreciated for his sincere works and contribution to the Institute during his tenure as Hony Secretary
9 Dr S K Chakraborti Convenor for the election of the Council Members
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
14
declared the names who have been elected to the Council for the years 2009-2012
SShri P Roy T Kumar TK Nag R Lochan MK Bhattacharya G Dhar and KK Mishra
10 Any other matter with the permission of the Chair
There was a proposal of issuance of Photo Identity Card to the Life Members of the Institute Shri RK Saha Vice- President MGMI amp CMD CCL agreed to Sponsor the proposal and would reimburse the expenditure in this account by CCL
The President invited members present to put forward suggestions for the development of the Institute On request from the President some m e m b e r s g a v e t h e f o l l o w i n g suggestions
I) Council Meeting should not be held only in Kolkata it should be organized in different places
ii) Arrangement to be made to start some courses for continuous flow of funds
iii) Transit House of MGMI should be made functionable
iv) Ground Floor needs to be rented out
v) Effort should be made to increase of membership
vi) On Line Voting System may be introduced for Election to the Council
vii) MGMI Transactions should be enriched
11 Vote of thanks was proposed by Shri BC Bhattacharjee Meeting ended with a vote of thanks to the Chair
ATTENTION TO LIFE MEMBERS
It has been decided by the Council that a Photo Identify Card will be issued to all Life Members of MGMI All Life Members are requested to furnish the proforma given below
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 Name ( in Capital )______________________________________________
2 Membership No ________________________________________________
3 Present Address ________________________________________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
4 Date of Birth __________________________________________________
5 Blood Group __________________________________________________
Please do send 02 (two) sets of latest Stamp size coloured Photographs mentioning your name on the reverse of the photographs
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
4
Editorrsquos PageGung - ho over growth
Demand for coal is slated to reach a level of two billion tonne level by 2016-17 To fulfill this target the growth rate has to hike of 17 to 18 percent mark from the present level to 6 to 7 percent This seems to be a Herculean task if we go by the trend The following facts will show some light on it
The countrys coal production during 2008-09 was around 480 million tonne Coal Indias contribution was around 403 million tonne The balance came from SCCL and private mines Increase of import of coal has become a regular feature showing increasing trend of 10 to 15 percent every year to meet the domestic requirement
Based on overall linkages the Working Group estimates consumption of coal likely to reach the level of 750 million tonne by 2011-12 To meet the demand Coal India is expected to raise 520 million tonne and the Singerani Colloeries Company to contribute 40 million tonne and the rest would be made up by the private companies
Major reasons for coal shortage as identified by the Chairman Coal India are
lPower sector is expanding without considering source of coal
lE n o r m o u s p r o b l e m o f g e t t i n g environment and forest clearances
lThe archaic laws on different accounts creating bumps on the growth path
However to enhance the growth rate adopting new mining technologies men-friendly land acquisition policy faster exploration of the blocks and forcing the block holders for fast
development of their blocks allotted to them cannot be ignored
In this context attention of the Government is drawn to the following long standing aspects to think seriously
lMany block holders are not getting inspiration to mine coal in their blocks only for captive use Passing the bill enabling the private investors to market coal mined out from their blocks will help mitigating the situation
lArchaic law of land acquisition is being left out for amendment for decades Govt has to think seriously now under the present juncture
lA universally acceptable central policy on R amp R needs to be formulated for application country wide instead of leaving it to the State Govts to deal with
lThe process of disposing of the cases for environment and forestry clearance needs to be reformed
lMany of the 201 coal blocks allotted do not have infrastructural facility like r o a d r a i l e l e c t r i c i t y a n d communication Probably it was thought that the block holders will take initiative for the same whenever they will take up the block development Unfortunately this is also one of the reasons of delay in developing the captive blocks Before allotment the infrastructural facilities should be created in case 2 billion tonne target is to
thbe achieved by 12 plan
lThe country is having around 79 billion
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
5
tonne of mineable proved reserves of coal It is feared that India is likely to run out of coal by 2040-41 if the demand continues to grow at the current rate The only way out is to accelerate exploration to bring major portion of the inferred and indicated quantum of the gross coal reserve of 26221 billion tonne (as on 1 April 2009) under the arena of proved reserve as early as possible It is not possible for the existing agencies eg GSI CMPDIL and MECL to do the entire job The private sector agencies must be
encouraged to join hands with the Govt agencies for the purpose This will enhance the confidence level of the block holders to come into action
One can dream to have something but one has to be gung-ho (aggressive) over it to achieve
The Editorial Committee wishes a hearty Dewali Greetings to all the readers
BCBhattacharyaHony Editor
ANNOUNCEMENT
The MGMI is updating the database of members on roll The members are requested to send their details if not already sent in the following format
FORMAT (Pl fill in BLOCK LETTERS)
Name helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Membership No helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Date of birth helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Membership grade LMMAssociateStudent AssociateDonerPatronCorporate Member (Pl tick)
Address helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
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Phone no with STD Code helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
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Date Signature
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
21
Kolkata Branch
th ndThe 6 Annual General Meeting of the Kolkata Branch held on 22 September 2009 elected the Executive Committee of the Branch of MGMI with the following personnel as office bearers to look after functioning of the branch
1 Chairman Dr Anupendu Gupta
2 Vice Chairman Dr Ajoy Kr Moitra
3 Hony Secretary Shri Surya Kumar Gangopadhyay
4 Hony Jt Secretary S A Sufian
5 Treasurer Dr Shyamal Chakraborti
6 Members SShri R N Datta and R K Datta
The newly elected Executive body of MGMI Kolkata Branch co-opted SShri L K Bose and J P Dasgupta as Advisors
Branch Activities
HEALTH TITBIT
Music and Mice (and humans too)
An experiment was carried out recently using mice and music One group was given ldquoclassical musicrdquo to listen to They ate well and became sleek and fat The other control group had ldquohard rock musicrdquo piped into their cage The experiment did not last long as they began o fight and eventually most of them were dead They had killed or severely injured each other The choice of music could affect humans too
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
15
th6 Council Meetingth thThe 837 meeting of the Council (6 meeting of
rdthe 103 Session) of the Institute held at MGMI Building GN-384 Sector ndash V Salt Lake
thKolkata ndash 700 091 on Saturday the 18 July 2009 at 330 pm with Shri N C Jha President in the Chair The meeting was attended by Prof Ajoy Kr Ghose Prof S P Banerjee Shri R P Ritolia Shri R K Saha Shri B C Bhattacharya Shri M K Bhattacharya Shri L K Bose Shri Bhaskar Chakraborti Shri Asitabha Datta Shri J P Dasgupta Shri J P Goenka Shri Phalguni Guha Shri K K Mishra Dr A K Moitra Prof S K Mukhopadhyay Shri Prasanta Roy and Dr Debsish Sarkar
Leave of absence was granted to those who could not attend the meeting
The President then extended welcome to Prof A K Ghose Prof S P Banerjee Shri R P Ritolia Past Presidents Shri R K Saha Vice President and all other members of the Council President thereafter took up the agenda item
10 The minutes were circulated to all Council Members No written comment was received However the minutes were confirmed with the following modifications
Item No 8362 (v) The Council principally agreed and approved the recommendation of the Finance Committee about the reimbursement of actual local travelling expenses per month to the following Office Bearers for attending MGMI Office in relation to the Official work if claimed subject to the maximum of
Hony Secretary Rs 2500Hony Jt Secretary Rs1500Hony Treasurer Rs1500-Hony Editor Rs 1500
with effect from May 2009
Head Quarters Activity
Item No 83650 i) Half Day Workshop
It was decided that a half day workshop thwould be held on Tuesday the 15 September
2009 the topic being ldquoIndian Mining Sectors Policies and Constraintsrdquo Invited lectures will be delivered by 4 distinguished speakers on the subject for discussion Dr A K Moitra was unanimously chosen as Convenor of the Seminar while Shri Prasanta Roy as Co-convenor
Resolution 83610th th rdldquothe minutes of the 836 (5 meeting of the 103
rdsession) meeting of the Council held on 23 May 2009 at Kolkata be confirmed with the said modificationrdquo
11 The Council then considered the action taken report on the Minutes of the 836 meeting of the Council held on May 23 2009 at Kolkata and noted the report
Regarding guidelines for monetary rdtransaction expenditure control for 3
AMC as approved by the Council some Off ice Bearers expressed their discomfort Arising out of the situation the Council advised that the Chairman Organis ing Commit tee Hony Treasurer Co-convenor Organising Committee and the Chairman Technical Committee may discuss together and modify the guidelines as per convenience for monetary
rdtransaction for 3 AMC 2010
Item No 83670 To consider and constitute a Board of Scrutinizers to conduct the Election of Council Members for the year 2009-12
As Shri Prasanta Roy resigned from the Board of Scrutinizers to conduct the election of Council Members for the year 2009-2012 Dr A K Moitra was
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16
unanimously nominated in the Board of scrutinizers in place of Shri Prasanta Roy
20 To consider report recommendations of the Finance Committee
The recommendations of the Finance Committee were placed before the Council The Council discussed on the r e p o r t a n d a p p r o v e d t h e recommendations of the Finance Committee The recommended pay structure for the staff as well as fixation
stof pay will take effect from 1 April 2009 However if there is any further suggestion received from the Council Members on the recommendation the Finance Committee was requested to consider them and review the matter The minutes of the Finance Committee
thdated 27 June 2009 is given in Appendix I
Arising out of the discussion the Council authorized Finance Committee to overview and take controll of the financial matter and advice the Hony Secretary time to time in regard to the financial matter
The Finance Committee was also further requested to prepare a guideline f o r m o n e y t a r y t r a n s a c t i o n expenditure control for MGMI Acs and submit the same to the Council for consideration and implementation
The Hony Secretary was advised to take guidance from Finance Committee regarding financial matter which involved sizeable expenditure and was not of routine nature
The Council was informed that quotations were collected for MGMI News Letter amp Transactions and were studied by the Finance Committee Ms Lalchand Roy amp Co had quotated
the lowest price no decisions had been taken in this regard Order had been placed before it was approved by the Council Hony Editor was not aware about the process and placing of the order However performance of Ms Lalchand Roy amp Co will be accessed for next 3 months and a report will be placed before the Council
In order to streamline the system the Council directed that in future quotations for any work would be obtained in sealed cover and would be open in the presence of the bidders by the Finance Committee members to avoid any irregularity
30 To discuss about the progress of the forthcoming events of the Institute
Half Day National Workshop
The date of half day workshop has been t hchanged to 15 September 2009
th(Tuesday) instead of 12 September 2009 In workshop four distinguished speakers will be invited for giving lectures on the subject on Indian Mining Sectors Policies amp Constraints (IMPC 2009)
Holland Memorial Lecture
The Council was informed that as Shri B Muthuraman MD Tata Steel regretted that it would not be possible for him to deliver the Holland Memorial Lecture due to pre-occupation Shri S J Sibal DGMS Dhanbad has been approached
ndby the President to deliver 52 Holland thMemorial Lecture on 15 September
2009 at Park Hotel
Annual General Meeting
The venue of the AGM National Workshop and Holland Memorial Lecture will be at the Park Hotel
thKolkata on 15 September 2009
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17
rd40 To discuss about the progress of the 3 Asian Mining Congress ndash 2010
ndThe minutes of the 2 meeting of the Exhibition Organising Committee held
thon 18 July 2009 are given in Appendix II which provided the detailed progress
rdreport of the Exhibition of 3 AMC
Prof S P Banerjee Chairman Organising Committee while briefing the Council about the progress made referred to the last minutes of the
thOrganising Committee held on 27 June 2009 which is given in Appendix III
Prof Banerjee raised the point that the high cost items for the Congress should be identified and arrangement for procurement of these should be undertaken at the earliest In this regard he also suggested that a committee could be constituted The Council authorized him to go ahead with the proposal and if he felt that a committee was required he could constitute the same as per his choice
50 T o c o n s i d e r a p p l i c a t i o n s f o r Membership and membership position of the Institute
The Council approved 38 applications for membership out of which 23 were for Life Members 14 Members and one Donor Member
60 To consider fixation of tariff for Transit House and releasing payment of balance due to the Contractor Ms Popular Decorator
Regarding fixation of Tariff for Transit House the Council referred the matter to the Finance Committee to propose the tariff and other conditions and forward it to the Council for consideration As the Transit House has been made ready by the Contractor Ms Popular Decorator balance due to the contractor
Rs 409000 (Rupees four lakhs nine thousand) only may be released
The Council was informed that the contractor claimed that he had done some extra works on verbal order worth Rs 65000 (Rupees sixty five thousand) The Council discussed this and referred the matter to the Finance Committee to examine and recommend action to be taken by the Council on this issue
70 Any other business with the permission of the chair
I) Mode of despatch of Ballot Papers
The Council advised that all the Ballots should be sent by post to the members under certificate of posting
The meeting ended with vote of thanks to the Chair at 1830 hrs
th7 Council Meetingth thThe 838 meeting of the Council (7 meeting of
rdthe 103 Session) of the Institute held at MGMI Building GN-384 Sector ndash V Salt Lake
thKolkata ndash 700 091 on Saturday the 29 August 2009 at 300 pm with Shri N C Jha President in the Chair The meeting was attended by Prof S P Banerjee Shri R P Ritolia Shri R K Saha Shri V K Arora Shri M K Bhattacharya Shri L K Bose Shri Asitabha Datta Shri J P Dasgupta Shri J P Goenka Shri Phalguni Guha Shri K K Mishra Dr A K Moitra Prof S K Mukhopadhyay Dr Debsish Sarkar Shri Prasanta Roy Shri Bhaskar Chakraborti And Prof S C Ray
Leave of absence was granted to those who could not attend the meeting
The President then extended welcome to Prof S P Banerjee Shri R P Ritolia Past Presidents Shri R K Saha Vice President and all other members of the Council
One minute silence was observed in memory of Late Ashoke Kr Mandal Life Member Shri C P Ambesh Life Member Kamala Kanta
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
18
Srivastava Life Member and Jay Prakash Thakur Life member
President thereafter took up the agenda itemth10 To confirm the minutes of the 837
meeting of the Council held at Kolkata thon July 18 2009
The minutes were circulated to all Council Members So far no Comment was received The Council then resolved that
Resolution 83810th thThe minutes of the 837 (6 meeting of
rdthe 103 session) meeting of the thCouncil held on 18 July 2009 at
Kolkata be confirmed
11 To consider matters arising out of the minutes
The Council then considered the action thtaken report on the Minutes of the 837
thmeeting of the Council held on 18 July 2009 at Kolkata and noted the report
83811To discuss about the progress of the forthcoming events of the Institute
I) Half Day National Workshop (IMPC - 2009)
Dr A K Moitra Convenor IMPC ndash 2009 intimated about the Progress of National Workshop ndash IMPC 2009 and also submitted a statement of Income and Expenditure of IMPC ndash 2009 as on date
ii) Holland Memorial Lecture
The Convenor also informed to the Council that Shri S J Sibal DGMS Dhanbad confirmed of his acceptance to deliver the prestigious Holland
thMemorial Lecture on 15 September 2009 at the Park Hotel Kolkata
rd103 Annual General Meeting
The Honorary Secretary informed that rdthe notice for 103 Annual General
Meeting was circulated to the eligible
members through the Newsletter Vol 35 No 1 April ndash June 2009 The Convenor IMPC 2009 added that arrangements for all the events
thscheduled to be held on 15 September 2009 at the Park Hotel Kolkata have been made in consultation with the Hony Secretary and Hony Jt Secretary
rd20 To review about the progress of the 3 Asian Mining Congress ndash 2010
Prof S P Banerjee was requested by the President to enlight the members of the Council about the progress so far made
rdfor 3 AMC Prof Banerjee briefed the rdCouncil about the progress of the 3
AMC He also mentioned that Ms Sandvic Asia desired to host one of the
rdDinners of 3 AMC They were strequested to host the 1 day Dinner by
the President Possibly they will agree with the proposal It was also ment ioned that IEI has given announcement in August 2009 issue of
rdtheir Newsletter about 3 AMC Both MMR and Coal Insight were also agreed to give publicity through their
rdpublications about 3 AMC President also informed that some discussions have been going on with one of the Event Management Agents who were
rdwilling to assist us for 3 AMC They gave proposal that they will bring delegates as well as new organizations apart from our targeted organizations for participation in the conference exhibition for which they will charge some percentage on their matured activities However details will be made known to the members of the Council after finalization of MOU Shri L K Bose Chairman Technical
rdCommittee of 3 AMC was requested by the President to inform the members about the status of the Technical papers etc Shri Bose informed that around 36
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19
authors have already sent abstract of their papers and more than 40 experts were invited for contributing Technical papers
The Hony Treasurer placed a statement rdof Income and Expenditure of the 3
AMC as on date which were noted by the members
It was decided that the loan (Rs 600000-) taken from MGMI Fund for
rd3 AMC to meet the initial expenses may be refunded to MGMI Fund at an early date
Shri R K Saha Chairman Exhibition Committee was also requested by the President to let the Council Members know about the progress so far made Shri Saha informed that approximately 900 sq mt spaces have been booked so far and some negotiations were going on Shri Saha also proposed to have one Buyers Salers meet at an early date In t h i s c o n n e c t i o n a c o m m i t t e e comprising of Shri J P Goenka Shri V K Arora and Shri J P Dasgupta has been constituted who will arrange to make all the arrangements of Buyers Salers meet
30 To consider and approve the r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s o f J u d g i n g Committee for various awards and medals
The recommendations of Judging Committee for the year 2008-09 were accepted by the Council However Shri R P Ritolia Past President proposed to constitute a Search Committee for some prestigious Awards to find out suitable personnel to keep the image of the Institute He also suggested to form a Committee for overviewing the existing Systems amp Procedures and suggest for development
T h e f o l l o w i n g m e m b e r s w e r e considered
Shri N C Jha ChairmanProf Ajoy Kr Ghose Past PresidentShri R P Ritolia Past President amp
ConvenorShri V K Arora MemberShri J P Goenka Member Dr A K Moitra MemberProf (Dr) Subir Kr Mukhopadhyaya
Member
The Council is pleased to Award the Branch Activity Award to Ranchi Branch according to the activities done by the Branch during the year 2008-09 During the year 2008-09 both the Kolkata and Ranchi Branches have enrolled same number of new members So the Council is pleased to award the Membership Growth Award to both Kolkata and Ranchi Branches for enrolling highest new members during the year 2008-09
40 To consider and approve the audited accounts for the financial year ended
ston 31 March 2009
As the audited accounts were not ready it was decided to hold a Special Council
thMeeting on 5 September 2009 at 400 pm with the audited accounts for consideration
50 To appoint the Institutes Auditor for stthe financial year ending on 31 March
2010
Messrs B K Sen amp Co Chartered Accountant was re-appointed as the Auditor of the Institution for the year 2009-10 at a remuneration of Rs 3500- only
60 T o c o n s i d e r a p p l i c a t i o n s f o r Membership and membership position of the Institute
The Council approved 17 applications for membership out of which 15 were
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20
for Life Members and 02 Members
70 To elect the President of the Institute for the year 2009 ndash 2010
The name of Shri N C Jha Director (Technical) CIL and present President was proposed by Shri R K Saha Vice President and was re - elected unanimously as President of the Institute for 2009-10
80 To elect the Honorary Secretary of the Institute for the year 2009 ndash 2011
The name of Dr Debasish Sarkar General Manager NEC CIL was proposed by Shri R P Ritolia Past President and was elected unanimously as Honorary Secretary of the Institute for 2009-2011
The Council expressed their sincere thanks to Prof S C Ray Hony Secretary and appreciated for his sincere works and contribution to the Institute during his tenure as Honorary Secretary
90 Any other business with the permission of the chair
i) Consultancy ndash
Prof S P Banerjee informed that a draft Policy was circulated to all the Council Members for their suggestion He said that some suggestions have been received and some more may come The Committee will meet soon with the Draft Policy alongwith the suggestions received for finalisation
ii) Presidents Golf Tournament
It was decided that the Presidents Golf Tournament will be organized either on
th12 December 2009 at Sambalpur or on st21 January 2010 at Kolkata
iii) Photo Identity card for Life Members
Prof (Dr) Subir Kr Mukhopadhyay
proposed that a photo identity card for life members of MGMI may be introduced
It was decided that MGMI will introduce the photo identity card for life members at a cost The fee for the same will be finalized soon
The meeting ended with vote of thanks to the chair at 1800 hrs
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
The Special meeting of the Council of the Institute held at MGMI Building GN-384 Sector ndash V Salt Lake Kolkata ndash 700 091 on
thSaturday the 5 September 2009 at 400 pm with Shri N C Jha President in the Chair The meeting was attended by Shri L K Bose Shri Bhaskar Chakraborti Shri J P Dasgupta Dr Amalendu Sinha and Prof S C Ray
The President extended welcome to all members of the Council and thereafter took up the agenda
The copy of the Report of Council and Audited Balance Sheet with Income amp Expenditure Accounts for the financial year 2008-09 were distributed to the members present in the meeting President requested the members present to go through the Audited Balance Sheet with Income and Expenditure Accounts for the year 2008-09 and Auditors Report to the Members
The Members considered the Auditors Report and agreed that in future we should try to implement the suggestions given by the Auditor There was lengthy discussion on the
stBalance Sheet as on 31 March 2009
The Members considered and recommended the same to the General Body for adoption
The meeting was ended with Vote of thanks to the Chair at 1800 hrs
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
23
Dr Kaushik Dey MMGI is now Assistant Professor Department of Mining EngineeringIndian School of Mines UniversityDhanbad 826 004
Shri SV Ram Mohanm MMGI is now Dy CMESAM Chhattarpur Sub Area Patherkhera Area WCL ATPO Shbhapur Colony Type IV Qr No 20 Pathakhera 460 449 Dist Betul MP
Shri Tushar Kant Mishra MMGI is now Materials Management Division Coal India
rdLtd Coal Bhawan Annexe 3 Floor 10 NS Road Kolkata 700 001
Shri Deepak Pandey MMGI is now Sub Area Manager Bunglow D-1 Chankapur Officers Colony PO Silewara Colliery WCL Dist Nagpur MS
Shri Sunit Kumar Banerjee MMGI is now Manager(Projects) Gugro Geotech Pvt Ltd Plot No51 Sector ndash6 Sanpada Navi Mumbai 400 705
Prof DD Mishra MMGI is now at 4 Arya Bhumi PO Potia Bhubaneshwar 751 031Orissa
News About Members
Shri BP Sinha MMGI is now Controller of Mines Indian Bureau of mines 29 Industrial suburbs II Stage Tumkur Road Gorguntapalayam Yashwantpuram Bangalore 560 022
Prof Arvind Kumar Mishra MMGI is now Associate Professor Department of Mining Engineering Indian School of Mines university Dhanbad 826 004 Jharkahand
Shri AK Jain MMGI is now Dy HCG Co Office of the CGM NEC CIL PO Margherita Dist Tinsukia Assam 786 181
Shri Pallab Kumar Banerjee Life Member of MGMI is now at 1 Atlantic Place Manukau City Auckland ndash 2105 New Zealand
Shri Satyesha Simha MMGI is now Dy GM(Sales) BEML Ltd Marketing HQ
thUnity Buildings 5 Floor JC Road Bangalore 560 002
Shri Sunil Kumar Singh MMGI is now Project Officer Kuju-Pundi Project PO Kuju Colliery Dist Ramgarh Jharkhand ndash 825 316
In a day when you dont come across any problem you can be sure that you are travelling in a wrong path
- Swami Vevekananda
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
24
New Members
As Life Member
1 Shri C V VENKATESWARLU BE (Electrical) M Tech (Mining Machinery) PG ndash DipDy Chief Engineer (EampM) WCL Flat No F-2 Shakti Apartments Plot No 19A Hill Road Gandhi Nagar Nagpur ndash 440010
2 Shri Utpal Kumar Dey B Sc Engg M Tech Ph D (Mining Engineering) Professor B I T Sindri Head Deptt Of Mining Engineer PO Sindri Institute Dist Dhanbad Jharkhand ndash 828123
3 Shri Girijesh Kumar B Sc Geology M Sc Geology Ph D Geology Professor B I T Sindri Head Department of Geology PO Sindri Institute Dist Dhanbad Jharkhand ndash 828123
4 Shri Pramod Kumar Singh M Sc Geology Ph D Geology Lecturer BIT Sindri Department of Geology B I T Sindri Dhanbad Jharkhand
5 Shri Baidya Nath Roy B Sc Engg M Sc Engg (Metallurgical) Lecturer BIT Sindri Metallurgical Engineering Deptt PO Sindri Institute Dist Dhanbad Jharkhand ndash 828123
6 Shri Abhai Pratap Singh B Sc(Mining) Chief General Manager (Production)D-2F-2 Govinda Gourkhede Compl Seminary Hills Nagpur ndash 440006
7 Shri Ranendra Chouksey B E (Mining) Superintendent of Mines WCL C-43 Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440001
8 Shri Om Prakash Verma B Sc Superintendent (Survey) 4 M B Town Bandhunagar Jhingabai Takli Koradi Road Nagpur ndash 440030
9 Shri Mahendra Kumar Gupta Dip in Mech Engg AMIE Dy Chief Engineer (Excv) WCL A-206 Triveni Apartments KT Nagar Katol Road Nagpur ndash 440013
10 Shri Akhilesh Pandey Diploma (Mining) Chief Mining Engineer (Prod) WCL CME
th(OC) 5 floor Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur -440001
11 Shri Kaushal Kishore Sharan B Sc (Hons) Mining Engineer Director Technical (Retd) WCL 301A Sri Manohar Apartment Clark Town Nagpur ndash 440004
12 Shri Mahendra Kumar Gupta Dip in Mech Engg AMIE Dy Chief Engineer (Excv) WCL A-206 Triveni Apartments KT Nagar Katol Road Nagpur ndash 440013
13 Shri Ashok Kumar Singh B Sc (Part ndash I) Superintendent (Survey) WCL Duplex No 54 M B Town Koradi Road Zinga Bai Takli Nagpur ndash 440030
14 Shri Amitabh Singh Engg amp Management Dy CME WCLQr No D5 Rescue Station Colony Indora Complex WCL Near Power Grid PO Uppalwadi Nagpur ndash 440026 (MS)
15 Shri Basant Agnihotri B E (Mech) SE (Excavation) WCL B- 202 Radha Palace Dhantoli Abyankar Road Nagpur ndash 440012 (MS)
16 Shri Sushanta Banerjee L Mining EnggMBA Chief Mining Engineer WCL Production Department WCL (Hq) Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440001
17 Shri Achuth Vinay Anand Diploma in Mining amp Mine Surveying Partner Director Technical Explotechnique
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
25
st th1643 1 Floor Shanthala Plaza 14 thCross 8 Main Malleshwaram Bangalore
ndash 560003
18 Shri Ranjan Kumar Sinha B Tech (H) Mining Controller of Mines Indian Bureau of Mines CPWD Qr No 33 Type ndash V Seminary Hills Nagpur ndash 440006
19 Shri Ranjan Sahai B Tech (H) Mining Chief Controller of Mines Indian Bureau of Mines Type ndashV Flat ndash 6 CPWD Colony Seminary Hills Nagpur ndash 440006
20 Shri Tirth Nath Jha B Tech (Mining) PGDISM M Tech (Ind amp Engg Mgmt) General Manager WCL WCL Kanhan Area PO Dungaria- 480553 Dist Chhindwara (MP)
21 Shri GEDI Vijaybhaskar Reddy Dip in Mining Superintendent of Mines WCL 48 Swamy Colony Phase ndash 8 Near Aakar Nagar PO Gittikadan Nagpur ndash 13
22 Shri V K Gupta B Tech (Mining) Chief Mining Engineer WCL D-17 Koyla Vihar Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash (MS)-440001
23 Shri Anjan Chatterjee B Sc (Engineering) MBA Superintending Engineer (Env) WCL Environment
thDeptt 9 Floor Coal Estate Civil LinesNagpur ndash 440001 MS
24 Shri Ajay Kumar Pandey B Tech (Mining) Dy General Manager (Mining) Pandey Muhalla ASGirls School Road Hirapur PO amp Dist Dhanbad -826001
25 Shri Kinnera Raja Sekhar BE(Mining)MBA(Marketing) Superintendent of Mines WCL Flat No 203 Udhav Appartment Opp Powergrid Angulimal NagarPO Uppalwadi Nagpur 400 026 (MS)
26 Shri Sudhakar Rao Sreeram Degree in Mining FCC Superintendent of Mines WCL C-11 Walni colony Th Saoner Dist Nagpur 441 504
27 Shri Haridas Krishna Ghanvat MSc(Env) Superintending Engg(Env) WCL 7172 Ujwal Nilayam B-302 Khamla Road Malviya Nagar Khamla Nagpur 440 025 MS
28 Shri Balakishan Chandora BE(Mining) Chief Mining Engineer WCL D-114 Koyla Vihar Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur 442 001
29 Shri Asok Chandra Ray BE(Civil) Grad ndash IE PGDBM(Fin) OSD(ENV)WCL F-201 Ashirwad Apartment Mankapur Behind Safeway Motors Lumbini Nagar Nagpur 440 030
30 Shri Kaushik Chakraborty BTech(Min) MTech(Mine Planning)Dy Chief Mining Engineer WCL Flat ndash 102 Naniks Ashtavinayak Prerna Opp Power Grid Colony Nari Ring Road PO Uppalwadi Nagpur 440 026
31 Shri KS Narayana Dip in Mining Engineer Chief Mining Engineer WCL D-210 Koyala Vihar Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur 440 001
32 Shri Anupam Nandi BTech(Min) Dy Controller of Mines amp Officer in charge Indian Bureau of Mines 318B Road No 3 Ashok Nagar Ranchi 834 002 Jharkhand
33 Shri Debasis Biswas BE(Mining) Chief Mining EngineerWCL Flat No 607 Building A-1 Forest Deptt Co-operative Housing Society Seminary Hills Nagpur
34 Shri Subhash Ramkrishna Bhandare BE(Hons)(Mining) Supdt Of Mines WCL A-9S-4 Govinda Gourkhede
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
26
Complex Seminary Hills Hajaripahad Road Nagpur 440 006
35 Shri Satish R Gabale BE(Mining) Supdt of Mines WCL Flat No B101 Ganesh Gavri Apptt Near Sawarkar Square Nagpur -400 015
36 Shri Dipankar Mukherjee BE(Mining) supdt of Mines WCL Plot-28 Friends Colony PO Katol Road Nagpur 440 013
37 Shri Pradeep Deshmukh BE(Mining) Supdt of Mines WCL 16 Shamane Layout Near Gajanan Temple Trimurti Nagar Nagpur 440 022
38 Shri Partha Pratim Adhikary Btech(Hons)(Mining Engg) WCLD-8 Indora Housing Complex WCL Colony(Near Power Grid) Nagpur(MS)
39 Shri Somyajit Mukherjee MTech(Appl Geol) PhD(Geol) Sr Lecturer IIT Bombay Deptt Earth Sciences IIT Bombay Powai Mumbai 400 076 MS
As Member
1 Shri Satyendra Parasanath Pandey Dip in Mining IInd class Certi FCC Dy Chief Mining Engineer WCL D19 WCL Rescue Colony Kalpana Nagar PO Uppalwadi Nagpur ndash 440026
2 Shri Prashant Kumar Singh B E Mining Superintendent of Mines WCL 36 M B Town PO Zingabai Takli Koradi Road Nagpur ndash 440030
3 Shri Vivek Kumar Sharma M Tech (Applied Geology) Dy Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC
thLtd4 floor Khanij Bhawan 10-3-311A Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad
4 Shri Subrata Chatterjee B E (Mech) MBA Business Development Manager 4 Dr Satyananda Roy Road Kolkata ndash 700029
5 Md Nasim Ansari M Tech (Applied Geology) Dy Manager (Geology) Laxmivasi Tower Flat No 205 Attapur Tejaswari NagarHyderbad
6 Shri Rajesh Kumar Sharma M Sc (Earth Science) B Sc (Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad - 500 028
7 Dr Nilay Sharma Ph D Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad - 500 028
8 Shri Amit Kumar Saw M Sc Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad - 500 173(AP)
9 Shri Sanjay Kumar Choudhary M Sc (Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad - 500 028
10 Shri Chandra Bhushan Verma M Tech (Applied Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC
thLtd4 floor10-3-31 Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad - 500 173
11 Shri Buddha Priya Mahudwale B E st(Mining) PG Dip 1 Class Certificate
holder Manager (Mining) Resource thPlanning deptt 4 Floor NMDC Ltd
Khanij Bhavan Masab Tank 10-3-311A Hyderbad ndash 500173
12 Shri Basant Rath M Sc (Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) NMDC R amp D Centre Habsiguda Uppal Road Hyderabad
13 Shri Jaykumar Jagdish Singh Dip Mining Graduate DMM Asstt Survey Officer WCL Production Department WCL (Hq) Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440001
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14 Shri Parag Madhukarrao Tadlimbekar BSc MSc (Geo) B Ed Sr Technical Assistant (Geology) Indian Bureau of Mines Technical Secretary Section IBM
ndIndira Bhawan 2 floor D-Block Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440102 MS
15 Shri NK Dhawan BSc(H)(Mining Engg) General Manager NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad 500 173
16 Dr DN Subramanyam MScPhD Asstt Manager(Geo) NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad 500 173
As Donor Member
1 Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research Barwa Road Dhanbad ndash 826015
Jharkhand
HEALTH TITBIT
Going on fruits as snacks
Fruits have skins and are actually like naturersquos ready-packed snacks The juice and the flavour is all held in tightly until you are ready and with most fruits after washing even the skin can be eaten A red apple has different health giving qualities from a green apple too There are many salad combinations which are worth trying Iceberg lettuce and a tomato is better than nothing but try to use the deeper green or red lettuce dark-green water-cress two or three grated brussel sprouts or some finely cut spring cabbage Dark-green leaves should form the basis then build with a selection of other colours carrots peppers radishes and others It can be differently beautiful every time but big
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News Update
1 Arrow works with ONGC on CBM
Arrow Energy has signed an agreement with Indian Govt-owned ONGC Limited to cooperate in Coal Bed Methane (CBM) exploration and development The focus of the memorandum of Understanding is potential cooperation on existing ONGC blocks from previous CBM licence rounds in India together with possible cooperation in certain Australian acreage The companies are now formulating specific commercial agreement on defined CBM assets
(Source Asia Miner)
2 Thriveni ventures overseas for coal
After years of involvement with the Indian mining industry Thriveni Earthmovers expects to begin exporting coal this year from its coal project at Jumbi in Indonesia The company obtained the Jumbi project in 2008 as its first overseas coal venture and has been ramping up towards commercial production this year The primary aim of the project is to be reliable source of coal to overseas companies who rely on coal as the critical material for their operations Thriveni provides low cost turnkey mining solution that facilitates development on a major scale
(Source Asia Miner)
3 ECL to raise underground coal production output to 12 mt
Eastern Coalfields Ltd proposes to enhance its underground coal production from 85 million tonne (mt) to 12 mt in the next two years through infusion of mass production technologies Accordingly the company recently awarded two contracts worth Rs 100 crore to Joy Engineering of UK for supply of
continuous mining equipment and operation and maintenance of the same on riskgain basis The tenders for more continuous miners and long-wall mining equipments worth Rs 350 crore approximately will be invited soon
(Source Infrastructure Today July 2009)
4 Indias first coal gasification project to take off
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) is getting ready to start the gas production at Indias first Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) project on pilot basis This project is to be carried out at Vastan lignite block near Surat in Gujarat It is estimated that the field will produce about 55 lakh cu m of synthetic gas per day by 2010 end After this project is successful ONGC aims to begin with the commercial production by producing about 2 billion cu m of the synthetic gas per annum from this field by 2013-14 This will require an investment of about Rs1000-2000 crore and the field has enough reserves to last for about 30-40 years Along with the Vastan block ONGC is also plans to set up a UCG project at Bhavnagar in Gujarat and Rajasthan
(Source Infrastructure Today Sept09)
5 Bhutan Minerals Exploration
August 2009 - Oil in the Bangtar area under Samdrupjongkhar dzongkhag copper gold and silver in the black mountain area of central Bhutan and tungsten in Sarpang are the potential minerals an American businessman J Matthew Fifield has offered to prospect for and if found viable then extract them He has also proposed that he be given mineral exploration rights for the whole of Bhutan after which he would get a group of American investors to invest in Bhutans mining sector in
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
29
a big way J Matthew Fifield is a managing director in an international mining company Clien and also sits on the boards of other international energy companies The department of geology and mines (DGM) under the ministry of economic affairs and Druk holdings investment (DHI) have so far expressed interest in the proposal and are in the process of studying it ldquoJ Matthew Fifield approached us through DHI around five months ago saying that he was interested in the mineral exploration and extraction and so we provided him with all past mineral exploration reports and geological data on Bhutanrdquo said DGMs chief geologist and acting director general
(Source geologycom)
6 India - Vedanta Acquires Goa Assets
SESA GOA Limited a majority-owned subsidiary of Vedanta Resources has purchased the Goa iron ore assets of the Dempo Group for Rs 1750 crores (US$368 million) The assets include mining leases rights and related infrastructure in Goa Funding the transaction out of its existing cash resources Sesa acquired VS Dempo and Co which holds 100 of Dempo Mining Corporation and 50 of Goa Maritime VS Dempo owns or has the rights to mineable reserves and resources estimated at 70 million tonnes of iron ore in Goa Its Goa mining assets also includes processing plants barges jetties trans-shippers and loading capacities at Mormugoa port It produced 394 million tonnes of iron ore and sold 436 million tonnes in the year ended March 31 2009 and is one of the largest exporters of iron ore from Goa Vedantas chairman Anil Agarwal says ldquoWe are highly delighted with this opportunity to consolidate our iron ore business The integration of Sesa and VS Dempos operations will achieve great synergyrdquo
(Source Asia Miner Aug09)
7 Mercury Pollution
Coal-fired power plants emit trace amounts of mercury Some of this airborne mercury ends up in lakes and rivers ndash and accumulates there long term Fish at the top of the food chain can accumulate damaging amounts of mercury because they eat smaller fish who have eaten smaller fish and the amount of mercury in their bodies can build up to toxic levels over time Mercury also makes its way into every aquatic ecosystem through the hydrologic cycle USGS published a study that examined mercury in top-predator fish bed sediment and water from streams across the United States There were many mercury mines in Oregon in the early 1900s The miners dug up the ore heated it and then cooled the vapors to condense the liquid mercury Now a century later some sites in the Ochoco National Forest and on private lands remain contaminated from these activities
(Source geologycom)
8 Northern Indias Water Supply Depletion by Human Activity
A satellite monitoring detecting areas of ground water depletion observed that much of northern India is dependent upon a reliable supply of groundwater for public use and irrigation In this study groundwater levels were monitored by processing gravity data collected by a NASA satellite over a six-year period Maps of the data revealed significant groundwater level declines in the northern Indian states of Rajasthan Punjab and Haryana In these areas rapid population growth economic development and groundwater-based irrigation are placing increasing demands on water supplies The accelerating rate of water use is unsustainable and could lead to a collapse in the agricultural system
(Source Publication from an August 2009 press release by NASA geologycom)
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30
9 Muscular swimmer was one of last dinosaurs
Recently discovered duck-billed hadrosaur thrived on many continents One of the last non-avian dinosaurs on Earth was a muscular swimming duck-bi l led species that paleontologists recently discovered in Spain according to a new study that has been accepted for publication in the journal Comptes Rendus Palevol Co-author Jose Ignacio Canudo told Discovery News that the hadrosaur Arenysaurus ardevoli meaning sand dinosaur lived just a few thousand years before the KT boundary This was the event 655 million years ago that wiped out all of the worlds dinosaurs save for a group of carnivorous dinosaurs that evolved into birds
(Source geologycom News)
10 Coal mine owners need 26 in venture
June 27 2009 Steel cement or power companies that sit on captive coal mines will have to own a minimum 26 percent equity in their mining ventures according to the new guidelines approved by the government for mining of coal from captive blocks The government currently allows 100 percent foreign direct investment (FDI) in exploration or mining of coal and lignite for captive consumption of iron steel and cement producers While this policy would remain unchanged the captive block owners will have to maintain beneficial ownership in their mining operations According to the proposed changes the approved end user company (engaged in making cement steel or power) will have to maintain at least a 26 percent equity ownership in an associated coal company subsidiary) formed for supplying coal on an exclusive basis to it The captive coal block owner will have to maintain 51 percent equity in the subsidiary coal company in case the mining company does not have an exclusive coal supply arrangement with the
parent In case a coal block is jointly owned equity participation in the joint venture company shall be made directly by owners and not through their subsidiary The proposed regulations have specified that in case the company to whom the captive block has been awarded is also a holding company it would have to maintain at least 51 percent equity in its subsidiary company engaged in approved end uses (making cement steel or power) It would however need to have just 26 percent equity in the second subsidiary company engaged in coal mining provided the entire output is supplied exclusively to the holding company Independent coal and lignite mining companies could also be allocated captive blocks on the condition that they enter into firm supply contracts for coal at the application stage itself according to the proposed guidelines Such companies would not be allowed to enter into fresh agreements with new end-use companies subsequent to award of the coal block
(Source The Economic Times)
11 Private investment in coal sector
June 17 2009 The coal sector is set to open to private investment
We are not averse to open commercial coal mining to private sector players However a decision will be taken after building consensus over the reform proposal said minister of state for coal (independent charge) Sriprakash Jaiswal At present the government has monopoly over coal mining through state-run companies such as Coal India Ltd
(Source The Economic Times)
12 India Seeks to Invest in Australian Coal
SYDNEY -- Indias coal minister and the chairman of the countrys biggest coal miner said Thursday that India is considering
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31
securing coal properties in Australia to plug projected gaps in the nations supply of coal The comments indicate that the current wave of foreign investment in Australias natural resources wont be limited to China Australia is known to be a country with high quality thermal coal and metallurgical coal properties India Minister of State for Coal Sriprakash Jaiswal told reporters India considers Australia as an important destination to look for coal properties he said As one of the worlds fastest growing economies India currently has to import coal because it doesnt produce enough to meet increasing demand Australias massive coal resource has become the subject of a flurry of international deal activity with Chinas Yanzhou Coal Mining Co Ltd having already
launched a A$354 billion takeover offer for Australian coal miner Felix Resources Ltd Taking equity stakes in existing companies and in return having a coal supply agreement for a certain quantity of coal could be one format Mr Bhattacharya said The other format could be joining in mining so the expansion programs of the existing companies or taking absolutely greenfield properties and going ahead on doing mining Mr Bhattacharya said the company which is also investigating investment opportunities in the US Indonesia and South Africa could easily pay $1 billion to $15 billion on investments and would consider spending more
(SourceWall Street JournalSeptember 032009)
HEALTH TITBIT
Hot tea hot coffee increases risk of cancer
Tea has been touted for its potential health benefits for millennia but new research shows if you drink it too hot you may end up increasing your risk for esophageal cancer
A new study published in the British Medical Journal has revealed that drinking steaming hot tea is actually linked with an eight-fold increased risk of cancer of the food tube or the oesophagus According to lead researcher Reza Malekzadeh of the Tehran University of Medical Sciences in Iran ldquoInforming the population about the hazards of drinking hot tea may be helpful in reducing the incidence of oesophageal cancerrdquo To be specific people who drank their tea less than two minutes after it was it four or more minutes after pouring
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
33
NOVEMBER 2009
10-13 NINTH INTERNATIONAL MINE VENTILATION CONGRESS at New Delhi India Hotel Crown Plaza Contact Department of Mining Engineering Indian School of Mines University Dhanbad ndash 826 004 Prof D C Panigrahi Convenor amp head Deptt email-
th15 November Sunday International Symposium ldquoEmerging Challenges for Metals and Materials Engineering amp Technologyrdquo and Metals Minerals Manufacturing Exp 2009 Organized by Indian Institute of Metals in association with TMS amp ASM International USA Contact TAFCON C-60 Nizamuddin East New Delhi ndash 110 013 India Ph- 91 ndash 11 ndash 46198000 24352141 Email ndash
Pankaj 09810038063
th16-19 November 2009 MPES 2009 ndash 18 International Symposium on Mine Planning amp Equipment Selections at Banff Alberta Canada For further details Contact Dr Raj K Singhal PO Box 68002 Crow Foot Postal Outlet 28 Crowfoot Terrdce NW Calgery Alberta T3G 1YO Canada Fax ndash 403-241 ndash 9460 email ndash singhal shawca website httpwwwmpes-cami-swempcom
10 - 13 November 2009 the 34th Indonesian Geophysicist Conferences at Jogjakarta Indonesia Conferences on Earth Sciences held by Indonesian Geophysicist Association 2009 Organized by Indonesian Geophysicists A s s o c i a t i o n ( H A G I ) Deadline for abstractsproposals 15 July 2009 W e b s i t e
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h t t p p i t 3 4 h a g i w e b i d
Upcoming Events
C o n t a c t n a m e W i w i t S u r y a n t o Check the for latest details
17 - 18 November 2009 Mining the Isa Mount Isa Queensland Australia Mining the Isa 2009 will not only features presentations from all the key established mining companies in the Mount Isa region but also unique sessions dealing with the other essential aspects essential for successful operation in the area Organized by IIR Conferences Deadline for abstractsproposals Not available Website lt gt Contact name James Stackhouse
Check the for latest details
DECEMBER 2009
4-6 Twenty-first National Convention of Mining Engineers on Technological Advancement in Mining Industry Udaipur Contact The Honorary Secretary IEI Udaipur Local Centre 128 Hiran Magri Sector 11 Opp Central Excise Udaipur 313002 P h 0 2 9 4 - 2 5 8 3 7 0 2 e - m a i l ndash
W e b
10-13 2009 Twenty fourth Indian Engineering Congress at Mangalore Theme ldquoNat ional Growth and Secur i ty ndash Technological Challengesrdquo organised by The Institute of Engineers (India) Mangalore Local
thCenter Contact The organizing Secretary 24 Indian Engineering Congress The Institute of Engineers (India) Mangalore Center NITK Surathkal Mangalore 575 025 Karnatak Ph (0824) 247400 Extn 3759 (O) e-mail lt gt
event website
httpwwwiircomauisa
event website
i n s t i _ o f _ e n g y a h o o c o i nwwwieiudrorg
i e i c o n g r e s s n i t k a c i nltieicongressnitkgmailcomgt
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34
26-27 All India Seminar on ldquoSatellite Communication and Remote Sensing Technologies for Social Developmentrdquo at Jaipur Contact The Honorary Secretary IEI Rajasthan State Centre Gandhi Nagar Tonk road Jaipur ndash 302 015 Ph ndash (0141) 27063272700413 e-mail ndash
JANUARY 2010
11 - 13 January 2010 CERIE2010 Sylhet Bangladesh Organized by Shahjalal University of Science amp Technology Deadline for bstractsproposals 15 September 2009 W e b s i t e lt gtContact name Dr Mohammad Iqbal
Check the for latest details
FEBRUARY 2010
th4-7 6 International Dyke Conference Contact Prof Rajesh K Srivastava Deptt of Geology BHU IT Varanasi 221 005
4 - 5 February 2010 Conference on ldquoProcessing of Industrial Minerals 2010rdquo at Istanbul Turkey Website
Contact name Dr Barry WillsAlthough there are many
rscieirscorgwwwieirscorg
httpwwwsust edu~cerie2010
event website
httpwwwmin-ngcompim10indexhtml
operations worldwide treating a wide range of industrial minerals processing problems are often similar The aim of this conference is therefore to bring together operators and scientists below one roof Organized by MEI
MARCH 2010
March 9 2010 8th Annual Investing in African Mining Seminar in Toronto In addition to our seminar we offer mining c o m p a n i e s s e r v i c e p r o v i d e r s a n d governments shared booth space at the PDAC trade show and participation in the Canada-South Africa Chamber of Business 11th A n n u a l M i n i n g B r e a k f a s tDownload the
for details
AUGUST 2012
2 - 10 August 2012 34th International Geological Congress a t Brisbane Q u e e n s l a n d A u s t r a l i a W e b s i t e
Contact name Liz Cuffe Under the theme ldquoUnearthing our Past and Futurerdquo the IGC will showcase the Oceania regions geoscience strengths innovations and natural wonders through an exciting range of pre and post Congress field trips Organized by Australian Geoscience Council
Toronto 2010 Participation Packages Brochure
httpwww34igcorg
1 Three sentences for getting success ndash a Know more than othersb Work more than othersc Expect less than others
- William Shakespeare
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
22
Contined from Last issue mdash
POSSIBLE MARKETS FOR INDIAN ORES
Japan is the most obvious market for Indiarsquos high-grade hematites but if this outlet is to be developed India will require some freight advantage in order to compete with the ore from Johore which is almost as good as the best-grade Indian ore It is conveniently situated for export and is considerably nearer to Japan than is India The Borneo and Philippine ores are also favourably situated for the Japanese market but they would require nodulising before export and even then would be of lower iron content than Indian ores and also more aluminous
As regards exporting ore from India to Europe if high-class coking coals are later on imported from the United Kingdom to assist in smelting Indiarsquos ore the return freight might well be partly made up of Indian iron-ore but it is more likely to be Indian pig-iron (which is probably the cheapest pig in the world) or Indian s tee l In a recent personal communication Mr C P Perin wrote
lsquoFrom my general knowledge of the worldrsquos iron-ore resources I feel very strongly that in years to come the exports of steel from India will be as important as he present exports of jutersquo
It seems to me doubtful if we shall import much high-grade coal or coke from Europe for use in smelting iron-ore for a very long time to come The Indian ores are very high in iron and often contain about as much alumina as silica The high ash of the Indian coke provides a good deal of the slag of the blast-furnace and tends to raise the silicaalumina ratio of the slag If the slag volume were to be reduced
75 years Ago
much below the present practice by the introduction of low-ash coke which might not improvendashor might even worsenndashthe silicaalumina ratio of the slag it would not be possible to hold the sulphur in the slag There would be no sense in cutting the ash of the coke down if we had to add silica-rock to the furnace charge in order to obtain a suitable slag volume and analysis On that account apart from the question of cost it seems very doubtful if European high-grade coal or coke can be imported for use in Indian blast-furnaces in the near future
On reviewing the whole of the evidence I find no grounds for believing that any large export trade in Indian iron-ore is likely to develop in he next decade or so The two main possible marketsndashJapan and Western Europendashcan obtain sufficient supplies of high-grade ore for their needs from sources considerably nearer than India To some this may seem a pessimistic conclusion others may have a sentimental feeling that it is better to reserve Indiarsquos iron-ores for smelting in Indiarsquos own furnaces I have tried to come to an unprejudiced conclusion drawn from the available evidence I feel that I have assembled rather a mountain of facts and statistics for the production of a lamentably small mouse of a conclusion It would have been much more spectacular if I could have prophesied argosies carrying Indiarsquos ore to European or Japanese ports within five or six yearsrsquo time but this seems to me not possible Twenty or thirty years hence there may be a different tale to tell but by that time it is not likely that any-one will be turning back to old presidential addresses in order to find out what Mr President said in 1934
Presidential Address by Mr F G Percival PhD (London) B Sc (London) FGS
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
8
M G M I as per the tradition organized a workshop preceding AGM of the Institute on
th15 September 2009 at Park Hotel Kolkata The topic was quite contemporary entitled Indian Mining Sectors Policies and Constraints
Objective of this workshop was to bring together those who are instrumental in framing the policies and guidelines and those who follow these for exploration and exploitation of mineral including coal oil and gas It was also aimed to have interaction of learned delegates and invitees with the speakers so as to bring out highlights and lacuna of the policies and guidelines and to make them more industry friendly
The workshop was very well attended (about 100 delegates) Speakers were eminent personalities holding offices of distinction and directly concerned with the topic of the workshop
The workshop was inaugurated by Dr A K Sarkar Director (Marketing) Coal India Ltd The technical session was presided over by Sri R P Ritolia Immediate Past President and former CMD- CCL
Altogether five papers were presented which are as follows
1 National Mineral Policies and Role of G S I By Dr Balaram Chattopadhaya D D G G S I
2 Modern Coalmining Policies for enhanced proving of coal resources By Shri Ashok Kumar Singh CMD CMPDIL
3 Captive Coal Mining Policies and Constraints By Shri D N Prasad
Director ( Tech ) Ministry of Coal Government of India
4 National Mineral Policy 2008 and the Environmental Concerns for an Expanding Mining Sector By Prof S P Banerjee Former Director ndashin - Charge Indian School of Mines Dhanbad
5 Reclamation of Mined out areas In Opencast success story in Mega Projects of South Eastern Coalfield Ltd By Shri M P Dikshit CMD SECL and Shri S C Shankar SE SECL
The first paper dwelt upon various policies that the Government of India is going to adopt to gear up and making the mining sector dynamic It was pointed out during discussion that there are many more things are desirable for quick disposal of PL ML availability of maps reports etc All these matters are being seriously examined at Governmental Levels
The second paper described various methodologies and techniques to improve exploration approach for enhanced proving of coal resources These methodologies have been spelt out by the Ministry of Coal in consultation with CMPDIL Various investors who have been allotted blocks must follow these methodologies for authenticated and better results
The third paper outlined various guidelines for accomplishing the exploration of captive coal blocks for early exploitation of the resources It is admitted that there are constraints which are likely to retard the progress that is desirable The role of State and Central Government for clearing various applications need to be more realistic and less time consuming Coal Evaluation improved
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON ldquoINDIAN MINING SECTORS POLICIES AND CONSTRAINTSrdquo
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
9
co-ordination with nodal officers of state level land acquisition environmental and forestry clearance etc are certain areas of concern
The fourth paper outlined various stipulations for environmental safeguard in the mining sectors by the Government based on recommendation of committees formed The paper pointed out necessity of streamlining forestry clearance and highlighted much improved environment management practices in the mining sectors Prof Banerjee also praised role of National Mineral Policy 2008 for its positive approach to boost mining sectors
The fifth paper was on reclamation of mined out areas and described how best reclamation can be implemented with proper approach and plan The speakers cited some examples of reclamation done successfully in the jurisdiction of SECL
Each presentation was followed by interaction with the delegates which made the workshop purposeful and interesting
A K Moitra(Convenor)
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
NB Send your e-mails on ldquoTalk Backrdquo to the Editor Please include your full name address amp telephone no not necessarily for Publication MGMI News Letter reserve the right to edit the letters for publication and reproduce then (in whole or past) in any of its print
more than seven and half years are needed for the same in India ie more than five times but let us not forget that we have to face problems of a large population which is more than five times of that of Australia but that just not justify us to spend more than three years to approve a project MGMI should move the appropriate authorities to ensure early approval or rejection of any mineral based project and
if required we may offer our expertise for making early decision
Thanking you with warm regards
Yours very sincerely
Dr Samir Dasgupta Life Member No 522-LM (1948-49)
( From the Editor The members may like to respond to the point raised by Dr Samir Dasgupta)
(Continued from Page No 7)
Talk Back
10
ndThe 52 Holland Memorial Lecture was held thon 15 September 2009 at the Park Hotel The
memorial lecture was given by Shri S J Sibal
Director General Mines Safety Dhanbad The
subject of his lecture was on ldquoChallenges of
Miens Safety ndash a Perspective for Change
Managementrdquo
In introduction he mentioned that safety at
work is still a serious problem and we are still
paying heavily for accidents both in terms of
human suffering and economic waste Hence
the endeavor to bring down the hazards by all
available means to an acceptable level must
continue to reduce the sufferings and agony of
human beings
In the lecture he also spoke on History of
human civilization and mine safety ndash the past
Absorption of safety laws into work practices
the Present Growth of mining activities and
technological advancements ndash the Future
Opencast Coal Mining UG Coal Mining
Mining Accidents Reasons why the
implementation of the procedure is not
sustained He has also mentioned some
ndHighlights of 52 Holland Memorial Lecture
probable answers ndash may be these procedures
are not adequate safe and built into the
mechanism of mineral production
lRequirement of additional resources for compliance of safety laws
lSafety motivation lAcceptance of non-compliance etc
Why we loose sight of human face of accident
he added He also put forwarded a question
that the concept of self regulation ndash is it the
solution
He has given some of his thoughts
observations suggestions etc and in
conclusion he said making change has always
been fascinating and exciting though it is a
tough and delicate activity for any
organization However Managing Change is
now not a matter of choice it becomes an
essential activity given the emerging future
challenges in the mining sector
The Lecture was attended by a sizeable
number of members and guests
If you win you need not explain hellip But if you lose you should not be there to explain
ndash Adolph Hitler
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
32
ldquoWHAT lies before us and what lies behind us is nothing compared to what lies within usrdquo Truly these jolting words of Emerson gives us the flashback of what Socrates promulgated centuries ago ldquoknow thyselfrdquo
The problem with us today is that we know very less of ourselves and thus we indulge in emulating and imitating others If one is not clear as to what exactly one wants he will start wanting what others want resulting in a ldquorat racerdquo And the repercussion of rat race is that even if you win the race you still remain a rat The multiplicity of platforms and the craze to be popular in next to no time is the trend which is the portent of a weak future generation This hurry burry will make the future dreams shattered we will have no leaders to dream in the days to come but there will remain a good chunk of puppets in few domineering hands Too many people are dreaming of some magical rose garden on the horizon rather than enjoying the one growing in their backyards Lets discover the untapped potential within us and stop following the crowd and give a second thought to our endeavours Life doesnt always give us what we ask for but it always gives us what we need Aldous Huxley always reminds me of the golden exhortation ie there is only one corner of the world you can be certain of improving and that is your own self
Yes nothing can defeat us unless we defeat ourselves Even Shakespeare in Julius Caesar points ldquoThe fault dear Brutus is not in our
SHORT ARTICLE
By VIVIAN WILSON LOBO
stars but in ourselves that we are underlingsrdquo Therefore our main task in life is to give birth to ourselves to become what we potentially are Opportunities are everywhere waiting to be discovered we have to only seek it as the saying goes a wise man makes more opportunities than he finds The journey of a thousand miles begins with just one step and that step lies within us as we often quote success is a marathon not a sprint never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat
Success cannot be granted it must be earned and for earning it we will have catwalks than cakewalks Therefore what is required today is serenity and patience to rivet ones attention on success Panic and anxiety will only bring failures along Perseverance is not a long race it is many short races one after another Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm Peace is the key with which we can focus aim and win As we sail through life let us not avoid storms and rough waters just let them pass and sail on Because a successful person is like being a goalkeeper no matter how many goals you save people will remember only the ones you missed Act as if failure is impossible Lets not be the slaves of our bitter past Lets not be the slaves of our bitter past Lets be the masters of our future Carl Jung writes ldquoYour vision will become clear only when you can look into your heart
(Reprint from a publication in Hitawada dated June 10 2009)
Peace be with you
Believing everybody is dangerous believing nobody is very dangerous ndash Abraham Lincoln
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THE MINING GEOLOGICAL amp METALLURGICAL INSTITUTE OF INDIA GN-384
Salt Lake Sector ndash V Kolkata ndash 700 091PH 2357 3482 2357 3987 Fax 2357 3482
e-mail amp Organising
RD3 Asian Mining Congress 2010Conference and Exhibition
January 22-25 2010 Kolkata IndiaOn
ldquoResurgence of Mining in Asia Prospects amp Challengesrdquo
The Subjects to be covered are Status of Mineral Industry in Asian Countries Oil amp Gas Sector and Coal Bed Methane Planning amp Design Technology Development Coal Beneficiation amp Mineral Processing Business amp Investment opportunities in Mining Industry Road blocks to Mineral Development Green Mining Environmental Health and Safety issues of Mining Industry
Call for Papers Besides Technical Papers from Identified invited authors Technical papers are invited from interested participants on the Lead Subjects identified above for the Congress
Congress amp Exhibition Venues Technical Sessions of the Congress will be held in the Hotel Taj Bengal Kolkata located in the heart of the City The International Mining Exhibition will be held in Netaji Indoor Stadium located adjacent to the famous Eden Gardens Cricket Stadium
PRINCIPAL COORDINATORSN C Jha Director (Technical) CIL President MGMI
R K Saha CMD CCL Vice President MGMI ampChairman Exhibition CommitteeProf S P Banerjee Former Director ISM Past President
MGMI Chairman Organising Committee
Contact Person for Conference Contact Person for ExhibitionrdDr Debasish Sarkar Convenor 3 AMC 2010 J P Goenka Convenor IME 2010
Mobile +91 9831204790 Mobile +91 9830090461Email Email
for further details please visit our website wwwmgmiindiacom
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Talk Back helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Highlights of the National Workshop on Indian Mining Sectors Policies and Constraints
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Branch Activity Kolkata Branch helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
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MGMI Council Members helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Corrigendum
The News Letter Vol 35 No 1 (April ndash June 2009) page 8 column 2 line 4 the name of the author of the paper ldquoDesign a combined stoping method below an Open Pit Mine using Numerical Modelling ndash a case studyrdquo should be read as Prof (Dr) B S Sastry The misprint is regretted
Cover Page Photograph
Picture of a Pontoon Pump used in opencast mine sumps Beauty of the arrangement is that the pumps installed in this system never gets drowned even if the mine is flooded
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Presidents Message
National Mineral Polices - The Role of a Professional Society
At the very outset I take this opportunity to convey my Heartiest Bijaya Greetings to you and your family members May this Festival of Light shower upon you lots of Happiness and Glory
It is really a privilege to address the distinguished members of the MGMI through this column and I wish to take the opportunity of focusing on some of the key functions that a professional society such as ours could fruitfully discharge in assuring national interest vis-agrave-vis minerals availability at acceptable prices and a comprehenship National Mineral Policies While formulating mineral policies we should not forget to consider its constraints too
In our efforts to react the goals of balanced economic growth minerals a v a i l a b i l i t y p r o d u c t i v i t y a n d performance of the mineral sector and environmental issues including National Mineral Policies The enlightened professionals who are members of MGMI are the right people who can help in shaping and guiding the national policies on minerals related problems It is agreed that there is a need to consider the mineral problems in conjunction with national energy and environmental goals crippling this vital economic activity with its multiplier effects on the local regional
and national economic scene If these concerns are not articulated and placed before the policy makers through a forum such as ours I am afraid that our mineral future may be in jeopardy
The Council of MGMI decided to organize a National Workshop on Indian Mining Sectors Policies and Constraints ndash wherein some eminent personalities who matters in this issue have presented their papers I firmly hope that on hearing from them and interaction with delegates it will possibly result some positive outcome for the progress of mining sector
May I therefore urge our members to help our professional body to identify some of these areas of concern in which we can give our professionals an unbiased view I am sure the MGMI and its distinguished members provide with a mechanism for looking at the mineral problems as a whole keep track of changing situations and the interrelation of national policies and programmes for the greater good of the Nation
N C Jha
6
Omission regretted
Date 190809
To The EditorMGMI
Ref MGMI News Letter Vol-35 No 1 2009
Sir
I observed with great shock and dismay that the cover page photograh description did not mention acknowledge the name of the person who made this photograph available I am indeed sorry to state that such omissions will discourage donors of photograph for cover page
Yours faithfullyDr A K MoitraPerson who made the photograph of the above cover page
(From the Editor The front page picture of the Newsletter April-June 2009 - the picture of a fossil of a Dinosaur and the description of it was arranged by Dr AK Moitra The omission of acknowledging the same is regretted Thanks to Dr Moitra All readers are requested to send such interest ing photographs fort he front page of the future Newsletters)
Mis print regretted
Date 090909
ToMr BC BhattacharyaHony Editor MGMI
Dear Mr Bhattacharya
It is a matter of great feel of pride to see the
graceful look of the MGMI Newsletter (ISSN
0254-8003) with its rich contents over the
issues for the last few years I must
Talk Back
congratulate you and your team members for
your peerless effort to keep its standard high
and also for the very topical editorial published
in vol 35 No 1 (Apr -Jun 2009) I thank Mr
Debajyoti Bhattacherjee for the short article on
Petropodhellip which is very informative It is
also amazing to see the cover page picture of
the complete skeleton of Kotasaurus
Yamanpalliensis Dinosaur collected and
reconstructed by the GSI housed at BSC
Hyderabad I congratulate Dr A K Moitra
and his team member of the GSI for the
Herculean task they have performed and also I
thank you for printing the same on the front
cover I with this channel of communication
request Mr Sailendra K Mukherjee one of the
doyens of mine safety to contribute small
articles on some typical mine disasters from
his vast experience which might have gone in
oblivion
However in the said issue there exists some
misprint Whereas the cover page shows Vol
35 No1 APRIL ndash JUNE 2009 the bottom centre
of all the inside pages show Vol 34 No4 April
2009 ndash June 2009 Also in the same issue in
page 8 column 2nd line 4 the name should be
Prof (Dr) B S Sastry and not Prof (Dr) D S
Sastry You are requested to issue
corrigendum in the next issue of the Newsletter
on above two items
With warm regards
Yours sincerely (Prof (Dr) Subir Kumar Mukhopadhyay) Council Member MGMI (LM 2954)E-mail
(From the Editor Thanks for the observation The misprints are regretted)
subirmminingiitkgpernetin
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
7
same should be made available for domestic uses at affordable price keeping in view the cost of production along with reasonable return on investment towards exploration and mining made by agencies authorized by the state for prospecting and mining but excluding taxation by any name eg import duty custom duty excise royalty cess sales tax etc as we have birth right to consume minerals for our own use Our government should not over look the vision of Mahatma Gandhi who revolted against British Government for imposing tax upon production and consumption of salt from saline water of Indian coast line as we have birth right to consume natural resources obtained from within the limits of our country Some years ago in my personal capacity I requested Sri P Chidambaram the then Finance Minister of Government of India to abolish all kinds of taxation on natural fuel and petroleum products so that we can buy petrol at Rs 22- per litre as against Rs 45- per litre Energy either from coal or oil amp gas or nuclear minerals are not only the most vital input of industries and transport but also for better standard of living of all human beings Although abolition of taxation upon consumption of minerals will help in higher growth in all respects but loss in revenue of the government but ways can be found out to recover such loss by other means and not at the cost of freedom to consume own minerals and its products MGMI should move the Government of India to abolish all kinds of taxation against production and consumption of natural resources especially energy bearing minerals like oil amp gas coal atomic minerals etc so that just pricing of minerals and mineral products can be made
4 Recognizing the fact that within less than one and half years final clearance for any Project is obtained in Australia whereas
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
Indian Mining Sectors Policies amp Constraints
Date 090909
Dear Shri Bhattacharya
Under letters to the Editor I reaffirm my sincere thanks to the Council of our Institute for inviting me to participate in the workshop held
thon 15 September 2009 where during the discussions I submitted the following and other views which could not been expressed for shortage of time-
1 All natural resources like crude oil amp gas coal amp lignite metallic and non-metallic minerals occurring within our country are our national resources owned by Government by India representing all citizens India is one Nation and not divided into multiple of nations MGMI should move the Government of India to finalize one appropriate National Policy for all natural resources excepting forest and agricultural products We as earth scientists and engineers are very much concerned with all minerals and cannot afford to have different policies for crude oil or coal or other minerals
2 It is meaning less to have any bargaining relationship between the Environment amp Forest Ministry in one hand and Departments of Geology Mines Steel Coal and Oil in other hand to decide on the number of exploratory holes per sq km to be drilled for scientific investigation which decides number of exploratory holes need to be drilled MGMI should move the Government of India to exempt imposition of Forest and Environment Act upon all geological and exploration activities prior to mining activities
3 The Chief Guest Dr A K Sarkar emphasized on various factors for fixing prices of minerals especially coal Since we have birth right to consume natural resources like minerals from our mother land the
(Continued to Page No 9)
35
Shri CPAmbesh (7889-LM 1998-99) former Controller General Indian Bureau of Mines passed
thaway on 4 August 2009 at Coimbtore due to kidney failure
stBorn on 1 July 1948 at Varanasi Shri
Ambesh obtained Bachelors degree in Mining Engineering from the Banaras Hindu University in 1970 He also did LLB from Nagpur University in 1992 After graduation in Mining Engineering he joined Hindustan Copper Limited and worked in the underground copper mines in Rajasthan in various capacities In his professional career he obtained First Class Mines Managers Certificate of competency (Unrestricted) Then after he joined Indian Bureau of Mines a premier mining organization under the Ministry of Mines of the Government of India He rose to the post of Controller General Indian Bureau of Mines and superannuated on
th30 June 2008
He had undergone extensive training in India and abroad in the field of mining management labour mining laws etc He is trained at ARMNIPROTS-VETMET Institute of Mine Design at Armenia USSR in the area of Mine Planning and Designing He had been to
Obituary
SHRI CPAMBESH
Australia as a technical member of the Indian Delegation in various missions He also attended the 20th World Mining Congress held at Tehran Islamic Republic of Iran
He was presented with Best Citizen of India award instituted by International Publishing House New Delhi in recognition of his exceptional caliber and outstanding achievements and contribution towards the development of mines and minerals especially metal mines and mineral legislation Shri Ambesh was a Fellow Member of the Institution of Engineers (India) Life Member of the Mining Engineers Association of India Mining Geological and Metallurgical Institute of India Indian Science Congress Association and National Institute of Small Mines Several technical publications are on his credit
He is survived by wife and two married daughters and host of relatives and friends May his soul rest in peace
Shri Kamala Kant Srivastava an active Life Member (5730-1991-92) of MGMI was born in the year 1937 He was a Mining Engineer He was engaged in WCL Nagpur and retired in July 1995 At the time of retirement he was holding the post of Chief Mining Engineer WCL Nagpur Shri Srivastava passed away on
th19 July 2009 May his soul rest in peace
Dont compare yourself with any one in this world If you do so you are insulting yourself
ndash Alen Strike
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
36
MGMI Council for 2009-2010 President
NC Jha D(T) CIL
Vice-President RK Saha CMDCCL
Immediate Past President RP Ritolia Advisor (Coal) to MD Tata Steel Ltd VK Singh Former CMD NCL
Hony Secretary Dr D Sarkar GM NECCIL
Hony Jt Secretary Hony Treasurer Hony EditorPrasanta Roy Bhaskar Chakraborti BC BhattacharyaDySGPTGeolCIL Director GSI Former CGM (WBPD)
Council Members
VK Arora VP KCT KK Mishra Manager(System) CILDr JP Barnwal Head Mineral Engg RRL A Datta Former DirectorCoal Wing GSIMK Bhattacharya DyCE(System)CIL Dr AK MoitraFormer Director(SD) GSILK Bose Former ED CIL Dr VP Sinha Advisor Tata Steel LtdJP Dasgupta Former CGM(MM) CIL Prof SC Ray Former HOD IIT KgpProf(Dr) SK MukhopadhyayProfIITKgp MM Singh Former D(T)Oprn CCLJP Goenka Mg Partner NMC Dr A Sinha Director CIMFRPhalguni Guha CGMCoal Videsh CIL TK Nag Director(Tech)OpnsCCLDr AL Kundu Former Dy GM SAIL Prof T Kumar Director ISMUShri R Lochan Supdt Geol CMPDI G Dhar CGM (Corp PlangampTech) (Coordn) CIL
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
11
rdThe 103 Annual General Meeting for the year 2008-2009 of the Mining Geological and Metallurgical Institute of India was held at Park Hotel 17 Park Street Kolkata 700 016 on
thTuesday the 15 September 2009 at 4 pm with Shri NC Jha President in the Chair The meeting was attended by SShri RP Ritolia AK Singh Prof SP Banerjee Prof A K Ghose Prof GS Roonwal RK Saha MM Singh JP Goenka SR Panja AK Sen GS Ghosh Hazra AK Dasgupta NK Biswas A Prasad MK Bhattacherjee P Roy KK Mishra S Chakravorti SC Dasgupta AK Talapatra S Choudhuri Prof(Dr) SK Mukhopadhyay SN Ghosh Prof(Dr) D DebDrAK Moitra KM Agans AK Mukhopadhyay S Bandopadhyay P Choudhury S Bhattacharjee BB Das D Chakravorty PK Baranwal SK Das Gupta Kalyan SenA Mukhopadhyay S Sinha AK Nath BC Bhattacharya LK Bose P K Bhattacharjee K Banerjee AK Chaturvedi HR Surana DK Ray B Prasad MM Bhattacherjee Shilpi DN Prasad Smt S Prasad L Prasad SN Prasad SL Mehera Dr D Sarkar T Chaudhury M Kumar NP Sahu SK Das SK Basu JPDasgupta S Mookherjee S Ghosh RN Datta SK Chakraborti R K Datta BK Chakrabarti AK Ray AK Mukhopadhyay MK Mukhopadhyay AK Das JK Ghosh BN Mishra T Datta J Chandra RK Choudhary M Khasale KN Jha SK Mishra G Sharma C Singh RR Mittal B Pathak A Hussan S Chatterjee PK Jha TR Kannan HC Dahiya D Nagaralarcasan S Prasad D Sarkar SK Dutta S Ray GP Ghatak G Dhar N Kumar PK Roy Chowdhury Prof SC Ray amp others
At the outset the members mourned the sad demise of the following members by observing one-minute silence
rdHighlights of the 103 Annual General Meeting
Late Dr KP Gupta Sibdas Ghosh KC Jain SC Roy Chowdhury PR Sinha M Singh PP Jain S Roy AK Mondal N Mondal and Prof BK Kejriwal
Shri NC Jha President MGMI Chaired the Session
rd 10 The notice convening the 103 Annual General Meeting of the Institute held at Park Hotel 17 Park Street Kolkata 700
th016 on Tuesday the 15 September 2009 at 4 pm issued on August 12 2009 were taken as read
nd20 The Minutes of the 102 Annual General Meeting of the Institute held at ITC Hotel Sonar Kolkata 1 JBS Haldane Avenue Kolkata 700 046 on
thSaturday the 27 September 2008 at 4 pm were read and unanimously confirmed
30 The Councils Report Audited Balance Sheet and Statement of Income and Expenditure Accounts for the year 2008-
st2009(ended on 31 March 2009) were adopted and confirmed unanimously
40 Messrs BK Sen amp Co Chartered Accountants of 11 Old Post Office Street Kolkata 700 001 was re-appointed as the Auditor of the Institute for the year 2009-2010 at a remuneration of Rs3500- only
50 Recipients of Awards and Medals for the 2008-2009
51 Dr J Coggin Brown Memorial (Gold) Medal for Geological Sciences to Shri Akshaya Kumar Sarangi for his outstanding contribution in Geological Sciences
52 John Dunn Medal to Dr Khanindra
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
12
Pathak for his outstanding contribution in Indian Mineral Industry
53 Indranil Award for Metallurgy to Dr Shambhu Nath Prasad for his outstanding contribution in Ferrous Metallurgy
54 R P Bhatnagar Award to Shri Pradip Kumar Baranwal for his outstanding contribution in Mineral Beneficiation (Cash Rs1000-)
55 DN Thakur Award to Prof GS R o o n w a l f o r h i s o u t s t a n d i n g contribution in Earth Sciences
56 Engineering Gold Medal to Shri BN Pan for his outstanding contribution in Mining Sciences
57 Coal India Project Implementation Trophy to Chotia OCP of Prakash Industries Ltd
58 Prof SK Bose Memorial Award for excellence in teaching in Mining Engineering to Prof MA Ramlu
59 HB Ghose Award for the Manager having best Safety performance during the preceding year to Shri Chittaranjan Kumar of Sawang Underground Mine of CCL and Shri PP Gupta of Manikpur Opencast Project of SECL
510 Smt Bala Tandon Award to Prof (Dr) Debasis Deb for his outstanding contribution in upgrading the quality of life in Mining (cash Rs1000-)
511 Lala Ramkishore Singhal Award for outstanding contribution in the field of Conservation of Minerals to Prof(Dr) Subir Kumar Mukhopadhyay
512 Institutes Silver Medal to Prof(Dr) Subir Kumar Mukhopadhyay Prof (Dr) Debasis Deb and Prof(Dr) BS Sastry for their paper on ldquoDesign of a
Combined Stoping Method below an Open Pit Mine using Numerical Modeling ndash A case studyrdquo
513 MGMI Branch Membership Growth Award to MGMI Kolkata Branch and Ranchi Branch for 2008-2009
514 MGMI Branch Activity Award to M G M I R a n c h i B r a n c h for 2008-2009
Student Awards for 2007-2008
Award of Pickering Medal for the year 1981 to the Best Student of Mining Engineering of ISMU Dhanbad to Shri Mukti Pada Dikshit
515 Pickering Medal for the best student of ISM in Mining Engineering to Shri Anirban Majumdar of ISMU
516 Hayden Medal for the best student in Applied Geology to Smt Sohini Gupta of ISMU
517 Yule Medal for the best student in Mining Machinery to Shri Alok Kumar Singh of ISMU
518 Mc Nally Bharat Medal for the best student in Mineral Engineering to Shri Mahendra Singh Negi of ISMU
519 Dr Hari Narain Medal for the best student in Applied Geophysics to Smt Shilpi of ISMU
520 Oil India Medal for the best student in Petroleum Engineering to Shri Adi Anand of ISMU
521 Dr J Cogging Brown Memorial Cash Award for the best student in Geology to Shri Ankush Singh of Presidency College Calcutta(Rs500-)
522 S Lal Award for Mining Engineering to Shri Arindam Basu of BESU Shibpur
523 SCCL(Gold) Medal for the best student
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
13
in Mining Engineering to Md Naseeruddin of University College of Engineering Kakatiya University Kothagudem
524 Nava Bharat Ferro Alloys Medal for the best student in Mining Machinery to Md Naseeruddin of University College of Engineering Kakatiya University Kothagudem
525 Indranil Award for Metallurgy to Shri Aysuman Banerjee of BESU Shibpur
526 Indranil Award for Metallurgy to Shri Sudhanshu Shekhar Singh of IIT Kharagpur
527 Chandrakala Medal for Mining Engineering to Shri Tejasvi Singh Kushwaa of IIT Kharagpur
528 S m t N i r j a S a h a y M e d a l f o r MSc(Applied Geology) to Ms Khushboo Arora of IIT Kharagpur
529 Roberton Medal to the best student of Mining Engineering to Km Rashi Agarwal of BHU
530 La Touch Medal for the best student in Geology to Shri Punit Dubey of BHU
531 Hadfield Medal for the best student in Metallurgical Engineering to Shri Naman Mittal of BHU
532 Kalyan Mukherjee ldquo61 Geologyrdquo Medal for the best student in MSc (Geology) of University of Calcutta to Shri Sujoy Dasgupta
533 Presentation of Scroll of Honour to the following Life Members with 25 years Standing of Membership (1983-84)
SShri TM ChickabasaviahGP Ghatak SN Bhattacharya LK Bose AK Mukhopadhyay M Ramakrishna SP GuptaKM Agarwal AP Banerjee A Ramaswamy P Bhalla AL Kumawal P Karunesan MN Mehta PC
Tak JP Gupta CT Dave DK Sarkar RN Mishra BP Pai SK Ghosh DP Dasgupta M Jawed HN Khanna RY Kutumbe AK Tooley PM Mohnot SN Pandy SP Lahiri BJ Lakshman SK DewanGK Pradhan Sh DB Sikka GC Mittal GS Ghosh Hazra AN Singh RP Prashhara US Prasad BL Khandewal PN Singh YP Bhasin AN Bhattacharjee J K M u k h e r j e e U B Talpallikar Sourindra Chowdhuri BK Verma MGK Murthy Mahendra Pratap Singh NC Kapur KB Bhatt R Krishnan S Ghosh Tapan BiswasAngleo Condrad NK KavdiaVP KapurAV Ulabhaje HP Sengupta AK Gupta SN Verma JM Roychowdhury CK Jain HR Uppal BRS BhatnagarR Gupta B G Baliga
534 Presentation of Scroll of Honour to the following Life Members with 50 years standing of Membership (1958-1959)
SShri SB Roy SK Baksi SK Lahiri PM Chauhan BN Mukherjee
6 Shri NC Jha President delivered the Presidential Address in the meeting
7 It was announced that Shri NC Jha Director(Technical) CIL has been re-elected as President of the Institute for the year 2009-2010
8 It was also announced that Dr Debasish Sarkar GM NEC has been elected as Hony Secretary of the Institute for the years 2009-2011 Dr Sarkar conveyed his heart felt thanks to the members at the same time he expressed his sincere thanks to Prof SC Ray the outgoing Hony Secretary and appreciated for his sincere works and contribution to the Institute during his tenure as Hony Secretary
9 Dr S K Chakraborti Convenor for the election of the Council Members
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
14
declared the names who have been elected to the Council for the years 2009-2012
SShri P Roy T Kumar TK Nag R Lochan MK Bhattacharya G Dhar and KK Mishra
10 Any other matter with the permission of the Chair
There was a proposal of issuance of Photo Identity Card to the Life Members of the Institute Shri RK Saha Vice- President MGMI amp CMD CCL agreed to Sponsor the proposal and would reimburse the expenditure in this account by CCL
The President invited members present to put forward suggestions for the development of the Institute On request from the President some m e m b e r s g a v e t h e f o l l o w i n g suggestions
I) Council Meeting should not be held only in Kolkata it should be organized in different places
ii) Arrangement to be made to start some courses for continuous flow of funds
iii) Transit House of MGMI should be made functionable
iv) Ground Floor needs to be rented out
v) Effort should be made to increase of membership
vi) On Line Voting System may be introduced for Election to the Council
vii) MGMI Transactions should be enriched
11 Vote of thanks was proposed by Shri BC Bhattacharjee Meeting ended with a vote of thanks to the Chair
ATTENTION TO LIFE MEMBERS
It has been decided by the Council that a Photo Identify Card will be issued to all Life Members of MGMI All Life Members are requested to furnish the proforma given below
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 Name ( in Capital )______________________________________________
2 Membership No ________________________________________________
3 Present Address ________________________________________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
4 Date of Birth __________________________________________________
5 Blood Group __________________________________________________
Please do send 02 (two) sets of latest Stamp size coloured Photographs mentioning your name on the reverse of the photographs
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
4
Editorrsquos PageGung - ho over growth
Demand for coal is slated to reach a level of two billion tonne level by 2016-17 To fulfill this target the growth rate has to hike of 17 to 18 percent mark from the present level to 6 to 7 percent This seems to be a Herculean task if we go by the trend The following facts will show some light on it
The countrys coal production during 2008-09 was around 480 million tonne Coal Indias contribution was around 403 million tonne The balance came from SCCL and private mines Increase of import of coal has become a regular feature showing increasing trend of 10 to 15 percent every year to meet the domestic requirement
Based on overall linkages the Working Group estimates consumption of coal likely to reach the level of 750 million tonne by 2011-12 To meet the demand Coal India is expected to raise 520 million tonne and the Singerani Colloeries Company to contribute 40 million tonne and the rest would be made up by the private companies
Major reasons for coal shortage as identified by the Chairman Coal India are
lPower sector is expanding without considering source of coal
lE n o r m o u s p r o b l e m o f g e t t i n g environment and forest clearances
lThe archaic laws on different accounts creating bumps on the growth path
However to enhance the growth rate adopting new mining technologies men-friendly land acquisition policy faster exploration of the blocks and forcing the block holders for fast
development of their blocks allotted to them cannot be ignored
In this context attention of the Government is drawn to the following long standing aspects to think seriously
lMany block holders are not getting inspiration to mine coal in their blocks only for captive use Passing the bill enabling the private investors to market coal mined out from their blocks will help mitigating the situation
lArchaic law of land acquisition is being left out for amendment for decades Govt has to think seriously now under the present juncture
lA universally acceptable central policy on R amp R needs to be formulated for application country wide instead of leaving it to the State Govts to deal with
lThe process of disposing of the cases for environment and forestry clearance needs to be reformed
lMany of the 201 coal blocks allotted do not have infrastructural facility like r o a d r a i l e l e c t r i c i t y a n d communication Probably it was thought that the block holders will take initiative for the same whenever they will take up the block development Unfortunately this is also one of the reasons of delay in developing the captive blocks Before allotment the infrastructural facilities should be created in case 2 billion tonne target is to
thbe achieved by 12 plan
lThe country is having around 79 billion
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
5
tonne of mineable proved reserves of coal It is feared that India is likely to run out of coal by 2040-41 if the demand continues to grow at the current rate The only way out is to accelerate exploration to bring major portion of the inferred and indicated quantum of the gross coal reserve of 26221 billion tonne (as on 1 April 2009) under the arena of proved reserve as early as possible It is not possible for the existing agencies eg GSI CMPDIL and MECL to do the entire job The private sector agencies must be
encouraged to join hands with the Govt agencies for the purpose This will enhance the confidence level of the block holders to come into action
One can dream to have something but one has to be gung-ho (aggressive) over it to achieve
The Editorial Committee wishes a hearty Dewali Greetings to all the readers
BCBhattacharyaHony Editor
ANNOUNCEMENT
The MGMI is updating the database of members on roll The members are requested to send their details if not already sent in the following format
FORMAT (Pl fill in BLOCK LETTERS)
Name helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Membership No helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Date of birth helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Membership grade LMMAssociateStudent AssociateDonerPatronCorporate Member (Pl tick)
Address helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Phone no with STD Code helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Mobile no helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
e-mail helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Attachment Branch helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Date Signature
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
21
Kolkata Branch
th ndThe 6 Annual General Meeting of the Kolkata Branch held on 22 September 2009 elected the Executive Committee of the Branch of MGMI with the following personnel as office bearers to look after functioning of the branch
1 Chairman Dr Anupendu Gupta
2 Vice Chairman Dr Ajoy Kr Moitra
3 Hony Secretary Shri Surya Kumar Gangopadhyay
4 Hony Jt Secretary S A Sufian
5 Treasurer Dr Shyamal Chakraborti
6 Members SShri R N Datta and R K Datta
The newly elected Executive body of MGMI Kolkata Branch co-opted SShri L K Bose and J P Dasgupta as Advisors
Branch Activities
HEALTH TITBIT
Music and Mice (and humans too)
An experiment was carried out recently using mice and music One group was given ldquoclassical musicrdquo to listen to They ate well and became sleek and fat The other control group had ldquohard rock musicrdquo piped into their cage The experiment did not last long as they began o fight and eventually most of them were dead They had killed or severely injured each other The choice of music could affect humans too
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
15
th6 Council Meetingth thThe 837 meeting of the Council (6 meeting of
rdthe 103 Session) of the Institute held at MGMI Building GN-384 Sector ndash V Salt Lake
thKolkata ndash 700 091 on Saturday the 18 July 2009 at 330 pm with Shri N C Jha President in the Chair The meeting was attended by Prof Ajoy Kr Ghose Prof S P Banerjee Shri R P Ritolia Shri R K Saha Shri B C Bhattacharya Shri M K Bhattacharya Shri L K Bose Shri Bhaskar Chakraborti Shri Asitabha Datta Shri J P Dasgupta Shri J P Goenka Shri Phalguni Guha Shri K K Mishra Dr A K Moitra Prof S K Mukhopadhyay Shri Prasanta Roy and Dr Debsish Sarkar
Leave of absence was granted to those who could not attend the meeting
The President then extended welcome to Prof A K Ghose Prof S P Banerjee Shri R P Ritolia Past Presidents Shri R K Saha Vice President and all other members of the Council President thereafter took up the agenda item
10 The minutes were circulated to all Council Members No written comment was received However the minutes were confirmed with the following modifications
Item No 8362 (v) The Council principally agreed and approved the recommendation of the Finance Committee about the reimbursement of actual local travelling expenses per month to the following Office Bearers for attending MGMI Office in relation to the Official work if claimed subject to the maximum of
Hony Secretary Rs 2500Hony Jt Secretary Rs1500Hony Treasurer Rs1500-Hony Editor Rs 1500
with effect from May 2009
Head Quarters Activity
Item No 83650 i) Half Day Workshop
It was decided that a half day workshop thwould be held on Tuesday the 15 September
2009 the topic being ldquoIndian Mining Sectors Policies and Constraintsrdquo Invited lectures will be delivered by 4 distinguished speakers on the subject for discussion Dr A K Moitra was unanimously chosen as Convenor of the Seminar while Shri Prasanta Roy as Co-convenor
Resolution 83610th th rdldquothe minutes of the 836 (5 meeting of the 103
rdsession) meeting of the Council held on 23 May 2009 at Kolkata be confirmed with the said modificationrdquo
11 The Council then considered the action taken report on the Minutes of the 836 meeting of the Council held on May 23 2009 at Kolkata and noted the report
Regarding guidelines for monetary rdtransaction expenditure control for 3
AMC as approved by the Council some Off ice Bearers expressed their discomfort Arising out of the situation the Council advised that the Chairman Organis ing Commit tee Hony Treasurer Co-convenor Organising Committee and the Chairman Technical Committee may discuss together and modify the guidelines as per convenience for monetary
rdtransaction for 3 AMC 2010
Item No 83670 To consider and constitute a Board of Scrutinizers to conduct the Election of Council Members for the year 2009-12
As Shri Prasanta Roy resigned from the Board of Scrutinizers to conduct the election of Council Members for the year 2009-2012 Dr A K Moitra was
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
16
unanimously nominated in the Board of scrutinizers in place of Shri Prasanta Roy
20 To consider report recommendations of the Finance Committee
The recommendations of the Finance Committee were placed before the Council The Council discussed on the r e p o r t a n d a p p r o v e d t h e recommendations of the Finance Committee The recommended pay structure for the staff as well as fixation
stof pay will take effect from 1 April 2009 However if there is any further suggestion received from the Council Members on the recommendation the Finance Committee was requested to consider them and review the matter The minutes of the Finance Committee
thdated 27 June 2009 is given in Appendix I
Arising out of the discussion the Council authorized Finance Committee to overview and take controll of the financial matter and advice the Hony Secretary time to time in regard to the financial matter
The Finance Committee was also further requested to prepare a guideline f o r m o n e y t a r y t r a n s a c t i o n expenditure control for MGMI Acs and submit the same to the Council for consideration and implementation
The Hony Secretary was advised to take guidance from Finance Committee regarding financial matter which involved sizeable expenditure and was not of routine nature
The Council was informed that quotations were collected for MGMI News Letter amp Transactions and were studied by the Finance Committee Ms Lalchand Roy amp Co had quotated
the lowest price no decisions had been taken in this regard Order had been placed before it was approved by the Council Hony Editor was not aware about the process and placing of the order However performance of Ms Lalchand Roy amp Co will be accessed for next 3 months and a report will be placed before the Council
In order to streamline the system the Council directed that in future quotations for any work would be obtained in sealed cover and would be open in the presence of the bidders by the Finance Committee members to avoid any irregularity
30 To discuss about the progress of the forthcoming events of the Institute
Half Day National Workshop
The date of half day workshop has been t hchanged to 15 September 2009
th(Tuesday) instead of 12 September 2009 In workshop four distinguished speakers will be invited for giving lectures on the subject on Indian Mining Sectors Policies amp Constraints (IMPC 2009)
Holland Memorial Lecture
The Council was informed that as Shri B Muthuraman MD Tata Steel regretted that it would not be possible for him to deliver the Holland Memorial Lecture due to pre-occupation Shri S J Sibal DGMS Dhanbad has been approached
ndby the President to deliver 52 Holland thMemorial Lecture on 15 September
2009 at Park Hotel
Annual General Meeting
The venue of the AGM National Workshop and Holland Memorial Lecture will be at the Park Hotel
thKolkata on 15 September 2009
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rd40 To discuss about the progress of the 3 Asian Mining Congress ndash 2010
ndThe minutes of the 2 meeting of the Exhibition Organising Committee held
thon 18 July 2009 are given in Appendix II which provided the detailed progress
rdreport of the Exhibition of 3 AMC
Prof S P Banerjee Chairman Organising Committee while briefing the Council about the progress made referred to the last minutes of the
thOrganising Committee held on 27 June 2009 which is given in Appendix III
Prof Banerjee raised the point that the high cost items for the Congress should be identified and arrangement for procurement of these should be undertaken at the earliest In this regard he also suggested that a committee could be constituted The Council authorized him to go ahead with the proposal and if he felt that a committee was required he could constitute the same as per his choice
50 T o c o n s i d e r a p p l i c a t i o n s f o r Membership and membership position of the Institute
The Council approved 38 applications for membership out of which 23 were for Life Members 14 Members and one Donor Member
60 To consider fixation of tariff for Transit House and releasing payment of balance due to the Contractor Ms Popular Decorator
Regarding fixation of Tariff for Transit House the Council referred the matter to the Finance Committee to propose the tariff and other conditions and forward it to the Council for consideration As the Transit House has been made ready by the Contractor Ms Popular Decorator balance due to the contractor
Rs 409000 (Rupees four lakhs nine thousand) only may be released
The Council was informed that the contractor claimed that he had done some extra works on verbal order worth Rs 65000 (Rupees sixty five thousand) The Council discussed this and referred the matter to the Finance Committee to examine and recommend action to be taken by the Council on this issue
70 Any other business with the permission of the chair
I) Mode of despatch of Ballot Papers
The Council advised that all the Ballots should be sent by post to the members under certificate of posting
The meeting ended with vote of thanks to the Chair at 1830 hrs
th7 Council Meetingth thThe 838 meeting of the Council (7 meeting of
rdthe 103 Session) of the Institute held at MGMI Building GN-384 Sector ndash V Salt Lake
thKolkata ndash 700 091 on Saturday the 29 August 2009 at 300 pm with Shri N C Jha President in the Chair The meeting was attended by Prof S P Banerjee Shri R P Ritolia Shri R K Saha Shri V K Arora Shri M K Bhattacharya Shri L K Bose Shri Asitabha Datta Shri J P Dasgupta Shri J P Goenka Shri Phalguni Guha Shri K K Mishra Dr A K Moitra Prof S K Mukhopadhyay Dr Debsish Sarkar Shri Prasanta Roy Shri Bhaskar Chakraborti And Prof S C Ray
Leave of absence was granted to those who could not attend the meeting
The President then extended welcome to Prof S P Banerjee Shri R P Ritolia Past Presidents Shri R K Saha Vice President and all other members of the Council
One minute silence was observed in memory of Late Ashoke Kr Mandal Life Member Shri C P Ambesh Life Member Kamala Kanta
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Srivastava Life Member and Jay Prakash Thakur Life member
President thereafter took up the agenda itemth10 To confirm the minutes of the 837
meeting of the Council held at Kolkata thon July 18 2009
The minutes were circulated to all Council Members So far no Comment was received The Council then resolved that
Resolution 83810th thThe minutes of the 837 (6 meeting of
rdthe 103 session) meeting of the thCouncil held on 18 July 2009 at
Kolkata be confirmed
11 To consider matters arising out of the minutes
The Council then considered the action thtaken report on the Minutes of the 837
thmeeting of the Council held on 18 July 2009 at Kolkata and noted the report
83811To discuss about the progress of the forthcoming events of the Institute
I) Half Day National Workshop (IMPC - 2009)
Dr A K Moitra Convenor IMPC ndash 2009 intimated about the Progress of National Workshop ndash IMPC 2009 and also submitted a statement of Income and Expenditure of IMPC ndash 2009 as on date
ii) Holland Memorial Lecture
The Convenor also informed to the Council that Shri S J Sibal DGMS Dhanbad confirmed of his acceptance to deliver the prestigious Holland
thMemorial Lecture on 15 September 2009 at the Park Hotel Kolkata
rd103 Annual General Meeting
The Honorary Secretary informed that rdthe notice for 103 Annual General
Meeting was circulated to the eligible
members through the Newsletter Vol 35 No 1 April ndash June 2009 The Convenor IMPC 2009 added that arrangements for all the events
thscheduled to be held on 15 September 2009 at the Park Hotel Kolkata have been made in consultation with the Hony Secretary and Hony Jt Secretary
rd20 To review about the progress of the 3 Asian Mining Congress ndash 2010
Prof S P Banerjee was requested by the President to enlight the members of the Council about the progress so far made
rdfor 3 AMC Prof Banerjee briefed the rdCouncil about the progress of the 3
AMC He also mentioned that Ms Sandvic Asia desired to host one of the
rdDinners of 3 AMC They were strequested to host the 1 day Dinner by
the President Possibly they will agree with the proposal It was also ment ioned that IEI has given announcement in August 2009 issue of
rdtheir Newsletter about 3 AMC Both MMR and Coal Insight were also agreed to give publicity through their
rdpublications about 3 AMC President also informed that some discussions have been going on with one of the Event Management Agents who were
rdwilling to assist us for 3 AMC They gave proposal that they will bring delegates as well as new organizations apart from our targeted organizations for participation in the conference exhibition for which they will charge some percentage on their matured activities However details will be made known to the members of the Council after finalization of MOU Shri L K Bose Chairman Technical
rdCommittee of 3 AMC was requested by the President to inform the members about the status of the Technical papers etc Shri Bose informed that around 36
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19
authors have already sent abstract of their papers and more than 40 experts were invited for contributing Technical papers
The Hony Treasurer placed a statement rdof Income and Expenditure of the 3
AMC as on date which were noted by the members
It was decided that the loan (Rs 600000-) taken from MGMI Fund for
rd3 AMC to meet the initial expenses may be refunded to MGMI Fund at an early date
Shri R K Saha Chairman Exhibition Committee was also requested by the President to let the Council Members know about the progress so far made Shri Saha informed that approximately 900 sq mt spaces have been booked so far and some negotiations were going on Shri Saha also proposed to have one Buyers Salers meet at an early date In t h i s c o n n e c t i o n a c o m m i t t e e comprising of Shri J P Goenka Shri V K Arora and Shri J P Dasgupta has been constituted who will arrange to make all the arrangements of Buyers Salers meet
30 To consider and approve the r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s o f J u d g i n g Committee for various awards and medals
The recommendations of Judging Committee for the year 2008-09 were accepted by the Council However Shri R P Ritolia Past President proposed to constitute a Search Committee for some prestigious Awards to find out suitable personnel to keep the image of the Institute He also suggested to form a Committee for overviewing the existing Systems amp Procedures and suggest for development
T h e f o l l o w i n g m e m b e r s w e r e considered
Shri N C Jha ChairmanProf Ajoy Kr Ghose Past PresidentShri R P Ritolia Past President amp
ConvenorShri V K Arora MemberShri J P Goenka Member Dr A K Moitra MemberProf (Dr) Subir Kr Mukhopadhyaya
Member
The Council is pleased to Award the Branch Activity Award to Ranchi Branch according to the activities done by the Branch during the year 2008-09 During the year 2008-09 both the Kolkata and Ranchi Branches have enrolled same number of new members So the Council is pleased to award the Membership Growth Award to both Kolkata and Ranchi Branches for enrolling highest new members during the year 2008-09
40 To consider and approve the audited accounts for the financial year ended
ston 31 March 2009
As the audited accounts were not ready it was decided to hold a Special Council
thMeeting on 5 September 2009 at 400 pm with the audited accounts for consideration
50 To appoint the Institutes Auditor for stthe financial year ending on 31 March
2010
Messrs B K Sen amp Co Chartered Accountant was re-appointed as the Auditor of the Institution for the year 2009-10 at a remuneration of Rs 3500- only
60 T o c o n s i d e r a p p l i c a t i o n s f o r Membership and membership position of the Institute
The Council approved 17 applications for membership out of which 15 were
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for Life Members and 02 Members
70 To elect the President of the Institute for the year 2009 ndash 2010
The name of Shri N C Jha Director (Technical) CIL and present President was proposed by Shri R K Saha Vice President and was re - elected unanimously as President of the Institute for 2009-10
80 To elect the Honorary Secretary of the Institute for the year 2009 ndash 2011
The name of Dr Debasish Sarkar General Manager NEC CIL was proposed by Shri R P Ritolia Past President and was elected unanimously as Honorary Secretary of the Institute for 2009-2011
The Council expressed their sincere thanks to Prof S C Ray Hony Secretary and appreciated for his sincere works and contribution to the Institute during his tenure as Honorary Secretary
90 Any other business with the permission of the chair
i) Consultancy ndash
Prof S P Banerjee informed that a draft Policy was circulated to all the Council Members for their suggestion He said that some suggestions have been received and some more may come The Committee will meet soon with the Draft Policy alongwith the suggestions received for finalisation
ii) Presidents Golf Tournament
It was decided that the Presidents Golf Tournament will be organized either on
th12 December 2009 at Sambalpur or on st21 January 2010 at Kolkata
iii) Photo Identity card for Life Members
Prof (Dr) Subir Kr Mukhopadhyay
proposed that a photo identity card for life members of MGMI may be introduced
It was decided that MGMI will introduce the photo identity card for life members at a cost The fee for the same will be finalized soon
The meeting ended with vote of thanks to the chair at 1800 hrs
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
The Special meeting of the Council of the Institute held at MGMI Building GN-384 Sector ndash V Salt Lake Kolkata ndash 700 091 on
thSaturday the 5 September 2009 at 400 pm with Shri N C Jha President in the Chair The meeting was attended by Shri L K Bose Shri Bhaskar Chakraborti Shri J P Dasgupta Dr Amalendu Sinha and Prof S C Ray
The President extended welcome to all members of the Council and thereafter took up the agenda
The copy of the Report of Council and Audited Balance Sheet with Income amp Expenditure Accounts for the financial year 2008-09 were distributed to the members present in the meeting President requested the members present to go through the Audited Balance Sheet with Income and Expenditure Accounts for the year 2008-09 and Auditors Report to the Members
The Members considered the Auditors Report and agreed that in future we should try to implement the suggestions given by the Auditor There was lengthy discussion on the
stBalance Sheet as on 31 March 2009
The Members considered and recommended the same to the General Body for adoption
The meeting was ended with Vote of thanks to the Chair at 1800 hrs
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23
Dr Kaushik Dey MMGI is now Assistant Professor Department of Mining EngineeringIndian School of Mines UniversityDhanbad 826 004
Shri SV Ram Mohanm MMGI is now Dy CMESAM Chhattarpur Sub Area Patherkhera Area WCL ATPO Shbhapur Colony Type IV Qr No 20 Pathakhera 460 449 Dist Betul MP
Shri Tushar Kant Mishra MMGI is now Materials Management Division Coal India
rdLtd Coal Bhawan Annexe 3 Floor 10 NS Road Kolkata 700 001
Shri Deepak Pandey MMGI is now Sub Area Manager Bunglow D-1 Chankapur Officers Colony PO Silewara Colliery WCL Dist Nagpur MS
Shri Sunit Kumar Banerjee MMGI is now Manager(Projects) Gugro Geotech Pvt Ltd Plot No51 Sector ndash6 Sanpada Navi Mumbai 400 705
Prof DD Mishra MMGI is now at 4 Arya Bhumi PO Potia Bhubaneshwar 751 031Orissa
News About Members
Shri BP Sinha MMGI is now Controller of Mines Indian Bureau of mines 29 Industrial suburbs II Stage Tumkur Road Gorguntapalayam Yashwantpuram Bangalore 560 022
Prof Arvind Kumar Mishra MMGI is now Associate Professor Department of Mining Engineering Indian School of Mines university Dhanbad 826 004 Jharkahand
Shri AK Jain MMGI is now Dy HCG Co Office of the CGM NEC CIL PO Margherita Dist Tinsukia Assam 786 181
Shri Pallab Kumar Banerjee Life Member of MGMI is now at 1 Atlantic Place Manukau City Auckland ndash 2105 New Zealand
Shri Satyesha Simha MMGI is now Dy GM(Sales) BEML Ltd Marketing HQ
thUnity Buildings 5 Floor JC Road Bangalore 560 002
Shri Sunil Kumar Singh MMGI is now Project Officer Kuju-Pundi Project PO Kuju Colliery Dist Ramgarh Jharkhand ndash 825 316
In a day when you dont come across any problem you can be sure that you are travelling in a wrong path
- Swami Vevekananda
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
24
New Members
As Life Member
1 Shri C V VENKATESWARLU BE (Electrical) M Tech (Mining Machinery) PG ndash DipDy Chief Engineer (EampM) WCL Flat No F-2 Shakti Apartments Plot No 19A Hill Road Gandhi Nagar Nagpur ndash 440010
2 Shri Utpal Kumar Dey B Sc Engg M Tech Ph D (Mining Engineering) Professor B I T Sindri Head Deptt Of Mining Engineer PO Sindri Institute Dist Dhanbad Jharkhand ndash 828123
3 Shri Girijesh Kumar B Sc Geology M Sc Geology Ph D Geology Professor B I T Sindri Head Department of Geology PO Sindri Institute Dist Dhanbad Jharkhand ndash 828123
4 Shri Pramod Kumar Singh M Sc Geology Ph D Geology Lecturer BIT Sindri Department of Geology B I T Sindri Dhanbad Jharkhand
5 Shri Baidya Nath Roy B Sc Engg M Sc Engg (Metallurgical) Lecturer BIT Sindri Metallurgical Engineering Deptt PO Sindri Institute Dist Dhanbad Jharkhand ndash 828123
6 Shri Abhai Pratap Singh B Sc(Mining) Chief General Manager (Production)D-2F-2 Govinda Gourkhede Compl Seminary Hills Nagpur ndash 440006
7 Shri Ranendra Chouksey B E (Mining) Superintendent of Mines WCL C-43 Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440001
8 Shri Om Prakash Verma B Sc Superintendent (Survey) 4 M B Town Bandhunagar Jhingabai Takli Koradi Road Nagpur ndash 440030
9 Shri Mahendra Kumar Gupta Dip in Mech Engg AMIE Dy Chief Engineer (Excv) WCL A-206 Triveni Apartments KT Nagar Katol Road Nagpur ndash 440013
10 Shri Akhilesh Pandey Diploma (Mining) Chief Mining Engineer (Prod) WCL CME
th(OC) 5 floor Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur -440001
11 Shri Kaushal Kishore Sharan B Sc (Hons) Mining Engineer Director Technical (Retd) WCL 301A Sri Manohar Apartment Clark Town Nagpur ndash 440004
12 Shri Mahendra Kumar Gupta Dip in Mech Engg AMIE Dy Chief Engineer (Excv) WCL A-206 Triveni Apartments KT Nagar Katol Road Nagpur ndash 440013
13 Shri Ashok Kumar Singh B Sc (Part ndash I) Superintendent (Survey) WCL Duplex No 54 M B Town Koradi Road Zinga Bai Takli Nagpur ndash 440030
14 Shri Amitabh Singh Engg amp Management Dy CME WCLQr No D5 Rescue Station Colony Indora Complex WCL Near Power Grid PO Uppalwadi Nagpur ndash 440026 (MS)
15 Shri Basant Agnihotri B E (Mech) SE (Excavation) WCL B- 202 Radha Palace Dhantoli Abyankar Road Nagpur ndash 440012 (MS)
16 Shri Sushanta Banerjee L Mining EnggMBA Chief Mining Engineer WCL Production Department WCL (Hq) Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440001
17 Shri Achuth Vinay Anand Diploma in Mining amp Mine Surveying Partner Director Technical Explotechnique
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
25
st th1643 1 Floor Shanthala Plaza 14 thCross 8 Main Malleshwaram Bangalore
ndash 560003
18 Shri Ranjan Kumar Sinha B Tech (H) Mining Controller of Mines Indian Bureau of Mines CPWD Qr No 33 Type ndash V Seminary Hills Nagpur ndash 440006
19 Shri Ranjan Sahai B Tech (H) Mining Chief Controller of Mines Indian Bureau of Mines Type ndashV Flat ndash 6 CPWD Colony Seminary Hills Nagpur ndash 440006
20 Shri Tirth Nath Jha B Tech (Mining) PGDISM M Tech (Ind amp Engg Mgmt) General Manager WCL WCL Kanhan Area PO Dungaria- 480553 Dist Chhindwara (MP)
21 Shri GEDI Vijaybhaskar Reddy Dip in Mining Superintendent of Mines WCL 48 Swamy Colony Phase ndash 8 Near Aakar Nagar PO Gittikadan Nagpur ndash 13
22 Shri V K Gupta B Tech (Mining) Chief Mining Engineer WCL D-17 Koyla Vihar Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash (MS)-440001
23 Shri Anjan Chatterjee B Sc (Engineering) MBA Superintending Engineer (Env) WCL Environment
thDeptt 9 Floor Coal Estate Civil LinesNagpur ndash 440001 MS
24 Shri Ajay Kumar Pandey B Tech (Mining) Dy General Manager (Mining) Pandey Muhalla ASGirls School Road Hirapur PO amp Dist Dhanbad -826001
25 Shri Kinnera Raja Sekhar BE(Mining)MBA(Marketing) Superintendent of Mines WCL Flat No 203 Udhav Appartment Opp Powergrid Angulimal NagarPO Uppalwadi Nagpur 400 026 (MS)
26 Shri Sudhakar Rao Sreeram Degree in Mining FCC Superintendent of Mines WCL C-11 Walni colony Th Saoner Dist Nagpur 441 504
27 Shri Haridas Krishna Ghanvat MSc(Env) Superintending Engg(Env) WCL 7172 Ujwal Nilayam B-302 Khamla Road Malviya Nagar Khamla Nagpur 440 025 MS
28 Shri Balakishan Chandora BE(Mining) Chief Mining Engineer WCL D-114 Koyla Vihar Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur 442 001
29 Shri Asok Chandra Ray BE(Civil) Grad ndash IE PGDBM(Fin) OSD(ENV)WCL F-201 Ashirwad Apartment Mankapur Behind Safeway Motors Lumbini Nagar Nagpur 440 030
30 Shri Kaushik Chakraborty BTech(Min) MTech(Mine Planning)Dy Chief Mining Engineer WCL Flat ndash 102 Naniks Ashtavinayak Prerna Opp Power Grid Colony Nari Ring Road PO Uppalwadi Nagpur 440 026
31 Shri KS Narayana Dip in Mining Engineer Chief Mining Engineer WCL D-210 Koyala Vihar Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur 440 001
32 Shri Anupam Nandi BTech(Min) Dy Controller of Mines amp Officer in charge Indian Bureau of Mines 318B Road No 3 Ashok Nagar Ranchi 834 002 Jharkhand
33 Shri Debasis Biswas BE(Mining) Chief Mining EngineerWCL Flat No 607 Building A-1 Forest Deptt Co-operative Housing Society Seminary Hills Nagpur
34 Shri Subhash Ramkrishna Bhandare BE(Hons)(Mining) Supdt Of Mines WCL A-9S-4 Govinda Gourkhede
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26
Complex Seminary Hills Hajaripahad Road Nagpur 440 006
35 Shri Satish R Gabale BE(Mining) Supdt of Mines WCL Flat No B101 Ganesh Gavri Apptt Near Sawarkar Square Nagpur -400 015
36 Shri Dipankar Mukherjee BE(Mining) supdt of Mines WCL Plot-28 Friends Colony PO Katol Road Nagpur 440 013
37 Shri Pradeep Deshmukh BE(Mining) Supdt of Mines WCL 16 Shamane Layout Near Gajanan Temple Trimurti Nagar Nagpur 440 022
38 Shri Partha Pratim Adhikary Btech(Hons)(Mining Engg) WCLD-8 Indora Housing Complex WCL Colony(Near Power Grid) Nagpur(MS)
39 Shri Somyajit Mukherjee MTech(Appl Geol) PhD(Geol) Sr Lecturer IIT Bombay Deptt Earth Sciences IIT Bombay Powai Mumbai 400 076 MS
As Member
1 Shri Satyendra Parasanath Pandey Dip in Mining IInd class Certi FCC Dy Chief Mining Engineer WCL D19 WCL Rescue Colony Kalpana Nagar PO Uppalwadi Nagpur ndash 440026
2 Shri Prashant Kumar Singh B E Mining Superintendent of Mines WCL 36 M B Town PO Zingabai Takli Koradi Road Nagpur ndash 440030
3 Shri Vivek Kumar Sharma M Tech (Applied Geology) Dy Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC
thLtd4 floor Khanij Bhawan 10-3-311A Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad
4 Shri Subrata Chatterjee B E (Mech) MBA Business Development Manager 4 Dr Satyananda Roy Road Kolkata ndash 700029
5 Md Nasim Ansari M Tech (Applied Geology) Dy Manager (Geology) Laxmivasi Tower Flat No 205 Attapur Tejaswari NagarHyderbad
6 Shri Rajesh Kumar Sharma M Sc (Earth Science) B Sc (Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad - 500 028
7 Dr Nilay Sharma Ph D Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad - 500 028
8 Shri Amit Kumar Saw M Sc Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad - 500 173(AP)
9 Shri Sanjay Kumar Choudhary M Sc (Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad - 500 028
10 Shri Chandra Bhushan Verma M Tech (Applied Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC
thLtd4 floor10-3-31 Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad - 500 173
11 Shri Buddha Priya Mahudwale B E st(Mining) PG Dip 1 Class Certificate
holder Manager (Mining) Resource thPlanning deptt 4 Floor NMDC Ltd
Khanij Bhavan Masab Tank 10-3-311A Hyderbad ndash 500173
12 Shri Basant Rath M Sc (Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) NMDC R amp D Centre Habsiguda Uppal Road Hyderabad
13 Shri Jaykumar Jagdish Singh Dip Mining Graduate DMM Asstt Survey Officer WCL Production Department WCL (Hq) Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440001
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27
14 Shri Parag Madhukarrao Tadlimbekar BSc MSc (Geo) B Ed Sr Technical Assistant (Geology) Indian Bureau of Mines Technical Secretary Section IBM
ndIndira Bhawan 2 floor D-Block Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440102 MS
15 Shri NK Dhawan BSc(H)(Mining Engg) General Manager NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad 500 173
16 Dr DN Subramanyam MScPhD Asstt Manager(Geo) NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad 500 173
As Donor Member
1 Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research Barwa Road Dhanbad ndash 826015
Jharkhand
HEALTH TITBIT
Going on fruits as snacks
Fruits have skins and are actually like naturersquos ready-packed snacks The juice and the flavour is all held in tightly until you are ready and with most fruits after washing even the skin can be eaten A red apple has different health giving qualities from a green apple too There are many salad combinations which are worth trying Iceberg lettuce and a tomato is better than nothing but try to use the deeper green or red lettuce dark-green water-cress two or three grated brussel sprouts or some finely cut spring cabbage Dark-green leaves should form the basis then build with a selection of other colours carrots peppers radishes and others It can be differently beautiful every time but big
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28
News Update
1 Arrow works with ONGC on CBM
Arrow Energy has signed an agreement with Indian Govt-owned ONGC Limited to cooperate in Coal Bed Methane (CBM) exploration and development The focus of the memorandum of Understanding is potential cooperation on existing ONGC blocks from previous CBM licence rounds in India together with possible cooperation in certain Australian acreage The companies are now formulating specific commercial agreement on defined CBM assets
(Source Asia Miner)
2 Thriveni ventures overseas for coal
After years of involvement with the Indian mining industry Thriveni Earthmovers expects to begin exporting coal this year from its coal project at Jumbi in Indonesia The company obtained the Jumbi project in 2008 as its first overseas coal venture and has been ramping up towards commercial production this year The primary aim of the project is to be reliable source of coal to overseas companies who rely on coal as the critical material for their operations Thriveni provides low cost turnkey mining solution that facilitates development on a major scale
(Source Asia Miner)
3 ECL to raise underground coal production output to 12 mt
Eastern Coalfields Ltd proposes to enhance its underground coal production from 85 million tonne (mt) to 12 mt in the next two years through infusion of mass production technologies Accordingly the company recently awarded two contracts worth Rs 100 crore to Joy Engineering of UK for supply of
continuous mining equipment and operation and maintenance of the same on riskgain basis The tenders for more continuous miners and long-wall mining equipments worth Rs 350 crore approximately will be invited soon
(Source Infrastructure Today July 2009)
4 Indias first coal gasification project to take off
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) is getting ready to start the gas production at Indias first Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) project on pilot basis This project is to be carried out at Vastan lignite block near Surat in Gujarat It is estimated that the field will produce about 55 lakh cu m of synthetic gas per day by 2010 end After this project is successful ONGC aims to begin with the commercial production by producing about 2 billion cu m of the synthetic gas per annum from this field by 2013-14 This will require an investment of about Rs1000-2000 crore and the field has enough reserves to last for about 30-40 years Along with the Vastan block ONGC is also plans to set up a UCG project at Bhavnagar in Gujarat and Rajasthan
(Source Infrastructure Today Sept09)
5 Bhutan Minerals Exploration
August 2009 - Oil in the Bangtar area under Samdrupjongkhar dzongkhag copper gold and silver in the black mountain area of central Bhutan and tungsten in Sarpang are the potential minerals an American businessman J Matthew Fifield has offered to prospect for and if found viable then extract them He has also proposed that he be given mineral exploration rights for the whole of Bhutan after which he would get a group of American investors to invest in Bhutans mining sector in
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29
a big way J Matthew Fifield is a managing director in an international mining company Clien and also sits on the boards of other international energy companies The department of geology and mines (DGM) under the ministry of economic affairs and Druk holdings investment (DHI) have so far expressed interest in the proposal and are in the process of studying it ldquoJ Matthew Fifield approached us through DHI around five months ago saying that he was interested in the mineral exploration and extraction and so we provided him with all past mineral exploration reports and geological data on Bhutanrdquo said DGMs chief geologist and acting director general
(Source geologycom)
6 India - Vedanta Acquires Goa Assets
SESA GOA Limited a majority-owned subsidiary of Vedanta Resources has purchased the Goa iron ore assets of the Dempo Group for Rs 1750 crores (US$368 million) The assets include mining leases rights and related infrastructure in Goa Funding the transaction out of its existing cash resources Sesa acquired VS Dempo and Co which holds 100 of Dempo Mining Corporation and 50 of Goa Maritime VS Dempo owns or has the rights to mineable reserves and resources estimated at 70 million tonnes of iron ore in Goa Its Goa mining assets also includes processing plants barges jetties trans-shippers and loading capacities at Mormugoa port It produced 394 million tonnes of iron ore and sold 436 million tonnes in the year ended March 31 2009 and is one of the largest exporters of iron ore from Goa Vedantas chairman Anil Agarwal says ldquoWe are highly delighted with this opportunity to consolidate our iron ore business The integration of Sesa and VS Dempos operations will achieve great synergyrdquo
(Source Asia Miner Aug09)
7 Mercury Pollution
Coal-fired power plants emit trace amounts of mercury Some of this airborne mercury ends up in lakes and rivers ndash and accumulates there long term Fish at the top of the food chain can accumulate damaging amounts of mercury because they eat smaller fish who have eaten smaller fish and the amount of mercury in their bodies can build up to toxic levels over time Mercury also makes its way into every aquatic ecosystem through the hydrologic cycle USGS published a study that examined mercury in top-predator fish bed sediment and water from streams across the United States There were many mercury mines in Oregon in the early 1900s The miners dug up the ore heated it and then cooled the vapors to condense the liquid mercury Now a century later some sites in the Ochoco National Forest and on private lands remain contaminated from these activities
(Source geologycom)
8 Northern Indias Water Supply Depletion by Human Activity
A satellite monitoring detecting areas of ground water depletion observed that much of northern India is dependent upon a reliable supply of groundwater for public use and irrigation In this study groundwater levels were monitored by processing gravity data collected by a NASA satellite over a six-year period Maps of the data revealed significant groundwater level declines in the northern Indian states of Rajasthan Punjab and Haryana In these areas rapid population growth economic development and groundwater-based irrigation are placing increasing demands on water supplies The accelerating rate of water use is unsustainable and could lead to a collapse in the agricultural system
(Source Publication from an August 2009 press release by NASA geologycom)
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9 Muscular swimmer was one of last dinosaurs
Recently discovered duck-billed hadrosaur thrived on many continents One of the last non-avian dinosaurs on Earth was a muscular swimming duck-bi l led species that paleontologists recently discovered in Spain according to a new study that has been accepted for publication in the journal Comptes Rendus Palevol Co-author Jose Ignacio Canudo told Discovery News that the hadrosaur Arenysaurus ardevoli meaning sand dinosaur lived just a few thousand years before the KT boundary This was the event 655 million years ago that wiped out all of the worlds dinosaurs save for a group of carnivorous dinosaurs that evolved into birds
(Source geologycom News)
10 Coal mine owners need 26 in venture
June 27 2009 Steel cement or power companies that sit on captive coal mines will have to own a minimum 26 percent equity in their mining ventures according to the new guidelines approved by the government for mining of coal from captive blocks The government currently allows 100 percent foreign direct investment (FDI) in exploration or mining of coal and lignite for captive consumption of iron steel and cement producers While this policy would remain unchanged the captive block owners will have to maintain beneficial ownership in their mining operations According to the proposed changes the approved end user company (engaged in making cement steel or power) will have to maintain at least a 26 percent equity ownership in an associated coal company subsidiary) formed for supplying coal on an exclusive basis to it The captive coal block owner will have to maintain 51 percent equity in the subsidiary coal company in case the mining company does not have an exclusive coal supply arrangement with the
parent In case a coal block is jointly owned equity participation in the joint venture company shall be made directly by owners and not through their subsidiary The proposed regulations have specified that in case the company to whom the captive block has been awarded is also a holding company it would have to maintain at least 51 percent equity in its subsidiary company engaged in approved end uses (making cement steel or power) It would however need to have just 26 percent equity in the second subsidiary company engaged in coal mining provided the entire output is supplied exclusively to the holding company Independent coal and lignite mining companies could also be allocated captive blocks on the condition that they enter into firm supply contracts for coal at the application stage itself according to the proposed guidelines Such companies would not be allowed to enter into fresh agreements with new end-use companies subsequent to award of the coal block
(Source The Economic Times)
11 Private investment in coal sector
June 17 2009 The coal sector is set to open to private investment
We are not averse to open commercial coal mining to private sector players However a decision will be taken after building consensus over the reform proposal said minister of state for coal (independent charge) Sriprakash Jaiswal At present the government has monopoly over coal mining through state-run companies such as Coal India Ltd
(Source The Economic Times)
12 India Seeks to Invest in Australian Coal
SYDNEY -- Indias coal minister and the chairman of the countrys biggest coal miner said Thursday that India is considering
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
31
securing coal properties in Australia to plug projected gaps in the nations supply of coal The comments indicate that the current wave of foreign investment in Australias natural resources wont be limited to China Australia is known to be a country with high quality thermal coal and metallurgical coal properties India Minister of State for Coal Sriprakash Jaiswal told reporters India considers Australia as an important destination to look for coal properties he said As one of the worlds fastest growing economies India currently has to import coal because it doesnt produce enough to meet increasing demand Australias massive coal resource has become the subject of a flurry of international deal activity with Chinas Yanzhou Coal Mining Co Ltd having already
launched a A$354 billion takeover offer for Australian coal miner Felix Resources Ltd Taking equity stakes in existing companies and in return having a coal supply agreement for a certain quantity of coal could be one format Mr Bhattacharya said The other format could be joining in mining so the expansion programs of the existing companies or taking absolutely greenfield properties and going ahead on doing mining Mr Bhattacharya said the company which is also investigating investment opportunities in the US Indonesia and South Africa could easily pay $1 billion to $15 billion on investments and would consider spending more
(SourceWall Street JournalSeptember 032009)
HEALTH TITBIT
Hot tea hot coffee increases risk of cancer
Tea has been touted for its potential health benefits for millennia but new research shows if you drink it too hot you may end up increasing your risk for esophageal cancer
A new study published in the British Medical Journal has revealed that drinking steaming hot tea is actually linked with an eight-fold increased risk of cancer of the food tube or the oesophagus According to lead researcher Reza Malekzadeh of the Tehran University of Medical Sciences in Iran ldquoInforming the population about the hazards of drinking hot tea may be helpful in reducing the incidence of oesophageal cancerrdquo To be specific people who drank their tea less than two minutes after it was it four or more minutes after pouring
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
33
NOVEMBER 2009
10-13 NINTH INTERNATIONAL MINE VENTILATION CONGRESS at New Delhi India Hotel Crown Plaza Contact Department of Mining Engineering Indian School of Mines University Dhanbad ndash 826 004 Prof D C Panigrahi Convenor amp head Deptt email-
th15 November Sunday International Symposium ldquoEmerging Challenges for Metals and Materials Engineering amp Technologyrdquo and Metals Minerals Manufacturing Exp 2009 Organized by Indian Institute of Metals in association with TMS amp ASM International USA Contact TAFCON C-60 Nizamuddin East New Delhi ndash 110 013 India Ph- 91 ndash 11 ndash 46198000 24352141 Email ndash
Pankaj 09810038063
th16-19 November 2009 MPES 2009 ndash 18 International Symposium on Mine Planning amp Equipment Selections at Banff Alberta Canada For further details Contact Dr Raj K Singhal PO Box 68002 Crow Foot Postal Outlet 28 Crowfoot Terrdce NW Calgery Alberta T3G 1YO Canada Fax ndash 403-241 ndash 9460 email ndash singhal shawca website httpwwwmpes-cami-swempcom
10 - 13 November 2009 the 34th Indonesian Geophysicist Conferences at Jogjakarta Indonesia Conferences on Earth Sciences held by Indonesian Geophysicist Association 2009 Organized by Indonesian Geophysicists A s s o c i a t i o n ( H A G I ) Deadline for abstractsproposals 15 July 2009 W e b s i t e
dc_panigrahiyahoocoinwww9thimvcorg
metallurgytafconcom wwwmetals2009in
h t t p p i t 3 4 h a g i w e b i d
Upcoming Events
C o n t a c t n a m e W i w i t S u r y a n t o Check the for latest details
17 - 18 November 2009 Mining the Isa Mount Isa Queensland Australia Mining the Isa 2009 will not only features presentations from all the key established mining companies in the Mount Isa region but also unique sessions dealing with the other essential aspects essential for successful operation in the area Organized by IIR Conferences Deadline for abstractsproposals Not available Website lt gt Contact name James Stackhouse
Check the for latest details
DECEMBER 2009
4-6 Twenty-first National Convention of Mining Engineers on Technological Advancement in Mining Industry Udaipur Contact The Honorary Secretary IEI Udaipur Local Centre 128 Hiran Magri Sector 11 Opp Central Excise Udaipur 313002 P h 0 2 9 4 - 2 5 8 3 7 0 2 e - m a i l ndash
W e b
10-13 2009 Twenty fourth Indian Engineering Congress at Mangalore Theme ldquoNat ional Growth and Secur i ty ndash Technological Challengesrdquo organised by The Institute of Engineers (India) Mangalore Local
thCenter Contact The organizing Secretary 24 Indian Engineering Congress The Institute of Engineers (India) Mangalore Center NITK Surathkal Mangalore 575 025 Karnatak Ph (0824) 247400 Extn 3759 (O) e-mail lt gt
event website
httpwwwiircomauisa
event website
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i e i c o n g r e s s n i t k a c i nltieicongressnitkgmailcomgt
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34
26-27 All India Seminar on ldquoSatellite Communication and Remote Sensing Technologies for Social Developmentrdquo at Jaipur Contact The Honorary Secretary IEI Rajasthan State Centre Gandhi Nagar Tonk road Jaipur ndash 302 015 Ph ndash (0141) 27063272700413 e-mail ndash
JANUARY 2010
11 - 13 January 2010 CERIE2010 Sylhet Bangladesh Organized by Shahjalal University of Science amp Technology Deadline for bstractsproposals 15 September 2009 W e b s i t e lt gtContact name Dr Mohammad Iqbal
Check the for latest details
FEBRUARY 2010
th4-7 6 International Dyke Conference Contact Prof Rajesh K Srivastava Deptt of Geology BHU IT Varanasi 221 005
4 - 5 February 2010 Conference on ldquoProcessing of Industrial Minerals 2010rdquo at Istanbul Turkey Website
Contact name Dr Barry WillsAlthough there are many
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httpwwwsust edu~cerie2010
event website
httpwwwmin-ngcompim10indexhtml
operations worldwide treating a wide range of industrial minerals processing problems are often similar The aim of this conference is therefore to bring together operators and scientists below one roof Organized by MEI
MARCH 2010
March 9 2010 8th Annual Investing in African Mining Seminar in Toronto In addition to our seminar we offer mining c o m p a n i e s s e r v i c e p r o v i d e r s a n d governments shared booth space at the PDAC trade show and participation in the Canada-South Africa Chamber of Business 11th A n n u a l M i n i n g B r e a k f a s tDownload the
for details
AUGUST 2012
2 - 10 August 2012 34th International Geological Congress a t Brisbane Q u e e n s l a n d A u s t r a l i a W e b s i t e
Contact name Liz Cuffe Under the theme ldquoUnearthing our Past and Futurerdquo the IGC will showcase the Oceania regions geoscience strengths innovations and natural wonders through an exciting range of pre and post Congress field trips Organized by Australian Geoscience Council
Toronto 2010 Participation Packages Brochure
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1 Three sentences for getting success ndash a Know more than othersb Work more than othersc Expect less than others
- William Shakespeare
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
22
Contined from Last issue mdash
POSSIBLE MARKETS FOR INDIAN ORES
Japan is the most obvious market for Indiarsquos high-grade hematites but if this outlet is to be developed India will require some freight advantage in order to compete with the ore from Johore which is almost as good as the best-grade Indian ore It is conveniently situated for export and is considerably nearer to Japan than is India The Borneo and Philippine ores are also favourably situated for the Japanese market but they would require nodulising before export and even then would be of lower iron content than Indian ores and also more aluminous
As regards exporting ore from India to Europe if high-class coking coals are later on imported from the United Kingdom to assist in smelting Indiarsquos ore the return freight might well be partly made up of Indian iron-ore but it is more likely to be Indian pig-iron (which is probably the cheapest pig in the world) or Indian s tee l In a recent personal communication Mr C P Perin wrote
lsquoFrom my general knowledge of the worldrsquos iron-ore resources I feel very strongly that in years to come the exports of steel from India will be as important as he present exports of jutersquo
It seems to me doubtful if we shall import much high-grade coal or coke from Europe for use in smelting iron-ore for a very long time to come The Indian ores are very high in iron and often contain about as much alumina as silica The high ash of the Indian coke provides a good deal of the slag of the blast-furnace and tends to raise the silicaalumina ratio of the slag If the slag volume were to be reduced
75 years Ago
much below the present practice by the introduction of low-ash coke which might not improvendashor might even worsenndashthe silicaalumina ratio of the slag it would not be possible to hold the sulphur in the slag There would be no sense in cutting the ash of the coke down if we had to add silica-rock to the furnace charge in order to obtain a suitable slag volume and analysis On that account apart from the question of cost it seems very doubtful if European high-grade coal or coke can be imported for use in Indian blast-furnaces in the near future
On reviewing the whole of the evidence I find no grounds for believing that any large export trade in Indian iron-ore is likely to develop in he next decade or so The two main possible marketsndashJapan and Western Europendashcan obtain sufficient supplies of high-grade ore for their needs from sources considerably nearer than India To some this may seem a pessimistic conclusion others may have a sentimental feeling that it is better to reserve Indiarsquos iron-ores for smelting in Indiarsquos own furnaces I have tried to come to an unprejudiced conclusion drawn from the available evidence I feel that I have assembled rather a mountain of facts and statistics for the production of a lamentably small mouse of a conclusion It would have been much more spectacular if I could have prophesied argosies carrying Indiarsquos ore to European or Japanese ports within five or six yearsrsquo time but this seems to me not possible Twenty or thirty years hence there may be a different tale to tell but by that time it is not likely that any-one will be turning back to old presidential addresses in order to find out what Mr President said in 1934
Presidential Address by Mr F G Percival PhD (London) B Sc (London) FGS
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
8
M G M I as per the tradition organized a workshop preceding AGM of the Institute on
th15 September 2009 at Park Hotel Kolkata The topic was quite contemporary entitled Indian Mining Sectors Policies and Constraints
Objective of this workshop was to bring together those who are instrumental in framing the policies and guidelines and those who follow these for exploration and exploitation of mineral including coal oil and gas It was also aimed to have interaction of learned delegates and invitees with the speakers so as to bring out highlights and lacuna of the policies and guidelines and to make them more industry friendly
The workshop was very well attended (about 100 delegates) Speakers were eminent personalities holding offices of distinction and directly concerned with the topic of the workshop
The workshop was inaugurated by Dr A K Sarkar Director (Marketing) Coal India Ltd The technical session was presided over by Sri R P Ritolia Immediate Past President and former CMD- CCL
Altogether five papers were presented which are as follows
1 National Mineral Policies and Role of G S I By Dr Balaram Chattopadhaya D D G G S I
2 Modern Coalmining Policies for enhanced proving of coal resources By Shri Ashok Kumar Singh CMD CMPDIL
3 Captive Coal Mining Policies and Constraints By Shri D N Prasad
Director ( Tech ) Ministry of Coal Government of India
4 National Mineral Policy 2008 and the Environmental Concerns for an Expanding Mining Sector By Prof S P Banerjee Former Director ndashin - Charge Indian School of Mines Dhanbad
5 Reclamation of Mined out areas In Opencast success story in Mega Projects of South Eastern Coalfield Ltd By Shri M P Dikshit CMD SECL and Shri S C Shankar SE SECL
The first paper dwelt upon various policies that the Government of India is going to adopt to gear up and making the mining sector dynamic It was pointed out during discussion that there are many more things are desirable for quick disposal of PL ML availability of maps reports etc All these matters are being seriously examined at Governmental Levels
The second paper described various methodologies and techniques to improve exploration approach for enhanced proving of coal resources These methodologies have been spelt out by the Ministry of Coal in consultation with CMPDIL Various investors who have been allotted blocks must follow these methodologies for authenticated and better results
The third paper outlined various guidelines for accomplishing the exploration of captive coal blocks for early exploitation of the resources It is admitted that there are constraints which are likely to retard the progress that is desirable The role of State and Central Government for clearing various applications need to be more realistic and less time consuming Coal Evaluation improved
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON ldquoINDIAN MINING SECTORS POLICIES AND CONSTRAINTSrdquo
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
9
co-ordination with nodal officers of state level land acquisition environmental and forestry clearance etc are certain areas of concern
The fourth paper outlined various stipulations for environmental safeguard in the mining sectors by the Government based on recommendation of committees formed The paper pointed out necessity of streamlining forestry clearance and highlighted much improved environment management practices in the mining sectors Prof Banerjee also praised role of National Mineral Policy 2008 for its positive approach to boost mining sectors
The fifth paper was on reclamation of mined out areas and described how best reclamation can be implemented with proper approach and plan The speakers cited some examples of reclamation done successfully in the jurisdiction of SECL
Each presentation was followed by interaction with the delegates which made the workshop purposeful and interesting
A K Moitra(Convenor)
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
NB Send your e-mails on ldquoTalk Backrdquo to the Editor Please include your full name address amp telephone no not necessarily for Publication MGMI News Letter reserve the right to edit the letters for publication and reproduce then (in whole or past) in any of its print
more than seven and half years are needed for the same in India ie more than five times but let us not forget that we have to face problems of a large population which is more than five times of that of Australia but that just not justify us to spend more than three years to approve a project MGMI should move the appropriate authorities to ensure early approval or rejection of any mineral based project and
if required we may offer our expertise for making early decision
Thanking you with warm regards
Yours very sincerely
Dr Samir Dasgupta Life Member No 522-LM (1948-49)
( From the Editor The members may like to respond to the point raised by Dr Samir Dasgupta)
(Continued from Page No 7)
Talk Back
10
ndThe 52 Holland Memorial Lecture was held thon 15 September 2009 at the Park Hotel The
memorial lecture was given by Shri S J Sibal
Director General Mines Safety Dhanbad The
subject of his lecture was on ldquoChallenges of
Miens Safety ndash a Perspective for Change
Managementrdquo
In introduction he mentioned that safety at
work is still a serious problem and we are still
paying heavily for accidents both in terms of
human suffering and economic waste Hence
the endeavor to bring down the hazards by all
available means to an acceptable level must
continue to reduce the sufferings and agony of
human beings
In the lecture he also spoke on History of
human civilization and mine safety ndash the past
Absorption of safety laws into work practices
the Present Growth of mining activities and
technological advancements ndash the Future
Opencast Coal Mining UG Coal Mining
Mining Accidents Reasons why the
implementation of the procedure is not
sustained He has also mentioned some
ndHighlights of 52 Holland Memorial Lecture
probable answers ndash may be these procedures
are not adequate safe and built into the
mechanism of mineral production
lRequirement of additional resources for compliance of safety laws
lSafety motivation lAcceptance of non-compliance etc
Why we loose sight of human face of accident
he added He also put forwarded a question
that the concept of self regulation ndash is it the
solution
He has given some of his thoughts
observations suggestions etc and in
conclusion he said making change has always
been fascinating and exciting though it is a
tough and delicate activity for any
organization However Managing Change is
now not a matter of choice it becomes an
essential activity given the emerging future
challenges in the mining sector
The Lecture was attended by a sizeable
number of members and guests
If you win you need not explain hellip But if you lose you should not be there to explain
ndash Adolph Hitler
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32
ldquoWHAT lies before us and what lies behind us is nothing compared to what lies within usrdquo Truly these jolting words of Emerson gives us the flashback of what Socrates promulgated centuries ago ldquoknow thyselfrdquo
The problem with us today is that we know very less of ourselves and thus we indulge in emulating and imitating others If one is not clear as to what exactly one wants he will start wanting what others want resulting in a ldquorat racerdquo And the repercussion of rat race is that even if you win the race you still remain a rat The multiplicity of platforms and the craze to be popular in next to no time is the trend which is the portent of a weak future generation This hurry burry will make the future dreams shattered we will have no leaders to dream in the days to come but there will remain a good chunk of puppets in few domineering hands Too many people are dreaming of some magical rose garden on the horizon rather than enjoying the one growing in their backyards Lets discover the untapped potential within us and stop following the crowd and give a second thought to our endeavours Life doesnt always give us what we ask for but it always gives us what we need Aldous Huxley always reminds me of the golden exhortation ie there is only one corner of the world you can be certain of improving and that is your own self
Yes nothing can defeat us unless we defeat ourselves Even Shakespeare in Julius Caesar points ldquoThe fault dear Brutus is not in our
SHORT ARTICLE
By VIVIAN WILSON LOBO
stars but in ourselves that we are underlingsrdquo Therefore our main task in life is to give birth to ourselves to become what we potentially are Opportunities are everywhere waiting to be discovered we have to only seek it as the saying goes a wise man makes more opportunities than he finds The journey of a thousand miles begins with just one step and that step lies within us as we often quote success is a marathon not a sprint never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat
Success cannot be granted it must be earned and for earning it we will have catwalks than cakewalks Therefore what is required today is serenity and patience to rivet ones attention on success Panic and anxiety will only bring failures along Perseverance is not a long race it is many short races one after another Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm Peace is the key with which we can focus aim and win As we sail through life let us not avoid storms and rough waters just let them pass and sail on Because a successful person is like being a goalkeeper no matter how many goals you save people will remember only the ones you missed Act as if failure is impossible Lets not be the slaves of our bitter past Lets not be the slaves of our bitter past Lets be the masters of our future Carl Jung writes ldquoYour vision will become clear only when you can look into your heart
(Reprint from a publication in Hitawada dated June 10 2009)
Peace be with you
Believing everybody is dangerous believing nobody is very dangerous ndash Abraham Lincoln
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Talk Back helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Highlights of the National Workshop on Indian Mining Sectors Policies and Constraints
ndHighlights of 52 Holland Memorial Lecture by Shri S J Sibal DGMS Dhanbad helliphelliphelliphellip
rdHighlights of the 103 Annual General Meeting helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Headquarter activity helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
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News About Membershelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
New Members helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
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Short Article Peace be With You by Vivian Wilson Lobo (Reprint)helliphelliphellip
Up Coming Events helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Obituary C P Ambesh and Kamala Kant Srivastavahelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
MGMI Council Members helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Corrigendum
The News Letter Vol 35 No 1 (April ndash June 2009) page 8 column 2 line 4 the name of the author of the paper ldquoDesign a combined stoping method below an Open Pit Mine using Numerical Modelling ndash a case studyrdquo should be read as Prof (Dr) B S Sastry The misprint is regretted
Cover Page Photograph
Picture of a Pontoon Pump used in opencast mine sumps Beauty of the arrangement is that the pumps installed in this system never gets drowned even if the mine is flooded
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Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009 3
Presidents Message
National Mineral Polices - The Role of a Professional Society
At the very outset I take this opportunity to convey my Heartiest Bijaya Greetings to you and your family members May this Festival of Light shower upon you lots of Happiness and Glory
It is really a privilege to address the distinguished members of the MGMI through this column and I wish to take the opportunity of focusing on some of the key functions that a professional society such as ours could fruitfully discharge in assuring national interest vis-agrave-vis minerals availability at acceptable prices and a comprehenship National Mineral Policies While formulating mineral policies we should not forget to consider its constraints too
In our efforts to react the goals of balanced economic growth minerals a v a i l a b i l i t y p r o d u c t i v i t y a n d performance of the mineral sector and environmental issues including National Mineral Policies The enlightened professionals who are members of MGMI are the right people who can help in shaping and guiding the national policies on minerals related problems It is agreed that there is a need to consider the mineral problems in conjunction with national energy and environmental goals crippling this vital economic activity with its multiplier effects on the local regional
and national economic scene If these concerns are not articulated and placed before the policy makers through a forum such as ours I am afraid that our mineral future may be in jeopardy
The Council of MGMI decided to organize a National Workshop on Indian Mining Sectors Policies and Constraints ndash wherein some eminent personalities who matters in this issue have presented their papers I firmly hope that on hearing from them and interaction with delegates it will possibly result some positive outcome for the progress of mining sector
May I therefore urge our members to help our professional body to identify some of these areas of concern in which we can give our professionals an unbiased view I am sure the MGMI and its distinguished members provide with a mechanism for looking at the mineral problems as a whole keep track of changing situations and the interrelation of national policies and programmes for the greater good of the Nation
N C Jha
6
Omission regretted
Date 190809
To The EditorMGMI
Ref MGMI News Letter Vol-35 No 1 2009
Sir
I observed with great shock and dismay that the cover page photograh description did not mention acknowledge the name of the person who made this photograph available I am indeed sorry to state that such omissions will discourage donors of photograph for cover page
Yours faithfullyDr A K MoitraPerson who made the photograph of the above cover page
(From the Editor The front page picture of the Newsletter April-June 2009 - the picture of a fossil of a Dinosaur and the description of it was arranged by Dr AK Moitra The omission of acknowledging the same is regretted Thanks to Dr Moitra All readers are requested to send such interest ing photographs fort he front page of the future Newsletters)
Mis print regretted
Date 090909
ToMr BC BhattacharyaHony Editor MGMI
Dear Mr Bhattacharya
It is a matter of great feel of pride to see the
graceful look of the MGMI Newsletter (ISSN
0254-8003) with its rich contents over the
issues for the last few years I must
Talk Back
congratulate you and your team members for
your peerless effort to keep its standard high
and also for the very topical editorial published
in vol 35 No 1 (Apr -Jun 2009) I thank Mr
Debajyoti Bhattacherjee for the short article on
Petropodhellip which is very informative It is
also amazing to see the cover page picture of
the complete skeleton of Kotasaurus
Yamanpalliensis Dinosaur collected and
reconstructed by the GSI housed at BSC
Hyderabad I congratulate Dr A K Moitra
and his team member of the GSI for the
Herculean task they have performed and also I
thank you for printing the same on the front
cover I with this channel of communication
request Mr Sailendra K Mukherjee one of the
doyens of mine safety to contribute small
articles on some typical mine disasters from
his vast experience which might have gone in
oblivion
However in the said issue there exists some
misprint Whereas the cover page shows Vol
35 No1 APRIL ndash JUNE 2009 the bottom centre
of all the inside pages show Vol 34 No4 April
2009 ndash June 2009 Also in the same issue in
page 8 column 2nd line 4 the name should be
Prof (Dr) B S Sastry and not Prof (Dr) D S
Sastry You are requested to issue
corrigendum in the next issue of the Newsletter
on above two items
With warm regards
Yours sincerely (Prof (Dr) Subir Kumar Mukhopadhyay) Council Member MGMI (LM 2954)E-mail
(From the Editor Thanks for the observation The misprints are regretted)
subirmminingiitkgpernetin
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
7
same should be made available for domestic uses at affordable price keeping in view the cost of production along with reasonable return on investment towards exploration and mining made by agencies authorized by the state for prospecting and mining but excluding taxation by any name eg import duty custom duty excise royalty cess sales tax etc as we have birth right to consume minerals for our own use Our government should not over look the vision of Mahatma Gandhi who revolted against British Government for imposing tax upon production and consumption of salt from saline water of Indian coast line as we have birth right to consume natural resources obtained from within the limits of our country Some years ago in my personal capacity I requested Sri P Chidambaram the then Finance Minister of Government of India to abolish all kinds of taxation on natural fuel and petroleum products so that we can buy petrol at Rs 22- per litre as against Rs 45- per litre Energy either from coal or oil amp gas or nuclear minerals are not only the most vital input of industries and transport but also for better standard of living of all human beings Although abolition of taxation upon consumption of minerals will help in higher growth in all respects but loss in revenue of the government but ways can be found out to recover such loss by other means and not at the cost of freedom to consume own minerals and its products MGMI should move the Government of India to abolish all kinds of taxation against production and consumption of natural resources especially energy bearing minerals like oil amp gas coal atomic minerals etc so that just pricing of minerals and mineral products can be made
4 Recognizing the fact that within less than one and half years final clearance for any Project is obtained in Australia whereas
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
Indian Mining Sectors Policies amp Constraints
Date 090909
Dear Shri Bhattacharya
Under letters to the Editor I reaffirm my sincere thanks to the Council of our Institute for inviting me to participate in the workshop held
thon 15 September 2009 where during the discussions I submitted the following and other views which could not been expressed for shortage of time-
1 All natural resources like crude oil amp gas coal amp lignite metallic and non-metallic minerals occurring within our country are our national resources owned by Government by India representing all citizens India is one Nation and not divided into multiple of nations MGMI should move the Government of India to finalize one appropriate National Policy for all natural resources excepting forest and agricultural products We as earth scientists and engineers are very much concerned with all minerals and cannot afford to have different policies for crude oil or coal or other minerals
2 It is meaning less to have any bargaining relationship between the Environment amp Forest Ministry in one hand and Departments of Geology Mines Steel Coal and Oil in other hand to decide on the number of exploratory holes per sq km to be drilled for scientific investigation which decides number of exploratory holes need to be drilled MGMI should move the Government of India to exempt imposition of Forest and Environment Act upon all geological and exploration activities prior to mining activities
3 The Chief Guest Dr A K Sarkar emphasized on various factors for fixing prices of minerals especially coal Since we have birth right to consume natural resources like minerals from our mother land the
(Continued to Page No 9)
35
Shri CPAmbesh (7889-LM 1998-99) former Controller General Indian Bureau of Mines passed
thaway on 4 August 2009 at Coimbtore due to kidney failure
stBorn on 1 July 1948 at Varanasi Shri
Ambesh obtained Bachelors degree in Mining Engineering from the Banaras Hindu University in 1970 He also did LLB from Nagpur University in 1992 After graduation in Mining Engineering he joined Hindustan Copper Limited and worked in the underground copper mines in Rajasthan in various capacities In his professional career he obtained First Class Mines Managers Certificate of competency (Unrestricted) Then after he joined Indian Bureau of Mines a premier mining organization under the Ministry of Mines of the Government of India He rose to the post of Controller General Indian Bureau of Mines and superannuated on
th30 June 2008
He had undergone extensive training in India and abroad in the field of mining management labour mining laws etc He is trained at ARMNIPROTS-VETMET Institute of Mine Design at Armenia USSR in the area of Mine Planning and Designing He had been to
Obituary
SHRI CPAMBESH
Australia as a technical member of the Indian Delegation in various missions He also attended the 20th World Mining Congress held at Tehran Islamic Republic of Iran
He was presented with Best Citizen of India award instituted by International Publishing House New Delhi in recognition of his exceptional caliber and outstanding achievements and contribution towards the development of mines and minerals especially metal mines and mineral legislation Shri Ambesh was a Fellow Member of the Institution of Engineers (India) Life Member of the Mining Engineers Association of India Mining Geological and Metallurgical Institute of India Indian Science Congress Association and National Institute of Small Mines Several technical publications are on his credit
He is survived by wife and two married daughters and host of relatives and friends May his soul rest in peace
Shri Kamala Kant Srivastava an active Life Member (5730-1991-92) of MGMI was born in the year 1937 He was a Mining Engineer He was engaged in WCL Nagpur and retired in July 1995 At the time of retirement he was holding the post of Chief Mining Engineer WCL Nagpur Shri Srivastava passed away on
th19 July 2009 May his soul rest in peace
Dont compare yourself with any one in this world If you do so you are insulting yourself
ndash Alen Strike
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
36
MGMI Council for 2009-2010 President
NC Jha D(T) CIL
Vice-President RK Saha CMDCCL
Immediate Past President RP Ritolia Advisor (Coal) to MD Tata Steel Ltd VK Singh Former CMD NCL
Hony Secretary Dr D Sarkar GM NECCIL
Hony Jt Secretary Hony Treasurer Hony EditorPrasanta Roy Bhaskar Chakraborti BC BhattacharyaDySGPTGeolCIL Director GSI Former CGM (WBPD)
Council Members
VK Arora VP KCT KK Mishra Manager(System) CILDr JP Barnwal Head Mineral Engg RRL A Datta Former DirectorCoal Wing GSIMK Bhattacharya DyCE(System)CIL Dr AK MoitraFormer Director(SD) GSILK Bose Former ED CIL Dr VP Sinha Advisor Tata Steel LtdJP Dasgupta Former CGM(MM) CIL Prof SC Ray Former HOD IIT KgpProf(Dr) SK MukhopadhyayProfIITKgp MM Singh Former D(T)Oprn CCLJP Goenka Mg Partner NMC Dr A Sinha Director CIMFRPhalguni Guha CGMCoal Videsh CIL TK Nag Director(Tech)OpnsCCLDr AL Kundu Former Dy GM SAIL Prof T Kumar Director ISMUShri R Lochan Supdt Geol CMPDI G Dhar CGM (Corp PlangampTech) (Coordn) CIL
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
11
rdThe 103 Annual General Meeting for the year 2008-2009 of the Mining Geological and Metallurgical Institute of India was held at Park Hotel 17 Park Street Kolkata 700 016 on
thTuesday the 15 September 2009 at 4 pm with Shri NC Jha President in the Chair The meeting was attended by SShri RP Ritolia AK Singh Prof SP Banerjee Prof A K Ghose Prof GS Roonwal RK Saha MM Singh JP Goenka SR Panja AK Sen GS Ghosh Hazra AK Dasgupta NK Biswas A Prasad MK Bhattacherjee P Roy KK Mishra S Chakravorti SC Dasgupta AK Talapatra S Choudhuri Prof(Dr) SK Mukhopadhyay SN Ghosh Prof(Dr) D DebDrAK Moitra KM Agans AK Mukhopadhyay S Bandopadhyay P Choudhury S Bhattacharjee BB Das D Chakravorty PK Baranwal SK Das Gupta Kalyan SenA Mukhopadhyay S Sinha AK Nath BC Bhattacharya LK Bose P K Bhattacharjee K Banerjee AK Chaturvedi HR Surana DK Ray B Prasad MM Bhattacherjee Shilpi DN Prasad Smt S Prasad L Prasad SN Prasad SL Mehera Dr D Sarkar T Chaudhury M Kumar NP Sahu SK Das SK Basu JPDasgupta S Mookherjee S Ghosh RN Datta SK Chakraborti R K Datta BK Chakrabarti AK Ray AK Mukhopadhyay MK Mukhopadhyay AK Das JK Ghosh BN Mishra T Datta J Chandra RK Choudhary M Khasale KN Jha SK Mishra G Sharma C Singh RR Mittal B Pathak A Hussan S Chatterjee PK Jha TR Kannan HC Dahiya D Nagaralarcasan S Prasad D Sarkar SK Dutta S Ray GP Ghatak G Dhar N Kumar PK Roy Chowdhury Prof SC Ray amp others
At the outset the members mourned the sad demise of the following members by observing one-minute silence
rdHighlights of the 103 Annual General Meeting
Late Dr KP Gupta Sibdas Ghosh KC Jain SC Roy Chowdhury PR Sinha M Singh PP Jain S Roy AK Mondal N Mondal and Prof BK Kejriwal
Shri NC Jha President MGMI Chaired the Session
rd 10 The notice convening the 103 Annual General Meeting of the Institute held at Park Hotel 17 Park Street Kolkata 700
th016 on Tuesday the 15 September 2009 at 4 pm issued on August 12 2009 were taken as read
nd20 The Minutes of the 102 Annual General Meeting of the Institute held at ITC Hotel Sonar Kolkata 1 JBS Haldane Avenue Kolkata 700 046 on
thSaturday the 27 September 2008 at 4 pm were read and unanimously confirmed
30 The Councils Report Audited Balance Sheet and Statement of Income and Expenditure Accounts for the year 2008-
st2009(ended on 31 March 2009) were adopted and confirmed unanimously
40 Messrs BK Sen amp Co Chartered Accountants of 11 Old Post Office Street Kolkata 700 001 was re-appointed as the Auditor of the Institute for the year 2009-2010 at a remuneration of Rs3500- only
50 Recipients of Awards and Medals for the 2008-2009
51 Dr J Coggin Brown Memorial (Gold) Medal for Geological Sciences to Shri Akshaya Kumar Sarangi for his outstanding contribution in Geological Sciences
52 John Dunn Medal to Dr Khanindra
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12
Pathak for his outstanding contribution in Indian Mineral Industry
53 Indranil Award for Metallurgy to Dr Shambhu Nath Prasad for his outstanding contribution in Ferrous Metallurgy
54 R P Bhatnagar Award to Shri Pradip Kumar Baranwal for his outstanding contribution in Mineral Beneficiation (Cash Rs1000-)
55 DN Thakur Award to Prof GS R o o n w a l f o r h i s o u t s t a n d i n g contribution in Earth Sciences
56 Engineering Gold Medal to Shri BN Pan for his outstanding contribution in Mining Sciences
57 Coal India Project Implementation Trophy to Chotia OCP of Prakash Industries Ltd
58 Prof SK Bose Memorial Award for excellence in teaching in Mining Engineering to Prof MA Ramlu
59 HB Ghose Award for the Manager having best Safety performance during the preceding year to Shri Chittaranjan Kumar of Sawang Underground Mine of CCL and Shri PP Gupta of Manikpur Opencast Project of SECL
510 Smt Bala Tandon Award to Prof (Dr) Debasis Deb for his outstanding contribution in upgrading the quality of life in Mining (cash Rs1000-)
511 Lala Ramkishore Singhal Award for outstanding contribution in the field of Conservation of Minerals to Prof(Dr) Subir Kumar Mukhopadhyay
512 Institutes Silver Medal to Prof(Dr) Subir Kumar Mukhopadhyay Prof (Dr) Debasis Deb and Prof(Dr) BS Sastry for their paper on ldquoDesign of a
Combined Stoping Method below an Open Pit Mine using Numerical Modeling ndash A case studyrdquo
513 MGMI Branch Membership Growth Award to MGMI Kolkata Branch and Ranchi Branch for 2008-2009
514 MGMI Branch Activity Award to M G M I R a n c h i B r a n c h for 2008-2009
Student Awards for 2007-2008
Award of Pickering Medal for the year 1981 to the Best Student of Mining Engineering of ISMU Dhanbad to Shri Mukti Pada Dikshit
515 Pickering Medal for the best student of ISM in Mining Engineering to Shri Anirban Majumdar of ISMU
516 Hayden Medal for the best student in Applied Geology to Smt Sohini Gupta of ISMU
517 Yule Medal for the best student in Mining Machinery to Shri Alok Kumar Singh of ISMU
518 Mc Nally Bharat Medal for the best student in Mineral Engineering to Shri Mahendra Singh Negi of ISMU
519 Dr Hari Narain Medal for the best student in Applied Geophysics to Smt Shilpi of ISMU
520 Oil India Medal for the best student in Petroleum Engineering to Shri Adi Anand of ISMU
521 Dr J Cogging Brown Memorial Cash Award for the best student in Geology to Shri Ankush Singh of Presidency College Calcutta(Rs500-)
522 S Lal Award for Mining Engineering to Shri Arindam Basu of BESU Shibpur
523 SCCL(Gold) Medal for the best student
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13
in Mining Engineering to Md Naseeruddin of University College of Engineering Kakatiya University Kothagudem
524 Nava Bharat Ferro Alloys Medal for the best student in Mining Machinery to Md Naseeruddin of University College of Engineering Kakatiya University Kothagudem
525 Indranil Award for Metallurgy to Shri Aysuman Banerjee of BESU Shibpur
526 Indranil Award for Metallurgy to Shri Sudhanshu Shekhar Singh of IIT Kharagpur
527 Chandrakala Medal for Mining Engineering to Shri Tejasvi Singh Kushwaa of IIT Kharagpur
528 S m t N i r j a S a h a y M e d a l f o r MSc(Applied Geology) to Ms Khushboo Arora of IIT Kharagpur
529 Roberton Medal to the best student of Mining Engineering to Km Rashi Agarwal of BHU
530 La Touch Medal for the best student in Geology to Shri Punit Dubey of BHU
531 Hadfield Medal for the best student in Metallurgical Engineering to Shri Naman Mittal of BHU
532 Kalyan Mukherjee ldquo61 Geologyrdquo Medal for the best student in MSc (Geology) of University of Calcutta to Shri Sujoy Dasgupta
533 Presentation of Scroll of Honour to the following Life Members with 25 years Standing of Membership (1983-84)
SShri TM ChickabasaviahGP Ghatak SN Bhattacharya LK Bose AK Mukhopadhyay M Ramakrishna SP GuptaKM Agarwal AP Banerjee A Ramaswamy P Bhalla AL Kumawal P Karunesan MN Mehta PC
Tak JP Gupta CT Dave DK Sarkar RN Mishra BP Pai SK Ghosh DP Dasgupta M Jawed HN Khanna RY Kutumbe AK Tooley PM Mohnot SN Pandy SP Lahiri BJ Lakshman SK DewanGK Pradhan Sh DB Sikka GC Mittal GS Ghosh Hazra AN Singh RP Prashhara US Prasad BL Khandewal PN Singh YP Bhasin AN Bhattacharjee J K M u k h e r j e e U B Talpallikar Sourindra Chowdhuri BK Verma MGK Murthy Mahendra Pratap Singh NC Kapur KB Bhatt R Krishnan S Ghosh Tapan BiswasAngleo Condrad NK KavdiaVP KapurAV Ulabhaje HP Sengupta AK Gupta SN Verma JM Roychowdhury CK Jain HR Uppal BRS BhatnagarR Gupta B G Baliga
534 Presentation of Scroll of Honour to the following Life Members with 50 years standing of Membership (1958-1959)
SShri SB Roy SK Baksi SK Lahiri PM Chauhan BN Mukherjee
6 Shri NC Jha President delivered the Presidential Address in the meeting
7 It was announced that Shri NC Jha Director(Technical) CIL has been re-elected as President of the Institute for the year 2009-2010
8 It was also announced that Dr Debasish Sarkar GM NEC has been elected as Hony Secretary of the Institute for the years 2009-2011 Dr Sarkar conveyed his heart felt thanks to the members at the same time he expressed his sincere thanks to Prof SC Ray the outgoing Hony Secretary and appreciated for his sincere works and contribution to the Institute during his tenure as Hony Secretary
9 Dr S K Chakraborti Convenor for the election of the Council Members
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
14
declared the names who have been elected to the Council for the years 2009-2012
SShri P Roy T Kumar TK Nag R Lochan MK Bhattacharya G Dhar and KK Mishra
10 Any other matter with the permission of the Chair
There was a proposal of issuance of Photo Identity Card to the Life Members of the Institute Shri RK Saha Vice- President MGMI amp CMD CCL agreed to Sponsor the proposal and would reimburse the expenditure in this account by CCL
The President invited members present to put forward suggestions for the development of the Institute On request from the President some m e m b e r s g a v e t h e f o l l o w i n g suggestions
I) Council Meeting should not be held only in Kolkata it should be organized in different places
ii) Arrangement to be made to start some courses for continuous flow of funds
iii) Transit House of MGMI should be made functionable
iv) Ground Floor needs to be rented out
v) Effort should be made to increase of membership
vi) On Line Voting System may be introduced for Election to the Council
vii) MGMI Transactions should be enriched
11 Vote of thanks was proposed by Shri BC Bhattacharjee Meeting ended with a vote of thanks to the Chair
ATTENTION TO LIFE MEMBERS
It has been decided by the Council that a Photo Identify Card will be issued to all Life Members of MGMI All Life Members are requested to furnish the proforma given below
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 Name ( in Capital )______________________________________________
2 Membership No ________________________________________________
3 Present Address ________________________________________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
4 Date of Birth __________________________________________________
5 Blood Group __________________________________________________
Please do send 02 (two) sets of latest Stamp size coloured Photographs mentioning your name on the reverse of the photographs
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
4
Editorrsquos PageGung - ho over growth
Demand for coal is slated to reach a level of two billion tonne level by 2016-17 To fulfill this target the growth rate has to hike of 17 to 18 percent mark from the present level to 6 to 7 percent This seems to be a Herculean task if we go by the trend The following facts will show some light on it
The countrys coal production during 2008-09 was around 480 million tonne Coal Indias contribution was around 403 million tonne The balance came from SCCL and private mines Increase of import of coal has become a regular feature showing increasing trend of 10 to 15 percent every year to meet the domestic requirement
Based on overall linkages the Working Group estimates consumption of coal likely to reach the level of 750 million tonne by 2011-12 To meet the demand Coal India is expected to raise 520 million tonne and the Singerani Colloeries Company to contribute 40 million tonne and the rest would be made up by the private companies
Major reasons for coal shortage as identified by the Chairman Coal India are
lPower sector is expanding without considering source of coal
lE n o r m o u s p r o b l e m o f g e t t i n g environment and forest clearances
lThe archaic laws on different accounts creating bumps on the growth path
However to enhance the growth rate adopting new mining technologies men-friendly land acquisition policy faster exploration of the blocks and forcing the block holders for fast
development of their blocks allotted to them cannot be ignored
In this context attention of the Government is drawn to the following long standing aspects to think seriously
lMany block holders are not getting inspiration to mine coal in their blocks only for captive use Passing the bill enabling the private investors to market coal mined out from their blocks will help mitigating the situation
lArchaic law of land acquisition is being left out for amendment for decades Govt has to think seriously now under the present juncture
lA universally acceptable central policy on R amp R needs to be formulated for application country wide instead of leaving it to the State Govts to deal with
lThe process of disposing of the cases for environment and forestry clearance needs to be reformed
lMany of the 201 coal blocks allotted do not have infrastructural facility like r o a d r a i l e l e c t r i c i t y a n d communication Probably it was thought that the block holders will take initiative for the same whenever they will take up the block development Unfortunately this is also one of the reasons of delay in developing the captive blocks Before allotment the infrastructural facilities should be created in case 2 billion tonne target is to
thbe achieved by 12 plan
lThe country is having around 79 billion
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
5
tonne of mineable proved reserves of coal It is feared that India is likely to run out of coal by 2040-41 if the demand continues to grow at the current rate The only way out is to accelerate exploration to bring major portion of the inferred and indicated quantum of the gross coal reserve of 26221 billion tonne (as on 1 April 2009) under the arena of proved reserve as early as possible It is not possible for the existing agencies eg GSI CMPDIL and MECL to do the entire job The private sector agencies must be
encouraged to join hands with the Govt agencies for the purpose This will enhance the confidence level of the block holders to come into action
One can dream to have something but one has to be gung-ho (aggressive) over it to achieve
The Editorial Committee wishes a hearty Dewali Greetings to all the readers
BCBhattacharyaHony Editor
ANNOUNCEMENT
The MGMI is updating the database of members on roll The members are requested to send their details if not already sent in the following format
FORMAT (Pl fill in BLOCK LETTERS)
Name helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Membership No helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Date of birth helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Membership grade LMMAssociateStudent AssociateDonerPatronCorporate Member (Pl tick)
Address helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
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Phone no with STD Code helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Mobile no helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
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Date Signature
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
21
Kolkata Branch
th ndThe 6 Annual General Meeting of the Kolkata Branch held on 22 September 2009 elected the Executive Committee of the Branch of MGMI with the following personnel as office bearers to look after functioning of the branch
1 Chairman Dr Anupendu Gupta
2 Vice Chairman Dr Ajoy Kr Moitra
3 Hony Secretary Shri Surya Kumar Gangopadhyay
4 Hony Jt Secretary S A Sufian
5 Treasurer Dr Shyamal Chakraborti
6 Members SShri R N Datta and R K Datta
The newly elected Executive body of MGMI Kolkata Branch co-opted SShri L K Bose and J P Dasgupta as Advisors
Branch Activities
HEALTH TITBIT
Music and Mice (and humans too)
An experiment was carried out recently using mice and music One group was given ldquoclassical musicrdquo to listen to They ate well and became sleek and fat The other control group had ldquohard rock musicrdquo piped into their cage The experiment did not last long as they began o fight and eventually most of them were dead They had killed or severely injured each other The choice of music could affect humans too
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
15
th6 Council Meetingth thThe 837 meeting of the Council (6 meeting of
rdthe 103 Session) of the Institute held at MGMI Building GN-384 Sector ndash V Salt Lake
thKolkata ndash 700 091 on Saturday the 18 July 2009 at 330 pm with Shri N C Jha President in the Chair The meeting was attended by Prof Ajoy Kr Ghose Prof S P Banerjee Shri R P Ritolia Shri R K Saha Shri B C Bhattacharya Shri M K Bhattacharya Shri L K Bose Shri Bhaskar Chakraborti Shri Asitabha Datta Shri J P Dasgupta Shri J P Goenka Shri Phalguni Guha Shri K K Mishra Dr A K Moitra Prof S K Mukhopadhyay Shri Prasanta Roy and Dr Debsish Sarkar
Leave of absence was granted to those who could not attend the meeting
The President then extended welcome to Prof A K Ghose Prof S P Banerjee Shri R P Ritolia Past Presidents Shri R K Saha Vice President and all other members of the Council President thereafter took up the agenda item
10 The minutes were circulated to all Council Members No written comment was received However the minutes were confirmed with the following modifications
Item No 8362 (v) The Council principally agreed and approved the recommendation of the Finance Committee about the reimbursement of actual local travelling expenses per month to the following Office Bearers for attending MGMI Office in relation to the Official work if claimed subject to the maximum of
Hony Secretary Rs 2500Hony Jt Secretary Rs1500Hony Treasurer Rs1500-Hony Editor Rs 1500
with effect from May 2009
Head Quarters Activity
Item No 83650 i) Half Day Workshop
It was decided that a half day workshop thwould be held on Tuesday the 15 September
2009 the topic being ldquoIndian Mining Sectors Policies and Constraintsrdquo Invited lectures will be delivered by 4 distinguished speakers on the subject for discussion Dr A K Moitra was unanimously chosen as Convenor of the Seminar while Shri Prasanta Roy as Co-convenor
Resolution 83610th th rdldquothe minutes of the 836 (5 meeting of the 103
rdsession) meeting of the Council held on 23 May 2009 at Kolkata be confirmed with the said modificationrdquo
11 The Council then considered the action taken report on the Minutes of the 836 meeting of the Council held on May 23 2009 at Kolkata and noted the report
Regarding guidelines for monetary rdtransaction expenditure control for 3
AMC as approved by the Council some Off ice Bearers expressed their discomfort Arising out of the situation the Council advised that the Chairman Organis ing Commit tee Hony Treasurer Co-convenor Organising Committee and the Chairman Technical Committee may discuss together and modify the guidelines as per convenience for monetary
rdtransaction for 3 AMC 2010
Item No 83670 To consider and constitute a Board of Scrutinizers to conduct the Election of Council Members for the year 2009-12
As Shri Prasanta Roy resigned from the Board of Scrutinizers to conduct the election of Council Members for the year 2009-2012 Dr A K Moitra was
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
16
unanimously nominated in the Board of scrutinizers in place of Shri Prasanta Roy
20 To consider report recommendations of the Finance Committee
The recommendations of the Finance Committee were placed before the Council The Council discussed on the r e p o r t a n d a p p r o v e d t h e recommendations of the Finance Committee The recommended pay structure for the staff as well as fixation
stof pay will take effect from 1 April 2009 However if there is any further suggestion received from the Council Members on the recommendation the Finance Committee was requested to consider them and review the matter The minutes of the Finance Committee
thdated 27 June 2009 is given in Appendix I
Arising out of the discussion the Council authorized Finance Committee to overview and take controll of the financial matter and advice the Hony Secretary time to time in regard to the financial matter
The Finance Committee was also further requested to prepare a guideline f o r m o n e y t a r y t r a n s a c t i o n expenditure control for MGMI Acs and submit the same to the Council for consideration and implementation
The Hony Secretary was advised to take guidance from Finance Committee regarding financial matter which involved sizeable expenditure and was not of routine nature
The Council was informed that quotations were collected for MGMI News Letter amp Transactions and were studied by the Finance Committee Ms Lalchand Roy amp Co had quotated
the lowest price no decisions had been taken in this regard Order had been placed before it was approved by the Council Hony Editor was not aware about the process and placing of the order However performance of Ms Lalchand Roy amp Co will be accessed for next 3 months and a report will be placed before the Council
In order to streamline the system the Council directed that in future quotations for any work would be obtained in sealed cover and would be open in the presence of the bidders by the Finance Committee members to avoid any irregularity
30 To discuss about the progress of the forthcoming events of the Institute
Half Day National Workshop
The date of half day workshop has been t hchanged to 15 September 2009
th(Tuesday) instead of 12 September 2009 In workshop four distinguished speakers will be invited for giving lectures on the subject on Indian Mining Sectors Policies amp Constraints (IMPC 2009)
Holland Memorial Lecture
The Council was informed that as Shri B Muthuraman MD Tata Steel regretted that it would not be possible for him to deliver the Holland Memorial Lecture due to pre-occupation Shri S J Sibal DGMS Dhanbad has been approached
ndby the President to deliver 52 Holland thMemorial Lecture on 15 September
2009 at Park Hotel
Annual General Meeting
The venue of the AGM National Workshop and Holland Memorial Lecture will be at the Park Hotel
thKolkata on 15 September 2009
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
17
rd40 To discuss about the progress of the 3 Asian Mining Congress ndash 2010
ndThe minutes of the 2 meeting of the Exhibition Organising Committee held
thon 18 July 2009 are given in Appendix II which provided the detailed progress
rdreport of the Exhibition of 3 AMC
Prof S P Banerjee Chairman Organising Committee while briefing the Council about the progress made referred to the last minutes of the
thOrganising Committee held on 27 June 2009 which is given in Appendix III
Prof Banerjee raised the point that the high cost items for the Congress should be identified and arrangement for procurement of these should be undertaken at the earliest In this regard he also suggested that a committee could be constituted The Council authorized him to go ahead with the proposal and if he felt that a committee was required he could constitute the same as per his choice
50 T o c o n s i d e r a p p l i c a t i o n s f o r Membership and membership position of the Institute
The Council approved 38 applications for membership out of which 23 were for Life Members 14 Members and one Donor Member
60 To consider fixation of tariff for Transit House and releasing payment of balance due to the Contractor Ms Popular Decorator
Regarding fixation of Tariff for Transit House the Council referred the matter to the Finance Committee to propose the tariff and other conditions and forward it to the Council for consideration As the Transit House has been made ready by the Contractor Ms Popular Decorator balance due to the contractor
Rs 409000 (Rupees four lakhs nine thousand) only may be released
The Council was informed that the contractor claimed that he had done some extra works on verbal order worth Rs 65000 (Rupees sixty five thousand) The Council discussed this and referred the matter to the Finance Committee to examine and recommend action to be taken by the Council on this issue
70 Any other business with the permission of the chair
I) Mode of despatch of Ballot Papers
The Council advised that all the Ballots should be sent by post to the members under certificate of posting
The meeting ended with vote of thanks to the Chair at 1830 hrs
th7 Council Meetingth thThe 838 meeting of the Council (7 meeting of
rdthe 103 Session) of the Institute held at MGMI Building GN-384 Sector ndash V Salt Lake
thKolkata ndash 700 091 on Saturday the 29 August 2009 at 300 pm with Shri N C Jha President in the Chair The meeting was attended by Prof S P Banerjee Shri R P Ritolia Shri R K Saha Shri V K Arora Shri M K Bhattacharya Shri L K Bose Shri Asitabha Datta Shri J P Dasgupta Shri J P Goenka Shri Phalguni Guha Shri K K Mishra Dr A K Moitra Prof S K Mukhopadhyay Dr Debsish Sarkar Shri Prasanta Roy Shri Bhaskar Chakraborti And Prof S C Ray
Leave of absence was granted to those who could not attend the meeting
The President then extended welcome to Prof S P Banerjee Shri R P Ritolia Past Presidents Shri R K Saha Vice President and all other members of the Council
One minute silence was observed in memory of Late Ashoke Kr Mandal Life Member Shri C P Ambesh Life Member Kamala Kanta
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
18
Srivastava Life Member and Jay Prakash Thakur Life member
President thereafter took up the agenda itemth10 To confirm the minutes of the 837
meeting of the Council held at Kolkata thon July 18 2009
The minutes were circulated to all Council Members So far no Comment was received The Council then resolved that
Resolution 83810th thThe minutes of the 837 (6 meeting of
rdthe 103 session) meeting of the thCouncil held on 18 July 2009 at
Kolkata be confirmed
11 To consider matters arising out of the minutes
The Council then considered the action thtaken report on the Minutes of the 837
thmeeting of the Council held on 18 July 2009 at Kolkata and noted the report
83811To discuss about the progress of the forthcoming events of the Institute
I) Half Day National Workshop (IMPC - 2009)
Dr A K Moitra Convenor IMPC ndash 2009 intimated about the Progress of National Workshop ndash IMPC 2009 and also submitted a statement of Income and Expenditure of IMPC ndash 2009 as on date
ii) Holland Memorial Lecture
The Convenor also informed to the Council that Shri S J Sibal DGMS Dhanbad confirmed of his acceptance to deliver the prestigious Holland
thMemorial Lecture on 15 September 2009 at the Park Hotel Kolkata
rd103 Annual General Meeting
The Honorary Secretary informed that rdthe notice for 103 Annual General
Meeting was circulated to the eligible
members through the Newsletter Vol 35 No 1 April ndash June 2009 The Convenor IMPC 2009 added that arrangements for all the events
thscheduled to be held on 15 September 2009 at the Park Hotel Kolkata have been made in consultation with the Hony Secretary and Hony Jt Secretary
rd20 To review about the progress of the 3 Asian Mining Congress ndash 2010
Prof S P Banerjee was requested by the President to enlight the members of the Council about the progress so far made
rdfor 3 AMC Prof Banerjee briefed the rdCouncil about the progress of the 3
AMC He also mentioned that Ms Sandvic Asia desired to host one of the
rdDinners of 3 AMC They were strequested to host the 1 day Dinner by
the President Possibly they will agree with the proposal It was also ment ioned that IEI has given announcement in August 2009 issue of
rdtheir Newsletter about 3 AMC Both MMR and Coal Insight were also agreed to give publicity through their
rdpublications about 3 AMC President also informed that some discussions have been going on with one of the Event Management Agents who were
rdwilling to assist us for 3 AMC They gave proposal that they will bring delegates as well as new organizations apart from our targeted organizations for participation in the conference exhibition for which they will charge some percentage on their matured activities However details will be made known to the members of the Council after finalization of MOU Shri L K Bose Chairman Technical
rdCommittee of 3 AMC was requested by the President to inform the members about the status of the Technical papers etc Shri Bose informed that around 36
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19
authors have already sent abstract of their papers and more than 40 experts were invited for contributing Technical papers
The Hony Treasurer placed a statement rdof Income and Expenditure of the 3
AMC as on date which were noted by the members
It was decided that the loan (Rs 600000-) taken from MGMI Fund for
rd3 AMC to meet the initial expenses may be refunded to MGMI Fund at an early date
Shri R K Saha Chairman Exhibition Committee was also requested by the President to let the Council Members know about the progress so far made Shri Saha informed that approximately 900 sq mt spaces have been booked so far and some negotiations were going on Shri Saha also proposed to have one Buyers Salers meet at an early date In t h i s c o n n e c t i o n a c o m m i t t e e comprising of Shri J P Goenka Shri V K Arora and Shri J P Dasgupta has been constituted who will arrange to make all the arrangements of Buyers Salers meet
30 To consider and approve the r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s o f J u d g i n g Committee for various awards and medals
The recommendations of Judging Committee for the year 2008-09 were accepted by the Council However Shri R P Ritolia Past President proposed to constitute a Search Committee for some prestigious Awards to find out suitable personnel to keep the image of the Institute He also suggested to form a Committee for overviewing the existing Systems amp Procedures and suggest for development
T h e f o l l o w i n g m e m b e r s w e r e considered
Shri N C Jha ChairmanProf Ajoy Kr Ghose Past PresidentShri R P Ritolia Past President amp
ConvenorShri V K Arora MemberShri J P Goenka Member Dr A K Moitra MemberProf (Dr) Subir Kr Mukhopadhyaya
Member
The Council is pleased to Award the Branch Activity Award to Ranchi Branch according to the activities done by the Branch during the year 2008-09 During the year 2008-09 both the Kolkata and Ranchi Branches have enrolled same number of new members So the Council is pleased to award the Membership Growth Award to both Kolkata and Ranchi Branches for enrolling highest new members during the year 2008-09
40 To consider and approve the audited accounts for the financial year ended
ston 31 March 2009
As the audited accounts were not ready it was decided to hold a Special Council
thMeeting on 5 September 2009 at 400 pm with the audited accounts for consideration
50 To appoint the Institutes Auditor for stthe financial year ending on 31 March
2010
Messrs B K Sen amp Co Chartered Accountant was re-appointed as the Auditor of the Institution for the year 2009-10 at a remuneration of Rs 3500- only
60 T o c o n s i d e r a p p l i c a t i o n s f o r Membership and membership position of the Institute
The Council approved 17 applications for membership out of which 15 were
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for Life Members and 02 Members
70 To elect the President of the Institute for the year 2009 ndash 2010
The name of Shri N C Jha Director (Technical) CIL and present President was proposed by Shri R K Saha Vice President and was re - elected unanimously as President of the Institute for 2009-10
80 To elect the Honorary Secretary of the Institute for the year 2009 ndash 2011
The name of Dr Debasish Sarkar General Manager NEC CIL was proposed by Shri R P Ritolia Past President and was elected unanimously as Honorary Secretary of the Institute for 2009-2011
The Council expressed their sincere thanks to Prof S C Ray Hony Secretary and appreciated for his sincere works and contribution to the Institute during his tenure as Honorary Secretary
90 Any other business with the permission of the chair
i) Consultancy ndash
Prof S P Banerjee informed that a draft Policy was circulated to all the Council Members for their suggestion He said that some suggestions have been received and some more may come The Committee will meet soon with the Draft Policy alongwith the suggestions received for finalisation
ii) Presidents Golf Tournament
It was decided that the Presidents Golf Tournament will be organized either on
th12 December 2009 at Sambalpur or on st21 January 2010 at Kolkata
iii) Photo Identity card for Life Members
Prof (Dr) Subir Kr Mukhopadhyay
proposed that a photo identity card for life members of MGMI may be introduced
It was decided that MGMI will introduce the photo identity card for life members at a cost The fee for the same will be finalized soon
The meeting ended with vote of thanks to the chair at 1800 hrs
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
The Special meeting of the Council of the Institute held at MGMI Building GN-384 Sector ndash V Salt Lake Kolkata ndash 700 091 on
thSaturday the 5 September 2009 at 400 pm with Shri N C Jha President in the Chair The meeting was attended by Shri L K Bose Shri Bhaskar Chakraborti Shri J P Dasgupta Dr Amalendu Sinha and Prof S C Ray
The President extended welcome to all members of the Council and thereafter took up the agenda
The copy of the Report of Council and Audited Balance Sheet with Income amp Expenditure Accounts for the financial year 2008-09 were distributed to the members present in the meeting President requested the members present to go through the Audited Balance Sheet with Income and Expenditure Accounts for the year 2008-09 and Auditors Report to the Members
The Members considered the Auditors Report and agreed that in future we should try to implement the suggestions given by the Auditor There was lengthy discussion on the
stBalance Sheet as on 31 March 2009
The Members considered and recommended the same to the General Body for adoption
The meeting was ended with Vote of thanks to the Chair at 1800 hrs
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23
Dr Kaushik Dey MMGI is now Assistant Professor Department of Mining EngineeringIndian School of Mines UniversityDhanbad 826 004
Shri SV Ram Mohanm MMGI is now Dy CMESAM Chhattarpur Sub Area Patherkhera Area WCL ATPO Shbhapur Colony Type IV Qr No 20 Pathakhera 460 449 Dist Betul MP
Shri Tushar Kant Mishra MMGI is now Materials Management Division Coal India
rdLtd Coal Bhawan Annexe 3 Floor 10 NS Road Kolkata 700 001
Shri Deepak Pandey MMGI is now Sub Area Manager Bunglow D-1 Chankapur Officers Colony PO Silewara Colliery WCL Dist Nagpur MS
Shri Sunit Kumar Banerjee MMGI is now Manager(Projects) Gugro Geotech Pvt Ltd Plot No51 Sector ndash6 Sanpada Navi Mumbai 400 705
Prof DD Mishra MMGI is now at 4 Arya Bhumi PO Potia Bhubaneshwar 751 031Orissa
News About Members
Shri BP Sinha MMGI is now Controller of Mines Indian Bureau of mines 29 Industrial suburbs II Stage Tumkur Road Gorguntapalayam Yashwantpuram Bangalore 560 022
Prof Arvind Kumar Mishra MMGI is now Associate Professor Department of Mining Engineering Indian School of Mines university Dhanbad 826 004 Jharkahand
Shri AK Jain MMGI is now Dy HCG Co Office of the CGM NEC CIL PO Margherita Dist Tinsukia Assam 786 181
Shri Pallab Kumar Banerjee Life Member of MGMI is now at 1 Atlantic Place Manukau City Auckland ndash 2105 New Zealand
Shri Satyesha Simha MMGI is now Dy GM(Sales) BEML Ltd Marketing HQ
thUnity Buildings 5 Floor JC Road Bangalore 560 002
Shri Sunil Kumar Singh MMGI is now Project Officer Kuju-Pundi Project PO Kuju Colliery Dist Ramgarh Jharkhand ndash 825 316
In a day when you dont come across any problem you can be sure that you are travelling in a wrong path
- Swami Vevekananda
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24
New Members
As Life Member
1 Shri C V VENKATESWARLU BE (Electrical) M Tech (Mining Machinery) PG ndash DipDy Chief Engineer (EampM) WCL Flat No F-2 Shakti Apartments Plot No 19A Hill Road Gandhi Nagar Nagpur ndash 440010
2 Shri Utpal Kumar Dey B Sc Engg M Tech Ph D (Mining Engineering) Professor B I T Sindri Head Deptt Of Mining Engineer PO Sindri Institute Dist Dhanbad Jharkhand ndash 828123
3 Shri Girijesh Kumar B Sc Geology M Sc Geology Ph D Geology Professor B I T Sindri Head Department of Geology PO Sindri Institute Dist Dhanbad Jharkhand ndash 828123
4 Shri Pramod Kumar Singh M Sc Geology Ph D Geology Lecturer BIT Sindri Department of Geology B I T Sindri Dhanbad Jharkhand
5 Shri Baidya Nath Roy B Sc Engg M Sc Engg (Metallurgical) Lecturer BIT Sindri Metallurgical Engineering Deptt PO Sindri Institute Dist Dhanbad Jharkhand ndash 828123
6 Shri Abhai Pratap Singh B Sc(Mining) Chief General Manager (Production)D-2F-2 Govinda Gourkhede Compl Seminary Hills Nagpur ndash 440006
7 Shri Ranendra Chouksey B E (Mining) Superintendent of Mines WCL C-43 Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440001
8 Shri Om Prakash Verma B Sc Superintendent (Survey) 4 M B Town Bandhunagar Jhingabai Takli Koradi Road Nagpur ndash 440030
9 Shri Mahendra Kumar Gupta Dip in Mech Engg AMIE Dy Chief Engineer (Excv) WCL A-206 Triveni Apartments KT Nagar Katol Road Nagpur ndash 440013
10 Shri Akhilesh Pandey Diploma (Mining) Chief Mining Engineer (Prod) WCL CME
th(OC) 5 floor Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur -440001
11 Shri Kaushal Kishore Sharan B Sc (Hons) Mining Engineer Director Technical (Retd) WCL 301A Sri Manohar Apartment Clark Town Nagpur ndash 440004
12 Shri Mahendra Kumar Gupta Dip in Mech Engg AMIE Dy Chief Engineer (Excv) WCL A-206 Triveni Apartments KT Nagar Katol Road Nagpur ndash 440013
13 Shri Ashok Kumar Singh B Sc (Part ndash I) Superintendent (Survey) WCL Duplex No 54 M B Town Koradi Road Zinga Bai Takli Nagpur ndash 440030
14 Shri Amitabh Singh Engg amp Management Dy CME WCLQr No D5 Rescue Station Colony Indora Complex WCL Near Power Grid PO Uppalwadi Nagpur ndash 440026 (MS)
15 Shri Basant Agnihotri B E (Mech) SE (Excavation) WCL B- 202 Radha Palace Dhantoli Abyankar Road Nagpur ndash 440012 (MS)
16 Shri Sushanta Banerjee L Mining EnggMBA Chief Mining Engineer WCL Production Department WCL (Hq) Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440001
17 Shri Achuth Vinay Anand Diploma in Mining amp Mine Surveying Partner Director Technical Explotechnique
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25
st th1643 1 Floor Shanthala Plaza 14 thCross 8 Main Malleshwaram Bangalore
ndash 560003
18 Shri Ranjan Kumar Sinha B Tech (H) Mining Controller of Mines Indian Bureau of Mines CPWD Qr No 33 Type ndash V Seminary Hills Nagpur ndash 440006
19 Shri Ranjan Sahai B Tech (H) Mining Chief Controller of Mines Indian Bureau of Mines Type ndashV Flat ndash 6 CPWD Colony Seminary Hills Nagpur ndash 440006
20 Shri Tirth Nath Jha B Tech (Mining) PGDISM M Tech (Ind amp Engg Mgmt) General Manager WCL WCL Kanhan Area PO Dungaria- 480553 Dist Chhindwara (MP)
21 Shri GEDI Vijaybhaskar Reddy Dip in Mining Superintendent of Mines WCL 48 Swamy Colony Phase ndash 8 Near Aakar Nagar PO Gittikadan Nagpur ndash 13
22 Shri V K Gupta B Tech (Mining) Chief Mining Engineer WCL D-17 Koyla Vihar Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash (MS)-440001
23 Shri Anjan Chatterjee B Sc (Engineering) MBA Superintending Engineer (Env) WCL Environment
thDeptt 9 Floor Coal Estate Civil LinesNagpur ndash 440001 MS
24 Shri Ajay Kumar Pandey B Tech (Mining) Dy General Manager (Mining) Pandey Muhalla ASGirls School Road Hirapur PO amp Dist Dhanbad -826001
25 Shri Kinnera Raja Sekhar BE(Mining)MBA(Marketing) Superintendent of Mines WCL Flat No 203 Udhav Appartment Opp Powergrid Angulimal NagarPO Uppalwadi Nagpur 400 026 (MS)
26 Shri Sudhakar Rao Sreeram Degree in Mining FCC Superintendent of Mines WCL C-11 Walni colony Th Saoner Dist Nagpur 441 504
27 Shri Haridas Krishna Ghanvat MSc(Env) Superintending Engg(Env) WCL 7172 Ujwal Nilayam B-302 Khamla Road Malviya Nagar Khamla Nagpur 440 025 MS
28 Shri Balakishan Chandora BE(Mining) Chief Mining Engineer WCL D-114 Koyla Vihar Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur 442 001
29 Shri Asok Chandra Ray BE(Civil) Grad ndash IE PGDBM(Fin) OSD(ENV)WCL F-201 Ashirwad Apartment Mankapur Behind Safeway Motors Lumbini Nagar Nagpur 440 030
30 Shri Kaushik Chakraborty BTech(Min) MTech(Mine Planning)Dy Chief Mining Engineer WCL Flat ndash 102 Naniks Ashtavinayak Prerna Opp Power Grid Colony Nari Ring Road PO Uppalwadi Nagpur 440 026
31 Shri KS Narayana Dip in Mining Engineer Chief Mining Engineer WCL D-210 Koyala Vihar Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur 440 001
32 Shri Anupam Nandi BTech(Min) Dy Controller of Mines amp Officer in charge Indian Bureau of Mines 318B Road No 3 Ashok Nagar Ranchi 834 002 Jharkhand
33 Shri Debasis Biswas BE(Mining) Chief Mining EngineerWCL Flat No 607 Building A-1 Forest Deptt Co-operative Housing Society Seminary Hills Nagpur
34 Shri Subhash Ramkrishna Bhandare BE(Hons)(Mining) Supdt Of Mines WCL A-9S-4 Govinda Gourkhede
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Complex Seminary Hills Hajaripahad Road Nagpur 440 006
35 Shri Satish R Gabale BE(Mining) Supdt of Mines WCL Flat No B101 Ganesh Gavri Apptt Near Sawarkar Square Nagpur -400 015
36 Shri Dipankar Mukherjee BE(Mining) supdt of Mines WCL Plot-28 Friends Colony PO Katol Road Nagpur 440 013
37 Shri Pradeep Deshmukh BE(Mining) Supdt of Mines WCL 16 Shamane Layout Near Gajanan Temple Trimurti Nagar Nagpur 440 022
38 Shri Partha Pratim Adhikary Btech(Hons)(Mining Engg) WCLD-8 Indora Housing Complex WCL Colony(Near Power Grid) Nagpur(MS)
39 Shri Somyajit Mukherjee MTech(Appl Geol) PhD(Geol) Sr Lecturer IIT Bombay Deptt Earth Sciences IIT Bombay Powai Mumbai 400 076 MS
As Member
1 Shri Satyendra Parasanath Pandey Dip in Mining IInd class Certi FCC Dy Chief Mining Engineer WCL D19 WCL Rescue Colony Kalpana Nagar PO Uppalwadi Nagpur ndash 440026
2 Shri Prashant Kumar Singh B E Mining Superintendent of Mines WCL 36 M B Town PO Zingabai Takli Koradi Road Nagpur ndash 440030
3 Shri Vivek Kumar Sharma M Tech (Applied Geology) Dy Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC
thLtd4 floor Khanij Bhawan 10-3-311A Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad
4 Shri Subrata Chatterjee B E (Mech) MBA Business Development Manager 4 Dr Satyananda Roy Road Kolkata ndash 700029
5 Md Nasim Ansari M Tech (Applied Geology) Dy Manager (Geology) Laxmivasi Tower Flat No 205 Attapur Tejaswari NagarHyderbad
6 Shri Rajesh Kumar Sharma M Sc (Earth Science) B Sc (Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad - 500 028
7 Dr Nilay Sharma Ph D Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad - 500 028
8 Shri Amit Kumar Saw M Sc Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad - 500 173(AP)
9 Shri Sanjay Kumar Choudhary M Sc (Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad - 500 028
10 Shri Chandra Bhushan Verma M Tech (Applied Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC
thLtd4 floor10-3-31 Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad - 500 173
11 Shri Buddha Priya Mahudwale B E st(Mining) PG Dip 1 Class Certificate
holder Manager (Mining) Resource thPlanning deptt 4 Floor NMDC Ltd
Khanij Bhavan Masab Tank 10-3-311A Hyderbad ndash 500173
12 Shri Basant Rath M Sc (Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) NMDC R amp D Centre Habsiguda Uppal Road Hyderabad
13 Shri Jaykumar Jagdish Singh Dip Mining Graduate DMM Asstt Survey Officer WCL Production Department WCL (Hq) Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440001
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14 Shri Parag Madhukarrao Tadlimbekar BSc MSc (Geo) B Ed Sr Technical Assistant (Geology) Indian Bureau of Mines Technical Secretary Section IBM
ndIndira Bhawan 2 floor D-Block Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440102 MS
15 Shri NK Dhawan BSc(H)(Mining Engg) General Manager NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad 500 173
16 Dr DN Subramanyam MScPhD Asstt Manager(Geo) NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad 500 173
As Donor Member
1 Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research Barwa Road Dhanbad ndash 826015
Jharkhand
HEALTH TITBIT
Going on fruits as snacks
Fruits have skins and are actually like naturersquos ready-packed snacks The juice and the flavour is all held in tightly until you are ready and with most fruits after washing even the skin can be eaten A red apple has different health giving qualities from a green apple too There are many salad combinations which are worth trying Iceberg lettuce and a tomato is better than nothing but try to use the deeper green or red lettuce dark-green water-cress two or three grated brussel sprouts or some finely cut spring cabbage Dark-green leaves should form the basis then build with a selection of other colours carrots peppers radishes and others It can be differently beautiful every time but big
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28
News Update
1 Arrow works with ONGC on CBM
Arrow Energy has signed an agreement with Indian Govt-owned ONGC Limited to cooperate in Coal Bed Methane (CBM) exploration and development The focus of the memorandum of Understanding is potential cooperation on existing ONGC blocks from previous CBM licence rounds in India together with possible cooperation in certain Australian acreage The companies are now formulating specific commercial agreement on defined CBM assets
(Source Asia Miner)
2 Thriveni ventures overseas for coal
After years of involvement with the Indian mining industry Thriveni Earthmovers expects to begin exporting coal this year from its coal project at Jumbi in Indonesia The company obtained the Jumbi project in 2008 as its first overseas coal venture and has been ramping up towards commercial production this year The primary aim of the project is to be reliable source of coal to overseas companies who rely on coal as the critical material for their operations Thriveni provides low cost turnkey mining solution that facilitates development on a major scale
(Source Asia Miner)
3 ECL to raise underground coal production output to 12 mt
Eastern Coalfields Ltd proposes to enhance its underground coal production from 85 million tonne (mt) to 12 mt in the next two years through infusion of mass production technologies Accordingly the company recently awarded two contracts worth Rs 100 crore to Joy Engineering of UK for supply of
continuous mining equipment and operation and maintenance of the same on riskgain basis The tenders for more continuous miners and long-wall mining equipments worth Rs 350 crore approximately will be invited soon
(Source Infrastructure Today July 2009)
4 Indias first coal gasification project to take off
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) is getting ready to start the gas production at Indias first Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) project on pilot basis This project is to be carried out at Vastan lignite block near Surat in Gujarat It is estimated that the field will produce about 55 lakh cu m of synthetic gas per day by 2010 end After this project is successful ONGC aims to begin with the commercial production by producing about 2 billion cu m of the synthetic gas per annum from this field by 2013-14 This will require an investment of about Rs1000-2000 crore and the field has enough reserves to last for about 30-40 years Along with the Vastan block ONGC is also plans to set up a UCG project at Bhavnagar in Gujarat and Rajasthan
(Source Infrastructure Today Sept09)
5 Bhutan Minerals Exploration
August 2009 - Oil in the Bangtar area under Samdrupjongkhar dzongkhag copper gold and silver in the black mountain area of central Bhutan and tungsten in Sarpang are the potential minerals an American businessman J Matthew Fifield has offered to prospect for and if found viable then extract them He has also proposed that he be given mineral exploration rights for the whole of Bhutan after which he would get a group of American investors to invest in Bhutans mining sector in
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29
a big way J Matthew Fifield is a managing director in an international mining company Clien and also sits on the boards of other international energy companies The department of geology and mines (DGM) under the ministry of economic affairs and Druk holdings investment (DHI) have so far expressed interest in the proposal and are in the process of studying it ldquoJ Matthew Fifield approached us through DHI around five months ago saying that he was interested in the mineral exploration and extraction and so we provided him with all past mineral exploration reports and geological data on Bhutanrdquo said DGMs chief geologist and acting director general
(Source geologycom)
6 India - Vedanta Acquires Goa Assets
SESA GOA Limited a majority-owned subsidiary of Vedanta Resources has purchased the Goa iron ore assets of the Dempo Group for Rs 1750 crores (US$368 million) The assets include mining leases rights and related infrastructure in Goa Funding the transaction out of its existing cash resources Sesa acquired VS Dempo and Co which holds 100 of Dempo Mining Corporation and 50 of Goa Maritime VS Dempo owns or has the rights to mineable reserves and resources estimated at 70 million tonnes of iron ore in Goa Its Goa mining assets also includes processing plants barges jetties trans-shippers and loading capacities at Mormugoa port It produced 394 million tonnes of iron ore and sold 436 million tonnes in the year ended March 31 2009 and is one of the largest exporters of iron ore from Goa Vedantas chairman Anil Agarwal says ldquoWe are highly delighted with this opportunity to consolidate our iron ore business The integration of Sesa and VS Dempos operations will achieve great synergyrdquo
(Source Asia Miner Aug09)
7 Mercury Pollution
Coal-fired power plants emit trace amounts of mercury Some of this airborne mercury ends up in lakes and rivers ndash and accumulates there long term Fish at the top of the food chain can accumulate damaging amounts of mercury because they eat smaller fish who have eaten smaller fish and the amount of mercury in their bodies can build up to toxic levels over time Mercury also makes its way into every aquatic ecosystem through the hydrologic cycle USGS published a study that examined mercury in top-predator fish bed sediment and water from streams across the United States There were many mercury mines in Oregon in the early 1900s The miners dug up the ore heated it and then cooled the vapors to condense the liquid mercury Now a century later some sites in the Ochoco National Forest and on private lands remain contaminated from these activities
(Source geologycom)
8 Northern Indias Water Supply Depletion by Human Activity
A satellite monitoring detecting areas of ground water depletion observed that much of northern India is dependent upon a reliable supply of groundwater for public use and irrigation In this study groundwater levels were monitored by processing gravity data collected by a NASA satellite over a six-year period Maps of the data revealed significant groundwater level declines in the northern Indian states of Rajasthan Punjab and Haryana In these areas rapid population growth economic development and groundwater-based irrigation are placing increasing demands on water supplies The accelerating rate of water use is unsustainable and could lead to a collapse in the agricultural system
(Source Publication from an August 2009 press release by NASA geologycom)
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30
9 Muscular swimmer was one of last dinosaurs
Recently discovered duck-billed hadrosaur thrived on many continents One of the last non-avian dinosaurs on Earth was a muscular swimming duck-bi l led species that paleontologists recently discovered in Spain according to a new study that has been accepted for publication in the journal Comptes Rendus Palevol Co-author Jose Ignacio Canudo told Discovery News that the hadrosaur Arenysaurus ardevoli meaning sand dinosaur lived just a few thousand years before the KT boundary This was the event 655 million years ago that wiped out all of the worlds dinosaurs save for a group of carnivorous dinosaurs that evolved into birds
(Source geologycom News)
10 Coal mine owners need 26 in venture
June 27 2009 Steel cement or power companies that sit on captive coal mines will have to own a minimum 26 percent equity in their mining ventures according to the new guidelines approved by the government for mining of coal from captive blocks The government currently allows 100 percent foreign direct investment (FDI) in exploration or mining of coal and lignite for captive consumption of iron steel and cement producers While this policy would remain unchanged the captive block owners will have to maintain beneficial ownership in their mining operations According to the proposed changes the approved end user company (engaged in making cement steel or power) will have to maintain at least a 26 percent equity ownership in an associated coal company subsidiary) formed for supplying coal on an exclusive basis to it The captive coal block owner will have to maintain 51 percent equity in the subsidiary coal company in case the mining company does not have an exclusive coal supply arrangement with the
parent In case a coal block is jointly owned equity participation in the joint venture company shall be made directly by owners and not through their subsidiary The proposed regulations have specified that in case the company to whom the captive block has been awarded is also a holding company it would have to maintain at least 51 percent equity in its subsidiary company engaged in approved end uses (making cement steel or power) It would however need to have just 26 percent equity in the second subsidiary company engaged in coal mining provided the entire output is supplied exclusively to the holding company Independent coal and lignite mining companies could also be allocated captive blocks on the condition that they enter into firm supply contracts for coal at the application stage itself according to the proposed guidelines Such companies would not be allowed to enter into fresh agreements with new end-use companies subsequent to award of the coal block
(Source The Economic Times)
11 Private investment in coal sector
June 17 2009 The coal sector is set to open to private investment
We are not averse to open commercial coal mining to private sector players However a decision will be taken after building consensus over the reform proposal said minister of state for coal (independent charge) Sriprakash Jaiswal At present the government has monopoly over coal mining through state-run companies such as Coal India Ltd
(Source The Economic Times)
12 India Seeks to Invest in Australian Coal
SYDNEY -- Indias coal minister and the chairman of the countrys biggest coal miner said Thursday that India is considering
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
31
securing coal properties in Australia to plug projected gaps in the nations supply of coal The comments indicate that the current wave of foreign investment in Australias natural resources wont be limited to China Australia is known to be a country with high quality thermal coal and metallurgical coal properties India Minister of State for Coal Sriprakash Jaiswal told reporters India considers Australia as an important destination to look for coal properties he said As one of the worlds fastest growing economies India currently has to import coal because it doesnt produce enough to meet increasing demand Australias massive coal resource has become the subject of a flurry of international deal activity with Chinas Yanzhou Coal Mining Co Ltd having already
launched a A$354 billion takeover offer for Australian coal miner Felix Resources Ltd Taking equity stakes in existing companies and in return having a coal supply agreement for a certain quantity of coal could be one format Mr Bhattacharya said The other format could be joining in mining so the expansion programs of the existing companies or taking absolutely greenfield properties and going ahead on doing mining Mr Bhattacharya said the company which is also investigating investment opportunities in the US Indonesia and South Africa could easily pay $1 billion to $15 billion on investments and would consider spending more
(SourceWall Street JournalSeptember 032009)
HEALTH TITBIT
Hot tea hot coffee increases risk of cancer
Tea has been touted for its potential health benefits for millennia but new research shows if you drink it too hot you may end up increasing your risk for esophageal cancer
A new study published in the British Medical Journal has revealed that drinking steaming hot tea is actually linked with an eight-fold increased risk of cancer of the food tube or the oesophagus According to lead researcher Reza Malekzadeh of the Tehran University of Medical Sciences in Iran ldquoInforming the population about the hazards of drinking hot tea may be helpful in reducing the incidence of oesophageal cancerrdquo To be specific people who drank their tea less than two minutes after it was it four or more minutes after pouring
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33
NOVEMBER 2009
10-13 NINTH INTERNATIONAL MINE VENTILATION CONGRESS at New Delhi India Hotel Crown Plaza Contact Department of Mining Engineering Indian School of Mines University Dhanbad ndash 826 004 Prof D C Panigrahi Convenor amp head Deptt email-
th15 November Sunday International Symposium ldquoEmerging Challenges for Metals and Materials Engineering amp Technologyrdquo and Metals Minerals Manufacturing Exp 2009 Organized by Indian Institute of Metals in association with TMS amp ASM International USA Contact TAFCON C-60 Nizamuddin East New Delhi ndash 110 013 India Ph- 91 ndash 11 ndash 46198000 24352141 Email ndash
Pankaj 09810038063
th16-19 November 2009 MPES 2009 ndash 18 International Symposium on Mine Planning amp Equipment Selections at Banff Alberta Canada For further details Contact Dr Raj K Singhal PO Box 68002 Crow Foot Postal Outlet 28 Crowfoot Terrdce NW Calgery Alberta T3G 1YO Canada Fax ndash 403-241 ndash 9460 email ndash singhal shawca website httpwwwmpes-cami-swempcom
10 - 13 November 2009 the 34th Indonesian Geophysicist Conferences at Jogjakarta Indonesia Conferences on Earth Sciences held by Indonesian Geophysicist Association 2009 Organized by Indonesian Geophysicists A s s o c i a t i o n ( H A G I ) Deadline for abstractsproposals 15 July 2009 W e b s i t e
dc_panigrahiyahoocoinwww9thimvcorg
metallurgytafconcom wwwmetals2009in
h t t p p i t 3 4 h a g i w e b i d
Upcoming Events
C o n t a c t n a m e W i w i t S u r y a n t o Check the for latest details
17 - 18 November 2009 Mining the Isa Mount Isa Queensland Australia Mining the Isa 2009 will not only features presentations from all the key established mining companies in the Mount Isa region but also unique sessions dealing with the other essential aspects essential for successful operation in the area Organized by IIR Conferences Deadline for abstractsproposals Not available Website lt gt Contact name James Stackhouse
Check the for latest details
DECEMBER 2009
4-6 Twenty-first National Convention of Mining Engineers on Technological Advancement in Mining Industry Udaipur Contact The Honorary Secretary IEI Udaipur Local Centre 128 Hiran Magri Sector 11 Opp Central Excise Udaipur 313002 P h 0 2 9 4 - 2 5 8 3 7 0 2 e - m a i l ndash
W e b
10-13 2009 Twenty fourth Indian Engineering Congress at Mangalore Theme ldquoNat ional Growth and Secur i ty ndash Technological Challengesrdquo organised by The Institute of Engineers (India) Mangalore Local
thCenter Contact The organizing Secretary 24 Indian Engineering Congress The Institute of Engineers (India) Mangalore Center NITK Surathkal Mangalore 575 025 Karnatak Ph (0824) 247400 Extn 3759 (O) e-mail lt gt
event website
httpwwwiircomauisa
event website
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i e i c o n g r e s s n i t k a c i nltieicongressnitkgmailcomgt
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34
26-27 All India Seminar on ldquoSatellite Communication and Remote Sensing Technologies for Social Developmentrdquo at Jaipur Contact The Honorary Secretary IEI Rajasthan State Centre Gandhi Nagar Tonk road Jaipur ndash 302 015 Ph ndash (0141) 27063272700413 e-mail ndash
JANUARY 2010
11 - 13 January 2010 CERIE2010 Sylhet Bangladesh Organized by Shahjalal University of Science amp Technology Deadline for bstractsproposals 15 September 2009 W e b s i t e lt gtContact name Dr Mohammad Iqbal
Check the for latest details
FEBRUARY 2010
th4-7 6 International Dyke Conference Contact Prof Rajesh K Srivastava Deptt of Geology BHU IT Varanasi 221 005
4 - 5 February 2010 Conference on ldquoProcessing of Industrial Minerals 2010rdquo at Istanbul Turkey Website
Contact name Dr Barry WillsAlthough there are many
rscieirscorgwwwieirscorg
httpwwwsust edu~cerie2010
event website
httpwwwmin-ngcompim10indexhtml
operations worldwide treating a wide range of industrial minerals processing problems are often similar The aim of this conference is therefore to bring together operators and scientists below one roof Organized by MEI
MARCH 2010
March 9 2010 8th Annual Investing in African Mining Seminar in Toronto In addition to our seminar we offer mining c o m p a n i e s s e r v i c e p r o v i d e r s a n d governments shared booth space at the PDAC trade show and participation in the Canada-South Africa Chamber of Business 11th A n n u a l M i n i n g B r e a k f a s tDownload the
for details
AUGUST 2012
2 - 10 August 2012 34th International Geological Congress a t Brisbane Q u e e n s l a n d A u s t r a l i a W e b s i t e
Contact name Liz Cuffe Under the theme ldquoUnearthing our Past and Futurerdquo the IGC will showcase the Oceania regions geoscience strengths innovations and natural wonders through an exciting range of pre and post Congress field trips Organized by Australian Geoscience Council
Toronto 2010 Participation Packages Brochure
httpwww34igcorg
1 Three sentences for getting success ndash a Know more than othersb Work more than othersc Expect less than others
- William Shakespeare
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
22
Contined from Last issue mdash
POSSIBLE MARKETS FOR INDIAN ORES
Japan is the most obvious market for Indiarsquos high-grade hematites but if this outlet is to be developed India will require some freight advantage in order to compete with the ore from Johore which is almost as good as the best-grade Indian ore It is conveniently situated for export and is considerably nearer to Japan than is India The Borneo and Philippine ores are also favourably situated for the Japanese market but they would require nodulising before export and even then would be of lower iron content than Indian ores and also more aluminous
As regards exporting ore from India to Europe if high-class coking coals are later on imported from the United Kingdom to assist in smelting Indiarsquos ore the return freight might well be partly made up of Indian iron-ore but it is more likely to be Indian pig-iron (which is probably the cheapest pig in the world) or Indian s tee l In a recent personal communication Mr C P Perin wrote
lsquoFrom my general knowledge of the worldrsquos iron-ore resources I feel very strongly that in years to come the exports of steel from India will be as important as he present exports of jutersquo
It seems to me doubtful if we shall import much high-grade coal or coke from Europe for use in smelting iron-ore for a very long time to come The Indian ores are very high in iron and often contain about as much alumina as silica The high ash of the Indian coke provides a good deal of the slag of the blast-furnace and tends to raise the silicaalumina ratio of the slag If the slag volume were to be reduced
75 years Ago
much below the present practice by the introduction of low-ash coke which might not improvendashor might even worsenndashthe silicaalumina ratio of the slag it would not be possible to hold the sulphur in the slag There would be no sense in cutting the ash of the coke down if we had to add silica-rock to the furnace charge in order to obtain a suitable slag volume and analysis On that account apart from the question of cost it seems very doubtful if European high-grade coal or coke can be imported for use in Indian blast-furnaces in the near future
On reviewing the whole of the evidence I find no grounds for believing that any large export trade in Indian iron-ore is likely to develop in he next decade or so The two main possible marketsndashJapan and Western Europendashcan obtain sufficient supplies of high-grade ore for their needs from sources considerably nearer than India To some this may seem a pessimistic conclusion others may have a sentimental feeling that it is better to reserve Indiarsquos iron-ores for smelting in Indiarsquos own furnaces I have tried to come to an unprejudiced conclusion drawn from the available evidence I feel that I have assembled rather a mountain of facts and statistics for the production of a lamentably small mouse of a conclusion It would have been much more spectacular if I could have prophesied argosies carrying Indiarsquos ore to European or Japanese ports within five or six yearsrsquo time but this seems to me not possible Twenty or thirty years hence there may be a different tale to tell but by that time it is not likely that any-one will be turning back to old presidential addresses in order to find out what Mr President said in 1934
Presidential Address by Mr F G Percival PhD (London) B Sc (London) FGS
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
8
M G M I as per the tradition organized a workshop preceding AGM of the Institute on
th15 September 2009 at Park Hotel Kolkata The topic was quite contemporary entitled Indian Mining Sectors Policies and Constraints
Objective of this workshop was to bring together those who are instrumental in framing the policies and guidelines and those who follow these for exploration and exploitation of mineral including coal oil and gas It was also aimed to have interaction of learned delegates and invitees with the speakers so as to bring out highlights and lacuna of the policies and guidelines and to make them more industry friendly
The workshop was very well attended (about 100 delegates) Speakers were eminent personalities holding offices of distinction and directly concerned with the topic of the workshop
The workshop was inaugurated by Dr A K Sarkar Director (Marketing) Coal India Ltd The technical session was presided over by Sri R P Ritolia Immediate Past President and former CMD- CCL
Altogether five papers were presented which are as follows
1 National Mineral Policies and Role of G S I By Dr Balaram Chattopadhaya D D G G S I
2 Modern Coalmining Policies for enhanced proving of coal resources By Shri Ashok Kumar Singh CMD CMPDIL
3 Captive Coal Mining Policies and Constraints By Shri D N Prasad
Director ( Tech ) Ministry of Coal Government of India
4 National Mineral Policy 2008 and the Environmental Concerns for an Expanding Mining Sector By Prof S P Banerjee Former Director ndashin - Charge Indian School of Mines Dhanbad
5 Reclamation of Mined out areas In Opencast success story in Mega Projects of South Eastern Coalfield Ltd By Shri M P Dikshit CMD SECL and Shri S C Shankar SE SECL
The first paper dwelt upon various policies that the Government of India is going to adopt to gear up and making the mining sector dynamic It was pointed out during discussion that there are many more things are desirable for quick disposal of PL ML availability of maps reports etc All these matters are being seriously examined at Governmental Levels
The second paper described various methodologies and techniques to improve exploration approach for enhanced proving of coal resources These methodologies have been spelt out by the Ministry of Coal in consultation with CMPDIL Various investors who have been allotted blocks must follow these methodologies for authenticated and better results
The third paper outlined various guidelines for accomplishing the exploration of captive coal blocks for early exploitation of the resources It is admitted that there are constraints which are likely to retard the progress that is desirable The role of State and Central Government for clearing various applications need to be more realistic and less time consuming Coal Evaluation improved
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON ldquoINDIAN MINING SECTORS POLICIES AND CONSTRAINTSrdquo
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
9
co-ordination with nodal officers of state level land acquisition environmental and forestry clearance etc are certain areas of concern
The fourth paper outlined various stipulations for environmental safeguard in the mining sectors by the Government based on recommendation of committees formed The paper pointed out necessity of streamlining forestry clearance and highlighted much improved environment management practices in the mining sectors Prof Banerjee also praised role of National Mineral Policy 2008 for its positive approach to boost mining sectors
The fifth paper was on reclamation of mined out areas and described how best reclamation can be implemented with proper approach and plan The speakers cited some examples of reclamation done successfully in the jurisdiction of SECL
Each presentation was followed by interaction with the delegates which made the workshop purposeful and interesting
A K Moitra(Convenor)
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
NB Send your e-mails on ldquoTalk Backrdquo to the Editor Please include your full name address amp telephone no not necessarily for Publication MGMI News Letter reserve the right to edit the letters for publication and reproduce then (in whole or past) in any of its print
more than seven and half years are needed for the same in India ie more than five times but let us not forget that we have to face problems of a large population which is more than five times of that of Australia but that just not justify us to spend more than three years to approve a project MGMI should move the appropriate authorities to ensure early approval or rejection of any mineral based project and
if required we may offer our expertise for making early decision
Thanking you with warm regards
Yours very sincerely
Dr Samir Dasgupta Life Member No 522-LM (1948-49)
( From the Editor The members may like to respond to the point raised by Dr Samir Dasgupta)
(Continued from Page No 7)
Talk Back
10
ndThe 52 Holland Memorial Lecture was held thon 15 September 2009 at the Park Hotel The
memorial lecture was given by Shri S J Sibal
Director General Mines Safety Dhanbad The
subject of his lecture was on ldquoChallenges of
Miens Safety ndash a Perspective for Change
Managementrdquo
In introduction he mentioned that safety at
work is still a serious problem and we are still
paying heavily for accidents both in terms of
human suffering and economic waste Hence
the endeavor to bring down the hazards by all
available means to an acceptable level must
continue to reduce the sufferings and agony of
human beings
In the lecture he also spoke on History of
human civilization and mine safety ndash the past
Absorption of safety laws into work practices
the Present Growth of mining activities and
technological advancements ndash the Future
Opencast Coal Mining UG Coal Mining
Mining Accidents Reasons why the
implementation of the procedure is not
sustained He has also mentioned some
ndHighlights of 52 Holland Memorial Lecture
probable answers ndash may be these procedures
are not adequate safe and built into the
mechanism of mineral production
lRequirement of additional resources for compliance of safety laws
lSafety motivation lAcceptance of non-compliance etc
Why we loose sight of human face of accident
he added He also put forwarded a question
that the concept of self regulation ndash is it the
solution
He has given some of his thoughts
observations suggestions etc and in
conclusion he said making change has always
been fascinating and exciting though it is a
tough and delicate activity for any
organization However Managing Change is
now not a matter of choice it becomes an
essential activity given the emerging future
challenges in the mining sector
The Lecture was attended by a sizeable
number of members and guests
If you win you need not explain hellip But if you lose you should not be there to explain
ndash Adolph Hitler
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
32
ldquoWHAT lies before us and what lies behind us is nothing compared to what lies within usrdquo Truly these jolting words of Emerson gives us the flashback of what Socrates promulgated centuries ago ldquoknow thyselfrdquo
The problem with us today is that we know very less of ourselves and thus we indulge in emulating and imitating others If one is not clear as to what exactly one wants he will start wanting what others want resulting in a ldquorat racerdquo And the repercussion of rat race is that even if you win the race you still remain a rat The multiplicity of platforms and the craze to be popular in next to no time is the trend which is the portent of a weak future generation This hurry burry will make the future dreams shattered we will have no leaders to dream in the days to come but there will remain a good chunk of puppets in few domineering hands Too many people are dreaming of some magical rose garden on the horizon rather than enjoying the one growing in their backyards Lets discover the untapped potential within us and stop following the crowd and give a second thought to our endeavours Life doesnt always give us what we ask for but it always gives us what we need Aldous Huxley always reminds me of the golden exhortation ie there is only one corner of the world you can be certain of improving and that is your own self
Yes nothing can defeat us unless we defeat ourselves Even Shakespeare in Julius Caesar points ldquoThe fault dear Brutus is not in our
SHORT ARTICLE
By VIVIAN WILSON LOBO
stars but in ourselves that we are underlingsrdquo Therefore our main task in life is to give birth to ourselves to become what we potentially are Opportunities are everywhere waiting to be discovered we have to only seek it as the saying goes a wise man makes more opportunities than he finds The journey of a thousand miles begins with just one step and that step lies within us as we often quote success is a marathon not a sprint never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat
Success cannot be granted it must be earned and for earning it we will have catwalks than cakewalks Therefore what is required today is serenity and patience to rivet ones attention on success Panic and anxiety will only bring failures along Perseverance is not a long race it is many short races one after another Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm Peace is the key with which we can focus aim and win As we sail through life let us not avoid storms and rough waters just let them pass and sail on Because a successful person is like being a goalkeeper no matter how many goals you save people will remember only the ones you missed Act as if failure is impossible Lets not be the slaves of our bitter past Lets not be the slaves of our bitter past Lets be the masters of our future Carl Jung writes ldquoYour vision will become clear only when you can look into your heart
(Reprint from a publication in Hitawada dated June 10 2009)
Peace be with you
Believing everybody is dangerous believing nobody is very dangerous ndash Abraham Lincoln
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Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009 3
Presidents Message
National Mineral Polices - The Role of a Professional Society
At the very outset I take this opportunity to convey my Heartiest Bijaya Greetings to you and your family members May this Festival of Light shower upon you lots of Happiness and Glory
It is really a privilege to address the distinguished members of the MGMI through this column and I wish to take the opportunity of focusing on some of the key functions that a professional society such as ours could fruitfully discharge in assuring national interest vis-agrave-vis minerals availability at acceptable prices and a comprehenship National Mineral Policies While formulating mineral policies we should not forget to consider its constraints too
In our efforts to react the goals of balanced economic growth minerals a v a i l a b i l i t y p r o d u c t i v i t y a n d performance of the mineral sector and environmental issues including National Mineral Policies The enlightened professionals who are members of MGMI are the right people who can help in shaping and guiding the national policies on minerals related problems It is agreed that there is a need to consider the mineral problems in conjunction with national energy and environmental goals crippling this vital economic activity with its multiplier effects on the local regional
and national economic scene If these concerns are not articulated and placed before the policy makers through a forum such as ours I am afraid that our mineral future may be in jeopardy
The Council of MGMI decided to organize a National Workshop on Indian Mining Sectors Policies and Constraints ndash wherein some eminent personalities who matters in this issue have presented their papers I firmly hope that on hearing from them and interaction with delegates it will possibly result some positive outcome for the progress of mining sector
May I therefore urge our members to help our professional body to identify some of these areas of concern in which we can give our professionals an unbiased view I am sure the MGMI and its distinguished members provide with a mechanism for looking at the mineral problems as a whole keep track of changing situations and the interrelation of national policies and programmes for the greater good of the Nation
N C Jha
6
Omission regretted
Date 190809
To The EditorMGMI
Ref MGMI News Letter Vol-35 No 1 2009
Sir
I observed with great shock and dismay that the cover page photograh description did not mention acknowledge the name of the person who made this photograph available I am indeed sorry to state that such omissions will discourage donors of photograph for cover page
Yours faithfullyDr A K MoitraPerson who made the photograph of the above cover page
(From the Editor The front page picture of the Newsletter April-June 2009 - the picture of a fossil of a Dinosaur and the description of it was arranged by Dr AK Moitra The omission of acknowledging the same is regretted Thanks to Dr Moitra All readers are requested to send such interest ing photographs fort he front page of the future Newsletters)
Mis print regretted
Date 090909
ToMr BC BhattacharyaHony Editor MGMI
Dear Mr Bhattacharya
It is a matter of great feel of pride to see the
graceful look of the MGMI Newsletter (ISSN
0254-8003) with its rich contents over the
issues for the last few years I must
Talk Back
congratulate you and your team members for
your peerless effort to keep its standard high
and also for the very topical editorial published
in vol 35 No 1 (Apr -Jun 2009) I thank Mr
Debajyoti Bhattacherjee for the short article on
Petropodhellip which is very informative It is
also amazing to see the cover page picture of
the complete skeleton of Kotasaurus
Yamanpalliensis Dinosaur collected and
reconstructed by the GSI housed at BSC
Hyderabad I congratulate Dr A K Moitra
and his team member of the GSI for the
Herculean task they have performed and also I
thank you for printing the same on the front
cover I with this channel of communication
request Mr Sailendra K Mukherjee one of the
doyens of mine safety to contribute small
articles on some typical mine disasters from
his vast experience which might have gone in
oblivion
However in the said issue there exists some
misprint Whereas the cover page shows Vol
35 No1 APRIL ndash JUNE 2009 the bottom centre
of all the inside pages show Vol 34 No4 April
2009 ndash June 2009 Also in the same issue in
page 8 column 2nd line 4 the name should be
Prof (Dr) B S Sastry and not Prof (Dr) D S
Sastry You are requested to issue
corrigendum in the next issue of the Newsletter
on above two items
With warm regards
Yours sincerely (Prof (Dr) Subir Kumar Mukhopadhyay) Council Member MGMI (LM 2954)E-mail
(From the Editor Thanks for the observation The misprints are regretted)
subirmminingiitkgpernetin
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
7
same should be made available for domestic uses at affordable price keeping in view the cost of production along with reasonable return on investment towards exploration and mining made by agencies authorized by the state for prospecting and mining but excluding taxation by any name eg import duty custom duty excise royalty cess sales tax etc as we have birth right to consume minerals for our own use Our government should not over look the vision of Mahatma Gandhi who revolted against British Government for imposing tax upon production and consumption of salt from saline water of Indian coast line as we have birth right to consume natural resources obtained from within the limits of our country Some years ago in my personal capacity I requested Sri P Chidambaram the then Finance Minister of Government of India to abolish all kinds of taxation on natural fuel and petroleum products so that we can buy petrol at Rs 22- per litre as against Rs 45- per litre Energy either from coal or oil amp gas or nuclear minerals are not only the most vital input of industries and transport but also for better standard of living of all human beings Although abolition of taxation upon consumption of minerals will help in higher growth in all respects but loss in revenue of the government but ways can be found out to recover such loss by other means and not at the cost of freedom to consume own minerals and its products MGMI should move the Government of India to abolish all kinds of taxation against production and consumption of natural resources especially energy bearing minerals like oil amp gas coal atomic minerals etc so that just pricing of minerals and mineral products can be made
4 Recognizing the fact that within less than one and half years final clearance for any Project is obtained in Australia whereas
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
Indian Mining Sectors Policies amp Constraints
Date 090909
Dear Shri Bhattacharya
Under letters to the Editor I reaffirm my sincere thanks to the Council of our Institute for inviting me to participate in the workshop held
thon 15 September 2009 where during the discussions I submitted the following and other views which could not been expressed for shortage of time-
1 All natural resources like crude oil amp gas coal amp lignite metallic and non-metallic minerals occurring within our country are our national resources owned by Government by India representing all citizens India is one Nation and not divided into multiple of nations MGMI should move the Government of India to finalize one appropriate National Policy for all natural resources excepting forest and agricultural products We as earth scientists and engineers are very much concerned with all minerals and cannot afford to have different policies for crude oil or coal or other minerals
2 It is meaning less to have any bargaining relationship between the Environment amp Forest Ministry in one hand and Departments of Geology Mines Steel Coal and Oil in other hand to decide on the number of exploratory holes per sq km to be drilled for scientific investigation which decides number of exploratory holes need to be drilled MGMI should move the Government of India to exempt imposition of Forest and Environment Act upon all geological and exploration activities prior to mining activities
3 The Chief Guest Dr A K Sarkar emphasized on various factors for fixing prices of minerals especially coal Since we have birth right to consume natural resources like minerals from our mother land the
(Continued to Page No 9)
35
Shri CPAmbesh (7889-LM 1998-99) former Controller General Indian Bureau of Mines passed
thaway on 4 August 2009 at Coimbtore due to kidney failure
stBorn on 1 July 1948 at Varanasi Shri
Ambesh obtained Bachelors degree in Mining Engineering from the Banaras Hindu University in 1970 He also did LLB from Nagpur University in 1992 After graduation in Mining Engineering he joined Hindustan Copper Limited and worked in the underground copper mines in Rajasthan in various capacities In his professional career he obtained First Class Mines Managers Certificate of competency (Unrestricted) Then after he joined Indian Bureau of Mines a premier mining organization under the Ministry of Mines of the Government of India He rose to the post of Controller General Indian Bureau of Mines and superannuated on
th30 June 2008
He had undergone extensive training in India and abroad in the field of mining management labour mining laws etc He is trained at ARMNIPROTS-VETMET Institute of Mine Design at Armenia USSR in the area of Mine Planning and Designing He had been to
Obituary
SHRI CPAMBESH
Australia as a technical member of the Indian Delegation in various missions He also attended the 20th World Mining Congress held at Tehran Islamic Republic of Iran
He was presented with Best Citizen of India award instituted by International Publishing House New Delhi in recognition of his exceptional caliber and outstanding achievements and contribution towards the development of mines and minerals especially metal mines and mineral legislation Shri Ambesh was a Fellow Member of the Institution of Engineers (India) Life Member of the Mining Engineers Association of India Mining Geological and Metallurgical Institute of India Indian Science Congress Association and National Institute of Small Mines Several technical publications are on his credit
He is survived by wife and two married daughters and host of relatives and friends May his soul rest in peace
Shri Kamala Kant Srivastava an active Life Member (5730-1991-92) of MGMI was born in the year 1937 He was a Mining Engineer He was engaged in WCL Nagpur and retired in July 1995 At the time of retirement he was holding the post of Chief Mining Engineer WCL Nagpur Shri Srivastava passed away on
th19 July 2009 May his soul rest in peace
Dont compare yourself with any one in this world If you do so you are insulting yourself
ndash Alen Strike
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
36
MGMI Council for 2009-2010 President
NC Jha D(T) CIL
Vice-President RK Saha CMDCCL
Immediate Past President RP Ritolia Advisor (Coal) to MD Tata Steel Ltd VK Singh Former CMD NCL
Hony Secretary Dr D Sarkar GM NECCIL
Hony Jt Secretary Hony Treasurer Hony EditorPrasanta Roy Bhaskar Chakraborti BC BhattacharyaDySGPTGeolCIL Director GSI Former CGM (WBPD)
Council Members
VK Arora VP KCT KK Mishra Manager(System) CILDr JP Barnwal Head Mineral Engg RRL A Datta Former DirectorCoal Wing GSIMK Bhattacharya DyCE(System)CIL Dr AK MoitraFormer Director(SD) GSILK Bose Former ED CIL Dr VP Sinha Advisor Tata Steel LtdJP Dasgupta Former CGM(MM) CIL Prof SC Ray Former HOD IIT KgpProf(Dr) SK MukhopadhyayProfIITKgp MM Singh Former D(T)Oprn CCLJP Goenka Mg Partner NMC Dr A Sinha Director CIMFRPhalguni Guha CGMCoal Videsh CIL TK Nag Director(Tech)OpnsCCLDr AL Kundu Former Dy GM SAIL Prof T Kumar Director ISMUShri R Lochan Supdt Geol CMPDI G Dhar CGM (Corp PlangampTech) (Coordn) CIL
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
11
rdThe 103 Annual General Meeting for the year 2008-2009 of the Mining Geological and Metallurgical Institute of India was held at Park Hotel 17 Park Street Kolkata 700 016 on
thTuesday the 15 September 2009 at 4 pm with Shri NC Jha President in the Chair The meeting was attended by SShri RP Ritolia AK Singh Prof SP Banerjee Prof A K Ghose Prof GS Roonwal RK Saha MM Singh JP Goenka SR Panja AK Sen GS Ghosh Hazra AK Dasgupta NK Biswas A Prasad MK Bhattacherjee P Roy KK Mishra S Chakravorti SC Dasgupta AK Talapatra S Choudhuri Prof(Dr) SK Mukhopadhyay SN Ghosh Prof(Dr) D DebDrAK Moitra KM Agans AK Mukhopadhyay S Bandopadhyay P Choudhury S Bhattacharjee BB Das D Chakravorty PK Baranwal SK Das Gupta Kalyan SenA Mukhopadhyay S Sinha AK Nath BC Bhattacharya LK Bose P K Bhattacharjee K Banerjee AK Chaturvedi HR Surana DK Ray B Prasad MM Bhattacherjee Shilpi DN Prasad Smt S Prasad L Prasad SN Prasad SL Mehera Dr D Sarkar T Chaudhury M Kumar NP Sahu SK Das SK Basu JPDasgupta S Mookherjee S Ghosh RN Datta SK Chakraborti R K Datta BK Chakrabarti AK Ray AK Mukhopadhyay MK Mukhopadhyay AK Das JK Ghosh BN Mishra T Datta J Chandra RK Choudhary M Khasale KN Jha SK Mishra G Sharma C Singh RR Mittal B Pathak A Hussan S Chatterjee PK Jha TR Kannan HC Dahiya D Nagaralarcasan S Prasad D Sarkar SK Dutta S Ray GP Ghatak G Dhar N Kumar PK Roy Chowdhury Prof SC Ray amp others
At the outset the members mourned the sad demise of the following members by observing one-minute silence
rdHighlights of the 103 Annual General Meeting
Late Dr KP Gupta Sibdas Ghosh KC Jain SC Roy Chowdhury PR Sinha M Singh PP Jain S Roy AK Mondal N Mondal and Prof BK Kejriwal
Shri NC Jha President MGMI Chaired the Session
rd 10 The notice convening the 103 Annual General Meeting of the Institute held at Park Hotel 17 Park Street Kolkata 700
th016 on Tuesday the 15 September 2009 at 4 pm issued on August 12 2009 were taken as read
nd20 The Minutes of the 102 Annual General Meeting of the Institute held at ITC Hotel Sonar Kolkata 1 JBS Haldane Avenue Kolkata 700 046 on
thSaturday the 27 September 2008 at 4 pm were read and unanimously confirmed
30 The Councils Report Audited Balance Sheet and Statement of Income and Expenditure Accounts for the year 2008-
st2009(ended on 31 March 2009) were adopted and confirmed unanimously
40 Messrs BK Sen amp Co Chartered Accountants of 11 Old Post Office Street Kolkata 700 001 was re-appointed as the Auditor of the Institute for the year 2009-2010 at a remuneration of Rs3500- only
50 Recipients of Awards and Medals for the 2008-2009
51 Dr J Coggin Brown Memorial (Gold) Medal for Geological Sciences to Shri Akshaya Kumar Sarangi for his outstanding contribution in Geological Sciences
52 John Dunn Medal to Dr Khanindra
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
12
Pathak for his outstanding contribution in Indian Mineral Industry
53 Indranil Award for Metallurgy to Dr Shambhu Nath Prasad for his outstanding contribution in Ferrous Metallurgy
54 R P Bhatnagar Award to Shri Pradip Kumar Baranwal for his outstanding contribution in Mineral Beneficiation (Cash Rs1000-)
55 DN Thakur Award to Prof GS R o o n w a l f o r h i s o u t s t a n d i n g contribution in Earth Sciences
56 Engineering Gold Medal to Shri BN Pan for his outstanding contribution in Mining Sciences
57 Coal India Project Implementation Trophy to Chotia OCP of Prakash Industries Ltd
58 Prof SK Bose Memorial Award for excellence in teaching in Mining Engineering to Prof MA Ramlu
59 HB Ghose Award for the Manager having best Safety performance during the preceding year to Shri Chittaranjan Kumar of Sawang Underground Mine of CCL and Shri PP Gupta of Manikpur Opencast Project of SECL
510 Smt Bala Tandon Award to Prof (Dr) Debasis Deb for his outstanding contribution in upgrading the quality of life in Mining (cash Rs1000-)
511 Lala Ramkishore Singhal Award for outstanding contribution in the field of Conservation of Minerals to Prof(Dr) Subir Kumar Mukhopadhyay
512 Institutes Silver Medal to Prof(Dr) Subir Kumar Mukhopadhyay Prof (Dr) Debasis Deb and Prof(Dr) BS Sastry for their paper on ldquoDesign of a
Combined Stoping Method below an Open Pit Mine using Numerical Modeling ndash A case studyrdquo
513 MGMI Branch Membership Growth Award to MGMI Kolkata Branch and Ranchi Branch for 2008-2009
514 MGMI Branch Activity Award to M G M I R a n c h i B r a n c h for 2008-2009
Student Awards for 2007-2008
Award of Pickering Medal for the year 1981 to the Best Student of Mining Engineering of ISMU Dhanbad to Shri Mukti Pada Dikshit
515 Pickering Medal for the best student of ISM in Mining Engineering to Shri Anirban Majumdar of ISMU
516 Hayden Medal for the best student in Applied Geology to Smt Sohini Gupta of ISMU
517 Yule Medal for the best student in Mining Machinery to Shri Alok Kumar Singh of ISMU
518 Mc Nally Bharat Medal for the best student in Mineral Engineering to Shri Mahendra Singh Negi of ISMU
519 Dr Hari Narain Medal for the best student in Applied Geophysics to Smt Shilpi of ISMU
520 Oil India Medal for the best student in Petroleum Engineering to Shri Adi Anand of ISMU
521 Dr J Cogging Brown Memorial Cash Award for the best student in Geology to Shri Ankush Singh of Presidency College Calcutta(Rs500-)
522 S Lal Award for Mining Engineering to Shri Arindam Basu of BESU Shibpur
523 SCCL(Gold) Medal for the best student
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13
in Mining Engineering to Md Naseeruddin of University College of Engineering Kakatiya University Kothagudem
524 Nava Bharat Ferro Alloys Medal for the best student in Mining Machinery to Md Naseeruddin of University College of Engineering Kakatiya University Kothagudem
525 Indranil Award for Metallurgy to Shri Aysuman Banerjee of BESU Shibpur
526 Indranil Award for Metallurgy to Shri Sudhanshu Shekhar Singh of IIT Kharagpur
527 Chandrakala Medal for Mining Engineering to Shri Tejasvi Singh Kushwaa of IIT Kharagpur
528 S m t N i r j a S a h a y M e d a l f o r MSc(Applied Geology) to Ms Khushboo Arora of IIT Kharagpur
529 Roberton Medal to the best student of Mining Engineering to Km Rashi Agarwal of BHU
530 La Touch Medal for the best student in Geology to Shri Punit Dubey of BHU
531 Hadfield Medal for the best student in Metallurgical Engineering to Shri Naman Mittal of BHU
532 Kalyan Mukherjee ldquo61 Geologyrdquo Medal for the best student in MSc (Geology) of University of Calcutta to Shri Sujoy Dasgupta
533 Presentation of Scroll of Honour to the following Life Members with 25 years Standing of Membership (1983-84)
SShri TM ChickabasaviahGP Ghatak SN Bhattacharya LK Bose AK Mukhopadhyay M Ramakrishna SP GuptaKM Agarwal AP Banerjee A Ramaswamy P Bhalla AL Kumawal P Karunesan MN Mehta PC
Tak JP Gupta CT Dave DK Sarkar RN Mishra BP Pai SK Ghosh DP Dasgupta M Jawed HN Khanna RY Kutumbe AK Tooley PM Mohnot SN Pandy SP Lahiri BJ Lakshman SK DewanGK Pradhan Sh DB Sikka GC Mittal GS Ghosh Hazra AN Singh RP Prashhara US Prasad BL Khandewal PN Singh YP Bhasin AN Bhattacharjee J K M u k h e r j e e U B Talpallikar Sourindra Chowdhuri BK Verma MGK Murthy Mahendra Pratap Singh NC Kapur KB Bhatt R Krishnan S Ghosh Tapan BiswasAngleo Condrad NK KavdiaVP KapurAV Ulabhaje HP Sengupta AK Gupta SN Verma JM Roychowdhury CK Jain HR Uppal BRS BhatnagarR Gupta B G Baliga
534 Presentation of Scroll of Honour to the following Life Members with 50 years standing of Membership (1958-1959)
SShri SB Roy SK Baksi SK Lahiri PM Chauhan BN Mukherjee
6 Shri NC Jha President delivered the Presidential Address in the meeting
7 It was announced that Shri NC Jha Director(Technical) CIL has been re-elected as President of the Institute for the year 2009-2010
8 It was also announced that Dr Debasish Sarkar GM NEC has been elected as Hony Secretary of the Institute for the years 2009-2011 Dr Sarkar conveyed his heart felt thanks to the members at the same time he expressed his sincere thanks to Prof SC Ray the outgoing Hony Secretary and appreciated for his sincere works and contribution to the Institute during his tenure as Hony Secretary
9 Dr S K Chakraborti Convenor for the election of the Council Members
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
14
declared the names who have been elected to the Council for the years 2009-2012
SShri P Roy T Kumar TK Nag R Lochan MK Bhattacharya G Dhar and KK Mishra
10 Any other matter with the permission of the Chair
There was a proposal of issuance of Photo Identity Card to the Life Members of the Institute Shri RK Saha Vice- President MGMI amp CMD CCL agreed to Sponsor the proposal and would reimburse the expenditure in this account by CCL
The President invited members present to put forward suggestions for the development of the Institute On request from the President some m e m b e r s g a v e t h e f o l l o w i n g suggestions
I) Council Meeting should not be held only in Kolkata it should be organized in different places
ii) Arrangement to be made to start some courses for continuous flow of funds
iii) Transit House of MGMI should be made functionable
iv) Ground Floor needs to be rented out
v) Effort should be made to increase of membership
vi) On Line Voting System may be introduced for Election to the Council
vii) MGMI Transactions should be enriched
11 Vote of thanks was proposed by Shri BC Bhattacharjee Meeting ended with a vote of thanks to the Chair
ATTENTION TO LIFE MEMBERS
It has been decided by the Council that a Photo Identify Card will be issued to all Life Members of MGMI All Life Members are requested to furnish the proforma given below
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 Name ( in Capital )______________________________________________
2 Membership No ________________________________________________
3 Present Address ________________________________________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
4 Date of Birth __________________________________________________
5 Blood Group __________________________________________________
Please do send 02 (two) sets of latest Stamp size coloured Photographs mentioning your name on the reverse of the photographs
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
4
Editorrsquos PageGung - ho over growth
Demand for coal is slated to reach a level of two billion tonne level by 2016-17 To fulfill this target the growth rate has to hike of 17 to 18 percent mark from the present level to 6 to 7 percent This seems to be a Herculean task if we go by the trend The following facts will show some light on it
The countrys coal production during 2008-09 was around 480 million tonne Coal Indias contribution was around 403 million tonne The balance came from SCCL and private mines Increase of import of coal has become a regular feature showing increasing trend of 10 to 15 percent every year to meet the domestic requirement
Based on overall linkages the Working Group estimates consumption of coal likely to reach the level of 750 million tonne by 2011-12 To meet the demand Coal India is expected to raise 520 million tonne and the Singerani Colloeries Company to contribute 40 million tonne and the rest would be made up by the private companies
Major reasons for coal shortage as identified by the Chairman Coal India are
lPower sector is expanding without considering source of coal
lE n o r m o u s p r o b l e m o f g e t t i n g environment and forest clearances
lThe archaic laws on different accounts creating bumps on the growth path
However to enhance the growth rate adopting new mining technologies men-friendly land acquisition policy faster exploration of the blocks and forcing the block holders for fast
development of their blocks allotted to them cannot be ignored
In this context attention of the Government is drawn to the following long standing aspects to think seriously
lMany block holders are not getting inspiration to mine coal in their blocks only for captive use Passing the bill enabling the private investors to market coal mined out from their blocks will help mitigating the situation
lArchaic law of land acquisition is being left out for amendment for decades Govt has to think seriously now under the present juncture
lA universally acceptable central policy on R amp R needs to be formulated for application country wide instead of leaving it to the State Govts to deal with
lThe process of disposing of the cases for environment and forestry clearance needs to be reformed
lMany of the 201 coal blocks allotted do not have infrastructural facility like r o a d r a i l e l e c t r i c i t y a n d communication Probably it was thought that the block holders will take initiative for the same whenever they will take up the block development Unfortunately this is also one of the reasons of delay in developing the captive blocks Before allotment the infrastructural facilities should be created in case 2 billion tonne target is to
thbe achieved by 12 plan
lThe country is having around 79 billion
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
5
tonne of mineable proved reserves of coal It is feared that India is likely to run out of coal by 2040-41 if the demand continues to grow at the current rate The only way out is to accelerate exploration to bring major portion of the inferred and indicated quantum of the gross coal reserve of 26221 billion tonne (as on 1 April 2009) under the arena of proved reserve as early as possible It is not possible for the existing agencies eg GSI CMPDIL and MECL to do the entire job The private sector agencies must be
encouraged to join hands with the Govt agencies for the purpose This will enhance the confidence level of the block holders to come into action
One can dream to have something but one has to be gung-ho (aggressive) over it to achieve
The Editorial Committee wishes a hearty Dewali Greetings to all the readers
BCBhattacharyaHony Editor
ANNOUNCEMENT
The MGMI is updating the database of members on roll The members are requested to send their details if not already sent in the following format
FORMAT (Pl fill in BLOCK LETTERS)
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Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
21
Kolkata Branch
th ndThe 6 Annual General Meeting of the Kolkata Branch held on 22 September 2009 elected the Executive Committee of the Branch of MGMI with the following personnel as office bearers to look after functioning of the branch
1 Chairman Dr Anupendu Gupta
2 Vice Chairman Dr Ajoy Kr Moitra
3 Hony Secretary Shri Surya Kumar Gangopadhyay
4 Hony Jt Secretary S A Sufian
5 Treasurer Dr Shyamal Chakraborti
6 Members SShri R N Datta and R K Datta
The newly elected Executive body of MGMI Kolkata Branch co-opted SShri L K Bose and J P Dasgupta as Advisors
Branch Activities
HEALTH TITBIT
Music and Mice (and humans too)
An experiment was carried out recently using mice and music One group was given ldquoclassical musicrdquo to listen to They ate well and became sleek and fat The other control group had ldquohard rock musicrdquo piped into their cage The experiment did not last long as they began o fight and eventually most of them were dead They had killed or severely injured each other The choice of music could affect humans too
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
15
th6 Council Meetingth thThe 837 meeting of the Council (6 meeting of
rdthe 103 Session) of the Institute held at MGMI Building GN-384 Sector ndash V Salt Lake
thKolkata ndash 700 091 on Saturday the 18 July 2009 at 330 pm with Shri N C Jha President in the Chair The meeting was attended by Prof Ajoy Kr Ghose Prof S P Banerjee Shri R P Ritolia Shri R K Saha Shri B C Bhattacharya Shri M K Bhattacharya Shri L K Bose Shri Bhaskar Chakraborti Shri Asitabha Datta Shri J P Dasgupta Shri J P Goenka Shri Phalguni Guha Shri K K Mishra Dr A K Moitra Prof S K Mukhopadhyay Shri Prasanta Roy and Dr Debsish Sarkar
Leave of absence was granted to those who could not attend the meeting
The President then extended welcome to Prof A K Ghose Prof S P Banerjee Shri R P Ritolia Past Presidents Shri R K Saha Vice President and all other members of the Council President thereafter took up the agenda item
10 The minutes were circulated to all Council Members No written comment was received However the minutes were confirmed with the following modifications
Item No 8362 (v) The Council principally agreed and approved the recommendation of the Finance Committee about the reimbursement of actual local travelling expenses per month to the following Office Bearers for attending MGMI Office in relation to the Official work if claimed subject to the maximum of
Hony Secretary Rs 2500Hony Jt Secretary Rs1500Hony Treasurer Rs1500-Hony Editor Rs 1500
with effect from May 2009
Head Quarters Activity
Item No 83650 i) Half Day Workshop
It was decided that a half day workshop thwould be held on Tuesday the 15 September
2009 the topic being ldquoIndian Mining Sectors Policies and Constraintsrdquo Invited lectures will be delivered by 4 distinguished speakers on the subject for discussion Dr A K Moitra was unanimously chosen as Convenor of the Seminar while Shri Prasanta Roy as Co-convenor
Resolution 83610th th rdldquothe minutes of the 836 (5 meeting of the 103
rdsession) meeting of the Council held on 23 May 2009 at Kolkata be confirmed with the said modificationrdquo
11 The Council then considered the action taken report on the Minutes of the 836 meeting of the Council held on May 23 2009 at Kolkata and noted the report
Regarding guidelines for monetary rdtransaction expenditure control for 3
AMC as approved by the Council some Off ice Bearers expressed their discomfort Arising out of the situation the Council advised that the Chairman Organis ing Commit tee Hony Treasurer Co-convenor Organising Committee and the Chairman Technical Committee may discuss together and modify the guidelines as per convenience for monetary
rdtransaction for 3 AMC 2010
Item No 83670 To consider and constitute a Board of Scrutinizers to conduct the Election of Council Members for the year 2009-12
As Shri Prasanta Roy resigned from the Board of Scrutinizers to conduct the election of Council Members for the year 2009-2012 Dr A K Moitra was
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
16
unanimously nominated in the Board of scrutinizers in place of Shri Prasanta Roy
20 To consider report recommendations of the Finance Committee
The recommendations of the Finance Committee were placed before the Council The Council discussed on the r e p o r t a n d a p p r o v e d t h e recommendations of the Finance Committee The recommended pay structure for the staff as well as fixation
stof pay will take effect from 1 April 2009 However if there is any further suggestion received from the Council Members on the recommendation the Finance Committee was requested to consider them and review the matter The minutes of the Finance Committee
thdated 27 June 2009 is given in Appendix I
Arising out of the discussion the Council authorized Finance Committee to overview and take controll of the financial matter and advice the Hony Secretary time to time in regard to the financial matter
The Finance Committee was also further requested to prepare a guideline f o r m o n e y t a r y t r a n s a c t i o n expenditure control for MGMI Acs and submit the same to the Council for consideration and implementation
The Hony Secretary was advised to take guidance from Finance Committee regarding financial matter which involved sizeable expenditure and was not of routine nature
The Council was informed that quotations were collected for MGMI News Letter amp Transactions and were studied by the Finance Committee Ms Lalchand Roy amp Co had quotated
the lowest price no decisions had been taken in this regard Order had been placed before it was approved by the Council Hony Editor was not aware about the process and placing of the order However performance of Ms Lalchand Roy amp Co will be accessed for next 3 months and a report will be placed before the Council
In order to streamline the system the Council directed that in future quotations for any work would be obtained in sealed cover and would be open in the presence of the bidders by the Finance Committee members to avoid any irregularity
30 To discuss about the progress of the forthcoming events of the Institute
Half Day National Workshop
The date of half day workshop has been t hchanged to 15 September 2009
th(Tuesday) instead of 12 September 2009 In workshop four distinguished speakers will be invited for giving lectures on the subject on Indian Mining Sectors Policies amp Constraints (IMPC 2009)
Holland Memorial Lecture
The Council was informed that as Shri B Muthuraman MD Tata Steel regretted that it would not be possible for him to deliver the Holland Memorial Lecture due to pre-occupation Shri S J Sibal DGMS Dhanbad has been approached
ndby the President to deliver 52 Holland thMemorial Lecture on 15 September
2009 at Park Hotel
Annual General Meeting
The venue of the AGM National Workshop and Holland Memorial Lecture will be at the Park Hotel
thKolkata on 15 September 2009
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
17
rd40 To discuss about the progress of the 3 Asian Mining Congress ndash 2010
ndThe minutes of the 2 meeting of the Exhibition Organising Committee held
thon 18 July 2009 are given in Appendix II which provided the detailed progress
rdreport of the Exhibition of 3 AMC
Prof S P Banerjee Chairman Organising Committee while briefing the Council about the progress made referred to the last minutes of the
thOrganising Committee held on 27 June 2009 which is given in Appendix III
Prof Banerjee raised the point that the high cost items for the Congress should be identified and arrangement for procurement of these should be undertaken at the earliest In this regard he also suggested that a committee could be constituted The Council authorized him to go ahead with the proposal and if he felt that a committee was required he could constitute the same as per his choice
50 T o c o n s i d e r a p p l i c a t i o n s f o r Membership and membership position of the Institute
The Council approved 38 applications for membership out of which 23 were for Life Members 14 Members and one Donor Member
60 To consider fixation of tariff for Transit House and releasing payment of balance due to the Contractor Ms Popular Decorator
Regarding fixation of Tariff for Transit House the Council referred the matter to the Finance Committee to propose the tariff and other conditions and forward it to the Council for consideration As the Transit House has been made ready by the Contractor Ms Popular Decorator balance due to the contractor
Rs 409000 (Rupees four lakhs nine thousand) only may be released
The Council was informed that the contractor claimed that he had done some extra works on verbal order worth Rs 65000 (Rupees sixty five thousand) The Council discussed this and referred the matter to the Finance Committee to examine and recommend action to be taken by the Council on this issue
70 Any other business with the permission of the chair
I) Mode of despatch of Ballot Papers
The Council advised that all the Ballots should be sent by post to the members under certificate of posting
The meeting ended with vote of thanks to the Chair at 1830 hrs
th7 Council Meetingth thThe 838 meeting of the Council (7 meeting of
rdthe 103 Session) of the Institute held at MGMI Building GN-384 Sector ndash V Salt Lake
thKolkata ndash 700 091 on Saturday the 29 August 2009 at 300 pm with Shri N C Jha President in the Chair The meeting was attended by Prof S P Banerjee Shri R P Ritolia Shri R K Saha Shri V K Arora Shri M K Bhattacharya Shri L K Bose Shri Asitabha Datta Shri J P Dasgupta Shri J P Goenka Shri Phalguni Guha Shri K K Mishra Dr A K Moitra Prof S K Mukhopadhyay Dr Debsish Sarkar Shri Prasanta Roy Shri Bhaskar Chakraborti And Prof S C Ray
Leave of absence was granted to those who could not attend the meeting
The President then extended welcome to Prof S P Banerjee Shri R P Ritolia Past Presidents Shri R K Saha Vice President and all other members of the Council
One minute silence was observed in memory of Late Ashoke Kr Mandal Life Member Shri C P Ambesh Life Member Kamala Kanta
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
18
Srivastava Life Member and Jay Prakash Thakur Life member
President thereafter took up the agenda itemth10 To confirm the minutes of the 837
meeting of the Council held at Kolkata thon July 18 2009
The minutes were circulated to all Council Members So far no Comment was received The Council then resolved that
Resolution 83810th thThe minutes of the 837 (6 meeting of
rdthe 103 session) meeting of the thCouncil held on 18 July 2009 at
Kolkata be confirmed
11 To consider matters arising out of the minutes
The Council then considered the action thtaken report on the Minutes of the 837
thmeeting of the Council held on 18 July 2009 at Kolkata and noted the report
83811To discuss about the progress of the forthcoming events of the Institute
I) Half Day National Workshop (IMPC - 2009)
Dr A K Moitra Convenor IMPC ndash 2009 intimated about the Progress of National Workshop ndash IMPC 2009 and also submitted a statement of Income and Expenditure of IMPC ndash 2009 as on date
ii) Holland Memorial Lecture
The Convenor also informed to the Council that Shri S J Sibal DGMS Dhanbad confirmed of his acceptance to deliver the prestigious Holland
thMemorial Lecture on 15 September 2009 at the Park Hotel Kolkata
rd103 Annual General Meeting
The Honorary Secretary informed that rdthe notice for 103 Annual General
Meeting was circulated to the eligible
members through the Newsletter Vol 35 No 1 April ndash June 2009 The Convenor IMPC 2009 added that arrangements for all the events
thscheduled to be held on 15 September 2009 at the Park Hotel Kolkata have been made in consultation with the Hony Secretary and Hony Jt Secretary
rd20 To review about the progress of the 3 Asian Mining Congress ndash 2010
Prof S P Banerjee was requested by the President to enlight the members of the Council about the progress so far made
rdfor 3 AMC Prof Banerjee briefed the rdCouncil about the progress of the 3
AMC He also mentioned that Ms Sandvic Asia desired to host one of the
rdDinners of 3 AMC They were strequested to host the 1 day Dinner by
the President Possibly they will agree with the proposal It was also ment ioned that IEI has given announcement in August 2009 issue of
rdtheir Newsletter about 3 AMC Both MMR and Coal Insight were also agreed to give publicity through their
rdpublications about 3 AMC President also informed that some discussions have been going on with one of the Event Management Agents who were
rdwilling to assist us for 3 AMC They gave proposal that they will bring delegates as well as new organizations apart from our targeted organizations for participation in the conference exhibition for which they will charge some percentage on their matured activities However details will be made known to the members of the Council after finalization of MOU Shri L K Bose Chairman Technical
rdCommittee of 3 AMC was requested by the President to inform the members about the status of the Technical papers etc Shri Bose informed that around 36
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
19
authors have already sent abstract of their papers and more than 40 experts were invited for contributing Technical papers
The Hony Treasurer placed a statement rdof Income and Expenditure of the 3
AMC as on date which were noted by the members
It was decided that the loan (Rs 600000-) taken from MGMI Fund for
rd3 AMC to meet the initial expenses may be refunded to MGMI Fund at an early date
Shri R K Saha Chairman Exhibition Committee was also requested by the President to let the Council Members know about the progress so far made Shri Saha informed that approximately 900 sq mt spaces have been booked so far and some negotiations were going on Shri Saha also proposed to have one Buyers Salers meet at an early date In t h i s c o n n e c t i o n a c o m m i t t e e comprising of Shri J P Goenka Shri V K Arora and Shri J P Dasgupta has been constituted who will arrange to make all the arrangements of Buyers Salers meet
30 To consider and approve the r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s o f J u d g i n g Committee for various awards and medals
The recommendations of Judging Committee for the year 2008-09 were accepted by the Council However Shri R P Ritolia Past President proposed to constitute a Search Committee for some prestigious Awards to find out suitable personnel to keep the image of the Institute He also suggested to form a Committee for overviewing the existing Systems amp Procedures and suggest for development
T h e f o l l o w i n g m e m b e r s w e r e considered
Shri N C Jha ChairmanProf Ajoy Kr Ghose Past PresidentShri R P Ritolia Past President amp
ConvenorShri V K Arora MemberShri J P Goenka Member Dr A K Moitra MemberProf (Dr) Subir Kr Mukhopadhyaya
Member
The Council is pleased to Award the Branch Activity Award to Ranchi Branch according to the activities done by the Branch during the year 2008-09 During the year 2008-09 both the Kolkata and Ranchi Branches have enrolled same number of new members So the Council is pleased to award the Membership Growth Award to both Kolkata and Ranchi Branches for enrolling highest new members during the year 2008-09
40 To consider and approve the audited accounts for the financial year ended
ston 31 March 2009
As the audited accounts were not ready it was decided to hold a Special Council
thMeeting on 5 September 2009 at 400 pm with the audited accounts for consideration
50 To appoint the Institutes Auditor for stthe financial year ending on 31 March
2010
Messrs B K Sen amp Co Chartered Accountant was re-appointed as the Auditor of the Institution for the year 2009-10 at a remuneration of Rs 3500- only
60 T o c o n s i d e r a p p l i c a t i o n s f o r Membership and membership position of the Institute
The Council approved 17 applications for membership out of which 15 were
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
20
for Life Members and 02 Members
70 To elect the President of the Institute for the year 2009 ndash 2010
The name of Shri N C Jha Director (Technical) CIL and present President was proposed by Shri R K Saha Vice President and was re - elected unanimously as President of the Institute for 2009-10
80 To elect the Honorary Secretary of the Institute for the year 2009 ndash 2011
The name of Dr Debasish Sarkar General Manager NEC CIL was proposed by Shri R P Ritolia Past President and was elected unanimously as Honorary Secretary of the Institute for 2009-2011
The Council expressed their sincere thanks to Prof S C Ray Hony Secretary and appreciated for his sincere works and contribution to the Institute during his tenure as Honorary Secretary
90 Any other business with the permission of the chair
i) Consultancy ndash
Prof S P Banerjee informed that a draft Policy was circulated to all the Council Members for their suggestion He said that some suggestions have been received and some more may come The Committee will meet soon with the Draft Policy alongwith the suggestions received for finalisation
ii) Presidents Golf Tournament
It was decided that the Presidents Golf Tournament will be organized either on
th12 December 2009 at Sambalpur or on st21 January 2010 at Kolkata
iii) Photo Identity card for Life Members
Prof (Dr) Subir Kr Mukhopadhyay
proposed that a photo identity card for life members of MGMI may be introduced
It was decided that MGMI will introduce the photo identity card for life members at a cost The fee for the same will be finalized soon
The meeting ended with vote of thanks to the chair at 1800 hrs
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
The Special meeting of the Council of the Institute held at MGMI Building GN-384 Sector ndash V Salt Lake Kolkata ndash 700 091 on
thSaturday the 5 September 2009 at 400 pm with Shri N C Jha President in the Chair The meeting was attended by Shri L K Bose Shri Bhaskar Chakraborti Shri J P Dasgupta Dr Amalendu Sinha and Prof S C Ray
The President extended welcome to all members of the Council and thereafter took up the agenda
The copy of the Report of Council and Audited Balance Sheet with Income amp Expenditure Accounts for the financial year 2008-09 were distributed to the members present in the meeting President requested the members present to go through the Audited Balance Sheet with Income and Expenditure Accounts for the year 2008-09 and Auditors Report to the Members
The Members considered the Auditors Report and agreed that in future we should try to implement the suggestions given by the Auditor There was lengthy discussion on the
stBalance Sheet as on 31 March 2009
The Members considered and recommended the same to the General Body for adoption
The meeting was ended with Vote of thanks to the Chair at 1800 hrs
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
23
Dr Kaushik Dey MMGI is now Assistant Professor Department of Mining EngineeringIndian School of Mines UniversityDhanbad 826 004
Shri SV Ram Mohanm MMGI is now Dy CMESAM Chhattarpur Sub Area Patherkhera Area WCL ATPO Shbhapur Colony Type IV Qr No 20 Pathakhera 460 449 Dist Betul MP
Shri Tushar Kant Mishra MMGI is now Materials Management Division Coal India
rdLtd Coal Bhawan Annexe 3 Floor 10 NS Road Kolkata 700 001
Shri Deepak Pandey MMGI is now Sub Area Manager Bunglow D-1 Chankapur Officers Colony PO Silewara Colliery WCL Dist Nagpur MS
Shri Sunit Kumar Banerjee MMGI is now Manager(Projects) Gugro Geotech Pvt Ltd Plot No51 Sector ndash6 Sanpada Navi Mumbai 400 705
Prof DD Mishra MMGI is now at 4 Arya Bhumi PO Potia Bhubaneshwar 751 031Orissa
News About Members
Shri BP Sinha MMGI is now Controller of Mines Indian Bureau of mines 29 Industrial suburbs II Stage Tumkur Road Gorguntapalayam Yashwantpuram Bangalore 560 022
Prof Arvind Kumar Mishra MMGI is now Associate Professor Department of Mining Engineering Indian School of Mines university Dhanbad 826 004 Jharkahand
Shri AK Jain MMGI is now Dy HCG Co Office of the CGM NEC CIL PO Margherita Dist Tinsukia Assam 786 181
Shri Pallab Kumar Banerjee Life Member of MGMI is now at 1 Atlantic Place Manukau City Auckland ndash 2105 New Zealand
Shri Satyesha Simha MMGI is now Dy GM(Sales) BEML Ltd Marketing HQ
thUnity Buildings 5 Floor JC Road Bangalore 560 002
Shri Sunil Kumar Singh MMGI is now Project Officer Kuju-Pundi Project PO Kuju Colliery Dist Ramgarh Jharkhand ndash 825 316
In a day when you dont come across any problem you can be sure that you are travelling in a wrong path
- Swami Vevekananda
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
24
New Members
As Life Member
1 Shri C V VENKATESWARLU BE (Electrical) M Tech (Mining Machinery) PG ndash DipDy Chief Engineer (EampM) WCL Flat No F-2 Shakti Apartments Plot No 19A Hill Road Gandhi Nagar Nagpur ndash 440010
2 Shri Utpal Kumar Dey B Sc Engg M Tech Ph D (Mining Engineering) Professor B I T Sindri Head Deptt Of Mining Engineer PO Sindri Institute Dist Dhanbad Jharkhand ndash 828123
3 Shri Girijesh Kumar B Sc Geology M Sc Geology Ph D Geology Professor B I T Sindri Head Department of Geology PO Sindri Institute Dist Dhanbad Jharkhand ndash 828123
4 Shri Pramod Kumar Singh M Sc Geology Ph D Geology Lecturer BIT Sindri Department of Geology B I T Sindri Dhanbad Jharkhand
5 Shri Baidya Nath Roy B Sc Engg M Sc Engg (Metallurgical) Lecturer BIT Sindri Metallurgical Engineering Deptt PO Sindri Institute Dist Dhanbad Jharkhand ndash 828123
6 Shri Abhai Pratap Singh B Sc(Mining) Chief General Manager (Production)D-2F-2 Govinda Gourkhede Compl Seminary Hills Nagpur ndash 440006
7 Shri Ranendra Chouksey B E (Mining) Superintendent of Mines WCL C-43 Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440001
8 Shri Om Prakash Verma B Sc Superintendent (Survey) 4 M B Town Bandhunagar Jhingabai Takli Koradi Road Nagpur ndash 440030
9 Shri Mahendra Kumar Gupta Dip in Mech Engg AMIE Dy Chief Engineer (Excv) WCL A-206 Triveni Apartments KT Nagar Katol Road Nagpur ndash 440013
10 Shri Akhilesh Pandey Diploma (Mining) Chief Mining Engineer (Prod) WCL CME
th(OC) 5 floor Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur -440001
11 Shri Kaushal Kishore Sharan B Sc (Hons) Mining Engineer Director Technical (Retd) WCL 301A Sri Manohar Apartment Clark Town Nagpur ndash 440004
12 Shri Mahendra Kumar Gupta Dip in Mech Engg AMIE Dy Chief Engineer (Excv) WCL A-206 Triveni Apartments KT Nagar Katol Road Nagpur ndash 440013
13 Shri Ashok Kumar Singh B Sc (Part ndash I) Superintendent (Survey) WCL Duplex No 54 M B Town Koradi Road Zinga Bai Takli Nagpur ndash 440030
14 Shri Amitabh Singh Engg amp Management Dy CME WCLQr No D5 Rescue Station Colony Indora Complex WCL Near Power Grid PO Uppalwadi Nagpur ndash 440026 (MS)
15 Shri Basant Agnihotri B E (Mech) SE (Excavation) WCL B- 202 Radha Palace Dhantoli Abyankar Road Nagpur ndash 440012 (MS)
16 Shri Sushanta Banerjee L Mining EnggMBA Chief Mining Engineer WCL Production Department WCL (Hq) Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440001
17 Shri Achuth Vinay Anand Diploma in Mining amp Mine Surveying Partner Director Technical Explotechnique
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25
st th1643 1 Floor Shanthala Plaza 14 thCross 8 Main Malleshwaram Bangalore
ndash 560003
18 Shri Ranjan Kumar Sinha B Tech (H) Mining Controller of Mines Indian Bureau of Mines CPWD Qr No 33 Type ndash V Seminary Hills Nagpur ndash 440006
19 Shri Ranjan Sahai B Tech (H) Mining Chief Controller of Mines Indian Bureau of Mines Type ndashV Flat ndash 6 CPWD Colony Seminary Hills Nagpur ndash 440006
20 Shri Tirth Nath Jha B Tech (Mining) PGDISM M Tech (Ind amp Engg Mgmt) General Manager WCL WCL Kanhan Area PO Dungaria- 480553 Dist Chhindwara (MP)
21 Shri GEDI Vijaybhaskar Reddy Dip in Mining Superintendent of Mines WCL 48 Swamy Colony Phase ndash 8 Near Aakar Nagar PO Gittikadan Nagpur ndash 13
22 Shri V K Gupta B Tech (Mining) Chief Mining Engineer WCL D-17 Koyla Vihar Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash (MS)-440001
23 Shri Anjan Chatterjee B Sc (Engineering) MBA Superintending Engineer (Env) WCL Environment
thDeptt 9 Floor Coal Estate Civil LinesNagpur ndash 440001 MS
24 Shri Ajay Kumar Pandey B Tech (Mining) Dy General Manager (Mining) Pandey Muhalla ASGirls School Road Hirapur PO amp Dist Dhanbad -826001
25 Shri Kinnera Raja Sekhar BE(Mining)MBA(Marketing) Superintendent of Mines WCL Flat No 203 Udhav Appartment Opp Powergrid Angulimal NagarPO Uppalwadi Nagpur 400 026 (MS)
26 Shri Sudhakar Rao Sreeram Degree in Mining FCC Superintendent of Mines WCL C-11 Walni colony Th Saoner Dist Nagpur 441 504
27 Shri Haridas Krishna Ghanvat MSc(Env) Superintending Engg(Env) WCL 7172 Ujwal Nilayam B-302 Khamla Road Malviya Nagar Khamla Nagpur 440 025 MS
28 Shri Balakishan Chandora BE(Mining) Chief Mining Engineer WCL D-114 Koyla Vihar Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur 442 001
29 Shri Asok Chandra Ray BE(Civil) Grad ndash IE PGDBM(Fin) OSD(ENV)WCL F-201 Ashirwad Apartment Mankapur Behind Safeway Motors Lumbini Nagar Nagpur 440 030
30 Shri Kaushik Chakraborty BTech(Min) MTech(Mine Planning)Dy Chief Mining Engineer WCL Flat ndash 102 Naniks Ashtavinayak Prerna Opp Power Grid Colony Nari Ring Road PO Uppalwadi Nagpur 440 026
31 Shri KS Narayana Dip in Mining Engineer Chief Mining Engineer WCL D-210 Koyala Vihar Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur 440 001
32 Shri Anupam Nandi BTech(Min) Dy Controller of Mines amp Officer in charge Indian Bureau of Mines 318B Road No 3 Ashok Nagar Ranchi 834 002 Jharkhand
33 Shri Debasis Biswas BE(Mining) Chief Mining EngineerWCL Flat No 607 Building A-1 Forest Deptt Co-operative Housing Society Seminary Hills Nagpur
34 Shri Subhash Ramkrishna Bhandare BE(Hons)(Mining) Supdt Of Mines WCL A-9S-4 Govinda Gourkhede
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26
Complex Seminary Hills Hajaripahad Road Nagpur 440 006
35 Shri Satish R Gabale BE(Mining) Supdt of Mines WCL Flat No B101 Ganesh Gavri Apptt Near Sawarkar Square Nagpur -400 015
36 Shri Dipankar Mukherjee BE(Mining) supdt of Mines WCL Plot-28 Friends Colony PO Katol Road Nagpur 440 013
37 Shri Pradeep Deshmukh BE(Mining) Supdt of Mines WCL 16 Shamane Layout Near Gajanan Temple Trimurti Nagar Nagpur 440 022
38 Shri Partha Pratim Adhikary Btech(Hons)(Mining Engg) WCLD-8 Indora Housing Complex WCL Colony(Near Power Grid) Nagpur(MS)
39 Shri Somyajit Mukherjee MTech(Appl Geol) PhD(Geol) Sr Lecturer IIT Bombay Deptt Earth Sciences IIT Bombay Powai Mumbai 400 076 MS
As Member
1 Shri Satyendra Parasanath Pandey Dip in Mining IInd class Certi FCC Dy Chief Mining Engineer WCL D19 WCL Rescue Colony Kalpana Nagar PO Uppalwadi Nagpur ndash 440026
2 Shri Prashant Kumar Singh B E Mining Superintendent of Mines WCL 36 M B Town PO Zingabai Takli Koradi Road Nagpur ndash 440030
3 Shri Vivek Kumar Sharma M Tech (Applied Geology) Dy Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC
thLtd4 floor Khanij Bhawan 10-3-311A Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad
4 Shri Subrata Chatterjee B E (Mech) MBA Business Development Manager 4 Dr Satyananda Roy Road Kolkata ndash 700029
5 Md Nasim Ansari M Tech (Applied Geology) Dy Manager (Geology) Laxmivasi Tower Flat No 205 Attapur Tejaswari NagarHyderbad
6 Shri Rajesh Kumar Sharma M Sc (Earth Science) B Sc (Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad - 500 028
7 Dr Nilay Sharma Ph D Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad - 500 028
8 Shri Amit Kumar Saw M Sc Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad - 500 173(AP)
9 Shri Sanjay Kumar Choudhary M Sc (Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad - 500 028
10 Shri Chandra Bhushan Verma M Tech (Applied Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC
thLtd4 floor10-3-31 Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad - 500 173
11 Shri Buddha Priya Mahudwale B E st(Mining) PG Dip 1 Class Certificate
holder Manager (Mining) Resource thPlanning deptt 4 Floor NMDC Ltd
Khanij Bhavan Masab Tank 10-3-311A Hyderbad ndash 500173
12 Shri Basant Rath M Sc (Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) NMDC R amp D Centre Habsiguda Uppal Road Hyderabad
13 Shri Jaykumar Jagdish Singh Dip Mining Graduate DMM Asstt Survey Officer WCL Production Department WCL (Hq) Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440001
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27
14 Shri Parag Madhukarrao Tadlimbekar BSc MSc (Geo) B Ed Sr Technical Assistant (Geology) Indian Bureau of Mines Technical Secretary Section IBM
ndIndira Bhawan 2 floor D-Block Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440102 MS
15 Shri NK Dhawan BSc(H)(Mining Engg) General Manager NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad 500 173
16 Dr DN Subramanyam MScPhD Asstt Manager(Geo) NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad 500 173
As Donor Member
1 Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research Barwa Road Dhanbad ndash 826015
Jharkhand
HEALTH TITBIT
Going on fruits as snacks
Fruits have skins and are actually like naturersquos ready-packed snacks The juice and the flavour is all held in tightly until you are ready and with most fruits after washing even the skin can be eaten A red apple has different health giving qualities from a green apple too There are many salad combinations which are worth trying Iceberg lettuce and a tomato is better than nothing but try to use the deeper green or red lettuce dark-green water-cress two or three grated brussel sprouts or some finely cut spring cabbage Dark-green leaves should form the basis then build with a selection of other colours carrots peppers radishes and others It can be differently beautiful every time but big
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
28
News Update
1 Arrow works with ONGC on CBM
Arrow Energy has signed an agreement with Indian Govt-owned ONGC Limited to cooperate in Coal Bed Methane (CBM) exploration and development The focus of the memorandum of Understanding is potential cooperation on existing ONGC blocks from previous CBM licence rounds in India together with possible cooperation in certain Australian acreage The companies are now formulating specific commercial agreement on defined CBM assets
(Source Asia Miner)
2 Thriveni ventures overseas for coal
After years of involvement with the Indian mining industry Thriveni Earthmovers expects to begin exporting coal this year from its coal project at Jumbi in Indonesia The company obtained the Jumbi project in 2008 as its first overseas coal venture and has been ramping up towards commercial production this year The primary aim of the project is to be reliable source of coal to overseas companies who rely on coal as the critical material for their operations Thriveni provides low cost turnkey mining solution that facilitates development on a major scale
(Source Asia Miner)
3 ECL to raise underground coal production output to 12 mt
Eastern Coalfields Ltd proposes to enhance its underground coal production from 85 million tonne (mt) to 12 mt in the next two years through infusion of mass production technologies Accordingly the company recently awarded two contracts worth Rs 100 crore to Joy Engineering of UK for supply of
continuous mining equipment and operation and maintenance of the same on riskgain basis The tenders for more continuous miners and long-wall mining equipments worth Rs 350 crore approximately will be invited soon
(Source Infrastructure Today July 2009)
4 Indias first coal gasification project to take off
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) is getting ready to start the gas production at Indias first Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) project on pilot basis This project is to be carried out at Vastan lignite block near Surat in Gujarat It is estimated that the field will produce about 55 lakh cu m of synthetic gas per day by 2010 end After this project is successful ONGC aims to begin with the commercial production by producing about 2 billion cu m of the synthetic gas per annum from this field by 2013-14 This will require an investment of about Rs1000-2000 crore and the field has enough reserves to last for about 30-40 years Along with the Vastan block ONGC is also plans to set up a UCG project at Bhavnagar in Gujarat and Rajasthan
(Source Infrastructure Today Sept09)
5 Bhutan Minerals Exploration
August 2009 - Oil in the Bangtar area under Samdrupjongkhar dzongkhag copper gold and silver in the black mountain area of central Bhutan and tungsten in Sarpang are the potential minerals an American businessman J Matthew Fifield has offered to prospect for and if found viable then extract them He has also proposed that he be given mineral exploration rights for the whole of Bhutan after which he would get a group of American investors to invest in Bhutans mining sector in
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29
a big way J Matthew Fifield is a managing director in an international mining company Clien and also sits on the boards of other international energy companies The department of geology and mines (DGM) under the ministry of economic affairs and Druk holdings investment (DHI) have so far expressed interest in the proposal and are in the process of studying it ldquoJ Matthew Fifield approached us through DHI around five months ago saying that he was interested in the mineral exploration and extraction and so we provided him with all past mineral exploration reports and geological data on Bhutanrdquo said DGMs chief geologist and acting director general
(Source geologycom)
6 India - Vedanta Acquires Goa Assets
SESA GOA Limited a majority-owned subsidiary of Vedanta Resources has purchased the Goa iron ore assets of the Dempo Group for Rs 1750 crores (US$368 million) The assets include mining leases rights and related infrastructure in Goa Funding the transaction out of its existing cash resources Sesa acquired VS Dempo and Co which holds 100 of Dempo Mining Corporation and 50 of Goa Maritime VS Dempo owns or has the rights to mineable reserves and resources estimated at 70 million tonnes of iron ore in Goa Its Goa mining assets also includes processing plants barges jetties trans-shippers and loading capacities at Mormugoa port It produced 394 million tonnes of iron ore and sold 436 million tonnes in the year ended March 31 2009 and is one of the largest exporters of iron ore from Goa Vedantas chairman Anil Agarwal says ldquoWe are highly delighted with this opportunity to consolidate our iron ore business The integration of Sesa and VS Dempos operations will achieve great synergyrdquo
(Source Asia Miner Aug09)
7 Mercury Pollution
Coal-fired power plants emit trace amounts of mercury Some of this airborne mercury ends up in lakes and rivers ndash and accumulates there long term Fish at the top of the food chain can accumulate damaging amounts of mercury because they eat smaller fish who have eaten smaller fish and the amount of mercury in their bodies can build up to toxic levels over time Mercury also makes its way into every aquatic ecosystem through the hydrologic cycle USGS published a study that examined mercury in top-predator fish bed sediment and water from streams across the United States There were many mercury mines in Oregon in the early 1900s The miners dug up the ore heated it and then cooled the vapors to condense the liquid mercury Now a century later some sites in the Ochoco National Forest and on private lands remain contaminated from these activities
(Source geologycom)
8 Northern Indias Water Supply Depletion by Human Activity
A satellite monitoring detecting areas of ground water depletion observed that much of northern India is dependent upon a reliable supply of groundwater for public use and irrigation In this study groundwater levels were monitored by processing gravity data collected by a NASA satellite over a six-year period Maps of the data revealed significant groundwater level declines in the northern Indian states of Rajasthan Punjab and Haryana In these areas rapid population growth economic development and groundwater-based irrigation are placing increasing demands on water supplies The accelerating rate of water use is unsustainable and could lead to a collapse in the agricultural system
(Source Publication from an August 2009 press release by NASA geologycom)
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30
9 Muscular swimmer was one of last dinosaurs
Recently discovered duck-billed hadrosaur thrived on many continents One of the last non-avian dinosaurs on Earth was a muscular swimming duck-bi l led species that paleontologists recently discovered in Spain according to a new study that has been accepted for publication in the journal Comptes Rendus Palevol Co-author Jose Ignacio Canudo told Discovery News that the hadrosaur Arenysaurus ardevoli meaning sand dinosaur lived just a few thousand years before the KT boundary This was the event 655 million years ago that wiped out all of the worlds dinosaurs save for a group of carnivorous dinosaurs that evolved into birds
(Source geologycom News)
10 Coal mine owners need 26 in venture
June 27 2009 Steel cement or power companies that sit on captive coal mines will have to own a minimum 26 percent equity in their mining ventures according to the new guidelines approved by the government for mining of coal from captive blocks The government currently allows 100 percent foreign direct investment (FDI) in exploration or mining of coal and lignite for captive consumption of iron steel and cement producers While this policy would remain unchanged the captive block owners will have to maintain beneficial ownership in their mining operations According to the proposed changes the approved end user company (engaged in making cement steel or power) will have to maintain at least a 26 percent equity ownership in an associated coal company subsidiary) formed for supplying coal on an exclusive basis to it The captive coal block owner will have to maintain 51 percent equity in the subsidiary coal company in case the mining company does not have an exclusive coal supply arrangement with the
parent In case a coal block is jointly owned equity participation in the joint venture company shall be made directly by owners and not through their subsidiary The proposed regulations have specified that in case the company to whom the captive block has been awarded is also a holding company it would have to maintain at least 51 percent equity in its subsidiary company engaged in approved end uses (making cement steel or power) It would however need to have just 26 percent equity in the second subsidiary company engaged in coal mining provided the entire output is supplied exclusively to the holding company Independent coal and lignite mining companies could also be allocated captive blocks on the condition that they enter into firm supply contracts for coal at the application stage itself according to the proposed guidelines Such companies would not be allowed to enter into fresh agreements with new end-use companies subsequent to award of the coal block
(Source The Economic Times)
11 Private investment in coal sector
June 17 2009 The coal sector is set to open to private investment
We are not averse to open commercial coal mining to private sector players However a decision will be taken after building consensus over the reform proposal said minister of state for coal (independent charge) Sriprakash Jaiswal At present the government has monopoly over coal mining through state-run companies such as Coal India Ltd
(Source The Economic Times)
12 India Seeks to Invest in Australian Coal
SYDNEY -- Indias coal minister and the chairman of the countrys biggest coal miner said Thursday that India is considering
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
31
securing coal properties in Australia to plug projected gaps in the nations supply of coal The comments indicate that the current wave of foreign investment in Australias natural resources wont be limited to China Australia is known to be a country with high quality thermal coal and metallurgical coal properties India Minister of State for Coal Sriprakash Jaiswal told reporters India considers Australia as an important destination to look for coal properties he said As one of the worlds fastest growing economies India currently has to import coal because it doesnt produce enough to meet increasing demand Australias massive coal resource has become the subject of a flurry of international deal activity with Chinas Yanzhou Coal Mining Co Ltd having already
launched a A$354 billion takeover offer for Australian coal miner Felix Resources Ltd Taking equity stakes in existing companies and in return having a coal supply agreement for a certain quantity of coal could be one format Mr Bhattacharya said The other format could be joining in mining so the expansion programs of the existing companies or taking absolutely greenfield properties and going ahead on doing mining Mr Bhattacharya said the company which is also investigating investment opportunities in the US Indonesia and South Africa could easily pay $1 billion to $15 billion on investments and would consider spending more
(SourceWall Street JournalSeptember 032009)
HEALTH TITBIT
Hot tea hot coffee increases risk of cancer
Tea has been touted for its potential health benefits for millennia but new research shows if you drink it too hot you may end up increasing your risk for esophageal cancer
A new study published in the British Medical Journal has revealed that drinking steaming hot tea is actually linked with an eight-fold increased risk of cancer of the food tube or the oesophagus According to lead researcher Reza Malekzadeh of the Tehran University of Medical Sciences in Iran ldquoInforming the population about the hazards of drinking hot tea may be helpful in reducing the incidence of oesophageal cancerrdquo To be specific people who drank their tea less than two minutes after it was it four or more minutes after pouring
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
33
NOVEMBER 2009
10-13 NINTH INTERNATIONAL MINE VENTILATION CONGRESS at New Delhi India Hotel Crown Plaza Contact Department of Mining Engineering Indian School of Mines University Dhanbad ndash 826 004 Prof D C Panigrahi Convenor amp head Deptt email-
th15 November Sunday International Symposium ldquoEmerging Challenges for Metals and Materials Engineering amp Technologyrdquo and Metals Minerals Manufacturing Exp 2009 Organized by Indian Institute of Metals in association with TMS amp ASM International USA Contact TAFCON C-60 Nizamuddin East New Delhi ndash 110 013 India Ph- 91 ndash 11 ndash 46198000 24352141 Email ndash
Pankaj 09810038063
th16-19 November 2009 MPES 2009 ndash 18 International Symposium on Mine Planning amp Equipment Selections at Banff Alberta Canada For further details Contact Dr Raj K Singhal PO Box 68002 Crow Foot Postal Outlet 28 Crowfoot Terrdce NW Calgery Alberta T3G 1YO Canada Fax ndash 403-241 ndash 9460 email ndash singhal shawca website httpwwwmpes-cami-swempcom
10 - 13 November 2009 the 34th Indonesian Geophysicist Conferences at Jogjakarta Indonesia Conferences on Earth Sciences held by Indonesian Geophysicist Association 2009 Organized by Indonesian Geophysicists A s s o c i a t i o n ( H A G I ) Deadline for abstractsproposals 15 July 2009 W e b s i t e
dc_panigrahiyahoocoinwww9thimvcorg
metallurgytafconcom wwwmetals2009in
h t t p p i t 3 4 h a g i w e b i d
Upcoming Events
C o n t a c t n a m e W i w i t S u r y a n t o Check the for latest details
17 - 18 November 2009 Mining the Isa Mount Isa Queensland Australia Mining the Isa 2009 will not only features presentations from all the key established mining companies in the Mount Isa region but also unique sessions dealing with the other essential aspects essential for successful operation in the area Organized by IIR Conferences Deadline for abstractsproposals Not available Website lt gt Contact name James Stackhouse
Check the for latest details
DECEMBER 2009
4-6 Twenty-first National Convention of Mining Engineers on Technological Advancement in Mining Industry Udaipur Contact The Honorary Secretary IEI Udaipur Local Centre 128 Hiran Magri Sector 11 Opp Central Excise Udaipur 313002 P h 0 2 9 4 - 2 5 8 3 7 0 2 e - m a i l ndash
W e b
10-13 2009 Twenty fourth Indian Engineering Congress at Mangalore Theme ldquoNat ional Growth and Secur i ty ndash Technological Challengesrdquo organised by The Institute of Engineers (India) Mangalore Local
thCenter Contact The organizing Secretary 24 Indian Engineering Congress The Institute of Engineers (India) Mangalore Center NITK Surathkal Mangalore 575 025 Karnatak Ph (0824) 247400 Extn 3759 (O) e-mail lt gt
event website
httpwwwiircomauisa
event website
i n s t i _ o f _ e n g y a h o o c o i nwwwieiudrorg
i e i c o n g r e s s n i t k a c i nltieicongressnitkgmailcomgt
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26-27 All India Seminar on ldquoSatellite Communication and Remote Sensing Technologies for Social Developmentrdquo at Jaipur Contact The Honorary Secretary IEI Rajasthan State Centre Gandhi Nagar Tonk road Jaipur ndash 302 015 Ph ndash (0141) 27063272700413 e-mail ndash
JANUARY 2010
11 - 13 January 2010 CERIE2010 Sylhet Bangladesh Organized by Shahjalal University of Science amp Technology Deadline for bstractsproposals 15 September 2009 W e b s i t e lt gtContact name Dr Mohammad Iqbal
Check the for latest details
FEBRUARY 2010
th4-7 6 International Dyke Conference Contact Prof Rajesh K Srivastava Deptt of Geology BHU IT Varanasi 221 005
4 - 5 February 2010 Conference on ldquoProcessing of Industrial Minerals 2010rdquo at Istanbul Turkey Website
Contact name Dr Barry WillsAlthough there are many
rscieirscorgwwwieirscorg
httpwwwsust edu~cerie2010
event website
httpwwwmin-ngcompim10indexhtml
operations worldwide treating a wide range of industrial minerals processing problems are often similar The aim of this conference is therefore to bring together operators and scientists below one roof Organized by MEI
MARCH 2010
March 9 2010 8th Annual Investing in African Mining Seminar in Toronto In addition to our seminar we offer mining c o m p a n i e s s e r v i c e p r o v i d e r s a n d governments shared booth space at the PDAC trade show and participation in the Canada-South Africa Chamber of Business 11th A n n u a l M i n i n g B r e a k f a s tDownload the
for details
AUGUST 2012
2 - 10 August 2012 34th International Geological Congress a t Brisbane Q u e e n s l a n d A u s t r a l i a W e b s i t e
Contact name Liz Cuffe Under the theme ldquoUnearthing our Past and Futurerdquo the IGC will showcase the Oceania regions geoscience strengths innovations and natural wonders through an exciting range of pre and post Congress field trips Organized by Australian Geoscience Council
Toronto 2010 Participation Packages Brochure
httpwww34igcorg
1 Three sentences for getting success ndash a Know more than othersb Work more than othersc Expect less than others
- William Shakespeare
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22
Contined from Last issue mdash
POSSIBLE MARKETS FOR INDIAN ORES
Japan is the most obvious market for Indiarsquos high-grade hematites but if this outlet is to be developed India will require some freight advantage in order to compete with the ore from Johore which is almost as good as the best-grade Indian ore It is conveniently situated for export and is considerably nearer to Japan than is India The Borneo and Philippine ores are also favourably situated for the Japanese market but they would require nodulising before export and even then would be of lower iron content than Indian ores and also more aluminous
As regards exporting ore from India to Europe if high-class coking coals are later on imported from the United Kingdom to assist in smelting Indiarsquos ore the return freight might well be partly made up of Indian iron-ore but it is more likely to be Indian pig-iron (which is probably the cheapest pig in the world) or Indian s tee l In a recent personal communication Mr C P Perin wrote
lsquoFrom my general knowledge of the worldrsquos iron-ore resources I feel very strongly that in years to come the exports of steel from India will be as important as he present exports of jutersquo
It seems to me doubtful if we shall import much high-grade coal or coke from Europe for use in smelting iron-ore for a very long time to come The Indian ores are very high in iron and often contain about as much alumina as silica The high ash of the Indian coke provides a good deal of the slag of the blast-furnace and tends to raise the silicaalumina ratio of the slag If the slag volume were to be reduced
75 years Ago
much below the present practice by the introduction of low-ash coke which might not improvendashor might even worsenndashthe silicaalumina ratio of the slag it would not be possible to hold the sulphur in the slag There would be no sense in cutting the ash of the coke down if we had to add silica-rock to the furnace charge in order to obtain a suitable slag volume and analysis On that account apart from the question of cost it seems very doubtful if European high-grade coal or coke can be imported for use in Indian blast-furnaces in the near future
On reviewing the whole of the evidence I find no grounds for believing that any large export trade in Indian iron-ore is likely to develop in he next decade or so The two main possible marketsndashJapan and Western Europendashcan obtain sufficient supplies of high-grade ore for their needs from sources considerably nearer than India To some this may seem a pessimistic conclusion others may have a sentimental feeling that it is better to reserve Indiarsquos iron-ores for smelting in Indiarsquos own furnaces I have tried to come to an unprejudiced conclusion drawn from the available evidence I feel that I have assembled rather a mountain of facts and statistics for the production of a lamentably small mouse of a conclusion It would have been much more spectacular if I could have prophesied argosies carrying Indiarsquos ore to European or Japanese ports within five or six yearsrsquo time but this seems to me not possible Twenty or thirty years hence there may be a different tale to tell but by that time it is not likely that any-one will be turning back to old presidential addresses in order to find out what Mr President said in 1934
Presidential Address by Mr F G Percival PhD (London) B Sc (London) FGS
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
8
M G M I as per the tradition organized a workshop preceding AGM of the Institute on
th15 September 2009 at Park Hotel Kolkata The topic was quite contemporary entitled Indian Mining Sectors Policies and Constraints
Objective of this workshop was to bring together those who are instrumental in framing the policies and guidelines and those who follow these for exploration and exploitation of mineral including coal oil and gas It was also aimed to have interaction of learned delegates and invitees with the speakers so as to bring out highlights and lacuna of the policies and guidelines and to make them more industry friendly
The workshop was very well attended (about 100 delegates) Speakers were eminent personalities holding offices of distinction and directly concerned with the topic of the workshop
The workshop was inaugurated by Dr A K Sarkar Director (Marketing) Coal India Ltd The technical session was presided over by Sri R P Ritolia Immediate Past President and former CMD- CCL
Altogether five papers were presented which are as follows
1 National Mineral Policies and Role of G S I By Dr Balaram Chattopadhaya D D G G S I
2 Modern Coalmining Policies for enhanced proving of coal resources By Shri Ashok Kumar Singh CMD CMPDIL
3 Captive Coal Mining Policies and Constraints By Shri D N Prasad
Director ( Tech ) Ministry of Coal Government of India
4 National Mineral Policy 2008 and the Environmental Concerns for an Expanding Mining Sector By Prof S P Banerjee Former Director ndashin - Charge Indian School of Mines Dhanbad
5 Reclamation of Mined out areas In Opencast success story in Mega Projects of South Eastern Coalfield Ltd By Shri M P Dikshit CMD SECL and Shri S C Shankar SE SECL
The first paper dwelt upon various policies that the Government of India is going to adopt to gear up and making the mining sector dynamic It was pointed out during discussion that there are many more things are desirable for quick disposal of PL ML availability of maps reports etc All these matters are being seriously examined at Governmental Levels
The second paper described various methodologies and techniques to improve exploration approach for enhanced proving of coal resources These methodologies have been spelt out by the Ministry of Coal in consultation with CMPDIL Various investors who have been allotted blocks must follow these methodologies for authenticated and better results
The third paper outlined various guidelines for accomplishing the exploration of captive coal blocks for early exploitation of the resources It is admitted that there are constraints which are likely to retard the progress that is desirable The role of State and Central Government for clearing various applications need to be more realistic and less time consuming Coal Evaluation improved
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON ldquoINDIAN MINING SECTORS POLICIES AND CONSTRAINTSrdquo
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
9
co-ordination with nodal officers of state level land acquisition environmental and forestry clearance etc are certain areas of concern
The fourth paper outlined various stipulations for environmental safeguard in the mining sectors by the Government based on recommendation of committees formed The paper pointed out necessity of streamlining forestry clearance and highlighted much improved environment management practices in the mining sectors Prof Banerjee also praised role of National Mineral Policy 2008 for its positive approach to boost mining sectors
The fifth paper was on reclamation of mined out areas and described how best reclamation can be implemented with proper approach and plan The speakers cited some examples of reclamation done successfully in the jurisdiction of SECL
Each presentation was followed by interaction with the delegates which made the workshop purposeful and interesting
A K Moitra(Convenor)
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
NB Send your e-mails on ldquoTalk Backrdquo to the Editor Please include your full name address amp telephone no not necessarily for Publication MGMI News Letter reserve the right to edit the letters for publication and reproduce then (in whole or past) in any of its print
more than seven and half years are needed for the same in India ie more than five times but let us not forget that we have to face problems of a large population which is more than five times of that of Australia but that just not justify us to spend more than three years to approve a project MGMI should move the appropriate authorities to ensure early approval or rejection of any mineral based project and
if required we may offer our expertise for making early decision
Thanking you with warm regards
Yours very sincerely
Dr Samir Dasgupta Life Member No 522-LM (1948-49)
( From the Editor The members may like to respond to the point raised by Dr Samir Dasgupta)
(Continued from Page No 7)
Talk Back
10
ndThe 52 Holland Memorial Lecture was held thon 15 September 2009 at the Park Hotel The
memorial lecture was given by Shri S J Sibal
Director General Mines Safety Dhanbad The
subject of his lecture was on ldquoChallenges of
Miens Safety ndash a Perspective for Change
Managementrdquo
In introduction he mentioned that safety at
work is still a serious problem and we are still
paying heavily for accidents both in terms of
human suffering and economic waste Hence
the endeavor to bring down the hazards by all
available means to an acceptable level must
continue to reduce the sufferings and agony of
human beings
In the lecture he also spoke on History of
human civilization and mine safety ndash the past
Absorption of safety laws into work practices
the Present Growth of mining activities and
technological advancements ndash the Future
Opencast Coal Mining UG Coal Mining
Mining Accidents Reasons why the
implementation of the procedure is not
sustained He has also mentioned some
ndHighlights of 52 Holland Memorial Lecture
probable answers ndash may be these procedures
are not adequate safe and built into the
mechanism of mineral production
lRequirement of additional resources for compliance of safety laws
lSafety motivation lAcceptance of non-compliance etc
Why we loose sight of human face of accident
he added He also put forwarded a question
that the concept of self regulation ndash is it the
solution
He has given some of his thoughts
observations suggestions etc and in
conclusion he said making change has always
been fascinating and exciting though it is a
tough and delicate activity for any
organization However Managing Change is
now not a matter of choice it becomes an
essential activity given the emerging future
challenges in the mining sector
The Lecture was attended by a sizeable
number of members and guests
If you win you need not explain hellip But if you lose you should not be there to explain
ndash Adolph Hitler
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
32
ldquoWHAT lies before us and what lies behind us is nothing compared to what lies within usrdquo Truly these jolting words of Emerson gives us the flashback of what Socrates promulgated centuries ago ldquoknow thyselfrdquo
The problem with us today is that we know very less of ourselves and thus we indulge in emulating and imitating others If one is not clear as to what exactly one wants he will start wanting what others want resulting in a ldquorat racerdquo And the repercussion of rat race is that even if you win the race you still remain a rat The multiplicity of platforms and the craze to be popular in next to no time is the trend which is the portent of a weak future generation This hurry burry will make the future dreams shattered we will have no leaders to dream in the days to come but there will remain a good chunk of puppets in few domineering hands Too many people are dreaming of some magical rose garden on the horizon rather than enjoying the one growing in their backyards Lets discover the untapped potential within us and stop following the crowd and give a second thought to our endeavours Life doesnt always give us what we ask for but it always gives us what we need Aldous Huxley always reminds me of the golden exhortation ie there is only one corner of the world you can be certain of improving and that is your own self
Yes nothing can defeat us unless we defeat ourselves Even Shakespeare in Julius Caesar points ldquoThe fault dear Brutus is not in our
SHORT ARTICLE
By VIVIAN WILSON LOBO
stars but in ourselves that we are underlingsrdquo Therefore our main task in life is to give birth to ourselves to become what we potentially are Opportunities are everywhere waiting to be discovered we have to only seek it as the saying goes a wise man makes more opportunities than he finds The journey of a thousand miles begins with just one step and that step lies within us as we often quote success is a marathon not a sprint never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat
Success cannot be granted it must be earned and for earning it we will have catwalks than cakewalks Therefore what is required today is serenity and patience to rivet ones attention on success Panic and anxiety will only bring failures along Perseverance is not a long race it is many short races one after another Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm Peace is the key with which we can focus aim and win As we sail through life let us not avoid storms and rough waters just let them pass and sail on Because a successful person is like being a goalkeeper no matter how many goals you save people will remember only the ones you missed Act as if failure is impossible Lets not be the slaves of our bitter past Lets not be the slaves of our bitter past Lets be the masters of our future Carl Jung writes ldquoYour vision will become clear only when you can look into your heart
(Reprint from a publication in Hitawada dated June 10 2009)
Peace be with you
Believing everybody is dangerous believing nobody is very dangerous ndash Abraham Lincoln
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6
Omission regretted
Date 190809
To The EditorMGMI
Ref MGMI News Letter Vol-35 No 1 2009
Sir
I observed with great shock and dismay that the cover page photograh description did not mention acknowledge the name of the person who made this photograph available I am indeed sorry to state that such omissions will discourage donors of photograph for cover page
Yours faithfullyDr A K MoitraPerson who made the photograph of the above cover page
(From the Editor The front page picture of the Newsletter April-June 2009 - the picture of a fossil of a Dinosaur and the description of it was arranged by Dr AK Moitra The omission of acknowledging the same is regretted Thanks to Dr Moitra All readers are requested to send such interest ing photographs fort he front page of the future Newsletters)
Mis print regretted
Date 090909
ToMr BC BhattacharyaHony Editor MGMI
Dear Mr Bhattacharya
It is a matter of great feel of pride to see the
graceful look of the MGMI Newsletter (ISSN
0254-8003) with its rich contents over the
issues for the last few years I must
Talk Back
congratulate you and your team members for
your peerless effort to keep its standard high
and also for the very topical editorial published
in vol 35 No 1 (Apr -Jun 2009) I thank Mr
Debajyoti Bhattacherjee for the short article on
Petropodhellip which is very informative It is
also amazing to see the cover page picture of
the complete skeleton of Kotasaurus
Yamanpalliensis Dinosaur collected and
reconstructed by the GSI housed at BSC
Hyderabad I congratulate Dr A K Moitra
and his team member of the GSI for the
Herculean task they have performed and also I
thank you for printing the same on the front
cover I with this channel of communication
request Mr Sailendra K Mukherjee one of the
doyens of mine safety to contribute small
articles on some typical mine disasters from
his vast experience which might have gone in
oblivion
However in the said issue there exists some
misprint Whereas the cover page shows Vol
35 No1 APRIL ndash JUNE 2009 the bottom centre
of all the inside pages show Vol 34 No4 April
2009 ndash June 2009 Also in the same issue in
page 8 column 2nd line 4 the name should be
Prof (Dr) B S Sastry and not Prof (Dr) D S
Sastry You are requested to issue
corrigendum in the next issue of the Newsletter
on above two items
With warm regards
Yours sincerely (Prof (Dr) Subir Kumar Mukhopadhyay) Council Member MGMI (LM 2954)E-mail
(From the Editor Thanks for the observation The misprints are regretted)
subirmminingiitkgpernetin
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
7
same should be made available for domestic uses at affordable price keeping in view the cost of production along with reasonable return on investment towards exploration and mining made by agencies authorized by the state for prospecting and mining but excluding taxation by any name eg import duty custom duty excise royalty cess sales tax etc as we have birth right to consume minerals for our own use Our government should not over look the vision of Mahatma Gandhi who revolted against British Government for imposing tax upon production and consumption of salt from saline water of Indian coast line as we have birth right to consume natural resources obtained from within the limits of our country Some years ago in my personal capacity I requested Sri P Chidambaram the then Finance Minister of Government of India to abolish all kinds of taxation on natural fuel and petroleum products so that we can buy petrol at Rs 22- per litre as against Rs 45- per litre Energy either from coal or oil amp gas or nuclear minerals are not only the most vital input of industries and transport but also for better standard of living of all human beings Although abolition of taxation upon consumption of minerals will help in higher growth in all respects but loss in revenue of the government but ways can be found out to recover such loss by other means and not at the cost of freedom to consume own minerals and its products MGMI should move the Government of India to abolish all kinds of taxation against production and consumption of natural resources especially energy bearing minerals like oil amp gas coal atomic minerals etc so that just pricing of minerals and mineral products can be made
4 Recognizing the fact that within less than one and half years final clearance for any Project is obtained in Australia whereas
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
Indian Mining Sectors Policies amp Constraints
Date 090909
Dear Shri Bhattacharya
Under letters to the Editor I reaffirm my sincere thanks to the Council of our Institute for inviting me to participate in the workshop held
thon 15 September 2009 where during the discussions I submitted the following and other views which could not been expressed for shortage of time-
1 All natural resources like crude oil amp gas coal amp lignite metallic and non-metallic minerals occurring within our country are our national resources owned by Government by India representing all citizens India is one Nation and not divided into multiple of nations MGMI should move the Government of India to finalize one appropriate National Policy for all natural resources excepting forest and agricultural products We as earth scientists and engineers are very much concerned with all minerals and cannot afford to have different policies for crude oil or coal or other minerals
2 It is meaning less to have any bargaining relationship between the Environment amp Forest Ministry in one hand and Departments of Geology Mines Steel Coal and Oil in other hand to decide on the number of exploratory holes per sq km to be drilled for scientific investigation which decides number of exploratory holes need to be drilled MGMI should move the Government of India to exempt imposition of Forest and Environment Act upon all geological and exploration activities prior to mining activities
3 The Chief Guest Dr A K Sarkar emphasized on various factors for fixing prices of minerals especially coal Since we have birth right to consume natural resources like minerals from our mother land the
(Continued to Page No 9)
35
Shri CPAmbesh (7889-LM 1998-99) former Controller General Indian Bureau of Mines passed
thaway on 4 August 2009 at Coimbtore due to kidney failure
stBorn on 1 July 1948 at Varanasi Shri
Ambesh obtained Bachelors degree in Mining Engineering from the Banaras Hindu University in 1970 He also did LLB from Nagpur University in 1992 After graduation in Mining Engineering he joined Hindustan Copper Limited and worked in the underground copper mines in Rajasthan in various capacities In his professional career he obtained First Class Mines Managers Certificate of competency (Unrestricted) Then after he joined Indian Bureau of Mines a premier mining organization under the Ministry of Mines of the Government of India He rose to the post of Controller General Indian Bureau of Mines and superannuated on
th30 June 2008
He had undergone extensive training in India and abroad in the field of mining management labour mining laws etc He is trained at ARMNIPROTS-VETMET Institute of Mine Design at Armenia USSR in the area of Mine Planning and Designing He had been to
Obituary
SHRI CPAMBESH
Australia as a technical member of the Indian Delegation in various missions He also attended the 20th World Mining Congress held at Tehran Islamic Republic of Iran
He was presented with Best Citizen of India award instituted by International Publishing House New Delhi in recognition of his exceptional caliber and outstanding achievements and contribution towards the development of mines and minerals especially metal mines and mineral legislation Shri Ambesh was a Fellow Member of the Institution of Engineers (India) Life Member of the Mining Engineers Association of India Mining Geological and Metallurgical Institute of India Indian Science Congress Association and National Institute of Small Mines Several technical publications are on his credit
He is survived by wife and two married daughters and host of relatives and friends May his soul rest in peace
Shri Kamala Kant Srivastava an active Life Member (5730-1991-92) of MGMI was born in the year 1937 He was a Mining Engineer He was engaged in WCL Nagpur and retired in July 1995 At the time of retirement he was holding the post of Chief Mining Engineer WCL Nagpur Shri Srivastava passed away on
th19 July 2009 May his soul rest in peace
Dont compare yourself with any one in this world If you do so you are insulting yourself
ndash Alen Strike
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
36
MGMI Council for 2009-2010 President
NC Jha D(T) CIL
Vice-President RK Saha CMDCCL
Immediate Past President RP Ritolia Advisor (Coal) to MD Tata Steel Ltd VK Singh Former CMD NCL
Hony Secretary Dr D Sarkar GM NECCIL
Hony Jt Secretary Hony Treasurer Hony EditorPrasanta Roy Bhaskar Chakraborti BC BhattacharyaDySGPTGeolCIL Director GSI Former CGM (WBPD)
Council Members
VK Arora VP KCT KK Mishra Manager(System) CILDr JP Barnwal Head Mineral Engg RRL A Datta Former DirectorCoal Wing GSIMK Bhattacharya DyCE(System)CIL Dr AK MoitraFormer Director(SD) GSILK Bose Former ED CIL Dr VP Sinha Advisor Tata Steel LtdJP Dasgupta Former CGM(MM) CIL Prof SC Ray Former HOD IIT KgpProf(Dr) SK MukhopadhyayProfIITKgp MM Singh Former D(T)Oprn CCLJP Goenka Mg Partner NMC Dr A Sinha Director CIMFRPhalguni Guha CGMCoal Videsh CIL TK Nag Director(Tech)OpnsCCLDr AL Kundu Former Dy GM SAIL Prof T Kumar Director ISMUShri R Lochan Supdt Geol CMPDI G Dhar CGM (Corp PlangampTech) (Coordn) CIL
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
11
rdThe 103 Annual General Meeting for the year 2008-2009 of the Mining Geological and Metallurgical Institute of India was held at Park Hotel 17 Park Street Kolkata 700 016 on
thTuesday the 15 September 2009 at 4 pm with Shri NC Jha President in the Chair The meeting was attended by SShri RP Ritolia AK Singh Prof SP Banerjee Prof A K Ghose Prof GS Roonwal RK Saha MM Singh JP Goenka SR Panja AK Sen GS Ghosh Hazra AK Dasgupta NK Biswas A Prasad MK Bhattacherjee P Roy KK Mishra S Chakravorti SC Dasgupta AK Talapatra S Choudhuri Prof(Dr) SK Mukhopadhyay SN Ghosh Prof(Dr) D DebDrAK Moitra KM Agans AK Mukhopadhyay S Bandopadhyay P Choudhury S Bhattacharjee BB Das D Chakravorty PK Baranwal SK Das Gupta Kalyan SenA Mukhopadhyay S Sinha AK Nath BC Bhattacharya LK Bose P K Bhattacharjee K Banerjee AK Chaturvedi HR Surana DK Ray B Prasad MM Bhattacherjee Shilpi DN Prasad Smt S Prasad L Prasad SN Prasad SL Mehera Dr D Sarkar T Chaudhury M Kumar NP Sahu SK Das SK Basu JPDasgupta S Mookherjee S Ghosh RN Datta SK Chakraborti R K Datta BK Chakrabarti AK Ray AK Mukhopadhyay MK Mukhopadhyay AK Das JK Ghosh BN Mishra T Datta J Chandra RK Choudhary M Khasale KN Jha SK Mishra G Sharma C Singh RR Mittal B Pathak A Hussan S Chatterjee PK Jha TR Kannan HC Dahiya D Nagaralarcasan S Prasad D Sarkar SK Dutta S Ray GP Ghatak G Dhar N Kumar PK Roy Chowdhury Prof SC Ray amp others
At the outset the members mourned the sad demise of the following members by observing one-minute silence
rdHighlights of the 103 Annual General Meeting
Late Dr KP Gupta Sibdas Ghosh KC Jain SC Roy Chowdhury PR Sinha M Singh PP Jain S Roy AK Mondal N Mondal and Prof BK Kejriwal
Shri NC Jha President MGMI Chaired the Session
rd 10 The notice convening the 103 Annual General Meeting of the Institute held at Park Hotel 17 Park Street Kolkata 700
th016 on Tuesday the 15 September 2009 at 4 pm issued on August 12 2009 were taken as read
nd20 The Minutes of the 102 Annual General Meeting of the Institute held at ITC Hotel Sonar Kolkata 1 JBS Haldane Avenue Kolkata 700 046 on
thSaturday the 27 September 2008 at 4 pm were read and unanimously confirmed
30 The Councils Report Audited Balance Sheet and Statement of Income and Expenditure Accounts for the year 2008-
st2009(ended on 31 March 2009) were adopted and confirmed unanimously
40 Messrs BK Sen amp Co Chartered Accountants of 11 Old Post Office Street Kolkata 700 001 was re-appointed as the Auditor of the Institute for the year 2009-2010 at a remuneration of Rs3500- only
50 Recipients of Awards and Medals for the 2008-2009
51 Dr J Coggin Brown Memorial (Gold) Medal for Geological Sciences to Shri Akshaya Kumar Sarangi for his outstanding contribution in Geological Sciences
52 John Dunn Medal to Dr Khanindra
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
12
Pathak for his outstanding contribution in Indian Mineral Industry
53 Indranil Award for Metallurgy to Dr Shambhu Nath Prasad for his outstanding contribution in Ferrous Metallurgy
54 R P Bhatnagar Award to Shri Pradip Kumar Baranwal for his outstanding contribution in Mineral Beneficiation (Cash Rs1000-)
55 DN Thakur Award to Prof GS R o o n w a l f o r h i s o u t s t a n d i n g contribution in Earth Sciences
56 Engineering Gold Medal to Shri BN Pan for his outstanding contribution in Mining Sciences
57 Coal India Project Implementation Trophy to Chotia OCP of Prakash Industries Ltd
58 Prof SK Bose Memorial Award for excellence in teaching in Mining Engineering to Prof MA Ramlu
59 HB Ghose Award for the Manager having best Safety performance during the preceding year to Shri Chittaranjan Kumar of Sawang Underground Mine of CCL and Shri PP Gupta of Manikpur Opencast Project of SECL
510 Smt Bala Tandon Award to Prof (Dr) Debasis Deb for his outstanding contribution in upgrading the quality of life in Mining (cash Rs1000-)
511 Lala Ramkishore Singhal Award for outstanding contribution in the field of Conservation of Minerals to Prof(Dr) Subir Kumar Mukhopadhyay
512 Institutes Silver Medal to Prof(Dr) Subir Kumar Mukhopadhyay Prof (Dr) Debasis Deb and Prof(Dr) BS Sastry for their paper on ldquoDesign of a
Combined Stoping Method below an Open Pit Mine using Numerical Modeling ndash A case studyrdquo
513 MGMI Branch Membership Growth Award to MGMI Kolkata Branch and Ranchi Branch for 2008-2009
514 MGMI Branch Activity Award to M G M I R a n c h i B r a n c h for 2008-2009
Student Awards for 2007-2008
Award of Pickering Medal for the year 1981 to the Best Student of Mining Engineering of ISMU Dhanbad to Shri Mukti Pada Dikshit
515 Pickering Medal for the best student of ISM in Mining Engineering to Shri Anirban Majumdar of ISMU
516 Hayden Medal for the best student in Applied Geology to Smt Sohini Gupta of ISMU
517 Yule Medal for the best student in Mining Machinery to Shri Alok Kumar Singh of ISMU
518 Mc Nally Bharat Medal for the best student in Mineral Engineering to Shri Mahendra Singh Negi of ISMU
519 Dr Hari Narain Medal for the best student in Applied Geophysics to Smt Shilpi of ISMU
520 Oil India Medal for the best student in Petroleum Engineering to Shri Adi Anand of ISMU
521 Dr J Cogging Brown Memorial Cash Award for the best student in Geology to Shri Ankush Singh of Presidency College Calcutta(Rs500-)
522 S Lal Award for Mining Engineering to Shri Arindam Basu of BESU Shibpur
523 SCCL(Gold) Medal for the best student
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
13
in Mining Engineering to Md Naseeruddin of University College of Engineering Kakatiya University Kothagudem
524 Nava Bharat Ferro Alloys Medal for the best student in Mining Machinery to Md Naseeruddin of University College of Engineering Kakatiya University Kothagudem
525 Indranil Award for Metallurgy to Shri Aysuman Banerjee of BESU Shibpur
526 Indranil Award for Metallurgy to Shri Sudhanshu Shekhar Singh of IIT Kharagpur
527 Chandrakala Medal for Mining Engineering to Shri Tejasvi Singh Kushwaa of IIT Kharagpur
528 S m t N i r j a S a h a y M e d a l f o r MSc(Applied Geology) to Ms Khushboo Arora of IIT Kharagpur
529 Roberton Medal to the best student of Mining Engineering to Km Rashi Agarwal of BHU
530 La Touch Medal for the best student in Geology to Shri Punit Dubey of BHU
531 Hadfield Medal for the best student in Metallurgical Engineering to Shri Naman Mittal of BHU
532 Kalyan Mukherjee ldquo61 Geologyrdquo Medal for the best student in MSc (Geology) of University of Calcutta to Shri Sujoy Dasgupta
533 Presentation of Scroll of Honour to the following Life Members with 25 years Standing of Membership (1983-84)
SShri TM ChickabasaviahGP Ghatak SN Bhattacharya LK Bose AK Mukhopadhyay M Ramakrishna SP GuptaKM Agarwal AP Banerjee A Ramaswamy P Bhalla AL Kumawal P Karunesan MN Mehta PC
Tak JP Gupta CT Dave DK Sarkar RN Mishra BP Pai SK Ghosh DP Dasgupta M Jawed HN Khanna RY Kutumbe AK Tooley PM Mohnot SN Pandy SP Lahiri BJ Lakshman SK DewanGK Pradhan Sh DB Sikka GC Mittal GS Ghosh Hazra AN Singh RP Prashhara US Prasad BL Khandewal PN Singh YP Bhasin AN Bhattacharjee J K M u k h e r j e e U B Talpallikar Sourindra Chowdhuri BK Verma MGK Murthy Mahendra Pratap Singh NC Kapur KB Bhatt R Krishnan S Ghosh Tapan BiswasAngleo Condrad NK KavdiaVP KapurAV Ulabhaje HP Sengupta AK Gupta SN Verma JM Roychowdhury CK Jain HR Uppal BRS BhatnagarR Gupta B G Baliga
534 Presentation of Scroll of Honour to the following Life Members with 50 years standing of Membership (1958-1959)
SShri SB Roy SK Baksi SK Lahiri PM Chauhan BN Mukherjee
6 Shri NC Jha President delivered the Presidential Address in the meeting
7 It was announced that Shri NC Jha Director(Technical) CIL has been re-elected as President of the Institute for the year 2009-2010
8 It was also announced that Dr Debasish Sarkar GM NEC has been elected as Hony Secretary of the Institute for the years 2009-2011 Dr Sarkar conveyed his heart felt thanks to the members at the same time he expressed his sincere thanks to Prof SC Ray the outgoing Hony Secretary and appreciated for his sincere works and contribution to the Institute during his tenure as Hony Secretary
9 Dr S K Chakraborti Convenor for the election of the Council Members
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
14
declared the names who have been elected to the Council for the years 2009-2012
SShri P Roy T Kumar TK Nag R Lochan MK Bhattacharya G Dhar and KK Mishra
10 Any other matter with the permission of the Chair
There was a proposal of issuance of Photo Identity Card to the Life Members of the Institute Shri RK Saha Vice- President MGMI amp CMD CCL agreed to Sponsor the proposal and would reimburse the expenditure in this account by CCL
The President invited members present to put forward suggestions for the development of the Institute On request from the President some m e m b e r s g a v e t h e f o l l o w i n g suggestions
I) Council Meeting should not be held only in Kolkata it should be organized in different places
ii) Arrangement to be made to start some courses for continuous flow of funds
iii) Transit House of MGMI should be made functionable
iv) Ground Floor needs to be rented out
v) Effort should be made to increase of membership
vi) On Line Voting System may be introduced for Election to the Council
vii) MGMI Transactions should be enriched
11 Vote of thanks was proposed by Shri BC Bhattacharjee Meeting ended with a vote of thanks to the Chair
ATTENTION TO LIFE MEMBERS
It has been decided by the Council that a Photo Identify Card will be issued to all Life Members of MGMI All Life Members are requested to furnish the proforma given below
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 Name ( in Capital )______________________________________________
2 Membership No ________________________________________________
3 Present Address ________________________________________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
4 Date of Birth __________________________________________________
5 Blood Group __________________________________________________
Please do send 02 (two) sets of latest Stamp size coloured Photographs mentioning your name on the reverse of the photographs
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
4
Editorrsquos PageGung - ho over growth
Demand for coal is slated to reach a level of two billion tonne level by 2016-17 To fulfill this target the growth rate has to hike of 17 to 18 percent mark from the present level to 6 to 7 percent This seems to be a Herculean task if we go by the trend The following facts will show some light on it
The countrys coal production during 2008-09 was around 480 million tonne Coal Indias contribution was around 403 million tonne The balance came from SCCL and private mines Increase of import of coal has become a regular feature showing increasing trend of 10 to 15 percent every year to meet the domestic requirement
Based on overall linkages the Working Group estimates consumption of coal likely to reach the level of 750 million tonne by 2011-12 To meet the demand Coal India is expected to raise 520 million tonne and the Singerani Colloeries Company to contribute 40 million tonne and the rest would be made up by the private companies
Major reasons for coal shortage as identified by the Chairman Coal India are
lPower sector is expanding without considering source of coal
lE n o r m o u s p r o b l e m o f g e t t i n g environment and forest clearances
lThe archaic laws on different accounts creating bumps on the growth path
However to enhance the growth rate adopting new mining technologies men-friendly land acquisition policy faster exploration of the blocks and forcing the block holders for fast
development of their blocks allotted to them cannot be ignored
In this context attention of the Government is drawn to the following long standing aspects to think seriously
lMany block holders are not getting inspiration to mine coal in their blocks only for captive use Passing the bill enabling the private investors to market coal mined out from their blocks will help mitigating the situation
lArchaic law of land acquisition is being left out for amendment for decades Govt has to think seriously now under the present juncture
lA universally acceptable central policy on R amp R needs to be formulated for application country wide instead of leaving it to the State Govts to deal with
lThe process of disposing of the cases for environment and forestry clearance needs to be reformed
lMany of the 201 coal blocks allotted do not have infrastructural facility like r o a d r a i l e l e c t r i c i t y a n d communication Probably it was thought that the block holders will take initiative for the same whenever they will take up the block development Unfortunately this is also one of the reasons of delay in developing the captive blocks Before allotment the infrastructural facilities should be created in case 2 billion tonne target is to
thbe achieved by 12 plan
lThe country is having around 79 billion
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
5
tonne of mineable proved reserves of coal It is feared that India is likely to run out of coal by 2040-41 if the demand continues to grow at the current rate The only way out is to accelerate exploration to bring major portion of the inferred and indicated quantum of the gross coal reserve of 26221 billion tonne (as on 1 April 2009) under the arena of proved reserve as early as possible It is not possible for the existing agencies eg GSI CMPDIL and MECL to do the entire job The private sector agencies must be
encouraged to join hands with the Govt agencies for the purpose This will enhance the confidence level of the block holders to come into action
One can dream to have something but one has to be gung-ho (aggressive) over it to achieve
The Editorial Committee wishes a hearty Dewali Greetings to all the readers
BCBhattacharyaHony Editor
ANNOUNCEMENT
The MGMI is updating the database of members on roll The members are requested to send their details if not already sent in the following format
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Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
21
Kolkata Branch
th ndThe 6 Annual General Meeting of the Kolkata Branch held on 22 September 2009 elected the Executive Committee of the Branch of MGMI with the following personnel as office bearers to look after functioning of the branch
1 Chairman Dr Anupendu Gupta
2 Vice Chairman Dr Ajoy Kr Moitra
3 Hony Secretary Shri Surya Kumar Gangopadhyay
4 Hony Jt Secretary S A Sufian
5 Treasurer Dr Shyamal Chakraborti
6 Members SShri R N Datta and R K Datta
The newly elected Executive body of MGMI Kolkata Branch co-opted SShri L K Bose and J P Dasgupta as Advisors
Branch Activities
HEALTH TITBIT
Music and Mice (and humans too)
An experiment was carried out recently using mice and music One group was given ldquoclassical musicrdquo to listen to They ate well and became sleek and fat The other control group had ldquohard rock musicrdquo piped into their cage The experiment did not last long as they began o fight and eventually most of them were dead They had killed or severely injured each other The choice of music could affect humans too
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15
th6 Council Meetingth thThe 837 meeting of the Council (6 meeting of
rdthe 103 Session) of the Institute held at MGMI Building GN-384 Sector ndash V Salt Lake
thKolkata ndash 700 091 on Saturday the 18 July 2009 at 330 pm with Shri N C Jha President in the Chair The meeting was attended by Prof Ajoy Kr Ghose Prof S P Banerjee Shri R P Ritolia Shri R K Saha Shri B C Bhattacharya Shri M K Bhattacharya Shri L K Bose Shri Bhaskar Chakraborti Shri Asitabha Datta Shri J P Dasgupta Shri J P Goenka Shri Phalguni Guha Shri K K Mishra Dr A K Moitra Prof S K Mukhopadhyay Shri Prasanta Roy and Dr Debsish Sarkar
Leave of absence was granted to those who could not attend the meeting
The President then extended welcome to Prof A K Ghose Prof S P Banerjee Shri R P Ritolia Past Presidents Shri R K Saha Vice President and all other members of the Council President thereafter took up the agenda item
10 The minutes were circulated to all Council Members No written comment was received However the minutes were confirmed with the following modifications
Item No 8362 (v) The Council principally agreed and approved the recommendation of the Finance Committee about the reimbursement of actual local travelling expenses per month to the following Office Bearers for attending MGMI Office in relation to the Official work if claimed subject to the maximum of
Hony Secretary Rs 2500Hony Jt Secretary Rs1500Hony Treasurer Rs1500-Hony Editor Rs 1500
with effect from May 2009
Head Quarters Activity
Item No 83650 i) Half Day Workshop
It was decided that a half day workshop thwould be held on Tuesday the 15 September
2009 the topic being ldquoIndian Mining Sectors Policies and Constraintsrdquo Invited lectures will be delivered by 4 distinguished speakers on the subject for discussion Dr A K Moitra was unanimously chosen as Convenor of the Seminar while Shri Prasanta Roy as Co-convenor
Resolution 83610th th rdldquothe minutes of the 836 (5 meeting of the 103
rdsession) meeting of the Council held on 23 May 2009 at Kolkata be confirmed with the said modificationrdquo
11 The Council then considered the action taken report on the Minutes of the 836 meeting of the Council held on May 23 2009 at Kolkata and noted the report
Regarding guidelines for monetary rdtransaction expenditure control for 3
AMC as approved by the Council some Off ice Bearers expressed their discomfort Arising out of the situation the Council advised that the Chairman Organis ing Commit tee Hony Treasurer Co-convenor Organising Committee and the Chairman Technical Committee may discuss together and modify the guidelines as per convenience for monetary
rdtransaction for 3 AMC 2010
Item No 83670 To consider and constitute a Board of Scrutinizers to conduct the Election of Council Members for the year 2009-12
As Shri Prasanta Roy resigned from the Board of Scrutinizers to conduct the election of Council Members for the year 2009-2012 Dr A K Moitra was
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
16
unanimously nominated in the Board of scrutinizers in place of Shri Prasanta Roy
20 To consider report recommendations of the Finance Committee
The recommendations of the Finance Committee were placed before the Council The Council discussed on the r e p o r t a n d a p p r o v e d t h e recommendations of the Finance Committee The recommended pay structure for the staff as well as fixation
stof pay will take effect from 1 April 2009 However if there is any further suggestion received from the Council Members on the recommendation the Finance Committee was requested to consider them and review the matter The minutes of the Finance Committee
thdated 27 June 2009 is given in Appendix I
Arising out of the discussion the Council authorized Finance Committee to overview and take controll of the financial matter and advice the Hony Secretary time to time in regard to the financial matter
The Finance Committee was also further requested to prepare a guideline f o r m o n e y t a r y t r a n s a c t i o n expenditure control for MGMI Acs and submit the same to the Council for consideration and implementation
The Hony Secretary was advised to take guidance from Finance Committee regarding financial matter which involved sizeable expenditure and was not of routine nature
The Council was informed that quotations were collected for MGMI News Letter amp Transactions and were studied by the Finance Committee Ms Lalchand Roy amp Co had quotated
the lowest price no decisions had been taken in this regard Order had been placed before it was approved by the Council Hony Editor was not aware about the process and placing of the order However performance of Ms Lalchand Roy amp Co will be accessed for next 3 months and a report will be placed before the Council
In order to streamline the system the Council directed that in future quotations for any work would be obtained in sealed cover and would be open in the presence of the bidders by the Finance Committee members to avoid any irregularity
30 To discuss about the progress of the forthcoming events of the Institute
Half Day National Workshop
The date of half day workshop has been t hchanged to 15 September 2009
th(Tuesday) instead of 12 September 2009 In workshop four distinguished speakers will be invited for giving lectures on the subject on Indian Mining Sectors Policies amp Constraints (IMPC 2009)
Holland Memorial Lecture
The Council was informed that as Shri B Muthuraman MD Tata Steel regretted that it would not be possible for him to deliver the Holland Memorial Lecture due to pre-occupation Shri S J Sibal DGMS Dhanbad has been approached
ndby the President to deliver 52 Holland thMemorial Lecture on 15 September
2009 at Park Hotel
Annual General Meeting
The venue of the AGM National Workshop and Holland Memorial Lecture will be at the Park Hotel
thKolkata on 15 September 2009
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
17
rd40 To discuss about the progress of the 3 Asian Mining Congress ndash 2010
ndThe minutes of the 2 meeting of the Exhibition Organising Committee held
thon 18 July 2009 are given in Appendix II which provided the detailed progress
rdreport of the Exhibition of 3 AMC
Prof S P Banerjee Chairman Organising Committee while briefing the Council about the progress made referred to the last minutes of the
thOrganising Committee held on 27 June 2009 which is given in Appendix III
Prof Banerjee raised the point that the high cost items for the Congress should be identified and arrangement for procurement of these should be undertaken at the earliest In this regard he also suggested that a committee could be constituted The Council authorized him to go ahead with the proposal and if he felt that a committee was required he could constitute the same as per his choice
50 T o c o n s i d e r a p p l i c a t i o n s f o r Membership and membership position of the Institute
The Council approved 38 applications for membership out of which 23 were for Life Members 14 Members and one Donor Member
60 To consider fixation of tariff for Transit House and releasing payment of balance due to the Contractor Ms Popular Decorator
Regarding fixation of Tariff for Transit House the Council referred the matter to the Finance Committee to propose the tariff and other conditions and forward it to the Council for consideration As the Transit House has been made ready by the Contractor Ms Popular Decorator balance due to the contractor
Rs 409000 (Rupees four lakhs nine thousand) only may be released
The Council was informed that the contractor claimed that he had done some extra works on verbal order worth Rs 65000 (Rupees sixty five thousand) The Council discussed this and referred the matter to the Finance Committee to examine and recommend action to be taken by the Council on this issue
70 Any other business with the permission of the chair
I) Mode of despatch of Ballot Papers
The Council advised that all the Ballots should be sent by post to the members under certificate of posting
The meeting ended with vote of thanks to the Chair at 1830 hrs
th7 Council Meetingth thThe 838 meeting of the Council (7 meeting of
rdthe 103 Session) of the Institute held at MGMI Building GN-384 Sector ndash V Salt Lake
thKolkata ndash 700 091 on Saturday the 29 August 2009 at 300 pm with Shri N C Jha President in the Chair The meeting was attended by Prof S P Banerjee Shri R P Ritolia Shri R K Saha Shri V K Arora Shri M K Bhattacharya Shri L K Bose Shri Asitabha Datta Shri J P Dasgupta Shri J P Goenka Shri Phalguni Guha Shri K K Mishra Dr A K Moitra Prof S K Mukhopadhyay Dr Debsish Sarkar Shri Prasanta Roy Shri Bhaskar Chakraborti And Prof S C Ray
Leave of absence was granted to those who could not attend the meeting
The President then extended welcome to Prof S P Banerjee Shri R P Ritolia Past Presidents Shri R K Saha Vice President and all other members of the Council
One minute silence was observed in memory of Late Ashoke Kr Mandal Life Member Shri C P Ambesh Life Member Kamala Kanta
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
18
Srivastava Life Member and Jay Prakash Thakur Life member
President thereafter took up the agenda itemth10 To confirm the minutes of the 837
meeting of the Council held at Kolkata thon July 18 2009
The minutes were circulated to all Council Members So far no Comment was received The Council then resolved that
Resolution 83810th thThe minutes of the 837 (6 meeting of
rdthe 103 session) meeting of the thCouncil held on 18 July 2009 at
Kolkata be confirmed
11 To consider matters arising out of the minutes
The Council then considered the action thtaken report on the Minutes of the 837
thmeeting of the Council held on 18 July 2009 at Kolkata and noted the report
83811To discuss about the progress of the forthcoming events of the Institute
I) Half Day National Workshop (IMPC - 2009)
Dr A K Moitra Convenor IMPC ndash 2009 intimated about the Progress of National Workshop ndash IMPC 2009 and also submitted a statement of Income and Expenditure of IMPC ndash 2009 as on date
ii) Holland Memorial Lecture
The Convenor also informed to the Council that Shri S J Sibal DGMS Dhanbad confirmed of his acceptance to deliver the prestigious Holland
thMemorial Lecture on 15 September 2009 at the Park Hotel Kolkata
rd103 Annual General Meeting
The Honorary Secretary informed that rdthe notice for 103 Annual General
Meeting was circulated to the eligible
members through the Newsletter Vol 35 No 1 April ndash June 2009 The Convenor IMPC 2009 added that arrangements for all the events
thscheduled to be held on 15 September 2009 at the Park Hotel Kolkata have been made in consultation with the Hony Secretary and Hony Jt Secretary
rd20 To review about the progress of the 3 Asian Mining Congress ndash 2010
Prof S P Banerjee was requested by the President to enlight the members of the Council about the progress so far made
rdfor 3 AMC Prof Banerjee briefed the rdCouncil about the progress of the 3
AMC He also mentioned that Ms Sandvic Asia desired to host one of the
rdDinners of 3 AMC They were strequested to host the 1 day Dinner by
the President Possibly they will agree with the proposal It was also ment ioned that IEI has given announcement in August 2009 issue of
rdtheir Newsletter about 3 AMC Both MMR and Coal Insight were also agreed to give publicity through their
rdpublications about 3 AMC President also informed that some discussions have been going on with one of the Event Management Agents who were
rdwilling to assist us for 3 AMC They gave proposal that they will bring delegates as well as new organizations apart from our targeted organizations for participation in the conference exhibition for which they will charge some percentage on their matured activities However details will be made known to the members of the Council after finalization of MOU Shri L K Bose Chairman Technical
rdCommittee of 3 AMC was requested by the President to inform the members about the status of the Technical papers etc Shri Bose informed that around 36
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
19
authors have already sent abstract of their papers and more than 40 experts were invited for contributing Technical papers
The Hony Treasurer placed a statement rdof Income and Expenditure of the 3
AMC as on date which were noted by the members
It was decided that the loan (Rs 600000-) taken from MGMI Fund for
rd3 AMC to meet the initial expenses may be refunded to MGMI Fund at an early date
Shri R K Saha Chairman Exhibition Committee was also requested by the President to let the Council Members know about the progress so far made Shri Saha informed that approximately 900 sq mt spaces have been booked so far and some negotiations were going on Shri Saha also proposed to have one Buyers Salers meet at an early date In t h i s c o n n e c t i o n a c o m m i t t e e comprising of Shri J P Goenka Shri V K Arora and Shri J P Dasgupta has been constituted who will arrange to make all the arrangements of Buyers Salers meet
30 To consider and approve the r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s o f J u d g i n g Committee for various awards and medals
The recommendations of Judging Committee for the year 2008-09 were accepted by the Council However Shri R P Ritolia Past President proposed to constitute a Search Committee for some prestigious Awards to find out suitable personnel to keep the image of the Institute He also suggested to form a Committee for overviewing the existing Systems amp Procedures and suggest for development
T h e f o l l o w i n g m e m b e r s w e r e considered
Shri N C Jha ChairmanProf Ajoy Kr Ghose Past PresidentShri R P Ritolia Past President amp
ConvenorShri V K Arora MemberShri J P Goenka Member Dr A K Moitra MemberProf (Dr) Subir Kr Mukhopadhyaya
Member
The Council is pleased to Award the Branch Activity Award to Ranchi Branch according to the activities done by the Branch during the year 2008-09 During the year 2008-09 both the Kolkata and Ranchi Branches have enrolled same number of new members So the Council is pleased to award the Membership Growth Award to both Kolkata and Ranchi Branches for enrolling highest new members during the year 2008-09
40 To consider and approve the audited accounts for the financial year ended
ston 31 March 2009
As the audited accounts were not ready it was decided to hold a Special Council
thMeeting on 5 September 2009 at 400 pm with the audited accounts for consideration
50 To appoint the Institutes Auditor for stthe financial year ending on 31 March
2010
Messrs B K Sen amp Co Chartered Accountant was re-appointed as the Auditor of the Institution for the year 2009-10 at a remuneration of Rs 3500- only
60 T o c o n s i d e r a p p l i c a t i o n s f o r Membership and membership position of the Institute
The Council approved 17 applications for membership out of which 15 were
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
20
for Life Members and 02 Members
70 To elect the President of the Institute for the year 2009 ndash 2010
The name of Shri N C Jha Director (Technical) CIL and present President was proposed by Shri R K Saha Vice President and was re - elected unanimously as President of the Institute for 2009-10
80 To elect the Honorary Secretary of the Institute for the year 2009 ndash 2011
The name of Dr Debasish Sarkar General Manager NEC CIL was proposed by Shri R P Ritolia Past President and was elected unanimously as Honorary Secretary of the Institute for 2009-2011
The Council expressed their sincere thanks to Prof S C Ray Hony Secretary and appreciated for his sincere works and contribution to the Institute during his tenure as Honorary Secretary
90 Any other business with the permission of the chair
i) Consultancy ndash
Prof S P Banerjee informed that a draft Policy was circulated to all the Council Members for their suggestion He said that some suggestions have been received and some more may come The Committee will meet soon with the Draft Policy alongwith the suggestions received for finalisation
ii) Presidents Golf Tournament
It was decided that the Presidents Golf Tournament will be organized either on
th12 December 2009 at Sambalpur or on st21 January 2010 at Kolkata
iii) Photo Identity card for Life Members
Prof (Dr) Subir Kr Mukhopadhyay
proposed that a photo identity card for life members of MGMI may be introduced
It was decided that MGMI will introduce the photo identity card for life members at a cost The fee for the same will be finalized soon
The meeting ended with vote of thanks to the chair at 1800 hrs
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
The Special meeting of the Council of the Institute held at MGMI Building GN-384 Sector ndash V Salt Lake Kolkata ndash 700 091 on
thSaturday the 5 September 2009 at 400 pm with Shri N C Jha President in the Chair The meeting was attended by Shri L K Bose Shri Bhaskar Chakraborti Shri J P Dasgupta Dr Amalendu Sinha and Prof S C Ray
The President extended welcome to all members of the Council and thereafter took up the agenda
The copy of the Report of Council and Audited Balance Sheet with Income amp Expenditure Accounts for the financial year 2008-09 were distributed to the members present in the meeting President requested the members present to go through the Audited Balance Sheet with Income and Expenditure Accounts for the year 2008-09 and Auditors Report to the Members
The Members considered the Auditors Report and agreed that in future we should try to implement the suggestions given by the Auditor There was lengthy discussion on the
stBalance Sheet as on 31 March 2009
The Members considered and recommended the same to the General Body for adoption
The meeting was ended with Vote of thanks to the Chair at 1800 hrs
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
23
Dr Kaushik Dey MMGI is now Assistant Professor Department of Mining EngineeringIndian School of Mines UniversityDhanbad 826 004
Shri SV Ram Mohanm MMGI is now Dy CMESAM Chhattarpur Sub Area Patherkhera Area WCL ATPO Shbhapur Colony Type IV Qr No 20 Pathakhera 460 449 Dist Betul MP
Shri Tushar Kant Mishra MMGI is now Materials Management Division Coal India
rdLtd Coal Bhawan Annexe 3 Floor 10 NS Road Kolkata 700 001
Shri Deepak Pandey MMGI is now Sub Area Manager Bunglow D-1 Chankapur Officers Colony PO Silewara Colliery WCL Dist Nagpur MS
Shri Sunit Kumar Banerjee MMGI is now Manager(Projects) Gugro Geotech Pvt Ltd Plot No51 Sector ndash6 Sanpada Navi Mumbai 400 705
Prof DD Mishra MMGI is now at 4 Arya Bhumi PO Potia Bhubaneshwar 751 031Orissa
News About Members
Shri BP Sinha MMGI is now Controller of Mines Indian Bureau of mines 29 Industrial suburbs II Stage Tumkur Road Gorguntapalayam Yashwantpuram Bangalore 560 022
Prof Arvind Kumar Mishra MMGI is now Associate Professor Department of Mining Engineering Indian School of Mines university Dhanbad 826 004 Jharkahand
Shri AK Jain MMGI is now Dy HCG Co Office of the CGM NEC CIL PO Margherita Dist Tinsukia Assam 786 181
Shri Pallab Kumar Banerjee Life Member of MGMI is now at 1 Atlantic Place Manukau City Auckland ndash 2105 New Zealand
Shri Satyesha Simha MMGI is now Dy GM(Sales) BEML Ltd Marketing HQ
thUnity Buildings 5 Floor JC Road Bangalore 560 002
Shri Sunil Kumar Singh MMGI is now Project Officer Kuju-Pundi Project PO Kuju Colliery Dist Ramgarh Jharkhand ndash 825 316
In a day when you dont come across any problem you can be sure that you are travelling in a wrong path
- Swami Vevekananda
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
24
New Members
As Life Member
1 Shri C V VENKATESWARLU BE (Electrical) M Tech (Mining Machinery) PG ndash DipDy Chief Engineer (EampM) WCL Flat No F-2 Shakti Apartments Plot No 19A Hill Road Gandhi Nagar Nagpur ndash 440010
2 Shri Utpal Kumar Dey B Sc Engg M Tech Ph D (Mining Engineering) Professor B I T Sindri Head Deptt Of Mining Engineer PO Sindri Institute Dist Dhanbad Jharkhand ndash 828123
3 Shri Girijesh Kumar B Sc Geology M Sc Geology Ph D Geology Professor B I T Sindri Head Department of Geology PO Sindri Institute Dist Dhanbad Jharkhand ndash 828123
4 Shri Pramod Kumar Singh M Sc Geology Ph D Geology Lecturer BIT Sindri Department of Geology B I T Sindri Dhanbad Jharkhand
5 Shri Baidya Nath Roy B Sc Engg M Sc Engg (Metallurgical) Lecturer BIT Sindri Metallurgical Engineering Deptt PO Sindri Institute Dist Dhanbad Jharkhand ndash 828123
6 Shri Abhai Pratap Singh B Sc(Mining) Chief General Manager (Production)D-2F-2 Govinda Gourkhede Compl Seminary Hills Nagpur ndash 440006
7 Shri Ranendra Chouksey B E (Mining) Superintendent of Mines WCL C-43 Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440001
8 Shri Om Prakash Verma B Sc Superintendent (Survey) 4 M B Town Bandhunagar Jhingabai Takli Koradi Road Nagpur ndash 440030
9 Shri Mahendra Kumar Gupta Dip in Mech Engg AMIE Dy Chief Engineer (Excv) WCL A-206 Triveni Apartments KT Nagar Katol Road Nagpur ndash 440013
10 Shri Akhilesh Pandey Diploma (Mining) Chief Mining Engineer (Prod) WCL CME
th(OC) 5 floor Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur -440001
11 Shri Kaushal Kishore Sharan B Sc (Hons) Mining Engineer Director Technical (Retd) WCL 301A Sri Manohar Apartment Clark Town Nagpur ndash 440004
12 Shri Mahendra Kumar Gupta Dip in Mech Engg AMIE Dy Chief Engineer (Excv) WCL A-206 Triveni Apartments KT Nagar Katol Road Nagpur ndash 440013
13 Shri Ashok Kumar Singh B Sc (Part ndash I) Superintendent (Survey) WCL Duplex No 54 M B Town Koradi Road Zinga Bai Takli Nagpur ndash 440030
14 Shri Amitabh Singh Engg amp Management Dy CME WCLQr No D5 Rescue Station Colony Indora Complex WCL Near Power Grid PO Uppalwadi Nagpur ndash 440026 (MS)
15 Shri Basant Agnihotri B E (Mech) SE (Excavation) WCL B- 202 Radha Palace Dhantoli Abyankar Road Nagpur ndash 440012 (MS)
16 Shri Sushanta Banerjee L Mining EnggMBA Chief Mining Engineer WCL Production Department WCL (Hq) Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440001
17 Shri Achuth Vinay Anand Diploma in Mining amp Mine Surveying Partner Director Technical Explotechnique
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
25
st th1643 1 Floor Shanthala Plaza 14 thCross 8 Main Malleshwaram Bangalore
ndash 560003
18 Shri Ranjan Kumar Sinha B Tech (H) Mining Controller of Mines Indian Bureau of Mines CPWD Qr No 33 Type ndash V Seminary Hills Nagpur ndash 440006
19 Shri Ranjan Sahai B Tech (H) Mining Chief Controller of Mines Indian Bureau of Mines Type ndashV Flat ndash 6 CPWD Colony Seminary Hills Nagpur ndash 440006
20 Shri Tirth Nath Jha B Tech (Mining) PGDISM M Tech (Ind amp Engg Mgmt) General Manager WCL WCL Kanhan Area PO Dungaria- 480553 Dist Chhindwara (MP)
21 Shri GEDI Vijaybhaskar Reddy Dip in Mining Superintendent of Mines WCL 48 Swamy Colony Phase ndash 8 Near Aakar Nagar PO Gittikadan Nagpur ndash 13
22 Shri V K Gupta B Tech (Mining) Chief Mining Engineer WCL D-17 Koyla Vihar Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash (MS)-440001
23 Shri Anjan Chatterjee B Sc (Engineering) MBA Superintending Engineer (Env) WCL Environment
thDeptt 9 Floor Coal Estate Civil LinesNagpur ndash 440001 MS
24 Shri Ajay Kumar Pandey B Tech (Mining) Dy General Manager (Mining) Pandey Muhalla ASGirls School Road Hirapur PO amp Dist Dhanbad -826001
25 Shri Kinnera Raja Sekhar BE(Mining)MBA(Marketing) Superintendent of Mines WCL Flat No 203 Udhav Appartment Opp Powergrid Angulimal NagarPO Uppalwadi Nagpur 400 026 (MS)
26 Shri Sudhakar Rao Sreeram Degree in Mining FCC Superintendent of Mines WCL C-11 Walni colony Th Saoner Dist Nagpur 441 504
27 Shri Haridas Krishna Ghanvat MSc(Env) Superintending Engg(Env) WCL 7172 Ujwal Nilayam B-302 Khamla Road Malviya Nagar Khamla Nagpur 440 025 MS
28 Shri Balakishan Chandora BE(Mining) Chief Mining Engineer WCL D-114 Koyla Vihar Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur 442 001
29 Shri Asok Chandra Ray BE(Civil) Grad ndash IE PGDBM(Fin) OSD(ENV)WCL F-201 Ashirwad Apartment Mankapur Behind Safeway Motors Lumbini Nagar Nagpur 440 030
30 Shri Kaushik Chakraborty BTech(Min) MTech(Mine Planning)Dy Chief Mining Engineer WCL Flat ndash 102 Naniks Ashtavinayak Prerna Opp Power Grid Colony Nari Ring Road PO Uppalwadi Nagpur 440 026
31 Shri KS Narayana Dip in Mining Engineer Chief Mining Engineer WCL D-210 Koyala Vihar Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur 440 001
32 Shri Anupam Nandi BTech(Min) Dy Controller of Mines amp Officer in charge Indian Bureau of Mines 318B Road No 3 Ashok Nagar Ranchi 834 002 Jharkhand
33 Shri Debasis Biswas BE(Mining) Chief Mining EngineerWCL Flat No 607 Building A-1 Forest Deptt Co-operative Housing Society Seminary Hills Nagpur
34 Shri Subhash Ramkrishna Bhandare BE(Hons)(Mining) Supdt Of Mines WCL A-9S-4 Govinda Gourkhede
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
26
Complex Seminary Hills Hajaripahad Road Nagpur 440 006
35 Shri Satish R Gabale BE(Mining) Supdt of Mines WCL Flat No B101 Ganesh Gavri Apptt Near Sawarkar Square Nagpur -400 015
36 Shri Dipankar Mukherjee BE(Mining) supdt of Mines WCL Plot-28 Friends Colony PO Katol Road Nagpur 440 013
37 Shri Pradeep Deshmukh BE(Mining) Supdt of Mines WCL 16 Shamane Layout Near Gajanan Temple Trimurti Nagar Nagpur 440 022
38 Shri Partha Pratim Adhikary Btech(Hons)(Mining Engg) WCLD-8 Indora Housing Complex WCL Colony(Near Power Grid) Nagpur(MS)
39 Shri Somyajit Mukherjee MTech(Appl Geol) PhD(Geol) Sr Lecturer IIT Bombay Deptt Earth Sciences IIT Bombay Powai Mumbai 400 076 MS
As Member
1 Shri Satyendra Parasanath Pandey Dip in Mining IInd class Certi FCC Dy Chief Mining Engineer WCL D19 WCL Rescue Colony Kalpana Nagar PO Uppalwadi Nagpur ndash 440026
2 Shri Prashant Kumar Singh B E Mining Superintendent of Mines WCL 36 M B Town PO Zingabai Takli Koradi Road Nagpur ndash 440030
3 Shri Vivek Kumar Sharma M Tech (Applied Geology) Dy Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC
thLtd4 floor Khanij Bhawan 10-3-311A Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad
4 Shri Subrata Chatterjee B E (Mech) MBA Business Development Manager 4 Dr Satyananda Roy Road Kolkata ndash 700029
5 Md Nasim Ansari M Tech (Applied Geology) Dy Manager (Geology) Laxmivasi Tower Flat No 205 Attapur Tejaswari NagarHyderbad
6 Shri Rajesh Kumar Sharma M Sc (Earth Science) B Sc (Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad - 500 028
7 Dr Nilay Sharma Ph D Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad - 500 028
8 Shri Amit Kumar Saw M Sc Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad - 500 173(AP)
9 Shri Sanjay Kumar Choudhary M Sc (Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad - 500 028
10 Shri Chandra Bhushan Verma M Tech (Applied Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC
thLtd4 floor10-3-31 Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad - 500 173
11 Shri Buddha Priya Mahudwale B E st(Mining) PG Dip 1 Class Certificate
holder Manager (Mining) Resource thPlanning deptt 4 Floor NMDC Ltd
Khanij Bhavan Masab Tank 10-3-311A Hyderbad ndash 500173
12 Shri Basant Rath M Sc (Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) NMDC R amp D Centre Habsiguda Uppal Road Hyderabad
13 Shri Jaykumar Jagdish Singh Dip Mining Graduate DMM Asstt Survey Officer WCL Production Department WCL (Hq) Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440001
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
27
14 Shri Parag Madhukarrao Tadlimbekar BSc MSc (Geo) B Ed Sr Technical Assistant (Geology) Indian Bureau of Mines Technical Secretary Section IBM
ndIndira Bhawan 2 floor D-Block Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440102 MS
15 Shri NK Dhawan BSc(H)(Mining Engg) General Manager NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad 500 173
16 Dr DN Subramanyam MScPhD Asstt Manager(Geo) NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad 500 173
As Donor Member
1 Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research Barwa Road Dhanbad ndash 826015
Jharkhand
HEALTH TITBIT
Going on fruits as snacks
Fruits have skins and are actually like naturersquos ready-packed snacks The juice and the flavour is all held in tightly until you are ready and with most fruits after washing even the skin can be eaten A red apple has different health giving qualities from a green apple too There are many salad combinations which are worth trying Iceberg lettuce and a tomato is better than nothing but try to use the deeper green or red lettuce dark-green water-cress two or three grated brussel sprouts or some finely cut spring cabbage Dark-green leaves should form the basis then build with a selection of other colours carrots peppers radishes and others It can be differently beautiful every time but big
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
28
News Update
1 Arrow works with ONGC on CBM
Arrow Energy has signed an agreement with Indian Govt-owned ONGC Limited to cooperate in Coal Bed Methane (CBM) exploration and development The focus of the memorandum of Understanding is potential cooperation on existing ONGC blocks from previous CBM licence rounds in India together with possible cooperation in certain Australian acreage The companies are now formulating specific commercial agreement on defined CBM assets
(Source Asia Miner)
2 Thriveni ventures overseas for coal
After years of involvement with the Indian mining industry Thriveni Earthmovers expects to begin exporting coal this year from its coal project at Jumbi in Indonesia The company obtained the Jumbi project in 2008 as its first overseas coal venture and has been ramping up towards commercial production this year The primary aim of the project is to be reliable source of coal to overseas companies who rely on coal as the critical material for their operations Thriveni provides low cost turnkey mining solution that facilitates development on a major scale
(Source Asia Miner)
3 ECL to raise underground coal production output to 12 mt
Eastern Coalfields Ltd proposes to enhance its underground coal production from 85 million tonne (mt) to 12 mt in the next two years through infusion of mass production technologies Accordingly the company recently awarded two contracts worth Rs 100 crore to Joy Engineering of UK for supply of
continuous mining equipment and operation and maintenance of the same on riskgain basis The tenders for more continuous miners and long-wall mining equipments worth Rs 350 crore approximately will be invited soon
(Source Infrastructure Today July 2009)
4 Indias first coal gasification project to take off
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) is getting ready to start the gas production at Indias first Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) project on pilot basis This project is to be carried out at Vastan lignite block near Surat in Gujarat It is estimated that the field will produce about 55 lakh cu m of synthetic gas per day by 2010 end After this project is successful ONGC aims to begin with the commercial production by producing about 2 billion cu m of the synthetic gas per annum from this field by 2013-14 This will require an investment of about Rs1000-2000 crore and the field has enough reserves to last for about 30-40 years Along with the Vastan block ONGC is also plans to set up a UCG project at Bhavnagar in Gujarat and Rajasthan
(Source Infrastructure Today Sept09)
5 Bhutan Minerals Exploration
August 2009 - Oil in the Bangtar area under Samdrupjongkhar dzongkhag copper gold and silver in the black mountain area of central Bhutan and tungsten in Sarpang are the potential minerals an American businessman J Matthew Fifield has offered to prospect for and if found viable then extract them He has also proposed that he be given mineral exploration rights for the whole of Bhutan after which he would get a group of American investors to invest in Bhutans mining sector in
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29
a big way J Matthew Fifield is a managing director in an international mining company Clien and also sits on the boards of other international energy companies The department of geology and mines (DGM) under the ministry of economic affairs and Druk holdings investment (DHI) have so far expressed interest in the proposal and are in the process of studying it ldquoJ Matthew Fifield approached us through DHI around five months ago saying that he was interested in the mineral exploration and extraction and so we provided him with all past mineral exploration reports and geological data on Bhutanrdquo said DGMs chief geologist and acting director general
(Source geologycom)
6 India - Vedanta Acquires Goa Assets
SESA GOA Limited a majority-owned subsidiary of Vedanta Resources has purchased the Goa iron ore assets of the Dempo Group for Rs 1750 crores (US$368 million) The assets include mining leases rights and related infrastructure in Goa Funding the transaction out of its existing cash resources Sesa acquired VS Dempo and Co which holds 100 of Dempo Mining Corporation and 50 of Goa Maritime VS Dempo owns or has the rights to mineable reserves and resources estimated at 70 million tonnes of iron ore in Goa Its Goa mining assets also includes processing plants barges jetties trans-shippers and loading capacities at Mormugoa port It produced 394 million tonnes of iron ore and sold 436 million tonnes in the year ended March 31 2009 and is one of the largest exporters of iron ore from Goa Vedantas chairman Anil Agarwal says ldquoWe are highly delighted with this opportunity to consolidate our iron ore business The integration of Sesa and VS Dempos operations will achieve great synergyrdquo
(Source Asia Miner Aug09)
7 Mercury Pollution
Coal-fired power plants emit trace amounts of mercury Some of this airborne mercury ends up in lakes and rivers ndash and accumulates there long term Fish at the top of the food chain can accumulate damaging amounts of mercury because they eat smaller fish who have eaten smaller fish and the amount of mercury in their bodies can build up to toxic levels over time Mercury also makes its way into every aquatic ecosystem through the hydrologic cycle USGS published a study that examined mercury in top-predator fish bed sediment and water from streams across the United States There were many mercury mines in Oregon in the early 1900s The miners dug up the ore heated it and then cooled the vapors to condense the liquid mercury Now a century later some sites in the Ochoco National Forest and on private lands remain contaminated from these activities
(Source geologycom)
8 Northern Indias Water Supply Depletion by Human Activity
A satellite monitoring detecting areas of ground water depletion observed that much of northern India is dependent upon a reliable supply of groundwater for public use and irrigation In this study groundwater levels were monitored by processing gravity data collected by a NASA satellite over a six-year period Maps of the data revealed significant groundwater level declines in the northern Indian states of Rajasthan Punjab and Haryana In these areas rapid population growth economic development and groundwater-based irrigation are placing increasing demands on water supplies The accelerating rate of water use is unsustainable and could lead to a collapse in the agricultural system
(Source Publication from an August 2009 press release by NASA geologycom)
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30
9 Muscular swimmer was one of last dinosaurs
Recently discovered duck-billed hadrosaur thrived on many continents One of the last non-avian dinosaurs on Earth was a muscular swimming duck-bi l led species that paleontologists recently discovered in Spain according to a new study that has been accepted for publication in the journal Comptes Rendus Palevol Co-author Jose Ignacio Canudo told Discovery News that the hadrosaur Arenysaurus ardevoli meaning sand dinosaur lived just a few thousand years before the KT boundary This was the event 655 million years ago that wiped out all of the worlds dinosaurs save for a group of carnivorous dinosaurs that evolved into birds
(Source geologycom News)
10 Coal mine owners need 26 in venture
June 27 2009 Steel cement or power companies that sit on captive coal mines will have to own a minimum 26 percent equity in their mining ventures according to the new guidelines approved by the government for mining of coal from captive blocks The government currently allows 100 percent foreign direct investment (FDI) in exploration or mining of coal and lignite for captive consumption of iron steel and cement producers While this policy would remain unchanged the captive block owners will have to maintain beneficial ownership in their mining operations According to the proposed changes the approved end user company (engaged in making cement steel or power) will have to maintain at least a 26 percent equity ownership in an associated coal company subsidiary) formed for supplying coal on an exclusive basis to it The captive coal block owner will have to maintain 51 percent equity in the subsidiary coal company in case the mining company does not have an exclusive coal supply arrangement with the
parent In case a coal block is jointly owned equity participation in the joint venture company shall be made directly by owners and not through their subsidiary The proposed regulations have specified that in case the company to whom the captive block has been awarded is also a holding company it would have to maintain at least 51 percent equity in its subsidiary company engaged in approved end uses (making cement steel or power) It would however need to have just 26 percent equity in the second subsidiary company engaged in coal mining provided the entire output is supplied exclusively to the holding company Independent coal and lignite mining companies could also be allocated captive blocks on the condition that they enter into firm supply contracts for coal at the application stage itself according to the proposed guidelines Such companies would not be allowed to enter into fresh agreements with new end-use companies subsequent to award of the coal block
(Source The Economic Times)
11 Private investment in coal sector
June 17 2009 The coal sector is set to open to private investment
We are not averse to open commercial coal mining to private sector players However a decision will be taken after building consensus over the reform proposal said minister of state for coal (independent charge) Sriprakash Jaiswal At present the government has monopoly over coal mining through state-run companies such as Coal India Ltd
(Source The Economic Times)
12 India Seeks to Invest in Australian Coal
SYDNEY -- Indias coal minister and the chairman of the countrys biggest coal miner said Thursday that India is considering
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31
securing coal properties in Australia to plug projected gaps in the nations supply of coal The comments indicate that the current wave of foreign investment in Australias natural resources wont be limited to China Australia is known to be a country with high quality thermal coal and metallurgical coal properties India Minister of State for Coal Sriprakash Jaiswal told reporters India considers Australia as an important destination to look for coal properties he said As one of the worlds fastest growing economies India currently has to import coal because it doesnt produce enough to meet increasing demand Australias massive coal resource has become the subject of a flurry of international deal activity with Chinas Yanzhou Coal Mining Co Ltd having already
launched a A$354 billion takeover offer for Australian coal miner Felix Resources Ltd Taking equity stakes in existing companies and in return having a coal supply agreement for a certain quantity of coal could be one format Mr Bhattacharya said The other format could be joining in mining so the expansion programs of the existing companies or taking absolutely greenfield properties and going ahead on doing mining Mr Bhattacharya said the company which is also investigating investment opportunities in the US Indonesia and South Africa could easily pay $1 billion to $15 billion on investments and would consider spending more
(SourceWall Street JournalSeptember 032009)
HEALTH TITBIT
Hot tea hot coffee increases risk of cancer
Tea has been touted for its potential health benefits for millennia but new research shows if you drink it too hot you may end up increasing your risk for esophageal cancer
A new study published in the British Medical Journal has revealed that drinking steaming hot tea is actually linked with an eight-fold increased risk of cancer of the food tube or the oesophagus According to lead researcher Reza Malekzadeh of the Tehran University of Medical Sciences in Iran ldquoInforming the population about the hazards of drinking hot tea may be helpful in reducing the incidence of oesophageal cancerrdquo To be specific people who drank their tea less than two minutes after it was it four or more minutes after pouring
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
33
NOVEMBER 2009
10-13 NINTH INTERNATIONAL MINE VENTILATION CONGRESS at New Delhi India Hotel Crown Plaza Contact Department of Mining Engineering Indian School of Mines University Dhanbad ndash 826 004 Prof D C Panigrahi Convenor amp head Deptt email-
th15 November Sunday International Symposium ldquoEmerging Challenges for Metals and Materials Engineering amp Technologyrdquo and Metals Minerals Manufacturing Exp 2009 Organized by Indian Institute of Metals in association with TMS amp ASM International USA Contact TAFCON C-60 Nizamuddin East New Delhi ndash 110 013 India Ph- 91 ndash 11 ndash 46198000 24352141 Email ndash
Pankaj 09810038063
th16-19 November 2009 MPES 2009 ndash 18 International Symposium on Mine Planning amp Equipment Selections at Banff Alberta Canada For further details Contact Dr Raj K Singhal PO Box 68002 Crow Foot Postal Outlet 28 Crowfoot Terrdce NW Calgery Alberta T3G 1YO Canada Fax ndash 403-241 ndash 9460 email ndash singhal shawca website httpwwwmpes-cami-swempcom
10 - 13 November 2009 the 34th Indonesian Geophysicist Conferences at Jogjakarta Indonesia Conferences on Earth Sciences held by Indonesian Geophysicist Association 2009 Organized by Indonesian Geophysicists A s s o c i a t i o n ( H A G I ) Deadline for abstractsproposals 15 July 2009 W e b s i t e
dc_panigrahiyahoocoinwww9thimvcorg
metallurgytafconcom wwwmetals2009in
h t t p p i t 3 4 h a g i w e b i d
Upcoming Events
C o n t a c t n a m e W i w i t S u r y a n t o Check the for latest details
17 - 18 November 2009 Mining the Isa Mount Isa Queensland Australia Mining the Isa 2009 will not only features presentations from all the key established mining companies in the Mount Isa region but also unique sessions dealing with the other essential aspects essential for successful operation in the area Organized by IIR Conferences Deadline for abstractsproposals Not available Website lt gt Contact name James Stackhouse
Check the for latest details
DECEMBER 2009
4-6 Twenty-first National Convention of Mining Engineers on Technological Advancement in Mining Industry Udaipur Contact The Honorary Secretary IEI Udaipur Local Centre 128 Hiran Magri Sector 11 Opp Central Excise Udaipur 313002 P h 0 2 9 4 - 2 5 8 3 7 0 2 e - m a i l ndash
W e b
10-13 2009 Twenty fourth Indian Engineering Congress at Mangalore Theme ldquoNat ional Growth and Secur i ty ndash Technological Challengesrdquo organised by The Institute of Engineers (India) Mangalore Local
thCenter Contact The organizing Secretary 24 Indian Engineering Congress The Institute of Engineers (India) Mangalore Center NITK Surathkal Mangalore 575 025 Karnatak Ph (0824) 247400 Extn 3759 (O) e-mail lt gt
event website
httpwwwiircomauisa
event website
i n s t i _ o f _ e n g y a h o o c o i nwwwieiudrorg
i e i c o n g r e s s n i t k a c i nltieicongressnitkgmailcomgt
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26-27 All India Seminar on ldquoSatellite Communication and Remote Sensing Technologies for Social Developmentrdquo at Jaipur Contact The Honorary Secretary IEI Rajasthan State Centre Gandhi Nagar Tonk road Jaipur ndash 302 015 Ph ndash (0141) 27063272700413 e-mail ndash
JANUARY 2010
11 - 13 January 2010 CERIE2010 Sylhet Bangladesh Organized by Shahjalal University of Science amp Technology Deadline for bstractsproposals 15 September 2009 W e b s i t e lt gtContact name Dr Mohammad Iqbal
Check the for latest details
FEBRUARY 2010
th4-7 6 International Dyke Conference Contact Prof Rajesh K Srivastava Deptt of Geology BHU IT Varanasi 221 005
4 - 5 February 2010 Conference on ldquoProcessing of Industrial Minerals 2010rdquo at Istanbul Turkey Website
Contact name Dr Barry WillsAlthough there are many
rscieirscorgwwwieirscorg
httpwwwsust edu~cerie2010
event website
httpwwwmin-ngcompim10indexhtml
operations worldwide treating a wide range of industrial minerals processing problems are often similar The aim of this conference is therefore to bring together operators and scientists below one roof Organized by MEI
MARCH 2010
March 9 2010 8th Annual Investing in African Mining Seminar in Toronto In addition to our seminar we offer mining c o m p a n i e s s e r v i c e p r o v i d e r s a n d governments shared booth space at the PDAC trade show and participation in the Canada-South Africa Chamber of Business 11th A n n u a l M i n i n g B r e a k f a s tDownload the
for details
AUGUST 2012
2 - 10 August 2012 34th International Geological Congress a t Brisbane Q u e e n s l a n d A u s t r a l i a W e b s i t e
Contact name Liz Cuffe Under the theme ldquoUnearthing our Past and Futurerdquo the IGC will showcase the Oceania regions geoscience strengths innovations and natural wonders through an exciting range of pre and post Congress field trips Organized by Australian Geoscience Council
Toronto 2010 Participation Packages Brochure
httpwww34igcorg
1 Three sentences for getting success ndash a Know more than othersb Work more than othersc Expect less than others
- William Shakespeare
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22
Contined from Last issue mdash
POSSIBLE MARKETS FOR INDIAN ORES
Japan is the most obvious market for Indiarsquos high-grade hematites but if this outlet is to be developed India will require some freight advantage in order to compete with the ore from Johore which is almost as good as the best-grade Indian ore It is conveniently situated for export and is considerably nearer to Japan than is India The Borneo and Philippine ores are also favourably situated for the Japanese market but they would require nodulising before export and even then would be of lower iron content than Indian ores and also more aluminous
As regards exporting ore from India to Europe if high-class coking coals are later on imported from the United Kingdom to assist in smelting Indiarsquos ore the return freight might well be partly made up of Indian iron-ore but it is more likely to be Indian pig-iron (which is probably the cheapest pig in the world) or Indian s tee l In a recent personal communication Mr C P Perin wrote
lsquoFrom my general knowledge of the worldrsquos iron-ore resources I feel very strongly that in years to come the exports of steel from India will be as important as he present exports of jutersquo
It seems to me doubtful if we shall import much high-grade coal or coke from Europe for use in smelting iron-ore for a very long time to come The Indian ores are very high in iron and often contain about as much alumina as silica The high ash of the Indian coke provides a good deal of the slag of the blast-furnace and tends to raise the silicaalumina ratio of the slag If the slag volume were to be reduced
75 years Ago
much below the present practice by the introduction of low-ash coke which might not improvendashor might even worsenndashthe silicaalumina ratio of the slag it would not be possible to hold the sulphur in the slag There would be no sense in cutting the ash of the coke down if we had to add silica-rock to the furnace charge in order to obtain a suitable slag volume and analysis On that account apart from the question of cost it seems very doubtful if European high-grade coal or coke can be imported for use in Indian blast-furnaces in the near future
On reviewing the whole of the evidence I find no grounds for believing that any large export trade in Indian iron-ore is likely to develop in he next decade or so The two main possible marketsndashJapan and Western Europendashcan obtain sufficient supplies of high-grade ore for their needs from sources considerably nearer than India To some this may seem a pessimistic conclusion others may have a sentimental feeling that it is better to reserve Indiarsquos iron-ores for smelting in Indiarsquos own furnaces I have tried to come to an unprejudiced conclusion drawn from the available evidence I feel that I have assembled rather a mountain of facts and statistics for the production of a lamentably small mouse of a conclusion It would have been much more spectacular if I could have prophesied argosies carrying Indiarsquos ore to European or Japanese ports within five or six yearsrsquo time but this seems to me not possible Twenty or thirty years hence there may be a different tale to tell but by that time it is not likely that any-one will be turning back to old presidential addresses in order to find out what Mr President said in 1934
Presidential Address by Mr F G Percival PhD (London) B Sc (London) FGS
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8
M G M I as per the tradition organized a workshop preceding AGM of the Institute on
th15 September 2009 at Park Hotel Kolkata The topic was quite contemporary entitled Indian Mining Sectors Policies and Constraints
Objective of this workshop was to bring together those who are instrumental in framing the policies and guidelines and those who follow these for exploration and exploitation of mineral including coal oil and gas It was also aimed to have interaction of learned delegates and invitees with the speakers so as to bring out highlights and lacuna of the policies and guidelines and to make them more industry friendly
The workshop was very well attended (about 100 delegates) Speakers were eminent personalities holding offices of distinction and directly concerned with the topic of the workshop
The workshop was inaugurated by Dr A K Sarkar Director (Marketing) Coal India Ltd The technical session was presided over by Sri R P Ritolia Immediate Past President and former CMD- CCL
Altogether five papers were presented which are as follows
1 National Mineral Policies and Role of G S I By Dr Balaram Chattopadhaya D D G G S I
2 Modern Coalmining Policies for enhanced proving of coal resources By Shri Ashok Kumar Singh CMD CMPDIL
3 Captive Coal Mining Policies and Constraints By Shri D N Prasad
Director ( Tech ) Ministry of Coal Government of India
4 National Mineral Policy 2008 and the Environmental Concerns for an Expanding Mining Sector By Prof S P Banerjee Former Director ndashin - Charge Indian School of Mines Dhanbad
5 Reclamation of Mined out areas In Opencast success story in Mega Projects of South Eastern Coalfield Ltd By Shri M P Dikshit CMD SECL and Shri S C Shankar SE SECL
The first paper dwelt upon various policies that the Government of India is going to adopt to gear up and making the mining sector dynamic It was pointed out during discussion that there are many more things are desirable for quick disposal of PL ML availability of maps reports etc All these matters are being seriously examined at Governmental Levels
The second paper described various methodologies and techniques to improve exploration approach for enhanced proving of coal resources These methodologies have been spelt out by the Ministry of Coal in consultation with CMPDIL Various investors who have been allotted blocks must follow these methodologies for authenticated and better results
The third paper outlined various guidelines for accomplishing the exploration of captive coal blocks for early exploitation of the resources It is admitted that there are constraints which are likely to retard the progress that is desirable The role of State and Central Government for clearing various applications need to be more realistic and less time consuming Coal Evaluation improved
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON ldquoINDIAN MINING SECTORS POLICIES AND CONSTRAINTSrdquo
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
9
co-ordination with nodal officers of state level land acquisition environmental and forestry clearance etc are certain areas of concern
The fourth paper outlined various stipulations for environmental safeguard in the mining sectors by the Government based on recommendation of committees formed The paper pointed out necessity of streamlining forestry clearance and highlighted much improved environment management practices in the mining sectors Prof Banerjee also praised role of National Mineral Policy 2008 for its positive approach to boost mining sectors
The fifth paper was on reclamation of mined out areas and described how best reclamation can be implemented with proper approach and plan The speakers cited some examples of reclamation done successfully in the jurisdiction of SECL
Each presentation was followed by interaction with the delegates which made the workshop purposeful and interesting
A K Moitra(Convenor)
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
NB Send your e-mails on ldquoTalk Backrdquo to the Editor Please include your full name address amp telephone no not necessarily for Publication MGMI News Letter reserve the right to edit the letters for publication and reproduce then (in whole or past) in any of its print
more than seven and half years are needed for the same in India ie more than five times but let us not forget that we have to face problems of a large population which is more than five times of that of Australia but that just not justify us to spend more than three years to approve a project MGMI should move the appropriate authorities to ensure early approval or rejection of any mineral based project and
if required we may offer our expertise for making early decision
Thanking you with warm regards
Yours very sincerely
Dr Samir Dasgupta Life Member No 522-LM (1948-49)
( From the Editor The members may like to respond to the point raised by Dr Samir Dasgupta)
(Continued from Page No 7)
Talk Back
10
ndThe 52 Holland Memorial Lecture was held thon 15 September 2009 at the Park Hotel The
memorial lecture was given by Shri S J Sibal
Director General Mines Safety Dhanbad The
subject of his lecture was on ldquoChallenges of
Miens Safety ndash a Perspective for Change
Managementrdquo
In introduction he mentioned that safety at
work is still a serious problem and we are still
paying heavily for accidents both in terms of
human suffering and economic waste Hence
the endeavor to bring down the hazards by all
available means to an acceptable level must
continue to reduce the sufferings and agony of
human beings
In the lecture he also spoke on History of
human civilization and mine safety ndash the past
Absorption of safety laws into work practices
the Present Growth of mining activities and
technological advancements ndash the Future
Opencast Coal Mining UG Coal Mining
Mining Accidents Reasons why the
implementation of the procedure is not
sustained He has also mentioned some
ndHighlights of 52 Holland Memorial Lecture
probable answers ndash may be these procedures
are not adequate safe and built into the
mechanism of mineral production
lRequirement of additional resources for compliance of safety laws
lSafety motivation lAcceptance of non-compliance etc
Why we loose sight of human face of accident
he added He also put forwarded a question
that the concept of self regulation ndash is it the
solution
He has given some of his thoughts
observations suggestions etc and in
conclusion he said making change has always
been fascinating and exciting though it is a
tough and delicate activity for any
organization However Managing Change is
now not a matter of choice it becomes an
essential activity given the emerging future
challenges in the mining sector
The Lecture was attended by a sizeable
number of members and guests
If you win you need not explain hellip But if you lose you should not be there to explain
ndash Adolph Hitler
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
32
ldquoWHAT lies before us and what lies behind us is nothing compared to what lies within usrdquo Truly these jolting words of Emerson gives us the flashback of what Socrates promulgated centuries ago ldquoknow thyselfrdquo
The problem with us today is that we know very less of ourselves and thus we indulge in emulating and imitating others If one is not clear as to what exactly one wants he will start wanting what others want resulting in a ldquorat racerdquo And the repercussion of rat race is that even if you win the race you still remain a rat The multiplicity of platforms and the craze to be popular in next to no time is the trend which is the portent of a weak future generation This hurry burry will make the future dreams shattered we will have no leaders to dream in the days to come but there will remain a good chunk of puppets in few domineering hands Too many people are dreaming of some magical rose garden on the horizon rather than enjoying the one growing in their backyards Lets discover the untapped potential within us and stop following the crowd and give a second thought to our endeavours Life doesnt always give us what we ask for but it always gives us what we need Aldous Huxley always reminds me of the golden exhortation ie there is only one corner of the world you can be certain of improving and that is your own self
Yes nothing can defeat us unless we defeat ourselves Even Shakespeare in Julius Caesar points ldquoThe fault dear Brutus is not in our
SHORT ARTICLE
By VIVIAN WILSON LOBO
stars but in ourselves that we are underlingsrdquo Therefore our main task in life is to give birth to ourselves to become what we potentially are Opportunities are everywhere waiting to be discovered we have to only seek it as the saying goes a wise man makes more opportunities than he finds The journey of a thousand miles begins with just one step and that step lies within us as we often quote success is a marathon not a sprint never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat
Success cannot be granted it must be earned and for earning it we will have catwalks than cakewalks Therefore what is required today is serenity and patience to rivet ones attention on success Panic and anxiety will only bring failures along Perseverance is not a long race it is many short races one after another Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm Peace is the key with which we can focus aim and win As we sail through life let us not avoid storms and rough waters just let them pass and sail on Because a successful person is like being a goalkeeper no matter how many goals you save people will remember only the ones you missed Act as if failure is impossible Lets not be the slaves of our bitter past Lets not be the slaves of our bitter past Lets be the masters of our future Carl Jung writes ldquoYour vision will become clear only when you can look into your heart
(Reprint from a publication in Hitawada dated June 10 2009)
Peace be with you
Believing everybody is dangerous believing nobody is very dangerous ndash Abraham Lincoln
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same should be made available for domestic uses at affordable price keeping in view the cost of production along with reasonable return on investment towards exploration and mining made by agencies authorized by the state for prospecting and mining but excluding taxation by any name eg import duty custom duty excise royalty cess sales tax etc as we have birth right to consume minerals for our own use Our government should not over look the vision of Mahatma Gandhi who revolted against British Government for imposing tax upon production and consumption of salt from saline water of Indian coast line as we have birth right to consume natural resources obtained from within the limits of our country Some years ago in my personal capacity I requested Sri P Chidambaram the then Finance Minister of Government of India to abolish all kinds of taxation on natural fuel and petroleum products so that we can buy petrol at Rs 22- per litre as against Rs 45- per litre Energy either from coal or oil amp gas or nuclear minerals are not only the most vital input of industries and transport but also for better standard of living of all human beings Although abolition of taxation upon consumption of minerals will help in higher growth in all respects but loss in revenue of the government but ways can be found out to recover such loss by other means and not at the cost of freedom to consume own minerals and its products MGMI should move the Government of India to abolish all kinds of taxation against production and consumption of natural resources especially energy bearing minerals like oil amp gas coal atomic minerals etc so that just pricing of minerals and mineral products can be made
4 Recognizing the fact that within less than one and half years final clearance for any Project is obtained in Australia whereas
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
Indian Mining Sectors Policies amp Constraints
Date 090909
Dear Shri Bhattacharya
Under letters to the Editor I reaffirm my sincere thanks to the Council of our Institute for inviting me to participate in the workshop held
thon 15 September 2009 where during the discussions I submitted the following and other views which could not been expressed for shortage of time-
1 All natural resources like crude oil amp gas coal amp lignite metallic and non-metallic minerals occurring within our country are our national resources owned by Government by India representing all citizens India is one Nation and not divided into multiple of nations MGMI should move the Government of India to finalize one appropriate National Policy for all natural resources excepting forest and agricultural products We as earth scientists and engineers are very much concerned with all minerals and cannot afford to have different policies for crude oil or coal or other minerals
2 It is meaning less to have any bargaining relationship between the Environment amp Forest Ministry in one hand and Departments of Geology Mines Steel Coal and Oil in other hand to decide on the number of exploratory holes per sq km to be drilled for scientific investigation which decides number of exploratory holes need to be drilled MGMI should move the Government of India to exempt imposition of Forest and Environment Act upon all geological and exploration activities prior to mining activities
3 The Chief Guest Dr A K Sarkar emphasized on various factors for fixing prices of minerals especially coal Since we have birth right to consume natural resources like minerals from our mother land the
(Continued to Page No 9)
35
Shri CPAmbesh (7889-LM 1998-99) former Controller General Indian Bureau of Mines passed
thaway on 4 August 2009 at Coimbtore due to kidney failure
stBorn on 1 July 1948 at Varanasi Shri
Ambesh obtained Bachelors degree in Mining Engineering from the Banaras Hindu University in 1970 He also did LLB from Nagpur University in 1992 After graduation in Mining Engineering he joined Hindustan Copper Limited and worked in the underground copper mines in Rajasthan in various capacities In his professional career he obtained First Class Mines Managers Certificate of competency (Unrestricted) Then after he joined Indian Bureau of Mines a premier mining organization under the Ministry of Mines of the Government of India He rose to the post of Controller General Indian Bureau of Mines and superannuated on
th30 June 2008
He had undergone extensive training in India and abroad in the field of mining management labour mining laws etc He is trained at ARMNIPROTS-VETMET Institute of Mine Design at Armenia USSR in the area of Mine Planning and Designing He had been to
Obituary
SHRI CPAMBESH
Australia as a technical member of the Indian Delegation in various missions He also attended the 20th World Mining Congress held at Tehran Islamic Republic of Iran
He was presented with Best Citizen of India award instituted by International Publishing House New Delhi in recognition of his exceptional caliber and outstanding achievements and contribution towards the development of mines and minerals especially metal mines and mineral legislation Shri Ambesh was a Fellow Member of the Institution of Engineers (India) Life Member of the Mining Engineers Association of India Mining Geological and Metallurgical Institute of India Indian Science Congress Association and National Institute of Small Mines Several technical publications are on his credit
He is survived by wife and two married daughters and host of relatives and friends May his soul rest in peace
Shri Kamala Kant Srivastava an active Life Member (5730-1991-92) of MGMI was born in the year 1937 He was a Mining Engineer He was engaged in WCL Nagpur and retired in July 1995 At the time of retirement he was holding the post of Chief Mining Engineer WCL Nagpur Shri Srivastava passed away on
th19 July 2009 May his soul rest in peace
Dont compare yourself with any one in this world If you do so you are insulting yourself
ndash Alen Strike
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36
MGMI Council for 2009-2010 President
NC Jha D(T) CIL
Vice-President RK Saha CMDCCL
Immediate Past President RP Ritolia Advisor (Coal) to MD Tata Steel Ltd VK Singh Former CMD NCL
Hony Secretary Dr D Sarkar GM NECCIL
Hony Jt Secretary Hony Treasurer Hony EditorPrasanta Roy Bhaskar Chakraborti BC BhattacharyaDySGPTGeolCIL Director GSI Former CGM (WBPD)
Council Members
VK Arora VP KCT KK Mishra Manager(System) CILDr JP Barnwal Head Mineral Engg RRL A Datta Former DirectorCoal Wing GSIMK Bhattacharya DyCE(System)CIL Dr AK MoitraFormer Director(SD) GSILK Bose Former ED CIL Dr VP Sinha Advisor Tata Steel LtdJP Dasgupta Former CGM(MM) CIL Prof SC Ray Former HOD IIT KgpProf(Dr) SK MukhopadhyayProfIITKgp MM Singh Former D(T)Oprn CCLJP Goenka Mg Partner NMC Dr A Sinha Director CIMFRPhalguni Guha CGMCoal Videsh CIL TK Nag Director(Tech)OpnsCCLDr AL Kundu Former Dy GM SAIL Prof T Kumar Director ISMUShri R Lochan Supdt Geol CMPDI G Dhar CGM (Corp PlangampTech) (Coordn) CIL
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
11
rdThe 103 Annual General Meeting for the year 2008-2009 of the Mining Geological and Metallurgical Institute of India was held at Park Hotel 17 Park Street Kolkata 700 016 on
thTuesday the 15 September 2009 at 4 pm with Shri NC Jha President in the Chair The meeting was attended by SShri RP Ritolia AK Singh Prof SP Banerjee Prof A K Ghose Prof GS Roonwal RK Saha MM Singh JP Goenka SR Panja AK Sen GS Ghosh Hazra AK Dasgupta NK Biswas A Prasad MK Bhattacherjee P Roy KK Mishra S Chakravorti SC Dasgupta AK Talapatra S Choudhuri Prof(Dr) SK Mukhopadhyay SN Ghosh Prof(Dr) D DebDrAK Moitra KM Agans AK Mukhopadhyay S Bandopadhyay P Choudhury S Bhattacharjee BB Das D Chakravorty PK Baranwal SK Das Gupta Kalyan SenA Mukhopadhyay S Sinha AK Nath BC Bhattacharya LK Bose P K Bhattacharjee K Banerjee AK Chaturvedi HR Surana DK Ray B Prasad MM Bhattacherjee Shilpi DN Prasad Smt S Prasad L Prasad SN Prasad SL Mehera Dr D Sarkar T Chaudhury M Kumar NP Sahu SK Das SK Basu JPDasgupta S Mookherjee S Ghosh RN Datta SK Chakraborti R K Datta BK Chakrabarti AK Ray AK Mukhopadhyay MK Mukhopadhyay AK Das JK Ghosh BN Mishra T Datta J Chandra RK Choudhary M Khasale KN Jha SK Mishra G Sharma C Singh RR Mittal B Pathak A Hussan S Chatterjee PK Jha TR Kannan HC Dahiya D Nagaralarcasan S Prasad D Sarkar SK Dutta S Ray GP Ghatak G Dhar N Kumar PK Roy Chowdhury Prof SC Ray amp others
At the outset the members mourned the sad demise of the following members by observing one-minute silence
rdHighlights of the 103 Annual General Meeting
Late Dr KP Gupta Sibdas Ghosh KC Jain SC Roy Chowdhury PR Sinha M Singh PP Jain S Roy AK Mondal N Mondal and Prof BK Kejriwal
Shri NC Jha President MGMI Chaired the Session
rd 10 The notice convening the 103 Annual General Meeting of the Institute held at Park Hotel 17 Park Street Kolkata 700
th016 on Tuesday the 15 September 2009 at 4 pm issued on August 12 2009 were taken as read
nd20 The Minutes of the 102 Annual General Meeting of the Institute held at ITC Hotel Sonar Kolkata 1 JBS Haldane Avenue Kolkata 700 046 on
thSaturday the 27 September 2008 at 4 pm were read and unanimously confirmed
30 The Councils Report Audited Balance Sheet and Statement of Income and Expenditure Accounts for the year 2008-
st2009(ended on 31 March 2009) were adopted and confirmed unanimously
40 Messrs BK Sen amp Co Chartered Accountants of 11 Old Post Office Street Kolkata 700 001 was re-appointed as the Auditor of the Institute for the year 2009-2010 at a remuneration of Rs3500- only
50 Recipients of Awards and Medals for the 2008-2009
51 Dr J Coggin Brown Memorial (Gold) Medal for Geological Sciences to Shri Akshaya Kumar Sarangi for his outstanding contribution in Geological Sciences
52 John Dunn Medal to Dr Khanindra
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12
Pathak for his outstanding contribution in Indian Mineral Industry
53 Indranil Award for Metallurgy to Dr Shambhu Nath Prasad for his outstanding contribution in Ferrous Metallurgy
54 R P Bhatnagar Award to Shri Pradip Kumar Baranwal for his outstanding contribution in Mineral Beneficiation (Cash Rs1000-)
55 DN Thakur Award to Prof GS R o o n w a l f o r h i s o u t s t a n d i n g contribution in Earth Sciences
56 Engineering Gold Medal to Shri BN Pan for his outstanding contribution in Mining Sciences
57 Coal India Project Implementation Trophy to Chotia OCP of Prakash Industries Ltd
58 Prof SK Bose Memorial Award for excellence in teaching in Mining Engineering to Prof MA Ramlu
59 HB Ghose Award for the Manager having best Safety performance during the preceding year to Shri Chittaranjan Kumar of Sawang Underground Mine of CCL and Shri PP Gupta of Manikpur Opencast Project of SECL
510 Smt Bala Tandon Award to Prof (Dr) Debasis Deb for his outstanding contribution in upgrading the quality of life in Mining (cash Rs1000-)
511 Lala Ramkishore Singhal Award for outstanding contribution in the field of Conservation of Minerals to Prof(Dr) Subir Kumar Mukhopadhyay
512 Institutes Silver Medal to Prof(Dr) Subir Kumar Mukhopadhyay Prof (Dr) Debasis Deb and Prof(Dr) BS Sastry for their paper on ldquoDesign of a
Combined Stoping Method below an Open Pit Mine using Numerical Modeling ndash A case studyrdquo
513 MGMI Branch Membership Growth Award to MGMI Kolkata Branch and Ranchi Branch for 2008-2009
514 MGMI Branch Activity Award to M G M I R a n c h i B r a n c h for 2008-2009
Student Awards for 2007-2008
Award of Pickering Medal for the year 1981 to the Best Student of Mining Engineering of ISMU Dhanbad to Shri Mukti Pada Dikshit
515 Pickering Medal for the best student of ISM in Mining Engineering to Shri Anirban Majumdar of ISMU
516 Hayden Medal for the best student in Applied Geology to Smt Sohini Gupta of ISMU
517 Yule Medal for the best student in Mining Machinery to Shri Alok Kumar Singh of ISMU
518 Mc Nally Bharat Medal for the best student in Mineral Engineering to Shri Mahendra Singh Negi of ISMU
519 Dr Hari Narain Medal for the best student in Applied Geophysics to Smt Shilpi of ISMU
520 Oil India Medal for the best student in Petroleum Engineering to Shri Adi Anand of ISMU
521 Dr J Cogging Brown Memorial Cash Award for the best student in Geology to Shri Ankush Singh of Presidency College Calcutta(Rs500-)
522 S Lal Award for Mining Engineering to Shri Arindam Basu of BESU Shibpur
523 SCCL(Gold) Medal for the best student
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13
in Mining Engineering to Md Naseeruddin of University College of Engineering Kakatiya University Kothagudem
524 Nava Bharat Ferro Alloys Medal for the best student in Mining Machinery to Md Naseeruddin of University College of Engineering Kakatiya University Kothagudem
525 Indranil Award for Metallurgy to Shri Aysuman Banerjee of BESU Shibpur
526 Indranil Award for Metallurgy to Shri Sudhanshu Shekhar Singh of IIT Kharagpur
527 Chandrakala Medal for Mining Engineering to Shri Tejasvi Singh Kushwaa of IIT Kharagpur
528 S m t N i r j a S a h a y M e d a l f o r MSc(Applied Geology) to Ms Khushboo Arora of IIT Kharagpur
529 Roberton Medal to the best student of Mining Engineering to Km Rashi Agarwal of BHU
530 La Touch Medal for the best student in Geology to Shri Punit Dubey of BHU
531 Hadfield Medal for the best student in Metallurgical Engineering to Shri Naman Mittal of BHU
532 Kalyan Mukherjee ldquo61 Geologyrdquo Medal for the best student in MSc (Geology) of University of Calcutta to Shri Sujoy Dasgupta
533 Presentation of Scroll of Honour to the following Life Members with 25 years Standing of Membership (1983-84)
SShri TM ChickabasaviahGP Ghatak SN Bhattacharya LK Bose AK Mukhopadhyay M Ramakrishna SP GuptaKM Agarwal AP Banerjee A Ramaswamy P Bhalla AL Kumawal P Karunesan MN Mehta PC
Tak JP Gupta CT Dave DK Sarkar RN Mishra BP Pai SK Ghosh DP Dasgupta M Jawed HN Khanna RY Kutumbe AK Tooley PM Mohnot SN Pandy SP Lahiri BJ Lakshman SK DewanGK Pradhan Sh DB Sikka GC Mittal GS Ghosh Hazra AN Singh RP Prashhara US Prasad BL Khandewal PN Singh YP Bhasin AN Bhattacharjee J K M u k h e r j e e U B Talpallikar Sourindra Chowdhuri BK Verma MGK Murthy Mahendra Pratap Singh NC Kapur KB Bhatt R Krishnan S Ghosh Tapan BiswasAngleo Condrad NK KavdiaVP KapurAV Ulabhaje HP Sengupta AK Gupta SN Verma JM Roychowdhury CK Jain HR Uppal BRS BhatnagarR Gupta B G Baliga
534 Presentation of Scroll of Honour to the following Life Members with 50 years standing of Membership (1958-1959)
SShri SB Roy SK Baksi SK Lahiri PM Chauhan BN Mukherjee
6 Shri NC Jha President delivered the Presidential Address in the meeting
7 It was announced that Shri NC Jha Director(Technical) CIL has been re-elected as President of the Institute for the year 2009-2010
8 It was also announced that Dr Debasish Sarkar GM NEC has been elected as Hony Secretary of the Institute for the years 2009-2011 Dr Sarkar conveyed his heart felt thanks to the members at the same time he expressed his sincere thanks to Prof SC Ray the outgoing Hony Secretary and appreciated for his sincere works and contribution to the Institute during his tenure as Hony Secretary
9 Dr S K Chakraborti Convenor for the election of the Council Members
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14
declared the names who have been elected to the Council for the years 2009-2012
SShri P Roy T Kumar TK Nag R Lochan MK Bhattacharya G Dhar and KK Mishra
10 Any other matter with the permission of the Chair
There was a proposal of issuance of Photo Identity Card to the Life Members of the Institute Shri RK Saha Vice- President MGMI amp CMD CCL agreed to Sponsor the proposal and would reimburse the expenditure in this account by CCL
The President invited members present to put forward suggestions for the development of the Institute On request from the President some m e m b e r s g a v e t h e f o l l o w i n g suggestions
I) Council Meeting should not be held only in Kolkata it should be organized in different places
ii) Arrangement to be made to start some courses for continuous flow of funds
iii) Transit House of MGMI should be made functionable
iv) Ground Floor needs to be rented out
v) Effort should be made to increase of membership
vi) On Line Voting System may be introduced for Election to the Council
vii) MGMI Transactions should be enriched
11 Vote of thanks was proposed by Shri BC Bhattacharjee Meeting ended with a vote of thanks to the Chair
ATTENTION TO LIFE MEMBERS
It has been decided by the Council that a Photo Identify Card will be issued to all Life Members of MGMI All Life Members are requested to furnish the proforma given below
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 Name ( in Capital )______________________________________________
2 Membership No ________________________________________________
3 Present Address ________________________________________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
4 Date of Birth __________________________________________________
5 Blood Group __________________________________________________
Please do send 02 (two) sets of latest Stamp size coloured Photographs mentioning your name on the reverse of the photographs
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
4
Editorrsquos PageGung - ho over growth
Demand for coal is slated to reach a level of two billion tonne level by 2016-17 To fulfill this target the growth rate has to hike of 17 to 18 percent mark from the present level to 6 to 7 percent This seems to be a Herculean task if we go by the trend The following facts will show some light on it
The countrys coal production during 2008-09 was around 480 million tonne Coal Indias contribution was around 403 million tonne The balance came from SCCL and private mines Increase of import of coal has become a regular feature showing increasing trend of 10 to 15 percent every year to meet the domestic requirement
Based on overall linkages the Working Group estimates consumption of coal likely to reach the level of 750 million tonne by 2011-12 To meet the demand Coal India is expected to raise 520 million tonne and the Singerani Colloeries Company to contribute 40 million tonne and the rest would be made up by the private companies
Major reasons for coal shortage as identified by the Chairman Coal India are
lPower sector is expanding without considering source of coal
lE n o r m o u s p r o b l e m o f g e t t i n g environment and forest clearances
lThe archaic laws on different accounts creating bumps on the growth path
However to enhance the growth rate adopting new mining technologies men-friendly land acquisition policy faster exploration of the blocks and forcing the block holders for fast
development of their blocks allotted to them cannot be ignored
In this context attention of the Government is drawn to the following long standing aspects to think seriously
lMany block holders are not getting inspiration to mine coal in their blocks only for captive use Passing the bill enabling the private investors to market coal mined out from their blocks will help mitigating the situation
lArchaic law of land acquisition is being left out for amendment for decades Govt has to think seriously now under the present juncture
lA universally acceptable central policy on R amp R needs to be formulated for application country wide instead of leaving it to the State Govts to deal with
lThe process of disposing of the cases for environment and forestry clearance needs to be reformed
lMany of the 201 coal blocks allotted do not have infrastructural facility like r o a d r a i l e l e c t r i c i t y a n d communication Probably it was thought that the block holders will take initiative for the same whenever they will take up the block development Unfortunately this is also one of the reasons of delay in developing the captive blocks Before allotment the infrastructural facilities should be created in case 2 billion tonne target is to
thbe achieved by 12 plan
lThe country is having around 79 billion
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
5
tonne of mineable proved reserves of coal It is feared that India is likely to run out of coal by 2040-41 if the demand continues to grow at the current rate The only way out is to accelerate exploration to bring major portion of the inferred and indicated quantum of the gross coal reserve of 26221 billion tonne (as on 1 April 2009) under the arena of proved reserve as early as possible It is not possible for the existing agencies eg GSI CMPDIL and MECL to do the entire job The private sector agencies must be
encouraged to join hands with the Govt agencies for the purpose This will enhance the confidence level of the block holders to come into action
One can dream to have something but one has to be gung-ho (aggressive) over it to achieve
The Editorial Committee wishes a hearty Dewali Greetings to all the readers
BCBhattacharyaHony Editor
ANNOUNCEMENT
The MGMI is updating the database of members on roll The members are requested to send their details if not already sent in the following format
FORMAT (Pl fill in BLOCK LETTERS)
Name helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Membership No helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Date of birth helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Membership grade LMMAssociateStudent AssociateDonerPatronCorporate Member (Pl tick)
Address helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
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Phone no with STD Code helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Mobile no helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
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Date Signature
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
21
Kolkata Branch
th ndThe 6 Annual General Meeting of the Kolkata Branch held on 22 September 2009 elected the Executive Committee of the Branch of MGMI with the following personnel as office bearers to look after functioning of the branch
1 Chairman Dr Anupendu Gupta
2 Vice Chairman Dr Ajoy Kr Moitra
3 Hony Secretary Shri Surya Kumar Gangopadhyay
4 Hony Jt Secretary S A Sufian
5 Treasurer Dr Shyamal Chakraborti
6 Members SShri R N Datta and R K Datta
The newly elected Executive body of MGMI Kolkata Branch co-opted SShri L K Bose and J P Dasgupta as Advisors
Branch Activities
HEALTH TITBIT
Music and Mice (and humans too)
An experiment was carried out recently using mice and music One group was given ldquoclassical musicrdquo to listen to They ate well and became sleek and fat The other control group had ldquohard rock musicrdquo piped into their cage The experiment did not last long as they began o fight and eventually most of them were dead They had killed or severely injured each other The choice of music could affect humans too
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
15
th6 Council Meetingth thThe 837 meeting of the Council (6 meeting of
rdthe 103 Session) of the Institute held at MGMI Building GN-384 Sector ndash V Salt Lake
thKolkata ndash 700 091 on Saturday the 18 July 2009 at 330 pm with Shri N C Jha President in the Chair The meeting was attended by Prof Ajoy Kr Ghose Prof S P Banerjee Shri R P Ritolia Shri R K Saha Shri B C Bhattacharya Shri M K Bhattacharya Shri L K Bose Shri Bhaskar Chakraborti Shri Asitabha Datta Shri J P Dasgupta Shri J P Goenka Shri Phalguni Guha Shri K K Mishra Dr A K Moitra Prof S K Mukhopadhyay Shri Prasanta Roy and Dr Debsish Sarkar
Leave of absence was granted to those who could not attend the meeting
The President then extended welcome to Prof A K Ghose Prof S P Banerjee Shri R P Ritolia Past Presidents Shri R K Saha Vice President and all other members of the Council President thereafter took up the agenda item
10 The minutes were circulated to all Council Members No written comment was received However the minutes were confirmed with the following modifications
Item No 8362 (v) The Council principally agreed and approved the recommendation of the Finance Committee about the reimbursement of actual local travelling expenses per month to the following Office Bearers for attending MGMI Office in relation to the Official work if claimed subject to the maximum of
Hony Secretary Rs 2500Hony Jt Secretary Rs1500Hony Treasurer Rs1500-Hony Editor Rs 1500
with effect from May 2009
Head Quarters Activity
Item No 83650 i) Half Day Workshop
It was decided that a half day workshop thwould be held on Tuesday the 15 September
2009 the topic being ldquoIndian Mining Sectors Policies and Constraintsrdquo Invited lectures will be delivered by 4 distinguished speakers on the subject for discussion Dr A K Moitra was unanimously chosen as Convenor of the Seminar while Shri Prasanta Roy as Co-convenor
Resolution 83610th th rdldquothe minutes of the 836 (5 meeting of the 103
rdsession) meeting of the Council held on 23 May 2009 at Kolkata be confirmed with the said modificationrdquo
11 The Council then considered the action taken report on the Minutes of the 836 meeting of the Council held on May 23 2009 at Kolkata and noted the report
Regarding guidelines for monetary rdtransaction expenditure control for 3
AMC as approved by the Council some Off ice Bearers expressed their discomfort Arising out of the situation the Council advised that the Chairman Organis ing Commit tee Hony Treasurer Co-convenor Organising Committee and the Chairman Technical Committee may discuss together and modify the guidelines as per convenience for monetary
rdtransaction for 3 AMC 2010
Item No 83670 To consider and constitute a Board of Scrutinizers to conduct the Election of Council Members for the year 2009-12
As Shri Prasanta Roy resigned from the Board of Scrutinizers to conduct the election of Council Members for the year 2009-2012 Dr A K Moitra was
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
16
unanimously nominated in the Board of scrutinizers in place of Shri Prasanta Roy
20 To consider report recommendations of the Finance Committee
The recommendations of the Finance Committee were placed before the Council The Council discussed on the r e p o r t a n d a p p r o v e d t h e recommendations of the Finance Committee The recommended pay structure for the staff as well as fixation
stof pay will take effect from 1 April 2009 However if there is any further suggestion received from the Council Members on the recommendation the Finance Committee was requested to consider them and review the matter The minutes of the Finance Committee
thdated 27 June 2009 is given in Appendix I
Arising out of the discussion the Council authorized Finance Committee to overview and take controll of the financial matter and advice the Hony Secretary time to time in regard to the financial matter
The Finance Committee was also further requested to prepare a guideline f o r m o n e y t a r y t r a n s a c t i o n expenditure control for MGMI Acs and submit the same to the Council for consideration and implementation
The Hony Secretary was advised to take guidance from Finance Committee regarding financial matter which involved sizeable expenditure and was not of routine nature
The Council was informed that quotations were collected for MGMI News Letter amp Transactions and were studied by the Finance Committee Ms Lalchand Roy amp Co had quotated
the lowest price no decisions had been taken in this regard Order had been placed before it was approved by the Council Hony Editor was not aware about the process and placing of the order However performance of Ms Lalchand Roy amp Co will be accessed for next 3 months and a report will be placed before the Council
In order to streamline the system the Council directed that in future quotations for any work would be obtained in sealed cover and would be open in the presence of the bidders by the Finance Committee members to avoid any irregularity
30 To discuss about the progress of the forthcoming events of the Institute
Half Day National Workshop
The date of half day workshop has been t hchanged to 15 September 2009
th(Tuesday) instead of 12 September 2009 In workshop four distinguished speakers will be invited for giving lectures on the subject on Indian Mining Sectors Policies amp Constraints (IMPC 2009)
Holland Memorial Lecture
The Council was informed that as Shri B Muthuraman MD Tata Steel regretted that it would not be possible for him to deliver the Holland Memorial Lecture due to pre-occupation Shri S J Sibal DGMS Dhanbad has been approached
ndby the President to deliver 52 Holland thMemorial Lecture on 15 September
2009 at Park Hotel
Annual General Meeting
The venue of the AGM National Workshop and Holland Memorial Lecture will be at the Park Hotel
thKolkata on 15 September 2009
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
17
rd40 To discuss about the progress of the 3 Asian Mining Congress ndash 2010
ndThe minutes of the 2 meeting of the Exhibition Organising Committee held
thon 18 July 2009 are given in Appendix II which provided the detailed progress
rdreport of the Exhibition of 3 AMC
Prof S P Banerjee Chairman Organising Committee while briefing the Council about the progress made referred to the last minutes of the
thOrganising Committee held on 27 June 2009 which is given in Appendix III
Prof Banerjee raised the point that the high cost items for the Congress should be identified and arrangement for procurement of these should be undertaken at the earliest In this regard he also suggested that a committee could be constituted The Council authorized him to go ahead with the proposal and if he felt that a committee was required he could constitute the same as per his choice
50 T o c o n s i d e r a p p l i c a t i o n s f o r Membership and membership position of the Institute
The Council approved 38 applications for membership out of which 23 were for Life Members 14 Members and one Donor Member
60 To consider fixation of tariff for Transit House and releasing payment of balance due to the Contractor Ms Popular Decorator
Regarding fixation of Tariff for Transit House the Council referred the matter to the Finance Committee to propose the tariff and other conditions and forward it to the Council for consideration As the Transit House has been made ready by the Contractor Ms Popular Decorator balance due to the contractor
Rs 409000 (Rupees four lakhs nine thousand) only may be released
The Council was informed that the contractor claimed that he had done some extra works on verbal order worth Rs 65000 (Rupees sixty five thousand) The Council discussed this and referred the matter to the Finance Committee to examine and recommend action to be taken by the Council on this issue
70 Any other business with the permission of the chair
I) Mode of despatch of Ballot Papers
The Council advised that all the Ballots should be sent by post to the members under certificate of posting
The meeting ended with vote of thanks to the Chair at 1830 hrs
th7 Council Meetingth thThe 838 meeting of the Council (7 meeting of
rdthe 103 Session) of the Institute held at MGMI Building GN-384 Sector ndash V Salt Lake
thKolkata ndash 700 091 on Saturday the 29 August 2009 at 300 pm with Shri N C Jha President in the Chair The meeting was attended by Prof S P Banerjee Shri R P Ritolia Shri R K Saha Shri V K Arora Shri M K Bhattacharya Shri L K Bose Shri Asitabha Datta Shri J P Dasgupta Shri J P Goenka Shri Phalguni Guha Shri K K Mishra Dr A K Moitra Prof S K Mukhopadhyay Dr Debsish Sarkar Shri Prasanta Roy Shri Bhaskar Chakraborti And Prof S C Ray
Leave of absence was granted to those who could not attend the meeting
The President then extended welcome to Prof S P Banerjee Shri R P Ritolia Past Presidents Shri R K Saha Vice President and all other members of the Council
One minute silence was observed in memory of Late Ashoke Kr Mandal Life Member Shri C P Ambesh Life Member Kamala Kanta
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
18
Srivastava Life Member and Jay Prakash Thakur Life member
President thereafter took up the agenda itemth10 To confirm the minutes of the 837
meeting of the Council held at Kolkata thon July 18 2009
The minutes were circulated to all Council Members So far no Comment was received The Council then resolved that
Resolution 83810th thThe minutes of the 837 (6 meeting of
rdthe 103 session) meeting of the thCouncil held on 18 July 2009 at
Kolkata be confirmed
11 To consider matters arising out of the minutes
The Council then considered the action thtaken report on the Minutes of the 837
thmeeting of the Council held on 18 July 2009 at Kolkata and noted the report
83811To discuss about the progress of the forthcoming events of the Institute
I) Half Day National Workshop (IMPC - 2009)
Dr A K Moitra Convenor IMPC ndash 2009 intimated about the Progress of National Workshop ndash IMPC 2009 and also submitted a statement of Income and Expenditure of IMPC ndash 2009 as on date
ii) Holland Memorial Lecture
The Convenor also informed to the Council that Shri S J Sibal DGMS Dhanbad confirmed of his acceptance to deliver the prestigious Holland
thMemorial Lecture on 15 September 2009 at the Park Hotel Kolkata
rd103 Annual General Meeting
The Honorary Secretary informed that rdthe notice for 103 Annual General
Meeting was circulated to the eligible
members through the Newsletter Vol 35 No 1 April ndash June 2009 The Convenor IMPC 2009 added that arrangements for all the events
thscheduled to be held on 15 September 2009 at the Park Hotel Kolkata have been made in consultation with the Hony Secretary and Hony Jt Secretary
rd20 To review about the progress of the 3 Asian Mining Congress ndash 2010
Prof S P Banerjee was requested by the President to enlight the members of the Council about the progress so far made
rdfor 3 AMC Prof Banerjee briefed the rdCouncil about the progress of the 3
AMC He also mentioned that Ms Sandvic Asia desired to host one of the
rdDinners of 3 AMC They were strequested to host the 1 day Dinner by
the President Possibly they will agree with the proposal It was also ment ioned that IEI has given announcement in August 2009 issue of
rdtheir Newsletter about 3 AMC Both MMR and Coal Insight were also agreed to give publicity through their
rdpublications about 3 AMC President also informed that some discussions have been going on with one of the Event Management Agents who were
rdwilling to assist us for 3 AMC They gave proposal that they will bring delegates as well as new organizations apart from our targeted organizations for participation in the conference exhibition for which they will charge some percentage on their matured activities However details will be made known to the members of the Council after finalization of MOU Shri L K Bose Chairman Technical
rdCommittee of 3 AMC was requested by the President to inform the members about the status of the Technical papers etc Shri Bose informed that around 36
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
19
authors have already sent abstract of their papers and more than 40 experts were invited for contributing Technical papers
The Hony Treasurer placed a statement rdof Income and Expenditure of the 3
AMC as on date which were noted by the members
It was decided that the loan (Rs 600000-) taken from MGMI Fund for
rd3 AMC to meet the initial expenses may be refunded to MGMI Fund at an early date
Shri R K Saha Chairman Exhibition Committee was also requested by the President to let the Council Members know about the progress so far made Shri Saha informed that approximately 900 sq mt spaces have been booked so far and some negotiations were going on Shri Saha also proposed to have one Buyers Salers meet at an early date In t h i s c o n n e c t i o n a c o m m i t t e e comprising of Shri J P Goenka Shri V K Arora and Shri J P Dasgupta has been constituted who will arrange to make all the arrangements of Buyers Salers meet
30 To consider and approve the r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s o f J u d g i n g Committee for various awards and medals
The recommendations of Judging Committee for the year 2008-09 were accepted by the Council However Shri R P Ritolia Past President proposed to constitute a Search Committee for some prestigious Awards to find out suitable personnel to keep the image of the Institute He also suggested to form a Committee for overviewing the existing Systems amp Procedures and suggest for development
T h e f o l l o w i n g m e m b e r s w e r e considered
Shri N C Jha ChairmanProf Ajoy Kr Ghose Past PresidentShri R P Ritolia Past President amp
ConvenorShri V K Arora MemberShri J P Goenka Member Dr A K Moitra MemberProf (Dr) Subir Kr Mukhopadhyaya
Member
The Council is pleased to Award the Branch Activity Award to Ranchi Branch according to the activities done by the Branch during the year 2008-09 During the year 2008-09 both the Kolkata and Ranchi Branches have enrolled same number of new members So the Council is pleased to award the Membership Growth Award to both Kolkata and Ranchi Branches for enrolling highest new members during the year 2008-09
40 To consider and approve the audited accounts for the financial year ended
ston 31 March 2009
As the audited accounts were not ready it was decided to hold a Special Council
thMeeting on 5 September 2009 at 400 pm with the audited accounts for consideration
50 To appoint the Institutes Auditor for stthe financial year ending on 31 March
2010
Messrs B K Sen amp Co Chartered Accountant was re-appointed as the Auditor of the Institution for the year 2009-10 at a remuneration of Rs 3500- only
60 T o c o n s i d e r a p p l i c a t i o n s f o r Membership and membership position of the Institute
The Council approved 17 applications for membership out of which 15 were
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20
for Life Members and 02 Members
70 To elect the President of the Institute for the year 2009 ndash 2010
The name of Shri N C Jha Director (Technical) CIL and present President was proposed by Shri R K Saha Vice President and was re - elected unanimously as President of the Institute for 2009-10
80 To elect the Honorary Secretary of the Institute for the year 2009 ndash 2011
The name of Dr Debasish Sarkar General Manager NEC CIL was proposed by Shri R P Ritolia Past President and was elected unanimously as Honorary Secretary of the Institute for 2009-2011
The Council expressed their sincere thanks to Prof S C Ray Hony Secretary and appreciated for his sincere works and contribution to the Institute during his tenure as Honorary Secretary
90 Any other business with the permission of the chair
i) Consultancy ndash
Prof S P Banerjee informed that a draft Policy was circulated to all the Council Members for their suggestion He said that some suggestions have been received and some more may come The Committee will meet soon with the Draft Policy alongwith the suggestions received for finalisation
ii) Presidents Golf Tournament
It was decided that the Presidents Golf Tournament will be organized either on
th12 December 2009 at Sambalpur or on st21 January 2010 at Kolkata
iii) Photo Identity card for Life Members
Prof (Dr) Subir Kr Mukhopadhyay
proposed that a photo identity card for life members of MGMI may be introduced
It was decided that MGMI will introduce the photo identity card for life members at a cost The fee for the same will be finalized soon
The meeting ended with vote of thanks to the chair at 1800 hrs
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
The Special meeting of the Council of the Institute held at MGMI Building GN-384 Sector ndash V Salt Lake Kolkata ndash 700 091 on
thSaturday the 5 September 2009 at 400 pm with Shri N C Jha President in the Chair The meeting was attended by Shri L K Bose Shri Bhaskar Chakraborti Shri J P Dasgupta Dr Amalendu Sinha and Prof S C Ray
The President extended welcome to all members of the Council and thereafter took up the agenda
The copy of the Report of Council and Audited Balance Sheet with Income amp Expenditure Accounts for the financial year 2008-09 were distributed to the members present in the meeting President requested the members present to go through the Audited Balance Sheet with Income and Expenditure Accounts for the year 2008-09 and Auditors Report to the Members
The Members considered the Auditors Report and agreed that in future we should try to implement the suggestions given by the Auditor There was lengthy discussion on the
stBalance Sheet as on 31 March 2009
The Members considered and recommended the same to the General Body for adoption
The meeting was ended with Vote of thanks to the Chair at 1800 hrs
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23
Dr Kaushik Dey MMGI is now Assistant Professor Department of Mining EngineeringIndian School of Mines UniversityDhanbad 826 004
Shri SV Ram Mohanm MMGI is now Dy CMESAM Chhattarpur Sub Area Patherkhera Area WCL ATPO Shbhapur Colony Type IV Qr No 20 Pathakhera 460 449 Dist Betul MP
Shri Tushar Kant Mishra MMGI is now Materials Management Division Coal India
rdLtd Coal Bhawan Annexe 3 Floor 10 NS Road Kolkata 700 001
Shri Deepak Pandey MMGI is now Sub Area Manager Bunglow D-1 Chankapur Officers Colony PO Silewara Colliery WCL Dist Nagpur MS
Shri Sunit Kumar Banerjee MMGI is now Manager(Projects) Gugro Geotech Pvt Ltd Plot No51 Sector ndash6 Sanpada Navi Mumbai 400 705
Prof DD Mishra MMGI is now at 4 Arya Bhumi PO Potia Bhubaneshwar 751 031Orissa
News About Members
Shri BP Sinha MMGI is now Controller of Mines Indian Bureau of mines 29 Industrial suburbs II Stage Tumkur Road Gorguntapalayam Yashwantpuram Bangalore 560 022
Prof Arvind Kumar Mishra MMGI is now Associate Professor Department of Mining Engineering Indian School of Mines university Dhanbad 826 004 Jharkahand
Shri AK Jain MMGI is now Dy HCG Co Office of the CGM NEC CIL PO Margherita Dist Tinsukia Assam 786 181
Shri Pallab Kumar Banerjee Life Member of MGMI is now at 1 Atlantic Place Manukau City Auckland ndash 2105 New Zealand
Shri Satyesha Simha MMGI is now Dy GM(Sales) BEML Ltd Marketing HQ
thUnity Buildings 5 Floor JC Road Bangalore 560 002
Shri Sunil Kumar Singh MMGI is now Project Officer Kuju-Pundi Project PO Kuju Colliery Dist Ramgarh Jharkhand ndash 825 316
In a day when you dont come across any problem you can be sure that you are travelling in a wrong path
- Swami Vevekananda
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24
New Members
As Life Member
1 Shri C V VENKATESWARLU BE (Electrical) M Tech (Mining Machinery) PG ndash DipDy Chief Engineer (EampM) WCL Flat No F-2 Shakti Apartments Plot No 19A Hill Road Gandhi Nagar Nagpur ndash 440010
2 Shri Utpal Kumar Dey B Sc Engg M Tech Ph D (Mining Engineering) Professor B I T Sindri Head Deptt Of Mining Engineer PO Sindri Institute Dist Dhanbad Jharkhand ndash 828123
3 Shri Girijesh Kumar B Sc Geology M Sc Geology Ph D Geology Professor B I T Sindri Head Department of Geology PO Sindri Institute Dist Dhanbad Jharkhand ndash 828123
4 Shri Pramod Kumar Singh M Sc Geology Ph D Geology Lecturer BIT Sindri Department of Geology B I T Sindri Dhanbad Jharkhand
5 Shri Baidya Nath Roy B Sc Engg M Sc Engg (Metallurgical) Lecturer BIT Sindri Metallurgical Engineering Deptt PO Sindri Institute Dist Dhanbad Jharkhand ndash 828123
6 Shri Abhai Pratap Singh B Sc(Mining) Chief General Manager (Production)D-2F-2 Govinda Gourkhede Compl Seminary Hills Nagpur ndash 440006
7 Shri Ranendra Chouksey B E (Mining) Superintendent of Mines WCL C-43 Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440001
8 Shri Om Prakash Verma B Sc Superintendent (Survey) 4 M B Town Bandhunagar Jhingabai Takli Koradi Road Nagpur ndash 440030
9 Shri Mahendra Kumar Gupta Dip in Mech Engg AMIE Dy Chief Engineer (Excv) WCL A-206 Triveni Apartments KT Nagar Katol Road Nagpur ndash 440013
10 Shri Akhilesh Pandey Diploma (Mining) Chief Mining Engineer (Prod) WCL CME
th(OC) 5 floor Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur -440001
11 Shri Kaushal Kishore Sharan B Sc (Hons) Mining Engineer Director Technical (Retd) WCL 301A Sri Manohar Apartment Clark Town Nagpur ndash 440004
12 Shri Mahendra Kumar Gupta Dip in Mech Engg AMIE Dy Chief Engineer (Excv) WCL A-206 Triveni Apartments KT Nagar Katol Road Nagpur ndash 440013
13 Shri Ashok Kumar Singh B Sc (Part ndash I) Superintendent (Survey) WCL Duplex No 54 M B Town Koradi Road Zinga Bai Takli Nagpur ndash 440030
14 Shri Amitabh Singh Engg amp Management Dy CME WCLQr No D5 Rescue Station Colony Indora Complex WCL Near Power Grid PO Uppalwadi Nagpur ndash 440026 (MS)
15 Shri Basant Agnihotri B E (Mech) SE (Excavation) WCL B- 202 Radha Palace Dhantoli Abyankar Road Nagpur ndash 440012 (MS)
16 Shri Sushanta Banerjee L Mining EnggMBA Chief Mining Engineer WCL Production Department WCL (Hq) Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440001
17 Shri Achuth Vinay Anand Diploma in Mining amp Mine Surveying Partner Director Technical Explotechnique
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25
st th1643 1 Floor Shanthala Plaza 14 thCross 8 Main Malleshwaram Bangalore
ndash 560003
18 Shri Ranjan Kumar Sinha B Tech (H) Mining Controller of Mines Indian Bureau of Mines CPWD Qr No 33 Type ndash V Seminary Hills Nagpur ndash 440006
19 Shri Ranjan Sahai B Tech (H) Mining Chief Controller of Mines Indian Bureau of Mines Type ndashV Flat ndash 6 CPWD Colony Seminary Hills Nagpur ndash 440006
20 Shri Tirth Nath Jha B Tech (Mining) PGDISM M Tech (Ind amp Engg Mgmt) General Manager WCL WCL Kanhan Area PO Dungaria- 480553 Dist Chhindwara (MP)
21 Shri GEDI Vijaybhaskar Reddy Dip in Mining Superintendent of Mines WCL 48 Swamy Colony Phase ndash 8 Near Aakar Nagar PO Gittikadan Nagpur ndash 13
22 Shri V K Gupta B Tech (Mining) Chief Mining Engineer WCL D-17 Koyla Vihar Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash (MS)-440001
23 Shri Anjan Chatterjee B Sc (Engineering) MBA Superintending Engineer (Env) WCL Environment
thDeptt 9 Floor Coal Estate Civil LinesNagpur ndash 440001 MS
24 Shri Ajay Kumar Pandey B Tech (Mining) Dy General Manager (Mining) Pandey Muhalla ASGirls School Road Hirapur PO amp Dist Dhanbad -826001
25 Shri Kinnera Raja Sekhar BE(Mining)MBA(Marketing) Superintendent of Mines WCL Flat No 203 Udhav Appartment Opp Powergrid Angulimal NagarPO Uppalwadi Nagpur 400 026 (MS)
26 Shri Sudhakar Rao Sreeram Degree in Mining FCC Superintendent of Mines WCL C-11 Walni colony Th Saoner Dist Nagpur 441 504
27 Shri Haridas Krishna Ghanvat MSc(Env) Superintending Engg(Env) WCL 7172 Ujwal Nilayam B-302 Khamla Road Malviya Nagar Khamla Nagpur 440 025 MS
28 Shri Balakishan Chandora BE(Mining) Chief Mining Engineer WCL D-114 Koyla Vihar Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur 442 001
29 Shri Asok Chandra Ray BE(Civil) Grad ndash IE PGDBM(Fin) OSD(ENV)WCL F-201 Ashirwad Apartment Mankapur Behind Safeway Motors Lumbini Nagar Nagpur 440 030
30 Shri Kaushik Chakraborty BTech(Min) MTech(Mine Planning)Dy Chief Mining Engineer WCL Flat ndash 102 Naniks Ashtavinayak Prerna Opp Power Grid Colony Nari Ring Road PO Uppalwadi Nagpur 440 026
31 Shri KS Narayana Dip in Mining Engineer Chief Mining Engineer WCL D-210 Koyala Vihar Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur 440 001
32 Shri Anupam Nandi BTech(Min) Dy Controller of Mines amp Officer in charge Indian Bureau of Mines 318B Road No 3 Ashok Nagar Ranchi 834 002 Jharkhand
33 Shri Debasis Biswas BE(Mining) Chief Mining EngineerWCL Flat No 607 Building A-1 Forest Deptt Co-operative Housing Society Seminary Hills Nagpur
34 Shri Subhash Ramkrishna Bhandare BE(Hons)(Mining) Supdt Of Mines WCL A-9S-4 Govinda Gourkhede
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Complex Seminary Hills Hajaripahad Road Nagpur 440 006
35 Shri Satish R Gabale BE(Mining) Supdt of Mines WCL Flat No B101 Ganesh Gavri Apptt Near Sawarkar Square Nagpur -400 015
36 Shri Dipankar Mukherjee BE(Mining) supdt of Mines WCL Plot-28 Friends Colony PO Katol Road Nagpur 440 013
37 Shri Pradeep Deshmukh BE(Mining) Supdt of Mines WCL 16 Shamane Layout Near Gajanan Temple Trimurti Nagar Nagpur 440 022
38 Shri Partha Pratim Adhikary Btech(Hons)(Mining Engg) WCLD-8 Indora Housing Complex WCL Colony(Near Power Grid) Nagpur(MS)
39 Shri Somyajit Mukherjee MTech(Appl Geol) PhD(Geol) Sr Lecturer IIT Bombay Deptt Earth Sciences IIT Bombay Powai Mumbai 400 076 MS
As Member
1 Shri Satyendra Parasanath Pandey Dip in Mining IInd class Certi FCC Dy Chief Mining Engineer WCL D19 WCL Rescue Colony Kalpana Nagar PO Uppalwadi Nagpur ndash 440026
2 Shri Prashant Kumar Singh B E Mining Superintendent of Mines WCL 36 M B Town PO Zingabai Takli Koradi Road Nagpur ndash 440030
3 Shri Vivek Kumar Sharma M Tech (Applied Geology) Dy Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC
thLtd4 floor Khanij Bhawan 10-3-311A Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad
4 Shri Subrata Chatterjee B E (Mech) MBA Business Development Manager 4 Dr Satyananda Roy Road Kolkata ndash 700029
5 Md Nasim Ansari M Tech (Applied Geology) Dy Manager (Geology) Laxmivasi Tower Flat No 205 Attapur Tejaswari NagarHyderbad
6 Shri Rajesh Kumar Sharma M Sc (Earth Science) B Sc (Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad - 500 028
7 Dr Nilay Sharma Ph D Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad - 500 028
8 Shri Amit Kumar Saw M Sc Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad - 500 173(AP)
9 Shri Sanjay Kumar Choudhary M Sc (Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad - 500 028
10 Shri Chandra Bhushan Verma M Tech (Applied Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC
thLtd4 floor10-3-31 Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad - 500 173
11 Shri Buddha Priya Mahudwale B E st(Mining) PG Dip 1 Class Certificate
holder Manager (Mining) Resource thPlanning deptt 4 Floor NMDC Ltd
Khanij Bhavan Masab Tank 10-3-311A Hyderbad ndash 500173
12 Shri Basant Rath M Sc (Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) NMDC R amp D Centre Habsiguda Uppal Road Hyderabad
13 Shri Jaykumar Jagdish Singh Dip Mining Graduate DMM Asstt Survey Officer WCL Production Department WCL (Hq) Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440001
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14 Shri Parag Madhukarrao Tadlimbekar BSc MSc (Geo) B Ed Sr Technical Assistant (Geology) Indian Bureau of Mines Technical Secretary Section IBM
ndIndira Bhawan 2 floor D-Block Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440102 MS
15 Shri NK Dhawan BSc(H)(Mining Engg) General Manager NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad 500 173
16 Dr DN Subramanyam MScPhD Asstt Manager(Geo) NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad 500 173
As Donor Member
1 Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research Barwa Road Dhanbad ndash 826015
Jharkhand
HEALTH TITBIT
Going on fruits as snacks
Fruits have skins and are actually like naturersquos ready-packed snacks The juice and the flavour is all held in tightly until you are ready and with most fruits after washing even the skin can be eaten A red apple has different health giving qualities from a green apple too There are many salad combinations which are worth trying Iceberg lettuce and a tomato is better than nothing but try to use the deeper green or red lettuce dark-green water-cress two or three grated brussel sprouts or some finely cut spring cabbage Dark-green leaves should form the basis then build with a selection of other colours carrots peppers radishes and others It can be differently beautiful every time but big
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
28
News Update
1 Arrow works with ONGC on CBM
Arrow Energy has signed an agreement with Indian Govt-owned ONGC Limited to cooperate in Coal Bed Methane (CBM) exploration and development The focus of the memorandum of Understanding is potential cooperation on existing ONGC blocks from previous CBM licence rounds in India together with possible cooperation in certain Australian acreage The companies are now formulating specific commercial agreement on defined CBM assets
(Source Asia Miner)
2 Thriveni ventures overseas for coal
After years of involvement with the Indian mining industry Thriveni Earthmovers expects to begin exporting coal this year from its coal project at Jumbi in Indonesia The company obtained the Jumbi project in 2008 as its first overseas coal venture and has been ramping up towards commercial production this year The primary aim of the project is to be reliable source of coal to overseas companies who rely on coal as the critical material for their operations Thriveni provides low cost turnkey mining solution that facilitates development on a major scale
(Source Asia Miner)
3 ECL to raise underground coal production output to 12 mt
Eastern Coalfields Ltd proposes to enhance its underground coal production from 85 million tonne (mt) to 12 mt in the next two years through infusion of mass production technologies Accordingly the company recently awarded two contracts worth Rs 100 crore to Joy Engineering of UK for supply of
continuous mining equipment and operation and maintenance of the same on riskgain basis The tenders for more continuous miners and long-wall mining equipments worth Rs 350 crore approximately will be invited soon
(Source Infrastructure Today July 2009)
4 Indias first coal gasification project to take off
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) is getting ready to start the gas production at Indias first Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) project on pilot basis This project is to be carried out at Vastan lignite block near Surat in Gujarat It is estimated that the field will produce about 55 lakh cu m of synthetic gas per day by 2010 end After this project is successful ONGC aims to begin with the commercial production by producing about 2 billion cu m of the synthetic gas per annum from this field by 2013-14 This will require an investment of about Rs1000-2000 crore and the field has enough reserves to last for about 30-40 years Along with the Vastan block ONGC is also plans to set up a UCG project at Bhavnagar in Gujarat and Rajasthan
(Source Infrastructure Today Sept09)
5 Bhutan Minerals Exploration
August 2009 - Oil in the Bangtar area under Samdrupjongkhar dzongkhag copper gold and silver in the black mountain area of central Bhutan and tungsten in Sarpang are the potential minerals an American businessman J Matthew Fifield has offered to prospect for and if found viable then extract them He has also proposed that he be given mineral exploration rights for the whole of Bhutan after which he would get a group of American investors to invest in Bhutans mining sector in
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29
a big way J Matthew Fifield is a managing director in an international mining company Clien and also sits on the boards of other international energy companies The department of geology and mines (DGM) under the ministry of economic affairs and Druk holdings investment (DHI) have so far expressed interest in the proposal and are in the process of studying it ldquoJ Matthew Fifield approached us through DHI around five months ago saying that he was interested in the mineral exploration and extraction and so we provided him with all past mineral exploration reports and geological data on Bhutanrdquo said DGMs chief geologist and acting director general
(Source geologycom)
6 India - Vedanta Acquires Goa Assets
SESA GOA Limited a majority-owned subsidiary of Vedanta Resources has purchased the Goa iron ore assets of the Dempo Group for Rs 1750 crores (US$368 million) The assets include mining leases rights and related infrastructure in Goa Funding the transaction out of its existing cash resources Sesa acquired VS Dempo and Co which holds 100 of Dempo Mining Corporation and 50 of Goa Maritime VS Dempo owns or has the rights to mineable reserves and resources estimated at 70 million tonnes of iron ore in Goa Its Goa mining assets also includes processing plants barges jetties trans-shippers and loading capacities at Mormugoa port It produced 394 million tonnes of iron ore and sold 436 million tonnes in the year ended March 31 2009 and is one of the largest exporters of iron ore from Goa Vedantas chairman Anil Agarwal says ldquoWe are highly delighted with this opportunity to consolidate our iron ore business The integration of Sesa and VS Dempos operations will achieve great synergyrdquo
(Source Asia Miner Aug09)
7 Mercury Pollution
Coal-fired power plants emit trace amounts of mercury Some of this airborne mercury ends up in lakes and rivers ndash and accumulates there long term Fish at the top of the food chain can accumulate damaging amounts of mercury because they eat smaller fish who have eaten smaller fish and the amount of mercury in their bodies can build up to toxic levels over time Mercury also makes its way into every aquatic ecosystem through the hydrologic cycle USGS published a study that examined mercury in top-predator fish bed sediment and water from streams across the United States There were many mercury mines in Oregon in the early 1900s The miners dug up the ore heated it and then cooled the vapors to condense the liquid mercury Now a century later some sites in the Ochoco National Forest and on private lands remain contaminated from these activities
(Source geologycom)
8 Northern Indias Water Supply Depletion by Human Activity
A satellite monitoring detecting areas of ground water depletion observed that much of northern India is dependent upon a reliable supply of groundwater for public use and irrigation In this study groundwater levels were monitored by processing gravity data collected by a NASA satellite over a six-year period Maps of the data revealed significant groundwater level declines in the northern Indian states of Rajasthan Punjab and Haryana In these areas rapid population growth economic development and groundwater-based irrigation are placing increasing demands on water supplies The accelerating rate of water use is unsustainable and could lead to a collapse in the agricultural system
(Source Publication from an August 2009 press release by NASA geologycom)
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30
9 Muscular swimmer was one of last dinosaurs
Recently discovered duck-billed hadrosaur thrived on many continents One of the last non-avian dinosaurs on Earth was a muscular swimming duck-bi l led species that paleontologists recently discovered in Spain according to a new study that has been accepted for publication in the journal Comptes Rendus Palevol Co-author Jose Ignacio Canudo told Discovery News that the hadrosaur Arenysaurus ardevoli meaning sand dinosaur lived just a few thousand years before the KT boundary This was the event 655 million years ago that wiped out all of the worlds dinosaurs save for a group of carnivorous dinosaurs that evolved into birds
(Source geologycom News)
10 Coal mine owners need 26 in venture
June 27 2009 Steel cement or power companies that sit on captive coal mines will have to own a minimum 26 percent equity in their mining ventures according to the new guidelines approved by the government for mining of coal from captive blocks The government currently allows 100 percent foreign direct investment (FDI) in exploration or mining of coal and lignite for captive consumption of iron steel and cement producers While this policy would remain unchanged the captive block owners will have to maintain beneficial ownership in their mining operations According to the proposed changes the approved end user company (engaged in making cement steel or power) will have to maintain at least a 26 percent equity ownership in an associated coal company subsidiary) formed for supplying coal on an exclusive basis to it The captive coal block owner will have to maintain 51 percent equity in the subsidiary coal company in case the mining company does not have an exclusive coal supply arrangement with the
parent In case a coal block is jointly owned equity participation in the joint venture company shall be made directly by owners and not through their subsidiary The proposed regulations have specified that in case the company to whom the captive block has been awarded is also a holding company it would have to maintain at least 51 percent equity in its subsidiary company engaged in approved end uses (making cement steel or power) It would however need to have just 26 percent equity in the second subsidiary company engaged in coal mining provided the entire output is supplied exclusively to the holding company Independent coal and lignite mining companies could also be allocated captive blocks on the condition that they enter into firm supply contracts for coal at the application stage itself according to the proposed guidelines Such companies would not be allowed to enter into fresh agreements with new end-use companies subsequent to award of the coal block
(Source The Economic Times)
11 Private investment in coal sector
June 17 2009 The coal sector is set to open to private investment
We are not averse to open commercial coal mining to private sector players However a decision will be taken after building consensus over the reform proposal said minister of state for coal (independent charge) Sriprakash Jaiswal At present the government has monopoly over coal mining through state-run companies such as Coal India Ltd
(Source The Economic Times)
12 India Seeks to Invest in Australian Coal
SYDNEY -- Indias coal minister and the chairman of the countrys biggest coal miner said Thursday that India is considering
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
31
securing coal properties in Australia to plug projected gaps in the nations supply of coal The comments indicate that the current wave of foreign investment in Australias natural resources wont be limited to China Australia is known to be a country with high quality thermal coal and metallurgical coal properties India Minister of State for Coal Sriprakash Jaiswal told reporters India considers Australia as an important destination to look for coal properties he said As one of the worlds fastest growing economies India currently has to import coal because it doesnt produce enough to meet increasing demand Australias massive coal resource has become the subject of a flurry of international deal activity with Chinas Yanzhou Coal Mining Co Ltd having already
launched a A$354 billion takeover offer for Australian coal miner Felix Resources Ltd Taking equity stakes in existing companies and in return having a coal supply agreement for a certain quantity of coal could be one format Mr Bhattacharya said The other format could be joining in mining so the expansion programs of the existing companies or taking absolutely greenfield properties and going ahead on doing mining Mr Bhattacharya said the company which is also investigating investment opportunities in the US Indonesia and South Africa could easily pay $1 billion to $15 billion on investments and would consider spending more
(SourceWall Street JournalSeptember 032009)
HEALTH TITBIT
Hot tea hot coffee increases risk of cancer
Tea has been touted for its potential health benefits for millennia but new research shows if you drink it too hot you may end up increasing your risk for esophageal cancer
A new study published in the British Medical Journal has revealed that drinking steaming hot tea is actually linked with an eight-fold increased risk of cancer of the food tube or the oesophagus According to lead researcher Reza Malekzadeh of the Tehran University of Medical Sciences in Iran ldquoInforming the population about the hazards of drinking hot tea may be helpful in reducing the incidence of oesophageal cancerrdquo To be specific people who drank their tea less than two minutes after it was it four or more minutes after pouring
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
33
NOVEMBER 2009
10-13 NINTH INTERNATIONAL MINE VENTILATION CONGRESS at New Delhi India Hotel Crown Plaza Contact Department of Mining Engineering Indian School of Mines University Dhanbad ndash 826 004 Prof D C Panigrahi Convenor amp head Deptt email-
th15 November Sunday International Symposium ldquoEmerging Challenges for Metals and Materials Engineering amp Technologyrdquo and Metals Minerals Manufacturing Exp 2009 Organized by Indian Institute of Metals in association with TMS amp ASM International USA Contact TAFCON C-60 Nizamuddin East New Delhi ndash 110 013 India Ph- 91 ndash 11 ndash 46198000 24352141 Email ndash
Pankaj 09810038063
th16-19 November 2009 MPES 2009 ndash 18 International Symposium on Mine Planning amp Equipment Selections at Banff Alberta Canada For further details Contact Dr Raj K Singhal PO Box 68002 Crow Foot Postal Outlet 28 Crowfoot Terrdce NW Calgery Alberta T3G 1YO Canada Fax ndash 403-241 ndash 9460 email ndash singhal shawca website httpwwwmpes-cami-swempcom
10 - 13 November 2009 the 34th Indonesian Geophysicist Conferences at Jogjakarta Indonesia Conferences on Earth Sciences held by Indonesian Geophysicist Association 2009 Organized by Indonesian Geophysicists A s s o c i a t i o n ( H A G I ) Deadline for abstractsproposals 15 July 2009 W e b s i t e
dc_panigrahiyahoocoinwww9thimvcorg
metallurgytafconcom wwwmetals2009in
h t t p p i t 3 4 h a g i w e b i d
Upcoming Events
C o n t a c t n a m e W i w i t S u r y a n t o Check the for latest details
17 - 18 November 2009 Mining the Isa Mount Isa Queensland Australia Mining the Isa 2009 will not only features presentations from all the key established mining companies in the Mount Isa region but also unique sessions dealing with the other essential aspects essential for successful operation in the area Organized by IIR Conferences Deadline for abstractsproposals Not available Website lt gt Contact name James Stackhouse
Check the for latest details
DECEMBER 2009
4-6 Twenty-first National Convention of Mining Engineers on Technological Advancement in Mining Industry Udaipur Contact The Honorary Secretary IEI Udaipur Local Centre 128 Hiran Magri Sector 11 Opp Central Excise Udaipur 313002 P h 0 2 9 4 - 2 5 8 3 7 0 2 e - m a i l ndash
W e b
10-13 2009 Twenty fourth Indian Engineering Congress at Mangalore Theme ldquoNat ional Growth and Secur i ty ndash Technological Challengesrdquo organised by The Institute of Engineers (India) Mangalore Local
thCenter Contact The organizing Secretary 24 Indian Engineering Congress The Institute of Engineers (India) Mangalore Center NITK Surathkal Mangalore 575 025 Karnatak Ph (0824) 247400 Extn 3759 (O) e-mail lt gt
event website
httpwwwiircomauisa
event website
i n s t i _ o f _ e n g y a h o o c o i nwwwieiudrorg
i e i c o n g r e s s n i t k a c i nltieicongressnitkgmailcomgt
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26-27 All India Seminar on ldquoSatellite Communication and Remote Sensing Technologies for Social Developmentrdquo at Jaipur Contact The Honorary Secretary IEI Rajasthan State Centre Gandhi Nagar Tonk road Jaipur ndash 302 015 Ph ndash (0141) 27063272700413 e-mail ndash
JANUARY 2010
11 - 13 January 2010 CERIE2010 Sylhet Bangladesh Organized by Shahjalal University of Science amp Technology Deadline for bstractsproposals 15 September 2009 W e b s i t e lt gtContact name Dr Mohammad Iqbal
Check the for latest details
FEBRUARY 2010
th4-7 6 International Dyke Conference Contact Prof Rajesh K Srivastava Deptt of Geology BHU IT Varanasi 221 005
4 - 5 February 2010 Conference on ldquoProcessing of Industrial Minerals 2010rdquo at Istanbul Turkey Website
Contact name Dr Barry WillsAlthough there are many
rscieirscorgwwwieirscorg
httpwwwsust edu~cerie2010
event website
httpwwwmin-ngcompim10indexhtml
operations worldwide treating a wide range of industrial minerals processing problems are often similar The aim of this conference is therefore to bring together operators and scientists below one roof Organized by MEI
MARCH 2010
March 9 2010 8th Annual Investing in African Mining Seminar in Toronto In addition to our seminar we offer mining c o m p a n i e s s e r v i c e p r o v i d e r s a n d governments shared booth space at the PDAC trade show and participation in the Canada-South Africa Chamber of Business 11th A n n u a l M i n i n g B r e a k f a s tDownload the
for details
AUGUST 2012
2 - 10 August 2012 34th International Geological Congress a t Brisbane Q u e e n s l a n d A u s t r a l i a W e b s i t e
Contact name Liz Cuffe Under the theme ldquoUnearthing our Past and Futurerdquo the IGC will showcase the Oceania regions geoscience strengths innovations and natural wonders through an exciting range of pre and post Congress field trips Organized by Australian Geoscience Council
Toronto 2010 Participation Packages Brochure
httpwww34igcorg
1 Three sentences for getting success ndash a Know more than othersb Work more than othersc Expect less than others
- William Shakespeare
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
22
Contined from Last issue mdash
POSSIBLE MARKETS FOR INDIAN ORES
Japan is the most obvious market for Indiarsquos high-grade hematites but if this outlet is to be developed India will require some freight advantage in order to compete with the ore from Johore which is almost as good as the best-grade Indian ore It is conveniently situated for export and is considerably nearer to Japan than is India The Borneo and Philippine ores are also favourably situated for the Japanese market but they would require nodulising before export and even then would be of lower iron content than Indian ores and also more aluminous
As regards exporting ore from India to Europe if high-class coking coals are later on imported from the United Kingdom to assist in smelting Indiarsquos ore the return freight might well be partly made up of Indian iron-ore but it is more likely to be Indian pig-iron (which is probably the cheapest pig in the world) or Indian s tee l In a recent personal communication Mr C P Perin wrote
lsquoFrom my general knowledge of the worldrsquos iron-ore resources I feel very strongly that in years to come the exports of steel from India will be as important as he present exports of jutersquo
It seems to me doubtful if we shall import much high-grade coal or coke from Europe for use in smelting iron-ore for a very long time to come The Indian ores are very high in iron and often contain about as much alumina as silica The high ash of the Indian coke provides a good deal of the slag of the blast-furnace and tends to raise the silicaalumina ratio of the slag If the slag volume were to be reduced
75 years Ago
much below the present practice by the introduction of low-ash coke which might not improvendashor might even worsenndashthe silicaalumina ratio of the slag it would not be possible to hold the sulphur in the slag There would be no sense in cutting the ash of the coke down if we had to add silica-rock to the furnace charge in order to obtain a suitable slag volume and analysis On that account apart from the question of cost it seems very doubtful if European high-grade coal or coke can be imported for use in Indian blast-furnaces in the near future
On reviewing the whole of the evidence I find no grounds for believing that any large export trade in Indian iron-ore is likely to develop in he next decade or so The two main possible marketsndashJapan and Western Europendashcan obtain sufficient supplies of high-grade ore for their needs from sources considerably nearer than India To some this may seem a pessimistic conclusion others may have a sentimental feeling that it is better to reserve Indiarsquos iron-ores for smelting in Indiarsquos own furnaces I have tried to come to an unprejudiced conclusion drawn from the available evidence I feel that I have assembled rather a mountain of facts and statistics for the production of a lamentably small mouse of a conclusion It would have been much more spectacular if I could have prophesied argosies carrying Indiarsquos ore to European or Japanese ports within five or six yearsrsquo time but this seems to me not possible Twenty or thirty years hence there may be a different tale to tell but by that time it is not likely that any-one will be turning back to old presidential addresses in order to find out what Mr President said in 1934
Presidential Address by Mr F G Percival PhD (London) B Sc (London) FGS
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
8
M G M I as per the tradition organized a workshop preceding AGM of the Institute on
th15 September 2009 at Park Hotel Kolkata The topic was quite contemporary entitled Indian Mining Sectors Policies and Constraints
Objective of this workshop was to bring together those who are instrumental in framing the policies and guidelines and those who follow these for exploration and exploitation of mineral including coal oil and gas It was also aimed to have interaction of learned delegates and invitees with the speakers so as to bring out highlights and lacuna of the policies and guidelines and to make them more industry friendly
The workshop was very well attended (about 100 delegates) Speakers were eminent personalities holding offices of distinction and directly concerned with the topic of the workshop
The workshop was inaugurated by Dr A K Sarkar Director (Marketing) Coal India Ltd The technical session was presided over by Sri R P Ritolia Immediate Past President and former CMD- CCL
Altogether five papers were presented which are as follows
1 National Mineral Policies and Role of G S I By Dr Balaram Chattopadhaya D D G G S I
2 Modern Coalmining Policies for enhanced proving of coal resources By Shri Ashok Kumar Singh CMD CMPDIL
3 Captive Coal Mining Policies and Constraints By Shri D N Prasad
Director ( Tech ) Ministry of Coal Government of India
4 National Mineral Policy 2008 and the Environmental Concerns for an Expanding Mining Sector By Prof S P Banerjee Former Director ndashin - Charge Indian School of Mines Dhanbad
5 Reclamation of Mined out areas In Opencast success story in Mega Projects of South Eastern Coalfield Ltd By Shri M P Dikshit CMD SECL and Shri S C Shankar SE SECL
The first paper dwelt upon various policies that the Government of India is going to adopt to gear up and making the mining sector dynamic It was pointed out during discussion that there are many more things are desirable for quick disposal of PL ML availability of maps reports etc All these matters are being seriously examined at Governmental Levels
The second paper described various methodologies and techniques to improve exploration approach for enhanced proving of coal resources These methodologies have been spelt out by the Ministry of Coal in consultation with CMPDIL Various investors who have been allotted blocks must follow these methodologies for authenticated and better results
The third paper outlined various guidelines for accomplishing the exploration of captive coal blocks for early exploitation of the resources It is admitted that there are constraints which are likely to retard the progress that is desirable The role of State and Central Government for clearing various applications need to be more realistic and less time consuming Coal Evaluation improved
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON ldquoINDIAN MINING SECTORS POLICIES AND CONSTRAINTSrdquo
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
9
co-ordination with nodal officers of state level land acquisition environmental and forestry clearance etc are certain areas of concern
The fourth paper outlined various stipulations for environmental safeguard in the mining sectors by the Government based on recommendation of committees formed The paper pointed out necessity of streamlining forestry clearance and highlighted much improved environment management practices in the mining sectors Prof Banerjee also praised role of National Mineral Policy 2008 for its positive approach to boost mining sectors
The fifth paper was on reclamation of mined out areas and described how best reclamation can be implemented with proper approach and plan The speakers cited some examples of reclamation done successfully in the jurisdiction of SECL
Each presentation was followed by interaction with the delegates which made the workshop purposeful and interesting
A K Moitra(Convenor)
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
NB Send your e-mails on ldquoTalk Backrdquo to the Editor Please include your full name address amp telephone no not necessarily for Publication MGMI News Letter reserve the right to edit the letters for publication and reproduce then (in whole or past) in any of its print
more than seven and half years are needed for the same in India ie more than five times but let us not forget that we have to face problems of a large population which is more than five times of that of Australia but that just not justify us to spend more than three years to approve a project MGMI should move the appropriate authorities to ensure early approval or rejection of any mineral based project and
if required we may offer our expertise for making early decision
Thanking you with warm regards
Yours very sincerely
Dr Samir Dasgupta Life Member No 522-LM (1948-49)
( From the Editor The members may like to respond to the point raised by Dr Samir Dasgupta)
(Continued from Page No 7)
Talk Back
10
ndThe 52 Holland Memorial Lecture was held thon 15 September 2009 at the Park Hotel The
memorial lecture was given by Shri S J Sibal
Director General Mines Safety Dhanbad The
subject of his lecture was on ldquoChallenges of
Miens Safety ndash a Perspective for Change
Managementrdquo
In introduction he mentioned that safety at
work is still a serious problem and we are still
paying heavily for accidents both in terms of
human suffering and economic waste Hence
the endeavor to bring down the hazards by all
available means to an acceptable level must
continue to reduce the sufferings and agony of
human beings
In the lecture he also spoke on History of
human civilization and mine safety ndash the past
Absorption of safety laws into work practices
the Present Growth of mining activities and
technological advancements ndash the Future
Opencast Coal Mining UG Coal Mining
Mining Accidents Reasons why the
implementation of the procedure is not
sustained He has also mentioned some
ndHighlights of 52 Holland Memorial Lecture
probable answers ndash may be these procedures
are not adequate safe and built into the
mechanism of mineral production
lRequirement of additional resources for compliance of safety laws
lSafety motivation lAcceptance of non-compliance etc
Why we loose sight of human face of accident
he added He also put forwarded a question
that the concept of self regulation ndash is it the
solution
He has given some of his thoughts
observations suggestions etc and in
conclusion he said making change has always
been fascinating and exciting though it is a
tough and delicate activity for any
organization However Managing Change is
now not a matter of choice it becomes an
essential activity given the emerging future
challenges in the mining sector
The Lecture was attended by a sizeable
number of members and guests
If you win you need not explain hellip But if you lose you should not be there to explain
ndash Adolph Hitler
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
32
ldquoWHAT lies before us and what lies behind us is nothing compared to what lies within usrdquo Truly these jolting words of Emerson gives us the flashback of what Socrates promulgated centuries ago ldquoknow thyselfrdquo
The problem with us today is that we know very less of ourselves and thus we indulge in emulating and imitating others If one is not clear as to what exactly one wants he will start wanting what others want resulting in a ldquorat racerdquo And the repercussion of rat race is that even if you win the race you still remain a rat The multiplicity of platforms and the craze to be popular in next to no time is the trend which is the portent of a weak future generation This hurry burry will make the future dreams shattered we will have no leaders to dream in the days to come but there will remain a good chunk of puppets in few domineering hands Too many people are dreaming of some magical rose garden on the horizon rather than enjoying the one growing in their backyards Lets discover the untapped potential within us and stop following the crowd and give a second thought to our endeavours Life doesnt always give us what we ask for but it always gives us what we need Aldous Huxley always reminds me of the golden exhortation ie there is only one corner of the world you can be certain of improving and that is your own self
Yes nothing can defeat us unless we defeat ourselves Even Shakespeare in Julius Caesar points ldquoThe fault dear Brutus is not in our
SHORT ARTICLE
By VIVIAN WILSON LOBO
stars but in ourselves that we are underlingsrdquo Therefore our main task in life is to give birth to ourselves to become what we potentially are Opportunities are everywhere waiting to be discovered we have to only seek it as the saying goes a wise man makes more opportunities than he finds The journey of a thousand miles begins with just one step and that step lies within us as we often quote success is a marathon not a sprint never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat
Success cannot be granted it must be earned and for earning it we will have catwalks than cakewalks Therefore what is required today is serenity and patience to rivet ones attention on success Panic and anxiety will only bring failures along Perseverance is not a long race it is many short races one after another Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm Peace is the key with which we can focus aim and win As we sail through life let us not avoid storms and rough waters just let them pass and sail on Because a successful person is like being a goalkeeper no matter how many goals you save people will remember only the ones you missed Act as if failure is impossible Lets not be the slaves of our bitter past Lets not be the slaves of our bitter past Lets be the masters of our future Carl Jung writes ldquoYour vision will become clear only when you can look into your heart
(Reprint from a publication in Hitawada dated June 10 2009)
Peace be with you
Believing everybody is dangerous believing nobody is very dangerous ndash Abraham Lincoln
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Shri CPAmbesh (7889-LM 1998-99) former Controller General Indian Bureau of Mines passed
thaway on 4 August 2009 at Coimbtore due to kidney failure
stBorn on 1 July 1948 at Varanasi Shri
Ambesh obtained Bachelors degree in Mining Engineering from the Banaras Hindu University in 1970 He also did LLB from Nagpur University in 1992 After graduation in Mining Engineering he joined Hindustan Copper Limited and worked in the underground copper mines in Rajasthan in various capacities In his professional career he obtained First Class Mines Managers Certificate of competency (Unrestricted) Then after he joined Indian Bureau of Mines a premier mining organization under the Ministry of Mines of the Government of India He rose to the post of Controller General Indian Bureau of Mines and superannuated on
th30 June 2008
He had undergone extensive training in India and abroad in the field of mining management labour mining laws etc He is trained at ARMNIPROTS-VETMET Institute of Mine Design at Armenia USSR in the area of Mine Planning and Designing He had been to
Obituary
SHRI CPAMBESH
Australia as a technical member of the Indian Delegation in various missions He also attended the 20th World Mining Congress held at Tehran Islamic Republic of Iran
He was presented with Best Citizen of India award instituted by International Publishing House New Delhi in recognition of his exceptional caliber and outstanding achievements and contribution towards the development of mines and minerals especially metal mines and mineral legislation Shri Ambesh was a Fellow Member of the Institution of Engineers (India) Life Member of the Mining Engineers Association of India Mining Geological and Metallurgical Institute of India Indian Science Congress Association and National Institute of Small Mines Several technical publications are on his credit
He is survived by wife and two married daughters and host of relatives and friends May his soul rest in peace
Shri Kamala Kant Srivastava an active Life Member (5730-1991-92) of MGMI was born in the year 1937 He was a Mining Engineer He was engaged in WCL Nagpur and retired in July 1995 At the time of retirement he was holding the post of Chief Mining Engineer WCL Nagpur Shri Srivastava passed away on
th19 July 2009 May his soul rest in peace
Dont compare yourself with any one in this world If you do so you are insulting yourself
ndash Alen Strike
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36
MGMI Council for 2009-2010 President
NC Jha D(T) CIL
Vice-President RK Saha CMDCCL
Immediate Past President RP Ritolia Advisor (Coal) to MD Tata Steel Ltd VK Singh Former CMD NCL
Hony Secretary Dr D Sarkar GM NECCIL
Hony Jt Secretary Hony Treasurer Hony EditorPrasanta Roy Bhaskar Chakraborti BC BhattacharyaDySGPTGeolCIL Director GSI Former CGM (WBPD)
Council Members
VK Arora VP KCT KK Mishra Manager(System) CILDr JP Barnwal Head Mineral Engg RRL A Datta Former DirectorCoal Wing GSIMK Bhattacharya DyCE(System)CIL Dr AK MoitraFormer Director(SD) GSILK Bose Former ED CIL Dr VP Sinha Advisor Tata Steel LtdJP Dasgupta Former CGM(MM) CIL Prof SC Ray Former HOD IIT KgpProf(Dr) SK MukhopadhyayProfIITKgp MM Singh Former D(T)Oprn CCLJP Goenka Mg Partner NMC Dr A Sinha Director CIMFRPhalguni Guha CGMCoal Videsh CIL TK Nag Director(Tech)OpnsCCLDr AL Kundu Former Dy GM SAIL Prof T Kumar Director ISMUShri R Lochan Supdt Geol CMPDI G Dhar CGM (Corp PlangampTech) (Coordn) CIL
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
11
rdThe 103 Annual General Meeting for the year 2008-2009 of the Mining Geological and Metallurgical Institute of India was held at Park Hotel 17 Park Street Kolkata 700 016 on
thTuesday the 15 September 2009 at 4 pm with Shri NC Jha President in the Chair The meeting was attended by SShri RP Ritolia AK Singh Prof SP Banerjee Prof A K Ghose Prof GS Roonwal RK Saha MM Singh JP Goenka SR Panja AK Sen GS Ghosh Hazra AK Dasgupta NK Biswas A Prasad MK Bhattacherjee P Roy KK Mishra S Chakravorti SC Dasgupta AK Talapatra S Choudhuri Prof(Dr) SK Mukhopadhyay SN Ghosh Prof(Dr) D DebDrAK Moitra KM Agans AK Mukhopadhyay S Bandopadhyay P Choudhury S Bhattacharjee BB Das D Chakravorty PK Baranwal SK Das Gupta Kalyan SenA Mukhopadhyay S Sinha AK Nath BC Bhattacharya LK Bose P K Bhattacharjee K Banerjee AK Chaturvedi HR Surana DK Ray B Prasad MM Bhattacherjee Shilpi DN Prasad Smt S Prasad L Prasad SN Prasad SL Mehera Dr D Sarkar T Chaudhury M Kumar NP Sahu SK Das SK Basu JPDasgupta S Mookherjee S Ghosh RN Datta SK Chakraborti R K Datta BK Chakrabarti AK Ray AK Mukhopadhyay MK Mukhopadhyay AK Das JK Ghosh BN Mishra T Datta J Chandra RK Choudhary M Khasale KN Jha SK Mishra G Sharma C Singh RR Mittal B Pathak A Hussan S Chatterjee PK Jha TR Kannan HC Dahiya D Nagaralarcasan S Prasad D Sarkar SK Dutta S Ray GP Ghatak G Dhar N Kumar PK Roy Chowdhury Prof SC Ray amp others
At the outset the members mourned the sad demise of the following members by observing one-minute silence
rdHighlights of the 103 Annual General Meeting
Late Dr KP Gupta Sibdas Ghosh KC Jain SC Roy Chowdhury PR Sinha M Singh PP Jain S Roy AK Mondal N Mondal and Prof BK Kejriwal
Shri NC Jha President MGMI Chaired the Session
rd 10 The notice convening the 103 Annual General Meeting of the Institute held at Park Hotel 17 Park Street Kolkata 700
th016 on Tuesday the 15 September 2009 at 4 pm issued on August 12 2009 were taken as read
nd20 The Minutes of the 102 Annual General Meeting of the Institute held at ITC Hotel Sonar Kolkata 1 JBS Haldane Avenue Kolkata 700 046 on
thSaturday the 27 September 2008 at 4 pm were read and unanimously confirmed
30 The Councils Report Audited Balance Sheet and Statement of Income and Expenditure Accounts for the year 2008-
st2009(ended on 31 March 2009) were adopted and confirmed unanimously
40 Messrs BK Sen amp Co Chartered Accountants of 11 Old Post Office Street Kolkata 700 001 was re-appointed as the Auditor of the Institute for the year 2009-2010 at a remuneration of Rs3500- only
50 Recipients of Awards and Medals for the 2008-2009
51 Dr J Coggin Brown Memorial (Gold) Medal for Geological Sciences to Shri Akshaya Kumar Sarangi for his outstanding contribution in Geological Sciences
52 John Dunn Medal to Dr Khanindra
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
12
Pathak for his outstanding contribution in Indian Mineral Industry
53 Indranil Award for Metallurgy to Dr Shambhu Nath Prasad for his outstanding contribution in Ferrous Metallurgy
54 R P Bhatnagar Award to Shri Pradip Kumar Baranwal for his outstanding contribution in Mineral Beneficiation (Cash Rs1000-)
55 DN Thakur Award to Prof GS R o o n w a l f o r h i s o u t s t a n d i n g contribution in Earth Sciences
56 Engineering Gold Medal to Shri BN Pan for his outstanding contribution in Mining Sciences
57 Coal India Project Implementation Trophy to Chotia OCP of Prakash Industries Ltd
58 Prof SK Bose Memorial Award for excellence in teaching in Mining Engineering to Prof MA Ramlu
59 HB Ghose Award for the Manager having best Safety performance during the preceding year to Shri Chittaranjan Kumar of Sawang Underground Mine of CCL and Shri PP Gupta of Manikpur Opencast Project of SECL
510 Smt Bala Tandon Award to Prof (Dr) Debasis Deb for his outstanding contribution in upgrading the quality of life in Mining (cash Rs1000-)
511 Lala Ramkishore Singhal Award for outstanding contribution in the field of Conservation of Minerals to Prof(Dr) Subir Kumar Mukhopadhyay
512 Institutes Silver Medal to Prof(Dr) Subir Kumar Mukhopadhyay Prof (Dr) Debasis Deb and Prof(Dr) BS Sastry for their paper on ldquoDesign of a
Combined Stoping Method below an Open Pit Mine using Numerical Modeling ndash A case studyrdquo
513 MGMI Branch Membership Growth Award to MGMI Kolkata Branch and Ranchi Branch for 2008-2009
514 MGMI Branch Activity Award to M G M I R a n c h i B r a n c h for 2008-2009
Student Awards for 2007-2008
Award of Pickering Medal for the year 1981 to the Best Student of Mining Engineering of ISMU Dhanbad to Shri Mukti Pada Dikshit
515 Pickering Medal for the best student of ISM in Mining Engineering to Shri Anirban Majumdar of ISMU
516 Hayden Medal for the best student in Applied Geology to Smt Sohini Gupta of ISMU
517 Yule Medal for the best student in Mining Machinery to Shri Alok Kumar Singh of ISMU
518 Mc Nally Bharat Medal for the best student in Mineral Engineering to Shri Mahendra Singh Negi of ISMU
519 Dr Hari Narain Medal for the best student in Applied Geophysics to Smt Shilpi of ISMU
520 Oil India Medal for the best student in Petroleum Engineering to Shri Adi Anand of ISMU
521 Dr J Cogging Brown Memorial Cash Award for the best student in Geology to Shri Ankush Singh of Presidency College Calcutta(Rs500-)
522 S Lal Award for Mining Engineering to Shri Arindam Basu of BESU Shibpur
523 SCCL(Gold) Medal for the best student
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
13
in Mining Engineering to Md Naseeruddin of University College of Engineering Kakatiya University Kothagudem
524 Nava Bharat Ferro Alloys Medal for the best student in Mining Machinery to Md Naseeruddin of University College of Engineering Kakatiya University Kothagudem
525 Indranil Award for Metallurgy to Shri Aysuman Banerjee of BESU Shibpur
526 Indranil Award for Metallurgy to Shri Sudhanshu Shekhar Singh of IIT Kharagpur
527 Chandrakala Medal for Mining Engineering to Shri Tejasvi Singh Kushwaa of IIT Kharagpur
528 S m t N i r j a S a h a y M e d a l f o r MSc(Applied Geology) to Ms Khushboo Arora of IIT Kharagpur
529 Roberton Medal to the best student of Mining Engineering to Km Rashi Agarwal of BHU
530 La Touch Medal for the best student in Geology to Shri Punit Dubey of BHU
531 Hadfield Medal for the best student in Metallurgical Engineering to Shri Naman Mittal of BHU
532 Kalyan Mukherjee ldquo61 Geologyrdquo Medal for the best student in MSc (Geology) of University of Calcutta to Shri Sujoy Dasgupta
533 Presentation of Scroll of Honour to the following Life Members with 25 years Standing of Membership (1983-84)
SShri TM ChickabasaviahGP Ghatak SN Bhattacharya LK Bose AK Mukhopadhyay M Ramakrishna SP GuptaKM Agarwal AP Banerjee A Ramaswamy P Bhalla AL Kumawal P Karunesan MN Mehta PC
Tak JP Gupta CT Dave DK Sarkar RN Mishra BP Pai SK Ghosh DP Dasgupta M Jawed HN Khanna RY Kutumbe AK Tooley PM Mohnot SN Pandy SP Lahiri BJ Lakshman SK DewanGK Pradhan Sh DB Sikka GC Mittal GS Ghosh Hazra AN Singh RP Prashhara US Prasad BL Khandewal PN Singh YP Bhasin AN Bhattacharjee J K M u k h e r j e e U B Talpallikar Sourindra Chowdhuri BK Verma MGK Murthy Mahendra Pratap Singh NC Kapur KB Bhatt R Krishnan S Ghosh Tapan BiswasAngleo Condrad NK KavdiaVP KapurAV Ulabhaje HP Sengupta AK Gupta SN Verma JM Roychowdhury CK Jain HR Uppal BRS BhatnagarR Gupta B G Baliga
534 Presentation of Scroll of Honour to the following Life Members with 50 years standing of Membership (1958-1959)
SShri SB Roy SK Baksi SK Lahiri PM Chauhan BN Mukherjee
6 Shri NC Jha President delivered the Presidential Address in the meeting
7 It was announced that Shri NC Jha Director(Technical) CIL has been re-elected as President of the Institute for the year 2009-2010
8 It was also announced that Dr Debasish Sarkar GM NEC has been elected as Hony Secretary of the Institute for the years 2009-2011 Dr Sarkar conveyed his heart felt thanks to the members at the same time he expressed his sincere thanks to Prof SC Ray the outgoing Hony Secretary and appreciated for his sincere works and contribution to the Institute during his tenure as Hony Secretary
9 Dr S K Chakraborti Convenor for the election of the Council Members
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
14
declared the names who have been elected to the Council for the years 2009-2012
SShri P Roy T Kumar TK Nag R Lochan MK Bhattacharya G Dhar and KK Mishra
10 Any other matter with the permission of the Chair
There was a proposal of issuance of Photo Identity Card to the Life Members of the Institute Shri RK Saha Vice- President MGMI amp CMD CCL agreed to Sponsor the proposal and would reimburse the expenditure in this account by CCL
The President invited members present to put forward suggestions for the development of the Institute On request from the President some m e m b e r s g a v e t h e f o l l o w i n g suggestions
I) Council Meeting should not be held only in Kolkata it should be organized in different places
ii) Arrangement to be made to start some courses for continuous flow of funds
iii) Transit House of MGMI should be made functionable
iv) Ground Floor needs to be rented out
v) Effort should be made to increase of membership
vi) On Line Voting System may be introduced for Election to the Council
vii) MGMI Transactions should be enriched
11 Vote of thanks was proposed by Shri BC Bhattacharjee Meeting ended with a vote of thanks to the Chair
ATTENTION TO LIFE MEMBERS
It has been decided by the Council that a Photo Identify Card will be issued to all Life Members of MGMI All Life Members are requested to furnish the proforma given below
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 Name ( in Capital )______________________________________________
2 Membership No ________________________________________________
3 Present Address ________________________________________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
4 Date of Birth __________________________________________________
5 Blood Group __________________________________________________
Please do send 02 (two) sets of latest Stamp size coloured Photographs mentioning your name on the reverse of the photographs
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
4
Editorrsquos PageGung - ho over growth
Demand for coal is slated to reach a level of two billion tonne level by 2016-17 To fulfill this target the growth rate has to hike of 17 to 18 percent mark from the present level to 6 to 7 percent This seems to be a Herculean task if we go by the trend The following facts will show some light on it
The countrys coal production during 2008-09 was around 480 million tonne Coal Indias contribution was around 403 million tonne The balance came from SCCL and private mines Increase of import of coal has become a regular feature showing increasing trend of 10 to 15 percent every year to meet the domestic requirement
Based on overall linkages the Working Group estimates consumption of coal likely to reach the level of 750 million tonne by 2011-12 To meet the demand Coal India is expected to raise 520 million tonne and the Singerani Colloeries Company to contribute 40 million tonne and the rest would be made up by the private companies
Major reasons for coal shortage as identified by the Chairman Coal India are
lPower sector is expanding without considering source of coal
lE n o r m o u s p r o b l e m o f g e t t i n g environment and forest clearances
lThe archaic laws on different accounts creating bumps on the growth path
However to enhance the growth rate adopting new mining technologies men-friendly land acquisition policy faster exploration of the blocks and forcing the block holders for fast
development of their blocks allotted to them cannot be ignored
In this context attention of the Government is drawn to the following long standing aspects to think seriously
lMany block holders are not getting inspiration to mine coal in their blocks only for captive use Passing the bill enabling the private investors to market coal mined out from their blocks will help mitigating the situation
lArchaic law of land acquisition is being left out for amendment for decades Govt has to think seriously now under the present juncture
lA universally acceptable central policy on R amp R needs to be formulated for application country wide instead of leaving it to the State Govts to deal with
lThe process of disposing of the cases for environment and forestry clearance needs to be reformed
lMany of the 201 coal blocks allotted do not have infrastructural facility like r o a d r a i l e l e c t r i c i t y a n d communication Probably it was thought that the block holders will take initiative for the same whenever they will take up the block development Unfortunately this is also one of the reasons of delay in developing the captive blocks Before allotment the infrastructural facilities should be created in case 2 billion tonne target is to
thbe achieved by 12 plan
lThe country is having around 79 billion
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tonne of mineable proved reserves of coal It is feared that India is likely to run out of coal by 2040-41 if the demand continues to grow at the current rate The only way out is to accelerate exploration to bring major portion of the inferred and indicated quantum of the gross coal reserve of 26221 billion tonne (as on 1 April 2009) under the arena of proved reserve as early as possible It is not possible for the existing agencies eg GSI CMPDIL and MECL to do the entire job The private sector agencies must be
encouraged to join hands with the Govt agencies for the purpose This will enhance the confidence level of the block holders to come into action
One can dream to have something but one has to be gung-ho (aggressive) over it to achieve
The Editorial Committee wishes a hearty Dewali Greetings to all the readers
BCBhattacharyaHony Editor
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Kolkata Branch
th ndThe 6 Annual General Meeting of the Kolkata Branch held on 22 September 2009 elected the Executive Committee of the Branch of MGMI with the following personnel as office bearers to look after functioning of the branch
1 Chairman Dr Anupendu Gupta
2 Vice Chairman Dr Ajoy Kr Moitra
3 Hony Secretary Shri Surya Kumar Gangopadhyay
4 Hony Jt Secretary S A Sufian
5 Treasurer Dr Shyamal Chakraborti
6 Members SShri R N Datta and R K Datta
The newly elected Executive body of MGMI Kolkata Branch co-opted SShri L K Bose and J P Dasgupta as Advisors
Branch Activities
HEALTH TITBIT
Music and Mice (and humans too)
An experiment was carried out recently using mice and music One group was given ldquoclassical musicrdquo to listen to They ate well and became sleek and fat The other control group had ldquohard rock musicrdquo piped into their cage The experiment did not last long as they began o fight and eventually most of them were dead They had killed or severely injured each other The choice of music could affect humans too
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15
th6 Council Meetingth thThe 837 meeting of the Council (6 meeting of
rdthe 103 Session) of the Institute held at MGMI Building GN-384 Sector ndash V Salt Lake
thKolkata ndash 700 091 on Saturday the 18 July 2009 at 330 pm with Shri N C Jha President in the Chair The meeting was attended by Prof Ajoy Kr Ghose Prof S P Banerjee Shri R P Ritolia Shri R K Saha Shri B C Bhattacharya Shri M K Bhattacharya Shri L K Bose Shri Bhaskar Chakraborti Shri Asitabha Datta Shri J P Dasgupta Shri J P Goenka Shri Phalguni Guha Shri K K Mishra Dr A K Moitra Prof S K Mukhopadhyay Shri Prasanta Roy and Dr Debsish Sarkar
Leave of absence was granted to those who could not attend the meeting
The President then extended welcome to Prof A K Ghose Prof S P Banerjee Shri R P Ritolia Past Presidents Shri R K Saha Vice President and all other members of the Council President thereafter took up the agenda item
10 The minutes were circulated to all Council Members No written comment was received However the minutes were confirmed with the following modifications
Item No 8362 (v) The Council principally agreed and approved the recommendation of the Finance Committee about the reimbursement of actual local travelling expenses per month to the following Office Bearers for attending MGMI Office in relation to the Official work if claimed subject to the maximum of
Hony Secretary Rs 2500Hony Jt Secretary Rs1500Hony Treasurer Rs1500-Hony Editor Rs 1500
with effect from May 2009
Head Quarters Activity
Item No 83650 i) Half Day Workshop
It was decided that a half day workshop thwould be held on Tuesday the 15 September
2009 the topic being ldquoIndian Mining Sectors Policies and Constraintsrdquo Invited lectures will be delivered by 4 distinguished speakers on the subject for discussion Dr A K Moitra was unanimously chosen as Convenor of the Seminar while Shri Prasanta Roy as Co-convenor
Resolution 83610th th rdldquothe minutes of the 836 (5 meeting of the 103
rdsession) meeting of the Council held on 23 May 2009 at Kolkata be confirmed with the said modificationrdquo
11 The Council then considered the action taken report on the Minutes of the 836 meeting of the Council held on May 23 2009 at Kolkata and noted the report
Regarding guidelines for monetary rdtransaction expenditure control for 3
AMC as approved by the Council some Off ice Bearers expressed their discomfort Arising out of the situation the Council advised that the Chairman Organis ing Commit tee Hony Treasurer Co-convenor Organising Committee and the Chairman Technical Committee may discuss together and modify the guidelines as per convenience for monetary
rdtransaction for 3 AMC 2010
Item No 83670 To consider and constitute a Board of Scrutinizers to conduct the Election of Council Members for the year 2009-12
As Shri Prasanta Roy resigned from the Board of Scrutinizers to conduct the election of Council Members for the year 2009-2012 Dr A K Moitra was
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16
unanimously nominated in the Board of scrutinizers in place of Shri Prasanta Roy
20 To consider report recommendations of the Finance Committee
The recommendations of the Finance Committee were placed before the Council The Council discussed on the r e p o r t a n d a p p r o v e d t h e recommendations of the Finance Committee The recommended pay structure for the staff as well as fixation
stof pay will take effect from 1 April 2009 However if there is any further suggestion received from the Council Members on the recommendation the Finance Committee was requested to consider them and review the matter The minutes of the Finance Committee
thdated 27 June 2009 is given in Appendix I
Arising out of the discussion the Council authorized Finance Committee to overview and take controll of the financial matter and advice the Hony Secretary time to time in regard to the financial matter
The Finance Committee was also further requested to prepare a guideline f o r m o n e y t a r y t r a n s a c t i o n expenditure control for MGMI Acs and submit the same to the Council for consideration and implementation
The Hony Secretary was advised to take guidance from Finance Committee regarding financial matter which involved sizeable expenditure and was not of routine nature
The Council was informed that quotations were collected for MGMI News Letter amp Transactions and were studied by the Finance Committee Ms Lalchand Roy amp Co had quotated
the lowest price no decisions had been taken in this regard Order had been placed before it was approved by the Council Hony Editor was not aware about the process and placing of the order However performance of Ms Lalchand Roy amp Co will be accessed for next 3 months and a report will be placed before the Council
In order to streamline the system the Council directed that in future quotations for any work would be obtained in sealed cover and would be open in the presence of the bidders by the Finance Committee members to avoid any irregularity
30 To discuss about the progress of the forthcoming events of the Institute
Half Day National Workshop
The date of half day workshop has been t hchanged to 15 September 2009
th(Tuesday) instead of 12 September 2009 In workshop four distinguished speakers will be invited for giving lectures on the subject on Indian Mining Sectors Policies amp Constraints (IMPC 2009)
Holland Memorial Lecture
The Council was informed that as Shri B Muthuraman MD Tata Steel regretted that it would not be possible for him to deliver the Holland Memorial Lecture due to pre-occupation Shri S J Sibal DGMS Dhanbad has been approached
ndby the President to deliver 52 Holland thMemorial Lecture on 15 September
2009 at Park Hotel
Annual General Meeting
The venue of the AGM National Workshop and Holland Memorial Lecture will be at the Park Hotel
thKolkata on 15 September 2009
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rd40 To discuss about the progress of the 3 Asian Mining Congress ndash 2010
ndThe minutes of the 2 meeting of the Exhibition Organising Committee held
thon 18 July 2009 are given in Appendix II which provided the detailed progress
rdreport of the Exhibition of 3 AMC
Prof S P Banerjee Chairman Organising Committee while briefing the Council about the progress made referred to the last minutes of the
thOrganising Committee held on 27 June 2009 which is given in Appendix III
Prof Banerjee raised the point that the high cost items for the Congress should be identified and arrangement for procurement of these should be undertaken at the earliest In this regard he also suggested that a committee could be constituted The Council authorized him to go ahead with the proposal and if he felt that a committee was required he could constitute the same as per his choice
50 T o c o n s i d e r a p p l i c a t i o n s f o r Membership and membership position of the Institute
The Council approved 38 applications for membership out of which 23 were for Life Members 14 Members and one Donor Member
60 To consider fixation of tariff for Transit House and releasing payment of balance due to the Contractor Ms Popular Decorator
Regarding fixation of Tariff for Transit House the Council referred the matter to the Finance Committee to propose the tariff and other conditions and forward it to the Council for consideration As the Transit House has been made ready by the Contractor Ms Popular Decorator balance due to the contractor
Rs 409000 (Rupees four lakhs nine thousand) only may be released
The Council was informed that the contractor claimed that he had done some extra works on verbal order worth Rs 65000 (Rupees sixty five thousand) The Council discussed this and referred the matter to the Finance Committee to examine and recommend action to be taken by the Council on this issue
70 Any other business with the permission of the chair
I) Mode of despatch of Ballot Papers
The Council advised that all the Ballots should be sent by post to the members under certificate of posting
The meeting ended with vote of thanks to the Chair at 1830 hrs
th7 Council Meetingth thThe 838 meeting of the Council (7 meeting of
rdthe 103 Session) of the Institute held at MGMI Building GN-384 Sector ndash V Salt Lake
thKolkata ndash 700 091 on Saturday the 29 August 2009 at 300 pm with Shri N C Jha President in the Chair The meeting was attended by Prof S P Banerjee Shri R P Ritolia Shri R K Saha Shri V K Arora Shri M K Bhattacharya Shri L K Bose Shri Asitabha Datta Shri J P Dasgupta Shri J P Goenka Shri Phalguni Guha Shri K K Mishra Dr A K Moitra Prof S K Mukhopadhyay Dr Debsish Sarkar Shri Prasanta Roy Shri Bhaskar Chakraborti And Prof S C Ray
Leave of absence was granted to those who could not attend the meeting
The President then extended welcome to Prof S P Banerjee Shri R P Ritolia Past Presidents Shri R K Saha Vice President and all other members of the Council
One minute silence was observed in memory of Late Ashoke Kr Mandal Life Member Shri C P Ambesh Life Member Kamala Kanta
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
18
Srivastava Life Member and Jay Prakash Thakur Life member
President thereafter took up the agenda itemth10 To confirm the minutes of the 837
meeting of the Council held at Kolkata thon July 18 2009
The minutes were circulated to all Council Members So far no Comment was received The Council then resolved that
Resolution 83810th thThe minutes of the 837 (6 meeting of
rdthe 103 session) meeting of the thCouncil held on 18 July 2009 at
Kolkata be confirmed
11 To consider matters arising out of the minutes
The Council then considered the action thtaken report on the Minutes of the 837
thmeeting of the Council held on 18 July 2009 at Kolkata and noted the report
83811To discuss about the progress of the forthcoming events of the Institute
I) Half Day National Workshop (IMPC - 2009)
Dr A K Moitra Convenor IMPC ndash 2009 intimated about the Progress of National Workshop ndash IMPC 2009 and also submitted a statement of Income and Expenditure of IMPC ndash 2009 as on date
ii) Holland Memorial Lecture
The Convenor also informed to the Council that Shri S J Sibal DGMS Dhanbad confirmed of his acceptance to deliver the prestigious Holland
thMemorial Lecture on 15 September 2009 at the Park Hotel Kolkata
rd103 Annual General Meeting
The Honorary Secretary informed that rdthe notice for 103 Annual General
Meeting was circulated to the eligible
members through the Newsletter Vol 35 No 1 April ndash June 2009 The Convenor IMPC 2009 added that arrangements for all the events
thscheduled to be held on 15 September 2009 at the Park Hotel Kolkata have been made in consultation with the Hony Secretary and Hony Jt Secretary
rd20 To review about the progress of the 3 Asian Mining Congress ndash 2010
Prof S P Banerjee was requested by the President to enlight the members of the Council about the progress so far made
rdfor 3 AMC Prof Banerjee briefed the rdCouncil about the progress of the 3
AMC He also mentioned that Ms Sandvic Asia desired to host one of the
rdDinners of 3 AMC They were strequested to host the 1 day Dinner by
the President Possibly they will agree with the proposal It was also ment ioned that IEI has given announcement in August 2009 issue of
rdtheir Newsletter about 3 AMC Both MMR and Coal Insight were also agreed to give publicity through their
rdpublications about 3 AMC President also informed that some discussions have been going on with one of the Event Management Agents who were
rdwilling to assist us for 3 AMC They gave proposal that they will bring delegates as well as new organizations apart from our targeted organizations for participation in the conference exhibition for which they will charge some percentage on their matured activities However details will be made known to the members of the Council after finalization of MOU Shri L K Bose Chairman Technical
rdCommittee of 3 AMC was requested by the President to inform the members about the status of the Technical papers etc Shri Bose informed that around 36
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
19
authors have already sent abstract of their papers and more than 40 experts were invited for contributing Technical papers
The Hony Treasurer placed a statement rdof Income and Expenditure of the 3
AMC as on date which were noted by the members
It was decided that the loan (Rs 600000-) taken from MGMI Fund for
rd3 AMC to meet the initial expenses may be refunded to MGMI Fund at an early date
Shri R K Saha Chairman Exhibition Committee was also requested by the President to let the Council Members know about the progress so far made Shri Saha informed that approximately 900 sq mt spaces have been booked so far and some negotiations were going on Shri Saha also proposed to have one Buyers Salers meet at an early date In t h i s c o n n e c t i o n a c o m m i t t e e comprising of Shri J P Goenka Shri V K Arora and Shri J P Dasgupta has been constituted who will arrange to make all the arrangements of Buyers Salers meet
30 To consider and approve the r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s o f J u d g i n g Committee for various awards and medals
The recommendations of Judging Committee for the year 2008-09 were accepted by the Council However Shri R P Ritolia Past President proposed to constitute a Search Committee for some prestigious Awards to find out suitable personnel to keep the image of the Institute He also suggested to form a Committee for overviewing the existing Systems amp Procedures and suggest for development
T h e f o l l o w i n g m e m b e r s w e r e considered
Shri N C Jha ChairmanProf Ajoy Kr Ghose Past PresidentShri R P Ritolia Past President amp
ConvenorShri V K Arora MemberShri J P Goenka Member Dr A K Moitra MemberProf (Dr) Subir Kr Mukhopadhyaya
Member
The Council is pleased to Award the Branch Activity Award to Ranchi Branch according to the activities done by the Branch during the year 2008-09 During the year 2008-09 both the Kolkata and Ranchi Branches have enrolled same number of new members So the Council is pleased to award the Membership Growth Award to both Kolkata and Ranchi Branches for enrolling highest new members during the year 2008-09
40 To consider and approve the audited accounts for the financial year ended
ston 31 March 2009
As the audited accounts were not ready it was decided to hold a Special Council
thMeeting on 5 September 2009 at 400 pm with the audited accounts for consideration
50 To appoint the Institutes Auditor for stthe financial year ending on 31 March
2010
Messrs B K Sen amp Co Chartered Accountant was re-appointed as the Auditor of the Institution for the year 2009-10 at a remuneration of Rs 3500- only
60 T o c o n s i d e r a p p l i c a t i o n s f o r Membership and membership position of the Institute
The Council approved 17 applications for membership out of which 15 were
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
20
for Life Members and 02 Members
70 To elect the President of the Institute for the year 2009 ndash 2010
The name of Shri N C Jha Director (Technical) CIL and present President was proposed by Shri R K Saha Vice President and was re - elected unanimously as President of the Institute for 2009-10
80 To elect the Honorary Secretary of the Institute for the year 2009 ndash 2011
The name of Dr Debasish Sarkar General Manager NEC CIL was proposed by Shri R P Ritolia Past President and was elected unanimously as Honorary Secretary of the Institute for 2009-2011
The Council expressed their sincere thanks to Prof S C Ray Hony Secretary and appreciated for his sincere works and contribution to the Institute during his tenure as Honorary Secretary
90 Any other business with the permission of the chair
i) Consultancy ndash
Prof S P Banerjee informed that a draft Policy was circulated to all the Council Members for their suggestion He said that some suggestions have been received and some more may come The Committee will meet soon with the Draft Policy alongwith the suggestions received for finalisation
ii) Presidents Golf Tournament
It was decided that the Presidents Golf Tournament will be organized either on
th12 December 2009 at Sambalpur or on st21 January 2010 at Kolkata
iii) Photo Identity card for Life Members
Prof (Dr) Subir Kr Mukhopadhyay
proposed that a photo identity card for life members of MGMI may be introduced
It was decided that MGMI will introduce the photo identity card for life members at a cost The fee for the same will be finalized soon
The meeting ended with vote of thanks to the chair at 1800 hrs
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
The Special meeting of the Council of the Institute held at MGMI Building GN-384 Sector ndash V Salt Lake Kolkata ndash 700 091 on
thSaturday the 5 September 2009 at 400 pm with Shri N C Jha President in the Chair The meeting was attended by Shri L K Bose Shri Bhaskar Chakraborti Shri J P Dasgupta Dr Amalendu Sinha and Prof S C Ray
The President extended welcome to all members of the Council and thereafter took up the agenda
The copy of the Report of Council and Audited Balance Sheet with Income amp Expenditure Accounts for the financial year 2008-09 were distributed to the members present in the meeting President requested the members present to go through the Audited Balance Sheet with Income and Expenditure Accounts for the year 2008-09 and Auditors Report to the Members
The Members considered the Auditors Report and agreed that in future we should try to implement the suggestions given by the Auditor There was lengthy discussion on the
stBalance Sheet as on 31 March 2009
The Members considered and recommended the same to the General Body for adoption
The meeting was ended with Vote of thanks to the Chair at 1800 hrs
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
23
Dr Kaushik Dey MMGI is now Assistant Professor Department of Mining EngineeringIndian School of Mines UniversityDhanbad 826 004
Shri SV Ram Mohanm MMGI is now Dy CMESAM Chhattarpur Sub Area Patherkhera Area WCL ATPO Shbhapur Colony Type IV Qr No 20 Pathakhera 460 449 Dist Betul MP
Shri Tushar Kant Mishra MMGI is now Materials Management Division Coal India
rdLtd Coal Bhawan Annexe 3 Floor 10 NS Road Kolkata 700 001
Shri Deepak Pandey MMGI is now Sub Area Manager Bunglow D-1 Chankapur Officers Colony PO Silewara Colliery WCL Dist Nagpur MS
Shri Sunit Kumar Banerjee MMGI is now Manager(Projects) Gugro Geotech Pvt Ltd Plot No51 Sector ndash6 Sanpada Navi Mumbai 400 705
Prof DD Mishra MMGI is now at 4 Arya Bhumi PO Potia Bhubaneshwar 751 031Orissa
News About Members
Shri BP Sinha MMGI is now Controller of Mines Indian Bureau of mines 29 Industrial suburbs II Stage Tumkur Road Gorguntapalayam Yashwantpuram Bangalore 560 022
Prof Arvind Kumar Mishra MMGI is now Associate Professor Department of Mining Engineering Indian School of Mines university Dhanbad 826 004 Jharkahand
Shri AK Jain MMGI is now Dy HCG Co Office of the CGM NEC CIL PO Margherita Dist Tinsukia Assam 786 181
Shri Pallab Kumar Banerjee Life Member of MGMI is now at 1 Atlantic Place Manukau City Auckland ndash 2105 New Zealand
Shri Satyesha Simha MMGI is now Dy GM(Sales) BEML Ltd Marketing HQ
thUnity Buildings 5 Floor JC Road Bangalore 560 002
Shri Sunil Kumar Singh MMGI is now Project Officer Kuju-Pundi Project PO Kuju Colliery Dist Ramgarh Jharkhand ndash 825 316
In a day when you dont come across any problem you can be sure that you are travelling in a wrong path
- Swami Vevekananda
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
24
New Members
As Life Member
1 Shri C V VENKATESWARLU BE (Electrical) M Tech (Mining Machinery) PG ndash DipDy Chief Engineer (EampM) WCL Flat No F-2 Shakti Apartments Plot No 19A Hill Road Gandhi Nagar Nagpur ndash 440010
2 Shri Utpal Kumar Dey B Sc Engg M Tech Ph D (Mining Engineering) Professor B I T Sindri Head Deptt Of Mining Engineer PO Sindri Institute Dist Dhanbad Jharkhand ndash 828123
3 Shri Girijesh Kumar B Sc Geology M Sc Geology Ph D Geology Professor B I T Sindri Head Department of Geology PO Sindri Institute Dist Dhanbad Jharkhand ndash 828123
4 Shri Pramod Kumar Singh M Sc Geology Ph D Geology Lecturer BIT Sindri Department of Geology B I T Sindri Dhanbad Jharkhand
5 Shri Baidya Nath Roy B Sc Engg M Sc Engg (Metallurgical) Lecturer BIT Sindri Metallurgical Engineering Deptt PO Sindri Institute Dist Dhanbad Jharkhand ndash 828123
6 Shri Abhai Pratap Singh B Sc(Mining) Chief General Manager (Production)D-2F-2 Govinda Gourkhede Compl Seminary Hills Nagpur ndash 440006
7 Shri Ranendra Chouksey B E (Mining) Superintendent of Mines WCL C-43 Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440001
8 Shri Om Prakash Verma B Sc Superintendent (Survey) 4 M B Town Bandhunagar Jhingabai Takli Koradi Road Nagpur ndash 440030
9 Shri Mahendra Kumar Gupta Dip in Mech Engg AMIE Dy Chief Engineer (Excv) WCL A-206 Triveni Apartments KT Nagar Katol Road Nagpur ndash 440013
10 Shri Akhilesh Pandey Diploma (Mining) Chief Mining Engineer (Prod) WCL CME
th(OC) 5 floor Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur -440001
11 Shri Kaushal Kishore Sharan B Sc (Hons) Mining Engineer Director Technical (Retd) WCL 301A Sri Manohar Apartment Clark Town Nagpur ndash 440004
12 Shri Mahendra Kumar Gupta Dip in Mech Engg AMIE Dy Chief Engineer (Excv) WCL A-206 Triveni Apartments KT Nagar Katol Road Nagpur ndash 440013
13 Shri Ashok Kumar Singh B Sc (Part ndash I) Superintendent (Survey) WCL Duplex No 54 M B Town Koradi Road Zinga Bai Takli Nagpur ndash 440030
14 Shri Amitabh Singh Engg amp Management Dy CME WCLQr No D5 Rescue Station Colony Indora Complex WCL Near Power Grid PO Uppalwadi Nagpur ndash 440026 (MS)
15 Shri Basant Agnihotri B E (Mech) SE (Excavation) WCL B- 202 Radha Palace Dhantoli Abyankar Road Nagpur ndash 440012 (MS)
16 Shri Sushanta Banerjee L Mining EnggMBA Chief Mining Engineer WCL Production Department WCL (Hq) Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440001
17 Shri Achuth Vinay Anand Diploma in Mining amp Mine Surveying Partner Director Technical Explotechnique
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
25
st th1643 1 Floor Shanthala Plaza 14 thCross 8 Main Malleshwaram Bangalore
ndash 560003
18 Shri Ranjan Kumar Sinha B Tech (H) Mining Controller of Mines Indian Bureau of Mines CPWD Qr No 33 Type ndash V Seminary Hills Nagpur ndash 440006
19 Shri Ranjan Sahai B Tech (H) Mining Chief Controller of Mines Indian Bureau of Mines Type ndashV Flat ndash 6 CPWD Colony Seminary Hills Nagpur ndash 440006
20 Shri Tirth Nath Jha B Tech (Mining) PGDISM M Tech (Ind amp Engg Mgmt) General Manager WCL WCL Kanhan Area PO Dungaria- 480553 Dist Chhindwara (MP)
21 Shri GEDI Vijaybhaskar Reddy Dip in Mining Superintendent of Mines WCL 48 Swamy Colony Phase ndash 8 Near Aakar Nagar PO Gittikadan Nagpur ndash 13
22 Shri V K Gupta B Tech (Mining) Chief Mining Engineer WCL D-17 Koyla Vihar Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash (MS)-440001
23 Shri Anjan Chatterjee B Sc (Engineering) MBA Superintending Engineer (Env) WCL Environment
thDeptt 9 Floor Coal Estate Civil LinesNagpur ndash 440001 MS
24 Shri Ajay Kumar Pandey B Tech (Mining) Dy General Manager (Mining) Pandey Muhalla ASGirls School Road Hirapur PO amp Dist Dhanbad -826001
25 Shri Kinnera Raja Sekhar BE(Mining)MBA(Marketing) Superintendent of Mines WCL Flat No 203 Udhav Appartment Opp Powergrid Angulimal NagarPO Uppalwadi Nagpur 400 026 (MS)
26 Shri Sudhakar Rao Sreeram Degree in Mining FCC Superintendent of Mines WCL C-11 Walni colony Th Saoner Dist Nagpur 441 504
27 Shri Haridas Krishna Ghanvat MSc(Env) Superintending Engg(Env) WCL 7172 Ujwal Nilayam B-302 Khamla Road Malviya Nagar Khamla Nagpur 440 025 MS
28 Shri Balakishan Chandora BE(Mining) Chief Mining Engineer WCL D-114 Koyla Vihar Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur 442 001
29 Shri Asok Chandra Ray BE(Civil) Grad ndash IE PGDBM(Fin) OSD(ENV)WCL F-201 Ashirwad Apartment Mankapur Behind Safeway Motors Lumbini Nagar Nagpur 440 030
30 Shri Kaushik Chakraborty BTech(Min) MTech(Mine Planning)Dy Chief Mining Engineer WCL Flat ndash 102 Naniks Ashtavinayak Prerna Opp Power Grid Colony Nari Ring Road PO Uppalwadi Nagpur 440 026
31 Shri KS Narayana Dip in Mining Engineer Chief Mining Engineer WCL D-210 Koyala Vihar Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur 440 001
32 Shri Anupam Nandi BTech(Min) Dy Controller of Mines amp Officer in charge Indian Bureau of Mines 318B Road No 3 Ashok Nagar Ranchi 834 002 Jharkhand
33 Shri Debasis Biswas BE(Mining) Chief Mining EngineerWCL Flat No 607 Building A-1 Forest Deptt Co-operative Housing Society Seminary Hills Nagpur
34 Shri Subhash Ramkrishna Bhandare BE(Hons)(Mining) Supdt Of Mines WCL A-9S-4 Govinda Gourkhede
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Complex Seminary Hills Hajaripahad Road Nagpur 440 006
35 Shri Satish R Gabale BE(Mining) Supdt of Mines WCL Flat No B101 Ganesh Gavri Apptt Near Sawarkar Square Nagpur -400 015
36 Shri Dipankar Mukherjee BE(Mining) supdt of Mines WCL Plot-28 Friends Colony PO Katol Road Nagpur 440 013
37 Shri Pradeep Deshmukh BE(Mining) Supdt of Mines WCL 16 Shamane Layout Near Gajanan Temple Trimurti Nagar Nagpur 440 022
38 Shri Partha Pratim Adhikary Btech(Hons)(Mining Engg) WCLD-8 Indora Housing Complex WCL Colony(Near Power Grid) Nagpur(MS)
39 Shri Somyajit Mukherjee MTech(Appl Geol) PhD(Geol) Sr Lecturer IIT Bombay Deptt Earth Sciences IIT Bombay Powai Mumbai 400 076 MS
As Member
1 Shri Satyendra Parasanath Pandey Dip in Mining IInd class Certi FCC Dy Chief Mining Engineer WCL D19 WCL Rescue Colony Kalpana Nagar PO Uppalwadi Nagpur ndash 440026
2 Shri Prashant Kumar Singh B E Mining Superintendent of Mines WCL 36 M B Town PO Zingabai Takli Koradi Road Nagpur ndash 440030
3 Shri Vivek Kumar Sharma M Tech (Applied Geology) Dy Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC
thLtd4 floor Khanij Bhawan 10-3-311A Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad
4 Shri Subrata Chatterjee B E (Mech) MBA Business Development Manager 4 Dr Satyananda Roy Road Kolkata ndash 700029
5 Md Nasim Ansari M Tech (Applied Geology) Dy Manager (Geology) Laxmivasi Tower Flat No 205 Attapur Tejaswari NagarHyderbad
6 Shri Rajesh Kumar Sharma M Sc (Earth Science) B Sc (Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad - 500 028
7 Dr Nilay Sharma Ph D Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad - 500 028
8 Shri Amit Kumar Saw M Sc Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad - 500 173(AP)
9 Shri Sanjay Kumar Choudhary M Sc (Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad - 500 028
10 Shri Chandra Bhushan Verma M Tech (Applied Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC
thLtd4 floor10-3-31 Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad - 500 173
11 Shri Buddha Priya Mahudwale B E st(Mining) PG Dip 1 Class Certificate
holder Manager (Mining) Resource thPlanning deptt 4 Floor NMDC Ltd
Khanij Bhavan Masab Tank 10-3-311A Hyderbad ndash 500173
12 Shri Basant Rath M Sc (Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) NMDC R amp D Centre Habsiguda Uppal Road Hyderabad
13 Shri Jaykumar Jagdish Singh Dip Mining Graduate DMM Asstt Survey Officer WCL Production Department WCL (Hq) Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440001
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27
14 Shri Parag Madhukarrao Tadlimbekar BSc MSc (Geo) B Ed Sr Technical Assistant (Geology) Indian Bureau of Mines Technical Secretary Section IBM
ndIndira Bhawan 2 floor D-Block Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440102 MS
15 Shri NK Dhawan BSc(H)(Mining Engg) General Manager NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad 500 173
16 Dr DN Subramanyam MScPhD Asstt Manager(Geo) NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad 500 173
As Donor Member
1 Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research Barwa Road Dhanbad ndash 826015
Jharkhand
HEALTH TITBIT
Going on fruits as snacks
Fruits have skins and are actually like naturersquos ready-packed snacks The juice and the flavour is all held in tightly until you are ready and with most fruits after washing even the skin can be eaten A red apple has different health giving qualities from a green apple too There are many salad combinations which are worth trying Iceberg lettuce and a tomato is better than nothing but try to use the deeper green or red lettuce dark-green water-cress two or three grated brussel sprouts or some finely cut spring cabbage Dark-green leaves should form the basis then build with a selection of other colours carrots peppers radishes and others It can be differently beautiful every time but big
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
28
News Update
1 Arrow works with ONGC on CBM
Arrow Energy has signed an agreement with Indian Govt-owned ONGC Limited to cooperate in Coal Bed Methane (CBM) exploration and development The focus of the memorandum of Understanding is potential cooperation on existing ONGC blocks from previous CBM licence rounds in India together with possible cooperation in certain Australian acreage The companies are now formulating specific commercial agreement on defined CBM assets
(Source Asia Miner)
2 Thriveni ventures overseas for coal
After years of involvement with the Indian mining industry Thriveni Earthmovers expects to begin exporting coal this year from its coal project at Jumbi in Indonesia The company obtained the Jumbi project in 2008 as its first overseas coal venture and has been ramping up towards commercial production this year The primary aim of the project is to be reliable source of coal to overseas companies who rely on coal as the critical material for their operations Thriveni provides low cost turnkey mining solution that facilitates development on a major scale
(Source Asia Miner)
3 ECL to raise underground coal production output to 12 mt
Eastern Coalfields Ltd proposes to enhance its underground coal production from 85 million tonne (mt) to 12 mt in the next two years through infusion of mass production technologies Accordingly the company recently awarded two contracts worth Rs 100 crore to Joy Engineering of UK for supply of
continuous mining equipment and operation and maintenance of the same on riskgain basis The tenders for more continuous miners and long-wall mining equipments worth Rs 350 crore approximately will be invited soon
(Source Infrastructure Today July 2009)
4 Indias first coal gasification project to take off
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) is getting ready to start the gas production at Indias first Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) project on pilot basis This project is to be carried out at Vastan lignite block near Surat in Gujarat It is estimated that the field will produce about 55 lakh cu m of synthetic gas per day by 2010 end After this project is successful ONGC aims to begin with the commercial production by producing about 2 billion cu m of the synthetic gas per annum from this field by 2013-14 This will require an investment of about Rs1000-2000 crore and the field has enough reserves to last for about 30-40 years Along with the Vastan block ONGC is also plans to set up a UCG project at Bhavnagar in Gujarat and Rajasthan
(Source Infrastructure Today Sept09)
5 Bhutan Minerals Exploration
August 2009 - Oil in the Bangtar area under Samdrupjongkhar dzongkhag copper gold and silver in the black mountain area of central Bhutan and tungsten in Sarpang are the potential minerals an American businessman J Matthew Fifield has offered to prospect for and if found viable then extract them He has also proposed that he be given mineral exploration rights for the whole of Bhutan after which he would get a group of American investors to invest in Bhutans mining sector in
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
29
a big way J Matthew Fifield is a managing director in an international mining company Clien and also sits on the boards of other international energy companies The department of geology and mines (DGM) under the ministry of economic affairs and Druk holdings investment (DHI) have so far expressed interest in the proposal and are in the process of studying it ldquoJ Matthew Fifield approached us through DHI around five months ago saying that he was interested in the mineral exploration and extraction and so we provided him with all past mineral exploration reports and geological data on Bhutanrdquo said DGMs chief geologist and acting director general
(Source geologycom)
6 India - Vedanta Acquires Goa Assets
SESA GOA Limited a majority-owned subsidiary of Vedanta Resources has purchased the Goa iron ore assets of the Dempo Group for Rs 1750 crores (US$368 million) The assets include mining leases rights and related infrastructure in Goa Funding the transaction out of its existing cash resources Sesa acquired VS Dempo and Co which holds 100 of Dempo Mining Corporation and 50 of Goa Maritime VS Dempo owns or has the rights to mineable reserves and resources estimated at 70 million tonnes of iron ore in Goa Its Goa mining assets also includes processing plants barges jetties trans-shippers and loading capacities at Mormugoa port It produced 394 million tonnes of iron ore and sold 436 million tonnes in the year ended March 31 2009 and is one of the largest exporters of iron ore from Goa Vedantas chairman Anil Agarwal says ldquoWe are highly delighted with this opportunity to consolidate our iron ore business The integration of Sesa and VS Dempos operations will achieve great synergyrdquo
(Source Asia Miner Aug09)
7 Mercury Pollution
Coal-fired power plants emit trace amounts of mercury Some of this airborne mercury ends up in lakes and rivers ndash and accumulates there long term Fish at the top of the food chain can accumulate damaging amounts of mercury because they eat smaller fish who have eaten smaller fish and the amount of mercury in their bodies can build up to toxic levels over time Mercury also makes its way into every aquatic ecosystem through the hydrologic cycle USGS published a study that examined mercury in top-predator fish bed sediment and water from streams across the United States There were many mercury mines in Oregon in the early 1900s The miners dug up the ore heated it and then cooled the vapors to condense the liquid mercury Now a century later some sites in the Ochoco National Forest and on private lands remain contaminated from these activities
(Source geologycom)
8 Northern Indias Water Supply Depletion by Human Activity
A satellite monitoring detecting areas of ground water depletion observed that much of northern India is dependent upon a reliable supply of groundwater for public use and irrigation In this study groundwater levels were monitored by processing gravity data collected by a NASA satellite over a six-year period Maps of the data revealed significant groundwater level declines in the northern Indian states of Rajasthan Punjab and Haryana In these areas rapid population growth economic development and groundwater-based irrigation are placing increasing demands on water supplies The accelerating rate of water use is unsustainable and could lead to a collapse in the agricultural system
(Source Publication from an August 2009 press release by NASA geologycom)
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30
9 Muscular swimmer was one of last dinosaurs
Recently discovered duck-billed hadrosaur thrived on many continents One of the last non-avian dinosaurs on Earth was a muscular swimming duck-bi l led species that paleontologists recently discovered in Spain according to a new study that has been accepted for publication in the journal Comptes Rendus Palevol Co-author Jose Ignacio Canudo told Discovery News that the hadrosaur Arenysaurus ardevoli meaning sand dinosaur lived just a few thousand years before the KT boundary This was the event 655 million years ago that wiped out all of the worlds dinosaurs save for a group of carnivorous dinosaurs that evolved into birds
(Source geologycom News)
10 Coal mine owners need 26 in venture
June 27 2009 Steel cement or power companies that sit on captive coal mines will have to own a minimum 26 percent equity in their mining ventures according to the new guidelines approved by the government for mining of coal from captive blocks The government currently allows 100 percent foreign direct investment (FDI) in exploration or mining of coal and lignite for captive consumption of iron steel and cement producers While this policy would remain unchanged the captive block owners will have to maintain beneficial ownership in their mining operations According to the proposed changes the approved end user company (engaged in making cement steel or power) will have to maintain at least a 26 percent equity ownership in an associated coal company subsidiary) formed for supplying coal on an exclusive basis to it The captive coal block owner will have to maintain 51 percent equity in the subsidiary coal company in case the mining company does not have an exclusive coal supply arrangement with the
parent In case a coal block is jointly owned equity participation in the joint venture company shall be made directly by owners and not through their subsidiary The proposed regulations have specified that in case the company to whom the captive block has been awarded is also a holding company it would have to maintain at least 51 percent equity in its subsidiary company engaged in approved end uses (making cement steel or power) It would however need to have just 26 percent equity in the second subsidiary company engaged in coal mining provided the entire output is supplied exclusively to the holding company Independent coal and lignite mining companies could also be allocated captive blocks on the condition that they enter into firm supply contracts for coal at the application stage itself according to the proposed guidelines Such companies would not be allowed to enter into fresh agreements with new end-use companies subsequent to award of the coal block
(Source The Economic Times)
11 Private investment in coal sector
June 17 2009 The coal sector is set to open to private investment
We are not averse to open commercial coal mining to private sector players However a decision will be taken after building consensus over the reform proposal said minister of state for coal (independent charge) Sriprakash Jaiswal At present the government has monopoly over coal mining through state-run companies such as Coal India Ltd
(Source The Economic Times)
12 India Seeks to Invest in Australian Coal
SYDNEY -- Indias coal minister and the chairman of the countrys biggest coal miner said Thursday that India is considering
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
31
securing coal properties in Australia to plug projected gaps in the nations supply of coal The comments indicate that the current wave of foreign investment in Australias natural resources wont be limited to China Australia is known to be a country with high quality thermal coal and metallurgical coal properties India Minister of State for Coal Sriprakash Jaiswal told reporters India considers Australia as an important destination to look for coal properties he said As one of the worlds fastest growing economies India currently has to import coal because it doesnt produce enough to meet increasing demand Australias massive coal resource has become the subject of a flurry of international deal activity with Chinas Yanzhou Coal Mining Co Ltd having already
launched a A$354 billion takeover offer for Australian coal miner Felix Resources Ltd Taking equity stakes in existing companies and in return having a coal supply agreement for a certain quantity of coal could be one format Mr Bhattacharya said The other format could be joining in mining so the expansion programs of the existing companies or taking absolutely greenfield properties and going ahead on doing mining Mr Bhattacharya said the company which is also investigating investment opportunities in the US Indonesia and South Africa could easily pay $1 billion to $15 billion on investments and would consider spending more
(SourceWall Street JournalSeptember 032009)
HEALTH TITBIT
Hot tea hot coffee increases risk of cancer
Tea has been touted for its potential health benefits for millennia but new research shows if you drink it too hot you may end up increasing your risk for esophageal cancer
A new study published in the British Medical Journal has revealed that drinking steaming hot tea is actually linked with an eight-fold increased risk of cancer of the food tube or the oesophagus According to lead researcher Reza Malekzadeh of the Tehran University of Medical Sciences in Iran ldquoInforming the population about the hazards of drinking hot tea may be helpful in reducing the incidence of oesophageal cancerrdquo To be specific people who drank their tea less than two minutes after it was it four or more minutes after pouring
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
33
NOVEMBER 2009
10-13 NINTH INTERNATIONAL MINE VENTILATION CONGRESS at New Delhi India Hotel Crown Plaza Contact Department of Mining Engineering Indian School of Mines University Dhanbad ndash 826 004 Prof D C Panigrahi Convenor amp head Deptt email-
th15 November Sunday International Symposium ldquoEmerging Challenges for Metals and Materials Engineering amp Technologyrdquo and Metals Minerals Manufacturing Exp 2009 Organized by Indian Institute of Metals in association with TMS amp ASM International USA Contact TAFCON C-60 Nizamuddin East New Delhi ndash 110 013 India Ph- 91 ndash 11 ndash 46198000 24352141 Email ndash
Pankaj 09810038063
th16-19 November 2009 MPES 2009 ndash 18 International Symposium on Mine Planning amp Equipment Selections at Banff Alberta Canada For further details Contact Dr Raj K Singhal PO Box 68002 Crow Foot Postal Outlet 28 Crowfoot Terrdce NW Calgery Alberta T3G 1YO Canada Fax ndash 403-241 ndash 9460 email ndash singhal shawca website httpwwwmpes-cami-swempcom
10 - 13 November 2009 the 34th Indonesian Geophysicist Conferences at Jogjakarta Indonesia Conferences on Earth Sciences held by Indonesian Geophysicist Association 2009 Organized by Indonesian Geophysicists A s s o c i a t i o n ( H A G I ) Deadline for abstractsproposals 15 July 2009 W e b s i t e
dc_panigrahiyahoocoinwww9thimvcorg
metallurgytafconcom wwwmetals2009in
h t t p p i t 3 4 h a g i w e b i d
Upcoming Events
C o n t a c t n a m e W i w i t S u r y a n t o Check the for latest details
17 - 18 November 2009 Mining the Isa Mount Isa Queensland Australia Mining the Isa 2009 will not only features presentations from all the key established mining companies in the Mount Isa region but also unique sessions dealing with the other essential aspects essential for successful operation in the area Organized by IIR Conferences Deadline for abstractsproposals Not available Website lt gt Contact name James Stackhouse
Check the for latest details
DECEMBER 2009
4-6 Twenty-first National Convention of Mining Engineers on Technological Advancement in Mining Industry Udaipur Contact The Honorary Secretary IEI Udaipur Local Centre 128 Hiran Magri Sector 11 Opp Central Excise Udaipur 313002 P h 0 2 9 4 - 2 5 8 3 7 0 2 e - m a i l ndash
W e b
10-13 2009 Twenty fourth Indian Engineering Congress at Mangalore Theme ldquoNat ional Growth and Secur i ty ndash Technological Challengesrdquo organised by The Institute of Engineers (India) Mangalore Local
thCenter Contact The organizing Secretary 24 Indian Engineering Congress The Institute of Engineers (India) Mangalore Center NITK Surathkal Mangalore 575 025 Karnatak Ph (0824) 247400 Extn 3759 (O) e-mail lt gt
event website
httpwwwiircomauisa
event website
i n s t i _ o f _ e n g y a h o o c o i nwwwieiudrorg
i e i c o n g r e s s n i t k a c i nltieicongressnitkgmailcomgt
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34
26-27 All India Seminar on ldquoSatellite Communication and Remote Sensing Technologies for Social Developmentrdquo at Jaipur Contact The Honorary Secretary IEI Rajasthan State Centre Gandhi Nagar Tonk road Jaipur ndash 302 015 Ph ndash (0141) 27063272700413 e-mail ndash
JANUARY 2010
11 - 13 January 2010 CERIE2010 Sylhet Bangladesh Organized by Shahjalal University of Science amp Technology Deadline for bstractsproposals 15 September 2009 W e b s i t e lt gtContact name Dr Mohammad Iqbal
Check the for latest details
FEBRUARY 2010
th4-7 6 International Dyke Conference Contact Prof Rajesh K Srivastava Deptt of Geology BHU IT Varanasi 221 005
4 - 5 February 2010 Conference on ldquoProcessing of Industrial Minerals 2010rdquo at Istanbul Turkey Website
Contact name Dr Barry WillsAlthough there are many
rscieirscorgwwwieirscorg
httpwwwsust edu~cerie2010
event website
httpwwwmin-ngcompim10indexhtml
operations worldwide treating a wide range of industrial minerals processing problems are often similar The aim of this conference is therefore to bring together operators and scientists below one roof Organized by MEI
MARCH 2010
March 9 2010 8th Annual Investing in African Mining Seminar in Toronto In addition to our seminar we offer mining c o m p a n i e s s e r v i c e p r o v i d e r s a n d governments shared booth space at the PDAC trade show and participation in the Canada-South Africa Chamber of Business 11th A n n u a l M i n i n g B r e a k f a s tDownload the
for details
AUGUST 2012
2 - 10 August 2012 34th International Geological Congress a t Brisbane Q u e e n s l a n d A u s t r a l i a W e b s i t e
Contact name Liz Cuffe Under the theme ldquoUnearthing our Past and Futurerdquo the IGC will showcase the Oceania regions geoscience strengths innovations and natural wonders through an exciting range of pre and post Congress field trips Organized by Australian Geoscience Council
Toronto 2010 Participation Packages Brochure
httpwww34igcorg
1 Three sentences for getting success ndash a Know more than othersb Work more than othersc Expect less than others
- William Shakespeare
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
22
Contined from Last issue mdash
POSSIBLE MARKETS FOR INDIAN ORES
Japan is the most obvious market for Indiarsquos high-grade hematites but if this outlet is to be developed India will require some freight advantage in order to compete with the ore from Johore which is almost as good as the best-grade Indian ore It is conveniently situated for export and is considerably nearer to Japan than is India The Borneo and Philippine ores are also favourably situated for the Japanese market but they would require nodulising before export and even then would be of lower iron content than Indian ores and also more aluminous
As regards exporting ore from India to Europe if high-class coking coals are later on imported from the United Kingdom to assist in smelting Indiarsquos ore the return freight might well be partly made up of Indian iron-ore but it is more likely to be Indian pig-iron (which is probably the cheapest pig in the world) or Indian s tee l In a recent personal communication Mr C P Perin wrote
lsquoFrom my general knowledge of the worldrsquos iron-ore resources I feel very strongly that in years to come the exports of steel from India will be as important as he present exports of jutersquo
It seems to me doubtful if we shall import much high-grade coal or coke from Europe for use in smelting iron-ore for a very long time to come The Indian ores are very high in iron and often contain about as much alumina as silica The high ash of the Indian coke provides a good deal of the slag of the blast-furnace and tends to raise the silicaalumina ratio of the slag If the slag volume were to be reduced
75 years Ago
much below the present practice by the introduction of low-ash coke which might not improvendashor might even worsenndashthe silicaalumina ratio of the slag it would not be possible to hold the sulphur in the slag There would be no sense in cutting the ash of the coke down if we had to add silica-rock to the furnace charge in order to obtain a suitable slag volume and analysis On that account apart from the question of cost it seems very doubtful if European high-grade coal or coke can be imported for use in Indian blast-furnaces in the near future
On reviewing the whole of the evidence I find no grounds for believing that any large export trade in Indian iron-ore is likely to develop in he next decade or so The two main possible marketsndashJapan and Western Europendashcan obtain sufficient supplies of high-grade ore for their needs from sources considerably nearer than India To some this may seem a pessimistic conclusion others may have a sentimental feeling that it is better to reserve Indiarsquos iron-ores for smelting in Indiarsquos own furnaces I have tried to come to an unprejudiced conclusion drawn from the available evidence I feel that I have assembled rather a mountain of facts and statistics for the production of a lamentably small mouse of a conclusion It would have been much more spectacular if I could have prophesied argosies carrying Indiarsquos ore to European or Japanese ports within five or six yearsrsquo time but this seems to me not possible Twenty or thirty years hence there may be a different tale to tell but by that time it is not likely that any-one will be turning back to old presidential addresses in order to find out what Mr President said in 1934
Presidential Address by Mr F G Percival PhD (London) B Sc (London) FGS
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
8
M G M I as per the tradition organized a workshop preceding AGM of the Institute on
th15 September 2009 at Park Hotel Kolkata The topic was quite contemporary entitled Indian Mining Sectors Policies and Constraints
Objective of this workshop was to bring together those who are instrumental in framing the policies and guidelines and those who follow these for exploration and exploitation of mineral including coal oil and gas It was also aimed to have interaction of learned delegates and invitees with the speakers so as to bring out highlights and lacuna of the policies and guidelines and to make them more industry friendly
The workshop was very well attended (about 100 delegates) Speakers were eminent personalities holding offices of distinction and directly concerned with the topic of the workshop
The workshop was inaugurated by Dr A K Sarkar Director (Marketing) Coal India Ltd The technical session was presided over by Sri R P Ritolia Immediate Past President and former CMD- CCL
Altogether five papers were presented which are as follows
1 National Mineral Policies and Role of G S I By Dr Balaram Chattopadhaya D D G G S I
2 Modern Coalmining Policies for enhanced proving of coal resources By Shri Ashok Kumar Singh CMD CMPDIL
3 Captive Coal Mining Policies and Constraints By Shri D N Prasad
Director ( Tech ) Ministry of Coal Government of India
4 National Mineral Policy 2008 and the Environmental Concerns for an Expanding Mining Sector By Prof S P Banerjee Former Director ndashin - Charge Indian School of Mines Dhanbad
5 Reclamation of Mined out areas In Opencast success story in Mega Projects of South Eastern Coalfield Ltd By Shri M P Dikshit CMD SECL and Shri S C Shankar SE SECL
The first paper dwelt upon various policies that the Government of India is going to adopt to gear up and making the mining sector dynamic It was pointed out during discussion that there are many more things are desirable for quick disposal of PL ML availability of maps reports etc All these matters are being seriously examined at Governmental Levels
The second paper described various methodologies and techniques to improve exploration approach for enhanced proving of coal resources These methodologies have been spelt out by the Ministry of Coal in consultation with CMPDIL Various investors who have been allotted blocks must follow these methodologies for authenticated and better results
The third paper outlined various guidelines for accomplishing the exploration of captive coal blocks for early exploitation of the resources It is admitted that there are constraints which are likely to retard the progress that is desirable The role of State and Central Government for clearing various applications need to be more realistic and less time consuming Coal Evaluation improved
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON ldquoINDIAN MINING SECTORS POLICIES AND CONSTRAINTSrdquo
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
9
co-ordination with nodal officers of state level land acquisition environmental and forestry clearance etc are certain areas of concern
The fourth paper outlined various stipulations for environmental safeguard in the mining sectors by the Government based on recommendation of committees formed The paper pointed out necessity of streamlining forestry clearance and highlighted much improved environment management practices in the mining sectors Prof Banerjee also praised role of National Mineral Policy 2008 for its positive approach to boost mining sectors
The fifth paper was on reclamation of mined out areas and described how best reclamation can be implemented with proper approach and plan The speakers cited some examples of reclamation done successfully in the jurisdiction of SECL
Each presentation was followed by interaction with the delegates which made the workshop purposeful and interesting
A K Moitra(Convenor)
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
NB Send your e-mails on ldquoTalk Backrdquo to the Editor Please include your full name address amp telephone no not necessarily for Publication MGMI News Letter reserve the right to edit the letters for publication and reproduce then (in whole or past) in any of its print
more than seven and half years are needed for the same in India ie more than five times but let us not forget that we have to face problems of a large population which is more than five times of that of Australia but that just not justify us to spend more than three years to approve a project MGMI should move the appropriate authorities to ensure early approval or rejection of any mineral based project and
if required we may offer our expertise for making early decision
Thanking you with warm regards
Yours very sincerely
Dr Samir Dasgupta Life Member No 522-LM (1948-49)
( From the Editor The members may like to respond to the point raised by Dr Samir Dasgupta)
(Continued from Page No 7)
Talk Back
10
ndThe 52 Holland Memorial Lecture was held thon 15 September 2009 at the Park Hotel The
memorial lecture was given by Shri S J Sibal
Director General Mines Safety Dhanbad The
subject of his lecture was on ldquoChallenges of
Miens Safety ndash a Perspective for Change
Managementrdquo
In introduction he mentioned that safety at
work is still a serious problem and we are still
paying heavily for accidents both in terms of
human suffering and economic waste Hence
the endeavor to bring down the hazards by all
available means to an acceptable level must
continue to reduce the sufferings and agony of
human beings
In the lecture he also spoke on History of
human civilization and mine safety ndash the past
Absorption of safety laws into work practices
the Present Growth of mining activities and
technological advancements ndash the Future
Opencast Coal Mining UG Coal Mining
Mining Accidents Reasons why the
implementation of the procedure is not
sustained He has also mentioned some
ndHighlights of 52 Holland Memorial Lecture
probable answers ndash may be these procedures
are not adequate safe and built into the
mechanism of mineral production
lRequirement of additional resources for compliance of safety laws
lSafety motivation lAcceptance of non-compliance etc
Why we loose sight of human face of accident
he added He also put forwarded a question
that the concept of self regulation ndash is it the
solution
He has given some of his thoughts
observations suggestions etc and in
conclusion he said making change has always
been fascinating and exciting though it is a
tough and delicate activity for any
organization However Managing Change is
now not a matter of choice it becomes an
essential activity given the emerging future
challenges in the mining sector
The Lecture was attended by a sizeable
number of members and guests
If you win you need not explain hellip But if you lose you should not be there to explain
ndash Adolph Hitler
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
32
ldquoWHAT lies before us and what lies behind us is nothing compared to what lies within usrdquo Truly these jolting words of Emerson gives us the flashback of what Socrates promulgated centuries ago ldquoknow thyselfrdquo
The problem with us today is that we know very less of ourselves and thus we indulge in emulating and imitating others If one is not clear as to what exactly one wants he will start wanting what others want resulting in a ldquorat racerdquo And the repercussion of rat race is that even if you win the race you still remain a rat The multiplicity of platforms and the craze to be popular in next to no time is the trend which is the portent of a weak future generation This hurry burry will make the future dreams shattered we will have no leaders to dream in the days to come but there will remain a good chunk of puppets in few domineering hands Too many people are dreaming of some magical rose garden on the horizon rather than enjoying the one growing in their backyards Lets discover the untapped potential within us and stop following the crowd and give a second thought to our endeavours Life doesnt always give us what we ask for but it always gives us what we need Aldous Huxley always reminds me of the golden exhortation ie there is only one corner of the world you can be certain of improving and that is your own self
Yes nothing can defeat us unless we defeat ourselves Even Shakespeare in Julius Caesar points ldquoThe fault dear Brutus is not in our
SHORT ARTICLE
By VIVIAN WILSON LOBO
stars but in ourselves that we are underlingsrdquo Therefore our main task in life is to give birth to ourselves to become what we potentially are Opportunities are everywhere waiting to be discovered we have to only seek it as the saying goes a wise man makes more opportunities than he finds The journey of a thousand miles begins with just one step and that step lies within us as we often quote success is a marathon not a sprint never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat
Success cannot be granted it must be earned and for earning it we will have catwalks than cakewalks Therefore what is required today is serenity and patience to rivet ones attention on success Panic and anxiety will only bring failures along Perseverance is not a long race it is many short races one after another Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm Peace is the key with which we can focus aim and win As we sail through life let us not avoid storms and rough waters just let them pass and sail on Because a successful person is like being a goalkeeper no matter how many goals you save people will remember only the ones you missed Act as if failure is impossible Lets not be the slaves of our bitter past Lets not be the slaves of our bitter past Lets be the masters of our future Carl Jung writes ldquoYour vision will become clear only when you can look into your heart
(Reprint from a publication in Hitawada dated June 10 2009)
Peace be with you
Believing everybody is dangerous believing nobody is very dangerous ndash Abraham Lincoln
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MGMI Council for 2009-2010 President
NC Jha D(T) CIL
Vice-President RK Saha CMDCCL
Immediate Past President RP Ritolia Advisor (Coal) to MD Tata Steel Ltd VK Singh Former CMD NCL
Hony Secretary Dr D Sarkar GM NECCIL
Hony Jt Secretary Hony Treasurer Hony EditorPrasanta Roy Bhaskar Chakraborti BC BhattacharyaDySGPTGeolCIL Director GSI Former CGM (WBPD)
Council Members
VK Arora VP KCT KK Mishra Manager(System) CILDr JP Barnwal Head Mineral Engg RRL A Datta Former DirectorCoal Wing GSIMK Bhattacharya DyCE(System)CIL Dr AK MoitraFormer Director(SD) GSILK Bose Former ED CIL Dr VP Sinha Advisor Tata Steel LtdJP Dasgupta Former CGM(MM) CIL Prof SC Ray Former HOD IIT KgpProf(Dr) SK MukhopadhyayProfIITKgp MM Singh Former D(T)Oprn CCLJP Goenka Mg Partner NMC Dr A Sinha Director CIMFRPhalguni Guha CGMCoal Videsh CIL TK Nag Director(Tech)OpnsCCLDr AL Kundu Former Dy GM SAIL Prof T Kumar Director ISMUShri R Lochan Supdt Geol CMPDI G Dhar CGM (Corp PlangampTech) (Coordn) CIL
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
11
rdThe 103 Annual General Meeting for the year 2008-2009 of the Mining Geological and Metallurgical Institute of India was held at Park Hotel 17 Park Street Kolkata 700 016 on
thTuesday the 15 September 2009 at 4 pm with Shri NC Jha President in the Chair The meeting was attended by SShri RP Ritolia AK Singh Prof SP Banerjee Prof A K Ghose Prof GS Roonwal RK Saha MM Singh JP Goenka SR Panja AK Sen GS Ghosh Hazra AK Dasgupta NK Biswas A Prasad MK Bhattacherjee P Roy KK Mishra S Chakravorti SC Dasgupta AK Talapatra S Choudhuri Prof(Dr) SK Mukhopadhyay SN Ghosh Prof(Dr) D DebDrAK Moitra KM Agans AK Mukhopadhyay S Bandopadhyay P Choudhury S Bhattacharjee BB Das D Chakravorty PK Baranwal SK Das Gupta Kalyan SenA Mukhopadhyay S Sinha AK Nath BC Bhattacharya LK Bose P K Bhattacharjee K Banerjee AK Chaturvedi HR Surana DK Ray B Prasad MM Bhattacherjee Shilpi DN Prasad Smt S Prasad L Prasad SN Prasad SL Mehera Dr D Sarkar T Chaudhury M Kumar NP Sahu SK Das SK Basu JPDasgupta S Mookherjee S Ghosh RN Datta SK Chakraborti R K Datta BK Chakrabarti AK Ray AK Mukhopadhyay MK Mukhopadhyay AK Das JK Ghosh BN Mishra T Datta J Chandra RK Choudhary M Khasale KN Jha SK Mishra G Sharma C Singh RR Mittal B Pathak A Hussan S Chatterjee PK Jha TR Kannan HC Dahiya D Nagaralarcasan S Prasad D Sarkar SK Dutta S Ray GP Ghatak G Dhar N Kumar PK Roy Chowdhury Prof SC Ray amp others
At the outset the members mourned the sad demise of the following members by observing one-minute silence
rdHighlights of the 103 Annual General Meeting
Late Dr KP Gupta Sibdas Ghosh KC Jain SC Roy Chowdhury PR Sinha M Singh PP Jain S Roy AK Mondal N Mondal and Prof BK Kejriwal
Shri NC Jha President MGMI Chaired the Session
rd 10 The notice convening the 103 Annual General Meeting of the Institute held at Park Hotel 17 Park Street Kolkata 700
th016 on Tuesday the 15 September 2009 at 4 pm issued on August 12 2009 were taken as read
nd20 The Minutes of the 102 Annual General Meeting of the Institute held at ITC Hotel Sonar Kolkata 1 JBS Haldane Avenue Kolkata 700 046 on
thSaturday the 27 September 2008 at 4 pm were read and unanimously confirmed
30 The Councils Report Audited Balance Sheet and Statement of Income and Expenditure Accounts for the year 2008-
st2009(ended on 31 March 2009) were adopted and confirmed unanimously
40 Messrs BK Sen amp Co Chartered Accountants of 11 Old Post Office Street Kolkata 700 001 was re-appointed as the Auditor of the Institute for the year 2009-2010 at a remuneration of Rs3500- only
50 Recipients of Awards and Medals for the 2008-2009
51 Dr J Coggin Brown Memorial (Gold) Medal for Geological Sciences to Shri Akshaya Kumar Sarangi for his outstanding contribution in Geological Sciences
52 John Dunn Medal to Dr Khanindra
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12
Pathak for his outstanding contribution in Indian Mineral Industry
53 Indranil Award for Metallurgy to Dr Shambhu Nath Prasad for his outstanding contribution in Ferrous Metallurgy
54 R P Bhatnagar Award to Shri Pradip Kumar Baranwal for his outstanding contribution in Mineral Beneficiation (Cash Rs1000-)
55 DN Thakur Award to Prof GS R o o n w a l f o r h i s o u t s t a n d i n g contribution in Earth Sciences
56 Engineering Gold Medal to Shri BN Pan for his outstanding contribution in Mining Sciences
57 Coal India Project Implementation Trophy to Chotia OCP of Prakash Industries Ltd
58 Prof SK Bose Memorial Award for excellence in teaching in Mining Engineering to Prof MA Ramlu
59 HB Ghose Award for the Manager having best Safety performance during the preceding year to Shri Chittaranjan Kumar of Sawang Underground Mine of CCL and Shri PP Gupta of Manikpur Opencast Project of SECL
510 Smt Bala Tandon Award to Prof (Dr) Debasis Deb for his outstanding contribution in upgrading the quality of life in Mining (cash Rs1000-)
511 Lala Ramkishore Singhal Award for outstanding contribution in the field of Conservation of Minerals to Prof(Dr) Subir Kumar Mukhopadhyay
512 Institutes Silver Medal to Prof(Dr) Subir Kumar Mukhopadhyay Prof (Dr) Debasis Deb and Prof(Dr) BS Sastry for their paper on ldquoDesign of a
Combined Stoping Method below an Open Pit Mine using Numerical Modeling ndash A case studyrdquo
513 MGMI Branch Membership Growth Award to MGMI Kolkata Branch and Ranchi Branch for 2008-2009
514 MGMI Branch Activity Award to M G M I R a n c h i B r a n c h for 2008-2009
Student Awards for 2007-2008
Award of Pickering Medal for the year 1981 to the Best Student of Mining Engineering of ISMU Dhanbad to Shri Mukti Pada Dikshit
515 Pickering Medal for the best student of ISM in Mining Engineering to Shri Anirban Majumdar of ISMU
516 Hayden Medal for the best student in Applied Geology to Smt Sohini Gupta of ISMU
517 Yule Medal for the best student in Mining Machinery to Shri Alok Kumar Singh of ISMU
518 Mc Nally Bharat Medal for the best student in Mineral Engineering to Shri Mahendra Singh Negi of ISMU
519 Dr Hari Narain Medal for the best student in Applied Geophysics to Smt Shilpi of ISMU
520 Oil India Medal for the best student in Petroleum Engineering to Shri Adi Anand of ISMU
521 Dr J Cogging Brown Memorial Cash Award for the best student in Geology to Shri Ankush Singh of Presidency College Calcutta(Rs500-)
522 S Lal Award for Mining Engineering to Shri Arindam Basu of BESU Shibpur
523 SCCL(Gold) Medal for the best student
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13
in Mining Engineering to Md Naseeruddin of University College of Engineering Kakatiya University Kothagudem
524 Nava Bharat Ferro Alloys Medal for the best student in Mining Machinery to Md Naseeruddin of University College of Engineering Kakatiya University Kothagudem
525 Indranil Award for Metallurgy to Shri Aysuman Banerjee of BESU Shibpur
526 Indranil Award for Metallurgy to Shri Sudhanshu Shekhar Singh of IIT Kharagpur
527 Chandrakala Medal for Mining Engineering to Shri Tejasvi Singh Kushwaa of IIT Kharagpur
528 S m t N i r j a S a h a y M e d a l f o r MSc(Applied Geology) to Ms Khushboo Arora of IIT Kharagpur
529 Roberton Medal to the best student of Mining Engineering to Km Rashi Agarwal of BHU
530 La Touch Medal for the best student in Geology to Shri Punit Dubey of BHU
531 Hadfield Medal for the best student in Metallurgical Engineering to Shri Naman Mittal of BHU
532 Kalyan Mukherjee ldquo61 Geologyrdquo Medal for the best student in MSc (Geology) of University of Calcutta to Shri Sujoy Dasgupta
533 Presentation of Scroll of Honour to the following Life Members with 25 years Standing of Membership (1983-84)
SShri TM ChickabasaviahGP Ghatak SN Bhattacharya LK Bose AK Mukhopadhyay M Ramakrishna SP GuptaKM Agarwal AP Banerjee A Ramaswamy P Bhalla AL Kumawal P Karunesan MN Mehta PC
Tak JP Gupta CT Dave DK Sarkar RN Mishra BP Pai SK Ghosh DP Dasgupta M Jawed HN Khanna RY Kutumbe AK Tooley PM Mohnot SN Pandy SP Lahiri BJ Lakshman SK DewanGK Pradhan Sh DB Sikka GC Mittal GS Ghosh Hazra AN Singh RP Prashhara US Prasad BL Khandewal PN Singh YP Bhasin AN Bhattacharjee J K M u k h e r j e e U B Talpallikar Sourindra Chowdhuri BK Verma MGK Murthy Mahendra Pratap Singh NC Kapur KB Bhatt R Krishnan S Ghosh Tapan BiswasAngleo Condrad NK KavdiaVP KapurAV Ulabhaje HP Sengupta AK Gupta SN Verma JM Roychowdhury CK Jain HR Uppal BRS BhatnagarR Gupta B G Baliga
534 Presentation of Scroll of Honour to the following Life Members with 50 years standing of Membership (1958-1959)
SShri SB Roy SK Baksi SK Lahiri PM Chauhan BN Mukherjee
6 Shri NC Jha President delivered the Presidential Address in the meeting
7 It was announced that Shri NC Jha Director(Technical) CIL has been re-elected as President of the Institute for the year 2009-2010
8 It was also announced that Dr Debasish Sarkar GM NEC has been elected as Hony Secretary of the Institute for the years 2009-2011 Dr Sarkar conveyed his heart felt thanks to the members at the same time he expressed his sincere thanks to Prof SC Ray the outgoing Hony Secretary and appreciated for his sincere works and contribution to the Institute during his tenure as Hony Secretary
9 Dr S K Chakraborti Convenor for the election of the Council Members
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14
declared the names who have been elected to the Council for the years 2009-2012
SShri P Roy T Kumar TK Nag R Lochan MK Bhattacharya G Dhar and KK Mishra
10 Any other matter with the permission of the Chair
There was a proposal of issuance of Photo Identity Card to the Life Members of the Institute Shri RK Saha Vice- President MGMI amp CMD CCL agreed to Sponsor the proposal and would reimburse the expenditure in this account by CCL
The President invited members present to put forward suggestions for the development of the Institute On request from the President some m e m b e r s g a v e t h e f o l l o w i n g suggestions
I) Council Meeting should not be held only in Kolkata it should be organized in different places
ii) Arrangement to be made to start some courses for continuous flow of funds
iii) Transit House of MGMI should be made functionable
iv) Ground Floor needs to be rented out
v) Effort should be made to increase of membership
vi) On Line Voting System may be introduced for Election to the Council
vii) MGMI Transactions should be enriched
11 Vote of thanks was proposed by Shri BC Bhattacharjee Meeting ended with a vote of thanks to the Chair
ATTENTION TO LIFE MEMBERS
It has been decided by the Council that a Photo Identify Card will be issued to all Life Members of MGMI All Life Members are requested to furnish the proforma given below
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 Name ( in Capital )______________________________________________
2 Membership No ________________________________________________
3 Present Address ________________________________________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
4 Date of Birth __________________________________________________
5 Blood Group __________________________________________________
Please do send 02 (two) sets of latest Stamp size coloured Photographs mentioning your name on the reverse of the photographs
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
4
Editorrsquos PageGung - ho over growth
Demand for coal is slated to reach a level of two billion tonne level by 2016-17 To fulfill this target the growth rate has to hike of 17 to 18 percent mark from the present level to 6 to 7 percent This seems to be a Herculean task if we go by the trend The following facts will show some light on it
The countrys coal production during 2008-09 was around 480 million tonne Coal Indias contribution was around 403 million tonne The balance came from SCCL and private mines Increase of import of coal has become a regular feature showing increasing trend of 10 to 15 percent every year to meet the domestic requirement
Based on overall linkages the Working Group estimates consumption of coal likely to reach the level of 750 million tonne by 2011-12 To meet the demand Coal India is expected to raise 520 million tonne and the Singerani Colloeries Company to contribute 40 million tonne and the rest would be made up by the private companies
Major reasons for coal shortage as identified by the Chairman Coal India are
lPower sector is expanding without considering source of coal
lE n o r m o u s p r o b l e m o f g e t t i n g environment and forest clearances
lThe archaic laws on different accounts creating bumps on the growth path
However to enhance the growth rate adopting new mining technologies men-friendly land acquisition policy faster exploration of the blocks and forcing the block holders for fast
development of their blocks allotted to them cannot be ignored
In this context attention of the Government is drawn to the following long standing aspects to think seriously
lMany block holders are not getting inspiration to mine coal in their blocks only for captive use Passing the bill enabling the private investors to market coal mined out from their blocks will help mitigating the situation
lArchaic law of land acquisition is being left out for amendment for decades Govt has to think seriously now under the present juncture
lA universally acceptable central policy on R amp R needs to be formulated for application country wide instead of leaving it to the State Govts to deal with
lThe process of disposing of the cases for environment and forestry clearance needs to be reformed
lMany of the 201 coal blocks allotted do not have infrastructural facility like r o a d r a i l e l e c t r i c i t y a n d communication Probably it was thought that the block holders will take initiative for the same whenever they will take up the block development Unfortunately this is also one of the reasons of delay in developing the captive blocks Before allotment the infrastructural facilities should be created in case 2 billion tonne target is to
thbe achieved by 12 plan
lThe country is having around 79 billion
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
5
tonne of mineable proved reserves of coal It is feared that India is likely to run out of coal by 2040-41 if the demand continues to grow at the current rate The only way out is to accelerate exploration to bring major portion of the inferred and indicated quantum of the gross coal reserve of 26221 billion tonne (as on 1 April 2009) under the arena of proved reserve as early as possible It is not possible for the existing agencies eg GSI CMPDIL and MECL to do the entire job The private sector agencies must be
encouraged to join hands with the Govt agencies for the purpose This will enhance the confidence level of the block holders to come into action
One can dream to have something but one has to be gung-ho (aggressive) over it to achieve
The Editorial Committee wishes a hearty Dewali Greetings to all the readers
BCBhattacharyaHony Editor
ANNOUNCEMENT
The MGMI is updating the database of members on roll The members are requested to send their details if not already sent in the following format
FORMAT (Pl fill in BLOCK LETTERS)
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Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
21
Kolkata Branch
th ndThe 6 Annual General Meeting of the Kolkata Branch held on 22 September 2009 elected the Executive Committee of the Branch of MGMI with the following personnel as office bearers to look after functioning of the branch
1 Chairman Dr Anupendu Gupta
2 Vice Chairman Dr Ajoy Kr Moitra
3 Hony Secretary Shri Surya Kumar Gangopadhyay
4 Hony Jt Secretary S A Sufian
5 Treasurer Dr Shyamal Chakraborti
6 Members SShri R N Datta and R K Datta
The newly elected Executive body of MGMI Kolkata Branch co-opted SShri L K Bose and J P Dasgupta as Advisors
Branch Activities
HEALTH TITBIT
Music and Mice (and humans too)
An experiment was carried out recently using mice and music One group was given ldquoclassical musicrdquo to listen to They ate well and became sleek and fat The other control group had ldquohard rock musicrdquo piped into their cage The experiment did not last long as they began o fight and eventually most of them were dead They had killed or severely injured each other The choice of music could affect humans too
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
15
th6 Council Meetingth thThe 837 meeting of the Council (6 meeting of
rdthe 103 Session) of the Institute held at MGMI Building GN-384 Sector ndash V Salt Lake
thKolkata ndash 700 091 on Saturday the 18 July 2009 at 330 pm with Shri N C Jha President in the Chair The meeting was attended by Prof Ajoy Kr Ghose Prof S P Banerjee Shri R P Ritolia Shri R K Saha Shri B C Bhattacharya Shri M K Bhattacharya Shri L K Bose Shri Bhaskar Chakraborti Shri Asitabha Datta Shri J P Dasgupta Shri J P Goenka Shri Phalguni Guha Shri K K Mishra Dr A K Moitra Prof S K Mukhopadhyay Shri Prasanta Roy and Dr Debsish Sarkar
Leave of absence was granted to those who could not attend the meeting
The President then extended welcome to Prof A K Ghose Prof S P Banerjee Shri R P Ritolia Past Presidents Shri R K Saha Vice President and all other members of the Council President thereafter took up the agenda item
10 The minutes were circulated to all Council Members No written comment was received However the minutes were confirmed with the following modifications
Item No 8362 (v) The Council principally agreed and approved the recommendation of the Finance Committee about the reimbursement of actual local travelling expenses per month to the following Office Bearers for attending MGMI Office in relation to the Official work if claimed subject to the maximum of
Hony Secretary Rs 2500Hony Jt Secretary Rs1500Hony Treasurer Rs1500-Hony Editor Rs 1500
with effect from May 2009
Head Quarters Activity
Item No 83650 i) Half Day Workshop
It was decided that a half day workshop thwould be held on Tuesday the 15 September
2009 the topic being ldquoIndian Mining Sectors Policies and Constraintsrdquo Invited lectures will be delivered by 4 distinguished speakers on the subject for discussion Dr A K Moitra was unanimously chosen as Convenor of the Seminar while Shri Prasanta Roy as Co-convenor
Resolution 83610th th rdldquothe minutes of the 836 (5 meeting of the 103
rdsession) meeting of the Council held on 23 May 2009 at Kolkata be confirmed with the said modificationrdquo
11 The Council then considered the action taken report on the Minutes of the 836 meeting of the Council held on May 23 2009 at Kolkata and noted the report
Regarding guidelines for monetary rdtransaction expenditure control for 3
AMC as approved by the Council some Off ice Bearers expressed their discomfort Arising out of the situation the Council advised that the Chairman Organis ing Commit tee Hony Treasurer Co-convenor Organising Committee and the Chairman Technical Committee may discuss together and modify the guidelines as per convenience for monetary
rdtransaction for 3 AMC 2010
Item No 83670 To consider and constitute a Board of Scrutinizers to conduct the Election of Council Members for the year 2009-12
As Shri Prasanta Roy resigned from the Board of Scrutinizers to conduct the election of Council Members for the year 2009-2012 Dr A K Moitra was
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
16
unanimously nominated in the Board of scrutinizers in place of Shri Prasanta Roy
20 To consider report recommendations of the Finance Committee
The recommendations of the Finance Committee were placed before the Council The Council discussed on the r e p o r t a n d a p p r o v e d t h e recommendations of the Finance Committee The recommended pay structure for the staff as well as fixation
stof pay will take effect from 1 April 2009 However if there is any further suggestion received from the Council Members on the recommendation the Finance Committee was requested to consider them and review the matter The minutes of the Finance Committee
thdated 27 June 2009 is given in Appendix I
Arising out of the discussion the Council authorized Finance Committee to overview and take controll of the financial matter and advice the Hony Secretary time to time in regard to the financial matter
The Finance Committee was also further requested to prepare a guideline f o r m o n e y t a r y t r a n s a c t i o n expenditure control for MGMI Acs and submit the same to the Council for consideration and implementation
The Hony Secretary was advised to take guidance from Finance Committee regarding financial matter which involved sizeable expenditure and was not of routine nature
The Council was informed that quotations were collected for MGMI News Letter amp Transactions and were studied by the Finance Committee Ms Lalchand Roy amp Co had quotated
the lowest price no decisions had been taken in this regard Order had been placed before it was approved by the Council Hony Editor was not aware about the process and placing of the order However performance of Ms Lalchand Roy amp Co will be accessed for next 3 months and a report will be placed before the Council
In order to streamline the system the Council directed that in future quotations for any work would be obtained in sealed cover and would be open in the presence of the bidders by the Finance Committee members to avoid any irregularity
30 To discuss about the progress of the forthcoming events of the Institute
Half Day National Workshop
The date of half day workshop has been t hchanged to 15 September 2009
th(Tuesday) instead of 12 September 2009 In workshop four distinguished speakers will be invited for giving lectures on the subject on Indian Mining Sectors Policies amp Constraints (IMPC 2009)
Holland Memorial Lecture
The Council was informed that as Shri B Muthuraman MD Tata Steel regretted that it would not be possible for him to deliver the Holland Memorial Lecture due to pre-occupation Shri S J Sibal DGMS Dhanbad has been approached
ndby the President to deliver 52 Holland thMemorial Lecture on 15 September
2009 at Park Hotel
Annual General Meeting
The venue of the AGM National Workshop and Holland Memorial Lecture will be at the Park Hotel
thKolkata on 15 September 2009
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
17
rd40 To discuss about the progress of the 3 Asian Mining Congress ndash 2010
ndThe minutes of the 2 meeting of the Exhibition Organising Committee held
thon 18 July 2009 are given in Appendix II which provided the detailed progress
rdreport of the Exhibition of 3 AMC
Prof S P Banerjee Chairman Organising Committee while briefing the Council about the progress made referred to the last minutes of the
thOrganising Committee held on 27 June 2009 which is given in Appendix III
Prof Banerjee raised the point that the high cost items for the Congress should be identified and arrangement for procurement of these should be undertaken at the earliest In this regard he also suggested that a committee could be constituted The Council authorized him to go ahead with the proposal and if he felt that a committee was required he could constitute the same as per his choice
50 T o c o n s i d e r a p p l i c a t i o n s f o r Membership and membership position of the Institute
The Council approved 38 applications for membership out of which 23 were for Life Members 14 Members and one Donor Member
60 To consider fixation of tariff for Transit House and releasing payment of balance due to the Contractor Ms Popular Decorator
Regarding fixation of Tariff for Transit House the Council referred the matter to the Finance Committee to propose the tariff and other conditions and forward it to the Council for consideration As the Transit House has been made ready by the Contractor Ms Popular Decorator balance due to the contractor
Rs 409000 (Rupees four lakhs nine thousand) only may be released
The Council was informed that the contractor claimed that he had done some extra works on verbal order worth Rs 65000 (Rupees sixty five thousand) The Council discussed this and referred the matter to the Finance Committee to examine and recommend action to be taken by the Council on this issue
70 Any other business with the permission of the chair
I) Mode of despatch of Ballot Papers
The Council advised that all the Ballots should be sent by post to the members under certificate of posting
The meeting ended with vote of thanks to the Chair at 1830 hrs
th7 Council Meetingth thThe 838 meeting of the Council (7 meeting of
rdthe 103 Session) of the Institute held at MGMI Building GN-384 Sector ndash V Salt Lake
thKolkata ndash 700 091 on Saturday the 29 August 2009 at 300 pm with Shri N C Jha President in the Chair The meeting was attended by Prof S P Banerjee Shri R P Ritolia Shri R K Saha Shri V K Arora Shri M K Bhattacharya Shri L K Bose Shri Asitabha Datta Shri J P Dasgupta Shri J P Goenka Shri Phalguni Guha Shri K K Mishra Dr A K Moitra Prof S K Mukhopadhyay Dr Debsish Sarkar Shri Prasanta Roy Shri Bhaskar Chakraborti And Prof S C Ray
Leave of absence was granted to those who could not attend the meeting
The President then extended welcome to Prof S P Banerjee Shri R P Ritolia Past Presidents Shri R K Saha Vice President and all other members of the Council
One minute silence was observed in memory of Late Ashoke Kr Mandal Life Member Shri C P Ambesh Life Member Kamala Kanta
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
18
Srivastava Life Member and Jay Prakash Thakur Life member
President thereafter took up the agenda itemth10 To confirm the minutes of the 837
meeting of the Council held at Kolkata thon July 18 2009
The minutes were circulated to all Council Members So far no Comment was received The Council then resolved that
Resolution 83810th thThe minutes of the 837 (6 meeting of
rdthe 103 session) meeting of the thCouncil held on 18 July 2009 at
Kolkata be confirmed
11 To consider matters arising out of the minutes
The Council then considered the action thtaken report on the Minutes of the 837
thmeeting of the Council held on 18 July 2009 at Kolkata and noted the report
83811To discuss about the progress of the forthcoming events of the Institute
I) Half Day National Workshop (IMPC - 2009)
Dr A K Moitra Convenor IMPC ndash 2009 intimated about the Progress of National Workshop ndash IMPC 2009 and also submitted a statement of Income and Expenditure of IMPC ndash 2009 as on date
ii) Holland Memorial Lecture
The Convenor also informed to the Council that Shri S J Sibal DGMS Dhanbad confirmed of his acceptance to deliver the prestigious Holland
thMemorial Lecture on 15 September 2009 at the Park Hotel Kolkata
rd103 Annual General Meeting
The Honorary Secretary informed that rdthe notice for 103 Annual General
Meeting was circulated to the eligible
members through the Newsletter Vol 35 No 1 April ndash June 2009 The Convenor IMPC 2009 added that arrangements for all the events
thscheduled to be held on 15 September 2009 at the Park Hotel Kolkata have been made in consultation with the Hony Secretary and Hony Jt Secretary
rd20 To review about the progress of the 3 Asian Mining Congress ndash 2010
Prof S P Banerjee was requested by the President to enlight the members of the Council about the progress so far made
rdfor 3 AMC Prof Banerjee briefed the rdCouncil about the progress of the 3
AMC He also mentioned that Ms Sandvic Asia desired to host one of the
rdDinners of 3 AMC They were strequested to host the 1 day Dinner by
the President Possibly they will agree with the proposal It was also ment ioned that IEI has given announcement in August 2009 issue of
rdtheir Newsletter about 3 AMC Both MMR and Coal Insight were also agreed to give publicity through their
rdpublications about 3 AMC President also informed that some discussions have been going on with one of the Event Management Agents who were
rdwilling to assist us for 3 AMC They gave proposal that they will bring delegates as well as new organizations apart from our targeted organizations for participation in the conference exhibition for which they will charge some percentage on their matured activities However details will be made known to the members of the Council after finalization of MOU Shri L K Bose Chairman Technical
rdCommittee of 3 AMC was requested by the President to inform the members about the status of the Technical papers etc Shri Bose informed that around 36
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
19
authors have already sent abstract of their papers and more than 40 experts were invited for contributing Technical papers
The Hony Treasurer placed a statement rdof Income and Expenditure of the 3
AMC as on date which were noted by the members
It was decided that the loan (Rs 600000-) taken from MGMI Fund for
rd3 AMC to meet the initial expenses may be refunded to MGMI Fund at an early date
Shri R K Saha Chairman Exhibition Committee was also requested by the President to let the Council Members know about the progress so far made Shri Saha informed that approximately 900 sq mt spaces have been booked so far and some negotiations were going on Shri Saha also proposed to have one Buyers Salers meet at an early date In t h i s c o n n e c t i o n a c o m m i t t e e comprising of Shri J P Goenka Shri V K Arora and Shri J P Dasgupta has been constituted who will arrange to make all the arrangements of Buyers Salers meet
30 To consider and approve the r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s o f J u d g i n g Committee for various awards and medals
The recommendations of Judging Committee for the year 2008-09 were accepted by the Council However Shri R P Ritolia Past President proposed to constitute a Search Committee for some prestigious Awards to find out suitable personnel to keep the image of the Institute He also suggested to form a Committee for overviewing the existing Systems amp Procedures and suggest for development
T h e f o l l o w i n g m e m b e r s w e r e considered
Shri N C Jha ChairmanProf Ajoy Kr Ghose Past PresidentShri R P Ritolia Past President amp
ConvenorShri V K Arora MemberShri J P Goenka Member Dr A K Moitra MemberProf (Dr) Subir Kr Mukhopadhyaya
Member
The Council is pleased to Award the Branch Activity Award to Ranchi Branch according to the activities done by the Branch during the year 2008-09 During the year 2008-09 both the Kolkata and Ranchi Branches have enrolled same number of new members So the Council is pleased to award the Membership Growth Award to both Kolkata and Ranchi Branches for enrolling highest new members during the year 2008-09
40 To consider and approve the audited accounts for the financial year ended
ston 31 March 2009
As the audited accounts were not ready it was decided to hold a Special Council
thMeeting on 5 September 2009 at 400 pm with the audited accounts for consideration
50 To appoint the Institutes Auditor for stthe financial year ending on 31 March
2010
Messrs B K Sen amp Co Chartered Accountant was re-appointed as the Auditor of the Institution for the year 2009-10 at a remuneration of Rs 3500- only
60 T o c o n s i d e r a p p l i c a t i o n s f o r Membership and membership position of the Institute
The Council approved 17 applications for membership out of which 15 were
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20
for Life Members and 02 Members
70 To elect the President of the Institute for the year 2009 ndash 2010
The name of Shri N C Jha Director (Technical) CIL and present President was proposed by Shri R K Saha Vice President and was re - elected unanimously as President of the Institute for 2009-10
80 To elect the Honorary Secretary of the Institute for the year 2009 ndash 2011
The name of Dr Debasish Sarkar General Manager NEC CIL was proposed by Shri R P Ritolia Past President and was elected unanimously as Honorary Secretary of the Institute for 2009-2011
The Council expressed their sincere thanks to Prof S C Ray Hony Secretary and appreciated for his sincere works and contribution to the Institute during his tenure as Honorary Secretary
90 Any other business with the permission of the chair
i) Consultancy ndash
Prof S P Banerjee informed that a draft Policy was circulated to all the Council Members for their suggestion He said that some suggestions have been received and some more may come The Committee will meet soon with the Draft Policy alongwith the suggestions received for finalisation
ii) Presidents Golf Tournament
It was decided that the Presidents Golf Tournament will be organized either on
th12 December 2009 at Sambalpur or on st21 January 2010 at Kolkata
iii) Photo Identity card for Life Members
Prof (Dr) Subir Kr Mukhopadhyay
proposed that a photo identity card for life members of MGMI may be introduced
It was decided that MGMI will introduce the photo identity card for life members at a cost The fee for the same will be finalized soon
The meeting ended with vote of thanks to the chair at 1800 hrs
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
The Special meeting of the Council of the Institute held at MGMI Building GN-384 Sector ndash V Salt Lake Kolkata ndash 700 091 on
thSaturday the 5 September 2009 at 400 pm with Shri N C Jha President in the Chair The meeting was attended by Shri L K Bose Shri Bhaskar Chakraborti Shri J P Dasgupta Dr Amalendu Sinha and Prof S C Ray
The President extended welcome to all members of the Council and thereafter took up the agenda
The copy of the Report of Council and Audited Balance Sheet with Income amp Expenditure Accounts for the financial year 2008-09 were distributed to the members present in the meeting President requested the members present to go through the Audited Balance Sheet with Income and Expenditure Accounts for the year 2008-09 and Auditors Report to the Members
The Members considered the Auditors Report and agreed that in future we should try to implement the suggestions given by the Auditor There was lengthy discussion on the
stBalance Sheet as on 31 March 2009
The Members considered and recommended the same to the General Body for adoption
The meeting was ended with Vote of thanks to the Chair at 1800 hrs
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23
Dr Kaushik Dey MMGI is now Assistant Professor Department of Mining EngineeringIndian School of Mines UniversityDhanbad 826 004
Shri SV Ram Mohanm MMGI is now Dy CMESAM Chhattarpur Sub Area Patherkhera Area WCL ATPO Shbhapur Colony Type IV Qr No 20 Pathakhera 460 449 Dist Betul MP
Shri Tushar Kant Mishra MMGI is now Materials Management Division Coal India
rdLtd Coal Bhawan Annexe 3 Floor 10 NS Road Kolkata 700 001
Shri Deepak Pandey MMGI is now Sub Area Manager Bunglow D-1 Chankapur Officers Colony PO Silewara Colliery WCL Dist Nagpur MS
Shri Sunit Kumar Banerjee MMGI is now Manager(Projects) Gugro Geotech Pvt Ltd Plot No51 Sector ndash6 Sanpada Navi Mumbai 400 705
Prof DD Mishra MMGI is now at 4 Arya Bhumi PO Potia Bhubaneshwar 751 031Orissa
News About Members
Shri BP Sinha MMGI is now Controller of Mines Indian Bureau of mines 29 Industrial suburbs II Stage Tumkur Road Gorguntapalayam Yashwantpuram Bangalore 560 022
Prof Arvind Kumar Mishra MMGI is now Associate Professor Department of Mining Engineering Indian School of Mines university Dhanbad 826 004 Jharkahand
Shri AK Jain MMGI is now Dy HCG Co Office of the CGM NEC CIL PO Margherita Dist Tinsukia Assam 786 181
Shri Pallab Kumar Banerjee Life Member of MGMI is now at 1 Atlantic Place Manukau City Auckland ndash 2105 New Zealand
Shri Satyesha Simha MMGI is now Dy GM(Sales) BEML Ltd Marketing HQ
thUnity Buildings 5 Floor JC Road Bangalore 560 002
Shri Sunil Kumar Singh MMGI is now Project Officer Kuju-Pundi Project PO Kuju Colliery Dist Ramgarh Jharkhand ndash 825 316
In a day when you dont come across any problem you can be sure that you are travelling in a wrong path
- Swami Vevekananda
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
24
New Members
As Life Member
1 Shri C V VENKATESWARLU BE (Electrical) M Tech (Mining Machinery) PG ndash DipDy Chief Engineer (EampM) WCL Flat No F-2 Shakti Apartments Plot No 19A Hill Road Gandhi Nagar Nagpur ndash 440010
2 Shri Utpal Kumar Dey B Sc Engg M Tech Ph D (Mining Engineering) Professor B I T Sindri Head Deptt Of Mining Engineer PO Sindri Institute Dist Dhanbad Jharkhand ndash 828123
3 Shri Girijesh Kumar B Sc Geology M Sc Geology Ph D Geology Professor B I T Sindri Head Department of Geology PO Sindri Institute Dist Dhanbad Jharkhand ndash 828123
4 Shri Pramod Kumar Singh M Sc Geology Ph D Geology Lecturer BIT Sindri Department of Geology B I T Sindri Dhanbad Jharkhand
5 Shri Baidya Nath Roy B Sc Engg M Sc Engg (Metallurgical) Lecturer BIT Sindri Metallurgical Engineering Deptt PO Sindri Institute Dist Dhanbad Jharkhand ndash 828123
6 Shri Abhai Pratap Singh B Sc(Mining) Chief General Manager (Production)D-2F-2 Govinda Gourkhede Compl Seminary Hills Nagpur ndash 440006
7 Shri Ranendra Chouksey B E (Mining) Superintendent of Mines WCL C-43 Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440001
8 Shri Om Prakash Verma B Sc Superintendent (Survey) 4 M B Town Bandhunagar Jhingabai Takli Koradi Road Nagpur ndash 440030
9 Shri Mahendra Kumar Gupta Dip in Mech Engg AMIE Dy Chief Engineer (Excv) WCL A-206 Triveni Apartments KT Nagar Katol Road Nagpur ndash 440013
10 Shri Akhilesh Pandey Diploma (Mining) Chief Mining Engineer (Prod) WCL CME
th(OC) 5 floor Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur -440001
11 Shri Kaushal Kishore Sharan B Sc (Hons) Mining Engineer Director Technical (Retd) WCL 301A Sri Manohar Apartment Clark Town Nagpur ndash 440004
12 Shri Mahendra Kumar Gupta Dip in Mech Engg AMIE Dy Chief Engineer (Excv) WCL A-206 Triveni Apartments KT Nagar Katol Road Nagpur ndash 440013
13 Shri Ashok Kumar Singh B Sc (Part ndash I) Superintendent (Survey) WCL Duplex No 54 M B Town Koradi Road Zinga Bai Takli Nagpur ndash 440030
14 Shri Amitabh Singh Engg amp Management Dy CME WCLQr No D5 Rescue Station Colony Indora Complex WCL Near Power Grid PO Uppalwadi Nagpur ndash 440026 (MS)
15 Shri Basant Agnihotri B E (Mech) SE (Excavation) WCL B- 202 Radha Palace Dhantoli Abyankar Road Nagpur ndash 440012 (MS)
16 Shri Sushanta Banerjee L Mining EnggMBA Chief Mining Engineer WCL Production Department WCL (Hq) Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440001
17 Shri Achuth Vinay Anand Diploma in Mining amp Mine Surveying Partner Director Technical Explotechnique
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25
st th1643 1 Floor Shanthala Plaza 14 thCross 8 Main Malleshwaram Bangalore
ndash 560003
18 Shri Ranjan Kumar Sinha B Tech (H) Mining Controller of Mines Indian Bureau of Mines CPWD Qr No 33 Type ndash V Seminary Hills Nagpur ndash 440006
19 Shri Ranjan Sahai B Tech (H) Mining Chief Controller of Mines Indian Bureau of Mines Type ndashV Flat ndash 6 CPWD Colony Seminary Hills Nagpur ndash 440006
20 Shri Tirth Nath Jha B Tech (Mining) PGDISM M Tech (Ind amp Engg Mgmt) General Manager WCL WCL Kanhan Area PO Dungaria- 480553 Dist Chhindwara (MP)
21 Shri GEDI Vijaybhaskar Reddy Dip in Mining Superintendent of Mines WCL 48 Swamy Colony Phase ndash 8 Near Aakar Nagar PO Gittikadan Nagpur ndash 13
22 Shri V K Gupta B Tech (Mining) Chief Mining Engineer WCL D-17 Koyla Vihar Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash (MS)-440001
23 Shri Anjan Chatterjee B Sc (Engineering) MBA Superintending Engineer (Env) WCL Environment
thDeptt 9 Floor Coal Estate Civil LinesNagpur ndash 440001 MS
24 Shri Ajay Kumar Pandey B Tech (Mining) Dy General Manager (Mining) Pandey Muhalla ASGirls School Road Hirapur PO amp Dist Dhanbad -826001
25 Shri Kinnera Raja Sekhar BE(Mining)MBA(Marketing) Superintendent of Mines WCL Flat No 203 Udhav Appartment Opp Powergrid Angulimal NagarPO Uppalwadi Nagpur 400 026 (MS)
26 Shri Sudhakar Rao Sreeram Degree in Mining FCC Superintendent of Mines WCL C-11 Walni colony Th Saoner Dist Nagpur 441 504
27 Shri Haridas Krishna Ghanvat MSc(Env) Superintending Engg(Env) WCL 7172 Ujwal Nilayam B-302 Khamla Road Malviya Nagar Khamla Nagpur 440 025 MS
28 Shri Balakishan Chandora BE(Mining) Chief Mining Engineer WCL D-114 Koyla Vihar Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur 442 001
29 Shri Asok Chandra Ray BE(Civil) Grad ndash IE PGDBM(Fin) OSD(ENV)WCL F-201 Ashirwad Apartment Mankapur Behind Safeway Motors Lumbini Nagar Nagpur 440 030
30 Shri Kaushik Chakraborty BTech(Min) MTech(Mine Planning)Dy Chief Mining Engineer WCL Flat ndash 102 Naniks Ashtavinayak Prerna Opp Power Grid Colony Nari Ring Road PO Uppalwadi Nagpur 440 026
31 Shri KS Narayana Dip in Mining Engineer Chief Mining Engineer WCL D-210 Koyala Vihar Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur 440 001
32 Shri Anupam Nandi BTech(Min) Dy Controller of Mines amp Officer in charge Indian Bureau of Mines 318B Road No 3 Ashok Nagar Ranchi 834 002 Jharkhand
33 Shri Debasis Biswas BE(Mining) Chief Mining EngineerWCL Flat No 607 Building A-1 Forest Deptt Co-operative Housing Society Seminary Hills Nagpur
34 Shri Subhash Ramkrishna Bhandare BE(Hons)(Mining) Supdt Of Mines WCL A-9S-4 Govinda Gourkhede
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26
Complex Seminary Hills Hajaripahad Road Nagpur 440 006
35 Shri Satish R Gabale BE(Mining) Supdt of Mines WCL Flat No B101 Ganesh Gavri Apptt Near Sawarkar Square Nagpur -400 015
36 Shri Dipankar Mukherjee BE(Mining) supdt of Mines WCL Plot-28 Friends Colony PO Katol Road Nagpur 440 013
37 Shri Pradeep Deshmukh BE(Mining) Supdt of Mines WCL 16 Shamane Layout Near Gajanan Temple Trimurti Nagar Nagpur 440 022
38 Shri Partha Pratim Adhikary Btech(Hons)(Mining Engg) WCLD-8 Indora Housing Complex WCL Colony(Near Power Grid) Nagpur(MS)
39 Shri Somyajit Mukherjee MTech(Appl Geol) PhD(Geol) Sr Lecturer IIT Bombay Deptt Earth Sciences IIT Bombay Powai Mumbai 400 076 MS
As Member
1 Shri Satyendra Parasanath Pandey Dip in Mining IInd class Certi FCC Dy Chief Mining Engineer WCL D19 WCL Rescue Colony Kalpana Nagar PO Uppalwadi Nagpur ndash 440026
2 Shri Prashant Kumar Singh B E Mining Superintendent of Mines WCL 36 M B Town PO Zingabai Takli Koradi Road Nagpur ndash 440030
3 Shri Vivek Kumar Sharma M Tech (Applied Geology) Dy Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC
thLtd4 floor Khanij Bhawan 10-3-311A Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad
4 Shri Subrata Chatterjee B E (Mech) MBA Business Development Manager 4 Dr Satyananda Roy Road Kolkata ndash 700029
5 Md Nasim Ansari M Tech (Applied Geology) Dy Manager (Geology) Laxmivasi Tower Flat No 205 Attapur Tejaswari NagarHyderbad
6 Shri Rajesh Kumar Sharma M Sc (Earth Science) B Sc (Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad - 500 028
7 Dr Nilay Sharma Ph D Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad - 500 028
8 Shri Amit Kumar Saw M Sc Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad - 500 173(AP)
9 Shri Sanjay Kumar Choudhary M Sc (Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad - 500 028
10 Shri Chandra Bhushan Verma M Tech (Applied Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC
thLtd4 floor10-3-31 Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad - 500 173
11 Shri Buddha Priya Mahudwale B E st(Mining) PG Dip 1 Class Certificate
holder Manager (Mining) Resource thPlanning deptt 4 Floor NMDC Ltd
Khanij Bhavan Masab Tank 10-3-311A Hyderbad ndash 500173
12 Shri Basant Rath M Sc (Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) NMDC R amp D Centre Habsiguda Uppal Road Hyderabad
13 Shri Jaykumar Jagdish Singh Dip Mining Graduate DMM Asstt Survey Officer WCL Production Department WCL (Hq) Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440001
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27
14 Shri Parag Madhukarrao Tadlimbekar BSc MSc (Geo) B Ed Sr Technical Assistant (Geology) Indian Bureau of Mines Technical Secretary Section IBM
ndIndira Bhawan 2 floor D-Block Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440102 MS
15 Shri NK Dhawan BSc(H)(Mining Engg) General Manager NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad 500 173
16 Dr DN Subramanyam MScPhD Asstt Manager(Geo) NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad 500 173
As Donor Member
1 Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research Barwa Road Dhanbad ndash 826015
Jharkhand
HEALTH TITBIT
Going on fruits as snacks
Fruits have skins and are actually like naturersquos ready-packed snacks The juice and the flavour is all held in tightly until you are ready and with most fruits after washing even the skin can be eaten A red apple has different health giving qualities from a green apple too There are many salad combinations which are worth trying Iceberg lettuce and a tomato is better than nothing but try to use the deeper green or red lettuce dark-green water-cress two or three grated brussel sprouts or some finely cut spring cabbage Dark-green leaves should form the basis then build with a selection of other colours carrots peppers radishes and others It can be differently beautiful every time but big
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28
News Update
1 Arrow works with ONGC on CBM
Arrow Energy has signed an agreement with Indian Govt-owned ONGC Limited to cooperate in Coal Bed Methane (CBM) exploration and development The focus of the memorandum of Understanding is potential cooperation on existing ONGC blocks from previous CBM licence rounds in India together with possible cooperation in certain Australian acreage The companies are now formulating specific commercial agreement on defined CBM assets
(Source Asia Miner)
2 Thriveni ventures overseas for coal
After years of involvement with the Indian mining industry Thriveni Earthmovers expects to begin exporting coal this year from its coal project at Jumbi in Indonesia The company obtained the Jumbi project in 2008 as its first overseas coal venture and has been ramping up towards commercial production this year The primary aim of the project is to be reliable source of coal to overseas companies who rely on coal as the critical material for their operations Thriveni provides low cost turnkey mining solution that facilitates development on a major scale
(Source Asia Miner)
3 ECL to raise underground coal production output to 12 mt
Eastern Coalfields Ltd proposes to enhance its underground coal production from 85 million tonne (mt) to 12 mt in the next two years through infusion of mass production technologies Accordingly the company recently awarded two contracts worth Rs 100 crore to Joy Engineering of UK for supply of
continuous mining equipment and operation and maintenance of the same on riskgain basis The tenders for more continuous miners and long-wall mining equipments worth Rs 350 crore approximately will be invited soon
(Source Infrastructure Today July 2009)
4 Indias first coal gasification project to take off
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) is getting ready to start the gas production at Indias first Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) project on pilot basis This project is to be carried out at Vastan lignite block near Surat in Gujarat It is estimated that the field will produce about 55 lakh cu m of synthetic gas per day by 2010 end After this project is successful ONGC aims to begin with the commercial production by producing about 2 billion cu m of the synthetic gas per annum from this field by 2013-14 This will require an investment of about Rs1000-2000 crore and the field has enough reserves to last for about 30-40 years Along with the Vastan block ONGC is also plans to set up a UCG project at Bhavnagar in Gujarat and Rajasthan
(Source Infrastructure Today Sept09)
5 Bhutan Minerals Exploration
August 2009 - Oil in the Bangtar area under Samdrupjongkhar dzongkhag copper gold and silver in the black mountain area of central Bhutan and tungsten in Sarpang are the potential minerals an American businessman J Matthew Fifield has offered to prospect for and if found viable then extract them He has also proposed that he be given mineral exploration rights for the whole of Bhutan after which he would get a group of American investors to invest in Bhutans mining sector in
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29
a big way J Matthew Fifield is a managing director in an international mining company Clien and also sits on the boards of other international energy companies The department of geology and mines (DGM) under the ministry of economic affairs and Druk holdings investment (DHI) have so far expressed interest in the proposal and are in the process of studying it ldquoJ Matthew Fifield approached us through DHI around five months ago saying that he was interested in the mineral exploration and extraction and so we provided him with all past mineral exploration reports and geological data on Bhutanrdquo said DGMs chief geologist and acting director general
(Source geologycom)
6 India - Vedanta Acquires Goa Assets
SESA GOA Limited a majority-owned subsidiary of Vedanta Resources has purchased the Goa iron ore assets of the Dempo Group for Rs 1750 crores (US$368 million) The assets include mining leases rights and related infrastructure in Goa Funding the transaction out of its existing cash resources Sesa acquired VS Dempo and Co which holds 100 of Dempo Mining Corporation and 50 of Goa Maritime VS Dempo owns or has the rights to mineable reserves and resources estimated at 70 million tonnes of iron ore in Goa Its Goa mining assets also includes processing plants barges jetties trans-shippers and loading capacities at Mormugoa port It produced 394 million tonnes of iron ore and sold 436 million tonnes in the year ended March 31 2009 and is one of the largest exporters of iron ore from Goa Vedantas chairman Anil Agarwal says ldquoWe are highly delighted with this opportunity to consolidate our iron ore business The integration of Sesa and VS Dempos operations will achieve great synergyrdquo
(Source Asia Miner Aug09)
7 Mercury Pollution
Coal-fired power plants emit trace amounts of mercury Some of this airborne mercury ends up in lakes and rivers ndash and accumulates there long term Fish at the top of the food chain can accumulate damaging amounts of mercury because they eat smaller fish who have eaten smaller fish and the amount of mercury in their bodies can build up to toxic levels over time Mercury also makes its way into every aquatic ecosystem through the hydrologic cycle USGS published a study that examined mercury in top-predator fish bed sediment and water from streams across the United States There were many mercury mines in Oregon in the early 1900s The miners dug up the ore heated it and then cooled the vapors to condense the liquid mercury Now a century later some sites in the Ochoco National Forest and on private lands remain contaminated from these activities
(Source geologycom)
8 Northern Indias Water Supply Depletion by Human Activity
A satellite monitoring detecting areas of ground water depletion observed that much of northern India is dependent upon a reliable supply of groundwater for public use and irrigation In this study groundwater levels were monitored by processing gravity data collected by a NASA satellite over a six-year period Maps of the data revealed significant groundwater level declines in the northern Indian states of Rajasthan Punjab and Haryana In these areas rapid population growth economic development and groundwater-based irrigation are placing increasing demands on water supplies The accelerating rate of water use is unsustainable and could lead to a collapse in the agricultural system
(Source Publication from an August 2009 press release by NASA geologycom)
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30
9 Muscular swimmer was one of last dinosaurs
Recently discovered duck-billed hadrosaur thrived on many continents One of the last non-avian dinosaurs on Earth was a muscular swimming duck-bi l led species that paleontologists recently discovered in Spain according to a new study that has been accepted for publication in the journal Comptes Rendus Palevol Co-author Jose Ignacio Canudo told Discovery News that the hadrosaur Arenysaurus ardevoli meaning sand dinosaur lived just a few thousand years before the KT boundary This was the event 655 million years ago that wiped out all of the worlds dinosaurs save for a group of carnivorous dinosaurs that evolved into birds
(Source geologycom News)
10 Coal mine owners need 26 in venture
June 27 2009 Steel cement or power companies that sit on captive coal mines will have to own a minimum 26 percent equity in their mining ventures according to the new guidelines approved by the government for mining of coal from captive blocks The government currently allows 100 percent foreign direct investment (FDI) in exploration or mining of coal and lignite for captive consumption of iron steel and cement producers While this policy would remain unchanged the captive block owners will have to maintain beneficial ownership in their mining operations According to the proposed changes the approved end user company (engaged in making cement steel or power) will have to maintain at least a 26 percent equity ownership in an associated coal company subsidiary) formed for supplying coal on an exclusive basis to it The captive coal block owner will have to maintain 51 percent equity in the subsidiary coal company in case the mining company does not have an exclusive coal supply arrangement with the
parent In case a coal block is jointly owned equity participation in the joint venture company shall be made directly by owners and not through their subsidiary The proposed regulations have specified that in case the company to whom the captive block has been awarded is also a holding company it would have to maintain at least 51 percent equity in its subsidiary company engaged in approved end uses (making cement steel or power) It would however need to have just 26 percent equity in the second subsidiary company engaged in coal mining provided the entire output is supplied exclusively to the holding company Independent coal and lignite mining companies could also be allocated captive blocks on the condition that they enter into firm supply contracts for coal at the application stage itself according to the proposed guidelines Such companies would not be allowed to enter into fresh agreements with new end-use companies subsequent to award of the coal block
(Source The Economic Times)
11 Private investment in coal sector
June 17 2009 The coal sector is set to open to private investment
We are not averse to open commercial coal mining to private sector players However a decision will be taken after building consensus over the reform proposal said minister of state for coal (independent charge) Sriprakash Jaiswal At present the government has monopoly over coal mining through state-run companies such as Coal India Ltd
(Source The Economic Times)
12 India Seeks to Invest in Australian Coal
SYDNEY -- Indias coal minister and the chairman of the countrys biggest coal miner said Thursday that India is considering
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
31
securing coal properties in Australia to plug projected gaps in the nations supply of coal The comments indicate that the current wave of foreign investment in Australias natural resources wont be limited to China Australia is known to be a country with high quality thermal coal and metallurgical coal properties India Minister of State for Coal Sriprakash Jaiswal told reporters India considers Australia as an important destination to look for coal properties he said As one of the worlds fastest growing economies India currently has to import coal because it doesnt produce enough to meet increasing demand Australias massive coal resource has become the subject of a flurry of international deal activity with Chinas Yanzhou Coal Mining Co Ltd having already
launched a A$354 billion takeover offer for Australian coal miner Felix Resources Ltd Taking equity stakes in existing companies and in return having a coal supply agreement for a certain quantity of coal could be one format Mr Bhattacharya said The other format could be joining in mining so the expansion programs of the existing companies or taking absolutely greenfield properties and going ahead on doing mining Mr Bhattacharya said the company which is also investigating investment opportunities in the US Indonesia and South Africa could easily pay $1 billion to $15 billion on investments and would consider spending more
(SourceWall Street JournalSeptember 032009)
HEALTH TITBIT
Hot tea hot coffee increases risk of cancer
Tea has been touted for its potential health benefits for millennia but new research shows if you drink it too hot you may end up increasing your risk for esophageal cancer
A new study published in the British Medical Journal has revealed that drinking steaming hot tea is actually linked with an eight-fold increased risk of cancer of the food tube or the oesophagus According to lead researcher Reza Malekzadeh of the Tehran University of Medical Sciences in Iran ldquoInforming the population about the hazards of drinking hot tea may be helpful in reducing the incidence of oesophageal cancerrdquo To be specific people who drank their tea less than two minutes after it was it four or more minutes after pouring
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
33
NOVEMBER 2009
10-13 NINTH INTERNATIONAL MINE VENTILATION CONGRESS at New Delhi India Hotel Crown Plaza Contact Department of Mining Engineering Indian School of Mines University Dhanbad ndash 826 004 Prof D C Panigrahi Convenor amp head Deptt email-
th15 November Sunday International Symposium ldquoEmerging Challenges for Metals and Materials Engineering amp Technologyrdquo and Metals Minerals Manufacturing Exp 2009 Organized by Indian Institute of Metals in association with TMS amp ASM International USA Contact TAFCON C-60 Nizamuddin East New Delhi ndash 110 013 India Ph- 91 ndash 11 ndash 46198000 24352141 Email ndash
Pankaj 09810038063
th16-19 November 2009 MPES 2009 ndash 18 International Symposium on Mine Planning amp Equipment Selections at Banff Alberta Canada For further details Contact Dr Raj K Singhal PO Box 68002 Crow Foot Postal Outlet 28 Crowfoot Terrdce NW Calgery Alberta T3G 1YO Canada Fax ndash 403-241 ndash 9460 email ndash singhal shawca website httpwwwmpes-cami-swempcom
10 - 13 November 2009 the 34th Indonesian Geophysicist Conferences at Jogjakarta Indonesia Conferences on Earth Sciences held by Indonesian Geophysicist Association 2009 Organized by Indonesian Geophysicists A s s o c i a t i o n ( H A G I ) Deadline for abstractsproposals 15 July 2009 W e b s i t e
dc_panigrahiyahoocoinwww9thimvcorg
metallurgytafconcom wwwmetals2009in
h t t p p i t 3 4 h a g i w e b i d
Upcoming Events
C o n t a c t n a m e W i w i t S u r y a n t o Check the for latest details
17 - 18 November 2009 Mining the Isa Mount Isa Queensland Australia Mining the Isa 2009 will not only features presentations from all the key established mining companies in the Mount Isa region but also unique sessions dealing with the other essential aspects essential for successful operation in the area Organized by IIR Conferences Deadline for abstractsproposals Not available Website lt gt Contact name James Stackhouse
Check the for latest details
DECEMBER 2009
4-6 Twenty-first National Convention of Mining Engineers on Technological Advancement in Mining Industry Udaipur Contact The Honorary Secretary IEI Udaipur Local Centre 128 Hiran Magri Sector 11 Opp Central Excise Udaipur 313002 P h 0 2 9 4 - 2 5 8 3 7 0 2 e - m a i l ndash
W e b
10-13 2009 Twenty fourth Indian Engineering Congress at Mangalore Theme ldquoNat ional Growth and Secur i ty ndash Technological Challengesrdquo organised by The Institute of Engineers (India) Mangalore Local
thCenter Contact The organizing Secretary 24 Indian Engineering Congress The Institute of Engineers (India) Mangalore Center NITK Surathkal Mangalore 575 025 Karnatak Ph (0824) 247400 Extn 3759 (O) e-mail lt gt
event website
httpwwwiircomauisa
event website
i n s t i _ o f _ e n g y a h o o c o i nwwwieiudrorg
i e i c o n g r e s s n i t k a c i nltieicongressnitkgmailcomgt
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26-27 All India Seminar on ldquoSatellite Communication and Remote Sensing Technologies for Social Developmentrdquo at Jaipur Contact The Honorary Secretary IEI Rajasthan State Centre Gandhi Nagar Tonk road Jaipur ndash 302 015 Ph ndash (0141) 27063272700413 e-mail ndash
JANUARY 2010
11 - 13 January 2010 CERIE2010 Sylhet Bangladesh Organized by Shahjalal University of Science amp Technology Deadline for bstractsproposals 15 September 2009 W e b s i t e lt gtContact name Dr Mohammad Iqbal
Check the for latest details
FEBRUARY 2010
th4-7 6 International Dyke Conference Contact Prof Rajesh K Srivastava Deptt of Geology BHU IT Varanasi 221 005
4 - 5 February 2010 Conference on ldquoProcessing of Industrial Minerals 2010rdquo at Istanbul Turkey Website
Contact name Dr Barry WillsAlthough there are many
rscieirscorgwwwieirscorg
httpwwwsust edu~cerie2010
event website
httpwwwmin-ngcompim10indexhtml
operations worldwide treating a wide range of industrial minerals processing problems are often similar The aim of this conference is therefore to bring together operators and scientists below one roof Organized by MEI
MARCH 2010
March 9 2010 8th Annual Investing in African Mining Seminar in Toronto In addition to our seminar we offer mining c o m p a n i e s s e r v i c e p r o v i d e r s a n d governments shared booth space at the PDAC trade show and participation in the Canada-South Africa Chamber of Business 11th A n n u a l M i n i n g B r e a k f a s tDownload the
for details
AUGUST 2012
2 - 10 August 2012 34th International Geological Congress a t Brisbane Q u e e n s l a n d A u s t r a l i a W e b s i t e
Contact name Liz Cuffe Under the theme ldquoUnearthing our Past and Futurerdquo the IGC will showcase the Oceania regions geoscience strengths innovations and natural wonders through an exciting range of pre and post Congress field trips Organized by Australian Geoscience Council
Toronto 2010 Participation Packages Brochure
httpwww34igcorg
1 Three sentences for getting success ndash a Know more than othersb Work more than othersc Expect less than others
- William Shakespeare
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22
Contined from Last issue mdash
POSSIBLE MARKETS FOR INDIAN ORES
Japan is the most obvious market for Indiarsquos high-grade hematites but if this outlet is to be developed India will require some freight advantage in order to compete with the ore from Johore which is almost as good as the best-grade Indian ore It is conveniently situated for export and is considerably nearer to Japan than is India The Borneo and Philippine ores are also favourably situated for the Japanese market but they would require nodulising before export and even then would be of lower iron content than Indian ores and also more aluminous
As regards exporting ore from India to Europe if high-class coking coals are later on imported from the United Kingdom to assist in smelting Indiarsquos ore the return freight might well be partly made up of Indian iron-ore but it is more likely to be Indian pig-iron (which is probably the cheapest pig in the world) or Indian s tee l In a recent personal communication Mr C P Perin wrote
lsquoFrom my general knowledge of the worldrsquos iron-ore resources I feel very strongly that in years to come the exports of steel from India will be as important as he present exports of jutersquo
It seems to me doubtful if we shall import much high-grade coal or coke from Europe for use in smelting iron-ore for a very long time to come The Indian ores are very high in iron and often contain about as much alumina as silica The high ash of the Indian coke provides a good deal of the slag of the blast-furnace and tends to raise the silicaalumina ratio of the slag If the slag volume were to be reduced
75 years Ago
much below the present practice by the introduction of low-ash coke which might not improvendashor might even worsenndashthe silicaalumina ratio of the slag it would not be possible to hold the sulphur in the slag There would be no sense in cutting the ash of the coke down if we had to add silica-rock to the furnace charge in order to obtain a suitable slag volume and analysis On that account apart from the question of cost it seems very doubtful if European high-grade coal or coke can be imported for use in Indian blast-furnaces in the near future
On reviewing the whole of the evidence I find no grounds for believing that any large export trade in Indian iron-ore is likely to develop in he next decade or so The two main possible marketsndashJapan and Western Europendashcan obtain sufficient supplies of high-grade ore for their needs from sources considerably nearer than India To some this may seem a pessimistic conclusion others may have a sentimental feeling that it is better to reserve Indiarsquos iron-ores for smelting in Indiarsquos own furnaces I have tried to come to an unprejudiced conclusion drawn from the available evidence I feel that I have assembled rather a mountain of facts and statistics for the production of a lamentably small mouse of a conclusion It would have been much more spectacular if I could have prophesied argosies carrying Indiarsquos ore to European or Japanese ports within five or six yearsrsquo time but this seems to me not possible Twenty or thirty years hence there may be a different tale to tell but by that time it is not likely that any-one will be turning back to old presidential addresses in order to find out what Mr President said in 1934
Presidential Address by Mr F G Percival PhD (London) B Sc (London) FGS
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
8
M G M I as per the tradition organized a workshop preceding AGM of the Institute on
th15 September 2009 at Park Hotel Kolkata The topic was quite contemporary entitled Indian Mining Sectors Policies and Constraints
Objective of this workshop was to bring together those who are instrumental in framing the policies and guidelines and those who follow these for exploration and exploitation of mineral including coal oil and gas It was also aimed to have interaction of learned delegates and invitees with the speakers so as to bring out highlights and lacuna of the policies and guidelines and to make them more industry friendly
The workshop was very well attended (about 100 delegates) Speakers were eminent personalities holding offices of distinction and directly concerned with the topic of the workshop
The workshop was inaugurated by Dr A K Sarkar Director (Marketing) Coal India Ltd The technical session was presided over by Sri R P Ritolia Immediate Past President and former CMD- CCL
Altogether five papers were presented which are as follows
1 National Mineral Policies and Role of G S I By Dr Balaram Chattopadhaya D D G G S I
2 Modern Coalmining Policies for enhanced proving of coal resources By Shri Ashok Kumar Singh CMD CMPDIL
3 Captive Coal Mining Policies and Constraints By Shri D N Prasad
Director ( Tech ) Ministry of Coal Government of India
4 National Mineral Policy 2008 and the Environmental Concerns for an Expanding Mining Sector By Prof S P Banerjee Former Director ndashin - Charge Indian School of Mines Dhanbad
5 Reclamation of Mined out areas In Opencast success story in Mega Projects of South Eastern Coalfield Ltd By Shri M P Dikshit CMD SECL and Shri S C Shankar SE SECL
The first paper dwelt upon various policies that the Government of India is going to adopt to gear up and making the mining sector dynamic It was pointed out during discussion that there are many more things are desirable for quick disposal of PL ML availability of maps reports etc All these matters are being seriously examined at Governmental Levels
The second paper described various methodologies and techniques to improve exploration approach for enhanced proving of coal resources These methodologies have been spelt out by the Ministry of Coal in consultation with CMPDIL Various investors who have been allotted blocks must follow these methodologies for authenticated and better results
The third paper outlined various guidelines for accomplishing the exploration of captive coal blocks for early exploitation of the resources It is admitted that there are constraints which are likely to retard the progress that is desirable The role of State and Central Government for clearing various applications need to be more realistic and less time consuming Coal Evaluation improved
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON ldquoINDIAN MINING SECTORS POLICIES AND CONSTRAINTSrdquo
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9
co-ordination with nodal officers of state level land acquisition environmental and forestry clearance etc are certain areas of concern
The fourth paper outlined various stipulations for environmental safeguard in the mining sectors by the Government based on recommendation of committees formed The paper pointed out necessity of streamlining forestry clearance and highlighted much improved environment management practices in the mining sectors Prof Banerjee also praised role of National Mineral Policy 2008 for its positive approach to boost mining sectors
The fifth paper was on reclamation of mined out areas and described how best reclamation can be implemented with proper approach and plan The speakers cited some examples of reclamation done successfully in the jurisdiction of SECL
Each presentation was followed by interaction with the delegates which made the workshop purposeful and interesting
A K Moitra(Convenor)
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
NB Send your e-mails on ldquoTalk Backrdquo to the Editor Please include your full name address amp telephone no not necessarily for Publication MGMI News Letter reserve the right to edit the letters for publication and reproduce then (in whole or past) in any of its print
more than seven and half years are needed for the same in India ie more than five times but let us not forget that we have to face problems of a large population which is more than five times of that of Australia but that just not justify us to spend more than three years to approve a project MGMI should move the appropriate authorities to ensure early approval or rejection of any mineral based project and
if required we may offer our expertise for making early decision
Thanking you with warm regards
Yours very sincerely
Dr Samir Dasgupta Life Member No 522-LM (1948-49)
( From the Editor The members may like to respond to the point raised by Dr Samir Dasgupta)
(Continued from Page No 7)
Talk Back
10
ndThe 52 Holland Memorial Lecture was held thon 15 September 2009 at the Park Hotel The
memorial lecture was given by Shri S J Sibal
Director General Mines Safety Dhanbad The
subject of his lecture was on ldquoChallenges of
Miens Safety ndash a Perspective for Change
Managementrdquo
In introduction he mentioned that safety at
work is still a serious problem and we are still
paying heavily for accidents both in terms of
human suffering and economic waste Hence
the endeavor to bring down the hazards by all
available means to an acceptable level must
continue to reduce the sufferings and agony of
human beings
In the lecture he also spoke on History of
human civilization and mine safety ndash the past
Absorption of safety laws into work practices
the Present Growth of mining activities and
technological advancements ndash the Future
Opencast Coal Mining UG Coal Mining
Mining Accidents Reasons why the
implementation of the procedure is not
sustained He has also mentioned some
ndHighlights of 52 Holland Memorial Lecture
probable answers ndash may be these procedures
are not adequate safe and built into the
mechanism of mineral production
lRequirement of additional resources for compliance of safety laws
lSafety motivation lAcceptance of non-compliance etc
Why we loose sight of human face of accident
he added He also put forwarded a question
that the concept of self regulation ndash is it the
solution
He has given some of his thoughts
observations suggestions etc and in
conclusion he said making change has always
been fascinating and exciting though it is a
tough and delicate activity for any
organization However Managing Change is
now not a matter of choice it becomes an
essential activity given the emerging future
challenges in the mining sector
The Lecture was attended by a sizeable
number of members and guests
If you win you need not explain hellip But if you lose you should not be there to explain
ndash Adolph Hitler
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
32
ldquoWHAT lies before us and what lies behind us is nothing compared to what lies within usrdquo Truly these jolting words of Emerson gives us the flashback of what Socrates promulgated centuries ago ldquoknow thyselfrdquo
The problem with us today is that we know very less of ourselves and thus we indulge in emulating and imitating others If one is not clear as to what exactly one wants he will start wanting what others want resulting in a ldquorat racerdquo And the repercussion of rat race is that even if you win the race you still remain a rat The multiplicity of platforms and the craze to be popular in next to no time is the trend which is the portent of a weak future generation This hurry burry will make the future dreams shattered we will have no leaders to dream in the days to come but there will remain a good chunk of puppets in few domineering hands Too many people are dreaming of some magical rose garden on the horizon rather than enjoying the one growing in their backyards Lets discover the untapped potential within us and stop following the crowd and give a second thought to our endeavours Life doesnt always give us what we ask for but it always gives us what we need Aldous Huxley always reminds me of the golden exhortation ie there is only one corner of the world you can be certain of improving and that is your own self
Yes nothing can defeat us unless we defeat ourselves Even Shakespeare in Julius Caesar points ldquoThe fault dear Brutus is not in our
SHORT ARTICLE
By VIVIAN WILSON LOBO
stars but in ourselves that we are underlingsrdquo Therefore our main task in life is to give birth to ourselves to become what we potentially are Opportunities are everywhere waiting to be discovered we have to only seek it as the saying goes a wise man makes more opportunities than he finds The journey of a thousand miles begins with just one step and that step lies within us as we often quote success is a marathon not a sprint never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat
Success cannot be granted it must be earned and for earning it we will have catwalks than cakewalks Therefore what is required today is serenity and patience to rivet ones attention on success Panic and anxiety will only bring failures along Perseverance is not a long race it is many short races one after another Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm Peace is the key with which we can focus aim and win As we sail through life let us not avoid storms and rough waters just let them pass and sail on Because a successful person is like being a goalkeeper no matter how many goals you save people will remember only the ones you missed Act as if failure is impossible Lets not be the slaves of our bitter past Lets not be the slaves of our bitter past Lets be the masters of our future Carl Jung writes ldquoYour vision will become clear only when you can look into your heart
(Reprint from a publication in Hitawada dated June 10 2009)
Peace be with you
Believing everybody is dangerous believing nobody is very dangerous ndash Abraham Lincoln
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11
rdThe 103 Annual General Meeting for the year 2008-2009 of the Mining Geological and Metallurgical Institute of India was held at Park Hotel 17 Park Street Kolkata 700 016 on
thTuesday the 15 September 2009 at 4 pm with Shri NC Jha President in the Chair The meeting was attended by SShri RP Ritolia AK Singh Prof SP Banerjee Prof A K Ghose Prof GS Roonwal RK Saha MM Singh JP Goenka SR Panja AK Sen GS Ghosh Hazra AK Dasgupta NK Biswas A Prasad MK Bhattacherjee P Roy KK Mishra S Chakravorti SC Dasgupta AK Talapatra S Choudhuri Prof(Dr) SK Mukhopadhyay SN Ghosh Prof(Dr) D DebDrAK Moitra KM Agans AK Mukhopadhyay S Bandopadhyay P Choudhury S Bhattacharjee BB Das D Chakravorty PK Baranwal SK Das Gupta Kalyan SenA Mukhopadhyay S Sinha AK Nath BC Bhattacharya LK Bose P K Bhattacharjee K Banerjee AK Chaturvedi HR Surana DK Ray B Prasad MM Bhattacherjee Shilpi DN Prasad Smt S Prasad L Prasad SN Prasad SL Mehera Dr D Sarkar T Chaudhury M Kumar NP Sahu SK Das SK Basu JPDasgupta S Mookherjee S Ghosh RN Datta SK Chakraborti R K Datta BK Chakrabarti AK Ray AK Mukhopadhyay MK Mukhopadhyay AK Das JK Ghosh BN Mishra T Datta J Chandra RK Choudhary M Khasale KN Jha SK Mishra G Sharma C Singh RR Mittal B Pathak A Hussan S Chatterjee PK Jha TR Kannan HC Dahiya D Nagaralarcasan S Prasad D Sarkar SK Dutta S Ray GP Ghatak G Dhar N Kumar PK Roy Chowdhury Prof SC Ray amp others
At the outset the members mourned the sad demise of the following members by observing one-minute silence
rdHighlights of the 103 Annual General Meeting
Late Dr KP Gupta Sibdas Ghosh KC Jain SC Roy Chowdhury PR Sinha M Singh PP Jain S Roy AK Mondal N Mondal and Prof BK Kejriwal
Shri NC Jha President MGMI Chaired the Session
rd 10 The notice convening the 103 Annual General Meeting of the Institute held at Park Hotel 17 Park Street Kolkata 700
th016 on Tuesday the 15 September 2009 at 4 pm issued on August 12 2009 were taken as read
nd20 The Minutes of the 102 Annual General Meeting of the Institute held at ITC Hotel Sonar Kolkata 1 JBS Haldane Avenue Kolkata 700 046 on
thSaturday the 27 September 2008 at 4 pm were read and unanimously confirmed
30 The Councils Report Audited Balance Sheet and Statement of Income and Expenditure Accounts for the year 2008-
st2009(ended on 31 March 2009) were adopted and confirmed unanimously
40 Messrs BK Sen amp Co Chartered Accountants of 11 Old Post Office Street Kolkata 700 001 was re-appointed as the Auditor of the Institute for the year 2009-2010 at a remuneration of Rs3500- only
50 Recipients of Awards and Medals for the 2008-2009
51 Dr J Coggin Brown Memorial (Gold) Medal for Geological Sciences to Shri Akshaya Kumar Sarangi for his outstanding contribution in Geological Sciences
52 John Dunn Medal to Dr Khanindra
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12
Pathak for his outstanding contribution in Indian Mineral Industry
53 Indranil Award for Metallurgy to Dr Shambhu Nath Prasad for his outstanding contribution in Ferrous Metallurgy
54 R P Bhatnagar Award to Shri Pradip Kumar Baranwal for his outstanding contribution in Mineral Beneficiation (Cash Rs1000-)
55 DN Thakur Award to Prof GS R o o n w a l f o r h i s o u t s t a n d i n g contribution in Earth Sciences
56 Engineering Gold Medal to Shri BN Pan for his outstanding contribution in Mining Sciences
57 Coal India Project Implementation Trophy to Chotia OCP of Prakash Industries Ltd
58 Prof SK Bose Memorial Award for excellence in teaching in Mining Engineering to Prof MA Ramlu
59 HB Ghose Award for the Manager having best Safety performance during the preceding year to Shri Chittaranjan Kumar of Sawang Underground Mine of CCL and Shri PP Gupta of Manikpur Opencast Project of SECL
510 Smt Bala Tandon Award to Prof (Dr) Debasis Deb for his outstanding contribution in upgrading the quality of life in Mining (cash Rs1000-)
511 Lala Ramkishore Singhal Award for outstanding contribution in the field of Conservation of Minerals to Prof(Dr) Subir Kumar Mukhopadhyay
512 Institutes Silver Medal to Prof(Dr) Subir Kumar Mukhopadhyay Prof (Dr) Debasis Deb and Prof(Dr) BS Sastry for their paper on ldquoDesign of a
Combined Stoping Method below an Open Pit Mine using Numerical Modeling ndash A case studyrdquo
513 MGMI Branch Membership Growth Award to MGMI Kolkata Branch and Ranchi Branch for 2008-2009
514 MGMI Branch Activity Award to M G M I R a n c h i B r a n c h for 2008-2009
Student Awards for 2007-2008
Award of Pickering Medal for the year 1981 to the Best Student of Mining Engineering of ISMU Dhanbad to Shri Mukti Pada Dikshit
515 Pickering Medal for the best student of ISM in Mining Engineering to Shri Anirban Majumdar of ISMU
516 Hayden Medal for the best student in Applied Geology to Smt Sohini Gupta of ISMU
517 Yule Medal for the best student in Mining Machinery to Shri Alok Kumar Singh of ISMU
518 Mc Nally Bharat Medal for the best student in Mineral Engineering to Shri Mahendra Singh Negi of ISMU
519 Dr Hari Narain Medal for the best student in Applied Geophysics to Smt Shilpi of ISMU
520 Oil India Medal for the best student in Petroleum Engineering to Shri Adi Anand of ISMU
521 Dr J Cogging Brown Memorial Cash Award for the best student in Geology to Shri Ankush Singh of Presidency College Calcutta(Rs500-)
522 S Lal Award for Mining Engineering to Shri Arindam Basu of BESU Shibpur
523 SCCL(Gold) Medal for the best student
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13
in Mining Engineering to Md Naseeruddin of University College of Engineering Kakatiya University Kothagudem
524 Nava Bharat Ferro Alloys Medal for the best student in Mining Machinery to Md Naseeruddin of University College of Engineering Kakatiya University Kothagudem
525 Indranil Award for Metallurgy to Shri Aysuman Banerjee of BESU Shibpur
526 Indranil Award for Metallurgy to Shri Sudhanshu Shekhar Singh of IIT Kharagpur
527 Chandrakala Medal for Mining Engineering to Shri Tejasvi Singh Kushwaa of IIT Kharagpur
528 S m t N i r j a S a h a y M e d a l f o r MSc(Applied Geology) to Ms Khushboo Arora of IIT Kharagpur
529 Roberton Medal to the best student of Mining Engineering to Km Rashi Agarwal of BHU
530 La Touch Medal for the best student in Geology to Shri Punit Dubey of BHU
531 Hadfield Medal for the best student in Metallurgical Engineering to Shri Naman Mittal of BHU
532 Kalyan Mukherjee ldquo61 Geologyrdquo Medal for the best student in MSc (Geology) of University of Calcutta to Shri Sujoy Dasgupta
533 Presentation of Scroll of Honour to the following Life Members with 25 years Standing of Membership (1983-84)
SShri TM ChickabasaviahGP Ghatak SN Bhattacharya LK Bose AK Mukhopadhyay M Ramakrishna SP GuptaKM Agarwal AP Banerjee A Ramaswamy P Bhalla AL Kumawal P Karunesan MN Mehta PC
Tak JP Gupta CT Dave DK Sarkar RN Mishra BP Pai SK Ghosh DP Dasgupta M Jawed HN Khanna RY Kutumbe AK Tooley PM Mohnot SN Pandy SP Lahiri BJ Lakshman SK DewanGK Pradhan Sh DB Sikka GC Mittal GS Ghosh Hazra AN Singh RP Prashhara US Prasad BL Khandewal PN Singh YP Bhasin AN Bhattacharjee J K M u k h e r j e e U B Talpallikar Sourindra Chowdhuri BK Verma MGK Murthy Mahendra Pratap Singh NC Kapur KB Bhatt R Krishnan S Ghosh Tapan BiswasAngleo Condrad NK KavdiaVP KapurAV Ulabhaje HP Sengupta AK Gupta SN Verma JM Roychowdhury CK Jain HR Uppal BRS BhatnagarR Gupta B G Baliga
534 Presentation of Scroll of Honour to the following Life Members with 50 years standing of Membership (1958-1959)
SShri SB Roy SK Baksi SK Lahiri PM Chauhan BN Mukherjee
6 Shri NC Jha President delivered the Presidential Address in the meeting
7 It was announced that Shri NC Jha Director(Technical) CIL has been re-elected as President of the Institute for the year 2009-2010
8 It was also announced that Dr Debasish Sarkar GM NEC has been elected as Hony Secretary of the Institute for the years 2009-2011 Dr Sarkar conveyed his heart felt thanks to the members at the same time he expressed his sincere thanks to Prof SC Ray the outgoing Hony Secretary and appreciated for his sincere works and contribution to the Institute during his tenure as Hony Secretary
9 Dr S K Chakraborti Convenor for the election of the Council Members
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
14
declared the names who have been elected to the Council for the years 2009-2012
SShri P Roy T Kumar TK Nag R Lochan MK Bhattacharya G Dhar and KK Mishra
10 Any other matter with the permission of the Chair
There was a proposal of issuance of Photo Identity Card to the Life Members of the Institute Shri RK Saha Vice- President MGMI amp CMD CCL agreed to Sponsor the proposal and would reimburse the expenditure in this account by CCL
The President invited members present to put forward suggestions for the development of the Institute On request from the President some m e m b e r s g a v e t h e f o l l o w i n g suggestions
I) Council Meeting should not be held only in Kolkata it should be organized in different places
ii) Arrangement to be made to start some courses for continuous flow of funds
iii) Transit House of MGMI should be made functionable
iv) Ground Floor needs to be rented out
v) Effort should be made to increase of membership
vi) On Line Voting System may be introduced for Election to the Council
vii) MGMI Transactions should be enriched
11 Vote of thanks was proposed by Shri BC Bhattacharjee Meeting ended with a vote of thanks to the Chair
ATTENTION TO LIFE MEMBERS
It has been decided by the Council that a Photo Identify Card will be issued to all Life Members of MGMI All Life Members are requested to furnish the proforma given below
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 Name ( in Capital )______________________________________________
2 Membership No ________________________________________________
3 Present Address ________________________________________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
4 Date of Birth __________________________________________________
5 Blood Group __________________________________________________
Please do send 02 (two) sets of latest Stamp size coloured Photographs mentioning your name on the reverse of the photographs
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4
Editorrsquos PageGung - ho over growth
Demand for coal is slated to reach a level of two billion tonne level by 2016-17 To fulfill this target the growth rate has to hike of 17 to 18 percent mark from the present level to 6 to 7 percent This seems to be a Herculean task if we go by the trend The following facts will show some light on it
The countrys coal production during 2008-09 was around 480 million tonne Coal Indias contribution was around 403 million tonne The balance came from SCCL and private mines Increase of import of coal has become a regular feature showing increasing trend of 10 to 15 percent every year to meet the domestic requirement
Based on overall linkages the Working Group estimates consumption of coal likely to reach the level of 750 million tonne by 2011-12 To meet the demand Coal India is expected to raise 520 million tonne and the Singerani Colloeries Company to contribute 40 million tonne and the rest would be made up by the private companies
Major reasons for coal shortage as identified by the Chairman Coal India are
lPower sector is expanding without considering source of coal
lE n o r m o u s p r o b l e m o f g e t t i n g environment and forest clearances
lThe archaic laws on different accounts creating bumps on the growth path
However to enhance the growth rate adopting new mining technologies men-friendly land acquisition policy faster exploration of the blocks and forcing the block holders for fast
development of their blocks allotted to them cannot be ignored
In this context attention of the Government is drawn to the following long standing aspects to think seriously
lMany block holders are not getting inspiration to mine coal in their blocks only for captive use Passing the bill enabling the private investors to market coal mined out from their blocks will help mitigating the situation
lArchaic law of land acquisition is being left out for amendment for decades Govt has to think seriously now under the present juncture
lA universally acceptable central policy on R amp R needs to be formulated for application country wide instead of leaving it to the State Govts to deal with
lThe process of disposing of the cases for environment and forestry clearance needs to be reformed
lMany of the 201 coal blocks allotted do not have infrastructural facility like r o a d r a i l e l e c t r i c i t y a n d communication Probably it was thought that the block holders will take initiative for the same whenever they will take up the block development Unfortunately this is also one of the reasons of delay in developing the captive blocks Before allotment the infrastructural facilities should be created in case 2 billion tonne target is to
thbe achieved by 12 plan
lThe country is having around 79 billion
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
5
tonne of mineable proved reserves of coal It is feared that India is likely to run out of coal by 2040-41 if the demand continues to grow at the current rate The only way out is to accelerate exploration to bring major portion of the inferred and indicated quantum of the gross coal reserve of 26221 billion tonne (as on 1 April 2009) under the arena of proved reserve as early as possible It is not possible for the existing agencies eg GSI CMPDIL and MECL to do the entire job The private sector agencies must be
encouraged to join hands with the Govt agencies for the purpose This will enhance the confidence level of the block holders to come into action
One can dream to have something but one has to be gung-ho (aggressive) over it to achieve
The Editorial Committee wishes a hearty Dewali Greetings to all the readers
BCBhattacharyaHony Editor
ANNOUNCEMENT
The MGMI is updating the database of members on roll The members are requested to send their details if not already sent in the following format
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21
Kolkata Branch
th ndThe 6 Annual General Meeting of the Kolkata Branch held on 22 September 2009 elected the Executive Committee of the Branch of MGMI with the following personnel as office bearers to look after functioning of the branch
1 Chairman Dr Anupendu Gupta
2 Vice Chairman Dr Ajoy Kr Moitra
3 Hony Secretary Shri Surya Kumar Gangopadhyay
4 Hony Jt Secretary S A Sufian
5 Treasurer Dr Shyamal Chakraborti
6 Members SShri R N Datta and R K Datta
The newly elected Executive body of MGMI Kolkata Branch co-opted SShri L K Bose and J P Dasgupta as Advisors
Branch Activities
HEALTH TITBIT
Music and Mice (and humans too)
An experiment was carried out recently using mice and music One group was given ldquoclassical musicrdquo to listen to They ate well and became sleek and fat The other control group had ldquohard rock musicrdquo piped into their cage The experiment did not last long as they began o fight and eventually most of them were dead They had killed or severely injured each other The choice of music could affect humans too
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
15
th6 Council Meetingth thThe 837 meeting of the Council (6 meeting of
rdthe 103 Session) of the Institute held at MGMI Building GN-384 Sector ndash V Salt Lake
thKolkata ndash 700 091 on Saturday the 18 July 2009 at 330 pm with Shri N C Jha President in the Chair The meeting was attended by Prof Ajoy Kr Ghose Prof S P Banerjee Shri R P Ritolia Shri R K Saha Shri B C Bhattacharya Shri M K Bhattacharya Shri L K Bose Shri Bhaskar Chakraborti Shri Asitabha Datta Shri J P Dasgupta Shri J P Goenka Shri Phalguni Guha Shri K K Mishra Dr A K Moitra Prof S K Mukhopadhyay Shri Prasanta Roy and Dr Debsish Sarkar
Leave of absence was granted to those who could not attend the meeting
The President then extended welcome to Prof A K Ghose Prof S P Banerjee Shri R P Ritolia Past Presidents Shri R K Saha Vice President and all other members of the Council President thereafter took up the agenda item
10 The minutes were circulated to all Council Members No written comment was received However the minutes were confirmed with the following modifications
Item No 8362 (v) The Council principally agreed and approved the recommendation of the Finance Committee about the reimbursement of actual local travelling expenses per month to the following Office Bearers for attending MGMI Office in relation to the Official work if claimed subject to the maximum of
Hony Secretary Rs 2500Hony Jt Secretary Rs1500Hony Treasurer Rs1500-Hony Editor Rs 1500
with effect from May 2009
Head Quarters Activity
Item No 83650 i) Half Day Workshop
It was decided that a half day workshop thwould be held on Tuesday the 15 September
2009 the topic being ldquoIndian Mining Sectors Policies and Constraintsrdquo Invited lectures will be delivered by 4 distinguished speakers on the subject for discussion Dr A K Moitra was unanimously chosen as Convenor of the Seminar while Shri Prasanta Roy as Co-convenor
Resolution 83610th th rdldquothe minutes of the 836 (5 meeting of the 103
rdsession) meeting of the Council held on 23 May 2009 at Kolkata be confirmed with the said modificationrdquo
11 The Council then considered the action taken report on the Minutes of the 836 meeting of the Council held on May 23 2009 at Kolkata and noted the report
Regarding guidelines for monetary rdtransaction expenditure control for 3
AMC as approved by the Council some Off ice Bearers expressed their discomfort Arising out of the situation the Council advised that the Chairman Organis ing Commit tee Hony Treasurer Co-convenor Organising Committee and the Chairman Technical Committee may discuss together and modify the guidelines as per convenience for monetary
rdtransaction for 3 AMC 2010
Item No 83670 To consider and constitute a Board of Scrutinizers to conduct the Election of Council Members for the year 2009-12
As Shri Prasanta Roy resigned from the Board of Scrutinizers to conduct the election of Council Members for the year 2009-2012 Dr A K Moitra was
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16
unanimously nominated in the Board of scrutinizers in place of Shri Prasanta Roy
20 To consider report recommendations of the Finance Committee
The recommendations of the Finance Committee were placed before the Council The Council discussed on the r e p o r t a n d a p p r o v e d t h e recommendations of the Finance Committee The recommended pay structure for the staff as well as fixation
stof pay will take effect from 1 April 2009 However if there is any further suggestion received from the Council Members on the recommendation the Finance Committee was requested to consider them and review the matter The minutes of the Finance Committee
thdated 27 June 2009 is given in Appendix I
Arising out of the discussion the Council authorized Finance Committee to overview and take controll of the financial matter and advice the Hony Secretary time to time in regard to the financial matter
The Finance Committee was also further requested to prepare a guideline f o r m o n e y t a r y t r a n s a c t i o n expenditure control for MGMI Acs and submit the same to the Council for consideration and implementation
The Hony Secretary was advised to take guidance from Finance Committee regarding financial matter which involved sizeable expenditure and was not of routine nature
The Council was informed that quotations were collected for MGMI News Letter amp Transactions and were studied by the Finance Committee Ms Lalchand Roy amp Co had quotated
the lowest price no decisions had been taken in this regard Order had been placed before it was approved by the Council Hony Editor was not aware about the process and placing of the order However performance of Ms Lalchand Roy amp Co will be accessed for next 3 months and a report will be placed before the Council
In order to streamline the system the Council directed that in future quotations for any work would be obtained in sealed cover and would be open in the presence of the bidders by the Finance Committee members to avoid any irregularity
30 To discuss about the progress of the forthcoming events of the Institute
Half Day National Workshop
The date of half day workshop has been t hchanged to 15 September 2009
th(Tuesday) instead of 12 September 2009 In workshop four distinguished speakers will be invited for giving lectures on the subject on Indian Mining Sectors Policies amp Constraints (IMPC 2009)
Holland Memorial Lecture
The Council was informed that as Shri B Muthuraman MD Tata Steel regretted that it would not be possible for him to deliver the Holland Memorial Lecture due to pre-occupation Shri S J Sibal DGMS Dhanbad has been approached
ndby the President to deliver 52 Holland thMemorial Lecture on 15 September
2009 at Park Hotel
Annual General Meeting
The venue of the AGM National Workshop and Holland Memorial Lecture will be at the Park Hotel
thKolkata on 15 September 2009
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17
rd40 To discuss about the progress of the 3 Asian Mining Congress ndash 2010
ndThe minutes of the 2 meeting of the Exhibition Organising Committee held
thon 18 July 2009 are given in Appendix II which provided the detailed progress
rdreport of the Exhibition of 3 AMC
Prof S P Banerjee Chairman Organising Committee while briefing the Council about the progress made referred to the last minutes of the
thOrganising Committee held on 27 June 2009 which is given in Appendix III
Prof Banerjee raised the point that the high cost items for the Congress should be identified and arrangement for procurement of these should be undertaken at the earliest In this regard he also suggested that a committee could be constituted The Council authorized him to go ahead with the proposal and if he felt that a committee was required he could constitute the same as per his choice
50 T o c o n s i d e r a p p l i c a t i o n s f o r Membership and membership position of the Institute
The Council approved 38 applications for membership out of which 23 were for Life Members 14 Members and one Donor Member
60 To consider fixation of tariff for Transit House and releasing payment of balance due to the Contractor Ms Popular Decorator
Regarding fixation of Tariff for Transit House the Council referred the matter to the Finance Committee to propose the tariff and other conditions and forward it to the Council for consideration As the Transit House has been made ready by the Contractor Ms Popular Decorator balance due to the contractor
Rs 409000 (Rupees four lakhs nine thousand) only may be released
The Council was informed that the contractor claimed that he had done some extra works on verbal order worth Rs 65000 (Rupees sixty five thousand) The Council discussed this and referred the matter to the Finance Committee to examine and recommend action to be taken by the Council on this issue
70 Any other business with the permission of the chair
I) Mode of despatch of Ballot Papers
The Council advised that all the Ballots should be sent by post to the members under certificate of posting
The meeting ended with vote of thanks to the Chair at 1830 hrs
th7 Council Meetingth thThe 838 meeting of the Council (7 meeting of
rdthe 103 Session) of the Institute held at MGMI Building GN-384 Sector ndash V Salt Lake
thKolkata ndash 700 091 on Saturday the 29 August 2009 at 300 pm with Shri N C Jha President in the Chair The meeting was attended by Prof S P Banerjee Shri R P Ritolia Shri R K Saha Shri V K Arora Shri M K Bhattacharya Shri L K Bose Shri Asitabha Datta Shri J P Dasgupta Shri J P Goenka Shri Phalguni Guha Shri K K Mishra Dr A K Moitra Prof S K Mukhopadhyay Dr Debsish Sarkar Shri Prasanta Roy Shri Bhaskar Chakraborti And Prof S C Ray
Leave of absence was granted to those who could not attend the meeting
The President then extended welcome to Prof S P Banerjee Shri R P Ritolia Past Presidents Shri R K Saha Vice President and all other members of the Council
One minute silence was observed in memory of Late Ashoke Kr Mandal Life Member Shri C P Ambesh Life Member Kamala Kanta
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18
Srivastava Life Member and Jay Prakash Thakur Life member
President thereafter took up the agenda itemth10 To confirm the minutes of the 837
meeting of the Council held at Kolkata thon July 18 2009
The minutes were circulated to all Council Members So far no Comment was received The Council then resolved that
Resolution 83810th thThe minutes of the 837 (6 meeting of
rdthe 103 session) meeting of the thCouncil held on 18 July 2009 at
Kolkata be confirmed
11 To consider matters arising out of the minutes
The Council then considered the action thtaken report on the Minutes of the 837
thmeeting of the Council held on 18 July 2009 at Kolkata and noted the report
83811To discuss about the progress of the forthcoming events of the Institute
I) Half Day National Workshop (IMPC - 2009)
Dr A K Moitra Convenor IMPC ndash 2009 intimated about the Progress of National Workshop ndash IMPC 2009 and also submitted a statement of Income and Expenditure of IMPC ndash 2009 as on date
ii) Holland Memorial Lecture
The Convenor also informed to the Council that Shri S J Sibal DGMS Dhanbad confirmed of his acceptance to deliver the prestigious Holland
thMemorial Lecture on 15 September 2009 at the Park Hotel Kolkata
rd103 Annual General Meeting
The Honorary Secretary informed that rdthe notice for 103 Annual General
Meeting was circulated to the eligible
members through the Newsletter Vol 35 No 1 April ndash June 2009 The Convenor IMPC 2009 added that arrangements for all the events
thscheduled to be held on 15 September 2009 at the Park Hotel Kolkata have been made in consultation with the Hony Secretary and Hony Jt Secretary
rd20 To review about the progress of the 3 Asian Mining Congress ndash 2010
Prof S P Banerjee was requested by the President to enlight the members of the Council about the progress so far made
rdfor 3 AMC Prof Banerjee briefed the rdCouncil about the progress of the 3
AMC He also mentioned that Ms Sandvic Asia desired to host one of the
rdDinners of 3 AMC They were strequested to host the 1 day Dinner by
the President Possibly they will agree with the proposal It was also ment ioned that IEI has given announcement in August 2009 issue of
rdtheir Newsletter about 3 AMC Both MMR and Coal Insight were also agreed to give publicity through their
rdpublications about 3 AMC President also informed that some discussions have been going on with one of the Event Management Agents who were
rdwilling to assist us for 3 AMC They gave proposal that they will bring delegates as well as new organizations apart from our targeted organizations for participation in the conference exhibition for which they will charge some percentage on their matured activities However details will be made known to the members of the Council after finalization of MOU Shri L K Bose Chairman Technical
rdCommittee of 3 AMC was requested by the President to inform the members about the status of the Technical papers etc Shri Bose informed that around 36
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19
authors have already sent abstract of their papers and more than 40 experts were invited for contributing Technical papers
The Hony Treasurer placed a statement rdof Income and Expenditure of the 3
AMC as on date which were noted by the members
It was decided that the loan (Rs 600000-) taken from MGMI Fund for
rd3 AMC to meet the initial expenses may be refunded to MGMI Fund at an early date
Shri R K Saha Chairman Exhibition Committee was also requested by the President to let the Council Members know about the progress so far made Shri Saha informed that approximately 900 sq mt spaces have been booked so far and some negotiations were going on Shri Saha also proposed to have one Buyers Salers meet at an early date In t h i s c o n n e c t i o n a c o m m i t t e e comprising of Shri J P Goenka Shri V K Arora and Shri J P Dasgupta has been constituted who will arrange to make all the arrangements of Buyers Salers meet
30 To consider and approve the r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s o f J u d g i n g Committee for various awards and medals
The recommendations of Judging Committee for the year 2008-09 were accepted by the Council However Shri R P Ritolia Past President proposed to constitute a Search Committee for some prestigious Awards to find out suitable personnel to keep the image of the Institute He also suggested to form a Committee for overviewing the existing Systems amp Procedures and suggest for development
T h e f o l l o w i n g m e m b e r s w e r e considered
Shri N C Jha ChairmanProf Ajoy Kr Ghose Past PresidentShri R P Ritolia Past President amp
ConvenorShri V K Arora MemberShri J P Goenka Member Dr A K Moitra MemberProf (Dr) Subir Kr Mukhopadhyaya
Member
The Council is pleased to Award the Branch Activity Award to Ranchi Branch according to the activities done by the Branch during the year 2008-09 During the year 2008-09 both the Kolkata and Ranchi Branches have enrolled same number of new members So the Council is pleased to award the Membership Growth Award to both Kolkata and Ranchi Branches for enrolling highest new members during the year 2008-09
40 To consider and approve the audited accounts for the financial year ended
ston 31 March 2009
As the audited accounts were not ready it was decided to hold a Special Council
thMeeting on 5 September 2009 at 400 pm with the audited accounts for consideration
50 To appoint the Institutes Auditor for stthe financial year ending on 31 March
2010
Messrs B K Sen amp Co Chartered Accountant was re-appointed as the Auditor of the Institution for the year 2009-10 at a remuneration of Rs 3500- only
60 T o c o n s i d e r a p p l i c a t i o n s f o r Membership and membership position of the Institute
The Council approved 17 applications for membership out of which 15 were
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for Life Members and 02 Members
70 To elect the President of the Institute for the year 2009 ndash 2010
The name of Shri N C Jha Director (Technical) CIL and present President was proposed by Shri R K Saha Vice President and was re - elected unanimously as President of the Institute for 2009-10
80 To elect the Honorary Secretary of the Institute for the year 2009 ndash 2011
The name of Dr Debasish Sarkar General Manager NEC CIL was proposed by Shri R P Ritolia Past President and was elected unanimously as Honorary Secretary of the Institute for 2009-2011
The Council expressed their sincere thanks to Prof S C Ray Hony Secretary and appreciated for his sincere works and contribution to the Institute during his tenure as Honorary Secretary
90 Any other business with the permission of the chair
i) Consultancy ndash
Prof S P Banerjee informed that a draft Policy was circulated to all the Council Members for their suggestion He said that some suggestions have been received and some more may come The Committee will meet soon with the Draft Policy alongwith the suggestions received for finalisation
ii) Presidents Golf Tournament
It was decided that the Presidents Golf Tournament will be organized either on
th12 December 2009 at Sambalpur or on st21 January 2010 at Kolkata
iii) Photo Identity card for Life Members
Prof (Dr) Subir Kr Mukhopadhyay
proposed that a photo identity card for life members of MGMI may be introduced
It was decided that MGMI will introduce the photo identity card for life members at a cost The fee for the same will be finalized soon
The meeting ended with vote of thanks to the chair at 1800 hrs
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
The Special meeting of the Council of the Institute held at MGMI Building GN-384 Sector ndash V Salt Lake Kolkata ndash 700 091 on
thSaturday the 5 September 2009 at 400 pm with Shri N C Jha President in the Chair The meeting was attended by Shri L K Bose Shri Bhaskar Chakraborti Shri J P Dasgupta Dr Amalendu Sinha and Prof S C Ray
The President extended welcome to all members of the Council and thereafter took up the agenda
The copy of the Report of Council and Audited Balance Sheet with Income amp Expenditure Accounts for the financial year 2008-09 were distributed to the members present in the meeting President requested the members present to go through the Audited Balance Sheet with Income and Expenditure Accounts for the year 2008-09 and Auditors Report to the Members
The Members considered the Auditors Report and agreed that in future we should try to implement the suggestions given by the Auditor There was lengthy discussion on the
stBalance Sheet as on 31 March 2009
The Members considered and recommended the same to the General Body for adoption
The meeting was ended with Vote of thanks to the Chair at 1800 hrs
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
23
Dr Kaushik Dey MMGI is now Assistant Professor Department of Mining EngineeringIndian School of Mines UniversityDhanbad 826 004
Shri SV Ram Mohanm MMGI is now Dy CMESAM Chhattarpur Sub Area Patherkhera Area WCL ATPO Shbhapur Colony Type IV Qr No 20 Pathakhera 460 449 Dist Betul MP
Shri Tushar Kant Mishra MMGI is now Materials Management Division Coal India
rdLtd Coal Bhawan Annexe 3 Floor 10 NS Road Kolkata 700 001
Shri Deepak Pandey MMGI is now Sub Area Manager Bunglow D-1 Chankapur Officers Colony PO Silewara Colliery WCL Dist Nagpur MS
Shri Sunit Kumar Banerjee MMGI is now Manager(Projects) Gugro Geotech Pvt Ltd Plot No51 Sector ndash6 Sanpada Navi Mumbai 400 705
Prof DD Mishra MMGI is now at 4 Arya Bhumi PO Potia Bhubaneshwar 751 031Orissa
News About Members
Shri BP Sinha MMGI is now Controller of Mines Indian Bureau of mines 29 Industrial suburbs II Stage Tumkur Road Gorguntapalayam Yashwantpuram Bangalore 560 022
Prof Arvind Kumar Mishra MMGI is now Associate Professor Department of Mining Engineering Indian School of Mines university Dhanbad 826 004 Jharkahand
Shri AK Jain MMGI is now Dy HCG Co Office of the CGM NEC CIL PO Margherita Dist Tinsukia Assam 786 181
Shri Pallab Kumar Banerjee Life Member of MGMI is now at 1 Atlantic Place Manukau City Auckland ndash 2105 New Zealand
Shri Satyesha Simha MMGI is now Dy GM(Sales) BEML Ltd Marketing HQ
thUnity Buildings 5 Floor JC Road Bangalore 560 002
Shri Sunil Kumar Singh MMGI is now Project Officer Kuju-Pundi Project PO Kuju Colliery Dist Ramgarh Jharkhand ndash 825 316
In a day when you dont come across any problem you can be sure that you are travelling in a wrong path
- Swami Vevekananda
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
24
New Members
As Life Member
1 Shri C V VENKATESWARLU BE (Electrical) M Tech (Mining Machinery) PG ndash DipDy Chief Engineer (EampM) WCL Flat No F-2 Shakti Apartments Plot No 19A Hill Road Gandhi Nagar Nagpur ndash 440010
2 Shri Utpal Kumar Dey B Sc Engg M Tech Ph D (Mining Engineering) Professor B I T Sindri Head Deptt Of Mining Engineer PO Sindri Institute Dist Dhanbad Jharkhand ndash 828123
3 Shri Girijesh Kumar B Sc Geology M Sc Geology Ph D Geology Professor B I T Sindri Head Department of Geology PO Sindri Institute Dist Dhanbad Jharkhand ndash 828123
4 Shri Pramod Kumar Singh M Sc Geology Ph D Geology Lecturer BIT Sindri Department of Geology B I T Sindri Dhanbad Jharkhand
5 Shri Baidya Nath Roy B Sc Engg M Sc Engg (Metallurgical) Lecturer BIT Sindri Metallurgical Engineering Deptt PO Sindri Institute Dist Dhanbad Jharkhand ndash 828123
6 Shri Abhai Pratap Singh B Sc(Mining) Chief General Manager (Production)D-2F-2 Govinda Gourkhede Compl Seminary Hills Nagpur ndash 440006
7 Shri Ranendra Chouksey B E (Mining) Superintendent of Mines WCL C-43 Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440001
8 Shri Om Prakash Verma B Sc Superintendent (Survey) 4 M B Town Bandhunagar Jhingabai Takli Koradi Road Nagpur ndash 440030
9 Shri Mahendra Kumar Gupta Dip in Mech Engg AMIE Dy Chief Engineer (Excv) WCL A-206 Triveni Apartments KT Nagar Katol Road Nagpur ndash 440013
10 Shri Akhilesh Pandey Diploma (Mining) Chief Mining Engineer (Prod) WCL CME
th(OC) 5 floor Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur -440001
11 Shri Kaushal Kishore Sharan B Sc (Hons) Mining Engineer Director Technical (Retd) WCL 301A Sri Manohar Apartment Clark Town Nagpur ndash 440004
12 Shri Mahendra Kumar Gupta Dip in Mech Engg AMIE Dy Chief Engineer (Excv) WCL A-206 Triveni Apartments KT Nagar Katol Road Nagpur ndash 440013
13 Shri Ashok Kumar Singh B Sc (Part ndash I) Superintendent (Survey) WCL Duplex No 54 M B Town Koradi Road Zinga Bai Takli Nagpur ndash 440030
14 Shri Amitabh Singh Engg amp Management Dy CME WCLQr No D5 Rescue Station Colony Indora Complex WCL Near Power Grid PO Uppalwadi Nagpur ndash 440026 (MS)
15 Shri Basant Agnihotri B E (Mech) SE (Excavation) WCL B- 202 Radha Palace Dhantoli Abyankar Road Nagpur ndash 440012 (MS)
16 Shri Sushanta Banerjee L Mining EnggMBA Chief Mining Engineer WCL Production Department WCL (Hq) Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440001
17 Shri Achuth Vinay Anand Diploma in Mining amp Mine Surveying Partner Director Technical Explotechnique
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
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st th1643 1 Floor Shanthala Plaza 14 thCross 8 Main Malleshwaram Bangalore
ndash 560003
18 Shri Ranjan Kumar Sinha B Tech (H) Mining Controller of Mines Indian Bureau of Mines CPWD Qr No 33 Type ndash V Seminary Hills Nagpur ndash 440006
19 Shri Ranjan Sahai B Tech (H) Mining Chief Controller of Mines Indian Bureau of Mines Type ndashV Flat ndash 6 CPWD Colony Seminary Hills Nagpur ndash 440006
20 Shri Tirth Nath Jha B Tech (Mining) PGDISM M Tech (Ind amp Engg Mgmt) General Manager WCL WCL Kanhan Area PO Dungaria- 480553 Dist Chhindwara (MP)
21 Shri GEDI Vijaybhaskar Reddy Dip in Mining Superintendent of Mines WCL 48 Swamy Colony Phase ndash 8 Near Aakar Nagar PO Gittikadan Nagpur ndash 13
22 Shri V K Gupta B Tech (Mining) Chief Mining Engineer WCL D-17 Koyla Vihar Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash (MS)-440001
23 Shri Anjan Chatterjee B Sc (Engineering) MBA Superintending Engineer (Env) WCL Environment
thDeptt 9 Floor Coal Estate Civil LinesNagpur ndash 440001 MS
24 Shri Ajay Kumar Pandey B Tech (Mining) Dy General Manager (Mining) Pandey Muhalla ASGirls School Road Hirapur PO amp Dist Dhanbad -826001
25 Shri Kinnera Raja Sekhar BE(Mining)MBA(Marketing) Superintendent of Mines WCL Flat No 203 Udhav Appartment Opp Powergrid Angulimal NagarPO Uppalwadi Nagpur 400 026 (MS)
26 Shri Sudhakar Rao Sreeram Degree in Mining FCC Superintendent of Mines WCL C-11 Walni colony Th Saoner Dist Nagpur 441 504
27 Shri Haridas Krishna Ghanvat MSc(Env) Superintending Engg(Env) WCL 7172 Ujwal Nilayam B-302 Khamla Road Malviya Nagar Khamla Nagpur 440 025 MS
28 Shri Balakishan Chandora BE(Mining) Chief Mining Engineer WCL D-114 Koyla Vihar Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur 442 001
29 Shri Asok Chandra Ray BE(Civil) Grad ndash IE PGDBM(Fin) OSD(ENV)WCL F-201 Ashirwad Apartment Mankapur Behind Safeway Motors Lumbini Nagar Nagpur 440 030
30 Shri Kaushik Chakraborty BTech(Min) MTech(Mine Planning)Dy Chief Mining Engineer WCL Flat ndash 102 Naniks Ashtavinayak Prerna Opp Power Grid Colony Nari Ring Road PO Uppalwadi Nagpur 440 026
31 Shri KS Narayana Dip in Mining Engineer Chief Mining Engineer WCL D-210 Koyala Vihar Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur 440 001
32 Shri Anupam Nandi BTech(Min) Dy Controller of Mines amp Officer in charge Indian Bureau of Mines 318B Road No 3 Ashok Nagar Ranchi 834 002 Jharkhand
33 Shri Debasis Biswas BE(Mining) Chief Mining EngineerWCL Flat No 607 Building A-1 Forest Deptt Co-operative Housing Society Seminary Hills Nagpur
34 Shri Subhash Ramkrishna Bhandare BE(Hons)(Mining) Supdt Of Mines WCL A-9S-4 Govinda Gourkhede
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
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Complex Seminary Hills Hajaripahad Road Nagpur 440 006
35 Shri Satish R Gabale BE(Mining) Supdt of Mines WCL Flat No B101 Ganesh Gavri Apptt Near Sawarkar Square Nagpur -400 015
36 Shri Dipankar Mukherjee BE(Mining) supdt of Mines WCL Plot-28 Friends Colony PO Katol Road Nagpur 440 013
37 Shri Pradeep Deshmukh BE(Mining) Supdt of Mines WCL 16 Shamane Layout Near Gajanan Temple Trimurti Nagar Nagpur 440 022
38 Shri Partha Pratim Adhikary Btech(Hons)(Mining Engg) WCLD-8 Indora Housing Complex WCL Colony(Near Power Grid) Nagpur(MS)
39 Shri Somyajit Mukherjee MTech(Appl Geol) PhD(Geol) Sr Lecturer IIT Bombay Deptt Earth Sciences IIT Bombay Powai Mumbai 400 076 MS
As Member
1 Shri Satyendra Parasanath Pandey Dip in Mining IInd class Certi FCC Dy Chief Mining Engineer WCL D19 WCL Rescue Colony Kalpana Nagar PO Uppalwadi Nagpur ndash 440026
2 Shri Prashant Kumar Singh B E Mining Superintendent of Mines WCL 36 M B Town PO Zingabai Takli Koradi Road Nagpur ndash 440030
3 Shri Vivek Kumar Sharma M Tech (Applied Geology) Dy Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC
thLtd4 floor Khanij Bhawan 10-3-311A Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad
4 Shri Subrata Chatterjee B E (Mech) MBA Business Development Manager 4 Dr Satyananda Roy Road Kolkata ndash 700029
5 Md Nasim Ansari M Tech (Applied Geology) Dy Manager (Geology) Laxmivasi Tower Flat No 205 Attapur Tejaswari NagarHyderbad
6 Shri Rajesh Kumar Sharma M Sc (Earth Science) B Sc (Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad - 500 028
7 Dr Nilay Sharma Ph D Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad - 500 028
8 Shri Amit Kumar Saw M Sc Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad - 500 173(AP)
9 Shri Sanjay Kumar Choudhary M Sc (Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad - 500 028
10 Shri Chandra Bhushan Verma M Tech (Applied Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC
thLtd4 floor10-3-31 Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad - 500 173
11 Shri Buddha Priya Mahudwale B E st(Mining) PG Dip 1 Class Certificate
holder Manager (Mining) Resource thPlanning deptt 4 Floor NMDC Ltd
Khanij Bhavan Masab Tank 10-3-311A Hyderbad ndash 500173
12 Shri Basant Rath M Sc (Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) NMDC R amp D Centre Habsiguda Uppal Road Hyderabad
13 Shri Jaykumar Jagdish Singh Dip Mining Graduate DMM Asstt Survey Officer WCL Production Department WCL (Hq) Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440001
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14 Shri Parag Madhukarrao Tadlimbekar BSc MSc (Geo) B Ed Sr Technical Assistant (Geology) Indian Bureau of Mines Technical Secretary Section IBM
ndIndira Bhawan 2 floor D-Block Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440102 MS
15 Shri NK Dhawan BSc(H)(Mining Engg) General Manager NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad 500 173
16 Dr DN Subramanyam MScPhD Asstt Manager(Geo) NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad 500 173
As Donor Member
1 Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research Barwa Road Dhanbad ndash 826015
Jharkhand
HEALTH TITBIT
Going on fruits as snacks
Fruits have skins and are actually like naturersquos ready-packed snacks The juice and the flavour is all held in tightly until you are ready and with most fruits after washing even the skin can be eaten A red apple has different health giving qualities from a green apple too There are many salad combinations which are worth trying Iceberg lettuce and a tomato is better than nothing but try to use the deeper green or red lettuce dark-green water-cress two or three grated brussel sprouts or some finely cut spring cabbage Dark-green leaves should form the basis then build with a selection of other colours carrots peppers radishes and others It can be differently beautiful every time but big
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News Update
1 Arrow works with ONGC on CBM
Arrow Energy has signed an agreement with Indian Govt-owned ONGC Limited to cooperate in Coal Bed Methane (CBM) exploration and development The focus of the memorandum of Understanding is potential cooperation on existing ONGC blocks from previous CBM licence rounds in India together with possible cooperation in certain Australian acreage The companies are now formulating specific commercial agreement on defined CBM assets
(Source Asia Miner)
2 Thriveni ventures overseas for coal
After years of involvement with the Indian mining industry Thriveni Earthmovers expects to begin exporting coal this year from its coal project at Jumbi in Indonesia The company obtained the Jumbi project in 2008 as its first overseas coal venture and has been ramping up towards commercial production this year The primary aim of the project is to be reliable source of coal to overseas companies who rely on coal as the critical material for their operations Thriveni provides low cost turnkey mining solution that facilitates development on a major scale
(Source Asia Miner)
3 ECL to raise underground coal production output to 12 mt
Eastern Coalfields Ltd proposes to enhance its underground coal production from 85 million tonne (mt) to 12 mt in the next two years through infusion of mass production technologies Accordingly the company recently awarded two contracts worth Rs 100 crore to Joy Engineering of UK for supply of
continuous mining equipment and operation and maintenance of the same on riskgain basis The tenders for more continuous miners and long-wall mining equipments worth Rs 350 crore approximately will be invited soon
(Source Infrastructure Today July 2009)
4 Indias first coal gasification project to take off
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) is getting ready to start the gas production at Indias first Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) project on pilot basis This project is to be carried out at Vastan lignite block near Surat in Gujarat It is estimated that the field will produce about 55 lakh cu m of synthetic gas per day by 2010 end After this project is successful ONGC aims to begin with the commercial production by producing about 2 billion cu m of the synthetic gas per annum from this field by 2013-14 This will require an investment of about Rs1000-2000 crore and the field has enough reserves to last for about 30-40 years Along with the Vastan block ONGC is also plans to set up a UCG project at Bhavnagar in Gujarat and Rajasthan
(Source Infrastructure Today Sept09)
5 Bhutan Minerals Exploration
August 2009 - Oil in the Bangtar area under Samdrupjongkhar dzongkhag copper gold and silver in the black mountain area of central Bhutan and tungsten in Sarpang are the potential minerals an American businessman J Matthew Fifield has offered to prospect for and if found viable then extract them He has also proposed that he be given mineral exploration rights for the whole of Bhutan after which he would get a group of American investors to invest in Bhutans mining sector in
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
29
a big way J Matthew Fifield is a managing director in an international mining company Clien and also sits on the boards of other international energy companies The department of geology and mines (DGM) under the ministry of economic affairs and Druk holdings investment (DHI) have so far expressed interest in the proposal and are in the process of studying it ldquoJ Matthew Fifield approached us through DHI around five months ago saying that he was interested in the mineral exploration and extraction and so we provided him with all past mineral exploration reports and geological data on Bhutanrdquo said DGMs chief geologist and acting director general
(Source geologycom)
6 India - Vedanta Acquires Goa Assets
SESA GOA Limited a majority-owned subsidiary of Vedanta Resources has purchased the Goa iron ore assets of the Dempo Group for Rs 1750 crores (US$368 million) The assets include mining leases rights and related infrastructure in Goa Funding the transaction out of its existing cash resources Sesa acquired VS Dempo and Co which holds 100 of Dempo Mining Corporation and 50 of Goa Maritime VS Dempo owns or has the rights to mineable reserves and resources estimated at 70 million tonnes of iron ore in Goa Its Goa mining assets also includes processing plants barges jetties trans-shippers and loading capacities at Mormugoa port It produced 394 million tonnes of iron ore and sold 436 million tonnes in the year ended March 31 2009 and is one of the largest exporters of iron ore from Goa Vedantas chairman Anil Agarwal says ldquoWe are highly delighted with this opportunity to consolidate our iron ore business The integration of Sesa and VS Dempos operations will achieve great synergyrdquo
(Source Asia Miner Aug09)
7 Mercury Pollution
Coal-fired power plants emit trace amounts of mercury Some of this airborne mercury ends up in lakes and rivers ndash and accumulates there long term Fish at the top of the food chain can accumulate damaging amounts of mercury because they eat smaller fish who have eaten smaller fish and the amount of mercury in their bodies can build up to toxic levels over time Mercury also makes its way into every aquatic ecosystem through the hydrologic cycle USGS published a study that examined mercury in top-predator fish bed sediment and water from streams across the United States There were many mercury mines in Oregon in the early 1900s The miners dug up the ore heated it and then cooled the vapors to condense the liquid mercury Now a century later some sites in the Ochoco National Forest and on private lands remain contaminated from these activities
(Source geologycom)
8 Northern Indias Water Supply Depletion by Human Activity
A satellite monitoring detecting areas of ground water depletion observed that much of northern India is dependent upon a reliable supply of groundwater for public use and irrigation In this study groundwater levels were monitored by processing gravity data collected by a NASA satellite over a six-year period Maps of the data revealed significant groundwater level declines in the northern Indian states of Rajasthan Punjab and Haryana In these areas rapid population growth economic development and groundwater-based irrigation are placing increasing demands on water supplies The accelerating rate of water use is unsustainable and could lead to a collapse in the agricultural system
(Source Publication from an August 2009 press release by NASA geologycom)
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30
9 Muscular swimmer was one of last dinosaurs
Recently discovered duck-billed hadrosaur thrived on many continents One of the last non-avian dinosaurs on Earth was a muscular swimming duck-bi l led species that paleontologists recently discovered in Spain according to a new study that has been accepted for publication in the journal Comptes Rendus Palevol Co-author Jose Ignacio Canudo told Discovery News that the hadrosaur Arenysaurus ardevoli meaning sand dinosaur lived just a few thousand years before the KT boundary This was the event 655 million years ago that wiped out all of the worlds dinosaurs save for a group of carnivorous dinosaurs that evolved into birds
(Source geologycom News)
10 Coal mine owners need 26 in venture
June 27 2009 Steel cement or power companies that sit on captive coal mines will have to own a minimum 26 percent equity in their mining ventures according to the new guidelines approved by the government for mining of coal from captive blocks The government currently allows 100 percent foreign direct investment (FDI) in exploration or mining of coal and lignite for captive consumption of iron steel and cement producers While this policy would remain unchanged the captive block owners will have to maintain beneficial ownership in their mining operations According to the proposed changes the approved end user company (engaged in making cement steel or power) will have to maintain at least a 26 percent equity ownership in an associated coal company subsidiary) formed for supplying coal on an exclusive basis to it The captive coal block owner will have to maintain 51 percent equity in the subsidiary coal company in case the mining company does not have an exclusive coal supply arrangement with the
parent In case a coal block is jointly owned equity participation in the joint venture company shall be made directly by owners and not through their subsidiary The proposed regulations have specified that in case the company to whom the captive block has been awarded is also a holding company it would have to maintain at least 51 percent equity in its subsidiary company engaged in approved end uses (making cement steel or power) It would however need to have just 26 percent equity in the second subsidiary company engaged in coal mining provided the entire output is supplied exclusively to the holding company Independent coal and lignite mining companies could also be allocated captive blocks on the condition that they enter into firm supply contracts for coal at the application stage itself according to the proposed guidelines Such companies would not be allowed to enter into fresh agreements with new end-use companies subsequent to award of the coal block
(Source The Economic Times)
11 Private investment in coal sector
June 17 2009 The coal sector is set to open to private investment
We are not averse to open commercial coal mining to private sector players However a decision will be taken after building consensus over the reform proposal said minister of state for coal (independent charge) Sriprakash Jaiswal At present the government has monopoly over coal mining through state-run companies such as Coal India Ltd
(Source The Economic Times)
12 India Seeks to Invest in Australian Coal
SYDNEY -- Indias coal minister and the chairman of the countrys biggest coal miner said Thursday that India is considering
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31
securing coal properties in Australia to plug projected gaps in the nations supply of coal The comments indicate that the current wave of foreign investment in Australias natural resources wont be limited to China Australia is known to be a country with high quality thermal coal and metallurgical coal properties India Minister of State for Coal Sriprakash Jaiswal told reporters India considers Australia as an important destination to look for coal properties he said As one of the worlds fastest growing economies India currently has to import coal because it doesnt produce enough to meet increasing demand Australias massive coal resource has become the subject of a flurry of international deal activity with Chinas Yanzhou Coal Mining Co Ltd having already
launched a A$354 billion takeover offer for Australian coal miner Felix Resources Ltd Taking equity stakes in existing companies and in return having a coal supply agreement for a certain quantity of coal could be one format Mr Bhattacharya said The other format could be joining in mining so the expansion programs of the existing companies or taking absolutely greenfield properties and going ahead on doing mining Mr Bhattacharya said the company which is also investigating investment opportunities in the US Indonesia and South Africa could easily pay $1 billion to $15 billion on investments and would consider spending more
(SourceWall Street JournalSeptember 032009)
HEALTH TITBIT
Hot tea hot coffee increases risk of cancer
Tea has been touted for its potential health benefits for millennia but new research shows if you drink it too hot you may end up increasing your risk for esophageal cancer
A new study published in the British Medical Journal has revealed that drinking steaming hot tea is actually linked with an eight-fold increased risk of cancer of the food tube or the oesophagus According to lead researcher Reza Malekzadeh of the Tehran University of Medical Sciences in Iran ldquoInforming the population about the hazards of drinking hot tea may be helpful in reducing the incidence of oesophageal cancerrdquo To be specific people who drank their tea less than two minutes after it was it four or more minutes after pouring
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
33
NOVEMBER 2009
10-13 NINTH INTERNATIONAL MINE VENTILATION CONGRESS at New Delhi India Hotel Crown Plaza Contact Department of Mining Engineering Indian School of Mines University Dhanbad ndash 826 004 Prof D C Panigrahi Convenor amp head Deptt email-
th15 November Sunday International Symposium ldquoEmerging Challenges for Metals and Materials Engineering amp Technologyrdquo and Metals Minerals Manufacturing Exp 2009 Organized by Indian Institute of Metals in association with TMS amp ASM International USA Contact TAFCON C-60 Nizamuddin East New Delhi ndash 110 013 India Ph- 91 ndash 11 ndash 46198000 24352141 Email ndash
Pankaj 09810038063
th16-19 November 2009 MPES 2009 ndash 18 International Symposium on Mine Planning amp Equipment Selections at Banff Alberta Canada For further details Contact Dr Raj K Singhal PO Box 68002 Crow Foot Postal Outlet 28 Crowfoot Terrdce NW Calgery Alberta T3G 1YO Canada Fax ndash 403-241 ndash 9460 email ndash singhal shawca website httpwwwmpes-cami-swempcom
10 - 13 November 2009 the 34th Indonesian Geophysicist Conferences at Jogjakarta Indonesia Conferences on Earth Sciences held by Indonesian Geophysicist Association 2009 Organized by Indonesian Geophysicists A s s o c i a t i o n ( H A G I ) Deadline for abstractsproposals 15 July 2009 W e b s i t e
dc_panigrahiyahoocoinwww9thimvcorg
metallurgytafconcom wwwmetals2009in
h t t p p i t 3 4 h a g i w e b i d
Upcoming Events
C o n t a c t n a m e W i w i t S u r y a n t o Check the for latest details
17 - 18 November 2009 Mining the Isa Mount Isa Queensland Australia Mining the Isa 2009 will not only features presentations from all the key established mining companies in the Mount Isa region but also unique sessions dealing with the other essential aspects essential for successful operation in the area Organized by IIR Conferences Deadline for abstractsproposals Not available Website lt gt Contact name James Stackhouse
Check the for latest details
DECEMBER 2009
4-6 Twenty-first National Convention of Mining Engineers on Technological Advancement in Mining Industry Udaipur Contact The Honorary Secretary IEI Udaipur Local Centre 128 Hiran Magri Sector 11 Opp Central Excise Udaipur 313002 P h 0 2 9 4 - 2 5 8 3 7 0 2 e - m a i l ndash
W e b
10-13 2009 Twenty fourth Indian Engineering Congress at Mangalore Theme ldquoNat ional Growth and Secur i ty ndash Technological Challengesrdquo organised by The Institute of Engineers (India) Mangalore Local
thCenter Contact The organizing Secretary 24 Indian Engineering Congress The Institute of Engineers (India) Mangalore Center NITK Surathkal Mangalore 575 025 Karnatak Ph (0824) 247400 Extn 3759 (O) e-mail lt gt
event website
httpwwwiircomauisa
event website
i n s t i _ o f _ e n g y a h o o c o i nwwwieiudrorg
i e i c o n g r e s s n i t k a c i nltieicongressnitkgmailcomgt
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26-27 All India Seminar on ldquoSatellite Communication and Remote Sensing Technologies for Social Developmentrdquo at Jaipur Contact The Honorary Secretary IEI Rajasthan State Centre Gandhi Nagar Tonk road Jaipur ndash 302 015 Ph ndash (0141) 27063272700413 e-mail ndash
JANUARY 2010
11 - 13 January 2010 CERIE2010 Sylhet Bangladesh Organized by Shahjalal University of Science amp Technology Deadline for bstractsproposals 15 September 2009 W e b s i t e lt gtContact name Dr Mohammad Iqbal
Check the for latest details
FEBRUARY 2010
th4-7 6 International Dyke Conference Contact Prof Rajesh K Srivastava Deptt of Geology BHU IT Varanasi 221 005
4 - 5 February 2010 Conference on ldquoProcessing of Industrial Minerals 2010rdquo at Istanbul Turkey Website
Contact name Dr Barry WillsAlthough there are many
rscieirscorgwwwieirscorg
httpwwwsust edu~cerie2010
event website
httpwwwmin-ngcompim10indexhtml
operations worldwide treating a wide range of industrial minerals processing problems are often similar The aim of this conference is therefore to bring together operators and scientists below one roof Organized by MEI
MARCH 2010
March 9 2010 8th Annual Investing in African Mining Seminar in Toronto In addition to our seminar we offer mining c o m p a n i e s s e r v i c e p r o v i d e r s a n d governments shared booth space at the PDAC trade show and participation in the Canada-South Africa Chamber of Business 11th A n n u a l M i n i n g B r e a k f a s tDownload the
for details
AUGUST 2012
2 - 10 August 2012 34th International Geological Congress a t Brisbane Q u e e n s l a n d A u s t r a l i a W e b s i t e
Contact name Liz Cuffe Under the theme ldquoUnearthing our Past and Futurerdquo the IGC will showcase the Oceania regions geoscience strengths innovations and natural wonders through an exciting range of pre and post Congress field trips Organized by Australian Geoscience Council
Toronto 2010 Participation Packages Brochure
httpwww34igcorg
1 Three sentences for getting success ndash a Know more than othersb Work more than othersc Expect less than others
- William Shakespeare
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22
Contined from Last issue mdash
POSSIBLE MARKETS FOR INDIAN ORES
Japan is the most obvious market for Indiarsquos high-grade hematites but if this outlet is to be developed India will require some freight advantage in order to compete with the ore from Johore which is almost as good as the best-grade Indian ore It is conveniently situated for export and is considerably nearer to Japan than is India The Borneo and Philippine ores are also favourably situated for the Japanese market but they would require nodulising before export and even then would be of lower iron content than Indian ores and also more aluminous
As regards exporting ore from India to Europe if high-class coking coals are later on imported from the United Kingdom to assist in smelting Indiarsquos ore the return freight might well be partly made up of Indian iron-ore but it is more likely to be Indian pig-iron (which is probably the cheapest pig in the world) or Indian s tee l In a recent personal communication Mr C P Perin wrote
lsquoFrom my general knowledge of the worldrsquos iron-ore resources I feel very strongly that in years to come the exports of steel from India will be as important as he present exports of jutersquo
It seems to me doubtful if we shall import much high-grade coal or coke from Europe for use in smelting iron-ore for a very long time to come The Indian ores are very high in iron and often contain about as much alumina as silica The high ash of the Indian coke provides a good deal of the slag of the blast-furnace and tends to raise the silicaalumina ratio of the slag If the slag volume were to be reduced
75 years Ago
much below the present practice by the introduction of low-ash coke which might not improvendashor might even worsenndashthe silicaalumina ratio of the slag it would not be possible to hold the sulphur in the slag There would be no sense in cutting the ash of the coke down if we had to add silica-rock to the furnace charge in order to obtain a suitable slag volume and analysis On that account apart from the question of cost it seems very doubtful if European high-grade coal or coke can be imported for use in Indian blast-furnaces in the near future
On reviewing the whole of the evidence I find no grounds for believing that any large export trade in Indian iron-ore is likely to develop in he next decade or so The two main possible marketsndashJapan and Western Europendashcan obtain sufficient supplies of high-grade ore for their needs from sources considerably nearer than India To some this may seem a pessimistic conclusion others may have a sentimental feeling that it is better to reserve Indiarsquos iron-ores for smelting in Indiarsquos own furnaces I have tried to come to an unprejudiced conclusion drawn from the available evidence I feel that I have assembled rather a mountain of facts and statistics for the production of a lamentably small mouse of a conclusion It would have been much more spectacular if I could have prophesied argosies carrying Indiarsquos ore to European or Japanese ports within five or six yearsrsquo time but this seems to me not possible Twenty or thirty years hence there may be a different tale to tell but by that time it is not likely that any-one will be turning back to old presidential addresses in order to find out what Mr President said in 1934
Presidential Address by Mr F G Percival PhD (London) B Sc (London) FGS
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
8
M G M I as per the tradition organized a workshop preceding AGM of the Institute on
th15 September 2009 at Park Hotel Kolkata The topic was quite contemporary entitled Indian Mining Sectors Policies and Constraints
Objective of this workshop was to bring together those who are instrumental in framing the policies and guidelines and those who follow these for exploration and exploitation of mineral including coal oil and gas It was also aimed to have interaction of learned delegates and invitees with the speakers so as to bring out highlights and lacuna of the policies and guidelines and to make them more industry friendly
The workshop was very well attended (about 100 delegates) Speakers were eminent personalities holding offices of distinction and directly concerned with the topic of the workshop
The workshop was inaugurated by Dr A K Sarkar Director (Marketing) Coal India Ltd The technical session was presided over by Sri R P Ritolia Immediate Past President and former CMD- CCL
Altogether five papers were presented which are as follows
1 National Mineral Policies and Role of G S I By Dr Balaram Chattopadhaya D D G G S I
2 Modern Coalmining Policies for enhanced proving of coal resources By Shri Ashok Kumar Singh CMD CMPDIL
3 Captive Coal Mining Policies and Constraints By Shri D N Prasad
Director ( Tech ) Ministry of Coal Government of India
4 National Mineral Policy 2008 and the Environmental Concerns for an Expanding Mining Sector By Prof S P Banerjee Former Director ndashin - Charge Indian School of Mines Dhanbad
5 Reclamation of Mined out areas In Opencast success story in Mega Projects of South Eastern Coalfield Ltd By Shri M P Dikshit CMD SECL and Shri S C Shankar SE SECL
The first paper dwelt upon various policies that the Government of India is going to adopt to gear up and making the mining sector dynamic It was pointed out during discussion that there are many more things are desirable for quick disposal of PL ML availability of maps reports etc All these matters are being seriously examined at Governmental Levels
The second paper described various methodologies and techniques to improve exploration approach for enhanced proving of coal resources These methodologies have been spelt out by the Ministry of Coal in consultation with CMPDIL Various investors who have been allotted blocks must follow these methodologies for authenticated and better results
The third paper outlined various guidelines for accomplishing the exploration of captive coal blocks for early exploitation of the resources It is admitted that there are constraints which are likely to retard the progress that is desirable The role of State and Central Government for clearing various applications need to be more realistic and less time consuming Coal Evaluation improved
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON ldquoINDIAN MINING SECTORS POLICIES AND CONSTRAINTSrdquo
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
9
co-ordination with nodal officers of state level land acquisition environmental and forestry clearance etc are certain areas of concern
The fourth paper outlined various stipulations for environmental safeguard in the mining sectors by the Government based on recommendation of committees formed The paper pointed out necessity of streamlining forestry clearance and highlighted much improved environment management practices in the mining sectors Prof Banerjee also praised role of National Mineral Policy 2008 for its positive approach to boost mining sectors
The fifth paper was on reclamation of mined out areas and described how best reclamation can be implemented with proper approach and plan The speakers cited some examples of reclamation done successfully in the jurisdiction of SECL
Each presentation was followed by interaction with the delegates which made the workshop purposeful and interesting
A K Moitra(Convenor)
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
NB Send your e-mails on ldquoTalk Backrdquo to the Editor Please include your full name address amp telephone no not necessarily for Publication MGMI News Letter reserve the right to edit the letters for publication and reproduce then (in whole or past) in any of its print
more than seven and half years are needed for the same in India ie more than five times but let us not forget that we have to face problems of a large population which is more than five times of that of Australia but that just not justify us to spend more than three years to approve a project MGMI should move the appropriate authorities to ensure early approval or rejection of any mineral based project and
if required we may offer our expertise for making early decision
Thanking you with warm regards
Yours very sincerely
Dr Samir Dasgupta Life Member No 522-LM (1948-49)
( From the Editor The members may like to respond to the point raised by Dr Samir Dasgupta)
(Continued from Page No 7)
Talk Back
10
ndThe 52 Holland Memorial Lecture was held thon 15 September 2009 at the Park Hotel The
memorial lecture was given by Shri S J Sibal
Director General Mines Safety Dhanbad The
subject of his lecture was on ldquoChallenges of
Miens Safety ndash a Perspective for Change
Managementrdquo
In introduction he mentioned that safety at
work is still a serious problem and we are still
paying heavily for accidents both in terms of
human suffering and economic waste Hence
the endeavor to bring down the hazards by all
available means to an acceptable level must
continue to reduce the sufferings and agony of
human beings
In the lecture he also spoke on History of
human civilization and mine safety ndash the past
Absorption of safety laws into work practices
the Present Growth of mining activities and
technological advancements ndash the Future
Opencast Coal Mining UG Coal Mining
Mining Accidents Reasons why the
implementation of the procedure is not
sustained He has also mentioned some
ndHighlights of 52 Holland Memorial Lecture
probable answers ndash may be these procedures
are not adequate safe and built into the
mechanism of mineral production
lRequirement of additional resources for compliance of safety laws
lSafety motivation lAcceptance of non-compliance etc
Why we loose sight of human face of accident
he added He also put forwarded a question
that the concept of self regulation ndash is it the
solution
He has given some of his thoughts
observations suggestions etc and in
conclusion he said making change has always
been fascinating and exciting though it is a
tough and delicate activity for any
organization However Managing Change is
now not a matter of choice it becomes an
essential activity given the emerging future
challenges in the mining sector
The Lecture was attended by a sizeable
number of members and guests
If you win you need not explain hellip But if you lose you should not be there to explain
ndash Adolph Hitler
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
32
ldquoWHAT lies before us and what lies behind us is nothing compared to what lies within usrdquo Truly these jolting words of Emerson gives us the flashback of what Socrates promulgated centuries ago ldquoknow thyselfrdquo
The problem with us today is that we know very less of ourselves and thus we indulge in emulating and imitating others If one is not clear as to what exactly one wants he will start wanting what others want resulting in a ldquorat racerdquo And the repercussion of rat race is that even if you win the race you still remain a rat The multiplicity of platforms and the craze to be popular in next to no time is the trend which is the portent of a weak future generation This hurry burry will make the future dreams shattered we will have no leaders to dream in the days to come but there will remain a good chunk of puppets in few domineering hands Too many people are dreaming of some magical rose garden on the horizon rather than enjoying the one growing in their backyards Lets discover the untapped potential within us and stop following the crowd and give a second thought to our endeavours Life doesnt always give us what we ask for but it always gives us what we need Aldous Huxley always reminds me of the golden exhortation ie there is only one corner of the world you can be certain of improving and that is your own self
Yes nothing can defeat us unless we defeat ourselves Even Shakespeare in Julius Caesar points ldquoThe fault dear Brutus is not in our
SHORT ARTICLE
By VIVIAN WILSON LOBO
stars but in ourselves that we are underlingsrdquo Therefore our main task in life is to give birth to ourselves to become what we potentially are Opportunities are everywhere waiting to be discovered we have to only seek it as the saying goes a wise man makes more opportunities than he finds The journey of a thousand miles begins with just one step and that step lies within us as we often quote success is a marathon not a sprint never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat
Success cannot be granted it must be earned and for earning it we will have catwalks than cakewalks Therefore what is required today is serenity and patience to rivet ones attention on success Panic and anxiety will only bring failures along Perseverance is not a long race it is many short races one after another Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm Peace is the key with which we can focus aim and win As we sail through life let us not avoid storms and rough waters just let them pass and sail on Because a successful person is like being a goalkeeper no matter how many goals you save people will remember only the ones you missed Act as if failure is impossible Lets not be the slaves of our bitter past Lets not be the slaves of our bitter past Lets be the masters of our future Carl Jung writes ldquoYour vision will become clear only when you can look into your heart
(Reprint from a publication in Hitawada dated June 10 2009)
Peace be with you
Believing everybody is dangerous believing nobody is very dangerous ndash Abraham Lincoln
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Pathak for his outstanding contribution in Indian Mineral Industry
53 Indranil Award for Metallurgy to Dr Shambhu Nath Prasad for his outstanding contribution in Ferrous Metallurgy
54 R P Bhatnagar Award to Shri Pradip Kumar Baranwal for his outstanding contribution in Mineral Beneficiation (Cash Rs1000-)
55 DN Thakur Award to Prof GS R o o n w a l f o r h i s o u t s t a n d i n g contribution in Earth Sciences
56 Engineering Gold Medal to Shri BN Pan for his outstanding contribution in Mining Sciences
57 Coal India Project Implementation Trophy to Chotia OCP of Prakash Industries Ltd
58 Prof SK Bose Memorial Award for excellence in teaching in Mining Engineering to Prof MA Ramlu
59 HB Ghose Award for the Manager having best Safety performance during the preceding year to Shri Chittaranjan Kumar of Sawang Underground Mine of CCL and Shri PP Gupta of Manikpur Opencast Project of SECL
510 Smt Bala Tandon Award to Prof (Dr) Debasis Deb for his outstanding contribution in upgrading the quality of life in Mining (cash Rs1000-)
511 Lala Ramkishore Singhal Award for outstanding contribution in the field of Conservation of Minerals to Prof(Dr) Subir Kumar Mukhopadhyay
512 Institutes Silver Medal to Prof(Dr) Subir Kumar Mukhopadhyay Prof (Dr) Debasis Deb and Prof(Dr) BS Sastry for their paper on ldquoDesign of a
Combined Stoping Method below an Open Pit Mine using Numerical Modeling ndash A case studyrdquo
513 MGMI Branch Membership Growth Award to MGMI Kolkata Branch and Ranchi Branch for 2008-2009
514 MGMI Branch Activity Award to M G M I R a n c h i B r a n c h for 2008-2009
Student Awards for 2007-2008
Award of Pickering Medal for the year 1981 to the Best Student of Mining Engineering of ISMU Dhanbad to Shri Mukti Pada Dikshit
515 Pickering Medal for the best student of ISM in Mining Engineering to Shri Anirban Majumdar of ISMU
516 Hayden Medal for the best student in Applied Geology to Smt Sohini Gupta of ISMU
517 Yule Medal for the best student in Mining Machinery to Shri Alok Kumar Singh of ISMU
518 Mc Nally Bharat Medal for the best student in Mineral Engineering to Shri Mahendra Singh Negi of ISMU
519 Dr Hari Narain Medal for the best student in Applied Geophysics to Smt Shilpi of ISMU
520 Oil India Medal for the best student in Petroleum Engineering to Shri Adi Anand of ISMU
521 Dr J Cogging Brown Memorial Cash Award for the best student in Geology to Shri Ankush Singh of Presidency College Calcutta(Rs500-)
522 S Lal Award for Mining Engineering to Shri Arindam Basu of BESU Shibpur
523 SCCL(Gold) Medal for the best student
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
13
in Mining Engineering to Md Naseeruddin of University College of Engineering Kakatiya University Kothagudem
524 Nava Bharat Ferro Alloys Medal for the best student in Mining Machinery to Md Naseeruddin of University College of Engineering Kakatiya University Kothagudem
525 Indranil Award for Metallurgy to Shri Aysuman Banerjee of BESU Shibpur
526 Indranil Award for Metallurgy to Shri Sudhanshu Shekhar Singh of IIT Kharagpur
527 Chandrakala Medal for Mining Engineering to Shri Tejasvi Singh Kushwaa of IIT Kharagpur
528 S m t N i r j a S a h a y M e d a l f o r MSc(Applied Geology) to Ms Khushboo Arora of IIT Kharagpur
529 Roberton Medal to the best student of Mining Engineering to Km Rashi Agarwal of BHU
530 La Touch Medal for the best student in Geology to Shri Punit Dubey of BHU
531 Hadfield Medal for the best student in Metallurgical Engineering to Shri Naman Mittal of BHU
532 Kalyan Mukherjee ldquo61 Geologyrdquo Medal for the best student in MSc (Geology) of University of Calcutta to Shri Sujoy Dasgupta
533 Presentation of Scroll of Honour to the following Life Members with 25 years Standing of Membership (1983-84)
SShri TM ChickabasaviahGP Ghatak SN Bhattacharya LK Bose AK Mukhopadhyay M Ramakrishna SP GuptaKM Agarwal AP Banerjee A Ramaswamy P Bhalla AL Kumawal P Karunesan MN Mehta PC
Tak JP Gupta CT Dave DK Sarkar RN Mishra BP Pai SK Ghosh DP Dasgupta M Jawed HN Khanna RY Kutumbe AK Tooley PM Mohnot SN Pandy SP Lahiri BJ Lakshman SK DewanGK Pradhan Sh DB Sikka GC Mittal GS Ghosh Hazra AN Singh RP Prashhara US Prasad BL Khandewal PN Singh YP Bhasin AN Bhattacharjee J K M u k h e r j e e U B Talpallikar Sourindra Chowdhuri BK Verma MGK Murthy Mahendra Pratap Singh NC Kapur KB Bhatt R Krishnan S Ghosh Tapan BiswasAngleo Condrad NK KavdiaVP KapurAV Ulabhaje HP Sengupta AK Gupta SN Verma JM Roychowdhury CK Jain HR Uppal BRS BhatnagarR Gupta B G Baliga
534 Presentation of Scroll of Honour to the following Life Members with 50 years standing of Membership (1958-1959)
SShri SB Roy SK Baksi SK Lahiri PM Chauhan BN Mukherjee
6 Shri NC Jha President delivered the Presidential Address in the meeting
7 It was announced that Shri NC Jha Director(Technical) CIL has been re-elected as President of the Institute for the year 2009-2010
8 It was also announced that Dr Debasish Sarkar GM NEC has been elected as Hony Secretary of the Institute for the years 2009-2011 Dr Sarkar conveyed his heart felt thanks to the members at the same time he expressed his sincere thanks to Prof SC Ray the outgoing Hony Secretary and appreciated for his sincere works and contribution to the Institute during his tenure as Hony Secretary
9 Dr S K Chakraborti Convenor for the election of the Council Members
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
14
declared the names who have been elected to the Council for the years 2009-2012
SShri P Roy T Kumar TK Nag R Lochan MK Bhattacharya G Dhar and KK Mishra
10 Any other matter with the permission of the Chair
There was a proposal of issuance of Photo Identity Card to the Life Members of the Institute Shri RK Saha Vice- President MGMI amp CMD CCL agreed to Sponsor the proposal and would reimburse the expenditure in this account by CCL
The President invited members present to put forward suggestions for the development of the Institute On request from the President some m e m b e r s g a v e t h e f o l l o w i n g suggestions
I) Council Meeting should not be held only in Kolkata it should be organized in different places
ii) Arrangement to be made to start some courses for continuous flow of funds
iii) Transit House of MGMI should be made functionable
iv) Ground Floor needs to be rented out
v) Effort should be made to increase of membership
vi) On Line Voting System may be introduced for Election to the Council
vii) MGMI Transactions should be enriched
11 Vote of thanks was proposed by Shri BC Bhattacharjee Meeting ended with a vote of thanks to the Chair
ATTENTION TO LIFE MEMBERS
It has been decided by the Council that a Photo Identify Card will be issued to all Life Members of MGMI All Life Members are requested to furnish the proforma given below
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 Name ( in Capital )______________________________________________
2 Membership No ________________________________________________
3 Present Address ________________________________________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
4 Date of Birth __________________________________________________
5 Blood Group __________________________________________________
Please do send 02 (two) sets of latest Stamp size coloured Photographs mentioning your name on the reverse of the photographs
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
4
Editorrsquos PageGung - ho over growth
Demand for coal is slated to reach a level of two billion tonne level by 2016-17 To fulfill this target the growth rate has to hike of 17 to 18 percent mark from the present level to 6 to 7 percent This seems to be a Herculean task if we go by the trend The following facts will show some light on it
The countrys coal production during 2008-09 was around 480 million tonne Coal Indias contribution was around 403 million tonne The balance came from SCCL and private mines Increase of import of coal has become a regular feature showing increasing trend of 10 to 15 percent every year to meet the domestic requirement
Based on overall linkages the Working Group estimates consumption of coal likely to reach the level of 750 million tonne by 2011-12 To meet the demand Coal India is expected to raise 520 million tonne and the Singerani Colloeries Company to contribute 40 million tonne and the rest would be made up by the private companies
Major reasons for coal shortage as identified by the Chairman Coal India are
lPower sector is expanding without considering source of coal
lE n o r m o u s p r o b l e m o f g e t t i n g environment and forest clearances
lThe archaic laws on different accounts creating bumps on the growth path
However to enhance the growth rate adopting new mining technologies men-friendly land acquisition policy faster exploration of the blocks and forcing the block holders for fast
development of their blocks allotted to them cannot be ignored
In this context attention of the Government is drawn to the following long standing aspects to think seriously
lMany block holders are not getting inspiration to mine coal in their blocks only for captive use Passing the bill enabling the private investors to market coal mined out from their blocks will help mitigating the situation
lArchaic law of land acquisition is being left out for amendment for decades Govt has to think seriously now under the present juncture
lA universally acceptable central policy on R amp R needs to be formulated for application country wide instead of leaving it to the State Govts to deal with
lThe process of disposing of the cases for environment and forestry clearance needs to be reformed
lMany of the 201 coal blocks allotted do not have infrastructural facility like r o a d r a i l e l e c t r i c i t y a n d communication Probably it was thought that the block holders will take initiative for the same whenever they will take up the block development Unfortunately this is also one of the reasons of delay in developing the captive blocks Before allotment the infrastructural facilities should be created in case 2 billion tonne target is to
thbe achieved by 12 plan
lThe country is having around 79 billion
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5
tonne of mineable proved reserves of coal It is feared that India is likely to run out of coal by 2040-41 if the demand continues to grow at the current rate The only way out is to accelerate exploration to bring major portion of the inferred and indicated quantum of the gross coal reserve of 26221 billion tonne (as on 1 April 2009) under the arena of proved reserve as early as possible It is not possible for the existing agencies eg GSI CMPDIL and MECL to do the entire job The private sector agencies must be
encouraged to join hands with the Govt agencies for the purpose This will enhance the confidence level of the block holders to come into action
One can dream to have something but one has to be gung-ho (aggressive) over it to achieve
The Editorial Committee wishes a hearty Dewali Greetings to all the readers
BCBhattacharyaHony Editor
ANNOUNCEMENT
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Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
21
Kolkata Branch
th ndThe 6 Annual General Meeting of the Kolkata Branch held on 22 September 2009 elected the Executive Committee of the Branch of MGMI with the following personnel as office bearers to look after functioning of the branch
1 Chairman Dr Anupendu Gupta
2 Vice Chairman Dr Ajoy Kr Moitra
3 Hony Secretary Shri Surya Kumar Gangopadhyay
4 Hony Jt Secretary S A Sufian
5 Treasurer Dr Shyamal Chakraborti
6 Members SShri R N Datta and R K Datta
The newly elected Executive body of MGMI Kolkata Branch co-opted SShri L K Bose and J P Dasgupta as Advisors
Branch Activities
HEALTH TITBIT
Music and Mice (and humans too)
An experiment was carried out recently using mice and music One group was given ldquoclassical musicrdquo to listen to They ate well and became sleek and fat The other control group had ldquohard rock musicrdquo piped into their cage The experiment did not last long as they began o fight and eventually most of them were dead They had killed or severely injured each other The choice of music could affect humans too
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
15
th6 Council Meetingth thThe 837 meeting of the Council (6 meeting of
rdthe 103 Session) of the Institute held at MGMI Building GN-384 Sector ndash V Salt Lake
thKolkata ndash 700 091 on Saturday the 18 July 2009 at 330 pm with Shri N C Jha President in the Chair The meeting was attended by Prof Ajoy Kr Ghose Prof S P Banerjee Shri R P Ritolia Shri R K Saha Shri B C Bhattacharya Shri M K Bhattacharya Shri L K Bose Shri Bhaskar Chakraborti Shri Asitabha Datta Shri J P Dasgupta Shri J P Goenka Shri Phalguni Guha Shri K K Mishra Dr A K Moitra Prof S K Mukhopadhyay Shri Prasanta Roy and Dr Debsish Sarkar
Leave of absence was granted to those who could not attend the meeting
The President then extended welcome to Prof A K Ghose Prof S P Banerjee Shri R P Ritolia Past Presidents Shri R K Saha Vice President and all other members of the Council President thereafter took up the agenda item
10 The minutes were circulated to all Council Members No written comment was received However the minutes were confirmed with the following modifications
Item No 8362 (v) The Council principally agreed and approved the recommendation of the Finance Committee about the reimbursement of actual local travelling expenses per month to the following Office Bearers for attending MGMI Office in relation to the Official work if claimed subject to the maximum of
Hony Secretary Rs 2500Hony Jt Secretary Rs1500Hony Treasurer Rs1500-Hony Editor Rs 1500
with effect from May 2009
Head Quarters Activity
Item No 83650 i) Half Day Workshop
It was decided that a half day workshop thwould be held on Tuesday the 15 September
2009 the topic being ldquoIndian Mining Sectors Policies and Constraintsrdquo Invited lectures will be delivered by 4 distinguished speakers on the subject for discussion Dr A K Moitra was unanimously chosen as Convenor of the Seminar while Shri Prasanta Roy as Co-convenor
Resolution 83610th th rdldquothe minutes of the 836 (5 meeting of the 103
rdsession) meeting of the Council held on 23 May 2009 at Kolkata be confirmed with the said modificationrdquo
11 The Council then considered the action taken report on the Minutes of the 836 meeting of the Council held on May 23 2009 at Kolkata and noted the report
Regarding guidelines for monetary rdtransaction expenditure control for 3
AMC as approved by the Council some Off ice Bearers expressed their discomfort Arising out of the situation the Council advised that the Chairman Organis ing Commit tee Hony Treasurer Co-convenor Organising Committee and the Chairman Technical Committee may discuss together and modify the guidelines as per convenience for monetary
rdtransaction for 3 AMC 2010
Item No 83670 To consider and constitute a Board of Scrutinizers to conduct the Election of Council Members for the year 2009-12
As Shri Prasanta Roy resigned from the Board of Scrutinizers to conduct the election of Council Members for the year 2009-2012 Dr A K Moitra was
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
16
unanimously nominated in the Board of scrutinizers in place of Shri Prasanta Roy
20 To consider report recommendations of the Finance Committee
The recommendations of the Finance Committee were placed before the Council The Council discussed on the r e p o r t a n d a p p r o v e d t h e recommendations of the Finance Committee The recommended pay structure for the staff as well as fixation
stof pay will take effect from 1 April 2009 However if there is any further suggestion received from the Council Members on the recommendation the Finance Committee was requested to consider them and review the matter The minutes of the Finance Committee
thdated 27 June 2009 is given in Appendix I
Arising out of the discussion the Council authorized Finance Committee to overview and take controll of the financial matter and advice the Hony Secretary time to time in regard to the financial matter
The Finance Committee was also further requested to prepare a guideline f o r m o n e y t a r y t r a n s a c t i o n expenditure control for MGMI Acs and submit the same to the Council for consideration and implementation
The Hony Secretary was advised to take guidance from Finance Committee regarding financial matter which involved sizeable expenditure and was not of routine nature
The Council was informed that quotations were collected for MGMI News Letter amp Transactions and were studied by the Finance Committee Ms Lalchand Roy amp Co had quotated
the lowest price no decisions had been taken in this regard Order had been placed before it was approved by the Council Hony Editor was not aware about the process and placing of the order However performance of Ms Lalchand Roy amp Co will be accessed for next 3 months and a report will be placed before the Council
In order to streamline the system the Council directed that in future quotations for any work would be obtained in sealed cover and would be open in the presence of the bidders by the Finance Committee members to avoid any irregularity
30 To discuss about the progress of the forthcoming events of the Institute
Half Day National Workshop
The date of half day workshop has been t hchanged to 15 September 2009
th(Tuesday) instead of 12 September 2009 In workshop four distinguished speakers will be invited for giving lectures on the subject on Indian Mining Sectors Policies amp Constraints (IMPC 2009)
Holland Memorial Lecture
The Council was informed that as Shri B Muthuraman MD Tata Steel regretted that it would not be possible for him to deliver the Holland Memorial Lecture due to pre-occupation Shri S J Sibal DGMS Dhanbad has been approached
ndby the President to deliver 52 Holland thMemorial Lecture on 15 September
2009 at Park Hotel
Annual General Meeting
The venue of the AGM National Workshop and Holland Memorial Lecture will be at the Park Hotel
thKolkata on 15 September 2009
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
17
rd40 To discuss about the progress of the 3 Asian Mining Congress ndash 2010
ndThe minutes of the 2 meeting of the Exhibition Organising Committee held
thon 18 July 2009 are given in Appendix II which provided the detailed progress
rdreport of the Exhibition of 3 AMC
Prof S P Banerjee Chairman Organising Committee while briefing the Council about the progress made referred to the last minutes of the
thOrganising Committee held on 27 June 2009 which is given in Appendix III
Prof Banerjee raised the point that the high cost items for the Congress should be identified and arrangement for procurement of these should be undertaken at the earliest In this regard he also suggested that a committee could be constituted The Council authorized him to go ahead with the proposal and if he felt that a committee was required he could constitute the same as per his choice
50 T o c o n s i d e r a p p l i c a t i o n s f o r Membership and membership position of the Institute
The Council approved 38 applications for membership out of which 23 were for Life Members 14 Members and one Donor Member
60 To consider fixation of tariff for Transit House and releasing payment of balance due to the Contractor Ms Popular Decorator
Regarding fixation of Tariff for Transit House the Council referred the matter to the Finance Committee to propose the tariff and other conditions and forward it to the Council for consideration As the Transit House has been made ready by the Contractor Ms Popular Decorator balance due to the contractor
Rs 409000 (Rupees four lakhs nine thousand) only may be released
The Council was informed that the contractor claimed that he had done some extra works on verbal order worth Rs 65000 (Rupees sixty five thousand) The Council discussed this and referred the matter to the Finance Committee to examine and recommend action to be taken by the Council on this issue
70 Any other business with the permission of the chair
I) Mode of despatch of Ballot Papers
The Council advised that all the Ballots should be sent by post to the members under certificate of posting
The meeting ended with vote of thanks to the Chair at 1830 hrs
th7 Council Meetingth thThe 838 meeting of the Council (7 meeting of
rdthe 103 Session) of the Institute held at MGMI Building GN-384 Sector ndash V Salt Lake
thKolkata ndash 700 091 on Saturday the 29 August 2009 at 300 pm with Shri N C Jha President in the Chair The meeting was attended by Prof S P Banerjee Shri R P Ritolia Shri R K Saha Shri V K Arora Shri M K Bhattacharya Shri L K Bose Shri Asitabha Datta Shri J P Dasgupta Shri J P Goenka Shri Phalguni Guha Shri K K Mishra Dr A K Moitra Prof S K Mukhopadhyay Dr Debsish Sarkar Shri Prasanta Roy Shri Bhaskar Chakraborti And Prof S C Ray
Leave of absence was granted to those who could not attend the meeting
The President then extended welcome to Prof S P Banerjee Shri R P Ritolia Past Presidents Shri R K Saha Vice President and all other members of the Council
One minute silence was observed in memory of Late Ashoke Kr Mandal Life Member Shri C P Ambesh Life Member Kamala Kanta
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
18
Srivastava Life Member and Jay Prakash Thakur Life member
President thereafter took up the agenda itemth10 To confirm the minutes of the 837
meeting of the Council held at Kolkata thon July 18 2009
The minutes were circulated to all Council Members So far no Comment was received The Council then resolved that
Resolution 83810th thThe minutes of the 837 (6 meeting of
rdthe 103 session) meeting of the thCouncil held on 18 July 2009 at
Kolkata be confirmed
11 To consider matters arising out of the minutes
The Council then considered the action thtaken report on the Minutes of the 837
thmeeting of the Council held on 18 July 2009 at Kolkata and noted the report
83811To discuss about the progress of the forthcoming events of the Institute
I) Half Day National Workshop (IMPC - 2009)
Dr A K Moitra Convenor IMPC ndash 2009 intimated about the Progress of National Workshop ndash IMPC 2009 and also submitted a statement of Income and Expenditure of IMPC ndash 2009 as on date
ii) Holland Memorial Lecture
The Convenor also informed to the Council that Shri S J Sibal DGMS Dhanbad confirmed of his acceptance to deliver the prestigious Holland
thMemorial Lecture on 15 September 2009 at the Park Hotel Kolkata
rd103 Annual General Meeting
The Honorary Secretary informed that rdthe notice for 103 Annual General
Meeting was circulated to the eligible
members through the Newsletter Vol 35 No 1 April ndash June 2009 The Convenor IMPC 2009 added that arrangements for all the events
thscheduled to be held on 15 September 2009 at the Park Hotel Kolkata have been made in consultation with the Hony Secretary and Hony Jt Secretary
rd20 To review about the progress of the 3 Asian Mining Congress ndash 2010
Prof S P Banerjee was requested by the President to enlight the members of the Council about the progress so far made
rdfor 3 AMC Prof Banerjee briefed the rdCouncil about the progress of the 3
AMC He also mentioned that Ms Sandvic Asia desired to host one of the
rdDinners of 3 AMC They were strequested to host the 1 day Dinner by
the President Possibly they will agree with the proposal It was also ment ioned that IEI has given announcement in August 2009 issue of
rdtheir Newsletter about 3 AMC Both MMR and Coal Insight were also agreed to give publicity through their
rdpublications about 3 AMC President also informed that some discussions have been going on with one of the Event Management Agents who were
rdwilling to assist us for 3 AMC They gave proposal that they will bring delegates as well as new organizations apart from our targeted organizations for participation in the conference exhibition for which they will charge some percentage on their matured activities However details will be made known to the members of the Council after finalization of MOU Shri L K Bose Chairman Technical
rdCommittee of 3 AMC was requested by the President to inform the members about the status of the Technical papers etc Shri Bose informed that around 36
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
19
authors have already sent abstract of their papers and more than 40 experts were invited for contributing Technical papers
The Hony Treasurer placed a statement rdof Income and Expenditure of the 3
AMC as on date which were noted by the members
It was decided that the loan (Rs 600000-) taken from MGMI Fund for
rd3 AMC to meet the initial expenses may be refunded to MGMI Fund at an early date
Shri R K Saha Chairman Exhibition Committee was also requested by the President to let the Council Members know about the progress so far made Shri Saha informed that approximately 900 sq mt spaces have been booked so far and some negotiations were going on Shri Saha also proposed to have one Buyers Salers meet at an early date In t h i s c o n n e c t i o n a c o m m i t t e e comprising of Shri J P Goenka Shri V K Arora and Shri J P Dasgupta has been constituted who will arrange to make all the arrangements of Buyers Salers meet
30 To consider and approve the r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s o f J u d g i n g Committee for various awards and medals
The recommendations of Judging Committee for the year 2008-09 were accepted by the Council However Shri R P Ritolia Past President proposed to constitute a Search Committee for some prestigious Awards to find out suitable personnel to keep the image of the Institute He also suggested to form a Committee for overviewing the existing Systems amp Procedures and suggest for development
T h e f o l l o w i n g m e m b e r s w e r e considered
Shri N C Jha ChairmanProf Ajoy Kr Ghose Past PresidentShri R P Ritolia Past President amp
ConvenorShri V K Arora MemberShri J P Goenka Member Dr A K Moitra MemberProf (Dr) Subir Kr Mukhopadhyaya
Member
The Council is pleased to Award the Branch Activity Award to Ranchi Branch according to the activities done by the Branch during the year 2008-09 During the year 2008-09 both the Kolkata and Ranchi Branches have enrolled same number of new members So the Council is pleased to award the Membership Growth Award to both Kolkata and Ranchi Branches for enrolling highest new members during the year 2008-09
40 To consider and approve the audited accounts for the financial year ended
ston 31 March 2009
As the audited accounts were not ready it was decided to hold a Special Council
thMeeting on 5 September 2009 at 400 pm with the audited accounts for consideration
50 To appoint the Institutes Auditor for stthe financial year ending on 31 March
2010
Messrs B K Sen amp Co Chartered Accountant was re-appointed as the Auditor of the Institution for the year 2009-10 at a remuneration of Rs 3500- only
60 T o c o n s i d e r a p p l i c a t i o n s f o r Membership and membership position of the Institute
The Council approved 17 applications for membership out of which 15 were
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
20
for Life Members and 02 Members
70 To elect the President of the Institute for the year 2009 ndash 2010
The name of Shri N C Jha Director (Technical) CIL and present President was proposed by Shri R K Saha Vice President and was re - elected unanimously as President of the Institute for 2009-10
80 To elect the Honorary Secretary of the Institute for the year 2009 ndash 2011
The name of Dr Debasish Sarkar General Manager NEC CIL was proposed by Shri R P Ritolia Past President and was elected unanimously as Honorary Secretary of the Institute for 2009-2011
The Council expressed their sincere thanks to Prof S C Ray Hony Secretary and appreciated for his sincere works and contribution to the Institute during his tenure as Honorary Secretary
90 Any other business with the permission of the chair
i) Consultancy ndash
Prof S P Banerjee informed that a draft Policy was circulated to all the Council Members for their suggestion He said that some suggestions have been received and some more may come The Committee will meet soon with the Draft Policy alongwith the suggestions received for finalisation
ii) Presidents Golf Tournament
It was decided that the Presidents Golf Tournament will be organized either on
th12 December 2009 at Sambalpur or on st21 January 2010 at Kolkata
iii) Photo Identity card for Life Members
Prof (Dr) Subir Kr Mukhopadhyay
proposed that a photo identity card for life members of MGMI may be introduced
It was decided that MGMI will introduce the photo identity card for life members at a cost The fee for the same will be finalized soon
The meeting ended with vote of thanks to the chair at 1800 hrs
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
The Special meeting of the Council of the Institute held at MGMI Building GN-384 Sector ndash V Salt Lake Kolkata ndash 700 091 on
thSaturday the 5 September 2009 at 400 pm with Shri N C Jha President in the Chair The meeting was attended by Shri L K Bose Shri Bhaskar Chakraborti Shri J P Dasgupta Dr Amalendu Sinha and Prof S C Ray
The President extended welcome to all members of the Council and thereafter took up the agenda
The copy of the Report of Council and Audited Balance Sheet with Income amp Expenditure Accounts for the financial year 2008-09 were distributed to the members present in the meeting President requested the members present to go through the Audited Balance Sheet with Income and Expenditure Accounts for the year 2008-09 and Auditors Report to the Members
The Members considered the Auditors Report and agreed that in future we should try to implement the suggestions given by the Auditor There was lengthy discussion on the
stBalance Sheet as on 31 March 2009
The Members considered and recommended the same to the General Body for adoption
The meeting was ended with Vote of thanks to the Chair at 1800 hrs
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
23
Dr Kaushik Dey MMGI is now Assistant Professor Department of Mining EngineeringIndian School of Mines UniversityDhanbad 826 004
Shri SV Ram Mohanm MMGI is now Dy CMESAM Chhattarpur Sub Area Patherkhera Area WCL ATPO Shbhapur Colony Type IV Qr No 20 Pathakhera 460 449 Dist Betul MP
Shri Tushar Kant Mishra MMGI is now Materials Management Division Coal India
rdLtd Coal Bhawan Annexe 3 Floor 10 NS Road Kolkata 700 001
Shri Deepak Pandey MMGI is now Sub Area Manager Bunglow D-1 Chankapur Officers Colony PO Silewara Colliery WCL Dist Nagpur MS
Shri Sunit Kumar Banerjee MMGI is now Manager(Projects) Gugro Geotech Pvt Ltd Plot No51 Sector ndash6 Sanpada Navi Mumbai 400 705
Prof DD Mishra MMGI is now at 4 Arya Bhumi PO Potia Bhubaneshwar 751 031Orissa
News About Members
Shri BP Sinha MMGI is now Controller of Mines Indian Bureau of mines 29 Industrial suburbs II Stage Tumkur Road Gorguntapalayam Yashwantpuram Bangalore 560 022
Prof Arvind Kumar Mishra MMGI is now Associate Professor Department of Mining Engineering Indian School of Mines university Dhanbad 826 004 Jharkahand
Shri AK Jain MMGI is now Dy HCG Co Office of the CGM NEC CIL PO Margherita Dist Tinsukia Assam 786 181
Shri Pallab Kumar Banerjee Life Member of MGMI is now at 1 Atlantic Place Manukau City Auckland ndash 2105 New Zealand
Shri Satyesha Simha MMGI is now Dy GM(Sales) BEML Ltd Marketing HQ
thUnity Buildings 5 Floor JC Road Bangalore 560 002
Shri Sunil Kumar Singh MMGI is now Project Officer Kuju-Pundi Project PO Kuju Colliery Dist Ramgarh Jharkhand ndash 825 316
In a day when you dont come across any problem you can be sure that you are travelling in a wrong path
- Swami Vevekananda
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
24
New Members
As Life Member
1 Shri C V VENKATESWARLU BE (Electrical) M Tech (Mining Machinery) PG ndash DipDy Chief Engineer (EampM) WCL Flat No F-2 Shakti Apartments Plot No 19A Hill Road Gandhi Nagar Nagpur ndash 440010
2 Shri Utpal Kumar Dey B Sc Engg M Tech Ph D (Mining Engineering) Professor B I T Sindri Head Deptt Of Mining Engineer PO Sindri Institute Dist Dhanbad Jharkhand ndash 828123
3 Shri Girijesh Kumar B Sc Geology M Sc Geology Ph D Geology Professor B I T Sindri Head Department of Geology PO Sindri Institute Dist Dhanbad Jharkhand ndash 828123
4 Shri Pramod Kumar Singh M Sc Geology Ph D Geology Lecturer BIT Sindri Department of Geology B I T Sindri Dhanbad Jharkhand
5 Shri Baidya Nath Roy B Sc Engg M Sc Engg (Metallurgical) Lecturer BIT Sindri Metallurgical Engineering Deptt PO Sindri Institute Dist Dhanbad Jharkhand ndash 828123
6 Shri Abhai Pratap Singh B Sc(Mining) Chief General Manager (Production)D-2F-2 Govinda Gourkhede Compl Seminary Hills Nagpur ndash 440006
7 Shri Ranendra Chouksey B E (Mining) Superintendent of Mines WCL C-43 Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440001
8 Shri Om Prakash Verma B Sc Superintendent (Survey) 4 M B Town Bandhunagar Jhingabai Takli Koradi Road Nagpur ndash 440030
9 Shri Mahendra Kumar Gupta Dip in Mech Engg AMIE Dy Chief Engineer (Excv) WCL A-206 Triveni Apartments KT Nagar Katol Road Nagpur ndash 440013
10 Shri Akhilesh Pandey Diploma (Mining) Chief Mining Engineer (Prod) WCL CME
th(OC) 5 floor Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur -440001
11 Shri Kaushal Kishore Sharan B Sc (Hons) Mining Engineer Director Technical (Retd) WCL 301A Sri Manohar Apartment Clark Town Nagpur ndash 440004
12 Shri Mahendra Kumar Gupta Dip in Mech Engg AMIE Dy Chief Engineer (Excv) WCL A-206 Triveni Apartments KT Nagar Katol Road Nagpur ndash 440013
13 Shri Ashok Kumar Singh B Sc (Part ndash I) Superintendent (Survey) WCL Duplex No 54 M B Town Koradi Road Zinga Bai Takli Nagpur ndash 440030
14 Shri Amitabh Singh Engg amp Management Dy CME WCLQr No D5 Rescue Station Colony Indora Complex WCL Near Power Grid PO Uppalwadi Nagpur ndash 440026 (MS)
15 Shri Basant Agnihotri B E (Mech) SE (Excavation) WCL B- 202 Radha Palace Dhantoli Abyankar Road Nagpur ndash 440012 (MS)
16 Shri Sushanta Banerjee L Mining EnggMBA Chief Mining Engineer WCL Production Department WCL (Hq) Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440001
17 Shri Achuth Vinay Anand Diploma in Mining amp Mine Surveying Partner Director Technical Explotechnique
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
25
st th1643 1 Floor Shanthala Plaza 14 thCross 8 Main Malleshwaram Bangalore
ndash 560003
18 Shri Ranjan Kumar Sinha B Tech (H) Mining Controller of Mines Indian Bureau of Mines CPWD Qr No 33 Type ndash V Seminary Hills Nagpur ndash 440006
19 Shri Ranjan Sahai B Tech (H) Mining Chief Controller of Mines Indian Bureau of Mines Type ndashV Flat ndash 6 CPWD Colony Seminary Hills Nagpur ndash 440006
20 Shri Tirth Nath Jha B Tech (Mining) PGDISM M Tech (Ind amp Engg Mgmt) General Manager WCL WCL Kanhan Area PO Dungaria- 480553 Dist Chhindwara (MP)
21 Shri GEDI Vijaybhaskar Reddy Dip in Mining Superintendent of Mines WCL 48 Swamy Colony Phase ndash 8 Near Aakar Nagar PO Gittikadan Nagpur ndash 13
22 Shri V K Gupta B Tech (Mining) Chief Mining Engineer WCL D-17 Koyla Vihar Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash (MS)-440001
23 Shri Anjan Chatterjee B Sc (Engineering) MBA Superintending Engineer (Env) WCL Environment
thDeptt 9 Floor Coal Estate Civil LinesNagpur ndash 440001 MS
24 Shri Ajay Kumar Pandey B Tech (Mining) Dy General Manager (Mining) Pandey Muhalla ASGirls School Road Hirapur PO amp Dist Dhanbad -826001
25 Shri Kinnera Raja Sekhar BE(Mining)MBA(Marketing) Superintendent of Mines WCL Flat No 203 Udhav Appartment Opp Powergrid Angulimal NagarPO Uppalwadi Nagpur 400 026 (MS)
26 Shri Sudhakar Rao Sreeram Degree in Mining FCC Superintendent of Mines WCL C-11 Walni colony Th Saoner Dist Nagpur 441 504
27 Shri Haridas Krishna Ghanvat MSc(Env) Superintending Engg(Env) WCL 7172 Ujwal Nilayam B-302 Khamla Road Malviya Nagar Khamla Nagpur 440 025 MS
28 Shri Balakishan Chandora BE(Mining) Chief Mining Engineer WCL D-114 Koyla Vihar Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur 442 001
29 Shri Asok Chandra Ray BE(Civil) Grad ndash IE PGDBM(Fin) OSD(ENV)WCL F-201 Ashirwad Apartment Mankapur Behind Safeway Motors Lumbini Nagar Nagpur 440 030
30 Shri Kaushik Chakraborty BTech(Min) MTech(Mine Planning)Dy Chief Mining Engineer WCL Flat ndash 102 Naniks Ashtavinayak Prerna Opp Power Grid Colony Nari Ring Road PO Uppalwadi Nagpur 440 026
31 Shri KS Narayana Dip in Mining Engineer Chief Mining Engineer WCL D-210 Koyala Vihar Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur 440 001
32 Shri Anupam Nandi BTech(Min) Dy Controller of Mines amp Officer in charge Indian Bureau of Mines 318B Road No 3 Ashok Nagar Ranchi 834 002 Jharkhand
33 Shri Debasis Biswas BE(Mining) Chief Mining EngineerWCL Flat No 607 Building A-1 Forest Deptt Co-operative Housing Society Seminary Hills Nagpur
34 Shri Subhash Ramkrishna Bhandare BE(Hons)(Mining) Supdt Of Mines WCL A-9S-4 Govinda Gourkhede
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26
Complex Seminary Hills Hajaripahad Road Nagpur 440 006
35 Shri Satish R Gabale BE(Mining) Supdt of Mines WCL Flat No B101 Ganesh Gavri Apptt Near Sawarkar Square Nagpur -400 015
36 Shri Dipankar Mukherjee BE(Mining) supdt of Mines WCL Plot-28 Friends Colony PO Katol Road Nagpur 440 013
37 Shri Pradeep Deshmukh BE(Mining) Supdt of Mines WCL 16 Shamane Layout Near Gajanan Temple Trimurti Nagar Nagpur 440 022
38 Shri Partha Pratim Adhikary Btech(Hons)(Mining Engg) WCLD-8 Indora Housing Complex WCL Colony(Near Power Grid) Nagpur(MS)
39 Shri Somyajit Mukherjee MTech(Appl Geol) PhD(Geol) Sr Lecturer IIT Bombay Deptt Earth Sciences IIT Bombay Powai Mumbai 400 076 MS
As Member
1 Shri Satyendra Parasanath Pandey Dip in Mining IInd class Certi FCC Dy Chief Mining Engineer WCL D19 WCL Rescue Colony Kalpana Nagar PO Uppalwadi Nagpur ndash 440026
2 Shri Prashant Kumar Singh B E Mining Superintendent of Mines WCL 36 M B Town PO Zingabai Takli Koradi Road Nagpur ndash 440030
3 Shri Vivek Kumar Sharma M Tech (Applied Geology) Dy Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC
thLtd4 floor Khanij Bhawan 10-3-311A Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad
4 Shri Subrata Chatterjee B E (Mech) MBA Business Development Manager 4 Dr Satyananda Roy Road Kolkata ndash 700029
5 Md Nasim Ansari M Tech (Applied Geology) Dy Manager (Geology) Laxmivasi Tower Flat No 205 Attapur Tejaswari NagarHyderbad
6 Shri Rajesh Kumar Sharma M Sc (Earth Science) B Sc (Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad - 500 028
7 Dr Nilay Sharma Ph D Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad - 500 028
8 Shri Amit Kumar Saw M Sc Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad - 500 173(AP)
9 Shri Sanjay Kumar Choudhary M Sc (Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad - 500 028
10 Shri Chandra Bhushan Verma M Tech (Applied Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC
thLtd4 floor10-3-31 Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad - 500 173
11 Shri Buddha Priya Mahudwale B E st(Mining) PG Dip 1 Class Certificate
holder Manager (Mining) Resource thPlanning deptt 4 Floor NMDC Ltd
Khanij Bhavan Masab Tank 10-3-311A Hyderbad ndash 500173
12 Shri Basant Rath M Sc (Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) NMDC R amp D Centre Habsiguda Uppal Road Hyderabad
13 Shri Jaykumar Jagdish Singh Dip Mining Graduate DMM Asstt Survey Officer WCL Production Department WCL (Hq) Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440001
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27
14 Shri Parag Madhukarrao Tadlimbekar BSc MSc (Geo) B Ed Sr Technical Assistant (Geology) Indian Bureau of Mines Technical Secretary Section IBM
ndIndira Bhawan 2 floor D-Block Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440102 MS
15 Shri NK Dhawan BSc(H)(Mining Engg) General Manager NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad 500 173
16 Dr DN Subramanyam MScPhD Asstt Manager(Geo) NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad 500 173
As Donor Member
1 Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research Barwa Road Dhanbad ndash 826015
Jharkhand
HEALTH TITBIT
Going on fruits as snacks
Fruits have skins and are actually like naturersquos ready-packed snacks The juice and the flavour is all held in tightly until you are ready and with most fruits after washing even the skin can be eaten A red apple has different health giving qualities from a green apple too There are many salad combinations which are worth trying Iceberg lettuce and a tomato is better than nothing but try to use the deeper green or red lettuce dark-green water-cress two or three grated brussel sprouts or some finely cut spring cabbage Dark-green leaves should form the basis then build with a selection of other colours carrots peppers radishes and others It can be differently beautiful every time but big
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
28
News Update
1 Arrow works with ONGC on CBM
Arrow Energy has signed an agreement with Indian Govt-owned ONGC Limited to cooperate in Coal Bed Methane (CBM) exploration and development The focus of the memorandum of Understanding is potential cooperation on existing ONGC blocks from previous CBM licence rounds in India together with possible cooperation in certain Australian acreage The companies are now formulating specific commercial agreement on defined CBM assets
(Source Asia Miner)
2 Thriveni ventures overseas for coal
After years of involvement with the Indian mining industry Thriveni Earthmovers expects to begin exporting coal this year from its coal project at Jumbi in Indonesia The company obtained the Jumbi project in 2008 as its first overseas coal venture and has been ramping up towards commercial production this year The primary aim of the project is to be reliable source of coal to overseas companies who rely on coal as the critical material for their operations Thriveni provides low cost turnkey mining solution that facilitates development on a major scale
(Source Asia Miner)
3 ECL to raise underground coal production output to 12 mt
Eastern Coalfields Ltd proposes to enhance its underground coal production from 85 million tonne (mt) to 12 mt in the next two years through infusion of mass production technologies Accordingly the company recently awarded two contracts worth Rs 100 crore to Joy Engineering of UK for supply of
continuous mining equipment and operation and maintenance of the same on riskgain basis The tenders for more continuous miners and long-wall mining equipments worth Rs 350 crore approximately will be invited soon
(Source Infrastructure Today July 2009)
4 Indias first coal gasification project to take off
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) is getting ready to start the gas production at Indias first Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) project on pilot basis This project is to be carried out at Vastan lignite block near Surat in Gujarat It is estimated that the field will produce about 55 lakh cu m of synthetic gas per day by 2010 end After this project is successful ONGC aims to begin with the commercial production by producing about 2 billion cu m of the synthetic gas per annum from this field by 2013-14 This will require an investment of about Rs1000-2000 crore and the field has enough reserves to last for about 30-40 years Along with the Vastan block ONGC is also plans to set up a UCG project at Bhavnagar in Gujarat and Rajasthan
(Source Infrastructure Today Sept09)
5 Bhutan Minerals Exploration
August 2009 - Oil in the Bangtar area under Samdrupjongkhar dzongkhag copper gold and silver in the black mountain area of central Bhutan and tungsten in Sarpang are the potential minerals an American businessman J Matthew Fifield has offered to prospect for and if found viable then extract them He has also proposed that he be given mineral exploration rights for the whole of Bhutan after which he would get a group of American investors to invest in Bhutans mining sector in
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
29
a big way J Matthew Fifield is a managing director in an international mining company Clien and also sits on the boards of other international energy companies The department of geology and mines (DGM) under the ministry of economic affairs and Druk holdings investment (DHI) have so far expressed interest in the proposal and are in the process of studying it ldquoJ Matthew Fifield approached us through DHI around five months ago saying that he was interested in the mineral exploration and extraction and so we provided him with all past mineral exploration reports and geological data on Bhutanrdquo said DGMs chief geologist and acting director general
(Source geologycom)
6 India - Vedanta Acquires Goa Assets
SESA GOA Limited a majority-owned subsidiary of Vedanta Resources has purchased the Goa iron ore assets of the Dempo Group for Rs 1750 crores (US$368 million) The assets include mining leases rights and related infrastructure in Goa Funding the transaction out of its existing cash resources Sesa acquired VS Dempo and Co which holds 100 of Dempo Mining Corporation and 50 of Goa Maritime VS Dempo owns or has the rights to mineable reserves and resources estimated at 70 million tonnes of iron ore in Goa Its Goa mining assets also includes processing plants barges jetties trans-shippers and loading capacities at Mormugoa port It produced 394 million tonnes of iron ore and sold 436 million tonnes in the year ended March 31 2009 and is one of the largest exporters of iron ore from Goa Vedantas chairman Anil Agarwal says ldquoWe are highly delighted with this opportunity to consolidate our iron ore business The integration of Sesa and VS Dempos operations will achieve great synergyrdquo
(Source Asia Miner Aug09)
7 Mercury Pollution
Coal-fired power plants emit trace amounts of mercury Some of this airborne mercury ends up in lakes and rivers ndash and accumulates there long term Fish at the top of the food chain can accumulate damaging amounts of mercury because they eat smaller fish who have eaten smaller fish and the amount of mercury in their bodies can build up to toxic levels over time Mercury also makes its way into every aquatic ecosystem through the hydrologic cycle USGS published a study that examined mercury in top-predator fish bed sediment and water from streams across the United States There were many mercury mines in Oregon in the early 1900s The miners dug up the ore heated it and then cooled the vapors to condense the liquid mercury Now a century later some sites in the Ochoco National Forest and on private lands remain contaminated from these activities
(Source geologycom)
8 Northern Indias Water Supply Depletion by Human Activity
A satellite monitoring detecting areas of ground water depletion observed that much of northern India is dependent upon a reliable supply of groundwater for public use and irrigation In this study groundwater levels were monitored by processing gravity data collected by a NASA satellite over a six-year period Maps of the data revealed significant groundwater level declines in the northern Indian states of Rajasthan Punjab and Haryana In these areas rapid population growth economic development and groundwater-based irrigation are placing increasing demands on water supplies The accelerating rate of water use is unsustainable and could lead to a collapse in the agricultural system
(Source Publication from an August 2009 press release by NASA geologycom)
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30
9 Muscular swimmer was one of last dinosaurs
Recently discovered duck-billed hadrosaur thrived on many continents One of the last non-avian dinosaurs on Earth was a muscular swimming duck-bi l led species that paleontologists recently discovered in Spain according to a new study that has been accepted for publication in the journal Comptes Rendus Palevol Co-author Jose Ignacio Canudo told Discovery News that the hadrosaur Arenysaurus ardevoli meaning sand dinosaur lived just a few thousand years before the KT boundary This was the event 655 million years ago that wiped out all of the worlds dinosaurs save for a group of carnivorous dinosaurs that evolved into birds
(Source geologycom News)
10 Coal mine owners need 26 in venture
June 27 2009 Steel cement or power companies that sit on captive coal mines will have to own a minimum 26 percent equity in their mining ventures according to the new guidelines approved by the government for mining of coal from captive blocks The government currently allows 100 percent foreign direct investment (FDI) in exploration or mining of coal and lignite for captive consumption of iron steel and cement producers While this policy would remain unchanged the captive block owners will have to maintain beneficial ownership in their mining operations According to the proposed changes the approved end user company (engaged in making cement steel or power) will have to maintain at least a 26 percent equity ownership in an associated coal company subsidiary) formed for supplying coal on an exclusive basis to it The captive coal block owner will have to maintain 51 percent equity in the subsidiary coal company in case the mining company does not have an exclusive coal supply arrangement with the
parent In case a coal block is jointly owned equity participation in the joint venture company shall be made directly by owners and not through their subsidiary The proposed regulations have specified that in case the company to whom the captive block has been awarded is also a holding company it would have to maintain at least 51 percent equity in its subsidiary company engaged in approved end uses (making cement steel or power) It would however need to have just 26 percent equity in the second subsidiary company engaged in coal mining provided the entire output is supplied exclusively to the holding company Independent coal and lignite mining companies could also be allocated captive blocks on the condition that they enter into firm supply contracts for coal at the application stage itself according to the proposed guidelines Such companies would not be allowed to enter into fresh agreements with new end-use companies subsequent to award of the coal block
(Source The Economic Times)
11 Private investment in coal sector
June 17 2009 The coal sector is set to open to private investment
We are not averse to open commercial coal mining to private sector players However a decision will be taken after building consensus over the reform proposal said minister of state for coal (independent charge) Sriprakash Jaiswal At present the government has monopoly over coal mining through state-run companies such as Coal India Ltd
(Source The Economic Times)
12 India Seeks to Invest in Australian Coal
SYDNEY -- Indias coal minister and the chairman of the countrys biggest coal miner said Thursday that India is considering
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31
securing coal properties in Australia to plug projected gaps in the nations supply of coal The comments indicate that the current wave of foreign investment in Australias natural resources wont be limited to China Australia is known to be a country with high quality thermal coal and metallurgical coal properties India Minister of State for Coal Sriprakash Jaiswal told reporters India considers Australia as an important destination to look for coal properties he said As one of the worlds fastest growing economies India currently has to import coal because it doesnt produce enough to meet increasing demand Australias massive coal resource has become the subject of a flurry of international deal activity with Chinas Yanzhou Coal Mining Co Ltd having already
launched a A$354 billion takeover offer for Australian coal miner Felix Resources Ltd Taking equity stakes in existing companies and in return having a coal supply agreement for a certain quantity of coal could be one format Mr Bhattacharya said The other format could be joining in mining so the expansion programs of the existing companies or taking absolutely greenfield properties and going ahead on doing mining Mr Bhattacharya said the company which is also investigating investment opportunities in the US Indonesia and South Africa could easily pay $1 billion to $15 billion on investments and would consider spending more
(SourceWall Street JournalSeptember 032009)
HEALTH TITBIT
Hot tea hot coffee increases risk of cancer
Tea has been touted for its potential health benefits for millennia but new research shows if you drink it too hot you may end up increasing your risk for esophageal cancer
A new study published in the British Medical Journal has revealed that drinking steaming hot tea is actually linked with an eight-fold increased risk of cancer of the food tube or the oesophagus According to lead researcher Reza Malekzadeh of the Tehran University of Medical Sciences in Iran ldquoInforming the population about the hazards of drinking hot tea may be helpful in reducing the incidence of oesophageal cancerrdquo To be specific people who drank their tea less than two minutes after it was it four or more minutes after pouring
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
33
NOVEMBER 2009
10-13 NINTH INTERNATIONAL MINE VENTILATION CONGRESS at New Delhi India Hotel Crown Plaza Contact Department of Mining Engineering Indian School of Mines University Dhanbad ndash 826 004 Prof D C Panigrahi Convenor amp head Deptt email-
th15 November Sunday International Symposium ldquoEmerging Challenges for Metals and Materials Engineering amp Technologyrdquo and Metals Minerals Manufacturing Exp 2009 Organized by Indian Institute of Metals in association with TMS amp ASM International USA Contact TAFCON C-60 Nizamuddin East New Delhi ndash 110 013 India Ph- 91 ndash 11 ndash 46198000 24352141 Email ndash
Pankaj 09810038063
th16-19 November 2009 MPES 2009 ndash 18 International Symposium on Mine Planning amp Equipment Selections at Banff Alberta Canada For further details Contact Dr Raj K Singhal PO Box 68002 Crow Foot Postal Outlet 28 Crowfoot Terrdce NW Calgery Alberta T3G 1YO Canada Fax ndash 403-241 ndash 9460 email ndash singhal shawca website httpwwwmpes-cami-swempcom
10 - 13 November 2009 the 34th Indonesian Geophysicist Conferences at Jogjakarta Indonesia Conferences on Earth Sciences held by Indonesian Geophysicist Association 2009 Organized by Indonesian Geophysicists A s s o c i a t i o n ( H A G I ) Deadline for abstractsproposals 15 July 2009 W e b s i t e
dc_panigrahiyahoocoinwww9thimvcorg
metallurgytafconcom wwwmetals2009in
h t t p p i t 3 4 h a g i w e b i d
Upcoming Events
C o n t a c t n a m e W i w i t S u r y a n t o Check the for latest details
17 - 18 November 2009 Mining the Isa Mount Isa Queensland Australia Mining the Isa 2009 will not only features presentations from all the key established mining companies in the Mount Isa region but also unique sessions dealing with the other essential aspects essential for successful operation in the area Organized by IIR Conferences Deadline for abstractsproposals Not available Website lt gt Contact name James Stackhouse
Check the for latest details
DECEMBER 2009
4-6 Twenty-first National Convention of Mining Engineers on Technological Advancement in Mining Industry Udaipur Contact The Honorary Secretary IEI Udaipur Local Centre 128 Hiran Magri Sector 11 Opp Central Excise Udaipur 313002 P h 0 2 9 4 - 2 5 8 3 7 0 2 e - m a i l ndash
W e b
10-13 2009 Twenty fourth Indian Engineering Congress at Mangalore Theme ldquoNat ional Growth and Secur i ty ndash Technological Challengesrdquo organised by The Institute of Engineers (India) Mangalore Local
thCenter Contact The organizing Secretary 24 Indian Engineering Congress The Institute of Engineers (India) Mangalore Center NITK Surathkal Mangalore 575 025 Karnatak Ph (0824) 247400 Extn 3759 (O) e-mail lt gt
event website
httpwwwiircomauisa
event website
i n s t i _ o f _ e n g y a h o o c o i nwwwieiudrorg
i e i c o n g r e s s n i t k a c i nltieicongressnitkgmailcomgt
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34
26-27 All India Seminar on ldquoSatellite Communication and Remote Sensing Technologies for Social Developmentrdquo at Jaipur Contact The Honorary Secretary IEI Rajasthan State Centre Gandhi Nagar Tonk road Jaipur ndash 302 015 Ph ndash (0141) 27063272700413 e-mail ndash
JANUARY 2010
11 - 13 January 2010 CERIE2010 Sylhet Bangladesh Organized by Shahjalal University of Science amp Technology Deadline for bstractsproposals 15 September 2009 W e b s i t e lt gtContact name Dr Mohammad Iqbal
Check the for latest details
FEBRUARY 2010
th4-7 6 International Dyke Conference Contact Prof Rajesh K Srivastava Deptt of Geology BHU IT Varanasi 221 005
4 - 5 February 2010 Conference on ldquoProcessing of Industrial Minerals 2010rdquo at Istanbul Turkey Website
Contact name Dr Barry WillsAlthough there are many
rscieirscorgwwwieirscorg
httpwwwsust edu~cerie2010
event website
httpwwwmin-ngcompim10indexhtml
operations worldwide treating a wide range of industrial minerals processing problems are often similar The aim of this conference is therefore to bring together operators and scientists below one roof Organized by MEI
MARCH 2010
March 9 2010 8th Annual Investing in African Mining Seminar in Toronto In addition to our seminar we offer mining c o m p a n i e s s e r v i c e p r o v i d e r s a n d governments shared booth space at the PDAC trade show and participation in the Canada-South Africa Chamber of Business 11th A n n u a l M i n i n g B r e a k f a s tDownload the
for details
AUGUST 2012
2 - 10 August 2012 34th International Geological Congress a t Brisbane Q u e e n s l a n d A u s t r a l i a W e b s i t e
Contact name Liz Cuffe Under the theme ldquoUnearthing our Past and Futurerdquo the IGC will showcase the Oceania regions geoscience strengths innovations and natural wonders through an exciting range of pre and post Congress field trips Organized by Australian Geoscience Council
Toronto 2010 Participation Packages Brochure
httpwww34igcorg
1 Three sentences for getting success ndash a Know more than othersb Work more than othersc Expect less than others
- William Shakespeare
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22
Contined from Last issue mdash
POSSIBLE MARKETS FOR INDIAN ORES
Japan is the most obvious market for Indiarsquos high-grade hematites but if this outlet is to be developed India will require some freight advantage in order to compete with the ore from Johore which is almost as good as the best-grade Indian ore It is conveniently situated for export and is considerably nearer to Japan than is India The Borneo and Philippine ores are also favourably situated for the Japanese market but they would require nodulising before export and even then would be of lower iron content than Indian ores and also more aluminous
As regards exporting ore from India to Europe if high-class coking coals are later on imported from the United Kingdom to assist in smelting Indiarsquos ore the return freight might well be partly made up of Indian iron-ore but it is more likely to be Indian pig-iron (which is probably the cheapest pig in the world) or Indian s tee l In a recent personal communication Mr C P Perin wrote
lsquoFrom my general knowledge of the worldrsquos iron-ore resources I feel very strongly that in years to come the exports of steel from India will be as important as he present exports of jutersquo
It seems to me doubtful if we shall import much high-grade coal or coke from Europe for use in smelting iron-ore for a very long time to come The Indian ores are very high in iron and often contain about as much alumina as silica The high ash of the Indian coke provides a good deal of the slag of the blast-furnace and tends to raise the silicaalumina ratio of the slag If the slag volume were to be reduced
75 years Ago
much below the present practice by the introduction of low-ash coke which might not improvendashor might even worsenndashthe silicaalumina ratio of the slag it would not be possible to hold the sulphur in the slag There would be no sense in cutting the ash of the coke down if we had to add silica-rock to the furnace charge in order to obtain a suitable slag volume and analysis On that account apart from the question of cost it seems very doubtful if European high-grade coal or coke can be imported for use in Indian blast-furnaces in the near future
On reviewing the whole of the evidence I find no grounds for believing that any large export trade in Indian iron-ore is likely to develop in he next decade or so The two main possible marketsndashJapan and Western Europendashcan obtain sufficient supplies of high-grade ore for their needs from sources considerably nearer than India To some this may seem a pessimistic conclusion others may have a sentimental feeling that it is better to reserve Indiarsquos iron-ores for smelting in Indiarsquos own furnaces I have tried to come to an unprejudiced conclusion drawn from the available evidence I feel that I have assembled rather a mountain of facts and statistics for the production of a lamentably small mouse of a conclusion It would have been much more spectacular if I could have prophesied argosies carrying Indiarsquos ore to European or Japanese ports within five or six yearsrsquo time but this seems to me not possible Twenty or thirty years hence there may be a different tale to tell but by that time it is not likely that any-one will be turning back to old presidential addresses in order to find out what Mr President said in 1934
Presidential Address by Mr F G Percival PhD (London) B Sc (London) FGS
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
8
M G M I as per the tradition organized a workshop preceding AGM of the Institute on
th15 September 2009 at Park Hotel Kolkata The topic was quite contemporary entitled Indian Mining Sectors Policies and Constraints
Objective of this workshop was to bring together those who are instrumental in framing the policies and guidelines and those who follow these for exploration and exploitation of mineral including coal oil and gas It was also aimed to have interaction of learned delegates and invitees with the speakers so as to bring out highlights and lacuna of the policies and guidelines and to make them more industry friendly
The workshop was very well attended (about 100 delegates) Speakers were eminent personalities holding offices of distinction and directly concerned with the topic of the workshop
The workshop was inaugurated by Dr A K Sarkar Director (Marketing) Coal India Ltd The technical session was presided over by Sri R P Ritolia Immediate Past President and former CMD- CCL
Altogether five papers were presented which are as follows
1 National Mineral Policies and Role of G S I By Dr Balaram Chattopadhaya D D G G S I
2 Modern Coalmining Policies for enhanced proving of coal resources By Shri Ashok Kumar Singh CMD CMPDIL
3 Captive Coal Mining Policies and Constraints By Shri D N Prasad
Director ( Tech ) Ministry of Coal Government of India
4 National Mineral Policy 2008 and the Environmental Concerns for an Expanding Mining Sector By Prof S P Banerjee Former Director ndashin - Charge Indian School of Mines Dhanbad
5 Reclamation of Mined out areas In Opencast success story in Mega Projects of South Eastern Coalfield Ltd By Shri M P Dikshit CMD SECL and Shri S C Shankar SE SECL
The first paper dwelt upon various policies that the Government of India is going to adopt to gear up and making the mining sector dynamic It was pointed out during discussion that there are many more things are desirable for quick disposal of PL ML availability of maps reports etc All these matters are being seriously examined at Governmental Levels
The second paper described various methodologies and techniques to improve exploration approach for enhanced proving of coal resources These methodologies have been spelt out by the Ministry of Coal in consultation with CMPDIL Various investors who have been allotted blocks must follow these methodologies for authenticated and better results
The third paper outlined various guidelines for accomplishing the exploration of captive coal blocks for early exploitation of the resources It is admitted that there are constraints which are likely to retard the progress that is desirable The role of State and Central Government for clearing various applications need to be more realistic and less time consuming Coal Evaluation improved
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON ldquoINDIAN MINING SECTORS POLICIES AND CONSTRAINTSrdquo
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
9
co-ordination with nodal officers of state level land acquisition environmental and forestry clearance etc are certain areas of concern
The fourth paper outlined various stipulations for environmental safeguard in the mining sectors by the Government based on recommendation of committees formed The paper pointed out necessity of streamlining forestry clearance and highlighted much improved environment management practices in the mining sectors Prof Banerjee also praised role of National Mineral Policy 2008 for its positive approach to boost mining sectors
The fifth paper was on reclamation of mined out areas and described how best reclamation can be implemented with proper approach and plan The speakers cited some examples of reclamation done successfully in the jurisdiction of SECL
Each presentation was followed by interaction with the delegates which made the workshop purposeful and interesting
A K Moitra(Convenor)
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
NB Send your e-mails on ldquoTalk Backrdquo to the Editor Please include your full name address amp telephone no not necessarily for Publication MGMI News Letter reserve the right to edit the letters for publication and reproduce then (in whole or past) in any of its print
more than seven and half years are needed for the same in India ie more than five times but let us not forget that we have to face problems of a large population which is more than five times of that of Australia but that just not justify us to spend more than three years to approve a project MGMI should move the appropriate authorities to ensure early approval or rejection of any mineral based project and
if required we may offer our expertise for making early decision
Thanking you with warm regards
Yours very sincerely
Dr Samir Dasgupta Life Member No 522-LM (1948-49)
( From the Editor The members may like to respond to the point raised by Dr Samir Dasgupta)
(Continued from Page No 7)
Talk Back
10
ndThe 52 Holland Memorial Lecture was held thon 15 September 2009 at the Park Hotel The
memorial lecture was given by Shri S J Sibal
Director General Mines Safety Dhanbad The
subject of his lecture was on ldquoChallenges of
Miens Safety ndash a Perspective for Change
Managementrdquo
In introduction he mentioned that safety at
work is still a serious problem and we are still
paying heavily for accidents both in terms of
human suffering and economic waste Hence
the endeavor to bring down the hazards by all
available means to an acceptable level must
continue to reduce the sufferings and agony of
human beings
In the lecture he also spoke on History of
human civilization and mine safety ndash the past
Absorption of safety laws into work practices
the Present Growth of mining activities and
technological advancements ndash the Future
Opencast Coal Mining UG Coal Mining
Mining Accidents Reasons why the
implementation of the procedure is not
sustained He has also mentioned some
ndHighlights of 52 Holland Memorial Lecture
probable answers ndash may be these procedures
are not adequate safe and built into the
mechanism of mineral production
lRequirement of additional resources for compliance of safety laws
lSafety motivation lAcceptance of non-compliance etc
Why we loose sight of human face of accident
he added He also put forwarded a question
that the concept of self regulation ndash is it the
solution
He has given some of his thoughts
observations suggestions etc and in
conclusion he said making change has always
been fascinating and exciting though it is a
tough and delicate activity for any
organization However Managing Change is
now not a matter of choice it becomes an
essential activity given the emerging future
challenges in the mining sector
The Lecture was attended by a sizeable
number of members and guests
If you win you need not explain hellip But if you lose you should not be there to explain
ndash Adolph Hitler
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
32
ldquoWHAT lies before us and what lies behind us is nothing compared to what lies within usrdquo Truly these jolting words of Emerson gives us the flashback of what Socrates promulgated centuries ago ldquoknow thyselfrdquo
The problem with us today is that we know very less of ourselves and thus we indulge in emulating and imitating others If one is not clear as to what exactly one wants he will start wanting what others want resulting in a ldquorat racerdquo And the repercussion of rat race is that even if you win the race you still remain a rat The multiplicity of platforms and the craze to be popular in next to no time is the trend which is the portent of a weak future generation This hurry burry will make the future dreams shattered we will have no leaders to dream in the days to come but there will remain a good chunk of puppets in few domineering hands Too many people are dreaming of some magical rose garden on the horizon rather than enjoying the one growing in their backyards Lets discover the untapped potential within us and stop following the crowd and give a second thought to our endeavours Life doesnt always give us what we ask for but it always gives us what we need Aldous Huxley always reminds me of the golden exhortation ie there is only one corner of the world you can be certain of improving and that is your own self
Yes nothing can defeat us unless we defeat ourselves Even Shakespeare in Julius Caesar points ldquoThe fault dear Brutus is not in our
SHORT ARTICLE
By VIVIAN WILSON LOBO
stars but in ourselves that we are underlingsrdquo Therefore our main task in life is to give birth to ourselves to become what we potentially are Opportunities are everywhere waiting to be discovered we have to only seek it as the saying goes a wise man makes more opportunities than he finds The journey of a thousand miles begins with just one step and that step lies within us as we often quote success is a marathon not a sprint never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat
Success cannot be granted it must be earned and for earning it we will have catwalks than cakewalks Therefore what is required today is serenity and patience to rivet ones attention on success Panic and anxiety will only bring failures along Perseverance is not a long race it is many short races one after another Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm Peace is the key with which we can focus aim and win As we sail through life let us not avoid storms and rough waters just let them pass and sail on Because a successful person is like being a goalkeeper no matter how many goals you save people will remember only the ones you missed Act as if failure is impossible Lets not be the slaves of our bitter past Lets not be the slaves of our bitter past Lets be the masters of our future Carl Jung writes ldquoYour vision will become clear only when you can look into your heart
(Reprint from a publication in Hitawada dated June 10 2009)
Peace be with you
Believing everybody is dangerous believing nobody is very dangerous ndash Abraham Lincoln
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in Mining Engineering to Md Naseeruddin of University College of Engineering Kakatiya University Kothagudem
524 Nava Bharat Ferro Alloys Medal for the best student in Mining Machinery to Md Naseeruddin of University College of Engineering Kakatiya University Kothagudem
525 Indranil Award for Metallurgy to Shri Aysuman Banerjee of BESU Shibpur
526 Indranil Award for Metallurgy to Shri Sudhanshu Shekhar Singh of IIT Kharagpur
527 Chandrakala Medal for Mining Engineering to Shri Tejasvi Singh Kushwaa of IIT Kharagpur
528 S m t N i r j a S a h a y M e d a l f o r MSc(Applied Geology) to Ms Khushboo Arora of IIT Kharagpur
529 Roberton Medal to the best student of Mining Engineering to Km Rashi Agarwal of BHU
530 La Touch Medal for the best student in Geology to Shri Punit Dubey of BHU
531 Hadfield Medal for the best student in Metallurgical Engineering to Shri Naman Mittal of BHU
532 Kalyan Mukherjee ldquo61 Geologyrdquo Medal for the best student in MSc (Geology) of University of Calcutta to Shri Sujoy Dasgupta
533 Presentation of Scroll of Honour to the following Life Members with 25 years Standing of Membership (1983-84)
SShri TM ChickabasaviahGP Ghatak SN Bhattacharya LK Bose AK Mukhopadhyay M Ramakrishna SP GuptaKM Agarwal AP Banerjee A Ramaswamy P Bhalla AL Kumawal P Karunesan MN Mehta PC
Tak JP Gupta CT Dave DK Sarkar RN Mishra BP Pai SK Ghosh DP Dasgupta M Jawed HN Khanna RY Kutumbe AK Tooley PM Mohnot SN Pandy SP Lahiri BJ Lakshman SK DewanGK Pradhan Sh DB Sikka GC Mittal GS Ghosh Hazra AN Singh RP Prashhara US Prasad BL Khandewal PN Singh YP Bhasin AN Bhattacharjee J K M u k h e r j e e U B Talpallikar Sourindra Chowdhuri BK Verma MGK Murthy Mahendra Pratap Singh NC Kapur KB Bhatt R Krishnan S Ghosh Tapan BiswasAngleo Condrad NK KavdiaVP KapurAV Ulabhaje HP Sengupta AK Gupta SN Verma JM Roychowdhury CK Jain HR Uppal BRS BhatnagarR Gupta B G Baliga
534 Presentation of Scroll of Honour to the following Life Members with 50 years standing of Membership (1958-1959)
SShri SB Roy SK Baksi SK Lahiri PM Chauhan BN Mukherjee
6 Shri NC Jha President delivered the Presidential Address in the meeting
7 It was announced that Shri NC Jha Director(Technical) CIL has been re-elected as President of the Institute for the year 2009-2010
8 It was also announced that Dr Debasish Sarkar GM NEC has been elected as Hony Secretary of the Institute for the years 2009-2011 Dr Sarkar conveyed his heart felt thanks to the members at the same time he expressed his sincere thanks to Prof SC Ray the outgoing Hony Secretary and appreciated for his sincere works and contribution to the Institute during his tenure as Hony Secretary
9 Dr S K Chakraborti Convenor for the election of the Council Members
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
14
declared the names who have been elected to the Council for the years 2009-2012
SShri P Roy T Kumar TK Nag R Lochan MK Bhattacharya G Dhar and KK Mishra
10 Any other matter with the permission of the Chair
There was a proposal of issuance of Photo Identity Card to the Life Members of the Institute Shri RK Saha Vice- President MGMI amp CMD CCL agreed to Sponsor the proposal and would reimburse the expenditure in this account by CCL
The President invited members present to put forward suggestions for the development of the Institute On request from the President some m e m b e r s g a v e t h e f o l l o w i n g suggestions
I) Council Meeting should not be held only in Kolkata it should be organized in different places
ii) Arrangement to be made to start some courses for continuous flow of funds
iii) Transit House of MGMI should be made functionable
iv) Ground Floor needs to be rented out
v) Effort should be made to increase of membership
vi) On Line Voting System may be introduced for Election to the Council
vii) MGMI Transactions should be enriched
11 Vote of thanks was proposed by Shri BC Bhattacharjee Meeting ended with a vote of thanks to the Chair
ATTENTION TO LIFE MEMBERS
It has been decided by the Council that a Photo Identify Card will be issued to all Life Members of MGMI All Life Members are requested to furnish the proforma given below
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 Name ( in Capital )______________________________________________
2 Membership No ________________________________________________
3 Present Address ________________________________________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
4 Date of Birth __________________________________________________
5 Blood Group __________________________________________________
Please do send 02 (two) sets of latest Stamp size coloured Photographs mentioning your name on the reverse of the photographs
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
4
Editorrsquos PageGung - ho over growth
Demand for coal is slated to reach a level of two billion tonne level by 2016-17 To fulfill this target the growth rate has to hike of 17 to 18 percent mark from the present level to 6 to 7 percent This seems to be a Herculean task if we go by the trend The following facts will show some light on it
The countrys coal production during 2008-09 was around 480 million tonne Coal Indias contribution was around 403 million tonne The balance came from SCCL and private mines Increase of import of coal has become a regular feature showing increasing trend of 10 to 15 percent every year to meet the domestic requirement
Based on overall linkages the Working Group estimates consumption of coal likely to reach the level of 750 million tonne by 2011-12 To meet the demand Coal India is expected to raise 520 million tonne and the Singerani Colloeries Company to contribute 40 million tonne and the rest would be made up by the private companies
Major reasons for coal shortage as identified by the Chairman Coal India are
lPower sector is expanding without considering source of coal
lE n o r m o u s p r o b l e m o f g e t t i n g environment and forest clearances
lThe archaic laws on different accounts creating bumps on the growth path
However to enhance the growth rate adopting new mining technologies men-friendly land acquisition policy faster exploration of the blocks and forcing the block holders for fast
development of their blocks allotted to them cannot be ignored
In this context attention of the Government is drawn to the following long standing aspects to think seriously
lMany block holders are not getting inspiration to mine coal in their blocks only for captive use Passing the bill enabling the private investors to market coal mined out from their blocks will help mitigating the situation
lArchaic law of land acquisition is being left out for amendment for decades Govt has to think seriously now under the present juncture
lA universally acceptable central policy on R amp R needs to be formulated for application country wide instead of leaving it to the State Govts to deal with
lThe process of disposing of the cases for environment and forestry clearance needs to be reformed
lMany of the 201 coal blocks allotted do not have infrastructural facility like r o a d r a i l e l e c t r i c i t y a n d communication Probably it was thought that the block holders will take initiative for the same whenever they will take up the block development Unfortunately this is also one of the reasons of delay in developing the captive blocks Before allotment the infrastructural facilities should be created in case 2 billion tonne target is to
thbe achieved by 12 plan
lThe country is having around 79 billion
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
5
tonne of mineable proved reserves of coal It is feared that India is likely to run out of coal by 2040-41 if the demand continues to grow at the current rate The only way out is to accelerate exploration to bring major portion of the inferred and indicated quantum of the gross coal reserve of 26221 billion tonne (as on 1 April 2009) under the arena of proved reserve as early as possible It is not possible for the existing agencies eg GSI CMPDIL and MECL to do the entire job The private sector agencies must be
encouraged to join hands with the Govt agencies for the purpose This will enhance the confidence level of the block holders to come into action
One can dream to have something but one has to be gung-ho (aggressive) over it to achieve
The Editorial Committee wishes a hearty Dewali Greetings to all the readers
BCBhattacharyaHony Editor
ANNOUNCEMENT
The MGMI is updating the database of members on roll The members are requested to send their details if not already sent in the following format
FORMAT (Pl fill in BLOCK LETTERS)
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Membership No helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
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Phone no with STD Code helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
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Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
21
Kolkata Branch
th ndThe 6 Annual General Meeting of the Kolkata Branch held on 22 September 2009 elected the Executive Committee of the Branch of MGMI with the following personnel as office bearers to look after functioning of the branch
1 Chairman Dr Anupendu Gupta
2 Vice Chairman Dr Ajoy Kr Moitra
3 Hony Secretary Shri Surya Kumar Gangopadhyay
4 Hony Jt Secretary S A Sufian
5 Treasurer Dr Shyamal Chakraborti
6 Members SShri R N Datta and R K Datta
The newly elected Executive body of MGMI Kolkata Branch co-opted SShri L K Bose and J P Dasgupta as Advisors
Branch Activities
HEALTH TITBIT
Music and Mice (and humans too)
An experiment was carried out recently using mice and music One group was given ldquoclassical musicrdquo to listen to They ate well and became sleek and fat The other control group had ldquohard rock musicrdquo piped into their cage The experiment did not last long as they began o fight and eventually most of them were dead They had killed or severely injured each other The choice of music could affect humans too
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
15
th6 Council Meetingth thThe 837 meeting of the Council (6 meeting of
rdthe 103 Session) of the Institute held at MGMI Building GN-384 Sector ndash V Salt Lake
thKolkata ndash 700 091 on Saturday the 18 July 2009 at 330 pm with Shri N C Jha President in the Chair The meeting was attended by Prof Ajoy Kr Ghose Prof S P Banerjee Shri R P Ritolia Shri R K Saha Shri B C Bhattacharya Shri M K Bhattacharya Shri L K Bose Shri Bhaskar Chakraborti Shri Asitabha Datta Shri J P Dasgupta Shri J P Goenka Shri Phalguni Guha Shri K K Mishra Dr A K Moitra Prof S K Mukhopadhyay Shri Prasanta Roy and Dr Debsish Sarkar
Leave of absence was granted to those who could not attend the meeting
The President then extended welcome to Prof A K Ghose Prof S P Banerjee Shri R P Ritolia Past Presidents Shri R K Saha Vice President and all other members of the Council President thereafter took up the agenda item
10 The minutes were circulated to all Council Members No written comment was received However the minutes were confirmed with the following modifications
Item No 8362 (v) The Council principally agreed and approved the recommendation of the Finance Committee about the reimbursement of actual local travelling expenses per month to the following Office Bearers for attending MGMI Office in relation to the Official work if claimed subject to the maximum of
Hony Secretary Rs 2500Hony Jt Secretary Rs1500Hony Treasurer Rs1500-Hony Editor Rs 1500
with effect from May 2009
Head Quarters Activity
Item No 83650 i) Half Day Workshop
It was decided that a half day workshop thwould be held on Tuesday the 15 September
2009 the topic being ldquoIndian Mining Sectors Policies and Constraintsrdquo Invited lectures will be delivered by 4 distinguished speakers on the subject for discussion Dr A K Moitra was unanimously chosen as Convenor of the Seminar while Shri Prasanta Roy as Co-convenor
Resolution 83610th th rdldquothe minutes of the 836 (5 meeting of the 103
rdsession) meeting of the Council held on 23 May 2009 at Kolkata be confirmed with the said modificationrdquo
11 The Council then considered the action taken report on the Minutes of the 836 meeting of the Council held on May 23 2009 at Kolkata and noted the report
Regarding guidelines for monetary rdtransaction expenditure control for 3
AMC as approved by the Council some Off ice Bearers expressed their discomfort Arising out of the situation the Council advised that the Chairman Organis ing Commit tee Hony Treasurer Co-convenor Organising Committee and the Chairman Technical Committee may discuss together and modify the guidelines as per convenience for monetary
rdtransaction for 3 AMC 2010
Item No 83670 To consider and constitute a Board of Scrutinizers to conduct the Election of Council Members for the year 2009-12
As Shri Prasanta Roy resigned from the Board of Scrutinizers to conduct the election of Council Members for the year 2009-2012 Dr A K Moitra was
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
16
unanimously nominated in the Board of scrutinizers in place of Shri Prasanta Roy
20 To consider report recommendations of the Finance Committee
The recommendations of the Finance Committee were placed before the Council The Council discussed on the r e p o r t a n d a p p r o v e d t h e recommendations of the Finance Committee The recommended pay structure for the staff as well as fixation
stof pay will take effect from 1 April 2009 However if there is any further suggestion received from the Council Members on the recommendation the Finance Committee was requested to consider them and review the matter The minutes of the Finance Committee
thdated 27 June 2009 is given in Appendix I
Arising out of the discussion the Council authorized Finance Committee to overview and take controll of the financial matter and advice the Hony Secretary time to time in regard to the financial matter
The Finance Committee was also further requested to prepare a guideline f o r m o n e y t a r y t r a n s a c t i o n expenditure control for MGMI Acs and submit the same to the Council for consideration and implementation
The Hony Secretary was advised to take guidance from Finance Committee regarding financial matter which involved sizeable expenditure and was not of routine nature
The Council was informed that quotations were collected for MGMI News Letter amp Transactions and were studied by the Finance Committee Ms Lalchand Roy amp Co had quotated
the lowest price no decisions had been taken in this regard Order had been placed before it was approved by the Council Hony Editor was not aware about the process and placing of the order However performance of Ms Lalchand Roy amp Co will be accessed for next 3 months and a report will be placed before the Council
In order to streamline the system the Council directed that in future quotations for any work would be obtained in sealed cover and would be open in the presence of the bidders by the Finance Committee members to avoid any irregularity
30 To discuss about the progress of the forthcoming events of the Institute
Half Day National Workshop
The date of half day workshop has been t hchanged to 15 September 2009
th(Tuesday) instead of 12 September 2009 In workshop four distinguished speakers will be invited for giving lectures on the subject on Indian Mining Sectors Policies amp Constraints (IMPC 2009)
Holland Memorial Lecture
The Council was informed that as Shri B Muthuraman MD Tata Steel regretted that it would not be possible for him to deliver the Holland Memorial Lecture due to pre-occupation Shri S J Sibal DGMS Dhanbad has been approached
ndby the President to deliver 52 Holland thMemorial Lecture on 15 September
2009 at Park Hotel
Annual General Meeting
The venue of the AGM National Workshop and Holland Memorial Lecture will be at the Park Hotel
thKolkata on 15 September 2009
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
17
rd40 To discuss about the progress of the 3 Asian Mining Congress ndash 2010
ndThe minutes of the 2 meeting of the Exhibition Organising Committee held
thon 18 July 2009 are given in Appendix II which provided the detailed progress
rdreport of the Exhibition of 3 AMC
Prof S P Banerjee Chairman Organising Committee while briefing the Council about the progress made referred to the last minutes of the
thOrganising Committee held on 27 June 2009 which is given in Appendix III
Prof Banerjee raised the point that the high cost items for the Congress should be identified and arrangement for procurement of these should be undertaken at the earliest In this regard he also suggested that a committee could be constituted The Council authorized him to go ahead with the proposal and if he felt that a committee was required he could constitute the same as per his choice
50 T o c o n s i d e r a p p l i c a t i o n s f o r Membership and membership position of the Institute
The Council approved 38 applications for membership out of which 23 were for Life Members 14 Members and one Donor Member
60 To consider fixation of tariff for Transit House and releasing payment of balance due to the Contractor Ms Popular Decorator
Regarding fixation of Tariff for Transit House the Council referred the matter to the Finance Committee to propose the tariff and other conditions and forward it to the Council for consideration As the Transit House has been made ready by the Contractor Ms Popular Decorator balance due to the contractor
Rs 409000 (Rupees four lakhs nine thousand) only may be released
The Council was informed that the contractor claimed that he had done some extra works on verbal order worth Rs 65000 (Rupees sixty five thousand) The Council discussed this and referred the matter to the Finance Committee to examine and recommend action to be taken by the Council on this issue
70 Any other business with the permission of the chair
I) Mode of despatch of Ballot Papers
The Council advised that all the Ballots should be sent by post to the members under certificate of posting
The meeting ended with vote of thanks to the Chair at 1830 hrs
th7 Council Meetingth thThe 838 meeting of the Council (7 meeting of
rdthe 103 Session) of the Institute held at MGMI Building GN-384 Sector ndash V Salt Lake
thKolkata ndash 700 091 on Saturday the 29 August 2009 at 300 pm with Shri N C Jha President in the Chair The meeting was attended by Prof S P Banerjee Shri R P Ritolia Shri R K Saha Shri V K Arora Shri M K Bhattacharya Shri L K Bose Shri Asitabha Datta Shri J P Dasgupta Shri J P Goenka Shri Phalguni Guha Shri K K Mishra Dr A K Moitra Prof S K Mukhopadhyay Dr Debsish Sarkar Shri Prasanta Roy Shri Bhaskar Chakraborti And Prof S C Ray
Leave of absence was granted to those who could not attend the meeting
The President then extended welcome to Prof S P Banerjee Shri R P Ritolia Past Presidents Shri R K Saha Vice President and all other members of the Council
One minute silence was observed in memory of Late Ashoke Kr Mandal Life Member Shri C P Ambesh Life Member Kamala Kanta
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
18
Srivastava Life Member and Jay Prakash Thakur Life member
President thereafter took up the agenda itemth10 To confirm the minutes of the 837
meeting of the Council held at Kolkata thon July 18 2009
The minutes were circulated to all Council Members So far no Comment was received The Council then resolved that
Resolution 83810th thThe minutes of the 837 (6 meeting of
rdthe 103 session) meeting of the thCouncil held on 18 July 2009 at
Kolkata be confirmed
11 To consider matters arising out of the minutes
The Council then considered the action thtaken report on the Minutes of the 837
thmeeting of the Council held on 18 July 2009 at Kolkata and noted the report
83811To discuss about the progress of the forthcoming events of the Institute
I) Half Day National Workshop (IMPC - 2009)
Dr A K Moitra Convenor IMPC ndash 2009 intimated about the Progress of National Workshop ndash IMPC 2009 and also submitted a statement of Income and Expenditure of IMPC ndash 2009 as on date
ii) Holland Memorial Lecture
The Convenor also informed to the Council that Shri S J Sibal DGMS Dhanbad confirmed of his acceptance to deliver the prestigious Holland
thMemorial Lecture on 15 September 2009 at the Park Hotel Kolkata
rd103 Annual General Meeting
The Honorary Secretary informed that rdthe notice for 103 Annual General
Meeting was circulated to the eligible
members through the Newsletter Vol 35 No 1 April ndash June 2009 The Convenor IMPC 2009 added that arrangements for all the events
thscheduled to be held on 15 September 2009 at the Park Hotel Kolkata have been made in consultation with the Hony Secretary and Hony Jt Secretary
rd20 To review about the progress of the 3 Asian Mining Congress ndash 2010
Prof S P Banerjee was requested by the President to enlight the members of the Council about the progress so far made
rdfor 3 AMC Prof Banerjee briefed the rdCouncil about the progress of the 3
AMC He also mentioned that Ms Sandvic Asia desired to host one of the
rdDinners of 3 AMC They were strequested to host the 1 day Dinner by
the President Possibly they will agree with the proposal It was also ment ioned that IEI has given announcement in August 2009 issue of
rdtheir Newsletter about 3 AMC Both MMR and Coal Insight were also agreed to give publicity through their
rdpublications about 3 AMC President also informed that some discussions have been going on with one of the Event Management Agents who were
rdwilling to assist us for 3 AMC They gave proposal that they will bring delegates as well as new organizations apart from our targeted organizations for participation in the conference exhibition for which they will charge some percentage on their matured activities However details will be made known to the members of the Council after finalization of MOU Shri L K Bose Chairman Technical
rdCommittee of 3 AMC was requested by the President to inform the members about the status of the Technical papers etc Shri Bose informed that around 36
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
19
authors have already sent abstract of their papers and more than 40 experts were invited for contributing Technical papers
The Hony Treasurer placed a statement rdof Income and Expenditure of the 3
AMC as on date which were noted by the members
It was decided that the loan (Rs 600000-) taken from MGMI Fund for
rd3 AMC to meet the initial expenses may be refunded to MGMI Fund at an early date
Shri R K Saha Chairman Exhibition Committee was also requested by the President to let the Council Members know about the progress so far made Shri Saha informed that approximately 900 sq mt spaces have been booked so far and some negotiations were going on Shri Saha also proposed to have one Buyers Salers meet at an early date In t h i s c o n n e c t i o n a c o m m i t t e e comprising of Shri J P Goenka Shri V K Arora and Shri J P Dasgupta has been constituted who will arrange to make all the arrangements of Buyers Salers meet
30 To consider and approve the r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s o f J u d g i n g Committee for various awards and medals
The recommendations of Judging Committee for the year 2008-09 were accepted by the Council However Shri R P Ritolia Past President proposed to constitute a Search Committee for some prestigious Awards to find out suitable personnel to keep the image of the Institute He also suggested to form a Committee for overviewing the existing Systems amp Procedures and suggest for development
T h e f o l l o w i n g m e m b e r s w e r e considered
Shri N C Jha ChairmanProf Ajoy Kr Ghose Past PresidentShri R P Ritolia Past President amp
ConvenorShri V K Arora MemberShri J P Goenka Member Dr A K Moitra MemberProf (Dr) Subir Kr Mukhopadhyaya
Member
The Council is pleased to Award the Branch Activity Award to Ranchi Branch according to the activities done by the Branch during the year 2008-09 During the year 2008-09 both the Kolkata and Ranchi Branches have enrolled same number of new members So the Council is pleased to award the Membership Growth Award to both Kolkata and Ranchi Branches for enrolling highest new members during the year 2008-09
40 To consider and approve the audited accounts for the financial year ended
ston 31 March 2009
As the audited accounts were not ready it was decided to hold a Special Council
thMeeting on 5 September 2009 at 400 pm with the audited accounts for consideration
50 To appoint the Institutes Auditor for stthe financial year ending on 31 March
2010
Messrs B K Sen amp Co Chartered Accountant was re-appointed as the Auditor of the Institution for the year 2009-10 at a remuneration of Rs 3500- only
60 T o c o n s i d e r a p p l i c a t i o n s f o r Membership and membership position of the Institute
The Council approved 17 applications for membership out of which 15 were
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
20
for Life Members and 02 Members
70 To elect the President of the Institute for the year 2009 ndash 2010
The name of Shri N C Jha Director (Technical) CIL and present President was proposed by Shri R K Saha Vice President and was re - elected unanimously as President of the Institute for 2009-10
80 To elect the Honorary Secretary of the Institute for the year 2009 ndash 2011
The name of Dr Debasish Sarkar General Manager NEC CIL was proposed by Shri R P Ritolia Past President and was elected unanimously as Honorary Secretary of the Institute for 2009-2011
The Council expressed their sincere thanks to Prof S C Ray Hony Secretary and appreciated for his sincere works and contribution to the Institute during his tenure as Honorary Secretary
90 Any other business with the permission of the chair
i) Consultancy ndash
Prof S P Banerjee informed that a draft Policy was circulated to all the Council Members for their suggestion He said that some suggestions have been received and some more may come The Committee will meet soon with the Draft Policy alongwith the suggestions received for finalisation
ii) Presidents Golf Tournament
It was decided that the Presidents Golf Tournament will be organized either on
th12 December 2009 at Sambalpur or on st21 January 2010 at Kolkata
iii) Photo Identity card for Life Members
Prof (Dr) Subir Kr Mukhopadhyay
proposed that a photo identity card for life members of MGMI may be introduced
It was decided that MGMI will introduce the photo identity card for life members at a cost The fee for the same will be finalized soon
The meeting ended with vote of thanks to the chair at 1800 hrs
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
The Special meeting of the Council of the Institute held at MGMI Building GN-384 Sector ndash V Salt Lake Kolkata ndash 700 091 on
thSaturday the 5 September 2009 at 400 pm with Shri N C Jha President in the Chair The meeting was attended by Shri L K Bose Shri Bhaskar Chakraborti Shri J P Dasgupta Dr Amalendu Sinha and Prof S C Ray
The President extended welcome to all members of the Council and thereafter took up the agenda
The copy of the Report of Council and Audited Balance Sheet with Income amp Expenditure Accounts for the financial year 2008-09 were distributed to the members present in the meeting President requested the members present to go through the Audited Balance Sheet with Income and Expenditure Accounts for the year 2008-09 and Auditors Report to the Members
The Members considered the Auditors Report and agreed that in future we should try to implement the suggestions given by the Auditor There was lengthy discussion on the
stBalance Sheet as on 31 March 2009
The Members considered and recommended the same to the General Body for adoption
The meeting was ended with Vote of thanks to the Chair at 1800 hrs
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
23
Dr Kaushik Dey MMGI is now Assistant Professor Department of Mining EngineeringIndian School of Mines UniversityDhanbad 826 004
Shri SV Ram Mohanm MMGI is now Dy CMESAM Chhattarpur Sub Area Patherkhera Area WCL ATPO Shbhapur Colony Type IV Qr No 20 Pathakhera 460 449 Dist Betul MP
Shri Tushar Kant Mishra MMGI is now Materials Management Division Coal India
rdLtd Coal Bhawan Annexe 3 Floor 10 NS Road Kolkata 700 001
Shri Deepak Pandey MMGI is now Sub Area Manager Bunglow D-1 Chankapur Officers Colony PO Silewara Colliery WCL Dist Nagpur MS
Shri Sunit Kumar Banerjee MMGI is now Manager(Projects) Gugro Geotech Pvt Ltd Plot No51 Sector ndash6 Sanpada Navi Mumbai 400 705
Prof DD Mishra MMGI is now at 4 Arya Bhumi PO Potia Bhubaneshwar 751 031Orissa
News About Members
Shri BP Sinha MMGI is now Controller of Mines Indian Bureau of mines 29 Industrial suburbs II Stage Tumkur Road Gorguntapalayam Yashwantpuram Bangalore 560 022
Prof Arvind Kumar Mishra MMGI is now Associate Professor Department of Mining Engineering Indian School of Mines university Dhanbad 826 004 Jharkahand
Shri AK Jain MMGI is now Dy HCG Co Office of the CGM NEC CIL PO Margherita Dist Tinsukia Assam 786 181
Shri Pallab Kumar Banerjee Life Member of MGMI is now at 1 Atlantic Place Manukau City Auckland ndash 2105 New Zealand
Shri Satyesha Simha MMGI is now Dy GM(Sales) BEML Ltd Marketing HQ
thUnity Buildings 5 Floor JC Road Bangalore 560 002
Shri Sunil Kumar Singh MMGI is now Project Officer Kuju-Pundi Project PO Kuju Colliery Dist Ramgarh Jharkhand ndash 825 316
In a day when you dont come across any problem you can be sure that you are travelling in a wrong path
- Swami Vevekananda
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
24
New Members
As Life Member
1 Shri C V VENKATESWARLU BE (Electrical) M Tech (Mining Machinery) PG ndash DipDy Chief Engineer (EampM) WCL Flat No F-2 Shakti Apartments Plot No 19A Hill Road Gandhi Nagar Nagpur ndash 440010
2 Shri Utpal Kumar Dey B Sc Engg M Tech Ph D (Mining Engineering) Professor B I T Sindri Head Deptt Of Mining Engineer PO Sindri Institute Dist Dhanbad Jharkhand ndash 828123
3 Shri Girijesh Kumar B Sc Geology M Sc Geology Ph D Geology Professor B I T Sindri Head Department of Geology PO Sindri Institute Dist Dhanbad Jharkhand ndash 828123
4 Shri Pramod Kumar Singh M Sc Geology Ph D Geology Lecturer BIT Sindri Department of Geology B I T Sindri Dhanbad Jharkhand
5 Shri Baidya Nath Roy B Sc Engg M Sc Engg (Metallurgical) Lecturer BIT Sindri Metallurgical Engineering Deptt PO Sindri Institute Dist Dhanbad Jharkhand ndash 828123
6 Shri Abhai Pratap Singh B Sc(Mining) Chief General Manager (Production)D-2F-2 Govinda Gourkhede Compl Seminary Hills Nagpur ndash 440006
7 Shri Ranendra Chouksey B E (Mining) Superintendent of Mines WCL C-43 Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440001
8 Shri Om Prakash Verma B Sc Superintendent (Survey) 4 M B Town Bandhunagar Jhingabai Takli Koradi Road Nagpur ndash 440030
9 Shri Mahendra Kumar Gupta Dip in Mech Engg AMIE Dy Chief Engineer (Excv) WCL A-206 Triveni Apartments KT Nagar Katol Road Nagpur ndash 440013
10 Shri Akhilesh Pandey Diploma (Mining) Chief Mining Engineer (Prod) WCL CME
th(OC) 5 floor Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur -440001
11 Shri Kaushal Kishore Sharan B Sc (Hons) Mining Engineer Director Technical (Retd) WCL 301A Sri Manohar Apartment Clark Town Nagpur ndash 440004
12 Shri Mahendra Kumar Gupta Dip in Mech Engg AMIE Dy Chief Engineer (Excv) WCL A-206 Triveni Apartments KT Nagar Katol Road Nagpur ndash 440013
13 Shri Ashok Kumar Singh B Sc (Part ndash I) Superintendent (Survey) WCL Duplex No 54 M B Town Koradi Road Zinga Bai Takli Nagpur ndash 440030
14 Shri Amitabh Singh Engg amp Management Dy CME WCLQr No D5 Rescue Station Colony Indora Complex WCL Near Power Grid PO Uppalwadi Nagpur ndash 440026 (MS)
15 Shri Basant Agnihotri B E (Mech) SE (Excavation) WCL B- 202 Radha Palace Dhantoli Abyankar Road Nagpur ndash 440012 (MS)
16 Shri Sushanta Banerjee L Mining EnggMBA Chief Mining Engineer WCL Production Department WCL (Hq) Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440001
17 Shri Achuth Vinay Anand Diploma in Mining amp Mine Surveying Partner Director Technical Explotechnique
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25
st th1643 1 Floor Shanthala Plaza 14 thCross 8 Main Malleshwaram Bangalore
ndash 560003
18 Shri Ranjan Kumar Sinha B Tech (H) Mining Controller of Mines Indian Bureau of Mines CPWD Qr No 33 Type ndash V Seminary Hills Nagpur ndash 440006
19 Shri Ranjan Sahai B Tech (H) Mining Chief Controller of Mines Indian Bureau of Mines Type ndashV Flat ndash 6 CPWD Colony Seminary Hills Nagpur ndash 440006
20 Shri Tirth Nath Jha B Tech (Mining) PGDISM M Tech (Ind amp Engg Mgmt) General Manager WCL WCL Kanhan Area PO Dungaria- 480553 Dist Chhindwara (MP)
21 Shri GEDI Vijaybhaskar Reddy Dip in Mining Superintendent of Mines WCL 48 Swamy Colony Phase ndash 8 Near Aakar Nagar PO Gittikadan Nagpur ndash 13
22 Shri V K Gupta B Tech (Mining) Chief Mining Engineer WCL D-17 Koyla Vihar Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash (MS)-440001
23 Shri Anjan Chatterjee B Sc (Engineering) MBA Superintending Engineer (Env) WCL Environment
thDeptt 9 Floor Coal Estate Civil LinesNagpur ndash 440001 MS
24 Shri Ajay Kumar Pandey B Tech (Mining) Dy General Manager (Mining) Pandey Muhalla ASGirls School Road Hirapur PO amp Dist Dhanbad -826001
25 Shri Kinnera Raja Sekhar BE(Mining)MBA(Marketing) Superintendent of Mines WCL Flat No 203 Udhav Appartment Opp Powergrid Angulimal NagarPO Uppalwadi Nagpur 400 026 (MS)
26 Shri Sudhakar Rao Sreeram Degree in Mining FCC Superintendent of Mines WCL C-11 Walni colony Th Saoner Dist Nagpur 441 504
27 Shri Haridas Krishna Ghanvat MSc(Env) Superintending Engg(Env) WCL 7172 Ujwal Nilayam B-302 Khamla Road Malviya Nagar Khamla Nagpur 440 025 MS
28 Shri Balakishan Chandora BE(Mining) Chief Mining Engineer WCL D-114 Koyla Vihar Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur 442 001
29 Shri Asok Chandra Ray BE(Civil) Grad ndash IE PGDBM(Fin) OSD(ENV)WCL F-201 Ashirwad Apartment Mankapur Behind Safeway Motors Lumbini Nagar Nagpur 440 030
30 Shri Kaushik Chakraborty BTech(Min) MTech(Mine Planning)Dy Chief Mining Engineer WCL Flat ndash 102 Naniks Ashtavinayak Prerna Opp Power Grid Colony Nari Ring Road PO Uppalwadi Nagpur 440 026
31 Shri KS Narayana Dip in Mining Engineer Chief Mining Engineer WCL D-210 Koyala Vihar Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur 440 001
32 Shri Anupam Nandi BTech(Min) Dy Controller of Mines amp Officer in charge Indian Bureau of Mines 318B Road No 3 Ashok Nagar Ranchi 834 002 Jharkhand
33 Shri Debasis Biswas BE(Mining) Chief Mining EngineerWCL Flat No 607 Building A-1 Forest Deptt Co-operative Housing Society Seminary Hills Nagpur
34 Shri Subhash Ramkrishna Bhandare BE(Hons)(Mining) Supdt Of Mines WCL A-9S-4 Govinda Gourkhede
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26
Complex Seminary Hills Hajaripahad Road Nagpur 440 006
35 Shri Satish R Gabale BE(Mining) Supdt of Mines WCL Flat No B101 Ganesh Gavri Apptt Near Sawarkar Square Nagpur -400 015
36 Shri Dipankar Mukherjee BE(Mining) supdt of Mines WCL Plot-28 Friends Colony PO Katol Road Nagpur 440 013
37 Shri Pradeep Deshmukh BE(Mining) Supdt of Mines WCL 16 Shamane Layout Near Gajanan Temple Trimurti Nagar Nagpur 440 022
38 Shri Partha Pratim Adhikary Btech(Hons)(Mining Engg) WCLD-8 Indora Housing Complex WCL Colony(Near Power Grid) Nagpur(MS)
39 Shri Somyajit Mukherjee MTech(Appl Geol) PhD(Geol) Sr Lecturer IIT Bombay Deptt Earth Sciences IIT Bombay Powai Mumbai 400 076 MS
As Member
1 Shri Satyendra Parasanath Pandey Dip in Mining IInd class Certi FCC Dy Chief Mining Engineer WCL D19 WCL Rescue Colony Kalpana Nagar PO Uppalwadi Nagpur ndash 440026
2 Shri Prashant Kumar Singh B E Mining Superintendent of Mines WCL 36 M B Town PO Zingabai Takli Koradi Road Nagpur ndash 440030
3 Shri Vivek Kumar Sharma M Tech (Applied Geology) Dy Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC
thLtd4 floor Khanij Bhawan 10-3-311A Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad
4 Shri Subrata Chatterjee B E (Mech) MBA Business Development Manager 4 Dr Satyananda Roy Road Kolkata ndash 700029
5 Md Nasim Ansari M Tech (Applied Geology) Dy Manager (Geology) Laxmivasi Tower Flat No 205 Attapur Tejaswari NagarHyderbad
6 Shri Rajesh Kumar Sharma M Sc (Earth Science) B Sc (Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad - 500 028
7 Dr Nilay Sharma Ph D Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad - 500 028
8 Shri Amit Kumar Saw M Sc Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad - 500 173(AP)
9 Shri Sanjay Kumar Choudhary M Sc (Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad - 500 028
10 Shri Chandra Bhushan Verma M Tech (Applied Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC
thLtd4 floor10-3-31 Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad - 500 173
11 Shri Buddha Priya Mahudwale B E st(Mining) PG Dip 1 Class Certificate
holder Manager (Mining) Resource thPlanning deptt 4 Floor NMDC Ltd
Khanij Bhavan Masab Tank 10-3-311A Hyderbad ndash 500173
12 Shri Basant Rath M Sc (Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) NMDC R amp D Centre Habsiguda Uppal Road Hyderabad
13 Shri Jaykumar Jagdish Singh Dip Mining Graduate DMM Asstt Survey Officer WCL Production Department WCL (Hq) Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440001
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27
14 Shri Parag Madhukarrao Tadlimbekar BSc MSc (Geo) B Ed Sr Technical Assistant (Geology) Indian Bureau of Mines Technical Secretary Section IBM
ndIndira Bhawan 2 floor D-Block Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440102 MS
15 Shri NK Dhawan BSc(H)(Mining Engg) General Manager NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad 500 173
16 Dr DN Subramanyam MScPhD Asstt Manager(Geo) NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad 500 173
As Donor Member
1 Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research Barwa Road Dhanbad ndash 826015
Jharkhand
HEALTH TITBIT
Going on fruits as snacks
Fruits have skins and are actually like naturersquos ready-packed snacks The juice and the flavour is all held in tightly until you are ready and with most fruits after washing even the skin can be eaten A red apple has different health giving qualities from a green apple too There are many salad combinations which are worth trying Iceberg lettuce and a tomato is better than nothing but try to use the deeper green or red lettuce dark-green water-cress two or three grated brussel sprouts or some finely cut spring cabbage Dark-green leaves should form the basis then build with a selection of other colours carrots peppers radishes and others It can be differently beautiful every time but big
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
28
News Update
1 Arrow works with ONGC on CBM
Arrow Energy has signed an agreement with Indian Govt-owned ONGC Limited to cooperate in Coal Bed Methane (CBM) exploration and development The focus of the memorandum of Understanding is potential cooperation on existing ONGC blocks from previous CBM licence rounds in India together with possible cooperation in certain Australian acreage The companies are now formulating specific commercial agreement on defined CBM assets
(Source Asia Miner)
2 Thriveni ventures overseas for coal
After years of involvement with the Indian mining industry Thriveni Earthmovers expects to begin exporting coal this year from its coal project at Jumbi in Indonesia The company obtained the Jumbi project in 2008 as its first overseas coal venture and has been ramping up towards commercial production this year The primary aim of the project is to be reliable source of coal to overseas companies who rely on coal as the critical material for their operations Thriveni provides low cost turnkey mining solution that facilitates development on a major scale
(Source Asia Miner)
3 ECL to raise underground coal production output to 12 mt
Eastern Coalfields Ltd proposes to enhance its underground coal production from 85 million tonne (mt) to 12 mt in the next two years through infusion of mass production technologies Accordingly the company recently awarded two contracts worth Rs 100 crore to Joy Engineering of UK for supply of
continuous mining equipment and operation and maintenance of the same on riskgain basis The tenders for more continuous miners and long-wall mining equipments worth Rs 350 crore approximately will be invited soon
(Source Infrastructure Today July 2009)
4 Indias first coal gasification project to take off
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) is getting ready to start the gas production at Indias first Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) project on pilot basis This project is to be carried out at Vastan lignite block near Surat in Gujarat It is estimated that the field will produce about 55 lakh cu m of synthetic gas per day by 2010 end After this project is successful ONGC aims to begin with the commercial production by producing about 2 billion cu m of the synthetic gas per annum from this field by 2013-14 This will require an investment of about Rs1000-2000 crore and the field has enough reserves to last for about 30-40 years Along with the Vastan block ONGC is also plans to set up a UCG project at Bhavnagar in Gujarat and Rajasthan
(Source Infrastructure Today Sept09)
5 Bhutan Minerals Exploration
August 2009 - Oil in the Bangtar area under Samdrupjongkhar dzongkhag copper gold and silver in the black mountain area of central Bhutan and tungsten in Sarpang are the potential minerals an American businessman J Matthew Fifield has offered to prospect for and if found viable then extract them He has also proposed that he be given mineral exploration rights for the whole of Bhutan after which he would get a group of American investors to invest in Bhutans mining sector in
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
29
a big way J Matthew Fifield is a managing director in an international mining company Clien and also sits on the boards of other international energy companies The department of geology and mines (DGM) under the ministry of economic affairs and Druk holdings investment (DHI) have so far expressed interest in the proposal and are in the process of studying it ldquoJ Matthew Fifield approached us through DHI around five months ago saying that he was interested in the mineral exploration and extraction and so we provided him with all past mineral exploration reports and geological data on Bhutanrdquo said DGMs chief geologist and acting director general
(Source geologycom)
6 India - Vedanta Acquires Goa Assets
SESA GOA Limited a majority-owned subsidiary of Vedanta Resources has purchased the Goa iron ore assets of the Dempo Group for Rs 1750 crores (US$368 million) The assets include mining leases rights and related infrastructure in Goa Funding the transaction out of its existing cash resources Sesa acquired VS Dempo and Co which holds 100 of Dempo Mining Corporation and 50 of Goa Maritime VS Dempo owns or has the rights to mineable reserves and resources estimated at 70 million tonnes of iron ore in Goa Its Goa mining assets also includes processing plants barges jetties trans-shippers and loading capacities at Mormugoa port It produced 394 million tonnes of iron ore and sold 436 million tonnes in the year ended March 31 2009 and is one of the largest exporters of iron ore from Goa Vedantas chairman Anil Agarwal says ldquoWe are highly delighted with this opportunity to consolidate our iron ore business The integration of Sesa and VS Dempos operations will achieve great synergyrdquo
(Source Asia Miner Aug09)
7 Mercury Pollution
Coal-fired power plants emit trace amounts of mercury Some of this airborne mercury ends up in lakes and rivers ndash and accumulates there long term Fish at the top of the food chain can accumulate damaging amounts of mercury because they eat smaller fish who have eaten smaller fish and the amount of mercury in their bodies can build up to toxic levels over time Mercury also makes its way into every aquatic ecosystem through the hydrologic cycle USGS published a study that examined mercury in top-predator fish bed sediment and water from streams across the United States There were many mercury mines in Oregon in the early 1900s The miners dug up the ore heated it and then cooled the vapors to condense the liquid mercury Now a century later some sites in the Ochoco National Forest and on private lands remain contaminated from these activities
(Source geologycom)
8 Northern Indias Water Supply Depletion by Human Activity
A satellite monitoring detecting areas of ground water depletion observed that much of northern India is dependent upon a reliable supply of groundwater for public use and irrigation In this study groundwater levels were monitored by processing gravity data collected by a NASA satellite over a six-year period Maps of the data revealed significant groundwater level declines in the northern Indian states of Rajasthan Punjab and Haryana In these areas rapid population growth economic development and groundwater-based irrigation are placing increasing demands on water supplies The accelerating rate of water use is unsustainable and could lead to a collapse in the agricultural system
(Source Publication from an August 2009 press release by NASA geologycom)
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30
9 Muscular swimmer was one of last dinosaurs
Recently discovered duck-billed hadrosaur thrived on many continents One of the last non-avian dinosaurs on Earth was a muscular swimming duck-bi l led species that paleontologists recently discovered in Spain according to a new study that has been accepted for publication in the journal Comptes Rendus Palevol Co-author Jose Ignacio Canudo told Discovery News that the hadrosaur Arenysaurus ardevoli meaning sand dinosaur lived just a few thousand years before the KT boundary This was the event 655 million years ago that wiped out all of the worlds dinosaurs save for a group of carnivorous dinosaurs that evolved into birds
(Source geologycom News)
10 Coal mine owners need 26 in venture
June 27 2009 Steel cement or power companies that sit on captive coal mines will have to own a minimum 26 percent equity in their mining ventures according to the new guidelines approved by the government for mining of coal from captive blocks The government currently allows 100 percent foreign direct investment (FDI) in exploration or mining of coal and lignite for captive consumption of iron steel and cement producers While this policy would remain unchanged the captive block owners will have to maintain beneficial ownership in their mining operations According to the proposed changes the approved end user company (engaged in making cement steel or power) will have to maintain at least a 26 percent equity ownership in an associated coal company subsidiary) formed for supplying coal on an exclusive basis to it The captive coal block owner will have to maintain 51 percent equity in the subsidiary coal company in case the mining company does not have an exclusive coal supply arrangement with the
parent In case a coal block is jointly owned equity participation in the joint venture company shall be made directly by owners and not through their subsidiary The proposed regulations have specified that in case the company to whom the captive block has been awarded is also a holding company it would have to maintain at least 51 percent equity in its subsidiary company engaged in approved end uses (making cement steel or power) It would however need to have just 26 percent equity in the second subsidiary company engaged in coal mining provided the entire output is supplied exclusively to the holding company Independent coal and lignite mining companies could also be allocated captive blocks on the condition that they enter into firm supply contracts for coal at the application stage itself according to the proposed guidelines Such companies would not be allowed to enter into fresh agreements with new end-use companies subsequent to award of the coal block
(Source The Economic Times)
11 Private investment in coal sector
June 17 2009 The coal sector is set to open to private investment
We are not averse to open commercial coal mining to private sector players However a decision will be taken after building consensus over the reform proposal said minister of state for coal (independent charge) Sriprakash Jaiswal At present the government has monopoly over coal mining through state-run companies such as Coal India Ltd
(Source The Economic Times)
12 India Seeks to Invest in Australian Coal
SYDNEY -- Indias coal minister and the chairman of the countrys biggest coal miner said Thursday that India is considering
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
31
securing coal properties in Australia to plug projected gaps in the nations supply of coal The comments indicate that the current wave of foreign investment in Australias natural resources wont be limited to China Australia is known to be a country with high quality thermal coal and metallurgical coal properties India Minister of State for Coal Sriprakash Jaiswal told reporters India considers Australia as an important destination to look for coal properties he said As one of the worlds fastest growing economies India currently has to import coal because it doesnt produce enough to meet increasing demand Australias massive coal resource has become the subject of a flurry of international deal activity with Chinas Yanzhou Coal Mining Co Ltd having already
launched a A$354 billion takeover offer for Australian coal miner Felix Resources Ltd Taking equity stakes in existing companies and in return having a coal supply agreement for a certain quantity of coal could be one format Mr Bhattacharya said The other format could be joining in mining so the expansion programs of the existing companies or taking absolutely greenfield properties and going ahead on doing mining Mr Bhattacharya said the company which is also investigating investment opportunities in the US Indonesia and South Africa could easily pay $1 billion to $15 billion on investments and would consider spending more
(SourceWall Street JournalSeptember 032009)
HEALTH TITBIT
Hot tea hot coffee increases risk of cancer
Tea has been touted for its potential health benefits for millennia but new research shows if you drink it too hot you may end up increasing your risk for esophageal cancer
A new study published in the British Medical Journal has revealed that drinking steaming hot tea is actually linked with an eight-fold increased risk of cancer of the food tube or the oesophagus According to lead researcher Reza Malekzadeh of the Tehran University of Medical Sciences in Iran ldquoInforming the population about the hazards of drinking hot tea may be helpful in reducing the incidence of oesophageal cancerrdquo To be specific people who drank their tea less than two minutes after it was it four or more minutes after pouring
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
33
NOVEMBER 2009
10-13 NINTH INTERNATIONAL MINE VENTILATION CONGRESS at New Delhi India Hotel Crown Plaza Contact Department of Mining Engineering Indian School of Mines University Dhanbad ndash 826 004 Prof D C Panigrahi Convenor amp head Deptt email-
th15 November Sunday International Symposium ldquoEmerging Challenges for Metals and Materials Engineering amp Technologyrdquo and Metals Minerals Manufacturing Exp 2009 Organized by Indian Institute of Metals in association with TMS amp ASM International USA Contact TAFCON C-60 Nizamuddin East New Delhi ndash 110 013 India Ph- 91 ndash 11 ndash 46198000 24352141 Email ndash
Pankaj 09810038063
th16-19 November 2009 MPES 2009 ndash 18 International Symposium on Mine Planning amp Equipment Selections at Banff Alberta Canada For further details Contact Dr Raj K Singhal PO Box 68002 Crow Foot Postal Outlet 28 Crowfoot Terrdce NW Calgery Alberta T3G 1YO Canada Fax ndash 403-241 ndash 9460 email ndash singhal shawca website httpwwwmpes-cami-swempcom
10 - 13 November 2009 the 34th Indonesian Geophysicist Conferences at Jogjakarta Indonesia Conferences on Earth Sciences held by Indonesian Geophysicist Association 2009 Organized by Indonesian Geophysicists A s s o c i a t i o n ( H A G I ) Deadline for abstractsproposals 15 July 2009 W e b s i t e
dc_panigrahiyahoocoinwww9thimvcorg
metallurgytafconcom wwwmetals2009in
h t t p p i t 3 4 h a g i w e b i d
Upcoming Events
C o n t a c t n a m e W i w i t S u r y a n t o Check the for latest details
17 - 18 November 2009 Mining the Isa Mount Isa Queensland Australia Mining the Isa 2009 will not only features presentations from all the key established mining companies in the Mount Isa region but also unique sessions dealing with the other essential aspects essential for successful operation in the area Organized by IIR Conferences Deadline for abstractsproposals Not available Website lt gt Contact name James Stackhouse
Check the for latest details
DECEMBER 2009
4-6 Twenty-first National Convention of Mining Engineers on Technological Advancement in Mining Industry Udaipur Contact The Honorary Secretary IEI Udaipur Local Centre 128 Hiran Magri Sector 11 Opp Central Excise Udaipur 313002 P h 0 2 9 4 - 2 5 8 3 7 0 2 e - m a i l ndash
W e b
10-13 2009 Twenty fourth Indian Engineering Congress at Mangalore Theme ldquoNat ional Growth and Secur i ty ndash Technological Challengesrdquo organised by The Institute of Engineers (India) Mangalore Local
thCenter Contact The organizing Secretary 24 Indian Engineering Congress The Institute of Engineers (India) Mangalore Center NITK Surathkal Mangalore 575 025 Karnatak Ph (0824) 247400 Extn 3759 (O) e-mail lt gt
event website
httpwwwiircomauisa
event website
i n s t i _ o f _ e n g y a h o o c o i nwwwieiudrorg
i e i c o n g r e s s n i t k a c i nltieicongressnitkgmailcomgt
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26-27 All India Seminar on ldquoSatellite Communication and Remote Sensing Technologies for Social Developmentrdquo at Jaipur Contact The Honorary Secretary IEI Rajasthan State Centre Gandhi Nagar Tonk road Jaipur ndash 302 015 Ph ndash (0141) 27063272700413 e-mail ndash
JANUARY 2010
11 - 13 January 2010 CERIE2010 Sylhet Bangladesh Organized by Shahjalal University of Science amp Technology Deadline for bstractsproposals 15 September 2009 W e b s i t e lt gtContact name Dr Mohammad Iqbal
Check the for latest details
FEBRUARY 2010
th4-7 6 International Dyke Conference Contact Prof Rajesh K Srivastava Deptt of Geology BHU IT Varanasi 221 005
4 - 5 February 2010 Conference on ldquoProcessing of Industrial Minerals 2010rdquo at Istanbul Turkey Website
Contact name Dr Barry WillsAlthough there are many
rscieirscorgwwwieirscorg
httpwwwsust edu~cerie2010
event website
httpwwwmin-ngcompim10indexhtml
operations worldwide treating a wide range of industrial minerals processing problems are often similar The aim of this conference is therefore to bring together operators and scientists below one roof Organized by MEI
MARCH 2010
March 9 2010 8th Annual Investing in African Mining Seminar in Toronto In addition to our seminar we offer mining c o m p a n i e s s e r v i c e p r o v i d e r s a n d governments shared booth space at the PDAC trade show and participation in the Canada-South Africa Chamber of Business 11th A n n u a l M i n i n g B r e a k f a s tDownload the
for details
AUGUST 2012
2 - 10 August 2012 34th International Geological Congress a t Brisbane Q u e e n s l a n d A u s t r a l i a W e b s i t e
Contact name Liz Cuffe Under the theme ldquoUnearthing our Past and Futurerdquo the IGC will showcase the Oceania regions geoscience strengths innovations and natural wonders through an exciting range of pre and post Congress field trips Organized by Australian Geoscience Council
Toronto 2010 Participation Packages Brochure
httpwww34igcorg
1 Three sentences for getting success ndash a Know more than othersb Work more than othersc Expect less than others
- William Shakespeare
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22
Contined from Last issue mdash
POSSIBLE MARKETS FOR INDIAN ORES
Japan is the most obvious market for Indiarsquos high-grade hematites but if this outlet is to be developed India will require some freight advantage in order to compete with the ore from Johore which is almost as good as the best-grade Indian ore It is conveniently situated for export and is considerably nearer to Japan than is India The Borneo and Philippine ores are also favourably situated for the Japanese market but they would require nodulising before export and even then would be of lower iron content than Indian ores and also more aluminous
As regards exporting ore from India to Europe if high-class coking coals are later on imported from the United Kingdom to assist in smelting Indiarsquos ore the return freight might well be partly made up of Indian iron-ore but it is more likely to be Indian pig-iron (which is probably the cheapest pig in the world) or Indian s tee l In a recent personal communication Mr C P Perin wrote
lsquoFrom my general knowledge of the worldrsquos iron-ore resources I feel very strongly that in years to come the exports of steel from India will be as important as he present exports of jutersquo
It seems to me doubtful if we shall import much high-grade coal or coke from Europe for use in smelting iron-ore for a very long time to come The Indian ores are very high in iron and often contain about as much alumina as silica The high ash of the Indian coke provides a good deal of the slag of the blast-furnace and tends to raise the silicaalumina ratio of the slag If the slag volume were to be reduced
75 years Ago
much below the present practice by the introduction of low-ash coke which might not improvendashor might even worsenndashthe silicaalumina ratio of the slag it would not be possible to hold the sulphur in the slag There would be no sense in cutting the ash of the coke down if we had to add silica-rock to the furnace charge in order to obtain a suitable slag volume and analysis On that account apart from the question of cost it seems very doubtful if European high-grade coal or coke can be imported for use in Indian blast-furnaces in the near future
On reviewing the whole of the evidence I find no grounds for believing that any large export trade in Indian iron-ore is likely to develop in he next decade or so The two main possible marketsndashJapan and Western Europendashcan obtain sufficient supplies of high-grade ore for their needs from sources considerably nearer than India To some this may seem a pessimistic conclusion others may have a sentimental feeling that it is better to reserve Indiarsquos iron-ores for smelting in Indiarsquos own furnaces I have tried to come to an unprejudiced conclusion drawn from the available evidence I feel that I have assembled rather a mountain of facts and statistics for the production of a lamentably small mouse of a conclusion It would have been much more spectacular if I could have prophesied argosies carrying Indiarsquos ore to European or Japanese ports within five or six yearsrsquo time but this seems to me not possible Twenty or thirty years hence there may be a different tale to tell but by that time it is not likely that any-one will be turning back to old presidential addresses in order to find out what Mr President said in 1934
Presidential Address by Mr F G Percival PhD (London) B Sc (London) FGS
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8
M G M I as per the tradition organized a workshop preceding AGM of the Institute on
th15 September 2009 at Park Hotel Kolkata The topic was quite contemporary entitled Indian Mining Sectors Policies and Constraints
Objective of this workshop was to bring together those who are instrumental in framing the policies and guidelines and those who follow these for exploration and exploitation of mineral including coal oil and gas It was also aimed to have interaction of learned delegates and invitees with the speakers so as to bring out highlights and lacuna of the policies and guidelines and to make them more industry friendly
The workshop was very well attended (about 100 delegates) Speakers were eminent personalities holding offices of distinction and directly concerned with the topic of the workshop
The workshop was inaugurated by Dr A K Sarkar Director (Marketing) Coal India Ltd The technical session was presided over by Sri R P Ritolia Immediate Past President and former CMD- CCL
Altogether five papers were presented which are as follows
1 National Mineral Policies and Role of G S I By Dr Balaram Chattopadhaya D D G G S I
2 Modern Coalmining Policies for enhanced proving of coal resources By Shri Ashok Kumar Singh CMD CMPDIL
3 Captive Coal Mining Policies and Constraints By Shri D N Prasad
Director ( Tech ) Ministry of Coal Government of India
4 National Mineral Policy 2008 and the Environmental Concerns for an Expanding Mining Sector By Prof S P Banerjee Former Director ndashin - Charge Indian School of Mines Dhanbad
5 Reclamation of Mined out areas In Opencast success story in Mega Projects of South Eastern Coalfield Ltd By Shri M P Dikshit CMD SECL and Shri S C Shankar SE SECL
The first paper dwelt upon various policies that the Government of India is going to adopt to gear up and making the mining sector dynamic It was pointed out during discussion that there are many more things are desirable for quick disposal of PL ML availability of maps reports etc All these matters are being seriously examined at Governmental Levels
The second paper described various methodologies and techniques to improve exploration approach for enhanced proving of coal resources These methodologies have been spelt out by the Ministry of Coal in consultation with CMPDIL Various investors who have been allotted blocks must follow these methodologies for authenticated and better results
The third paper outlined various guidelines for accomplishing the exploration of captive coal blocks for early exploitation of the resources It is admitted that there are constraints which are likely to retard the progress that is desirable The role of State and Central Government for clearing various applications need to be more realistic and less time consuming Coal Evaluation improved
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON ldquoINDIAN MINING SECTORS POLICIES AND CONSTRAINTSrdquo
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
9
co-ordination with nodal officers of state level land acquisition environmental and forestry clearance etc are certain areas of concern
The fourth paper outlined various stipulations for environmental safeguard in the mining sectors by the Government based on recommendation of committees formed The paper pointed out necessity of streamlining forestry clearance and highlighted much improved environment management practices in the mining sectors Prof Banerjee also praised role of National Mineral Policy 2008 for its positive approach to boost mining sectors
The fifth paper was on reclamation of mined out areas and described how best reclamation can be implemented with proper approach and plan The speakers cited some examples of reclamation done successfully in the jurisdiction of SECL
Each presentation was followed by interaction with the delegates which made the workshop purposeful and interesting
A K Moitra(Convenor)
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
NB Send your e-mails on ldquoTalk Backrdquo to the Editor Please include your full name address amp telephone no not necessarily for Publication MGMI News Letter reserve the right to edit the letters for publication and reproduce then (in whole or past) in any of its print
more than seven and half years are needed for the same in India ie more than five times but let us not forget that we have to face problems of a large population which is more than five times of that of Australia but that just not justify us to spend more than three years to approve a project MGMI should move the appropriate authorities to ensure early approval or rejection of any mineral based project and
if required we may offer our expertise for making early decision
Thanking you with warm regards
Yours very sincerely
Dr Samir Dasgupta Life Member No 522-LM (1948-49)
( From the Editor The members may like to respond to the point raised by Dr Samir Dasgupta)
(Continued from Page No 7)
Talk Back
10
ndThe 52 Holland Memorial Lecture was held thon 15 September 2009 at the Park Hotel The
memorial lecture was given by Shri S J Sibal
Director General Mines Safety Dhanbad The
subject of his lecture was on ldquoChallenges of
Miens Safety ndash a Perspective for Change
Managementrdquo
In introduction he mentioned that safety at
work is still a serious problem and we are still
paying heavily for accidents both in terms of
human suffering and economic waste Hence
the endeavor to bring down the hazards by all
available means to an acceptable level must
continue to reduce the sufferings and agony of
human beings
In the lecture he also spoke on History of
human civilization and mine safety ndash the past
Absorption of safety laws into work practices
the Present Growth of mining activities and
technological advancements ndash the Future
Opencast Coal Mining UG Coal Mining
Mining Accidents Reasons why the
implementation of the procedure is not
sustained He has also mentioned some
ndHighlights of 52 Holland Memorial Lecture
probable answers ndash may be these procedures
are not adequate safe and built into the
mechanism of mineral production
lRequirement of additional resources for compliance of safety laws
lSafety motivation lAcceptance of non-compliance etc
Why we loose sight of human face of accident
he added He also put forwarded a question
that the concept of self regulation ndash is it the
solution
He has given some of his thoughts
observations suggestions etc and in
conclusion he said making change has always
been fascinating and exciting though it is a
tough and delicate activity for any
organization However Managing Change is
now not a matter of choice it becomes an
essential activity given the emerging future
challenges in the mining sector
The Lecture was attended by a sizeable
number of members and guests
If you win you need not explain hellip But if you lose you should not be there to explain
ndash Adolph Hitler
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
32
ldquoWHAT lies before us and what lies behind us is nothing compared to what lies within usrdquo Truly these jolting words of Emerson gives us the flashback of what Socrates promulgated centuries ago ldquoknow thyselfrdquo
The problem with us today is that we know very less of ourselves and thus we indulge in emulating and imitating others If one is not clear as to what exactly one wants he will start wanting what others want resulting in a ldquorat racerdquo And the repercussion of rat race is that even if you win the race you still remain a rat The multiplicity of platforms and the craze to be popular in next to no time is the trend which is the portent of a weak future generation This hurry burry will make the future dreams shattered we will have no leaders to dream in the days to come but there will remain a good chunk of puppets in few domineering hands Too many people are dreaming of some magical rose garden on the horizon rather than enjoying the one growing in their backyards Lets discover the untapped potential within us and stop following the crowd and give a second thought to our endeavours Life doesnt always give us what we ask for but it always gives us what we need Aldous Huxley always reminds me of the golden exhortation ie there is only one corner of the world you can be certain of improving and that is your own self
Yes nothing can defeat us unless we defeat ourselves Even Shakespeare in Julius Caesar points ldquoThe fault dear Brutus is not in our
SHORT ARTICLE
By VIVIAN WILSON LOBO
stars but in ourselves that we are underlingsrdquo Therefore our main task in life is to give birth to ourselves to become what we potentially are Opportunities are everywhere waiting to be discovered we have to only seek it as the saying goes a wise man makes more opportunities than he finds The journey of a thousand miles begins with just one step and that step lies within us as we often quote success is a marathon not a sprint never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat
Success cannot be granted it must be earned and for earning it we will have catwalks than cakewalks Therefore what is required today is serenity and patience to rivet ones attention on success Panic and anxiety will only bring failures along Perseverance is not a long race it is many short races one after another Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm Peace is the key with which we can focus aim and win As we sail through life let us not avoid storms and rough waters just let them pass and sail on Because a successful person is like being a goalkeeper no matter how many goals you save people will remember only the ones you missed Act as if failure is impossible Lets not be the slaves of our bitter past Lets not be the slaves of our bitter past Lets be the masters of our future Carl Jung writes ldquoYour vision will become clear only when you can look into your heart
(Reprint from a publication in Hitawada dated June 10 2009)
Peace be with you
Believing everybody is dangerous believing nobody is very dangerous ndash Abraham Lincoln
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declared the names who have been elected to the Council for the years 2009-2012
SShri P Roy T Kumar TK Nag R Lochan MK Bhattacharya G Dhar and KK Mishra
10 Any other matter with the permission of the Chair
There was a proposal of issuance of Photo Identity Card to the Life Members of the Institute Shri RK Saha Vice- President MGMI amp CMD CCL agreed to Sponsor the proposal and would reimburse the expenditure in this account by CCL
The President invited members present to put forward suggestions for the development of the Institute On request from the President some m e m b e r s g a v e t h e f o l l o w i n g suggestions
I) Council Meeting should not be held only in Kolkata it should be organized in different places
ii) Arrangement to be made to start some courses for continuous flow of funds
iii) Transit House of MGMI should be made functionable
iv) Ground Floor needs to be rented out
v) Effort should be made to increase of membership
vi) On Line Voting System may be introduced for Election to the Council
vii) MGMI Transactions should be enriched
11 Vote of thanks was proposed by Shri BC Bhattacharjee Meeting ended with a vote of thanks to the Chair
ATTENTION TO LIFE MEMBERS
It has been decided by the Council that a Photo Identify Card will be issued to all Life Members of MGMI All Life Members are requested to furnish the proforma given below
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 Name ( in Capital )______________________________________________
2 Membership No ________________________________________________
3 Present Address ________________________________________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
4 Date of Birth __________________________________________________
5 Blood Group __________________________________________________
Please do send 02 (two) sets of latest Stamp size coloured Photographs mentioning your name on the reverse of the photographs
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
4
Editorrsquos PageGung - ho over growth
Demand for coal is slated to reach a level of two billion tonne level by 2016-17 To fulfill this target the growth rate has to hike of 17 to 18 percent mark from the present level to 6 to 7 percent This seems to be a Herculean task if we go by the trend The following facts will show some light on it
The countrys coal production during 2008-09 was around 480 million tonne Coal Indias contribution was around 403 million tonne The balance came from SCCL and private mines Increase of import of coal has become a regular feature showing increasing trend of 10 to 15 percent every year to meet the domestic requirement
Based on overall linkages the Working Group estimates consumption of coal likely to reach the level of 750 million tonne by 2011-12 To meet the demand Coal India is expected to raise 520 million tonne and the Singerani Colloeries Company to contribute 40 million tonne and the rest would be made up by the private companies
Major reasons for coal shortage as identified by the Chairman Coal India are
lPower sector is expanding without considering source of coal
lE n o r m o u s p r o b l e m o f g e t t i n g environment and forest clearances
lThe archaic laws on different accounts creating bumps on the growth path
However to enhance the growth rate adopting new mining technologies men-friendly land acquisition policy faster exploration of the blocks and forcing the block holders for fast
development of their blocks allotted to them cannot be ignored
In this context attention of the Government is drawn to the following long standing aspects to think seriously
lMany block holders are not getting inspiration to mine coal in their blocks only for captive use Passing the bill enabling the private investors to market coal mined out from their blocks will help mitigating the situation
lArchaic law of land acquisition is being left out for amendment for decades Govt has to think seriously now under the present juncture
lA universally acceptable central policy on R amp R needs to be formulated for application country wide instead of leaving it to the State Govts to deal with
lThe process of disposing of the cases for environment and forestry clearance needs to be reformed
lMany of the 201 coal blocks allotted do not have infrastructural facility like r o a d r a i l e l e c t r i c i t y a n d communication Probably it was thought that the block holders will take initiative for the same whenever they will take up the block development Unfortunately this is also one of the reasons of delay in developing the captive blocks Before allotment the infrastructural facilities should be created in case 2 billion tonne target is to
thbe achieved by 12 plan
lThe country is having around 79 billion
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
5
tonne of mineable proved reserves of coal It is feared that India is likely to run out of coal by 2040-41 if the demand continues to grow at the current rate The only way out is to accelerate exploration to bring major portion of the inferred and indicated quantum of the gross coal reserve of 26221 billion tonne (as on 1 April 2009) under the arena of proved reserve as early as possible It is not possible for the existing agencies eg GSI CMPDIL and MECL to do the entire job The private sector agencies must be
encouraged to join hands with the Govt agencies for the purpose This will enhance the confidence level of the block holders to come into action
One can dream to have something but one has to be gung-ho (aggressive) over it to achieve
The Editorial Committee wishes a hearty Dewali Greetings to all the readers
BCBhattacharyaHony Editor
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Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
21
Kolkata Branch
th ndThe 6 Annual General Meeting of the Kolkata Branch held on 22 September 2009 elected the Executive Committee of the Branch of MGMI with the following personnel as office bearers to look after functioning of the branch
1 Chairman Dr Anupendu Gupta
2 Vice Chairman Dr Ajoy Kr Moitra
3 Hony Secretary Shri Surya Kumar Gangopadhyay
4 Hony Jt Secretary S A Sufian
5 Treasurer Dr Shyamal Chakraborti
6 Members SShri R N Datta and R K Datta
The newly elected Executive body of MGMI Kolkata Branch co-opted SShri L K Bose and J P Dasgupta as Advisors
Branch Activities
HEALTH TITBIT
Music and Mice (and humans too)
An experiment was carried out recently using mice and music One group was given ldquoclassical musicrdquo to listen to They ate well and became sleek and fat The other control group had ldquohard rock musicrdquo piped into their cage The experiment did not last long as they began o fight and eventually most of them were dead They had killed or severely injured each other The choice of music could affect humans too
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
15
th6 Council Meetingth thThe 837 meeting of the Council (6 meeting of
rdthe 103 Session) of the Institute held at MGMI Building GN-384 Sector ndash V Salt Lake
thKolkata ndash 700 091 on Saturday the 18 July 2009 at 330 pm with Shri N C Jha President in the Chair The meeting was attended by Prof Ajoy Kr Ghose Prof S P Banerjee Shri R P Ritolia Shri R K Saha Shri B C Bhattacharya Shri M K Bhattacharya Shri L K Bose Shri Bhaskar Chakraborti Shri Asitabha Datta Shri J P Dasgupta Shri J P Goenka Shri Phalguni Guha Shri K K Mishra Dr A K Moitra Prof S K Mukhopadhyay Shri Prasanta Roy and Dr Debsish Sarkar
Leave of absence was granted to those who could not attend the meeting
The President then extended welcome to Prof A K Ghose Prof S P Banerjee Shri R P Ritolia Past Presidents Shri R K Saha Vice President and all other members of the Council President thereafter took up the agenda item
10 The minutes were circulated to all Council Members No written comment was received However the minutes were confirmed with the following modifications
Item No 8362 (v) The Council principally agreed and approved the recommendation of the Finance Committee about the reimbursement of actual local travelling expenses per month to the following Office Bearers for attending MGMI Office in relation to the Official work if claimed subject to the maximum of
Hony Secretary Rs 2500Hony Jt Secretary Rs1500Hony Treasurer Rs1500-Hony Editor Rs 1500
with effect from May 2009
Head Quarters Activity
Item No 83650 i) Half Day Workshop
It was decided that a half day workshop thwould be held on Tuesday the 15 September
2009 the topic being ldquoIndian Mining Sectors Policies and Constraintsrdquo Invited lectures will be delivered by 4 distinguished speakers on the subject for discussion Dr A K Moitra was unanimously chosen as Convenor of the Seminar while Shri Prasanta Roy as Co-convenor
Resolution 83610th th rdldquothe minutes of the 836 (5 meeting of the 103
rdsession) meeting of the Council held on 23 May 2009 at Kolkata be confirmed with the said modificationrdquo
11 The Council then considered the action taken report on the Minutes of the 836 meeting of the Council held on May 23 2009 at Kolkata and noted the report
Regarding guidelines for monetary rdtransaction expenditure control for 3
AMC as approved by the Council some Off ice Bearers expressed their discomfort Arising out of the situation the Council advised that the Chairman Organis ing Commit tee Hony Treasurer Co-convenor Organising Committee and the Chairman Technical Committee may discuss together and modify the guidelines as per convenience for monetary
rdtransaction for 3 AMC 2010
Item No 83670 To consider and constitute a Board of Scrutinizers to conduct the Election of Council Members for the year 2009-12
As Shri Prasanta Roy resigned from the Board of Scrutinizers to conduct the election of Council Members for the year 2009-2012 Dr A K Moitra was
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
16
unanimously nominated in the Board of scrutinizers in place of Shri Prasanta Roy
20 To consider report recommendations of the Finance Committee
The recommendations of the Finance Committee were placed before the Council The Council discussed on the r e p o r t a n d a p p r o v e d t h e recommendations of the Finance Committee The recommended pay structure for the staff as well as fixation
stof pay will take effect from 1 April 2009 However if there is any further suggestion received from the Council Members on the recommendation the Finance Committee was requested to consider them and review the matter The minutes of the Finance Committee
thdated 27 June 2009 is given in Appendix I
Arising out of the discussion the Council authorized Finance Committee to overview and take controll of the financial matter and advice the Hony Secretary time to time in regard to the financial matter
The Finance Committee was also further requested to prepare a guideline f o r m o n e y t a r y t r a n s a c t i o n expenditure control for MGMI Acs and submit the same to the Council for consideration and implementation
The Hony Secretary was advised to take guidance from Finance Committee regarding financial matter which involved sizeable expenditure and was not of routine nature
The Council was informed that quotations were collected for MGMI News Letter amp Transactions and were studied by the Finance Committee Ms Lalchand Roy amp Co had quotated
the lowest price no decisions had been taken in this regard Order had been placed before it was approved by the Council Hony Editor was not aware about the process and placing of the order However performance of Ms Lalchand Roy amp Co will be accessed for next 3 months and a report will be placed before the Council
In order to streamline the system the Council directed that in future quotations for any work would be obtained in sealed cover and would be open in the presence of the bidders by the Finance Committee members to avoid any irregularity
30 To discuss about the progress of the forthcoming events of the Institute
Half Day National Workshop
The date of half day workshop has been t hchanged to 15 September 2009
th(Tuesday) instead of 12 September 2009 In workshop four distinguished speakers will be invited for giving lectures on the subject on Indian Mining Sectors Policies amp Constraints (IMPC 2009)
Holland Memorial Lecture
The Council was informed that as Shri B Muthuraman MD Tata Steel regretted that it would not be possible for him to deliver the Holland Memorial Lecture due to pre-occupation Shri S J Sibal DGMS Dhanbad has been approached
ndby the President to deliver 52 Holland thMemorial Lecture on 15 September
2009 at Park Hotel
Annual General Meeting
The venue of the AGM National Workshop and Holland Memorial Lecture will be at the Park Hotel
thKolkata on 15 September 2009
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
17
rd40 To discuss about the progress of the 3 Asian Mining Congress ndash 2010
ndThe minutes of the 2 meeting of the Exhibition Organising Committee held
thon 18 July 2009 are given in Appendix II which provided the detailed progress
rdreport of the Exhibition of 3 AMC
Prof S P Banerjee Chairman Organising Committee while briefing the Council about the progress made referred to the last minutes of the
thOrganising Committee held on 27 June 2009 which is given in Appendix III
Prof Banerjee raised the point that the high cost items for the Congress should be identified and arrangement for procurement of these should be undertaken at the earliest In this regard he also suggested that a committee could be constituted The Council authorized him to go ahead with the proposal and if he felt that a committee was required he could constitute the same as per his choice
50 T o c o n s i d e r a p p l i c a t i o n s f o r Membership and membership position of the Institute
The Council approved 38 applications for membership out of which 23 were for Life Members 14 Members and one Donor Member
60 To consider fixation of tariff for Transit House and releasing payment of balance due to the Contractor Ms Popular Decorator
Regarding fixation of Tariff for Transit House the Council referred the matter to the Finance Committee to propose the tariff and other conditions and forward it to the Council for consideration As the Transit House has been made ready by the Contractor Ms Popular Decorator balance due to the contractor
Rs 409000 (Rupees four lakhs nine thousand) only may be released
The Council was informed that the contractor claimed that he had done some extra works on verbal order worth Rs 65000 (Rupees sixty five thousand) The Council discussed this and referred the matter to the Finance Committee to examine and recommend action to be taken by the Council on this issue
70 Any other business with the permission of the chair
I) Mode of despatch of Ballot Papers
The Council advised that all the Ballots should be sent by post to the members under certificate of posting
The meeting ended with vote of thanks to the Chair at 1830 hrs
th7 Council Meetingth thThe 838 meeting of the Council (7 meeting of
rdthe 103 Session) of the Institute held at MGMI Building GN-384 Sector ndash V Salt Lake
thKolkata ndash 700 091 on Saturday the 29 August 2009 at 300 pm with Shri N C Jha President in the Chair The meeting was attended by Prof S P Banerjee Shri R P Ritolia Shri R K Saha Shri V K Arora Shri M K Bhattacharya Shri L K Bose Shri Asitabha Datta Shri J P Dasgupta Shri J P Goenka Shri Phalguni Guha Shri K K Mishra Dr A K Moitra Prof S K Mukhopadhyay Dr Debsish Sarkar Shri Prasanta Roy Shri Bhaskar Chakraborti And Prof S C Ray
Leave of absence was granted to those who could not attend the meeting
The President then extended welcome to Prof S P Banerjee Shri R P Ritolia Past Presidents Shri R K Saha Vice President and all other members of the Council
One minute silence was observed in memory of Late Ashoke Kr Mandal Life Member Shri C P Ambesh Life Member Kamala Kanta
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
18
Srivastava Life Member and Jay Prakash Thakur Life member
President thereafter took up the agenda itemth10 To confirm the minutes of the 837
meeting of the Council held at Kolkata thon July 18 2009
The minutes were circulated to all Council Members So far no Comment was received The Council then resolved that
Resolution 83810th thThe minutes of the 837 (6 meeting of
rdthe 103 session) meeting of the thCouncil held on 18 July 2009 at
Kolkata be confirmed
11 To consider matters arising out of the minutes
The Council then considered the action thtaken report on the Minutes of the 837
thmeeting of the Council held on 18 July 2009 at Kolkata and noted the report
83811To discuss about the progress of the forthcoming events of the Institute
I) Half Day National Workshop (IMPC - 2009)
Dr A K Moitra Convenor IMPC ndash 2009 intimated about the Progress of National Workshop ndash IMPC 2009 and also submitted a statement of Income and Expenditure of IMPC ndash 2009 as on date
ii) Holland Memorial Lecture
The Convenor also informed to the Council that Shri S J Sibal DGMS Dhanbad confirmed of his acceptance to deliver the prestigious Holland
thMemorial Lecture on 15 September 2009 at the Park Hotel Kolkata
rd103 Annual General Meeting
The Honorary Secretary informed that rdthe notice for 103 Annual General
Meeting was circulated to the eligible
members through the Newsletter Vol 35 No 1 April ndash June 2009 The Convenor IMPC 2009 added that arrangements for all the events
thscheduled to be held on 15 September 2009 at the Park Hotel Kolkata have been made in consultation with the Hony Secretary and Hony Jt Secretary
rd20 To review about the progress of the 3 Asian Mining Congress ndash 2010
Prof S P Banerjee was requested by the President to enlight the members of the Council about the progress so far made
rdfor 3 AMC Prof Banerjee briefed the rdCouncil about the progress of the 3
AMC He also mentioned that Ms Sandvic Asia desired to host one of the
rdDinners of 3 AMC They were strequested to host the 1 day Dinner by
the President Possibly they will agree with the proposal It was also ment ioned that IEI has given announcement in August 2009 issue of
rdtheir Newsletter about 3 AMC Both MMR and Coal Insight were also agreed to give publicity through their
rdpublications about 3 AMC President also informed that some discussions have been going on with one of the Event Management Agents who were
rdwilling to assist us for 3 AMC They gave proposal that they will bring delegates as well as new organizations apart from our targeted organizations for participation in the conference exhibition for which they will charge some percentage on their matured activities However details will be made known to the members of the Council after finalization of MOU Shri L K Bose Chairman Technical
rdCommittee of 3 AMC was requested by the President to inform the members about the status of the Technical papers etc Shri Bose informed that around 36
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
19
authors have already sent abstract of their papers and more than 40 experts were invited for contributing Technical papers
The Hony Treasurer placed a statement rdof Income and Expenditure of the 3
AMC as on date which were noted by the members
It was decided that the loan (Rs 600000-) taken from MGMI Fund for
rd3 AMC to meet the initial expenses may be refunded to MGMI Fund at an early date
Shri R K Saha Chairman Exhibition Committee was also requested by the President to let the Council Members know about the progress so far made Shri Saha informed that approximately 900 sq mt spaces have been booked so far and some negotiations were going on Shri Saha also proposed to have one Buyers Salers meet at an early date In t h i s c o n n e c t i o n a c o m m i t t e e comprising of Shri J P Goenka Shri V K Arora and Shri J P Dasgupta has been constituted who will arrange to make all the arrangements of Buyers Salers meet
30 To consider and approve the r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s o f J u d g i n g Committee for various awards and medals
The recommendations of Judging Committee for the year 2008-09 were accepted by the Council However Shri R P Ritolia Past President proposed to constitute a Search Committee for some prestigious Awards to find out suitable personnel to keep the image of the Institute He also suggested to form a Committee for overviewing the existing Systems amp Procedures and suggest for development
T h e f o l l o w i n g m e m b e r s w e r e considered
Shri N C Jha ChairmanProf Ajoy Kr Ghose Past PresidentShri R P Ritolia Past President amp
ConvenorShri V K Arora MemberShri J P Goenka Member Dr A K Moitra MemberProf (Dr) Subir Kr Mukhopadhyaya
Member
The Council is pleased to Award the Branch Activity Award to Ranchi Branch according to the activities done by the Branch during the year 2008-09 During the year 2008-09 both the Kolkata and Ranchi Branches have enrolled same number of new members So the Council is pleased to award the Membership Growth Award to both Kolkata and Ranchi Branches for enrolling highest new members during the year 2008-09
40 To consider and approve the audited accounts for the financial year ended
ston 31 March 2009
As the audited accounts were not ready it was decided to hold a Special Council
thMeeting on 5 September 2009 at 400 pm with the audited accounts for consideration
50 To appoint the Institutes Auditor for stthe financial year ending on 31 March
2010
Messrs B K Sen amp Co Chartered Accountant was re-appointed as the Auditor of the Institution for the year 2009-10 at a remuneration of Rs 3500- only
60 T o c o n s i d e r a p p l i c a t i o n s f o r Membership and membership position of the Institute
The Council approved 17 applications for membership out of which 15 were
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
20
for Life Members and 02 Members
70 To elect the President of the Institute for the year 2009 ndash 2010
The name of Shri N C Jha Director (Technical) CIL and present President was proposed by Shri R K Saha Vice President and was re - elected unanimously as President of the Institute for 2009-10
80 To elect the Honorary Secretary of the Institute for the year 2009 ndash 2011
The name of Dr Debasish Sarkar General Manager NEC CIL was proposed by Shri R P Ritolia Past President and was elected unanimously as Honorary Secretary of the Institute for 2009-2011
The Council expressed their sincere thanks to Prof S C Ray Hony Secretary and appreciated for his sincere works and contribution to the Institute during his tenure as Honorary Secretary
90 Any other business with the permission of the chair
i) Consultancy ndash
Prof S P Banerjee informed that a draft Policy was circulated to all the Council Members for their suggestion He said that some suggestions have been received and some more may come The Committee will meet soon with the Draft Policy alongwith the suggestions received for finalisation
ii) Presidents Golf Tournament
It was decided that the Presidents Golf Tournament will be organized either on
th12 December 2009 at Sambalpur or on st21 January 2010 at Kolkata
iii) Photo Identity card for Life Members
Prof (Dr) Subir Kr Mukhopadhyay
proposed that a photo identity card for life members of MGMI may be introduced
It was decided that MGMI will introduce the photo identity card for life members at a cost The fee for the same will be finalized soon
The meeting ended with vote of thanks to the chair at 1800 hrs
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
The Special meeting of the Council of the Institute held at MGMI Building GN-384 Sector ndash V Salt Lake Kolkata ndash 700 091 on
thSaturday the 5 September 2009 at 400 pm with Shri N C Jha President in the Chair The meeting was attended by Shri L K Bose Shri Bhaskar Chakraborti Shri J P Dasgupta Dr Amalendu Sinha and Prof S C Ray
The President extended welcome to all members of the Council and thereafter took up the agenda
The copy of the Report of Council and Audited Balance Sheet with Income amp Expenditure Accounts for the financial year 2008-09 were distributed to the members present in the meeting President requested the members present to go through the Audited Balance Sheet with Income and Expenditure Accounts for the year 2008-09 and Auditors Report to the Members
The Members considered the Auditors Report and agreed that in future we should try to implement the suggestions given by the Auditor There was lengthy discussion on the
stBalance Sheet as on 31 March 2009
The Members considered and recommended the same to the General Body for adoption
The meeting was ended with Vote of thanks to the Chair at 1800 hrs
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23
Dr Kaushik Dey MMGI is now Assistant Professor Department of Mining EngineeringIndian School of Mines UniversityDhanbad 826 004
Shri SV Ram Mohanm MMGI is now Dy CMESAM Chhattarpur Sub Area Patherkhera Area WCL ATPO Shbhapur Colony Type IV Qr No 20 Pathakhera 460 449 Dist Betul MP
Shri Tushar Kant Mishra MMGI is now Materials Management Division Coal India
rdLtd Coal Bhawan Annexe 3 Floor 10 NS Road Kolkata 700 001
Shri Deepak Pandey MMGI is now Sub Area Manager Bunglow D-1 Chankapur Officers Colony PO Silewara Colliery WCL Dist Nagpur MS
Shri Sunit Kumar Banerjee MMGI is now Manager(Projects) Gugro Geotech Pvt Ltd Plot No51 Sector ndash6 Sanpada Navi Mumbai 400 705
Prof DD Mishra MMGI is now at 4 Arya Bhumi PO Potia Bhubaneshwar 751 031Orissa
News About Members
Shri BP Sinha MMGI is now Controller of Mines Indian Bureau of mines 29 Industrial suburbs II Stage Tumkur Road Gorguntapalayam Yashwantpuram Bangalore 560 022
Prof Arvind Kumar Mishra MMGI is now Associate Professor Department of Mining Engineering Indian School of Mines university Dhanbad 826 004 Jharkahand
Shri AK Jain MMGI is now Dy HCG Co Office of the CGM NEC CIL PO Margherita Dist Tinsukia Assam 786 181
Shri Pallab Kumar Banerjee Life Member of MGMI is now at 1 Atlantic Place Manukau City Auckland ndash 2105 New Zealand
Shri Satyesha Simha MMGI is now Dy GM(Sales) BEML Ltd Marketing HQ
thUnity Buildings 5 Floor JC Road Bangalore 560 002
Shri Sunil Kumar Singh MMGI is now Project Officer Kuju-Pundi Project PO Kuju Colliery Dist Ramgarh Jharkhand ndash 825 316
In a day when you dont come across any problem you can be sure that you are travelling in a wrong path
- Swami Vevekananda
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
24
New Members
As Life Member
1 Shri C V VENKATESWARLU BE (Electrical) M Tech (Mining Machinery) PG ndash DipDy Chief Engineer (EampM) WCL Flat No F-2 Shakti Apartments Plot No 19A Hill Road Gandhi Nagar Nagpur ndash 440010
2 Shri Utpal Kumar Dey B Sc Engg M Tech Ph D (Mining Engineering) Professor B I T Sindri Head Deptt Of Mining Engineer PO Sindri Institute Dist Dhanbad Jharkhand ndash 828123
3 Shri Girijesh Kumar B Sc Geology M Sc Geology Ph D Geology Professor B I T Sindri Head Department of Geology PO Sindri Institute Dist Dhanbad Jharkhand ndash 828123
4 Shri Pramod Kumar Singh M Sc Geology Ph D Geology Lecturer BIT Sindri Department of Geology B I T Sindri Dhanbad Jharkhand
5 Shri Baidya Nath Roy B Sc Engg M Sc Engg (Metallurgical) Lecturer BIT Sindri Metallurgical Engineering Deptt PO Sindri Institute Dist Dhanbad Jharkhand ndash 828123
6 Shri Abhai Pratap Singh B Sc(Mining) Chief General Manager (Production)D-2F-2 Govinda Gourkhede Compl Seminary Hills Nagpur ndash 440006
7 Shri Ranendra Chouksey B E (Mining) Superintendent of Mines WCL C-43 Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440001
8 Shri Om Prakash Verma B Sc Superintendent (Survey) 4 M B Town Bandhunagar Jhingabai Takli Koradi Road Nagpur ndash 440030
9 Shri Mahendra Kumar Gupta Dip in Mech Engg AMIE Dy Chief Engineer (Excv) WCL A-206 Triveni Apartments KT Nagar Katol Road Nagpur ndash 440013
10 Shri Akhilesh Pandey Diploma (Mining) Chief Mining Engineer (Prod) WCL CME
th(OC) 5 floor Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur -440001
11 Shri Kaushal Kishore Sharan B Sc (Hons) Mining Engineer Director Technical (Retd) WCL 301A Sri Manohar Apartment Clark Town Nagpur ndash 440004
12 Shri Mahendra Kumar Gupta Dip in Mech Engg AMIE Dy Chief Engineer (Excv) WCL A-206 Triveni Apartments KT Nagar Katol Road Nagpur ndash 440013
13 Shri Ashok Kumar Singh B Sc (Part ndash I) Superintendent (Survey) WCL Duplex No 54 M B Town Koradi Road Zinga Bai Takli Nagpur ndash 440030
14 Shri Amitabh Singh Engg amp Management Dy CME WCLQr No D5 Rescue Station Colony Indora Complex WCL Near Power Grid PO Uppalwadi Nagpur ndash 440026 (MS)
15 Shri Basant Agnihotri B E (Mech) SE (Excavation) WCL B- 202 Radha Palace Dhantoli Abyankar Road Nagpur ndash 440012 (MS)
16 Shri Sushanta Banerjee L Mining EnggMBA Chief Mining Engineer WCL Production Department WCL (Hq) Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440001
17 Shri Achuth Vinay Anand Diploma in Mining amp Mine Surveying Partner Director Technical Explotechnique
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25
st th1643 1 Floor Shanthala Plaza 14 thCross 8 Main Malleshwaram Bangalore
ndash 560003
18 Shri Ranjan Kumar Sinha B Tech (H) Mining Controller of Mines Indian Bureau of Mines CPWD Qr No 33 Type ndash V Seminary Hills Nagpur ndash 440006
19 Shri Ranjan Sahai B Tech (H) Mining Chief Controller of Mines Indian Bureau of Mines Type ndashV Flat ndash 6 CPWD Colony Seminary Hills Nagpur ndash 440006
20 Shri Tirth Nath Jha B Tech (Mining) PGDISM M Tech (Ind amp Engg Mgmt) General Manager WCL WCL Kanhan Area PO Dungaria- 480553 Dist Chhindwara (MP)
21 Shri GEDI Vijaybhaskar Reddy Dip in Mining Superintendent of Mines WCL 48 Swamy Colony Phase ndash 8 Near Aakar Nagar PO Gittikadan Nagpur ndash 13
22 Shri V K Gupta B Tech (Mining) Chief Mining Engineer WCL D-17 Koyla Vihar Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash (MS)-440001
23 Shri Anjan Chatterjee B Sc (Engineering) MBA Superintending Engineer (Env) WCL Environment
thDeptt 9 Floor Coal Estate Civil LinesNagpur ndash 440001 MS
24 Shri Ajay Kumar Pandey B Tech (Mining) Dy General Manager (Mining) Pandey Muhalla ASGirls School Road Hirapur PO amp Dist Dhanbad -826001
25 Shri Kinnera Raja Sekhar BE(Mining)MBA(Marketing) Superintendent of Mines WCL Flat No 203 Udhav Appartment Opp Powergrid Angulimal NagarPO Uppalwadi Nagpur 400 026 (MS)
26 Shri Sudhakar Rao Sreeram Degree in Mining FCC Superintendent of Mines WCL C-11 Walni colony Th Saoner Dist Nagpur 441 504
27 Shri Haridas Krishna Ghanvat MSc(Env) Superintending Engg(Env) WCL 7172 Ujwal Nilayam B-302 Khamla Road Malviya Nagar Khamla Nagpur 440 025 MS
28 Shri Balakishan Chandora BE(Mining) Chief Mining Engineer WCL D-114 Koyla Vihar Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur 442 001
29 Shri Asok Chandra Ray BE(Civil) Grad ndash IE PGDBM(Fin) OSD(ENV)WCL F-201 Ashirwad Apartment Mankapur Behind Safeway Motors Lumbini Nagar Nagpur 440 030
30 Shri Kaushik Chakraborty BTech(Min) MTech(Mine Planning)Dy Chief Mining Engineer WCL Flat ndash 102 Naniks Ashtavinayak Prerna Opp Power Grid Colony Nari Ring Road PO Uppalwadi Nagpur 440 026
31 Shri KS Narayana Dip in Mining Engineer Chief Mining Engineer WCL D-210 Koyala Vihar Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur 440 001
32 Shri Anupam Nandi BTech(Min) Dy Controller of Mines amp Officer in charge Indian Bureau of Mines 318B Road No 3 Ashok Nagar Ranchi 834 002 Jharkhand
33 Shri Debasis Biswas BE(Mining) Chief Mining EngineerWCL Flat No 607 Building A-1 Forest Deptt Co-operative Housing Society Seminary Hills Nagpur
34 Shri Subhash Ramkrishna Bhandare BE(Hons)(Mining) Supdt Of Mines WCL A-9S-4 Govinda Gourkhede
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26
Complex Seminary Hills Hajaripahad Road Nagpur 440 006
35 Shri Satish R Gabale BE(Mining) Supdt of Mines WCL Flat No B101 Ganesh Gavri Apptt Near Sawarkar Square Nagpur -400 015
36 Shri Dipankar Mukherjee BE(Mining) supdt of Mines WCL Plot-28 Friends Colony PO Katol Road Nagpur 440 013
37 Shri Pradeep Deshmukh BE(Mining) Supdt of Mines WCL 16 Shamane Layout Near Gajanan Temple Trimurti Nagar Nagpur 440 022
38 Shri Partha Pratim Adhikary Btech(Hons)(Mining Engg) WCLD-8 Indora Housing Complex WCL Colony(Near Power Grid) Nagpur(MS)
39 Shri Somyajit Mukherjee MTech(Appl Geol) PhD(Geol) Sr Lecturer IIT Bombay Deptt Earth Sciences IIT Bombay Powai Mumbai 400 076 MS
As Member
1 Shri Satyendra Parasanath Pandey Dip in Mining IInd class Certi FCC Dy Chief Mining Engineer WCL D19 WCL Rescue Colony Kalpana Nagar PO Uppalwadi Nagpur ndash 440026
2 Shri Prashant Kumar Singh B E Mining Superintendent of Mines WCL 36 M B Town PO Zingabai Takli Koradi Road Nagpur ndash 440030
3 Shri Vivek Kumar Sharma M Tech (Applied Geology) Dy Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC
thLtd4 floor Khanij Bhawan 10-3-311A Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad
4 Shri Subrata Chatterjee B E (Mech) MBA Business Development Manager 4 Dr Satyananda Roy Road Kolkata ndash 700029
5 Md Nasim Ansari M Tech (Applied Geology) Dy Manager (Geology) Laxmivasi Tower Flat No 205 Attapur Tejaswari NagarHyderbad
6 Shri Rajesh Kumar Sharma M Sc (Earth Science) B Sc (Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad - 500 028
7 Dr Nilay Sharma Ph D Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad - 500 028
8 Shri Amit Kumar Saw M Sc Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad - 500 173(AP)
9 Shri Sanjay Kumar Choudhary M Sc (Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad - 500 028
10 Shri Chandra Bhushan Verma M Tech (Applied Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC
thLtd4 floor10-3-31 Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad - 500 173
11 Shri Buddha Priya Mahudwale B E st(Mining) PG Dip 1 Class Certificate
holder Manager (Mining) Resource thPlanning deptt 4 Floor NMDC Ltd
Khanij Bhavan Masab Tank 10-3-311A Hyderbad ndash 500173
12 Shri Basant Rath M Sc (Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) NMDC R amp D Centre Habsiguda Uppal Road Hyderabad
13 Shri Jaykumar Jagdish Singh Dip Mining Graduate DMM Asstt Survey Officer WCL Production Department WCL (Hq) Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440001
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27
14 Shri Parag Madhukarrao Tadlimbekar BSc MSc (Geo) B Ed Sr Technical Assistant (Geology) Indian Bureau of Mines Technical Secretary Section IBM
ndIndira Bhawan 2 floor D-Block Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440102 MS
15 Shri NK Dhawan BSc(H)(Mining Engg) General Manager NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad 500 173
16 Dr DN Subramanyam MScPhD Asstt Manager(Geo) NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad 500 173
As Donor Member
1 Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research Barwa Road Dhanbad ndash 826015
Jharkhand
HEALTH TITBIT
Going on fruits as snacks
Fruits have skins and are actually like naturersquos ready-packed snacks The juice and the flavour is all held in tightly until you are ready and with most fruits after washing even the skin can be eaten A red apple has different health giving qualities from a green apple too There are many salad combinations which are worth trying Iceberg lettuce and a tomato is better than nothing but try to use the deeper green or red lettuce dark-green water-cress two or three grated brussel sprouts or some finely cut spring cabbage Dark-green leaves should form the basis then build with a selection of other colours carrots peppers radishes and others It can be differently beautiful every time but big
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
28
News Update
1 Arrow works with ONGC on CBM
Arrow Energy has signed an agreement with Indian Govt-owned ONGC Limited to cooperate in Coal Bed Methane (CBM) exploration and development The focus of the memorandum of Understanding is potential cooperation on existing ONGC blocks from previous CBM licence rounds in India together with possible cooperation in certain Australian acreage The companies are now formulating specific commercial agreement on defined CBM assets
(Source Asia Miner)
2 Thriveni ventures overseas for coal
After years of involvement with the Indian mining industry Thriveni Earthmovers expects to begin exporting coal this year from its coal project at Jumbi in Indonesia The company obtained the Jumbi project in 2008 as its first overseas coal venture and has been ramping up towards commercial production this year The primary aim of the project is to be reliable source of coal to overseas companies who rely on coal as the critical material for their operations Thriveni provides low cost turnkey mining solution that facilitates development on a major scale
(Source Asia Miner)
3 ECL to raise underground coal production output to 12 mt
Eastern Coalfields Ltd proposes to enhance its underground coal production from 85 million tonne (mt) to 12 mt in the next two years through infusion of mass production technologies Accordingly the company recently awarded two contracts worth Rs 100 crore to Joy Engineering of UK for supply of
continuous mining equipment and operation and maintenance of the same on riskgain basis The tenders for more continuous miners and long-wall mining equipments worth Rs 350 crore approximately will be invited soon
(Source Infrastructure Today July 2009)
4 Indias first coal gasification project to take off
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) is getting ready to start the gas production at Indias first Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) project on pilot basis This project is to be carried out at Vastan lignite block near Surat in Gujarat It is estimated that the field will produce about 55 lakh cu m of synthetic gas per day by 2010 end After this project is successful ONGC aims to begin with the commercial production by producing about 2 billion cu m of the synthetic gas per annum from this field by 2013-14 This will require an investment of about Rs1000-2000 crore and the field has enough reserves to last for about 30-40 years Along with the Vastan block ONGC is also plans to set up a UCG project at Bhavnagar in Gujarat and Rajasthan
(Source Infrastructure Today Sept09)
5 Bhutan Minerals Exploration
August 2009 - Oil in the Bangtar area under Samdrupjongkhar dzongkhag copper gold and silver in the black mountain area of central Bhutan and tungsten in Sarpang are the potential minerals an American businessman J Matthew Fifield has offered to prospect for and if found viable then extract them He has also proposed that he be given mineral exploration rights for the whole of Bhutan after which he would get a group of American investors to invest in Bhutans mining sector in
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29
a big way J Matthew Fifield is a managing director in an international mining company Clien and also sits on the boards of other international energy companies The department of geology and mines (DGM) under the ministry of economic affairs and Druk holdings investment (DHI) have so far expressed interest in the proposal and are in the process of studying it ldquoJ Matthew Fifield approached us through DHI around five months ago saying that he was interested in the mineral exploration and extraction and so we provided him with all past mineral exploration reports and geological data on Bhutanrdquo said DGMs chief geologist and acting director general
(Source geologycom)
6 India - Vedanta Acquires Goa Assets
SESA GOA Limited a majority-owned subsidiary of Vedanta Resources has purchased the Goa iron ore assets of the Dempo Group for Rs 1750 crores (US$368 million) The assets include mining leases rights and related infrastructure in Goa Funding the transaction out of its existing cash resources Sesa acquired VS Dempo and Co which holds 100 of Dempo Mining Corporation and 50 of Goa Maritime VS Dempo owns or has the rights to mineable reserves and resources estimated at 70 million tonnes of iron ore in Goa Its Goa mining assets also includes processing plants barges jetties trans-shippers and loading capacities at Mormugoa port It produced 394 million tonnes of iron ore and sold 436 million tonnes in the year ended March 31 2009 and is one of the largest exporters of iron ore from Goa Vedantas chairman Anil Agarwal says ldquoWe are highly delighted with this opportunity to consolidate our iron ore business The integration of Sesa and VS Dempos operations will achieve great synergyrdquo
(Source Asia Miner Aug09)
7 Mercury Pollution
Coal-fired power plants emit trace amounts of mercury Some of this airborne mercury ends up in lakes and rivers ndash and accumulates there long term Fish at the top of the food chain can accumulate damaging amounts of mercury because they eat smaller fish who have eaten smaller fish and the amount of mercury in their bodies can build up to toxic levels over time Mercury also makes its way into every aquatic ecosystem through the hydrologic cycle USGS published a study that examined mercury in top-predator fish bed sediment and water from streams across the United States There were many mercury mines in Oregon in the early 1900s The miners dug up the ore heated it and then cooled the vapors to condense the liquid mercury Now a century later some sites in the Ochoco National Forest and on private lands remain contaminated from these activities
(Source geologycom)
8 Northern Indias Water Supply Depletion by Human Activity
A satellite monitoring detecting areas of ground water depletion observed that much of northern India is dependent upon a reliable supply of groundwater for public use and irrigation In this study groundwater levels were monitored by processing gravity data collected by a NASA satellite over a six-year period Maps of the data revealed significant groundwater level declines in the northern Indian states of Rajasthan Punjab and Haryana In these areas rapid population growth economic development and groundwater-based irrigation are placing increasing demands on water supplies The accelerating rate of water use is unsustainable and could lead to a collapse in the agricultural system
(Source Publication from an August 2009 press release by NASA geologycom)
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30
9 Muscular swimmer was one of last dinosaurs
Recently discovered duck-billed hadrosaur thrived on many continents One of the last non-avian dinosaurs on Earth was a muscular swimming duck-bi l led species that paleontologists recently discovered in Spain according to a new study that has been accepted for publication in the journal Comptes Rendus Palevol Co-author Jose Ignacio Canudo told Discovery News that the hadrosaur Arenysaurus ardevoli meaning sand dinosaur lived just a few thousand years before the KT boundary This was the event 655 million years ago that wiped out all of the worlds dinosaurs save for a group of carnivorous dinosaurs that evolved into birds
(Source geologycom News)
10 Coal mine owners need 26 in venture
June 27 2009 Steel cement or power companies that sit on captive coal mines will have to own a minimum 26 percent equity in their mining ventures according to the new guidelines approved by the government for mining of coal from captive blocks The government currently allows 100 percent foreign direct investment (FDI) in exploration or mining of coal and lignite for captive consumption of iron steel and cement producers While this policy would remain unchanged the captive block owners will have to maintain beneficial ownership in their mining operations According to the proposed changes the approved end user company (engaged in making cement steel or power) will have to maintain at least a 26 percent equity ownership in an associated coal company subsidiary) formed for supplying coal on an exclusive basis to it The captive coal block owner will have to maintain 51 percent equity in the subsidiary coal company in case the mining company does not have an exclusive coal supply arrangement with the
parent In case a coal block is jointly owned equity participation in the joint venture company shall be made directly by owners and not through their subsidiary The proposed regulations have specified that in case the company to whom the captive block has been awarded is also a holding company it would have to maintain at least 51 percent equity in its subsidiary company engaged in approved end uses (making cement steel or power) It would however need to have just 26 percent equity in the second subsidiary company engaged in coal mining provided the entire output is supplied exclusively to the holding company Independent coal and lignite mining companies could also be allocated captive blocks on the condition that they enter into firm supply contracts for coal at the application stage itself according to the proposed guidelines Such companies would not be allowed to enter into fresh agreements with new end-use companies subsequent to award of the coal block
(Source The Economic Times)
11 Private investment in coal sector
June 17 2009 The coal sector is set to open to private investment
We are not averse to open commercial coal mining to private sector players However a decision will be taken after building consensus over the reform proposal said minister of state for coal (independent charge) Sriprakash Jaiswal At present the government has monopoly over coal mining through state-run companies such as Coal India Ltd
(Source The Economic Times)
12 India Seeks to Invest in Australian Coal
SYDNEY -- Indias coal minister and the chairman of the countrys biggest coal miner said Thursday that India is considering
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
31
securing coal properties in Australia to plug projected gaps in the nations supply of coal The comments indicate that the current wave of foreign investment in Australias natural resources wont be limited to China Australia is known to be a country with high quality thermal coal and metallurgical coal properties India Minister of State for Coal Sriprakash Jaiswal told reporters India considers Australia as an important destination to look for coal properties he said As one of the worlds fastest growing economies India currently has to import coal because it doesnt produce enough to meet increasing demand Australias massive coal resource has become the subject of a flurry of international deal activity with Chinas Yanzhou Coal Mining Co Ltd having already
launched a A$354 billion takeover offer for Australian coal miner Felix Resources Ltd Taking equity stakes in existing companies and in return having a coal supply agreement for a certain quantity of coal could be one format Mr Bhattacharya said The other format could be joining in mining so the expansion programs of the existing companies or taking absolutely greenfield properties and going ahead on doing mining Mr Bhattacharya said the company which is also investigating investment opportunities in the US Indonesia and South Africa could easily pay $1 billion to $15 billion on investments and would consider spending more
(SourceWall Street JournalSeptember 032009)
HEALTH TITBIT
Hot tea hot coffee increases risk of cancer
Tea has been touted for its potential health benefits for millennia but new research shows if you drink it too hot you may end up increasing your risk for esophageal cancer
A new study published in the British Medical Journal has revealed that drinking steaming hot tea is actually linked with an eight-fold increased risk of cancer of the food tube or the oesophagus According to lead researcher Reza Malekzadeh of the Tehran University of Medical Sciences in Iran ldquoInforming the population about the hazards of drinking hot tea may be helpful in reducing the incidence of oesophageal cancerrdquo To be specific people who drank their tea less than two minutes after it was it four or more minutes after pouring
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
33
NOVEMBER 2009
10-13 NINTH INTERNATIONAL MINE VENTILATION CONGRESS at New Delhi India Hotel Crown Plaza Contact Department of Mining Engineering Indian School of Mines University Dhanbad ndash 826 004 Prof D C Panigrahi Convenor amp head Deptt email-
th15 November Sunday International Symposium ldquoEmerging Challenges for Metals and Materials Engineering amp Technologyrdquo and Metals Minerals Manufacturing Exp 2009 Organized by Indian Institute of Metals in association with TMS amp ASM International USA Contact TAFCON C-60 Nizamuddin East New Delhi ndash 110 013 India Ph- 91 ndash 11 ndash 46198000 24352141 Email ndash
Pankaj 09810038063
th16-19 November 2009 MPES 2009 ndash 18 International Symposium on Mine Planning amp Equipment Selections at Banff Alberta Canada For further details Contact Dr Raj K Singhal PO Box 68002 Crow Foot Postal Outlet 28 Crowfoot Terrdce NW Calgery Alberta T3G 1YO Canada Fax ndash 403-241 ndash 9460 email ndash singhal shawca website httpwwwmpes-cami-swempcom
10 - 13 November 2009 the 34th Indonesian Geophysicist Conferences at Jogjakarta Indonesia Conferences on Earth Sciences held by Indonesian Geophysicist Association 2009 Organized by Indonesian Geophysicists A s s o c i a t i o n ( H A G I ) Deadline for abstractsproposals 15 July 2009 W e b s i t e
dc_panigrahiyahoocoinwww9thimvcorg
metallurgytafconcom wwwmetals2009in
h t t p p i t 3 4 h a g i w e b i d
Upcoming Events
C o n t a c t n a m e W i w i t S u r y a n t o Check the for latest details
17 - 18 November 2009 Mining the Isa Mount Isa Queensland Australia Mining the Isa 2009 will not only features presentations from all the key established mining companies in the Mount Isa region but also unique sessions dealing with the other essential aspects essential for successful operation in the area Organized by IIR Conferences Deadline for abstractsproposals Not available Website lt gt Contact name James Stackhouse
Check the for latest details
DECEMBER 2009
4-6 Twenty-first National Convention of Mining Engineers on Technological Advancement in Mining Industry Udaipur Contact The Honorary Secretary IEI Udaipur Local Centre 128 Hiran Magri Sector 11 Opp Central Excise Udaipur 313002 P h 0 2 9 4 - 2 5 8 3 7 0 2 e - m a i l ndash
W e b
10-13 2009 Twenty fourth Indian Engineering Congress at Mangalore Theme ldquoNat ional Growth and Secur i ty ndash Technological Challengesrdquo organised by The Institute of Engineers (India) Mangalore Local
thCenter Contact The organizing Secretary 24 Indian Engineering Congress The Institute of Engineers (India) Mangalore Center NITK Surathkal Mangalore 575 025 Karnatak Ph (0824) 247400 Extn 3759 (O) e-mail lt gt
event website
httpwwwiircomauisa
event website
i n s t i _ o f _ e n g y a h o o c o i nwwwieiudrorg
i e i c o n g r e s s n i t k a c i nltieicongressnitkgmailcomgt
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26-27 All India Seminar on ldquoSatellite Communication and Remote Sensing Technologies for Social Developmentrdquo at Jaipur Contact The Honorary Secretary IEI Rajasthan State Centre Gandhi Nagar Tonk road Jaipur ndash 302 015 Ph ndash (0141) 27063272700413 e-mail ndash
JANUARY 2010
11 - 13 January 2010 CERIE2010 Sylhet Bangladesh Organized by Shahjalal University of Science amp Technology Deadline for bstractsproposals 15 September 2009 W e b s i t e lt gtContact name Dr Mohammad Iqbal
Check the for latest details
FEBRUARY 2010
th4-7 6 International Dyke Conference Contact Prof Rajesh K Srivastava Deptt of Geology BHU IT Varanasi 221 005
4 - 5 February 2010 Conference on ldquoProcessing of Industrial Minerals 2010rdquo at Istanbul Turkey Website
Contact name Dr Barry WillsAlthough there are many
rscieirscorgwwwieirscorg
httpwwwsust edu~cerie2010
event website
httpwwwmin-ngcompim10indexhtml
operations worldwide treating a wide range of industrial minerals processing problems are often similar The aim of this conference is therefore to bring together operators and scientists below one roof Organized by MEI
MARCH 2010
March 9 2010 8th Annual Investing in African Mining Seminar in Toronto In addition to our seminar we offer mining c o m p a n i e s s e r v i c e p r o v i d e r s a n d governments shared booth space at the PDAC trade show and participation in the Canada-South Africa Chamber of Business 11th A n n u a l M i n i n g B r e a k f a s tDownload the
for details
AUGUST 2012
2 - 10 August 2012 34th International Geological Congress a t Brisbane Q u e e n s l a n d A u s t r a l i a W e b s i t e
Contact name Liz Cuffe Under the theme ldquoUnearthing our Past and Futurerdquo the IGC will showcase the Oceania regions geoscience strengths innovations and natural wonders through an exciting range of pre and post Congress field trips Organized by Australian Geoscience Council
Toronto 2010 Participation Packages Brochure
httpwww34igcorg
1 Three sentences for getting success ndash a Know more than othersb Work more than othersc Expect less than others
- William Shakespeare
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22
Contined from Last issue mdash
POSSIBLE MARKETS FOR INDIAN ORES
Japan is the most obvious market for Indiarsquos high-grade hematites but if this outlet is to be developed India will require some freight advantage in order to compete with the ore from Johore which is almost as good as the best-grade Indian ore It is conveniently situated for export and is considerably nearer to Japan than is India The Borneo and Philippine ores are also favourably situated for the Japanese market but they would require nodulising before export and even then would be of lower iron content than Indian ores and also more aluminous
As regards exporting ore from India to Europe if high-class coking coals are later on imported from the United Kingdom to assist in smelting Indiarsquos ore the return freight might well be partly made up of Indian iron-ore but it is more likely to be Indian pig-iron (which is probably the cheapest pig in the world) or Indian s tee l In a recent personal communication Mr C P Perin wrote
lsquoFrom my general knowledge of the worldrsquos iron-ore resources I feel very strongly that in years to come the exports of steel from India will be as important as he present exports of jutersquo
It seems to me doubtful if we shall import much high-grade coal or coke from Europe for use in smelting iron-ore for a very long time to come The Indian ores are very high in iron and often contain about as much alumina as silica The high ash of the Indian coke provides a good deal of the slag of the blast-furnace and tends to raise the silicaalumina ratio of the slag If the slag volume were to be reduced
75 years Ago
much below the present practice by the introduction of low-ash coke which might not improvendashor might even worsenndashthe silicaalumina ratio of the slag it would not be possible to hold the sulphur in the slag There would be no sense in cutting the ash of the coke down if we had to add silica-rock to the furnace charge in order to obtain a suitable slag volume and analysis On that account apart from the question of cost it seems very doubtful if European high-grade coal or coke can be imported for use in Indian blast-furnaces in the near future
On reviewing the whole of the evidence I find no grounds for believing that any large export trade in Indian iron-ore is likely to develop in he next decade or so The two main possible marketsndashJapan and Western Europendashcan obtain sufficient supplies of high-grade ore for their needs from sources considerably nearer than India To some this may seem a pessimistic conclusion others may have a sentimental feeling that it is better to reserve Indiarsquos iron-ores for smelting in Indiarsquos own furnaces I have tried to come to an unprejudiced conclusion drawn from the available evidence I feel that I have assembled rather a mountain of facts and statistics for the production of a lamentably small mouse of a conclusion It would have been much more spectacular if I could have prophesied argosies carrying Indiarsquos ore to European or Japanese ports within five or six yearsrsquo time but this seems to me not possible Twenty or thirty years hence there may be a different tale to tell but by that time it is not likely that any-one will be turning back to old presidential addresses in order to find out what Mr President said in 1934
Presidential Address by Mr F G Percival PhD (London) B Sc (London) FGS
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
8
M G M I as per the tradition organized a workshop preceding AGM of the Institute on
th15 September 2009 at Park Hotel Kolkata The topic was quite contemporary entitled Indian Mining Sectors Policies and Constraints
Objective of this workshop was to bring together those who are instrumental in framing the policies and guidelines and those who follow these for exploration and exploitation of mineral including coal oil and gas It was also aimed to have interaction of learned delegates and invitees with the speakers so as to bring out highlights and lacuna of the policies and guidelines and to make them more industry friendly
The workshop was very well attended (about 100 delegates) Speakers were eminent personalities holding offices of distinction and directly concerned with the topic of the workshop
The workshop was inaugurated by Dr A K Sarkar Director (Marketing) Coal India Ltd The technical session was presided over by Sri R P Ritolia Immediate Past President and former CMD- CCL
Altogether five papers were presented which are as follows
1 National Mineral Policies and Role of G S I By Dr Balaram Chattopadhaya D D G G S I
2 Modern Coalmining Policies for enhanced proving of coal resources By Shri Ashok Kumar Singh CMD CMPDIL
3 Captive Coal Mining Policies and Constraints By Shri D N Prasad
Director ( Tech ) Ministry of Coal Government of India
4 National Mineral Policy 2008 and the Environmental Concerns for an Expanding Mining Sector By Prof S P Banerjee Former Director ndashin - Charge Indian School of Mines Dhanbad
5 Reclamation of Mined out areas In Opencast success story in Mega Projects of South Eastern Coalfield Ltd By Shri M P Dikshit CMD SECL and Shri S C Shankar SE SECL
The first paper dwelt upon various policies that the Government of India is going to adopt to gear up and making the mining sector dynamic It was pointed out during discussion that there are many more things are desirable for quick disposal of PL ML availability of maps reports etc All these matters are being seriously examined at Governmental Levels
The second paper described various methodologies and techniques to improve exploration approach for enhanced proving of coal resources These methodologies have been spelt out by the Ministry of Coal in consultation with CMPDIL Various investors who have been allotted blocks must follow these methodologies for authenticated and better results
The third paper outlined various guidelines for accomplishing the exploration of captive coal blocks for early exploitation of the resources It is admitted that there are constraints which are likely to retard the progress that is desirable The role of State and Central Government for clearing various applications need to be more realistic and less time consuming Coal Evaluation improved
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON ldquoINDIAN MINING SECTORS POLICIES AND CONSTRAINTSrdquo
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
9
co-ordination with nodal officers of state level land acquisition environmental and forestry clearance etc are certain areas of concern
The fourth paper outlined various stipulations for environmental safeguard in the mining sectors by the Government based on recommendation of committees formed The paper pointed out necessity of streamlining forestry clearance and highlighted much improved environment management practices in the mining sectors Prof Banerjee also praised role of National Mineral Policy 2008 for its positive approach to boost mining sectors
The fifth paper was on reclamation of mined out areas and described how best reclamation can be implemented with proper approach and plan The speakers cited some examples of reclamation done successfully in the jurisdiction of SECL
Each presentation was followed by interaction with the delegates which made the workshop purposeful and interesting
A K Moitra(Convenor)
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
NB Send your e-mails on ldquoTalk Backrdquo to the Editor Please include your full name address amp telephone no not necessarily for Publication MGMI News Letter reserve the right to edit the letters for publication and reproduce then (in whole or past) in any of its print
more than seven and half years are needed for the same in India ie more than five times but let us not forget that we have to face problems of a large population which is more than five times of that of Australia but that just not justify us to spend more than three years to approve a project MGMI should move the appropriate authorities to ensure early approval or rejection of any mineral based project and
if required we may offer our expertise for making early decision
Thanking you with warm regards
Yours very sincerely
Dr Samir Dasgupta Life Member No 522-LM (1948-49)
( From the Editor The members may like to respond to the point raised by Dr Samir Dasgupta)
(Continued from Page No 7)
Talk Back
10
ndThe 52 Holland Memorial Lecture was held thon 15 September 2009 at the Park Hotel The
memorial lecture was given by Shri S J Sibal
Director General Mines Safety Dhanbad The
subject of his lecture was on ldquoChallenges of
Miens Safety ndash a Perspective for Change
Managementrdquo
In introduction he mentioned that safety at
work is still a serious problem and we are still
paying heavily for accidents both in terms of
human suffering and economic waste Hence
the endeavor to bring down the hazards by all
available means to an acceptable level must
continue to reduce the sufferings and agony of
human beings
In the lecture he also spoke on History of
human civilization and mine safety ndash the past
Absorption of safety laws into work practices
the Present Growth of mining activities and
technological advancements ndash the Future
Opencast Coal Mining UG Coal Mining
Mining Accidents Reasons why the
implementation of the procedure is not
sustained He has also mentioned some
ndHighlights of 52 Holland Memorial Lecture
probable answers ndash may be these procedures
are not adequate safe and built into the
mechanism of mineral production
lRequirement of additional resources for compliance of safety laws
lSafety motivation lAcceptance of non-compliance etc
Why we loose sight of human face of accident
he added He also put forwarded a question
that the concept of self regulation ndash is it the
solution
He has given some of his thoughts
observations suggestions etc and in
conclusion he said making change has always
been fascinating and exciting though it is a
tough and delicate activity for any
organization However Managing Change is
now not a matter of choice it becomes an
essential activity given the emerging future
challenges in the mining sector
The Lecture was attended by a sizeable
number of members and guests
If you win you need not explain hellip But if you lose you should not be there to explain
ndash Adolph Hitler
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
32
ldquoWHAT lies before us and what lies behind us is nothing compared to what lies within usrdquo Truly these jolting words of Emerson gives us the flashback of what Socrates promulgated centuries ago ldquoknow thyselfrdquo
The problem with us today is that we know very less of ourselves and thus we indulge in emulating and imitating others If one is not clear as to what exactly one wants he will start wanting what others want resulting in a ldquorat racerdquo And the repercussion of rat race is that even if you win the race you still remain a rat The multiplicity of platforms and the craze to be popular in next to no time is the trend which is the portent of a weak future generation This hurry burry will make the future dreams shattered we will have no leaders to dream in the days to come but there will remain a good chunk of puppets in few domineering hands Too many people are dreaming of some magical rose garden on the horizon rather than enjoying the one growing in their backyards Lets discover the untapped potential within us and stop following the crowd and give a second thought to our endeavours Life doesnt always give us what we ask for but it always gives us what we need Aldous Huxley always reminds me of the golden exhortation ie there is only one corner of the world you can be certain of improving and that is your own self
Yes nothing can defeat us unless we defeat ourselves Even Shakespeare in Julius Caesar points ldquoThe fault dear Brutus is not in our
SHORT ARTICLE
By VIVIAN WILSON LOBO
stars but in ourselves that we are underlingsrdquo Therefore our main task in life is to give birth to ourselves to become what we potentially are Opportunities are everywhere waiting to be discovered we have to only seek it as the saying goes a wise man makes more opportunities than he finds The journey of a thousand miles begins with just one step and that step lies within us as we often quote success is a marathon not a sprint never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat
Success cannot be granted it must be earned and for earning it we will have catwalks than cakewalks Therefore what is required today is serenity and patience to rivet ones attention on success Panic and anxiety will only bring failures along Perseverance is not a long race it is many short races one after another Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm Peace is the key with which we can focus aim and win As we sail through life let us not avoid storms and rough waters just let them pass and sail on Because a successful person is like being a goalkeeper no matter how many goals you save people will remember only the ones you missed Act as if failure is impossible Lets not be the slaves of our bitter past Lets not be the slaves of our bitter past Lets be the masters of our future Carl Jung writes ldquoYour vision will become clear only when you can look into your heart
(Reprint from a publication in Hitawada dated June 10 2009)
Peace be with you
Believing everybody is dangerous believing nobody is very dangerous ndash Abraham Lincoln
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Editorrsquos PageGung - ho over growth
Demand for coal is slated to reach a level of two billion tonne level by 2016-17 To fulfill this target the growth rate has to hike of 17 to 18 percent mark from the present level to 6 to 7 percent This seems to be a Herculean task if we go by the trend The following facts will show some light on it
The countrys coal production during 2008-09 was around 480 million tonne Coal Indias contribution was around 403 million tonne The balance came from SCCL and private mines Increase of import of coal has become a regular feature showing increasing trend of 10 to 15 percent every year to meet the domestic requirement
Based on overall linkages the Working Group estimates consumption of coal likely to reach the level of 750 million tonne by 2011-12 To meet the demand Coal India is expected to raise 520 million tonne and the Singerani Colloeries Company to contribute 40 million tonne and the rest would be made up by the private companies
Major reasons for coal shortage as identified by the Chairman Coal India are
lPower sector is expanding without considering source of coal
lE n o r m o u s p r o b l e m o f g e t t i n g environment and forest clearances
lThe archaic laws on different accounts creating bumps on the growth path
However to enhance the growth rate adopting new mining technologies men-friendly land acquisition policy faster exploration of the blocks and forcing the block holders for fast
development of their blocks allotted to them cannot be ignored
In this context attention of the Government is drawn to the following long standing aspects to think seriously
lMany block holders are not getting inspiration to mine coal in their blocks only for captive use Passing the bill enabling the private investors to market coal mined out from their blocks will help mitigating the situation
lArchaic law of land acquisition is being left out for amendment for decades Govt has to think seriously now under the present juncture
lA universally acceptable central policy on R amp R needs to be formulated for application country wide instead of leaving it to the State Govts to deal with
lThe process of disposing of the cases for environment and forestry clearance needs to be reformed
lMany of the 201 coal blocks allotted do not have infrastructural facility like r o a d r a i l e l e c t r i c i t y a n d communication Probably it was thought that the block holders will take initiative for the same whenever they will take up the block development Unfortunately this is also one of the reasons of delay in developing the captive blocks Before allotment the infrastructural facilities should be created in case 2 billion tonne target is to
thbe achieved by 12 plan
lThe country is having around 79 billion
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
5
tonne of mineable proved reserves of coal It is feared that India is likely to run out of coal by 2040-41 if the demand continues to grow at the current rate The only way out is to accelerate exploration to bring major portion of the inferred and indicated quantum of the gross coal reserve of 26221 billion tonne (as on 1 April 2009) under the arena of proved reserve as early as possible It is not possible for the existing agencies eg GSI CMPDIL and MECL to do the entire job The private sector agencies must be
encouraged to join hands with the Govt agencies for the purpose This will enhance the confidence level of the block holders to come into action
One can dream to have something but one has to be gung-ho (aggressive) over it to achieve
The Editorial Committee wishes a hearty Dewali Greetings to all the readers
BCBhattacharyaHony Editor
ANNOUNCEMENT
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Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
21
Kolkata Branch
th ndThe 6 Annual General Meeting of the Kolkata Branch held on 22 September 2009 elected the Executive Committee of the Branch of MGMI with the following personnel as office bearers to look after functioning of the branch
1 Chairman Dr Anupendu Gupta
2 Vice Chairman Dr Ajoy Kr Moitra
3 Hony Secretary Shri Surya Kumar Gangopadhyay
4 Hony Jt Secretary S A Sufian
5 Treasurer Dr Shyamal Chakraborti
6 Members SShri R N Datta and R K Datta
The newly elected Executive body of MGMI Kolkata Branch co-opted SShri L K Bose and J P Dasgupta as Advisors
Branch Activities
HEALTH TITBIT
Music and Mice (and humans too)
An experiment was carried out recently using mice and music One group was given ldquoclassical musicrdquo to listen to They ate well and became sleek and fat The other control group had ldquohard rock musicrdquo piped into their cage The experiment did not last long as they began o fight and eventually most of them were dead They had killed or severely injured each other The choice of music could affect humans too
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
15
th6 Council Meetingth thThe 837 meeting of the Council (6 meeting of
rdthe 103 Session) of the Institute held at MGMI Building GN-384 Sector ndash V Salt Lake
thKolkata ndash 700 091 on Saturday the 18 July 2009 at 330 pm with Shri N C Jha President in the Chair The meeting was attended by Prof Ajoy Kr Ghose Prof S P Banerjee Shri R P Ritolia Shri R K Saha Shri B C Bhattacharya Shri M K Bhattacharya Shri L K Bose Shri Bhaskar Chakraborti Shri Asitabha Datta Shri J P Dasgupta Shri J P Goenka Shri Phalguni Guha Shri K K Mishra Dr A K Moitra Prof S K Mukhopadhyay Shri Prasanta Roy and Dr Debsish Sarkar
Leave of absence was granted to those who could not attend the meeting
The President then extended welcome to Prof A K Ghose Prof S P Banerjee Shri R P Ritolia Past Presidents Shri R K Saha Vice President and all other members of the Council President thereafter took up the agenda item
10 The minutes were circulated to all Council Members No written comment was received However the minutes were confirmed with the following modifications
Item No 8362 (v) The Council principally agreed and approved the recommendation of the Finance Committee about the reimbursement of actual local travelling expenses per month to the following Office Bearers for attending MGMI Office in relation to the Official work if claimed subject to the maximum of
Hony Secretary Rs 2500Hony Jt Secretary Rs1500Hony Treasurer Rs1500-Hony Editor Rs 1500
with effect from May 2009
Head Quarters Activity
Item No 83650 i) Half Day Workshop
It was decided that a half day workshop thwould be held on Tuesday the 15 September
2009 the topic being ldquoIndian Mining Sectors Policies and Constraintsrdquo Invited lectures will be delivered by 4 distinguished speakers on the subject for discussion Dr A K Moitra was unanimously chosen as Convenor of the Seminar while Shri Prasanta Roy as Co-convenor
Resolution 83610th th rdldquothe minutes of the 836 (5 meeting of the 103
rdsession) meeting of the Council held on 23 May 2009 at Kolkata be confirmed with the said modificationrdquo
11 The Council then considered the action taken report on the Minutes of the 836 meeting of the Council held on May 23 2009 at Kolkata and noted the report
Regarding guidelines for monetary rdtransaction expenditure control for 3
AMC as approved by the Council some Off ice Bearers expressed their discomfort Arising out of the situation the Council advised that the Chairman Organis ing Commit tee Hony Treasurer Co-convenor Organising Committee and the Chairman Technical Committee may discuss together and modify the guidelines as per convenience for monetary
rdtransaction for 3 AMC 2010
Item No 83670 To consider and constitute a Board of Scrutinizers to conduct the Election of Council Members for the year 2009-12
As Shri Prasanta Roy resigned from the Board of Scrutinizers to conduct the election of Council Members for the year 2009-2012 Dr A K Moitra was
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
16
unanimously nominated in the Board of scrutinizers in place of Shri Prasanta Roy
20 To consider report recommendations of the Finance Committee
The recommendations of the Finance Committee were placed before the Council The Council discussed on the r e p o r t a n d a p p r o v e d t h e recommendations of the Finance Committee The recommended pay structure for the staff as well as fixation
stof pay will take effect from 1 April 2009 However if there is any further suggestion received from the Council Members on the recommendation the Finance Committee was requested to consider them and review the matter The minutes of the Finance Committee
thdated 27 June 2009 is given in Appendix I
Arising out of the discussion the Council authorized Finance Committee to overview and take controll of the financial matter and advice the Hony Secretary time to time in regard to the financial matter
The Finance Committee was also further requested to prepare a guideline f o r m o n e y t a r y t r a n s a c t i o n expenditure control for MGMI Acs and submit the same to the Council for consideration and implementation
The Hony Secretary was advised to take guidance from Finance Committee regarding financial matter which involved sizeable expenditure and was not of routine nature
The Council was informed that quotations were collected for MGMI News Letter amp Transactions and were studied by the Finance Committee Ms Lalchand Roy amp Co had quotated
the lowest price no decisions had been taken in this regard Order had been placed before it was approved by the Council Hony Editor was not aware about the process and placing of the order However performance of Ms Lalchand Roy amp Co will be accessed for next 3 months and a report will be placed before the Council
In order to streamline the system the Council directed that in future quotations for any work would be obtained in sealed cover and would be open in the presence of the bidders by the Finance Committee members to avoid any irregularity
30 To discuss about the progress of the forthcoming events of the Institute
Half Day National Workshop
The date of half day workshop has been t hchanged to 15 September 2009
th(Tuesday) instead of 12 September 2009 In workshop four distinguished speakers will be invited for giving lectures on the subject on Indian Mining Sectors Policies amp Constraints (IMPC 2009)
Holland Memorial Lecture
The Council was informed that as Shri B Muthuraman MD Tata Steel regretted that it would not be possible for him to deliver the Holland Memorial Lecture due to pre-occupation Shri S J Sibal DGMS Dhanbad has been approached
ndby the President to deliver 52 Holland thMemorial Lecture on 15 September
2009 at Park Hotel
Annual General Meeting
The venue of the AGM National Workshop and Holland Memorial Lecture will be at the Park Hotel
thKolkata on 15 September 2009
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
17
rd40 To discuss about the progress of the 3 Asian Mining Congress ndash 2010
ndThe minutes of the 2 meeting of the Exhibition Organising Committee held
thon 18 July 2009 are given in Appendix II which provided the detailed progress
rdreport of the Exhibition of 3 AMC
Prof S P Banerjee Chairman Organising Committee while briefing the Council about the progress made referred to the last minutes of the
thOrganising Committee held on 27 June 2009 which is given in Appendix III
Prof Banerjee raised the point that the high cost items for the Congress should be identified and arrangement for procurement of these should be undertaken at the earliest In this regard he also suggested that a committee could be constituted The Council authorized him to go ahead with the proposal and if he felt that a committee was required he could constitute the same as per his choice
50 T o c o n s i d e r a p p l i c a t i o n s f o r Membership and membership position of the Institute
The Council approved 38 applications for membership out of which 23 were for Life Members 14 Members and one Donor Member
60 To consider fixation of tariff for Transit House and releasing payment of balance due to the Contractor Ms Popular Decorator
Regarding fixation of Tariff for Transit House the Council referred the matter to the Finance Committee to propose the tariff and other conditions and forward it to the Council for consideration As the Transit House has been made ready by the Contractor Ms Popular Decorator balance due to the contractor
Rs 409000 (Rupees four lakhs nine thousand) only may be released
The Council was informed that the contractor claimed that he had done some extra works on verbal order worth Rs 65000 (Rupees sixty five thousand) The Council discussed this and referred the matter to the Finance Committee to examine and recommend action to be taken by the Council on this issue
70 Any other business with the permission of the chair
I) Mode of despatch of Ballot Papers
The Council advised that all the Ballots should be sent by post to the members under certificate of posting
The meeting ended with vote of thanks to the Chair at 1830 hrs
th7 Council Meetingth thThe 838 meeting of the Council (7 meeting of
rdthe 103 Session) of the Institute held at MGMI Building GN-384 Sector ndash V Salt Lake
thKolkata ndash 700 091 on Saturday the 29 August 2009 at 300 pm with Shri N C Jha President in the Chair The meeting was attended by Prof S P Banerjee Shri R P Ritolia Shri R K Saha Shri V K Arora Shri M K Bhattacharya Shri L K Bose Shri Asitabha Datta Shri J P Dasgupta Shri J P Goenka Shri Phalguni Guha Shri K K Mishra Dr A K Moitra Prof S K Mukhopadhyay Dr Debsish Sarkar Shri Prasanta Roy Shri Bhaskar Chakraborti And Prof S C Ray
Leave of absence was granted to those who could not attend the meeting
The President then extended welcome to Prof S P Banerjee Shri R P Ritolia Past Presidents Shri R K Saha Vice President and all other members of the Council
One minute silence was observed in memory of Late Ashoke Kr Mandal Life Member Shri C P Ambesh Life Member Kamala Kanta
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
18
Srivastava Life Member and Jay Prakash Thakur Life member
President thereafter took up the agenda itemth10 To confirm the minutes of the 837
meeting of the Council held at Kolkata thon July 18 2009
The minutes were circulated to all Council Members So far no Comment was received The Council then resolved that
Resolution 83810th thThe minutes of the 837 (6 meeting of
rdthe 103 session) meeting of the thCouncil held on 18 July 2009 at
Kolkata be confirmed
11 To consider matters arising out of the minutes
The Council then considered the action thtaken report on the Minutes of the 837
thmeeting of the Council held on 18 July 2009 at Kolkata and noted the report
83811To discuss about the progress of the forthcoming events of the Institute
I) Half Day National Workshop (IMPC - 2009)
Dr A K Moitra Convenor IMPC ndash 2009 intimated about the Progress of National Workshop ndash IMPC 2009 and also submitted a statement of Income and Expenditure of IMPC ndash 2009 as on date
ii) Holland Memorial Lecture
The Convenor also informed to the Council that Shri S J Sibal DGMS Dhanbad confirmed of his acceptance to deliver the prestigious Holland
thMemorial Lecture on 15 September 2009 at the Park Hotel Kolkata
rd103 Annual General Meeting
The Honorary Secretary informed that rdthe notice for 103 Annual General
Meeting was circulated to the eligible
members through the Newsletter Vol 35 No 1 April ndash June 2009 The Convenor IMPC 2009 added that arrangements for all the events
thscheduled to be held on 15 September 2009 at the Park Hotel Kolkata have been made in consultation with the Hony Secretary and Hony Jt Secretary
rd20 To review about the progress of the 3 Asian Mining Congress ndash 2010
Prof S P Banerjee was requested by the President to enlight the members of the Council about the progress so far made
rdfor 3 AMC Prof Banerjee briefed the rdCouncil about the progress of the 3
AMC He also mentioned that Ms Sandvic Asia desired to host one of the
rdDinners of 3 AMC They were strequested to host the 1 day Dinner by
the President Possibly they will agree with the proposal It was also ment ioned that IEI has given announcement in August 2009 issue of
rdtheir Newsletter about 3 AMC Both MMR and Coal Insight were also agreed to give publicity through their
rdpublications about 3 AMC President also informed that some discussions have been going on with one of the Event Management Agents who were
rdwilling to assist us for 3 AMC They gave proposal that they will bring delegates as well as new organizations apart from our targeted organizations for participation in the conference exhibition for which they will charge some percentage on their matured activities However details will be made known to the members of the Council after finalization of MOU Shri L K Bose Chairman Technical
rdCommittee of 3 AMC was requested by the President to inform the members about the status of the Technical papers etc Shri Bose informed that around 36
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
19
authors have already sent abstract of their papers and more than 40 experts were invited for contributing Technical papers
The Hony Treasurer placed a statement rdof Income and Expenditure of the 3
AMC as on date which were noted by the members
It was decided that the loan (Rs 600000-) taken from MGMI Fund for
rd3 AMC to meet the initial expenses may be refunded to MGMI Fund at an early date
Shri R K Saha Chairman Exhibition Committee was also requested by the President to let the Council Members know about the progress so far made Shri Saha informed that approximately 900 sq mt spaces have been booked so far and some negotiations were going on Shri Saha also proposed to have one Buyers Salers meet at an early date In t h i s c o n n e c t i o n a c o m m i t t e e comprising of Shri J P Goenka Shri V K Arora and Shri J P Dasgupta has been constituted who will arrange to make all the arrangements of Buyers Salers meet
30 To consider and approve the r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s o f J u d g i n g Committee for various awards and medals
The recommendations of Judging Committee for the year 2008-09 were accepted by the Council However Shri R P Ritolia Past President proposed to constitute a Search Committee for some prestigious Awards to find out suitable personnel to keep the image of the Institute He also suggested to form a Committee for overviewing the existing Systems amp Procedures and suggest for development
T h e f o l l o w i n g m e m b e r s w e r e considered
Shri N C Jha ChairmanProf Ajoy Kr Ghose Past PresidentShri R P Ritolia Past President amp
ConvenorShri V K Arora MemberShri J P Goenka Member Dr A K Moitra MemberProf (Dr) Subir Kr Mukhopadhyaya
Member
The Council is pleased to Award the Branch Activity Award to Ranchi Branch according to the activities done by the Branch during the year 2008-09 During the year 2008-09 both the Kolkata and Ranchi Branches have enrolled same number of new members So the Council is pleased to award the Membership Growth Award to both Kolkata and Ranchi Branches for enrolling highest new members during the year 2008-09
40 To consider and approve the audited accounts for the financial year ended
ston 31 March 2009
As the audited accounts were not ready it was decided to hold a Special Council
thMeeting on 5 September 2009 at 400 pm with the audited accounts for consideration
50 To appoint the Institutes Auditor for stthe financial year ending on 31 March
2010
Messrs B K Sen amp Co Chartered Accountant was re-appointed as the Auditor of the Institution for the year 2009-10 at a remuneration of Rs 3500- only
60 T o c o n s i d e r a p p l i c a t i o n s f o r Membership and membership position of the Institute
The Council approved 17 applications for membership out of which 15 were
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20
for Life Members and 02 Members
70 To elect the President of the Institute for the year 2009 ndash 2010
The name of Shri N C Jha Director (Technical) CIL and present President was proposed by Shri R K Saha Vice President and was re - elected unanimously as President of the Institute for 2009-10
80 To elect the Honorary Secretary of the Institute for the year 2009 ndash 2011
The name of Dr Debasish Sarkar General Manager NEC CIL was proposed by Shri R P Ritolia Past President and was elected unanimously as Honorary Secretary of the Institute for 2009-2011
The Council expressed their sincere thanks to Prof S C Ray Hony Secretary and appreciated for his sincere works and contribution to the Institute during his tenure as Honorary Secretary
90 Any other business with the permission of the chair
i) Consultancy ndash
Prof S P Banerjee informed that a draft Policy was circulated to all the Council Members for their suggestion He said that some suggestions have been received and some more may come The Committee will meet soon with the Draft Policy alongwith the suggestions received for finalisation
ii) Presidents Golf Tournament
It was decided that the Presidents Golf Tournament will be organized either on
th12 December 2009 at Sambalpur or on st21 January 2010 at Kolkata
iii) Photo Identity card for Life Members
Prof (Dr) Subir Kr Mukhopadhyay
proposed that a photo identity card for life members of MGMI may be introduced
It was decided that MGMI will introduce the photo identity card for life members at a cost The fee for the same will be finalized soon
The meeting ended with vote of thanks to the chair at 1800 hrs
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
The Special meeting of the Council of the Institute held at MGMI Building GN-384 Sector ndash V Salt Lake Kolkata ndash 700 091 on
thSaturday the 5 September 2009 at 400 pm with Shri N C Jha President in the Chair The meeting was attended by Shri L K Bose Shri Bhaskar Chakraborti Shri J P Dasgupta Dr Amalendu Sinha and Prof S C Ray
The President extended welcome to all members of the Council and thereafter took up the agenda
The copy of the Report of Council and Audited Balance Sheet with Income amp Expenditure Accounts for the financial year 2008-09 were distributed to the members present in the meeting President requested the members present to go through the Audited Balance Sheet with Income and Expenditure Accounts for the year 2008-09 and Auditors Report to the Members
The Members considered the Auditors Report and agreed that in future we should try to implement the suggestions given by the Auditor There was lengthy discussion on the
stBalance Sheet as on 31 March 2009
The Members considered and recommended the same to the General Body for adoption
The meeting was ended with Vote of thanks to the Chair at 1800 hrs
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23
Dr Kaushik Dey MMGI is now Assistant Professor Department of Mining EngineeringIndian School of Mines UniversityDhanbad 826 004
Shri SV Ram Mohanm MMGI is now Dy CMESAM Chhattarpur Sub Area Patherkhera Area WCL ATPO Shbhapur Colony Type IV Qr No 20 Pathakhera 460 449 Dist Betul MP
Shri Tushar Kant Mishra MMGI is now Materials Management Division Coal India
rdLtd Coal Bhawan Annexe 3 Floor 10 NS Road Kolkata 700 001
Shri Deepak Pandey MMGI is now Sub Area Manager Bunglow D-1 Chankapur Officers Colony PO Silewara Colliery WCL Dist Nagpur MS
Shri Sunit Kumar Banerjee MMGI is now Manager(Projects) Gugro Geotech Pvt Ltd Plot No51 Sector ndash6 Sanpada Navi Mumbai 400 705
Prof DD Mishra MMGI is now at 4 Arya Bhumi PO Potia Bhubaneshwar 751 031Orissa
News About Members
Shri BP Sinha MMGI is now Controller of Mines Indian Bureau of mines 29 Industrial suburbs II Stage Tumkur Road Gorguntapalayam Yashwantpuram Bangalore 560 022
Prof Arvind Kumar Mishra MMGI is now Associate Professor Department of Mining Engineering Indian School of Mines university Dhanbad 826 004 Jharkahand
Shri AK Jain MMGI is now Dy HCG Co Office of the CGM NEC CIL PO Margherita Dist Tinsukia Assam 786 181
Shri Pallab Kumar Banerjee Life Member of MGMI is now at 1 Atlantic Place Manukau City Auckland ndash 2105 New Zealand
Shri Satyesha Simha MMGI is now Dy GM(Sales) BEML Ltd Marketing HQ
thUnity Buildings 5 Floor JC Road Bangalore 560 002
Shri Sunil Kumar Singh MMGI is now Project Officer Kuju-Pundi Project PO Kuju Colliery Dist Ramgarh Jharkhand ndash 825 316
In a day when you dont come across any problem you can be sure that you are travelling in a wrong path
- Swami Vevekananda
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
24
New Members
As Life Member
1 Shri C V VENKATESWARLU BE (Electrical) M Tech (Mining Machinery) PG ndash DipDy Chief Engineer (EampM) WCL Flat No F-2 Shakti Apartments Plot No 19A Hill Road Gandhi Nagar Nagpur ndash 440010
2 Shri Utpal Kumar Dey B Sc Engg M Tech Ph D (Mining Engineering) Professor B I T Sindri Head Deptt Of Mining Engineer PO Sindri Institute Dist Dhanbad Jharkhand ndash 828123
3 Shri Girijesh Kumar B Sc Geology M Sc Geology Ph D Geology Professor B I T Sindri Head Department of Geology PO Sindri Institute Dist Dhanbad Jharkhand ndash 828123
4 Shri Pramod Kumar Singh M Sc Geology Ph D Geology Lecturer BIT Sindri Department of Geology B I T Sindri Dhanbad Jharkhand
5 Shri Baidya Nath Roy B Sc Engg M Sc Engg (Metallurgical) Lecturer BIT Sindri Metallurgical Engineering Deptt PO Sindri Institute Dist Dhanbad Jharkhand ndash 828123
6 Shri Abhai Pratap Singh B Sc(Mining) Chief General Manager (Production)D-2F-2 Govinda Gourkhede Compl Seminary Hills Nagpur ndash 440006
7 Shri Ranendra Chouksey B E (Mining) Superintendent of Mines WCL C-43 Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440001
8 Shri Om Prakash Verma B Sc Superintendent (Survey) 4 M B Town Bandhunagar Jhingabai Takli Koradi Road Nagpur ndash 440030
9 Shri Mahendra Kumar Gupta Dip in Mech Engg AMIE Dy Chief Engineer (Excv) WCL A-206 Triveni Apartments KT Nagar Katol Road Nagpur ndash 440013
10 Shri Akhilesh Pandey Diploma (Mining) Chief Mining Engineer (Prod) WCL CME
th(OC) 5 floor Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur -440001
11 Shri Kaushal Kishore Sharan B Sc (Hons) Mining Engineer Director Technical (Retd) WCL 301A Sri Manohar Apartment Clark Town Nagpur ndash 440004
12 Shri Mahendra Kumar Gupta Dip in Mech Engg AMIE Dy Chief Engineer (Excv) WCL A-206 Triveni Apartments KT Nagar Katol Road Nagpur ndash 440013
13 Shri Ashok Kumar Singh B Sc (Part ndash I) Superintendent (Survey) WCL Duplex No 54 M B Town Koradi Road Zinga Bai Takli Nagpur ndash 440030
14 Shri Amitabh Singh Engg amp Management Dy CME WCLQr No D5 Rescue Station Colony Indora Complex WCL Near Power Grid PO Uppalwadi Nagpur ndash 440026 (MS)
15 Shri Basant Agnihotri B E (Mech) SE (Excavation) WCL B- 202 Radha Palace Dhantoli Abyankar Road Nagpur ndash 440012 (MS)
16 Shri Sushanta Banerjee L Mining EnggMBA Chief Mining Engineer WCL Production Department WCL (Hq) Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440001
17 Shri Achuth Vinay Anand Diploma in Mining amp Mine Surveying Partner Director Technical Explotechnique
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25
st th1643 1 Floor Shanthala Plaza 14 thCross 8 Main Malleshwaram Bangalore
ndash 560003
18 Shri Ranjan Kumar Sinha B Tech (H) Mining Controller of Mines Indian Bureau of Mines CPWD Qr No 33 Type ndash V Seminary Hills Nagpur ndash 440006
19 Shri Ranjan Sahai B Tech (H) Mining Chief Controller of Mines Indian Bureau of Mines Type ndashV Flat ndash 6 CPWD Colony Seminary Hills Nagpur ndash 440006
20 Shri Tirth Nath Jha B Tech (Mining) PGDISM M Tech (Ind amp Engg Mgmt) General Manager WCL WCL Kanhan Area PO Dungaria- 480553 Dist Chhindwara (MP)
21 Shri GEDI Vijaybhaskar Reddy Dip in Mining Superintendent of Mines WCL 48 Swamy Colony Phase ndash 8 Near Aakar Nagar PO Gittikadan Nagpur ndash 13
22 Shri V K Gupta B Tech (Mining) Chief Mining Engineer WCL D-17 Koyla Vihar Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash (MS)-440001
23 Shri Anjan Chatterjee B Sc (Engineering) MBA Superintending Engineer (Env) WCL Environment
thDeptt 9 Floor Coal Estate Civil LinesNagpur ndash 440001 MS
24 Shri Ajay Kumar Pandey B Tech (Mining) Dy General Manager (Mining) Pandey Muhalla ASGirls School Road Hirapur PO amp Dist Dhanbad -826001
25 Shri Kinnera Raja Sekhar BE(Mining)MBA(Marketing) Superintendent of Mines WCL Flat No 203 Udhav Appartment Opp Powergrid Angulimal NagarPO Uppalwadi Nagpur 400 026 (MS)
26 Shri Sudhakar Rao Sreeram Degree in Mining FCC Superintendent of Mines WCL C-11 Walni colony Th Saoner Dist Nagpur 441 504
27 Shri Haridas Krishna Ghanvat MSc(Env) Superintending Engg(Env) WCL 7172 Ujwal Nilayam B-302 Khamla Road Malviya Nagar Khamla Nagpur 440 025 MS
28 Shri Balakishan Chandora BE(Mining) Chief Mining Engineer WCL D-114 Koyla Vihar Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur 442 001
29 Shri Asok Chandra Ray BE(Civil) Grad ndash IE PGDBM(Fin) OSD(ENV)WCL F-201 Ashirwad Apartment Mankapur Behind Safeway Motors Lumbini Nagar Nagpur 440 030
30 Shri Kaushik Chakraborty BTech(Min) MTech(Mine Planning)Dy Chief Mining Engineer WCL Flat ndash 102 Naniks Ashtavinayak Prerna Opp Power Grid Colony Nari Ring Road PO Uppalwadi Nagpur 440 026
31 Shri KS Narayana Dip in Mining Engineer Chief Mining Engineer WCL D-210 Koyala Vihar Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur 440 001
32 Shri Anupam Nandi BTech(Min) Dy Controller of Mines amp Officer in charge Indian Bureau of Mines 318B Road No 3 Ashok Nagar Ranchi 834 002 Jharkhand
33 Shri Debasis Biswas BE(Mining) Chief Mining EngineerWCL Flat No 607 Building A-1 Forest Deptt Co-operative Housing Society Seminary Hills Nagpur
34 Shri Subhash Ramkrishna Bhandare BE(Hons)(Mining) Supdt Of Mines WCL A-9S-4 Govinda Gourkhede
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26
Complex Seminary Hills Hajaripahad Road Nagpur 440 006
35 Shri Satish R Gabale BE(Mining) Supdt of Mines WCL Flat No B101 Ganesh Gavri Apptt Near Sawarkar Square Nagpur -400 015
36 Shri Dipankar Mukherjee BE(Mining) supdt of Mines WCL Plot-28 Friends Colony PO Katol Road Nagpur 440 013
37 Shri Pradeep Deshmukh BE(Mining) Supdt of Mines WCL 16 Shamane Layout Near Gajanan Temple Trimurti Nagar Nagpur 440 022
38 Shri Partha Pratim Adhikary Btech(Hons)(Mining Engg) WCLD-8 Indora Housing Complex WCL Colony(Near Power Grid) Nagpur(MS)
39 Shri Somyajit Mukherjee MTech(Appl Geol) PhD(Geol) Sr Lecturer IIT Bombay Deptt Earth Sciences IIT Bombay Powai Mumbai 400 076 MS
As Member
1 Shri Satyendra Parasanath Pandey Dip in Mining IInd class Certi FCC Dy Chief Mining Engineer WCL D19 WCL Rescue Colony Kalpana Nagar PO Uppalwadi Nagpur ndash 440026
2 Shri Prashant Kumar Singh B E Mining Superintendent of Mines WCL 36 M B Town PO Zingabai Takli Koradi Road Nagpur ndash 440030
3 Shri Vivek Kumar Sharma M Tech (Applied Geology) Dy Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC
thLtd4 floor Khanij Bhawan 10-3-311A Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad
4 Shri Subrata Chatterjee B E (Mech) MBA Business Development Manager 4 Dr Satyananda Roy Road Kolkata ndash 700029
5 Md Nasim Ansari M Tech (Applied Geology) Dy Manager (Geology) Laxmivasi Tower Flat No 205 Attapur Tejaswari NagarHyderbad
6 Shri Rajesh Kumar Sharma M Sc (Earth Science) B Sc (Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad - 500 028
7 Dr Nilay Sharma Ph D Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad - 500 028
8 Shri Amit Kumar Saw M Sc Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad - 500 173(AP)
9 Shri Sanjay Kumar Choudhary M Sc (Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad - 500 028
10 Shri Chandra Bhushan Verma M Tech (Applied Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC
thLtd4 floor10-3-31 Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad - 500 173
11 Shri Buddha Priya Mahudwale B E st(Mining) PG Dip 1 Class Certificate
holder Manager (Mining) Resource thPlanning deptt 4 Floor NMDC Ltd
Khanij Bhavan Masab Tank 10-3-311A Hyderbad ndash 500173
12 Shri Basant Rath M Sc (Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) NMDC R amp D Centre Habsiguda Uppal Road Hyderabad
13 Shri Jaykumar Jagdish Singh Dip Mining Graduate DMM Asstt Survey Officer WCL Production Department WCL (Hq) Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440001
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27
14 Shri Parag Madhukarrao Tadlimbekar BSc MSc (Geo) B Ed Sr Technical Assistant (Geology) Indian Bureau of Mines Technical Secretary Section IBM
ndIndira Bhawan 2 floor D-Block Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440102 MS
15 Shri NK Dhawan BSc(H)(Mining Engg) General Manager NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad 500 173
16 Dr DN Subramanyam MScPhD Asstt Manager(Geo) NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad 500 173
As Donor Member
1 Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research Barwa Road Dhanbad ndash 826015
Jharkhand
HEALTH TITBIT
Going on fruits as snacks
Fruits have skins and are actually like naturersquos ready-packed snacks The juice and the flavour is all held in tightly until you are ready and with most fruits after washing even the skin can be eaten A red apple has different health giving qualities from a green apple too There are many salad combinations which are worth trying Iceberg lettuce and a tomato is better than nothing but try to use the deeper green or red lettuce dark-green water-cress two or three grated brussel sprouts or some finely cut spring cabbage Dark-green leaves should form the basis then build with a selection of other colours carrots peppers radishes and others It can be differently beautiful every time but big
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
28
News Update
1 Arrow works with ONGC on CBM
Arrow Energy has signed an agreement with Indian Govt-owned ONGC Limited to cooperate in Coal Bed Methane (CBM) exploration and development The focus of the memorandum of Understanding is potential cooperation on existing ONGC blocks from previous CBM licence rounds in India together with possible cooperation in certain Australian acreage The companies are now formulating specific commercial agreement on defined CBM assets
(Source Asia Miner)
2 Thriveni ventures overseas for coal
After years of involvement with the Indian mining industry Thriveni Earthmovers expects to begin exporting coal this year from its coal project at Jumbi in Indonesia The company obtained the Jumbi project in 2008 as its first overseas coal venture and has been ramping up towards commercial production this year The primary aim of the project is to be reliable source of coal to overseas companies who rely on coal as the critical material for their operations Thriveni provides low cost turnkey mining solution that facilitates development on a major scale
(Source Asia Miner)
3 ECL to raise underground coal production output to 12 mt
Eastern Coalfields Ltd proposes to enhance its underground coal production from 85 million tonne (mt) to 12 mt in the next two years through infusion of mass production technologies Accordingly the company recently awarded two contracts worth Rs 100 crore to Joy Engineering of UK for supply of
continuous mining equipment and operation and maintenance of the same on riskgain basis The tenders for more continuous miners and long-wall mining equipments worth Rs 350 crore approximately will be invited soon
(Source Infrastructure Today July 2009)
4 Indias first coal gasification project to take off
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) is getting ready to start the gas production at Indias first Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) project on pilot basis This project is to be carried out at Vastan lignite block near Surat in Gujarat It is estimated that the field will produce about 55 lakh cu m of synthetic gas per day by 2010 end After this project is successful ONGC aims to begin with the commercial production by producing about 2 billion cu m of the synthetic gas per annum from this field by 2013-14 This will require an investment of about Rs1000-2000 crore and the field has enough reserves to last for about 30-40 years Along with the Vastan block ONGC is also plans to set up a UCG project at Bhavnagar in Gujarat and Rajasthan
(Source Infrastructure Today Sept09)
5 Bhutan Minerals Exploration
August 2009 - Oil in the Bangtar area under Samdrupjongkhar dzongkhag copper gold and silver in the black mountain area of central Bhutan and tungsten in Sarpang are the potential minerals an American businessman J Matthew Fifield has offered to prospect for and if found viable then extract them He has also proposed that he be given mineral exploration rights for the whole of Bhutan after which he would get a group of American investors to invest in Bhutans mining sector in
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
29
a big way J Matthew Fifield is a managing director in an international mining company Clien and also sits on the boards of other international energy companies The department of geology and mines (DGM) under the ministry of economic affairs and Druk holdings investment (DHI) have so far expressed interest in the proposal and are in the process of studying it ldquoJ Matthew Fifield approached us through DHI around five months ago saying that he was interested in the mineral exploration and extraction and so we provided him with all past mineral exploration reports and geological data on Bhutanrdquo said DGMs chief geologist and acting director general
(Source geologycom)
6 India - Vedanta Acquires Goa Assets
SESA GOA Limited a majority-owned subsidiary of Vedanta Resources has purchased the Goa iron ore assets of the Dempo Group for Rs 1750 crores (US$368 million) The assets include mining leases rights and related infrastructure in Goa Funding the transaction out of its existing cash resources Sesa acquired VS Dempo and Co which holds 100 of Dempo Mining Corporation and 50 of Goa Maritime VS Dempo owns or has the rights to mineable reserves and resources estimated at 70 million tonnes of iron ore in Goa Its Goa mining assets also includes processing plants barges jetties trans-shippers and loading capacities at Mormugoa port It produced 394 million tonnes of iron ore and sold 436 million tonnes in the year ended March 31 2009 and is one of the largest exporters of iron ore from Goa Vedantas chairman Anil Agarwal says ldquoWe are highly delighted with this opportunity to consolidate our iron ore business The integration of Sesa and VS Dempos operations will achieve great synergyrdquo
(Source Asia Miner Aug09)
7 Mercury Pollution
Coal-fired power plants emit trace amounts of mercury Some of this airborne mercury ends up in lakes and rivers ndash and accumulates there long term Fish at the top of the food chain can accumulate damaging amounts of mercury because they eat smaller fish who have eaten smaller fish and the amount of mercury in their bodies can build up to toxic levels over time Mercury also makes its way into every aquatic ecosystem through the hydrologic cycle USGS published a study that examined mercury in top-predator fish bed sediment and water from streams across the United States There were many mercury mines in Oregon in the early 1900s The miners dug up the ore heated it and then cooled the vapors to condense the liquid mercury Now a century later some sites in the Ochoco National Forest and on private lands remain contaminated from these activities
(Source geologycom)
8 Northern Indias Water Supply Depletion by Human Activity
A satellite monitoring detecting areas of ground water depletion observed that much of northern India is dependent upon a reliable supply of groundwater for public use and irrigation In this study groundwater levels were monitored by processing gravity data collected by a NASA satellite over a six-year period Maps of the data revealed significant groundwater level declines in the northern Indian states of Rajasthan Punjab and Haryana In these areas rapid population growth economic development and groundwater-based irrigation are placing increasing demands on water supplies The accelerating rate of water use is unsustainable and could lead to a collapse in the agricultural system
(Source Publication from an August 2009 press release by NASA geologycom)
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30
9 Muscular swimmer was one of last dinosaurs
Recently discovered duck-billed hadrosaur thrived on many continents One of the last non-avian dinosaurs on Earth was a muscular swimming duck-bi l led species that paleontologists recently discovered in Spain according to a new study that has been accepted for publication in the journal Comptes Rendus Palevol Co-author Jose Ignacio Canudo told Discovery News that the hadrosaur Arenysaurus ardevoli meaning sand dinosaur lived just a few thousand years before the KT boundary This was the event 655 million years ago that wiped out all of the worlds dinosaurs save for a group of carnivorous dinosaurs that evolved into birds
(Source geologycom News)
10 Coal mine owners need 26 in venture
June 27 2009 Steel cement or power companies that sit on captive coal mines will have to own a minimum 26 percent equity in their mining ventures according to the new guidelines approved by the government for mining of coal from captive blocks The government currently allows 100 percent foreign direct investment (FDI) in exploration or mining of coal and lignite for captive consumption of iron steel and cement producers While this policy would remain unchanged the captive block owners will have to maintain beneficial ownership in their mining operations According to the proposed changes the approved end user company (engaged in making cement steel or power) will have to maintain at least a 26 percent equity ownership in an associated coal company subsidiary) formed for supplying coal on an exclusive basis to it The captive coal block owner will have to maintain 51 percent equity in the subsidiary coal company in case the mining company does not have an exclusive coal supply arrangement with the
parent In case a coal block is jointly owned equity participation in the joint venture company shall be made directly by owners and not through their subsidiary The proposed regulations have specified that in case the company to whom the captive block has been awarded is also a holding company it would have to maintain at least 51 percent equity in its subsidiary company engaged in approved end uses (making cement steel or power) It would however need to have just 26 percent equity in the second subsidiary company engaged in coal mining provided the entire output is supplied exclusively to the holding company Independent coal and lignite mining companies could also be allocated captive blocks on the condition that they enter into firm supply contracts for coal at the application stage itself according to the proposed guidelines Such companies would not be allowed to enter into fresh agreements with new end-use companies subsequent to award of the coal block
(Source The Economic Times)
11 Private investment in coal sector
June 17 2009 The coal sector is set to open to private investment
We are not averse to open commercial coal mining to private sector players However a decision will be taken after building consensus over the reform proposal said minister of state for coal (independent charge) Sriprakash Jaiswal At present the government has monopoly over coal mining through state-run companies such as Coal India Ltd
(Source The Economic Times)
12 India Seeks to Invest in Australian Coal
SYDNEY -- Indias coal minister and the chairman of the countrys biggest coal miner said Thursday that India is considering
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
31
securing coal properties in Australia to plug projected gaps in the nations supply of coal The comments indicate that the current wave of foreign investment in Australias natural resources wont be limited to China Australia is known to be a country with high quality thermal coal and metallurgical coal properties India Minister of State for Coal Sriprakash Jaiswal told reporters India considers Australia as an important destination to look for coal properties he said As one of the worlds fastest growing economies India currently has to import coal because it doesnt produce enough to meet increasing demand Australias massive coal resource has become the subject of a flurry of international deal activity with Chinas Yanzhou Coal Mining Co Ltd having already
launched a A$354 billion takeover offer for Australian coal miner Felix Resources Ltd Taking equity stakes in existing companies and in return having a coal supply agreement for a certain quantity of coal could be one format Mr Bhattacharya said The other format could be joining in mining so the expansion programs of the existing companies or taking absolutely greenfield properties and going ahead on doing mining Mr Bhattacharya said the company which is also investigating investment opportunities in the US Indonesia and South Africa could easily pay $1 billion to $15 billion on investments and would consider spending more
(SourceWall Street JournalSeptember 032009)
HEALTH TITBIT
Hot tea hot coffee increases risk of cancer
Tea has been touted for its potential health benefits for millennia but new research shows if you drink it too hot you may end up increasing your risk for esophageal cancer
A new study published in the British Medical Journal has revealed that drinking steaming hot tea is actually linked with an eight-fold increased risk of cancer of the food tube or the oesophagus According to lead researcher Reza Malekzadeh of the Tehran University of Medical Sciences in Iran ldquoInforming the population about the hazards of drinking hot tea may be helpful in reducing the incidence of oesophageal cancerrdquo To be specific people who drank their tea less than two minutes after it was it four or more minutes after pouring
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
33
NOVEMBER 2009
10-13 NINTH INTERNATIONAL MINE VENTILATION CONGRESS at New Delhi India Hotel Crown Plaza Contact Department of Mining Engineering Indian School of Mines University Dhanbad ndash 826 004 Prof D C Panigrahi Convenor amp head Deptt email-
th15 November Sunday International Symposium ldquoEmerging Challenges for Metals and Materials Engineering amp Technologyrdquo and Metals Minerals Manufacturing Exp 2009 Organized by Indian Institute of Metals in association with TMS amp ASM International USA Contact TAFCON C-60 Nizamuddin East New Delhi ndash 110 013 India Ph- 91 ndash 11 ndash 46198000 24352141 Email ndash
Pankaj 09810038063
th16-19 November 2009 MPES 2009 ndash 18 International Symposium on Mine Planning amp Equipment Selections at Banff Alberta Canada For further details Contact Dr Raj K Singhal PO Box 68002 Crow Foot Postal Outlet 28 Crowfoot Terrdce NW Calgery Alberta T3G 1YO Canada Fax ndash 403-241 ndash 9460 email ndash singhal shawca website httpwwwmpes-cami-swempcom
10 - 13 November 2009 the 34th Indonesian Geophysicist Conferences at Jogjakarta Indonesia Conferences on Earth Sciences held by Indonesian Geophysicist Association 2009 Organized by Indonesian Geophysicists A s s o c i a t i o n ( H A G I ) Deadline for abstractsproposals 15 July 2009 W e b s i t e
dc_panigrahiyahoocoinwww9thimvcorg
metallurgytafconcom wwwmetals2009in
h t t p p i t 3 4 h a g i w e b i d
Upcoming Events
C o n t a c t n a m e W i w i t S u r y a n t o Check the for latest details
17 - 18 November 2009 Mining the Isa Mount Isa Queensland Australia Mining the Isa 2009 will not only features presentations from all the key established mining companies in the Mount Isa region but also unique sessions dealing with the other essential aspects essential for successful operation in the area Organized by IIR Conferences Deadline for abstractsproposals Not available Website lt gt Contact name James Stackhouse
Check the for latest details
DECEMBER 2009
4-6 Twenty-first National Convention of Mining Engineers on Technological Advancement in Mining Industry Udaipur Contact The Honorary Secretary IEI Udaipur Local Centre 128 Hiran Magri Sector 11 Opp Central Excise Udaipur 313002 P h 0 2 9 4 - 2 5 8 3 7 0 2 e - m a i l ndash
W e b
10-13 2009 Twenty fourth Indian Engineering Congress at Mangalore Theme ldquoNat ional Growth and Secur i ty ndash Technological Challengesrdquo organised by The Institute of Engineers (India) Mangalore Local
thCenter Contact The organizing Secretary 24 Indian Engineering Congress The Institute of Engineers (India) Mangalore Center NITK Surathkal Mangalore 575 025 Karnatak Ph (0824) 247400 Extn 3759 (O) e-mail lt gt
event website
httpwwwiircomauisa
event website
i n s t i _ o f _ e n g y a h o o c o i nwwwieiudrorg
i e i c o n g r e s s n i t k a c i nltieicongressnitkgmailcomgt
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26-27 All India Seminar on ldquoSatellite Communication and Remote Sensing Technologies for Social Developmentrdquo at Jaipur Contact The Honorary Secretary IEI Rajasthan State Centre Gandhi Nagar Tonk road Jaipur ndash 302 015 Ph ndash (0141) 27063272700413 e-mail ndash
JANUARY 2010
11 - 13 January 2010 CERIE2010 Sylhet Bangladesh Organized by Shahjalal University of Science amp Technology Deadline for bstractsproposals 15 September 2009 W e b s i t e lt gtContact name Dr Mohammad Iqbal
Check the for latest details
FEBRUARY 2010
th4-7 6 International Dyke Conference Contact Prof Rajesh K Srivastava Deptt of Geology BHU IT Varanasi 221 005
4 - 5 February 2010 Conference on ldquoProcessing of Industrial Minerals 2010rdquo at Istanbul Turkey Website
Contact name Dr Barry WillsAlthough there are many
rscieirscorgwwwieirscorg
httpwwwsust edu~cerie2010
event website
httpwwwmin-ngcompim10indexhtml
operations worldwide treating a wide range of industrial minerals processing problems are often similar The aim of this conference is therefore to bring together operators and scientists below one roof Organized by MEI
MARCH 2010
March 9 2010 8th Annual Investing in African Mining Seminar in Toronto In addition to our seminar we offer mining c o m p a n i e s s e r v i c e p r o v i d e r s a n d governments shared booth space at the PDAC trade show and participation in the Canada-South Africa Chamber of Business 11th A n n u a l M i n i n g B r e a k f a s tDownload the
for details
AUGUST 2012
2 - 10 August 2012 34th International Geological Congress a t Brisbane Q u e e n s l a n d A u s t r a l i a W e b s i t e
Contact name Liz Cuffe Under the theme ldquoUnearthing our Past and Futurerdquo the IGC will showcase the Oceania regions geoscience strengths innovations and natural wonders through an exciting range of pre and post Congress field trips Organized by Australian Geoscience Council
Toronto 2010 Participation Packages Brochure
httpwww34igcorg
1 Three sentences for getting success ndash a Know more than othersb Work more than othersc Expect less than others
- William Shakespeare
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
22
Contined from Last issue mdash
POSSIBLE MARKETS FOR INDIAN ORES
Japan is the most obvious market for Indiarsquos high-grade hematites but if this outlet is to be developed India will require some freight advantage in order to compete with the ore from Johore which is almost as good as the best-grade Indian ore It is conveniently situated for export and is considerably nearer to Japan than is India The Borneo and Philippine ores are also favourably situated for the Japanese market but they would require nodulising before export and even then would be of lower iron content than Indian ores and also more aluminous
As regards exporting ore from India to Europe if high-class coking coals are later on imported from the United Kingdom to assist in smelting Indiarsquos ore the return freight might well be partly made up of Indian iron-ore but it is more likely to be Indian pig-iron (which is probably the cheapest pig in the world) or Indian s tee l In a recent personal communication Mr C P Perin wrote
lsquoFrom my general knowledge of the worldrsquos iron-ore resources I feel very strongly that in years to come the exports of steel from India will be as important as he present exports of jutersquo
It seems to me doubtful if we shall import much high-grade coal or coke from Europe for use in smelting iron-ore for a very long time to come The Indian ores are very high in iron and often contain about as much alumina as silica The high ash of the Indian coke provides a good deal of the slag of the blast-furnace and tends to raise the silicaalumina ratio of the slag If the slag volume were to be reduced
75 years Ago
much below the present practice by the introduction of low-ash coke which might not improvendashor might even worsenndashthe silicaalumina ratio of the slag it would not be possible to hold the sulphur in the slag There would be no sense in cutting the ash of the coke down if we had to add silica-rock to the furnace charge in order to obtain a suitable slag volume and analysis On that account apart from the question of cost it seems very doubtful if European high-grade coal or coke can be imported for use in Indian blast-furnaces in the near future
On reviewing the whole of the evidence I find no grounds for believing that any large export trade in Indian iron-ore is likely to develop in he next decade or so The two main possible marketsndashJapan and Western Europendashcan obtain sufficient supplies of high-grade ore for their needs from sources considerably nearer than India To some this may seem a pessimistic conclusion others may have a sentimental feeling that it is better to reserve Indiarsquos iron-ores for smelting in Indiarsquos own furnaces I have tried to come to an unprejudiced conclusion drawn from the available evidence I feel that I have assembled rather a mountain of facts and statistics for the production of a lamentably small mouse of a conclusion It would have been much more spectacular if I could have prophesied argosies carrying Indiarsquos ore to European or Japanese ports within five or six yearsrsquo time but this seems to me not possible Twenty or thirty years hence there may be a different tale to tell but by that time it is not likely that any-one will be turning back to old presidential addresses in order to find out what Mr President said in 1934
Presidential Address by Mr F G Percival PhD (London) B Sc (London) FGS
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
8
M G M I as per the tradition organized a workshop preceding AGM of the Institute on
th15 September 2009 at Park Hotel Kolkata The topic was quite contemporary entitled Indian Mining Sectors Policies and Constraints
Objective of this workshop was to bring together those who are instrumental in framing the policies and guidelines and those who follow these for exploration and exploitation of mineral including coal oil and gas It was also aimed to have interaction of learned delegates and invitees with the speakers so as to bring out highlights and lacuna of the policies and guidelines and to make them more industry friendly
The workshop was very well attended (about 100 delegates) Speakers were eminent personalities holding offices of distinction and directly concerned with the topic of the workshop
The workshop was inaugurated by Dr A K Sarkar Director (Marketing) Coal India Ltd The technical session was presided over by Sri R P Ritolia Immediate Past President and former CMD- CCL
Altogether five papers were presented which are as follows
1 National Mineral Policies and Role of G S I By Dr Balaram Chattopadhaya D D G G S I
2 Modern Coalmining Policies for enhanced proving of coal resources By Shri Ashok Kumar Singh CMD CMPDIL
3 Captive Coal Mining Policies and Constraints By Shri D N Prasad
Director ( Tech ) Ministry of Coal Government of India
4 National Mineral Policy 2008 and the Environmental Concerns for an Expanding Mining Sector By Prof S P Banerjee Former Director ndashin - Charge Indian School of Mines Dhanbad
5 Reclamation of Mined out areas In Opencast success story in Mega Projects of South Eastern Coalfield Ltd By Shri M P Dikshit CMD SECL and Shri S C Shankar SE SECL
The first paper dwelt upon various policies that the Government of India is going to adopt to gear up and making the mining sector dynamic It was pointed out during discussion that there are many more things are desirable for quick disposal of PL ML availability of maps reports etc All these matters are being seriously examined at Governmental Levels
The second paper described various methodologies and techniques to improve exploration approach for enhanced proving of coal resources These methodologies have been spelt out by the Ministry of Coal in consultation with CMPDIL Various investors who have been allotted blocks must follow these methodologies for authenticated and better results
The third paper outlined various guidelines for accomplishing the exploration of captive coal blocks for early exploitation of the resources It is admitted that there are constraints which are likely to retard the progress that is desirable The role of State and Central Government for clearing various applications need to be more realistic and less time consuming Coal Evaluation improved
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON ldquoINDIAN MINING SECTORS POLICIES AND CONSTRAINTSrdquo
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
9
co-ordination with nodal officers of state level land acquisition environmental and forestry clearance etc are certain areas of concern
The fourth paper outlined various stipulations for environmental safeguard in the mining sectors by the Government based on recommendation of committees formed The paper pointed out necessity of streamlining forestry clearance and highlighted much improved environment management practices in the mining sectors Prof Banerjee also praised role of National Mineral Policy 2008 for its positive approach to boost mining sectors
The fifth paper was on reclamation of mined out areas and described how best reclamation can be implemented with proper approach and plan The speakers cited some examples of reclamation done successfully in the jurisdiction of SECL
Each presentation was followed by interaction with the delegates which made the workshop purposeful and interesting
A K Moitra(Convenor)
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
NB Send your e-mails on ldquoTalk Backrdquo to the Editor Please include your full name address amp telephone no not necessarily for Publication MGMI News Letter reserve the right to edit the letters for publication and reproduce then (in whole or past) in any of its print
more than seven and half years are needed for the same in India ie more than five times but let us not forget that we have to face problems of a large population which is more than five times of that of Australia but that just not justify us to spend more than three years to approve a project MGMI should move the appropriate authorities to ensure early approval or rejection of any mineral based project and
if required we may offer our expertise for making early decision
Thanking you with warm regards
Yours very sincerely
Dr Samir Dasgupta Life Member No 522-LM (1948-49)
( From the Editor The members may like to respond to the point raised by Dr Samir Dasgupta)
(Continued from Page No 7)
Talk Back
10
ndThe 52 Holland Memorial Lecture was held thon 15 September 2009 at the Park Hotel The
memorial lecture was given by Shri S J Sibal
Director General Mines Safety Dhanbad The
subject of his lecture was on ldquoChallenges of
Miens Safety ndash a Perspective for Change
Managementrdquo
In introduction he mentioned that safety at
work is still a serious problem and we are still
paying heavily for accidents both in terms of
human suffering and economic waste Hence
the endeavor to bring down the hazards by all
available means to an acceptable level must
continue to reduce the sufferings and agony of
human beings
In the lecture he also spoke on History of
human civilization and mine safety ndash the past
Absorption of safety laws into work practices
the Present Growth of mining activities and
technological advancements ndash the Future
Opencast Coal Mining UG Coal Mining
Mining Accidents Reasons why the
implementation of the procedure is not
sustained He has also mentioned some
ndHighlights of 52 Holland Memorial Lecture
probable answers ndash may be these procedures
are not adequate safe and built into the
mechanism of mineral production
lRequirement of additional resources for compliance of safety laws
lSafety motivation lAcceptance of non-compliance etc
Why we loose sight of human face of accident
he added He also put forwarded a question
that the concept of self regulation ndash is it the
solution
He has given some of his thoughts
observations suggestions etc and in
conclusion he said making change has always
been fascinating and exciting though it is a
tough and delicate activity for any
organization However Managing Change is
now not a matter of choice it becomes an
essential activity given the emerging future
challenges in the mining sector
The Lecture was attended by a sizeable
number of members and guests
If you win you need not explain hellip But if you lose you should not be there to explain
ndash Adolph Hitler
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
32
ldquoWHAT lies before us and what lies behind us is nothing compared to what lies within usrdquo Truly these jolting words of Emerson gives us the flashback of what Socrates promulgated centuries ago ldquoknow thyselfrdquo
The problem with us today is that we know very less of ourselves and thus we indulge in emulating and imitating others If one is not clear as to what exactly one wants he will start wanting what others want resulting in a ldquorat racerdquo And the repercussion of rat race is that even if you win the race you still remain a rat The multiplicity of platforms and the craze to be popular in next to no time is the trend which is the portent of a weak future generation This hurry burry will make the future dreams shattered we will have no leaders to dream in the days to come but there will remain a good chunk of puppets in few domineering hands Too many people are dreaming of some magical rose garden on the horizon rather than enjoying the one growing in their backyards Lets discover the untapped potential within us and stop following the crowd and give a second thought to our endeavours Life doesnt always give us what we ask for but it always gives us what we need Aldous Huxley always reminds me of the golden exhortation ie there is only one corner of the world you can be certain of improving and that is your own self
Yes nothing can defeat us unless we defeat ourselves Even Shakespeare in Julius Caesar points ldquoThe fault dear Brutus is not in our
SHORT ARTICLE
By VIVIAN WILSON LOBO
stars but in ourselves that we are underlingsrdquo Therefore our main task in life is to give birth to ourselves to become what we potentially are Opportunities are everywhere waiting to be discovered we have to only seek it as the saying goes a wise man makes more opportunities than he finds The journey of a thousand miles begins with just one step and that step lies within us as we often quote success is a marathon not a sprint never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat
Success cannot be granted it must be earned and for earning it we will have catwalks than cakewalks Therefore what is required today is serenity and patience to rivet ones attention on success Panic and anxiety will only bring failures along Perseverance is not a long race it is many short races one after another Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm Peace is the key with which we can focus aim and win As we sail through life let us not avoid storms and rough waters just let them pass and sail on Because a successful person is like being a goalkeeper no matter how many goals you save people will remember only the ones you missed Act as if failure is impossible Lets not be the slaves of our bitter past Lets not be the slaves of our bitter past Lets be the masters of our future Carl Jung writes ldquoYour vision will become clear only when you can look into your heart
(Reprint from a publication in Hitawada dated June 10 2009)
Peace be with you
Believing everybody is dangerous believing nobody is very dangerous ndash Abraham Lincoln
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tonne of mineable proved reserves of coal It is feared that India is likely to run out of coal by 2040-41 if the demand continues to grow at the current rate The only way out is to accelerate exploration to bring major portion of the inferred and indicated quantum of the gross coal reserve of 26221 billion tonne (as on 1 April 2009) under the arena of proved reserve as early as possible It is not possible for the existing agencies eg GSI CMPDIL and MECL to do the entire job The private sector agencies must be
encouraged to join hands with the Govt agencies for the purpose This will enhance the confidence level of the block holders to come into action
One can dream to have something but one has to be gung-ho (aggressive) over it to achieve
The Editorial Committee wishes a hearty Dewali Greetings to all the readers
BCBhattacharyaHony Editor
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Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
21
Kolkata Branch
th ndThe 6 Annual General Meeting of the Kolkata Branch held on 22 September 2009 elected the Executive Committee of the Branch of MGMI with the following personnel as office bearers to look after functioning of the branch
1 Chairman Dr Anupendu Gupta
2 Vice Chairman Dr Ajoy Kr Moitra
3 Hony Secretary Shri Surya Kumar Gangopadhyay
4 Hony Jt Secretary S A Sufian
5 Treasurer Dr Shyamal Chakraborti
6 Members SShri R N Datta and R K Datta
The newly elected Executive body of MGMI Kolkata Branch co-opted SShri L K Bose and J P Dasgupta as Advisors
Branch Activities
HEALTH TITBIT
Music and Mice (and humans too)
An experiment was carried out recently using mice and music One group was given ldquoclassical musicrdquo to listen to They ate well and became sleek and fat The other control group had ldquohard rock musicrdquo piped into their cage The experiment did not last long as they began o fight and eventually most of them were dead They had killed or severely injured each other The choice of music could affect humans too
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
15
th6 Council Meetingth thThe 837 meeting of the Council (6 meeting of
rdthe 103 Session) of the Institute held at MGMI Building GN-384 Sector ndash V Salt Lake
thKolkata ndash 700 091 on Saturday the 18 July 2009 at 330 pm with Shri N C Jha President in the Chair The meeting was attended by Prof Ajoy Kr Ghose Prof S P Banerjee Shri R P Ritolia Shri R K Saha Shri B C Bhattacharya Shri M K Bhattacharya Shri L K Bose Shri Bhaskar Chakraborti Shri Asitabha Datta Shri J P Dasgupta Shri J P Goenka Shri Phalguni Guha Shri K K Mishra Dr A K Moitra Prof S K Mukhopadhyay Shri Prasanta Roy and Dr Debsish Sarkar
Leave of absence was granted to those who could not attend the meeting
The President then extended welcome to Prof A K Ghose Prof S P Banerjee Shri R P Ritolia Past Presidents Shri R K Saha Vice President and all other members of the Council President thereafter took up the agenda item
10 The minutes were circulated to all Council Members No written comment was received However the minutes were confirmed with the following modifications
Item No 8362 (v) The Council principally agreed and approved the recommendation of the Finance Committee about the reimbursement of actual local travelling expenses per month to the following Office Bearers for attending MGMI Office in relation to the Official work if claimed subject to the maximum of
Hony Secretary Rs 2500Hony Jt Secretary Rs1500Hony Treasurer Rs1500-Hony Editor Rs 1500
with effect from May 2009
Head Quarters Activity
Item No 83650 i) Half Day Workshop
It was decided that a half day workshop thwould be held on Tuesday the 15 September
2009 the topic being ldquoIndian Mining Sectors Policies and Constraintsrdquo Invited lectures will be delivered by 4 distinguished speakers on the subject for discussion Dr A K Moitra was unanimously chosen as Convenor of the Seminar while Shri Prasanta Roy as Co-convenor
Resolution 83610th th rdldquothe minutes of the 836 (5 meeting of the 103
rdsession) meeting of the Council held on 23 May 2009 at Kolkata be confirmed with the said modificationrdquo
11 The Council then considered the action taken report on the Minutes of the 836 meeting of the Council held on May 23 2009 at Kolkata and noted the report
Regarding guidelines for monetary rdtransaction expenditure control for 3
AMC as approved by the Council some Off ice Bearers expressed their discomfort Arising out of the situation the Council advised that the Chairman Organis ing Commit tee Hony Treasurer Co-convenor Organising Committee and the Chairman Technical Committee may discuss together and modify the guidelines as per convenience for monetary
rdtransaction for 3 AMC 2010
Item No 83670 To consider and constitute a Board of Scrutinizers to conduct the Election of Council Members for the year 2009-12
As Shri Prasanta Roy resigned from the Board of Scrutinizers to conduct the election of Council Members for the year 2009-2012 Dr A K Moitra was
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
16
unanimously nominated in the Board of scrutinizers in place of Shri Prasanta Roy
20 To consider report recommendations of the Finance Committee
The recommendations of the Finance Committee were placed before the Council The Council discussed on the r e p o r t a n d a p p r o v e d t h e recommendations of the Finance Committee The recommended pay structure for the staff as well as fixation
stof pay will take effect from 1 April 2009 However if there is any further suggestion received from the Council Members on the recommendation the Finance Committee was requested to consider them and review the matter The minutes of the Finance Committee
thdated 27 June 2009 is given in Appendix I
Arising out of the discussion the Council authorized Finance Committee to overview and take controll of the financial matter and advice the Hony Secretary time to time in regard to the financial matter
The Finance Committee was also further requested to prepare a guideline f o r m o n e y t a r y t r a n s a c t i o n expenditure control for MGMI Acs and submit the same to the Council for consideration and implementation
The Hony Secretary was advised to take guidance from Finance Committee regarding financial matter which involved sizeable expenditure and was not of routine nature
The Council was informed that quotations were collected for MGMI News Letter amp Transactions and were studied by the Finance Committee Ms Lalchand Roy amp Co had quotated
the lowest price no decisions had been taken in this regard Order had been placed before it was approved by the Council Hony Editor was not aware about the process and placing of the order However performance of Ms Lalchand Roy amp Co will be accessed for next 3 months and a report will be placed before the Council
In order to streamline the system the Council directed that in future quotations for any work would be obtained in sealed cover and would be open in the presence of the bidders by the Finance Committee members to avoid any irregularity
30 To discuss about the progress of the forthcoming events of the Institute
Half Day National Workshop
The date of half day workshop has been t hchanged to 15 September 2009
th(Tuesday) instead of 12 September 2009 In workshop four distinguished speakers will be invited for giving lectures on the subject on Indian Mining Sectors Policies amp Constraints (IMPC 2009)
Holland Memorial Lecture
The Council was informed that as Shri B Muthuraman MD Tata Steel regretted that it would not be possible for him to deliver the Holland Memorial Lecture due to pre-occupation Shri S J Sibal DGMS Dhanbad has been approached
ndby the President to deliver 52 Holland thMemorial Lecture on 15 September
2009 at Park Hotel
Annual General Meeting
The venue of the AGM National Workshop and Holland Memorial Lecture will be at the Park Hotel
thKolkata on 15 September 2009
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
17
rd40 To discuss about the progress of the 3 Asian Mining Congress ndash 2010
ndThe minutes of the 2 meeting of the Exhibition Organising Committee held
thon 18 July 2009 are given in Appendix II which provided the detailed progress
rdreport of the Exhibition of 3 AMC
Prof S P Banerjee Chairman Organising Committee while briefing the Council about the progress made referred to the last minutes of the
thOrganising Committee held on 27 June 2009 which is given in Appendix III
Prof Banerjee raised the point that the high cost items for the Congress should be identified and arrangement for procurement of these should be undertaken at the earliest In this regard he also suggested that a committee could be constituted The Council authorized him to go ahead with the proposal and if he felt that a committee was required he could constitute the same as per his choice
50 T o c o n s i d e r a p p l i c a t i o n s f o r Membership and membership position of the Institute
The Council approved 38 applications for membership out of which 23 were for Life Members 14 Members and one Donor Member
60 To consider fixation of tariff for Transit House and releasing payment of balance due to the Contractor Ms Popular Decorator
Regarding fixation of Tariff for Transit House the Council referred the matter to the Finance Committee to propose the tariff and other conditions and forward it to the Council for consideration As the Transit House has been made ready by the Contractor Ms Popular Decorator balance due to the contractor
Rs 409000 (Rupees four lakhs nine thousand) only may be released
The Council was informed that the contractor claimed that he had done some extra works on verbal order worth Rs 65000 (Rupees sixty five thousand) The Council discussed this and referred the matter to the Finance Committee to examine and recommend action to be taken by the Council on this issue
70 Any other business with the permission of the chair
I) Mode of despatch of Ballot Papers
The Council advised that all the Ballots should be sent by post to the members under certificate of posting
The meeting ended with vote of thanks to the Chair at 1830 hrs
th7 Council Meetingth thThe 838 meeting of the Council (7 meeting of
rdthe 103 Session) of the Institute held at MGMI Building GN-384 Sector ndash V Salt Lake
thKolkata ndash 700 091 on Saturday the 29 August 2009 at 300 pm with Shri N C Jha President in the Chair The meeting was attended by Prof S P Banerjee Shri R P Ritolia Shri R K Saha Shri V K Arora Shri M K Bhattacharya Shri L K Bose Shri Asitabha Datta Shri J P Dasgupta Shri J P Goenka Shri Phalguni Guha Shri K K Mishra Dr A K Moitra Prof S K Mukhopadhyay Dr Debsish Sarkar Shri Prasanta Roy Shri Bhaskar Chakraborti And Prof S C Ray
Leave of absence was granted to those who could not attend the meeting
The President then extended welcome to Prof S P Banerjee Shri R P Ritolia Past Presidents Shri R K Saha Vice President and all other members of the Council
One minute silence was observed in memory of Late Ashoke Kr Mandal Life Member Shri C P Ambesh Life Member Kamala Kanta
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
18
Srivastava Life Member and Jay Prakash Thakur Life member
President thereafter took up the agenda itemth10 To confirm the minutes of the 837
meeting of the Council held at Kolkata thon July 18 2009
The minutes were circulated to all Council Members So far no Comment was received The Council then resolved that
Resolution 83810th thThe minutes of the 837 (6 meeting of
rdthe 103 session) meeting of the thCouncil held on 18 July 2009 at
Kolkata be confirmed
11 To consider matters arising out of the minutes
The Council then considered the action thtaken report on the Minutes of the 837
thmeeting of the Council held on 18 July 2009 at Kolkata and noted the report
83811To discuss about the progress of the forthcoming events of the Institute
I) Half Day National Workshop (IMPC - 2009)
Dr A K Moitra Convenor IMPC ndash 2009 intimated about the Progress of National Workshop ndash IMPC 2009 and also submitted a statement of Income and Expenditure of IMPC ndash 2009 as on date
ii) Holland Memorial Lecture
The Convenor also informed to the Council that Shri S J Sibal DGMS Dhanbad confirmed of his acceptance to deliver the prestigious Holland
thMemorial Lecture on 15 September 2009 at the Park Hotel Kolkata
rd103 Annual General Meeting
The Honorary Secretary informed that rdthe notice for 103 Annual General
Meeting was circulated to the eligible
members through the Newsletter Vol 35 No 1 April ndash June 2009 The Convenor IMPC 2009 added that arrangements for all the events
thscheduled to be held on 15 September 2009 at the Park Hotel Kolkata have been made in consultation with the Hony Secretary and Hony Jt Secretary
rd20 To review about the progress of the 3 Asian Mining Congress ndash 2010
Prof S P Banerjee was requested by the President to enlight the members of the Council about the progress so far made
rdfor 3 AMC Prof Banerjee briefed the rdCouncil about the progress of the 3
AMC He also mentioned that Ms Sandvic Asia desired to host one of the
rdDinners of 3 AMC They were strequested to host the 1 day Dinner by
the President Possibly they will agree with the proposal It was also ment ioned that IEI has given announcement in August 2009 issue of
rdtheir Newsletter about 3 AMC Both MMR and Coal Insight were also agreed to give publicity through their
rdpublications about 3 AMC President also informed that some discussions have been going on with one of the Event Management Agents who were
rdwilling to assist us for 3 AMC They gave proposal that they will bring delegates as well as new organizations apart from our targeted organizations for participation in the conference exhibition for which they will charge some percentage on their matured activities However details will be made known to the members of the Council after finalization of MOU Shri L K Bose Chairman Technical
rdCommittee of 3 AMC was requested by the President to inform the members about the status of the Technical papers etc Shri Bose informed that around 36
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
19
authors have already sent abstract of their papers and more than 40 experts were invited for contributing Technical papers
The Hony Treasurer placed a statement rdof Income and Expenditure of the 3
AMC as on date which were noted by the members
It was decided that the loan (Rs 600000-) taken from MGMI Fund for
rd3 AMC to meet the initial expenses may be refunded to MGMI Fund at an early date
Shri R K Saha Chairman Exhibition Committee was also requested by the President to let the Council Members know about the progress so far made Shri Saha informed that approximately 900 sq mt spaces have been booked so far and some negotiations were going on Shri Saha also proposed to have one Buyers Salers meet at an early date In t h i s c o n n e c t i o n a c o m m i t t e e comprising of Shri J P Goenka Shri V K Arora and Shri J P Dasgupta has been constituted who will arrange to make all the arrangements of Buyers Salers meet
30 To consider and approve the r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s o f J u d g i n g Committee for various awards and medals
The recommendations of Judging Committee for the year 2008-09 were accepted by the Council However Shri R P Ritolia Past President proposed to constitute a Search Committee for some prestigious Awards to find out suitable personnel to keep the image of the Institute He also suggested to form a Committee for overviewing the existing Systems amp Procedures and suggest for development
T h e f o l l o w i n g m e m b e r s w e r e considered
Shri N C Jha ChairmanProf Ajoy Kr Ghose Past PresidentShri R P Ritolia Past President amp
ConvenorShri V K Arora MemberShri J P Goenka Member Dr A K Moitra MemberProf (Dr) Subir Kr Mukhopadhyaya
Member
The Council is pleased to Award the Branch Activity Award to Ranchi Branch according to the activities done by the Branch during the year 2008-09 During the year 2008-09 both the Kolkata and Ranchi Branches have enrolled same number of new members So the Council is pleased to award the Membership Growth Award to both Kolkata and Ranchi Branches for enrolling highest new members during the year 2008-09
40 To consider and approve the audited accounts for the financial year ended
ston 31 March 2009
As the audited accounts were not ready it was decided to hold a Special Council
thMeeting on 5 September 2009 at 400 pm with the audited accounts for consideration
50 To appoint the Institutes Auditor for stthe financial year ending on 31 March
2010
Messrs B K Sen amp Co Chartered Accountant was re-appointed as the Auditor of the Institution for the year 2009-10 at a remuneration of Rs 3500- only
60 T o c o n s i d e r a p p l i c a t i o n s f o r Membership and membership position of the Institute
The Council approved 17 applications for membership out of which 15 were
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
20
for Life Members and 02 Members
70 To elect the President of the Institute for the year 2009 ndash 2010
The name of Shri N C Jha Director (Technical) CIL and present President was proposed by Shri R K Saha Vice President and was re - elected unanimously as President of the Institute for 2009-10
80 To elect the Honorary Secretary of the Institute for the year 2009 ndash 2011
The name of Dr Debasish Sarkar General Manager NEC CIL was proposed by Shri R P Ritolia Past President and was elected unanimously as Honorary Secretary of the Institute for 2009-2011
The Council expressed their sincere thanks to Prof S C Ray Hony Secretary and appreciated for his sincere works and contribution to the Institute during his tenure as Honorary Secretary
90 Any other business with the permission of the chair
i) Consultancy ndash
Prof S P Banerjee informed that a draft Policy was circulated to all the Council Members for their suggestion He said that some suggestions have been received and some more may come The Committee will meet soon with the Draft Policy alongwith the suggestions received for finalisation
ii) Presidents Golf Tournament
It was decided that the Presidents Golf Tournament will be organized either on
th12 December 2009 at Sambalpur or on st21 January 2010 at Kolkata
iii) Photo Identity card for Life Members
Prof (Dr) Subir Kr Mukhopadhyay
proposed that a photo identity card for life members of MGMI may be introduced
It was decided that MGMI will introduce the photo identity card for life members at a cost The fee for the same will be finalized soon
The meeting ended with vote of thanks to the chair at 1800 hrs
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
The Special meeting of the Council of the Institute held at MGMI Building GN-384 Sector ndash V Salt Lake Kolkata ndash 700 091 on
thSaturday the 5 September 2009 at 400 pm with Shri N C Jha President in the Chair The meeting was attended by Shri L K Bose Shri Bhaskar Chakraborti Shri J P Dasgupta Dr Amalendu Sinha and Prof S C Ray
The President extended welcome to all members of the Council and thereafter took up the agenda
The copy of the Report of Council and Audited Balance Sheet with Income amp Expenditure Accounts for the financial year 2008-09 were distributed to the members present in the meeting President requested the members present to go through the Audited Balance Sheet with Income and Expenditure Accounts for the year 2008-09 and Auditors Report to the Members
The Members considered the Auditors Report and agreed that in future we should try to implement the suggestions given by the Auditor There was lengthy discussion on the
stBalance Sheet as on 31 March 2009
The Members considered and recommended the same to the General Body for adoption
The meeting was ended with Vote of thanks to the Chair at 1800 hrs
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23
Dr Kaushik Dey MMGI is now Assistant Professor Department of Mining EngineeringIndian School of Mines UniversityDhanbad 826 004
Shri SV Ram Mohanm MMGI is now Dy CMESAM Chhattarpur Sub Area Patherkhera Area WCL ATPO Shbhapur Colony Type IV Qr No 20 Pathakhera 460 449 Dist Betul MP
Shri Tushar Kant Mishra MMGI is now Materials Management Division Coal India
rdLtd Coal Bhawan Annexe 3 Floor 10 NS Road Kolkata 700 001
Shri Deepak Pandey MMGI is now Sub Area Manager Bunglow D-1 Chankapur Officers Colony PO Silewara Colliery WCL Dist Nagpur MS
Shri Sunit Kumar Banerjee MMGI is now Manager(Projects) Gugro Geotech Pvt Ltd Plot No51 Sector ndash6 Sanpada Navi Mumbai 400 705
Prof DD Mishra MMGI is now at 4 Arya Bhumi PO Potia Bhubaneshwar 751 031Orissa
News About Members
Shri BP Sinha MMGI is now Controller of Mines Indian Bureau of mines 29 Industrial suburbs II Stage Tumkur Road Gorguntapalayam Yashwantpuram Bangalore 560 022
Prof Arvind Kumar Mishra MMGI is now Associate Professor Department of Mining Engineering Indian School of Mines university Dhanbad 826 004 Jharkahand
Shri AK Jain MMGI is now Dy HCG Co Office of the CGM NEC CIL PO Margherita Dist Tinsukia Assam 786 181
Shri Pallab Kumar Banerjee Life Member of MGMI is now at 1 Atlantic Place Manukau City Auckland ndash 2105 New Zealand
Shri Satyesha Simha MMGI is now Dy GM(Sales) BEML Ltd Marketing HQ
thUnity Buildings 5 Floor JC Road Bangalore 560 002
Shri Sunil Kumar Singh MMGI is now Project Officer Kuju-Pundi Project PO Kuju Colliery Dist Ramgarh Jharkhand ndash 825 316
In a day when you dont come across any problem you can be sure that you are travelling in a wrong path
- Swami Vevekananda
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
24
New Members
As Life Member
1 Shri C V VENKATESWARLU BE (Electrical) M Tech (Mining Machinery) PG ndash DipDy Chief Engineer (EampM) WCL Flat No F-2 Shakti Apartments Plot No 19A Hill Road Gandhi Nagar Nagpur ndash 440010
2 Shri Utpal Kumar Dey B Sc Engg M Tech Ph D (Mining Engineering) Professor B I T Sindri Head Deptt Of Mining Engineer PO Sindri Institute Dist Dhanbad Jharkhand ndash 828123
3 Shri Girijesh Kumar B Sc Geology M Sc Geology Ph D Geology Professor B I T Sindri Head Department of Geology PO Sindri Institute Dist Dhanbad Jharkhand ndash 828123
4 Shri Pramod Kumar Singh M Sc Geology Ph D Geology Lecturer BIT Sindri Department of Geology B I T Sindri Dhanbad Jharkhand
5 Shri Baidya Nath Roy B Sc Engg M Sc Engg (Metallurgical) Lecturer BIT Sindri Metallurgical Engineering Deptt PO Sindri Institute Dist Dhanbad Jharkhand ndash 828123
6 Shri Abhai Pratap Singh B Sc(Mining) Chief General Manager (Production)D-2F-2 Govinda Gourkhede Compl Seminary Hills Nagpur ndash 440006
7 Shri Ranendra Chouksey B E (Mining) Superintendent of Mines WCL C-43 Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440001
8 Shri Om Prakash Verma B Sc Superintendent (Survey) 4 M B Town Bandhunagar Jhingabai Takli Koradi Road Nagpur ndash 440030
9 Shri Mahendra Kumar Gupta Dip in Mech Engg AMIE Dy Chief Engineer (Excv) WCL A-206 Triveni Apartments KT Nagar Katol Road Nagpur ndash 440013
10 Shri Akhilesh Pandey Diploma (Mining) Chief Mining Engineer (Prod) WCL CME
th(OC) 5 floor Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur -440001
11 Shri Kaushal Kishore Sharan B Sc (Hons) Mining Engineer Director Technical (Retd) WCL 301A Sri Manohar Apartment Clark Town Nagpur ndash 440004
12 Shri Mahendra Kumar Gupta Dip in Mech Engg AMIE Dy Chief Engineer (Excv) WCL A-206 Triveni Apartments KT Nagar Katol Road Nagpur ndash 440013
13 Shri Ashok Kumar Singh B Sc (Part ndash I) Superintendent (Survey) WCL Duplex No 54 M B Town Koradi Road Zinga Bai Takli Nagpur ndash 440030
14 Shri Amitabh Singh Engg amp Management Dy CME WCLQr No D5 Rescue Station Colony Indora Complex WCL Near Power Grid PO Uppalwadi Nagpur ndash 440026 (MS)
15 Shri Basant Agnihotri B E (Mech) SE (Excavation) WCL B- 202 Radha Palace Dhantoli Abyankar Road Nagpur ndash 440012 (MS)
16 Shri Sushanta Banerjee L Mining EnggMBA Chief Mining Engineer WCL Production Department WCL (Hq) Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440001
17 Shri Achuth Vinay Anand Diploma in Mining amp Mine Surveying Partner Director Technical Explotechnique
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25
st th1643 1 Floor Shanthala Plaza 14 thCross 8 Main Malleshwaram Bangalore
ndash 560003
18 Shri Ranjan Kumar Sinha B Tech (H) Mining Controller of Mines Indian Bureau of Mines CPWD Qr No 33 Type ndash V Seminary Hills Nagpur ndash 440006
19 Shri Ranjan Sahai B Tech (H) Mining Chief Controller of Mines Indian Bureau of Mines Type ndashV Flat ndash 6 CPWD Colony Seminary Hills Nagpur ndash 440006
20 Shri Tirth Nath Jha B Tech (Mining) PGDISM M Tech (Ind amp Engg Mgmt) General Manager WCL WCL Kanhan Area PO Dungaria- 480553 Dist Chhindwara (MP)
21 Shri GEDI Vijaybhaskar Reddy Dip in Mining Superintendent of Mines WCL 48 Swamy Colony Phase ndash 8 Near Aakar Nagar PO Gittikadan Nagpur ndash 13
22 Shri V K Gupta B Tech (Mining) Chief Mining Engineer WCL D-17 Koyla Vihar Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash (MS)-440001
23 Shri Anjan Chatterjee B Sc (Engineering) MBA Superintending Engineer (Env) WCL Environment
thDeptt 9 Floor Coal Estate Civil LinesNagpur ndash 440001 MS
24 Shri Ajay Kumar Pandey B Tech (Mining) Dy General Manager (Mining) Pandey Muhalla ASGirls School Road Hirapur PO amp Dist Dhanbad -826001
25 Shri Kinnera Raja Sekhar BE(Mining)MBA(Marketing) Superintendent of Mines WCL Flat No 203 Udhav Appartment Opp Powergrid Angulimal NagarPO Uppalwadi Nagpur 400 026 (MS)
26 Shri Sudhakar Rao Sreeram Degree in Mining FCC Superintendent of Mines WCL C-11 Walni colony Th Saoner Dist Nagpur 441 504
27 Shri Haridas Krishna Ghanvat MSc(Env) Superintending Engg(Env) WCL 7172 Ujwal Nilayam B-302 Khamla Road Malviya Nagar Khamla Nagpur 440 025 MS
28 Shri Balakishan Chandora BE(Mining) Chief Mining Engineer WCL D-114 Koyla Vihar Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur 442 001
29 Shri Asok Chandra Ray BE(Civil) Grad ndash IE PGDBM(Fin) OSD(ENV)WCL F-201 Ashirwad Apartment Mankapur Behind Safeway Motors Lumbini Nagar Nagpur 440 030
30 Shri Kaushik Chakraborty BTech(Min) MTech(Mine Planning)Dy Chief Mining Engineer WCL Flat ndash 102 Naniks Ashtavinayak Prerna Opp Power Grid Colony Nari Ring Road PO Uppalwadi Nagpur 440 026
31 Shri KS Narayana Dip in Mining Engineer Chief Mining Engineer WCL D-210 Koyala Vihar Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur 440 001
32 Shri Anupam Nandi BTech(Min) Dy Controller of Mines amp Officer in charge Indian Bureau of Mines 318B Road No 3 Ashok Nagar Ranchi 834 002 Jharkhand
33 Shri Debasis Biswas BE(Mining) Chief Mining EngineerWCL Flat No 607 Building A-1 Forest Deptt Co-operative Housing Society Seminary Hills Nagpur
34 Shri Subhash Ramkrishna Bhandare BE(Hons)(Mining) Supdt Of Mines WCL A-9S-4 Govinda Gourkhede
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26
Complex Seminary Hills Hajaripahad Road Nagpur 440 006
35 Shri Satish R Gabale BE(Mining) Supdt of Mines WCL Flat No B101 Ganesh Gavri Apptt Near Sawarkar Square Nagpur -400 015
36 Shri Dipankar Mukherjee BE(Mining) supdt of Mines WCL Plot-28 Friends Colony PO Katol Road Nagpur 440 013
37 Shri Pradeep Deshmukh BE(Mining) Supdt of Mines WCL 16 Shamane Layout Near Gajanan Temple Trimurti Nagar Nagpur 440 022
38 Shri Partha Pratim Adhikary Btech(Hons)(Mining Engg) WCLD-8 Indora Housing Complex WCL Colony(Near Power Grid) Nagpur(MS)
39 Shri Somyajit Mukherjee MTech(Appl Geol) PhD(Geol) Sr Lecturer IIT Bombay Deptt Earth Sciences IIT Bombay Powai Mumbai 400 076 MS
As Member
1 Shri Satyendra Parasanath Pandey Dip in Mining IInd class Certi FCC Dy Chief Mining Engineer WCL D19 WCL Rescue Colony Kalpana Nagar PO Uppalwadi Nagpur ndash 440026
2 Shri Prashant Kumar Singh B E Mining Superintendent of Mines WCL 36 M B Town PO Zingabai Takli Koradi Road Nagpur ndash 440030
3 Shri Vivek Kumar Sharma M Tech (Applied Geology) Dy Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC
thLtd4 floor Khanij Bhawan 10-3-311A Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad
4 Shri Subrata Chatterjee B E (Mech) MBA Business Development Manager 4 Dr Satyananda Roy Road Kolkata ndash 700029
5 Md Nasim Ansari M Tech (Applied Geology) Dy Manager (Geology) Laxmivasi Tower Flat No 205 Attapur Tejaswari NagarHyderbad
6 Shri Rajesh Kumar Sharma M Sc (Earth Science) B Sc (Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad - 500 028
7 Dr Nilay Sharma Ph D Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad - 500 028
8 Shri Amit Kumar Saw M Sc Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad - 500 173(AP)
9 Shri Sanjay Kumar Choudhary M Sc (Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad - 500 028
10 Shri Chandra Bhushan Verma M Tech (Applied Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC
thLtd4 floor10-3-31 Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad - 500 173
11 Shri Buddha Priya Mahudwale B E st(Mining) PG Dip 1 Class Certificate
holder Manager (Mining) Resource thPlanning deptt 4 Floor NMDC Ltd
Khanij Bhavan Masab Tank 10-3-311A Hyderbad ndash 500173
12 Shri Basant Rath M Sc (Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) NMDC R amp D Centre Habsiguda Uppal Road Hyderabad
13 Shri Jaykumar Jagdish Singh Dip Mining Graduate DMM Asstt Survey Officer WCL Production Department WCL (Hq) Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440001
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27
14 Shri Parag Madhukarrao Tadlimbekar BSc MSc (Geo) B Ed Sr Technical Assistant (Geology) Indian Bureau of Mines Technical Secretary Section IBM
ndIndira Bhawan 2 floor D-Block Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440102 MS
15 Shri NK Dhawan BSc(H)(Mining Engg) General Manager NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad 500 173
16 Dr DN Subramanyam MScPhD Asstt Manager(Geo) NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad 500 173
As Donor Member
1 Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research Barwa Road Dhanbad ndash 826015
Jharkhand
HEALTH TITBIT
Going on fruits as snacks
Fruits have skins and are actually like naturersquos ready-packed snacks The juice and the flavour is all held in tightly until you are ready and with most fruits after washing even the skin can be eaten A red apple has different health giving qualities from a green apple too There are many salad combinations which are worth trying Iceberg lettuce and a tomato is better than nothing but try to use the deeper green or red lettuce dark-green water-cress two or three grated brussel sprouts or some finely cut spring cabbage Dark-green leaves should form the basis then build with a selection of other colours carrots peppers radishes and others It can be differently beautiful every time but big
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
28
News Update
1 Arrow works with ONGC on CBM
Arrow Energy has signed an agreement with Indian Govt-owned ONGC Limited to cooperate in Coal Bed Methane (CBM) exploration and development The focus of the memorandum of Understanding is potential cooperation on existing ONGC blocks from previous CBM licence rounds in India together with possible cooperation in certain Australian acreage The companies are now formulating specific commercial agreement on defined CBM assets
(Source Asia Miner)
2 Thriveni ventures overseas for coal
After years of involvement with the Indian mining industry Thriveni Earthmovers expects to begin exporting coal this year from its coal project at Jumbi in Indonesia The company obtained the Jumbi project in 2008 as its first overseas coal venture and has been ramping up towards commercial production this year The primary aim of the project is to be reliable source of coal to overseas companies who rely on coal as the critical material for their operations Thriveni provides low cost turnkey mining solution that facilitates development on a major scale
(Source Asia Miner)
3 ECL to raise underground coal production output to 12 mt
Eastern Coalfields Ltd proposes to enhance its underground coal production from 85 million tonne (mt) to 12 mt in the next two years through infusion of mass production technologies Accordingly the company recently awarded two contracts worth Rs 100 crore to Joy Engineering of UK for supply of
continuous mining equipment and operation and maintenance of the same on riskgain basis The tenders for more continuous miners and long-wall mining equipments worth Rs 350 crore approximately will be invited soon
(Source Infrastructure Today July 2009)
4 Indias first coal gasification project to take off
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) is getting ready to start the gas production at Indias first Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) project on pilot basis This project is to be carried out at Vastan lignite block near Surat in Gujarat It is estimated that the field will produce about 55 lakh cu m of synthetic gas per day by 2010 end After this project is successful ONGC aims to begin with the commercial production by producing about 2 billion cu m of the synthetic gas per annum from this field by 2013-14 This will require an investment of about Rs1000-2000 crore and the field has enough reserves to last for about 30-40 years Along with the Vastan block ONGC is also plans to set up a UCG project at Bhavnagar in Gujarat and Rajasthan
(Source Infrastructure Today Sept09)
5 Bhutan Minerals Exploration
August 2009 - Oil in the Bangtar area under Samdrupjongkhar dzongkhag copper gold and silver in the black mountain area of central Bhutan and tungsten in Sarpang are the potential minerals an American businessman J Matthew Fifield has offered to prospect for and if found viable then extract them He has also proposed that he be given mineral exploration rights for the whole of Bhutan after which he would get a group of American investors to invest in Bhutans mining sector in
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29
a big way J Matthew Fifield is a managing director in an international mining company Clien and also sits on the boards of other international energy companies The department of geology and mines (DGM) under the ministry of economic affairs and Druk holdings investment (DHI) have so far expressed interest in the proposal and are in the process of studying it ldquoJ Matthew Fifield approached us through DHI around five months ago saying that he was interested in the mineral exploration and extraction and so we provided him with all past mineral exploration reports and geological data on Bhutanrdquo said DGMs chief geologist and acting director general
(Source geologycom)
6 India - Vedanta Acquires Goa Assets
SESA GOA Limited a majority-owned subsidiary of Vedanta Resources has purchased the Goa iron ore assets of the Dempo Group for Rs 1750 crores (US$368 million) The assets include mining leases rights and related infrastructure in Goa Funding the transaction out of its existing cash resources Sesa acquired VS Dempo and Co which holds 100 of Dempo Mining Corporation and 50 of Goa Maritime VS Dempo owns or has the rights to mineable reserves and resources estimated at 70 million tonnes of iron ore in Goa Its Goa mining assets also includes processing plants barges jetties trans-shippers and loading capacities at Mormugoa port It produced 394 million tonnes of iron ore and sold 436 million tonnes in the year ended March 31 2009 and is one of the largest exporters of iron ore from Goa Vedantas chairman Anil Agarwal says ldquoWe are highly delighted with this opportunity to consolidate our iron ore business The integration of Sesa and VS Dempos operations will achieve great synergyrdquo
(Source Asia Miner Aug09)
7 Mercury Pollution
Coal-fired power plants emit trace amounts of mercury Some of this airborne mercury ends up in lakes and rivers ndash and accumulates there long term Fish at the top of the food chain can accumulate damaging amounts of mercury because they eat smaller fish who have eaten smaller fish and the amount of mercury in their bodies can build up to toxic levels over time Mercury also makes its way into every aquatic ecosystem through the hydrologic cycle USGS published a study that examined mercury in top-predator fish bed sediment and water from streams across the United States There were many mercury mines in Oregon in the early 1900s The miners dug up the ore heated it and then cooled the vapors to condense the liquid mercury Now a century later some sites in the Ochoco National Forest and on private lands remain contaminated from these activities
(Source geologycom)
8 Northern Indias Water Supply Depletion by Human Activity
A satellite monitoring detecting areas of ground water depletion observed that much of northern India is dependent upon a reliable supply of groundwater for public use and irrigation In this study groundwater levels were monitored by processing gravity data collected by a NASA satellite over a six-year period Maps of the data revealed significant groundwater level declines in the northern Indian states of Rajasthan Punjab and Haryana In these areas rapid population growth economic development and groundwater-based irrigation are placing increasing demands on water supplies The accelerating rate of water use is unsustainable and could lead to a collapse in the agricultural system
(Source Publication from an August 2009 press release by NASA geologycom)
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30
9 Muscular swimmer was one of last dinosaurs
Recently discovered duck-billed hadrosaur thrived on many continents One of the last non-avian dinosaurs on Earth was a muscular swimming duck-bi l led species that paleontologists recently discovered in Spain according to a new study that has been accepted for publication in the journal Comptes Rendus Palevol Co-author Jose Ignacio Canudo told Discovery News that the hadrosaur Arenysaurus ardevoli meaning sand dinosaur lived just a few thousand years before the KT boundary This was the event 655 million years ago that wiped out all of the worlds dinosaurs save for a group of carnivorous dinosaurs that evolved into birds
(Source geologycom News)
10 Coal mine owners need 26 in venture
June 27 2009 Steel cement or power companies that sit on captive coal mines will have to own a minimum 26 percent equity in their mining ventures according to the new guidelines approved by the government for mining of coal from captive blocks The government currently allows 100 percent foreign direct investment (FDI) in exploration or mining of coal and lignite for captive consumption of iron steel and cement producers While this policy would remain unchanged the captive block owners will have to maintain beneficial ownership in their mining operations According to the proposed changes the approved end user company (engaged in making cement steel or power) will have to maintain at least a 26 percent equity ownership in an associated coal company subsidiary) formed for supplying coal on an exclusive basis to it The captive coal block owner will have to maintain 51 percent equity in the subsidiary coal company in case the mining company does not have an exclusive coal supply arrangement with the
parent In case a coal block is jointly owned equity participation in the joint venture company shall be made directly by owners and not through their subsidiary The proposed regulations have specified that in case the company to whom the captive block has been awarded is also a holding company it would have to maintain at least 51 percent equity in its subsidiary company engaged in approved end uses (making cement steel or power) It would however need to have just 26 percent equity in the second subsidiary company engaged in coal mining provided the entire output is supplied exclusively to the holding company Independent coal and lignite mining companies could also be allocated captive blocks on the condition that they enter into firm supply contracts for coal at the application stage itself according to the proposed guidelines Such companies would not be allowed to enter into fresh agreements with new end-use companies subsequent to award of the coal block
(Source The Economic Times)
11 Private investment in coal sector
June 17 2009 The coal sector is set to open to private investment
We are not averse to open commercial coal mining to private sector players However a decision will be taken after building consensus over the reform proposal said minister of state for coal (independent charge) Sriprakash Jaiswal At present the government has monopoly over coal mining through state-run companies such as Coal India Ltd
(Source The Economic Times)
12 India Seeks to Invest in Australian Coal
SYDNEY -- Indias coal minister and the chairman of the countrys biggest coal miner said Thursday that India is considering
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
31
securing coal properties in Australia to plug projected gaps in the nations supply of coal The comments indicate that the current wave of foreign investment in Australias natural resources wont be limited to China Australia is known to be a country with high quality thermal coal and metallurgical coal properties India Minister of State for Coal Sriprakash Jaiswal told reporters India considers Australia as an important destination to look for coal properties he said As one of the worlds fastest growing economies India currently has to import coal because it doesnt produce enough to meet increasing demand Australias massive coal resource has become the subject of a flurry of international deal activity with Chinas Yanzhou Coal Mining Co Ltd having already
launched a A$354 billion takeover offer for Australian coal miner Felix Resources Ltd Taking equity stakes in existing companies and in return having a coal supply agreement for a certain quantity of coal could be one format Mr Bhattacharya said The other format could be joining in mining so the expansion programs of the existing companies or taking absolutely greenfield properties and going ahead on doing mining Mr Bhattacharya said the company which is also investigating investment opportunities in the US Indonesia and South Africa could easily pay $1 billion to $15 billion on investments and would consider spending more
(SourceWall Street JournalSeptember 032009)
HEALTH TITBIT
Hot tea hot coffee increases risk of cancer
Tea has been touted for its potential health benefits for millennia but new research shows if you drink it too hot you may end up increasing your risk for esophageal cancer
A new study published in the British Medical Journal has revealed that drinking steaming hot tea is actually linked with an eight-fold increased risk of cancer of the food tube or the oesophagus According to lead researcher Reza Malekzadeh of the Tehran University of Medical Sciences in Iran ldquoInforming the population about the hazards of drinking hot tea may be helpful in reducing the incidence of oesophageal cancerrdquo To be specific people who drank their tea less than two minutes after it was it four or more minutes after pouring
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
33
NOVEMBER 2009
10-13 NINTH INTERNATIONAL MINE VENTILATION CONGRESS at New Delhi India Hotel Crown Plaza Contact Department of Mining Engineering Indian School of Mines University Dhanbad ndash 826 004 Prof D C Panigrahi Convenor amp head Deptt email-
th15 November Sunday International Symposium ldquoEmerging Challenges for Metals and Materials Engineering amp Technologyrdquo and Metals Minerals Manufacturing Exp 2009 Organized by Indian Institute of Metals in association with TMS amp ASM International USA Contact TAFCON C-60 Nizamuddin East New Delhi ndash 110 013 India Ph- 91 ndash 11 ndash 46198000 24352141 Email ndash
Pankaj 09810038063
th16-19 November 2009 MPES 2009 ndash 18 International Symposium on Mine Planning amp Equipment Selections at Banff Alberta Canada For further details Contact Dr Raj K Singhal PO Box 68002 Crow Foot Postal Outlet 28 Crowfoot Terrdce NW Calgery Alberta T3G 1YO Canada Fax ndash 403-241 ndash 9460 email ndash singhal shawca website httpwwwmpes-cami-swempcom
10 - 13 November 2009 the 34th Indonesian Geophysicist Conferences at Jogjakarta Indonesia Conferences on Earth Sciences held by Indonesian Geophysicist Association 2009 Organized by Indonesian Geophysicists A s s o c i a t i o n ( H A G I ) Deadline for abstractsproposals 15 July 2009 W e b s i t e
dc_panigrahiyahoocoinwww9thimvcorg
metallurgytafconcom wwwmetals2009in
h t t p p i t 3 4 h a g i w e b i d
Upcoming Events
C o n t a c t n a m e W i w i t S u r y a n t o Check the for latest details
17 - 18 November 2009 Mining the Isa Mount Isa Queensland Australia Mining the Isa 2009 will not only features presentations from all the key established mining companies in the Mount Isa region but also unique sessions dealing with the other essential aspects essential for successful operation in the area Organized by IIR Conferences Deadline for abstractsproposals Not available Website lt gt Contact name James Stackhouse
Check the for latest details
DECEMBER 2009
4-6 Twenty-first National Convention of Mining Engineers on Technological Advancement in Mining Industry Udaipur Contact The Honorary Secretary IEI Udaipur Local Centre 128 Hiran Magri Sector 11 Opp Central Excise Udaipur 313002 P h 0 2 9 4 - 2 5 8 3 7 0 2 e - m a i l ndash
W e b
10-13 2009 Twenty fourth Indian Engineering Congress at Mangalore Theme ldquoNat ional Growth and Secur i ty ndash Technological Challengesrdquo organised by The Institute of Engineers (India) Mangalore Local
thCenter Contact The organizing Secretary 24 Indian Engineering Congress The Institute of Engineers (India) Mangalore Center NITK Surathkal Mangalore 575 025 Karnatak Ph (0824) 247400 Extn 3759 (O) e-mail lt gt
event website
httpwwwiircomauisa
event website
i n s t i _ o f _ e n g y a h o o c o i nwwwieiudrorg
i e i c o n g r e s s n i t k a c i nltieicongressnitkgmailcomgt
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26-27 All India Seminar on ldquoSatellite Communication and Remote Sensing Technologies for Social Developmentrdquo at Jaipur Contact The Honorary Secretary IEI Rajasthan State Centre Gandhi Nagar Tonk road Jaipur ndash 302 015 Ph ndash (0141) 27063272700413 e-mail ndash
JANUARY 2010
11 - 13 January 2010 CERIE2010 Sylhet Bangladesh Organized by Shahjalal University of Science amp Technology Deadline for bstractsproposals 15 September 2009 W e b s i t e lt gtContact name Dr Mohammad Iqbal
Check the for latest details
FEBRUARY 2010
th4-7 6 International Dyke Conference Contact Prof Rajesh K Srivastava Deptt of Geology BHU IT Varanasi 221 005
4 - 5 February 2010 Conference on ldquoProcessing of Industrial Minerals 2010rdquo at Istanbul Turkey Website
Contact name Dr Barry WillsAlthough there are many
rscieirscorgwwwieirscorg
httpwwwsust edu~cerie2010
event website
httpwwwmin-ngcompim10indexhtml
operations worldwide treating a wide range of industrial minerals processing problems are often similar The aim of this conference is therefore to bring together operators and scientists below one roof Organized by MEI
MARCH 2010
March 9 2010 8th Annual Investing in African Mining Seminar in Toronto In addition to our seminar we offer mining c o m p a n i e s s e r v i c e p r o v i d e r s a n d governments shared booth space at the PDAC trade show and participation in the Canada-South Africa Chamber of Business 11th A n n u a l M i n i n g B r e a k f a s tDownload the
for details
AUGUST 2012
2 - 10 August 2012 34th International Geological Congress a t Brisbane Q u e e n s l a n d A u s t r a l i a W e b s i t e
Contact name Liz Cuffe Under the theme ldquoUnearthing our Past and Futurerdquo the IGC will showcase the Oceania regions geoscience strengths innovations and natural wonders through an exciting range of pre and post Congress field trips Organized by Australian Geoscience Council
Toronto 2010 Participation Packages Brochure
httpwww34igcorg
1 Three sentences for getting success ndash a Know more than othersb Work more than othersc Expect less than others
- William Shakespeare
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22
Contined from Last issue mdash
POSSIBLE MARKETS FOR INDIAN ORES
Japan is the most obvious market for Indiarsquos high-grade hematites but if this outlet is to be developed India will require some freight advantage in order to compete with the ore from Johore which is almost as good as the best-grade Indian ore It is conveniently situated for export and is considerably nearer to Japan than is India The Borneo and Philippine ores are also favourably situated for the Japanese market but they would require nodulising before export and even then would be of lower iron content than Indian ores and also more aluminous
As regards exporting ore from India to Europe if high-class coking coals are later on imported from the United Kingdom to assist in smelting Indiarsquos ore the return freight might well be partly made up of Indian iron-ore but it is more likely to be Indian pig-iron (which is probably the cheapest pig in the world) or Indian s tee l In a recent personal communication Mr C P Perin wrote
lsquoFrom my general knowledge of the worldrsquos iron-ore resources I feel very strongly that in years to come the exports of steel from India will be as important as he present exports of jutersquo
It seems to me doubtful if we shall import much high-grade coal or coke from Europe for use in smelting iron-ore for a very long time to come The Indian ores are very high in iron and often contain about as much alumina as silica The high ash of the Indian coke provides a good deal of the slag of the blast-furnace and tends to raise the silicaalumina ratio of the slag If the slag volume were to be reduced
75 years Ago
much below the present practice by the introduction of low-ash coke which might not improvendashor might even worsenndashthe silicaalumina ratio of the slag it would not be possible to hold the sulphur in the slag There would be no sense in cutting the ash of the coke down if we had to add silica-rock to the furnace charge in order to obtain a suitable slag volume and analysis On that account apart from the question of cost it seems very doubtful if European high-grade coal or coke can be imported for use in Indian blast-furnaces in the near future
On reviewing the whole of the evidence I find no grounds for believing that any large export trade in Indian iron-ore is likely to develop in he next decade or so The two main possible marketsndashJapan and Western Europendashcan obtain sufficient supplies of high-grade ore for their needs from sources considerably nearer than India To some this may seem a pessimistic conclusion others may have a sentimental feeling that it is better to reserve Indiarsquos iron-ores for smelting in Indiarsquos own furnaces I have tried to come to an unprejudiced conclusion drawn from the available evidence I feel that I have assembled rather a mountain of facts and statistics for the production of a lamentably small mouse of a conclusion It would have been much more spectacular if I could have prophesied argosies carrying Indiarsquos ore to European or Japanese ports within five or six yearsrsquo time but this seems to me not possible Twenty or thirty years hence there may be a different tale to tell but by that time it is not likely that any-one will be turning back to old presidential addresses in order to find out what Mr President said in 1934
Presidential Address by Mr F G Percival PhD (London) B Sc (London) FGS
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
8
M G M I as per the tradition organized a workshop preceding AGM of the Institute on
th15 September 2009 at Park Hotel Kolkata The topic was quite contemporary entitled Indian Mining Sectors Policies and Constraints
Objective of this workshop was to bring together those who are instrumental in framing the policies and guidelines and those who follow these for exploration and exploitation of mineral including coal oil and gas It was also aimed to have interaction of learned delegates and invitees with the speakers so as to bring out highlights and lacuna of the policies and guidelines and to make them more industry friendly
The workshop was very well attended (about 100 delegates) Speakers were eminent personalities holding offices of distinction and directly concerned with the topic of the workshop
The workshop was inaugurated by Dr A K Sarkar Director (Marketing) Coal India Ltd The technical session was presided over by Sri R P Ritolia Immediate Past President and former CMD- CCL
Altogether five papers were presented which are as follows
1 National Mineral Policies and Role of G S I By Dr Balaram Chattopadhaya D D G G S I
2 Modern Coalmining Policies for enhanced proving of coal resources By Shri Ashok Kumar Singh CMD CMPDIL
3 Captive Coal Mining Policies and Constraints By Shri D N Prasad
Director ( Tech ) Ministry of Coal Government of India
4 National Mineral Policy 2008 and the Environmental Concerns for an Expanding Mining Sector By Prof S P Banerjee Former Director ndashin - Charge Indian School of Mines Dhanbad
5 Reclamation of Mined out areas In Opencast success story in Mega Projects of South Eastern Coalfield Ltd By Shri M P Dikshit CMD SECL and Shri S C Shankar SE SECL
The first paper dwelt upon various policies that the Government of India is going to adopt to gear up and making the mining sector dynamic It was pointed out during discussion that there are many more things are desirable for quick disposal of PL ML availability of maps reports etc All these matters are being seriously examined at Governmental Levels
The second paper described various methodologies and techniques to improve exploration approach for enhanced proving of coal resources These methodologies have been spelt out by the Ministry of Coal in consultation with CMPDIL Various investors who have been allotted blocks must follow these methodologies for authenticated and better results
The third paper outlined various guidelines for accomplishing the exploration of captive coal blocks for early exploitation of the resources It is admitted that there are constraints which are likely to retard the progress that is desirable The role of State and Central Government for clearing various applications need to be more realistic and less time consuming Coal Evaluation improved
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON ldquoINDIAN MINING SECTORS POLICIES AND CONSTRAINTSrdquo
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
9
co-ordination with nodal officers of state level land acquisition environmental and forestry clearance etc are certain areas of concern
The fourth paper outlined various stipulations for environmental safeguard in the mining sectors by the Government based on recommendation of committees formed The paper pointed out necessity of streamlining forestry clearance and highlighted much improved environment management practices in the mining sectors Prof Banerjee also praised role of National Mineral Policy 2008 for its positive approach to boost mining sectors
The fifth paper was on reclamation of mined out areas and described how best reclamation can be implemented with proper approach and plan The speakers cited some examples of reclamation done successfully in the jurisdiction of SECL
Each presentation was followed by interaction with the delegates which made the workshop purposeful and interesting
A K Moitra(Convenor)
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
NB Send your e-mails on ldquoTalk Backrdquo to the Editor Please include your full name address amp telephone no not necessarily for Publication MGMI News Letter reserve the right to edit the letters for publication and reproduce then (in whole or past) in any of its print
more than seven and half years are needed for the same in India ie more than five times but let us not forget that we have to face problems of a large population which is more than five times of that of Australia but that just not justify us to spend more than three years to approve a project MGMI should move the appropriate authorities to ensure early approval or rejection of any mineral based project and
if required we may offer our expertise for making early decision
Thanking you with warm regards
Yours very sincerely
Dr Samir Dasgupta Life Member No 522-LM (1948-49)
( From the Editor The members may like to respond to the point raised by Dr Samir Dasgupta)
(Continued from Page No 7)
Talk Back
10
ndThe 52 Holland Memorial Lecture was held thon 15 September 2009 at the Park Hotel The
memorial lecture was given by Shri S J Sibal
Director General Mines Safety Dhanbad The
subject of his lecture was on ldquoChallenges of
Miens Safety ndash a Perspective for Change
Managementrdquo
In introduction he mentioned that safety at
work is still a serious problem and we are still
paying heavily for accidents both in terms of
human suffering and economic waste Hence
the endeavor to bring down the hazards by all
available means to an acceptable level must
continue to reduce the sufferings and agony of
human beings
In the lecture he also spoke on History of
human civilization and mine safety ndash the past
Absorption of safety laws into work practices
the Present Growth of mining activities and
technological advancements ndash the Future
Opencast Coal Mining UG Coal Mining
Mining Accidents Reasons why the
implementation of the procedure is not
sustained He has also mentioned some
ndHighlights of 52 Holland Memorial Lecture
probable answers ndash may be these procedures
are not adequate safe and built into the
mechanism of mineral production
lRequirement of additional resources for compliance of safety laws
lSafety motivation lAcceptance of non-compliance etc
Why we loose sight of human face of accident
he added He also put forwarded a question
that the concept of self regulation ndash is it the
solution
He has given some of his thoughts
observations suggestions etc and in
conclusion he said making change has always
been fascinating and exciting though it is a
tough and delicate activity for any
organization However Managing Change is
now not a matter of choice it becomes an
essential activity given the emerging future
challenges in the mining sector
The Lecture was attended by a sizeable
number of members and guests
If you win you need not explain hellip But if you lose you should not be there to explain
ndash Adolph Hitler
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
32
ldquoWHAT lies before us and what lies behind us is nothing compared to what lies within usrdquo Truly these jolting words of Emerson gives us the flashback of what Socrates promulgated centuries ago ldquoknow thyselfrdquo
The problem with us today is that we know very less of ourselves and thus we indulge in emulating and imitating others If one is not clear as to what exactly one wants he will start wanting what others want resulting in a ldquorat racerdquo And the repercussion of rat race is that even if you win the race you still remain a rat The multiplicity of platforms and the craze to be popular in next to no time is the trend which is the portent of a weak future generation This hurry burry will make the future dreams shattered we will have no leaders to dream in the days to come but there will remain a good chunk of puppets in few domineering hands Too many people are dreaming of some magical rose garden on the horizon rather than enjoying the one growing in their backyards Lets discover the untapped potential within us and stop following the crowd and give a second thought to our endeavours Life doesnt always give us what we ask for but it always gives us what we need Aldous Huxley always reminds me of the golden exhortation ie there is only one corner of the world you can be certain of improving and that is your own self
Yes nothing can defeat us unless we defeat ourselves Even Shakespeare in Julius Caesar points ldquoThe fault dear Brutus is not in our
SHORT ARTICLE
By VIVIAN WILSON LOBO
stars but in ourselves that we are underlingsrdquo Therefore our main task in life is to give birth to ourselves to become what we potentially are Opportunities are everywhere waiting to be discovered we have to only seek it as the saying goes a wise man makes more opportunities than he finds The journey of a thousand miles begins with just one step and that step lies within us as we often quote success is a marathon not a sprint never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat
Success cannot be granted it must be earned and for earning it we will have catwalks than cakewalks Therefore what is required today is serenity and patience to rivet ones attention on success Panic and anxiety will only bring failures along Perseverance is not a long race it is many short races one after another Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm Peace is the key with which we can focus aim and win As we sail through life let us not avoid storms and rough waters just let them pass and sail on Because a successful person is like being a goalkeeper no matter how many goals you save people will remember only the ones you missed Act as if failure is impossible Lets not be the slaves of our bitter past Lets not be the slaves of our bitter past Lets be the masters of our future Carl Jung writes ldquoYour vision will become clear only when you can look into your heart
(Reprint from a publication in Hitawada dated June 10 2009)
Peace be with you
Believing everybody is dangerous believing nobody is very dangerous ndash Abraham Lincoln
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Kolkata Branch
th ndThe 6 Annual General Meeting of the Kolkata Branch held on 22 September 2009 elected the Executive Committee of the Branch of MGMI with the following personnel as office bearers to look after functioning of the branch
1 Chairman Dr Anupendu Gupta
2 Vice Chairman Dr Ajoy Kr Moitra
3 Hony Secretary Shri Surya Kumar Gangopadhyay
4 Hony Jt Secretary S A Sufian
5 Treasurer Dr Shyamal Chakraborti
6 Members SShri R N Datta and R K Datta
The newly elected Executive body of MGMI Kolkata Branch co-opted SShri L K Bose and J P Dasgupta as Advisors
Branch Activities
HEALTH TITBIT
Music and Mice (and humans too)
An experiment was carried out recently using mice and music One group was given ldquoclassical musicrdquo to listen to They ate well and became sleek and fat The other control group had ldquohard rock musicrdquo piped into their cage The experiment did not last long as they began o fight and eventually most of them were dead They had killed or severely injured each other The choice of music could affect humans too
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
15
th6 Council Meetingth thThe 837 meeting of the Council (6 meeting of
rdthe 103 Session) of the Institute held at MGMI Building GN-384 Sector ndash V Salt Lake
thKolkata ndash 700 091 on Saturday the 18 July 2009 at 330 pm with Shri N C Jha President in the Chair The meeting was attended by Prof Ajoy Kr Ghose Prof S P Banerjee Shri R P Ritolia Shri R K Saha Shri B C Bhattacharya Shri M K Bhattacharya Shri L K Bose Shri Bhaskar Chakraborti Shri Asitabha Datta Shri J P Dasgupta Shri J P Goenka Shri Phalguni Guha Shri K K Mishra Dr A K Moitra Prof S K Mukhopadhyay Shri Prasanta Roy and Dr Debsish Sarkar
Leave of absence was granted to those who could not attend the meeting
The President then extended welcome to Prof A K Ghose Prof S P Banerjee Shri R P Ritolia Past Presidents Shri R K Saha Vice President and all other members of the Council President thereafter took up the agenda item
10 The minutes were circulated to all Council Members No written comment was received However the minutes were confirmed with the following modifications
Item No 8362 (v) The Council principally agreed and approved the recommendation of the Finance Committee about the reimbursement of actual local travelling expenses per month to the following Office Bearers for attending MGMI Office in relation to the Official work if claimed subject to the maximum of
Hony Secretary Rs 2500Hony Jt Secretary Rs1500Hony Treasurer Rs1500-Hony Editor Rs 1500
with effect from May 2009
Head Quarters Activity
Item No 83650 i) Half Day Workshop
It was decided that a half day workshop thwould be held on Tuesday the 15 September
2009 the topic being ldquoIndian Mining Sectors Policies and Constraintsrdquo Invited lectures will be delivered by 4 distinguished speakers on the subject for discussion Dr A K Moitra was unanimously chosen as Convenor of the Seminar while Shri Prasanta Roy as Co-convenor
Resolution 83610th th rdldquothe minutes of the 836 (5 meeting of the 103
rdsession) meeting of the Council held on 23 May 2009 at Kolkata be confirmed with the said modificationrdquo
11 The Council then considered the action taken report on the Minutes of the 836 meeting of the Council held on May 23 2009 at Kolkata and noted the report
Regarding guidelines for monetary rdtransaction expenditure control for 3
AMC as approved by the Council some Off ice Bearers expressed their discomfort Arising out of the situation the Council advised that the Chairman Organis ing Commit tee Hony Treasurer Co-convenor Organising Committee and the Chairman Technical Committee may discuss together and modify the guidelines as per convenience for monetary
rdtransaction for 3 AMC 2010
Item No 83670 To consider and constitute a Board of Scrutinizers to conduct the Election of Council Members for the year 2009-12
As Shri Prasanta Roy resigned from the Board of Scrutinizers to conduct the election of Council Members for the year 2009-2012 Dr A K Moitra was
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
16
unanimously nominated in the Board of scrutinizers in place of Shri Prasanta Roy
20 To consider report recommendations of the Finance Committee
The recommendations of the Finance Committee were placed before the Council The Council discussed on the r e p o r t a n d a p p r o v e d t h e recommendations of the Finance Committee The recommended pay structure for the staff as well as fixation
stof pay will take effect from 1 April 2009 However if there is any further suggestion received from the Council Members on the recommendation the Finance Committee was requested to consider them and review the matter The minutes of the Finance Committee
thdated 27 June 2009 is given in Appendix I
Arising out of the discussion the Council authorized Finance Committee to overview and take controll of the financial matter and advice the Hony Secretary time to time in regard to the financial matter
The Finance Committee was also further requested to prepare a guideline f o r m o n e y t a r y t r a n s a c t i o n expenditure control for MGMI Acs and submit the same to the Council for consideration and implementation
The Hony Secretary was advised to take guidance from Finance Committee regarding financial matter which involved sizeable expenditure and was not of routine nature
The Council was informed that quotations were collected for MGMI News Letter amp Transactions and were studied by the Finance Committee Ms Lalchand Roy amp Co had quotated
the lowest price no decisions had been taken in this regard Order had been placed before it was approved by the Council Hony Editor was not aware about the process and placing of the order However performance of Ms Lalchand Roy amp Co will be accessed for next 3 months and a report will be placed before the Council
In order to streamline the system the Council directed that in future quotations for any work would be obtained in sealed cover and would be open in the presence of the bidders by the Finance Committee members to avoid any irregularity
30 To discuss about the progress of the forthcoming events of the Institute
Half Day National Workshop
The date of half day workshop has been t hchanged to 15 September 2009
th(Tuesday) instead of 12 September 2009 In workshop four distinguished speakers will be invited for giving lectures on the subject on Indian Mining Sectors Policies amp Constraints (IMPC 2009)
Holland Memorial Lecture
The Council was informed that as Shri B Muthuraman MD Tata Steel regretted that it would not be possible for him to deliver the Holland Memorial Lecture due to pre-occupation Shri S J Sibal DGMS Dhanbad has been approached
ndby the President to deliver 52 Holland thMemorial Lecture on 15 September
2009 at Park Hotel
Annual General Meeting
The venue of the AGM National Workshop and Holland Memorial Lecture will be at the Park Hotel
thKolkata on 15 September 2009
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
17
rd40 To discuss about the progress of the 3 Asian Mining Congress ndash 2010
ndThe minutes of the 2 meeting of the Exhibition Organising Committee held
thon 18 July 2009 are given in Appendix II which provided the detailed progress
rdreport of the Exhibition of 3 AMC
Prof S P Banerjee Chairman Organising Committee while briefing the Council about the progress made referred to the last minutes of the
thOrganising Committee held on 27 June 2009 which is given in Appendix III
Prof Banerjee raised the point that the high cost items for the Congress should be identified and arrangement for procurement of these should be undertaken at the earliest In this regard he also suggested that a committee could be constituted The Council authorized him to go ahead with the proposal and if he felt that a committee was required he could constitute the same as per his choice
50 T o c o n s i d e r a p p l i c a t i o n s f o r Membership and membership position of the Institute
The Council approved 38 applications for membership out of which 23 were for Life Members 14 Members and one Donor Member
60 To consider fixation of tariff for Transit House and releasing payment of balance due to the Contractor Ms Popular Decorator
Regarding fixation of Tariff for Transit House the Council referred the matter to the Finance Committee to propose the tariff and other conditions and forward it to the Council for consideration As the Transit House has been made ready by the Contractor Ms Popular Decorator balance due to the contractor
Rs 409000 (Rupees four lakhs nine thousand) only may be released
The Council was informed that the contractor claimed that he had done some extra works on verbal order worth Rs 65000 (Rupees sixty five thousand) The Council discussed this and referred the matter to the Finance Committee to examine and recommend action to be taken by the Council on this issue
70 Any other business with the permission of the chair
I) Mode of despatch of Ballot Papers
The Council advised that all the Ballots should be sent by post to the members under certificate of posting
The meeting ended with vote of thanks to the Chair at 1830 hrs
th7 Council Meetingth thThe 838 meeting of the Council (7 meeting of
rdthe 103 Session) of the Institute held at MGMI Building GN-384 Sector ndash V Salt Lake
thKolkata ndash 700 091 on Saturday the 29 August 2009 at 300 pm with Shri N C Jha President in the Chair The meeting was attended by Prof S P Banerjee Shri R P Ritolia Shri R K Saha Shri V K Arora Shri M K Bhattacharya Shri L K Bose Shri Asitabha Datta Shri J P Dasgupta Shri J P Goenka Shri Phalguni Guha Shri K K Mishra Dr A K Moitra Prof S K Mukhopadhyay Dr Debsish Sarkar Shri Prasanta Roy Shri Bhaskar Chakraborti And Prof S C Ray
Leave of absence was granted to those who could not attend the meeting
The President then extended welcome to Prof S P Banerjee Shri R P Ritolia Past Presidents Shri R K Saha Vice President and all other members of the Council
One minute silence was observed in memory of Late Ashoke Kr Mandal Life Member Shri C P Ambesh Life Member Kamala Kanta
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
18
Srivastava Life Member and Jay Prakash Thakur Life member
President thereafter took up the agenda itemth10 To confirm the minutes of the 837
meeting of the Council held at Kolkata thon July 18 2009
The minutes were circulated to all Council Members So far no Comment was received The Council then resolved that
Resolution 83810th thThe minutes of the 837 (6 meeting of
rdthe 103 session) meeting of the thCouncil held on 18 July 2009 at
Kolkata be confirmed
11 To consider matters arising out of the minutes
The Council then considered the action thtaken report on the Minutes of the 837
thmeeting of the Council held on 18 July 2009 at Kolkata and noted the report
83811To discuss about the progress of the forthcoming events of the Institute
I) Half Day National Workshop (IMPC - 2009)
Dr A K Moitra Convenor IMPC ndash 2009 intimated about the Progress of National Workshop ndash IMPC 2009 and also submitted a statement of Income and Expenditure of IMPC ndash 2009 as on date
ii) Holland Memorial Lecture
The Convenor also informed to the Council that Shri S J Sibal DGMS Dhanbad confirmed of his acceptance to deliver the prestigious Holland
thMemorial Lecture on 15 September 2009 at the Park Hotel Kolkata
rd103 Annual General Meeting
The Honorary Secretary informed that rdthe notice for 103 Annual General
Meeting was circulated to the eligible
members through the Newsletter Vol 35 No 1 April ndash June 2009 The Convenor IMPC 2009 added that arrangements for all the events
thscheduled to be held on 15 September 2009 at the Park Hotel Kolkata have been made in consultation with the Hony Secretary and Hony Jt Secretary
rd20 To review about the progress of the 3 Asian Mining Congress ndash 2010
Prof S P Banerjee was requested by the President to enlight the members of the Council about the progress so far made
rdfor 3 AMC Prof Banerjee briefed the rdCouncil about the progress of the 3
AMC He also mentioned that Ms Sandvic Asia desired to host one of the
rdDinners of 3 AMC They were strequested to host the 1 day Dinner by
the President Possibly they will agree with the proposal It was also ment ioned that IEI has given announcement in August 2009 issue of
rdtheir Newsletter about 3 AMC Both MMR and Coal Insight were also agreed to give publicity through their
rdpublications about 3 AMC President also informed that some discussions have been going on with one of the Event Management Agents who were
rdwilling to assist us for 3 AMC They gave proposal that they will bring delegates as well as new organizations apart from our targeted organizations for participation in the conference exhibition for which they will charge some percentage on their matured activities However details will be made known to the members of the Council after finalization of MOU Shri L K Bose Chairman Technical
rdCommittee of 3 AMC was requested by the President to inform the members about the status of the Technical papers etc Shri Bose informed that around 36
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
19
authors have already sent abstract of their papers and more than 40 experts were invited for contributing Technical papers
The Hony Treasurer placed a statement rdof Income and Expenditure of the 3
AMC as on date which were noted by the members
It was decided that the loan (Rs 600000-) taken from MGMI Fund for
rd3 AMC to meet the initial expenses may be refunded to MGMI Fund at an early date
Shri R K Saha Chairman Exhibition Committee was also requested by the President to let the Council Members know about the progress so far made Shri Saha informed that approximately 900 sq mt spaces have been booked so far and some negotiations were going on Shri Saha also proposed to have one Buyers Salers meet at an early date In t h i s c o n n e c t i o n a c o m m i t t e e comprising of Shri J P Goenka Shri V K Arora and Shri J P Dasgupta has been constituted who will arrange to make all the arrangements of Buyers Salers meet
30 To consider and approve the r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s o f J u d g i n g Committee for various awards and medals
The recommendations of Judging Committee for the year 2008-09 were accepted by the Council However Shri R P Ritolia Past President proposed to constitute a Search Committee for some prestigious Awards to find out suitable personnel to keep the image of the Institute He also suggested to form a Committee for overviewing the existing Systems amp Procedures and suggest for development
T h e f o l l o w i n g m e m b e r s w e r e considered
Shri N C Jha ChairmanProf Ajoy Kr Ghose Past PresidentShri R P Ritolia Past President amp
ConvenorShri V K Arora MemberShri J P Goenka Member Dr A K Moitra MemberProf (Dr) Subir Kr Mukhopadhyaya
Member
The Council is pleased to Award the Branch Activity Award to Ranchi Branch according to the activities done by the Branch during the year 2008-09 During the year 2008-09 both the Kolkata and Ranchi Branches have enrolled same number of new members So the Council is pleased to award the Membership Growth Award to both Kolkata and Ranchi Branches for enrolling highest new members during the year 2008-09
40 To consider and approve the audited accounts for the financial year ended
ston 31 March 2009
As the audited accounts were not ready it was decided to hold a Special Council
thMeeting on 5 September 2009 at 400 pm with the audited accounts for consideration
50 To appoint the Institutes Auditor for stthe financial year ending on 31 March
2010
Messrs B K Sen amp Co Chartered Accountant was re-appointed as the Auditor of the Institution for the year 2009-10 at a remuneration of Rs 3500- only
60 T o c o n s i d e r a p p l i c a t i o n s f o r Membership and membership position of the Institute
The Council approved 17 applications for membership out of which 15 were
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
20
for Life Members and 02 Members
70 To elect the President of the Institute for the year 2009 ndash 2010
The name of Shri N C Jha Director (Technical) CIL and present President was proposed by Shri R K Saha Vice President and was re - elected unanimously as President of the Institute for 2009-10
80 To elect the Honorary Secretary of the Institute for the year 2009 ndash 2011
The name of Dr Debasish Sarkar General Manager NEC CIL was proposed by Shri R P Ritolia Past President and was elected unanimously as Honorary Secretary of the Institute for 2009-2011
The Council expressed their sincere thanks to Prof S C Ray Hony Secretary and appreciated for his sincere works and contribution to the Institute during his tenure as Honorary Secretary
90 Any other business with the permission of the chair
i) Consultancy ndash
Prof S P Banerjee informed that a draft Policy was circulated to all the Council Members for their suggestion He said that some suggestions have been received and some more may come The Committee will meet soon with the Draft Policy alongwith the suggestions received for finalisation
ii) Presidents Golf Tournament
It was decided that the Presidents Golf Tournament will be organized either on
th12 December 2009 at Sambalpur or on st21 January 2010 at Kolkata
iii) Photo Identity card for Life Members
Prof (Dr) Subir Kr Mukhopadhyay
proposed that a photo identity card for life members of MGMI may be introduced
It was decided that MGMI will introduce the photo identity card for life members at a cost The fee for the same will be finalized soon
The meeting ended with vote of thanks to the chair at 1800 hrs
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
The Special meeting of the Council of the Institute held at MGMI Building GN-384 Sector ndash V Salt Lake Kolkata ndash 700 091 on
thSaturday the 5 September 2009 at 400 pm with Shri N C Jha President in the Chair The meeting was attended by Shri L K Bose Shri Bhaskar Chakraborti Shri J P Dasgupta Dr Amalendu Sinha and Prof S C Ray
The President extended welcome to all members of the Council and thereafter took up the agenda
The copy of the Report of Council and Audited Balance Sheet with Income amp Expenditure Accounts for the financial year 2008-09 were distributed to the members present in the meeting President requested the members present to go through the Audited Balance Sheet with Income and Expenditure Accounts for the year 2008-09 and Auditors Report to the Members
The Members considered the Auditors Report and agreed that in future we should try to implement the suggestions given by the Auditor There was lengthy discussion on the
stBalance Sheet as on 31 March 2009
The Members considered and recommended the same to the General Body for adoption
The meeting was ended with Vote of thanks to the Chair at 1800 hrs
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
23
Dr Kaushik Dey MMGI is now Assistant Professor Department of Mining EngineeringIndian School of Mines UniversityDhanbad 826 004
Shri SV Ram Mohanm MMGI is now Dy CMESAM Chhattarpur Sub Area Patherkhera Area WCL ATPO Shbhapur Colony Type IV Qr No 20 Pathakhera 460 449 Dist Betul MP
Shri Tushar Kant Mishra MMGI is now Materials Management Division Coal India
rdLtd Coal Bhawan Annexe 3 Floor 10 NS Road Kolkata 700 001
Shri Deepak Pandey MMGI is now Sub Area Manager Bunglow D-1 Chankapur Officers Colony PO Silewara Colliery WCL Dist Nagpur MS
Shri Sunit Kumar Banerjee MMGI is now Manager(Projects) Gugro Geotech Pvt Ltd Plot No51 Sector ndash6 Sanpada Navi Mumbai 400 705
Prof DD Mishra MMGI is now at 4 Arya Bhumi PO Potia Bhubaneshwar 751 031Orissa
News About Members
Shri BP Sinha MMGI is now Controller of Mines Indian Bureau of mines 29 Industrial suburbs II Stage Tumkur Road Gorguntapalayam Yashwantpuram Bangalore 560 022
Prof Arvind Kumar Mishra MMGI is now Associate Professor Department of Mining Engineering Indian School of Mines university Dhanbad 826 004 Jharkahand
Shri AK Jain MMGI is now Dy HCG Co Office of the CGM NEC CIL PO Margherita Dist Tinsukia Assam 786 181
Shri Pallab Kumar Banerjee Life Member of MGMI is now at 1 Atlantic Place Manukau City Auckland ndash 2105 New Zealand
Shri Satyesha Simha MMGI is now Dy GM(Sales) BEML Ltd Marketing HQ
thUnity Buildings 5 Floor JC Road Bangalore 560 002
Shri Sunil Kumar Singh MMGI is now Project Officer Kuju-Pundi Project PO Kuju Colliery Dist Ramgarh Jharkhand ndash 825 316
In a day when you dont come across any problem you can be sure that you are travelling in a wrong path
- Swami Vevekananda
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
24
New Members
As Life Member
1 Shri C V VENKATESWARLU BE (Electrical) M Tech (Mining Machinery) PG ndash DipDy Chief Engineer (EampM) WCL Flat No F-2 Shakti Apartments Plot No 19A Hill Road Gandhi Nagar Nagpur ndash 440010
2 Shri Utpal Kumar Dey B Sc Engg M Tech Ph D (Mining Engineering) Professor B I T Sindri Head Deptt Of Mining Engineer PO Sindri Institute Dist Dhanbad Jharkhand ndash 828123
3 Shri Girijesh Kumar B Sc Geology M Sc Geology Ph D Geology Professor B I T Sindri Head Department of Geology PO Sindri Institute Dist Dhanbad Jharkhand ndash 828123
4 Shri Pramod Kumar Singh M Sc Geology Ph D Geology Lecturer BIT Sindri Department of Geology B I T Sindri Dhanbad Jharkhand
5 Shri Baidya Nath Roy B Sc Engg M Sc Engg (Metallurgical) Lecturer BIT Sindri Metallurgical Engineering Deptt PO Sindri Institute Dist Dhanbad Jharkhand ndash 828123
6 Shri Abhai Pratap Singh B Sc(Mining) Chief General Manager (Production)D-2F-2 Govinda Gourkhede Compl Seminary Hills Nagpur ndash 440006
7 Shri Ranendra Chouksey B E (Mining) Superintendent of Mines WCL C-43 Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440001
8 Shri Om Prakash Verma B Sc Superintendent (Survey) 4 M B Town Bandhunagar Jhingabai Takli Koradi Road Nagpur ndash 440030
9 Shri Mahendra Kumar Gupta Dip in Mech Engg AMIE Dy Chief Engineer (Excv) WCL A-206 Triveni Apartments KT Nagar Katol Road Nagpur ndash 440013
10 Shri Akhilesh Pandey Diploma (Mining) Chief Mining Engineer (Prod) WCL CME
th(OC) 5 floor Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur -440001
11 Shri Kaushal Kishore Sharan B Sc (Hons) Mining Engineer Director Technical (Retd) WCL 301A Sri Manohar Apartment Clark Town Nagpur ndash 440004
12 Shri Mahendra Kumar Gupta Dip in Mech Engg AMIE Dy Chief Engineer (Excv) WCL A-206 Triveni Apartments KT Nagar Katol Road Nagpur ndash 440013
13 Shri Ashok Kumar Singh B Sc (Part ndash I) Superintendent (Survey) WCL Duplex No 54 M B Town Koradi Road Zinga Bai Takli Nagpur ndash 440030
14 Shri Amitabh Singh Engg amp Management Dy CME WCLQr No D5 Rescue Station Colony Indora Complex WCL Near Power Grid PO Uppalwadi Nagpur ndash 440026 (MS)
15 Shri Basant Agnihotri B E (Mech) SE (Excavation) WCL B- 202 Radha Palace Dhantoli Abyankar Road Nagpur ndash 440012 (MS)
16 Shri Sushanta Banerjee L Mining EnggMBA Chief Mining Engineer WCL Production Department WCL (Hq) Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440001
17 Shri Achuth Vinay Anand Diploma in Mining amp Mine Surveying Partner Director Technical Explotechnique
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st th1643 1 Floor Shanthala Plaza 14 thCross 8 Main Malleshwaram Bangalore
ndash 560003
18 Shri Ranjan Kumar Sinha B Tech (H) Mining Controller of Mines Indian Bureau of Mines CPWD Qr No 33 Type ndash V Seminary Hills Nagpur ndash 440006
19 Shri Ranjan Sahai B Tech (H) Mining Chief Controller of Mines Indian Bureau of Mines Type ndashV Flat ndash 6 CPWD Colony Seminary Hills Nagpur ndash 440006
20 Shri Tirth Nath Jha B Tech (Mining) PGDISM M Tech (Ind amp Engg Mgmt) General Manager WCL WCL Kanhan Area PO Dungaria- 480553 Dist Chhindwara (MP)
21 Shri GEDI Vijaybhaskar Reddy Dip in Mining Superintendent of Mines WCL 48 Swamy Colony Phase ndash 8 Near Aakar Nagar PO Gittikadan Nagpur ndash 13
22 Shri V K Gupta B Tech (Mining) Chief Mining Engineer WCL D-17 Koyla Vihar Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash (MS)-440001
23 Shri Anjan Chatterjee B Sc (Engineering) MBA Superintending Engineer (Env) WCL Environment
thDeptt 9 Floor Coal Estate Civil LinesNagpur ndash 440001 MS
24 Shri Ajay Kumar Pandey B Tech (Mining) Dy General Manager (Mining) Pandey Muhalla ASGirls School Road Hirapur PO amp Dist Dhanbad -826001
25 Shri Kinnera Raja Sekhar BE(Mining)MBA(Marketing) Superintendent of Mines WCL Flat No 203 Udhav Appartment Opp Powergrid Angulimal NagarPO Uppalwadi Nagpur 400 026 (MS)
26 Shri Sudhakar Rao Sreeram Degree in Mining FCC Superintendent of Mines WCL C-11 Walni colony Th Saoner Dist Nagpur 441 504
27 Shri Haridas Krishna Ghanvat MSc(Env) Superintending Engg(Env) WCL 7172 Ujwal Nilayam B-302 Khamla Road Malviya Nagar Khamla Nagpur 440 025 MS
28 Shri Balakishan Chandora BE(Mining) Chief Mining Engineer WCL D-114 Koyla Vihar Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur 442 001
29 Shri Asok Chandra Ray BE(Civil) Grad ndash IE PGDBM(Fin) OSD(ENV)WCL F-201 Ashirwad Apartment Mankapur Behind Safeway Motors Lumbini Nagar Nagpur 440 030
30 Shri Kaushik Chakraborty BTech(Min) MTech(Mine Planning)Dy Chief Mining Engineer WCL Flat ndash 102 Naniks Ashtavinayak Prerna Opp Power Grid Colony Nari Ring Road PO Uppalwadi Nagpur 440 026
31 Shri KS Narayana Dip in Mining Engineer Chief Mining Engineer WCL D-210 Koyala Vihar Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur 440 001
32 Shri Anupam Nandi BTech(Min) Dy Controller of Mines amp Officer in charge Indian Bureau of Mines 318B Road No 3 Ashok Nagar Ranchi 834 002 Jharkhand
33 Shri Debasis Biswas BE(Mining) Chief Mining EngineerWCL Flat No 607 Building A-1 Forest Deptt Co-operative Housing Society Seminary Hills Nagpur
34 Shri Subhash Ramkrishna Bhandare BE(Hons)(Mining) Supdt Of Mines WCL A-9S-4 Govinda Gourkhede
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Complex Seminary Hills Hajaripahad Road Nagpur 440 006
35 Shri Satish R Gabale BE(Mining) Supdt of Mines WCL Flat No B101 Ganesh Gavri Apptt Near Sawarkar Square Nagpur -400 015
36 Shri Dipankar Mukherjee BE(Mining) supdt of Mines WCL Plot-28 Friends Colony PO Katol Road Nagpur 440 013
37 Shri Pradeep Deshmukh BE(Mining) Supdt of Mines WCL 16 Shamane Layout Near Gajanan Temple Trimurti Nagar Nagpur 440 022
38 Shri Partha Pratim Adhikary Btech(Hons)(Mining Engg) WCLD-8 Indora Housing Complex WCL Colony(Near Power Grid) Nagpur(MS)
39 Shri Somyajit Mukherjee MTech(Appl Geol) PhD(Geol) Sr Lecturer IIT Bombay Deptt Earth Sciences IIT Bombay Powai Mumbai 400 076 MS
As Member
1 Shri Satyendra Parasanath Pandey Dip in Mining IInd class Certi FCC Dy Chief Mining Engineer WCL D19 WCL Rescue Colony Kalpana Nagar PO Uppalwadi Nagpur ndash 440026
2 Shri Prashant Kumar Singh B E Mining Superintendent of Mines WCL 36 M B Town PO Zingabai Takli Koradi Road Nagpur ndash 440030
3 Shri Vivek Kumar Sharma M Tech (Applied Geology) Dy Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC
thLtd4 floor Khanij Bhawan 10-3-311A Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad
4 Shri Subrata Chatterjee B E (Mech) MBA Business Development Manager 4 Dr Satyananda Roy Road Kolkata ndash 700029
5 Md Nasim Ansari M Tech (Applied Geology) Dy Manager (Geology) Laxmivasi Tower Flat No 205 Attapur Tejaswari NagarHyderbad
6 Shri Rajesh Kumar Sharma M Sc (Earth Science) B Sc (Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad - 500 028
7 Dr Nilay Sharma Ph D Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad - 500 028
8 Shri Amit Kumar Saw M Sc Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad - 500 173(AP)
9 Shri Sanjay Kumar Choudhary M Sc (Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad - 500 028
10 Shri Chandra Bhushan Verma M Tech (Applied Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC
thLtd4 floor10-3-31 Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad - 500 173
11 Shri Buddha Priya Mahudwale B E st(Mining) PG Dip 1 Class Certificate
holder Manager (Mining) Resource thPlanning deptt 4 Floor NMDC Ltd
Khanij Bhavan Masab Tank 10-3-311A Hyderbad ndash 500173
12 Shri Basant Rath M Sc (Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) NMDC R amp D Centre Habsiguda Uppal Road Hyderabad
13 Shri Jaykumar Jagdish Singh Dip Mining Graduate DMM Asstt Survey Officer WCL Production Department WCL (Hq) Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440001
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14 Shri Parag Madhukarrao Tadlimbekar BSc MSc (Geo) B Ed Sr Technical Assistant (Geology) Indian Bureau of Mines Technical Secretary Section IBM
ndIndira Bhawan 2 floor D-Block Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440102 MS
15 Shri NK Dhawan BSc(H)(Mining Engg) General Manager NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad 500 173
16 Dr DN Subramanyam MScPhD Asstt Manager(Geo) NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad 500 173
As Donor Member
1 Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research Barwa Road Dhanbad ndash 826015
Jharkhand
HEALTH TITBIT
Going on fruits as snacks
Fruits have skins and are actually like naturersquos ready-packed snacks The juice and the flavour is all held in tightly until you are ready and with most fruits after washing even the skin can be eaten A red apple has different health giving qualities from a green apple too There are many salad combinations which are worth trying Iceberg lettuce and a tomato is better than nothing but try to use the deeper green or red lettuce dark-green water-cress two or three grated brussel sprouts or some finely cut spring cabbage Dark-green leaves should form the basis then build with a selection of other colours carrots peppers radishes and others It can be differently beautiful every time but big
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28
News Update
1 Arrow works with ONGC on CBM
Arrow Energy has signed an agreement with Indian Govt-owned ONGC Limited to cooperate in Coal Bed Methane (CBM) exploration and development The focus of the memorandum of Understanding is potential cooperation on existing ONGC blocks from previous CBM licence rounds in India together with possible cooperation in certain Australian acreage The companies are now formulating specific commercial agreement on defined CBM assets
(Source Asia Miner)
2 Thriveni ventures overseas for coal
After years of involvement with the Indian mining industry Thriveni Earthmovers expects to begin exporting coal this year from its coal project at Jumbi in Indonesia The company obtained the Jumbi project in 2008 as its first overseas coal venture and has been ramping up towards commercial production this year The primary aim of the project is to be reliable source of coal to overseas companies who rely on coal as the critical material for their operations Thriveni provides low cost turnkey mining solution that facilitates development on a major scale
(Source Asia Miner)
3 ECL to raise underground coal production output to 12 mt
Eastern Coalfields Ltd proposes to enhance its underground coal production from 85 million tonne (mt) to 12 mt in the next two years through infusion of mass production technologies Accordingly the company recently awarded two contracts worth Rs 100 crore to Joy Engineering of UK for supply of
continuous mining equipment and operation and maintenance of the same on riskgain basis The tenders for more continuous miners and long-wall mining equipments worth Rs 350 crore approximately will be invited soon
(Source Infrastructure Today July 2009)
4 Indias first coal gasification project to take off
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) is getting ready to start the gas production at Indias first Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) project on pilot basis This project is to be carried out at Vastan lignite block near Surat in Gujarat It is estimated that the field will produce about 55 lakh cu m of synthetic gas per day by 2010 end After this project is successful ONGC aims to begin with the commercial production by producing about 2 billion cu m of the synthetic gas per annum from this field by 2013-14 This will require an investment of about Rs1000-2000 crore and the field has enough reserves to last for about 30-40 years Along with the Vastan block ONGC is also plans to set up a UCG project at Bhavnagar in Gujarat and Rajasthan
(Source Infrastructure Today Sept09)
5 Bhutan Minerals Exploration
August 2009 - Oil in the Bangtar area under Samdrupjongkhar dzongkhag copper gold and silver in the black mountain area of central Bhutan and tungsten in Sarpang are the potential minerals an American businessman J Matthew Fifield has offered to prospect for and if found viable then extract them He has also proposed that he be given mineral exploration rights for the whole of Bhutan after which he would get a group of American investors to invest in Bhutans mining sector in
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29
a big way J Matthew Fifield is a managing director in an international mining company Clien and also sits on the boards of other international energy companies The department of geology and mines (DGM) under the ministry of economic affairs and Druk holdings investment (DHI) have so far expressed interest in the proposal and are in the process of studying it ldquoJ Matthew Fifield approached us through DHI around five months ago saying that he was interested in the mineral exploration and extraction and so we provided him with all past mineral exploration reports and geological data on Bhutanrdquo said DGMs chief geologist and acting director general
(Source geologycom)
6 India - Vedanta Acquires Goa Assets
SESA GOA Limited a majority-owned subsidiary of Vedanta Resources has purchased the Goa iron ore assets of the Dempo Group for Rs 1750 crores (US$368 million) The assets include mining leases rights and related infrastructure in Goa Funding the transaction out of its existing cash resources Sesa acquired VS Dempo and Co which holds 100 of Dempo Mining Corporation and 50 of Goa Maritime VS Dempo owns or has the rights to mineable reserves and resources estimated at 70 million tonnes of iron ore in Goa Its Goa mining assets also includes processing plants barges jetties trans-shippers and loading capacities at Mormugoa port It produced 394 million tonnes of iron ore and sold 436 million tonnes in the year ended March 31 2009 and is one of the largest exporters of iron ore from Goa Vedantas chairman Anil Agarwal says ldquoWe are highly delighted with this opportunity to consolidate our iron ore business The integration of Sesa and VS Dempos operations will achieve great synergyrdquo
(Source Asia Miner Aug09)
7 Mercury Pollution
Coal-fired power plants emit trace amounts of mercury Some of this airborne mercury ends up in lakes and rivers ndash and accumulates there long term Fish at the top of the food chain can accumulate damaging amounts of mercury because they eat smaller fish who have eaten smaller fish and the amount of mercury in their bodies can build up to toxic levels over time Mercury also makes its way into every aquatic ecosystem through the hydrologic cycle USGS published a study that examined mercury in top-predator fish bed sediment and water from streams across the United States There were many mercury mines in Oregon in the early 1900s The miners dug up the ore heated it and then cooled the vapors to condense the liquid mercury Now a century later some sites in the Ochoco National Forest and on private lands remain contaminated from these activities
(Source geologycom)
8 Northern Indias Water Supply Depletion by Human Activity
A satellite monitoring detecting areas of ground water depletion observed that much of northern India is dependent upon a reliable supply of groundwater for public use and irrigation In this study groundwater levels were monitored by processing gravity data collected by a NASA satellite over a six-year period Maps of the data revealed significant groundwater level declines in the northern Indian states of Rajasthan Punjab and Haryana In these areas rapid population growth economic development and groundwater-based irrigation are placing increasing demands on water supplies The accelerating rate of water use is unsustainable and could lead to a collapse in the agricultural system
(Source Publication from an August 2009 press release by NASA geologycom)
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9 Muscular swimmer was one of last dinosaurs
Recently discovered duck-billed hadrosaur thrived on many continents One of the last non-avian dinosaurs on Earth was a muscular swimming duck-bi l led species that paleontologists recently discovered in Spain according to a new study that has been accepted for publication in the journal Comptes Rendus Palevol Co-author Jose Ignacio Canudo told Discovery News that the hadrosaur Arenysaurus ardevoli meaning sand dinosaur lived just a few thousand years before the KT boundary This was the event 655 million years ago that wiped out all of the worlds dinosaurs save for a group of carnivorous dinosaurs that evolved into birds
(Source geologycom News)
10 Coal mine owners need 26 in venture
June 27 2009 Steel cement or power companies that sit on captive coal mines will have to own a minimum 26 percent equity in their mining ventures according to the new guidelines approved by the government for mining of coal from captive blocks The government currently allows 100 percent foreign direct investment (FDI) in exploration or mining of coal and lignite for captive consumption of iron steel and cement producers While this policy would remain unchanged the captive block owners will have to maintain beneficial ownership in their mining operations According to the proposed changes the approved end user company (engaged in making cement steel or power) will have to maintain at least a 26 percent equity ownership in an associated coal company subsidiary) formed for supplying coal on an exclusive basis to it The captive coal block owner will have to maintain 51 percent equity in the subsidiary coal company in case the mining company does not have an exclusive coal supply arrangement with the
parent In case a coal block is jointly owned equity participation in the joint venture company shall be made directly by owners and not through their subsidiary The proposed regulations have specified that in case the company to whom the captive block has been awarded is also a holding company it would have to maintain at least 51 percent equity in its subsidiary company engaged in approved end uses (making cement steel or power) It would however need to have just 26 percent equity in the second subsidiary company engaged in coal mining provided the entire output is supplied exclusively to the holding company Independent coal and lignite mining companies could also be allocated captive blocks on the condition that they enter into firm supply contracts for coal at the application stage itself according to the proposed guidelines Such companies would not be allowed to enter into fresh agreements with new end-use companies subsequent to award of the coal block
(Source The Economic Times)
11 Private investment in coal sector
June 17 2009 The coal sector is set to open to private investment
We are not averse to open commercial coal mining to private sector players However a decision will be taken after building consensus over the reform proposal said minister of state for coal (independent charge) Sriprakash Jaiswal At present the government has monopoly over coal mining through state-run companies such as Coal India Ltd
(Source The Economic Times)
12 India Seeks to Invest in Australian Coal
SYDNEY -- Indias coal minister and the chairman of the countrys biggest coal miner said Thursday that India is considering
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31
securing coal properties in Australia to plug projected gaps in the nations supply of coal The comments indicate that the current wave of foreign investment in Australias natural resources wont be limited to China Australia is known to be a country with high quality thermal coal and metallurgical coal properties India Minister of State for Coal Sriprakash Jaiswal told reporters India considers Australia as an important destination to look for coal properties he said As one of the worlds fastest growing economies India currently has to import coal because it doesnt produce enough to meet increasing demand Australias massive coal resource has become the subject of a flurry of international deal activity with Chinas Yanzhou Coal Mining Co Ltd having already
launched a A$354 billion takeover offer for Australian coal miner Felix Resources Ltd Taking equity stakes in existing companies and in return having a coal supply agreement for a certain quantity of coal could be one format Mr Bhattacharya said The other format could be joining in mining so the expansion programs of the existing companies or taking absolutely greenfield properties and going ahead on doing mining Mr Bhattacharya said the company which is also investigating investment opportunities in the US Indonesia and South Africa could easily pay $1 billion to $15 billion on investments and would consider spending more
(SourceWall Street JournalSeptember 032009)
HEALTH TITBIT
Hot tea hot coffee increases risk of cancer
Tea has been touted for its potential health benefits for millennia but new research shows if you drink it too hot you may end up increasing your risk for esophageal cancer
A new study published in the British Medical Journal has revealed that drinking steaming hot tea is actually linked with an eight-fold increased risk of cancer of the food tube or the oesophagus According to lead researcher Reza Malekzadeh of the Tehran University of Medical Sciences in Iran ldquoInforming the population about the hazards of drinking hot tea may be helpful in reducing the incidence of oesophageal cancerrdquo To be specific people who drank their tea less than two minutes after it was it four or more minutes after pouring
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
33
NOVEMBER 2009
10-13 NINTH INTERNATIONAL MINE VENTILATION CONGRESS at New Delhi India Hotel Crown Plaza Contact Department of Mining Engineering Indian School of Mines University Dhanbad ndash 826 004 Prof D C Panigrahi Convenor amp head Deptt email-
th15 November Sunday International Symposium ldquoEmerging Challenges for Metals and Materials Engineering amp Technologyrdquo and Metals Minerals Manufacturing Exp 2009 Organized by Indian Institute of Metals in association with TMS amp ASM International USA Contact TAFCON C-60 Nizamuddin East New Delhi ndash 110 013 India Ph- 91 ndash 11 ndash 46198000 24352141 Email ndash
Pankaj 09810038063
th16-19 November 2009 MPES 2009 ndash 18 International Symposium on Mine Planning amp Equipment Selections at Banff Alberta Canada For further details Contact Dr Raj K Singhal PO Box 68002 Crow Foot Postal Outlet 28 Crowfoot Terrdce NW Calgery Alberta T3G 1YO Canada Fax ndash 403-241 ndash 9460 email ndash singhal shawca website httpwwwmpes-cami-swempcom
10 - 13 November 2009 the 34th Indonesian Geophysicist Conferences at Jogjakarta Indonesia Conferences on Earth Sciences held by Indonesian Geophysicist Association 2009 Organized by Indonesian Geophysicists A s s o c i a t i o n ( H A G I ) Deadline for abstractsproposals 15 July 2009 W e b s i t e
dc_panigrahiyahoocoinwww9thimvcorg
metallurgytafconcom wwwmetals2009in
h t t p p i t 3 4 h a g i w e b i d
Upcoming Events
C o n t a c t n a m e W i w i t S u r y a n t o Check the for latest details
17 - 18 November 2009 Mining the Isa Mount Isa Queensland Australia Mining the Isa 2009 will not only features presentations from all the key established mining companies in the Mount Isa region but also unique sessions dealing with the other essential aspects essential for successful operation in the area Organized by IIR Conferences Deadline for abstractsproposals Not available Website lt gt Contact name James Stackhouse
Check the for latest details
DECEMBER 2009
4-6 Twenty-first National Convention of Mining Engineers on Technological Advancement in Mining Industry Udaipur Contact The Honorary Secretary IEI Udaipur Local Centre 128 Hiran Magri Sector 11 Opp Central Excise Udaipur 313002 P h 0 2 9 4 - 2 5 8 3 7 0 2 e - m a i l ndash
W e b
10-13 2009 Twenty fourth Indian Engineering Congress at Mangalore Theme ldquoNat ional Growth and Secur i ty ndash Technological Challengesrdquo organised by The Institute of Engineers (India) Mangalore Local
thCenter Contact The organizing Secretary 24 Indian Engineering Congress The Institute of Engineers (India) Mangalore Center NITK Surathkal Mangalore 575 025 Karnatak Ph (0824) 247400 Extn 3759 (O) e-mail lt gt
event website
httpwwwiircomauisa
event website
i n s t i _ o f _ e n g y a h o o c o i nwwwieiudrorg
i e i c o n g r e s s n i t k a c i nltieicongressnitkgmailcomgt
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26-27 All India Seminar on ldquoSatellite Communication and Remote Sensing Technologies for Social Developmentrdquo at Jaipur Contact The Honorary Secretary IEI Rajasthan State Centre Gandhi Nagar Tonk road Jaipur ndash 302 015 Ph ndash (0141) 27063272700413 e-mail ndash
JANUARY 2010
11 - 13 January 2010 CERIE2010 Sylhet Bangladesh Organized by Shahjalal University of Science amp Technology Deadline for bstractsproposals 15 September 2009 W e b s i t e lt gtContact name Dr Mohammad Iqbal
Check the for latest details
FEBRUARY 2010
th4-7 6 International Dyke Conference Contact Prof Rajesh K Srivastava Deptt of Geology BHU IT Varanasi 221 005
4 - 5 February 2010 Conference on ldquoProcessing of Industrial Minerals 2010rdquo at Istanbul Turkey Website
Contact name Dr Barry WillsAlthough there are many
rscieirscorgwwwieirscorg
httpwwwsust edu~cerie2010
event website
httpwwwmin-ngcompim10indexhtml
operations worldwide treating a wide range of industrial minerals processing problems are often similar The aim of this conference is therefore to bring together operators and scientists below one roof Organized by MEI
MARCH 2010
March 9 2010 8th Annual Investing in African Mining Seminar in Toronto In addition to our seminar we offer mining c o m p a n i e s s e r v i c e p r o v i d e r s a n d governments shared booth space at the PDAC trade show and participation in the Canada-South Africa Chamber of Business 11th A n n u a l M i n i n g B r e a k f a s tDownload the
for details
AUGUST 2012
2 - 10 August 2012 34th International Geological Congress a t Brisbane Q u e e n s l a n d A u s t r a l i a W e b s i t e
Contact name Liz Cuffe Under the theme ldquoUnearthing our Past and Futurerdquo the IGC will showcase the Oceania regions geoscience strengths innovations and natural wonders through an exciting range of pre and post Congress field trips Organized by Australian Geoscience Council
Toronto 2010 Participation Packages Brochure
httpwww34igcorg
1 Three sentences for getting success ndash a Know more than othersb Work more than othersc Expect less than others
- William Shakespeare
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22
Contined from Last issue mdash
POSSIBLE MARKETS FOR INDIAN ORES
Japan is the most obvious market for Indiarsquos high-grade hematites but if this outlet is to be developed India will require some freight advantage in order to compete with the ore from Johore which is almost as good as the best-grade Indian ore It is conveniently situated for export and is considerably nearer to Japan than is India The Borneo and Philippine ores are also favourably situated for the Japanese market but they would require nodulising before export and even then would be of lower iron content than Indian ores and also more aluminous
As regards exporting ore from India to Europe if high-class coking coals are later on imported from the United Kingdom to assist in smelting Indiarsquos ore the return freight might well be partly made up of Indian iron-ore but it is more likely to be Indian pig-iron (which is probably the cheapest pig in the world) or Indian s tee l In a recent personal communication Mr C P Perin wrote
lsquoFrom my general knowledge of the worldrsquos iron-ore resources I feel very strongly that in years to come the exports of steel from India will be as important as he present exports of jutersquo
It seems to me doubtful if we shall import much high-grade coal or coke from Europe for use in smelting iron-ore for a very long time to come The Indian ores are very high in iron and often contain about as much alumina as silica The high ash of the Indian coke provides a good deal of the slag of the blast-furnace and tends to raise the silicaalumina ratio of the slag If the slag volume were to be reduced
75 years Ago
much below the present practice by the introduction of low-ash coke which might not improvendashor might even worsenndashthe silicaalumina ratio of the slag it would not be possible to hold the sulphur in the slag There would be no sense in cutting the ash of the coke down if we had to add silica-rock to the furnace charge in order to obtain a suitable slag volume and analysis On that account apart from the question of cost it seems very doubtful if European high-grade coal or coke can be imported for use in Indian blast-furnaces in the near future
On reviewing the whole of the evidence I find no grounds for believing that any large export trade in Indian iron-ore is likely to develop in he next decade or so The two main possible marketsndashJapan and Western Europendashcan obtain sufficient supplies of high-grade ore for their needs from sources considerably nearer than India To some this may seem a pessimistic conclusion others may have a sentimental feeling that it is better to reserve Indiarsquos iron-ores for smelting in Indiarsquos own furnaces I have tried to come to an unprejudiced conclusion drawn from the available evidence I feel that I have assembled rather a mountain of facts and statistics for the production of a lamentably small mouse of a conclusion It would have been much more spectacular if I could have prophesied argosies carrying Indiarsquos ore to European or Japanese ports within five or six yearsrsquo time but this seems to me not possible Twenty or thirty years hence there may be a different tale to tell but by that time it is not likely that any-one will be turning back to old presidential addresses in order to find out what Mr President said in 1934
Presidential Address by Mr F G Percival PhD (London) B Sc (London) FGS
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8
M G M I as per the tradition organized a workshop preceding AGM of the Institute on
th15 September 2009 at Park Hotel Kolkata The topic was quite contemporary entitled Indian Mining Sectors Policies and Constraints
Objective of this workshop was to bring together those who are instrumental in framing the policies and guidelines and those who follow these for exploration and exploitation of mineral including coal oil and gas It was also aimed to have interaction of learned delegates and invitees with the speakers so as to bring out highlights and lacuna of the policies and guidelines and to make them more industry friendly
The workshop was very well attended (about 100 delegates) Speakers were eminent personalities holding offices of distinction and directly concerned with the topic of the workshop
The workshop was inaugurated by Dr A K Sarkar Director (Marketing) Coal India Ltd The technical session was presided over by Sri R P Ritolia Immediate Past President and former CMD- CCL
Altogether five papers were presented which are as follows
1 National Mineral Policies and Role of G S I By Dr Balaram Chattopadhaya D D G G S I
2 Modern Coalmining Policies for enhanced proving of coal resources By Shri Ashok Kumar Singh CMD CMPDIL
3 Captive Coal Mining Policies and Constraints By Shri D N Prasad
Director ( Tech ) Ministry of Coal Government of India
4 National Mineral Policy 2008 and the Environmental Concerns for an Expanding Mining Sector By Prof S P Banerjee Former Director ndashin - Charge Indian School of Mines Dhanbad
5 Reclamation of Mined out areas In Opencast success story in Mega Projects of South Eastern Coalfield Ltd By Shri M P Dikshit CMD SECL and Shri S C Shankar SE SECL
The first paper dwelt upon various policies that the Government of India is going to adopt to gear up and making the mining sector dynamic It was pointed out during discussion that there are many more things are desirable for quick disposal of PL ML availability of maps reports etc All these matters are being seriously examined at Governmental Levels
The second paper described various methodologies and techniques to improve exploration approach for enhanced proving of coal resources These methodologies have been spelt out by the Ministry of Coal in consultation with CMPDIL Various investors who have been allotted blocks must follow these methodologies for authenticated and better results
The third paper outlined various guidelines for accomplishing the exploration of captive coal blocks for early exploitation of the resources It is admitted that there are constraints which are likely to retard the progress that is desirable The role of State and Central Government for clearing various applications need to be more realistic and less time consuming Coal Evaluation improved
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON ldquoINDIAN MINING SECTORS POLICIES AND CONSTRAINTSrdquo
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
9
co-ordination with nodal officers of state level land acquisition environmental and forestry clearance etc are certain areas of concern
The fourth paper outlined various stipulations for environmental safeguard in the mining sectors by the Government based on recommendation of committees formed The paper pointed out necessity of streamlining forestry clearance and highlighted much improved environment management practices in the mining sectors Prof Banerjee also praised role of National Mineral Policy 2008 for its positive approach to boost mining sectors
The fifth paper was on reclamation of mined out areas and described how best reclamation can be implemented with proper approach and plan The speakers cited some examples of reclamation done successfully in the jurisdiction of SECL
Each presentation was followed by interaction with the delegates which made the workshop purposeful and interesting
A K Moitra(Convenor)
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
NB Send your e-mails on ldquoTalk Backrdquo to the Editor Please include your full name address amp telephone no not necessarily for Publication MGMI News Letter reserve the right to edit the letters for publication and reproduce then (in whole or past) in any of its print
more than seven and half years are needed for the same in India ie more than five times but let us not forget that we have to face problems of a large population which is more than five times of that of Australia but that just not justify us to spend more than three years to approve a project MGMI should move the appropriate authorities to ensure early approval or rejection of any mineral based project and
if required we may offer our expertise for making early decision
Thanking you with warm regards
Yours very sincerely
Dr Samir Dasgupta Life Member No 522-LM (1948-49)
( From the Editor The members may like to respond to the point raised by Dr Samir Dasgupta)
(Continued from Page No 7)
Talk Back
10
ndThe 52 Holland Memorial Lecture was held thon 15 September 2009 at the Park Hotel The
memorial lecture was given by Shri S J Sibal
Director General Mines Safety Dhanbad The
subject of his lecture was on ldquoChallenges of
Miens Safety ndash a Perspective for Change
Managementrdquo
In introduction he mentioned that safety at
work is still a serious problem and we are still
paying heavily for accidents both in terms of
human suffering and economic waste Hence
the endeavor to bring down the hazards by all
available means to an acceptable level must
continue to reduce the sufferings and agony of
human beings
In the lecture he also spoke on History of
human civilization and mine safety ndash the past
Absorption of safety laws into work practices
the Present Growth of mining activities and
technological advancements ndash the Future
Opencast Coal Mining UG Coal Mining
Mining Accidents Reasons why the
implementation of the procedure is not
sustained He has also mentioned some
ndHighlights of 52 Holland Memorial Lecture
probable answers ndash may be these procedures
are not adequate safe and built into the
mechanism of mineral production
lRequirement of additional resources for compliance of safety laws
lSafety motivation lAcceptance of non-compliance etc
Why we loose sight of human face of accident
he added He also put forwarded a question
that the concept of self regulation ndash is it the
solution
He has given some of his thoughts
observations suggestions etc and in
conclusion he said making change has always
been fascinating and exciting though it is a
tough and delicate activity for any
organization However Managing Change is
now not a matter of choice it becomes an
essential activity given the emerging future
challenges in the mining sector
The Lecture was attended by a sizeable
number of members and guests
If you win you need not explain hellip But if you lose you should not be there to explain
ndash Adolph Hitler
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
32
ldquoWHAT lies before us and what lies behind us is nothing compared to what lies within usrdquo Truly these jolting words of Emerson gives us the flashback of what Socrates promulgated centuries ago ldquoknow thyselfrdquo
The problem with us today is that we know very less of ourselves and thus we indulge in emulating and imitating others If one is not clear as to what exactly one wants he will start wanting what others want resulting in a ldquorat racerdquo And the repercussion of rat race is that even if you win the race you still remain a rat The multiplicity of platforms and the craze to be popular in next to no time is the trend which is the portent of a weak future generation This hurry burry will make the future dreams shattered we will have no leaders to dream in the days to come but there will remain a good chunk of puppets in few domineering hands Too many people are dreaming of some magical rose garden on the horizon rather than enjoying the one growing in their backyards Lets discover the untapped potential within us and stop following the crowd and give a second thought to our endeavours Life doesnt always give us what we ask for but it always gives us what we need Aldous Huxley always reminds me of the golden exhortation ie there is only one corner of the world you can be certain of improving and that is your own self
Yes nothing can defeat us unless we defeat ourselves Even Shakespeare in Julius Caesar points ldquoThe fault dear Brutus is not in our
SHORT ARTICLE
By VIVIAN WILSON LOBO
stars but in ourselves that we are underlingsrdquo Therefore our main task in life is to give birth to ourselves to become what we potentially are Opportunities are everywhere waiting to be discovered we have to only seek it as the saying goes a wise man makes more opportunities than he finds The journey of a thousand miles begins with just one step and that step lies within us as we often quote success is a marathon not a sprint never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat
Success cannot be granted it must be earned and for earning it we will have catwalks than cakewalks Therefore what is required today is serenity and patience to rivet ones attention on success Panic and anxiety will only bring failures along Perseverance is not a long race it is many short races one after another Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm Peace is the key with which we can focus aim and win As we sail through life let us not avoid storms and rough waters just let them pass and sail on Because a successful person is like being a goalkeeper no matter how many goals you save people will remember only the ones you missed Act as if failure is impossible Lets not be the slaves of our bitter past Lets not be the slaves of our bitter past Lets be the masters of our future Carl Jung writes ldquoYour vision will become clear only when you can look into your heart
(Reprint from a publication in Hitawada dated June 10 2009)
Peace be with you
Believing everybody is dangerous believing nobody is very dangerous ndash Abraham Lincoln
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th6 Council Meetingth thThe 837 meeting of the Council (6 meeting of
rdthe 103 Session) of the Institute held at MGMI Building GN-384 Sector ndash V Salt Lake
thKolkata ndash 700 091 on Saturday the 18 July 2009 at 330 pm with Shri N C Jha President in the Chair The meeting was attended by Prof Ajoy Kr Ghose Prof S P Banerjee Shri R P Ritolia Shri R K Saha Shri B C Bhattacharya Shri M K Bhattacharya Shri L K Bose Shri Bhaskar Chakraborti Shri Asitabha Datta Shri J P Dasgupta Shri J P Goenka Shri Phalguni Guha Shri K K Mishra Dr A K Moitra Prof S K Mukhopadhyay Shri Prasanta Roy and Dr Debsish Sarkar
Leave of absence was granted to those who could not attend the meeting
The President then extended welcome to Prof A K Ghose Prof S P Banerjee Shri R P Ritolia Past Presidents Shri R K Saha Vice President and all other members of the Council President thereafter took up the agenda item
10 The minutes were circulated to all Council Members No written comment was received However the minutes were confirmed with the following modifications
Item No 8362 (v) The Council principally agreed and approved the recommendation of the Finance Committee about the reimbursement of actual local travelling expenses per month to the following Office Bearers for attending MGMI Office in relation to the Official work if claimed subject to the maximum of
Hony Secretary Rs 2500Hony Jt Secretary Rs1500Hony Treasurer Rs1500-Hony Editor Rs 1500
with effect from May 2009
Head Quarters Activity
Item No 83650 i) Half Day Workshop
It was decided that a half day workshop thwould be held on Tuesday the 15 September
2009 the topic being ldquoIndian Mining Sectors Policies and Constraintsrdquo Invited lectures will be delivered by 4 distinguished speakers on the subject for discussion Dr A K Moitra was unanimously chosen as Convenor of the Seminar while Shri Prasanta Roy as Co-convenor
Resolution 83610th th rdldquothe minutes of the 836 (5 meeting of the 103
rdsession) meeting of the Council held on 23 May 2009 at Kolkata be confirmed with the said modificationrdquo
11 The Council then considered the action taken report on the Minutes of the 836 meeting of the Council held on May 23 2009 at Kolkata and noted the report
Regarding guidelines for monetary rdtransaction expenditure control for 3
AMC as approved by the Council some Off ice Bearers expressed their discomfort Arising out of the situation the Council advised that the Chairman Organis ing Commit tee Hony Treasurer Co-convenor Organising Committee and the Chairman Technical Committee may discuss together and modify the guidelines as per convenience for monetary
rdtransaction for 3 AMC 2010
Item No 83670 To consider and constitute a Board of Scrutinizers to conduct the Election of Council Members for the year 2009-12
As Shri Prasanta Roy resigned from the Board of Scrutinizers to conduct the election of Council Members for the year 2009-2012 Dr A K Moitra was
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
16
unanimously nominated in the Board of scrutinizers in place of Shri Prasanta Roy
20 To consider report recommendations of the Finance Committee
The recommendations of the Finance Committee were placed before the Council The Council discussed on the r e p o r t a n d a p p r o v e d t h e recommendations of the Finance Committee The recommended pay structure for the staff as well as fixation
stof pay will take effect from 1 April 2009 However if there is any further suggestion received from the Council Members on the recommendation the Finance Committee was requested to consider them and review the matter The minutes of the Finance Committee
thdated 27 June 2009 is given in Appendix I
Arising out of the discussion the Council authorized Finance Committee to overview and take controll of the financial matter and advice the Hony Secretary time to time in regard to the financial matter
The Finance Committee was also further requested to prepare a guideline f o r m o n e y t a r y t r a n s a c t i o n expenditure control for MGMI Acs and submit the same to the Council for consideration and implementation
The Hony Secretary was advised to take guidance from Finance Committee regarding financial matter which involved sizeable expenditure and was not of routine nature
The Council was informed that quotations were collected for MGMI News Letter amp Transactions and were studied by the Finance Committee Ms Lalchand Roy amp Co had quotated
the lowest price no decisions had been taken in this regard Order had been placed before it was approved by the Council Hony Editor was not aware about the process and placing of the order However performance of Ms Lalchand Roy amp Co will be accessed for next 3 months and a report will be placed before the Council
In order to streamline the system the Council directed that in future quotations for any work would be obtained in sealed cover and would be open in the presence of the bidders by the Finance Committee members to avoid any irregularity
30 To discuss about the progress of the forthcoming events of the Institute
Half Day National Workshop
The date of half day workshop has been t hchanged to 15 September 2009
th(Tuesday) instead of 12 September 2009 In workshop four distinguished speakers will be invited for giving lectures on the subject on Indian Mining Sectors Policies amp Constraints (IMPC 2009)
Holland Memorial Lecture
The Council was informed that as Shri B Muthuraman MD Tata Steel regretted that it would not be possible for him to deliver the Holland Memorial Lecture due to pre-occupation Shri S J Sibal DGMS Dhanbad has been approached
ndby the President to deliver 52 Holland thMemorial Lecture on 15 September
2009 at Park Hotel
Annual General Meeting
The venue of the AGM National Workshop and Holland Memorial Lecture will be at the Park Hotel
thKolkata on 15 September 2009
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
17
rd40 To discuss about the progress of the 3 Asian Mining Congress ndash 2010
ndThe minutes of the 2 meeting of the Exhibition Organising Committee held
thon 18 July 2009 are given in Appendix II which provided the detailed progress
rdreport of the Exhibition of 3 AMC
Prof S P Banerjee Chairman Organising Committee while briefing the Council about the progress made referred to the last minutes of the
thOrganising Committee held on 27 June 2009 which is given in Appendix III
Prof Banerjee raised the point that the high cost items for the Congress should be identified and arrangement for procurement of these should be undertaken at the earliest In this regard he also suggested that a committee could be constituted The Council authorized him to go ahead with the proposal and if he felt that a committee was required he could constitute the same as per his choice
50 T o c o n s i d e r a p p l i c a t i o n s f o r Membership and membership position of the Institute
The Council approved 38 applications for membership out of which 23 were for Life Members 14 Members and one Donor Member
60 To consider fixation of tariff for Transit House and releasing payment of balance due to the Contractor Ms Popular Decorator
Regarding fixation of Tariff for Transit House the Council referred the matter to the Finance Committee to propose the tariff and other conditions and forward it to the Council for consideration As the Transit House has been made ready by the Contractor Ms Popular Decorator balance due to the contractor
Rs 409000 (Rupees four lakhs nine thousand) only may be released
The Council was informed that the contractor claimed that he had done some extra works on verbal order worth Rs 65000 (Rupees sixty five thousand) The Council discussed this and referred the matter to the Finance Committee to examine and recommend action to be taken by the Council on this issue
70 Any other business with the permission of the chair
I) Mode of despatch of Ballot Papers
The Council advised that all the Ballots should be sent by post to the members under certificate of posting
The meeting ended with vote of thanks to the Chair at 1830 hrs
th7 Council Meetingth thThe 838 meeting of the Council (7 meeting of
rdthe 103 Session) of the Institute held at MGMI Building GN-384 Sector ndash V Salt Lake
thKolkata ndash 700 091 on Saturday the 29 August 2009 at 300 pm with Shri N C Jha President in the Chair The meeting was attended by Prof S P Banerjee Shri R P Ritolia Shri R K Saha Shri V K Arora Shri M K Bhattacharya Shri L K Bose Shri Asitabha Datta Shri J P Dasgupta Shri J P Goenka Shri Phalguni Guha Shri K K Mishra Dr A K Moitra Prof S K Mukhopadhyay Dr Debsish Sarkar Shri Prasanta Roy Shri Bhaskar Chakraborti And Prof S C Ray
Leave of absence was granted to those who could not attend the meeting
The President then extended welcome to Prof S P Banerjee Shri R P Ritolia Past Presidents Shri R K Saha Vice President and all other members of the Council
One minute silence was observed in memory of Late Ashoke Kr Mandal Life Member Shri C P Ambesh Life Member Kamala Kanta
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
18
Srivastava Life Member and Jay Prakash Thakur Life member
President thereafter took up the agenda itemth10 To confirm the minutes of the 837
meeting of the Council held at Kolkata thon July 18 2009
The minutes were circulated to all Council Members So far no Comment was received The Council then resolved that
Resolution 83810th thThe minutes of the 837 (6 meeting of
rdthe 103 session) meeting of the thCouncil held on 18 July 2009 at
Kolkata be confirmed
11 To consider matters arising out of the minutes
The Council then considered the action thtaken report on the Minutes of the 837
thmeeting of the Council held on 18 July 2009 at Kolkata and noted the report
83811To discuss about the progress of the forthcoming events of the Institute
I) Half Day National Workshop (IMPC - 2009)
Dr A K Moitra Convenor IMPC ndash 2009 intimated about the Progress of National Workshop ndash IMPC 2009 and also submitted a statement of Income and Expenditure of IMPC ndash 2009 as on date
ii) Holland Memorial Lecture
The Convenor also informed to the Council that Shri S J Sibal DGMS Dhanbad confirmed of his acceptance to deliver the prestigious Holland
thMemorial Lecture on 15 September 2009 at the Park Hotel Kolkata
rd103 Annual General Meeting
The Honorary Secretary informed that rdthe notice for 103 Annual General
Meeting was circulated to the eligible
members through the Newsletter Vol 35 No 1 April ndash June 2009 The Convenor IMPC 2009 added that arrangements for all the events
thscheduled to be held on 15 September 2009 at the Park Hotel Kolkata have been made in consultation with the Hony Secretary and Hony Jt Secretary
rd20 To review about the progress of the 3 Asian Mining Congress ndash 2010
Prof S P Banerjee was requested by the President to enlight the members of the Council about the progress so far made
rdfor 3 AMC Prof Banerjee briefed the rdCouncil about the progress of the 3
AMC He also mentioned that Ms Sandvic Asia desired to host one of the
rdDinners of 3 AMC They were strequested to host the 1 day Dinner by
the President Possibly they will agree with the proposal It was also ment ioned that IEI has given announcement in August 2009 issue of
rdtheir Newsletter about 3 AMC Both MMR and Coal Insight were also agreed to give publicity through their
rdpublications about 3 AMC President also informed that some discussions have been going on with one of the Event Management Agents who were
rdwilling to assist us for 3 AMC They gave proposal that they will bring delegates as well as new organizations apart from our targeted organizations for participation in the conference exhibition for which they will charge some percentage on their matured activities However details will be made known to the members of the Council after finalization of MOU Shri L K Bose Chairman Technical
rdCommittee of 3 AMC was requested by the President to inform the members about the status of the Technical papers etc Shri Bose informed that around 36
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
19
authors have already sent abstract of their papers and more than 40 experts were invited for contributing Technical papers
The Hony Treasurer placed a statement rdof Income and Expenditure of the 3
AMC as on date which were noted by the members
It was decided that the loan (Rs 600000-) taken from MGMI Fund for
rd3 AMC to meet the initial expenses may be refunded to MGMI Fund at an early date
Shri R K Saha Chairman Exhibition Committee was also requested by the President to let the Council Members know about the progress so far made Shri Saha informed that approximately 900 sq mt spaces have been booked so far and some negotiations were going on Shri Saha also proposed to have one Buyers Salers meet at an early date In t h i s c o n n e c t i o n a c o m m i t t e e comprising of Shri J P Goenka Shri V K Arora and Shri J P Dasgupta has been constituted who will arrange to make all the arrangements of Buyers Salers meet
30 To consider and approve the r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s o f J u d g i n g Committee for various awards and medals
The recommendations of Judging Committee for the year 2008-09 were accepted by the Council However Shri R P Ritolia Past President proposed to constitute a Search Committee for some prestigious Awards to find out suitable personnel to keep the image of the Institute He also suggested to form a Committee for overviewing the existing Systems amp Procedures and suggest for development
T h e f o l l o w i n g m e m b e r s w e r e considered
Shri N C Jha ChairmanProf Ajoy Kr Ghose Past PresidentShri R P Ritolia Past President amp
ConvenorShri V K Arora MemberShri J P Goenka Member Dr A K Moitra MemberProf (Dr) Subir Kr Mukhopadhyaya
Member
The Council is pleased to Award the Branch Activity Award to Ranchi Branch according to the activities done by the Branch during the year 2008-09 During the year 2008-09 both the Kolkata and Ranchi Branches have enrolled same number of new members So the Council is pleased to award the Membership Growth Award to both Kolkata and Ranchi Branches for enrolling highest new members during the year 2008-09
40 To consider and approve the audited accounts for the financial year ended
ston 31 March 2009
As the audited accounts were not ready it was decided to hold a Special Council
thMeeting on 5 September 2009 at 400 pm with the audited accounts for consideration
50 To appoint the Institutes Auditor for stthe financial year ending on 31 March
2010
Messrs B K Sen amp Co Chartered Accountant was re-appointed as the Auditor of the Institution for the year 2009-10 at a remuneration of Rs 3500- only
60 T o c o n s i d e r a p p l i c a t i o n s f o r Membership and membership position of the Institute
The Council approved 17 applications for membership out of which 15 were
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
20
for Life Members and 02 Members
70 To elect the President of the Institute for the year 2009 ndash 2010
The name of Shri N C Jha Director (Technical) CIL and present President was proposed by Shri R K Saha Vice President and was re - elected unanimously as President of the Institute for 2009-10
80 To elect the Honorary Secretary of the Institute for the year 2009 ndash 2011
The name of Dr Debasish Sarkar General Manager NEC CIL was proposed by Shri R P Ritolia Past President and was elected unanimously as Honorary Secretary of the Institute for 2009-2011
The Council expressed their sincere thanks to Prof S C Ray Hony Secretary and appreciated for his sincere works and contribution to the Institute during his tenure as Honorary Secretary
90 Any other business with the permission of the chair
i) Consultancy ndash
Prof S P Banerjee informed that a draft Policy was circulated to all the Council Members for their suggestion He said that some suggestions have been received and some more may come The Committee will meet soon with the Draft Policy alongwith the suggestions received for finalisation
ii) Presidents Golf Tournament
It was decided that the Presidents Golf Tournament will be organized either on
th12 December 2009 at Sambalpur or on st21 January 2010 at Kolkata
iii) Photo Identity card for Life Members
Prof (Dr) Subir Kr Mukhopadhyay
proposed that a photo identity card for life members of MGMI may be introduced
It was decided that MGMI will introduce the photo identity card for life members at a cost The fee for the same will be finalized soon
The meeting ended with vote of thanks to the chair at 1800 hrs
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
The Special meeting of the Council of the Institute held at MGMI Building GN-384 Sector ndash V Salt Lake Kolkata ndash 700 091 on
thSaturday the 5 September 2009 at 400 pm with Shri N C Jha President in the Chair The meeting was attended by Shri L K Bose Shri Bhaskar Chakraborti Shri J P Dasgupta Dr Amalendu Sinha and Prof S C Ray
The President extended welcome to all members of the Council and thereafter took up the agenda
The copy of the Report of Council and Audited Balance Sheet with Income amp Expenditure Accounts for the financial year 2008-09 were distributed to the members present in the meeting President requested the members present to go through the Audited Balance Sheet with Income and Expenditure Accounts for the year 2008-09 and Auditors Report to the Members
The Members considered the Auditors Report and agreed that in future we should try to implement the suggestions given by the Auditor There was lengthy discussion on the
stBalance Sheet as on 31 March 2009
The Members considered and recommended the same to the General Body for adoption
The meeting was ended with Vote of thanks to the Chair at 1800 hrs
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
23
Dr Kaushik Dey MMGI is now Assistant Professor Department of Mining EngineeringIndian School of Mines UniversityDhanbad 826 004
Shri SV Ram Mohanm MMGI is now Dy CMESAM Chhattarpur Sub Area Patherkhera Area WCL ATPO Shbhapur Colony Type IV Qr No 20 Pathakhera 460 449 Dist Betul MP
Shri Tushar Kant Mishra MMGI is now Materials Management Division Coal India
rdLtd Coal Bhawan Annexe 3 Floor 10 NS Road Kolkata 700 001
Shri Deepak Pandey MMGI is now Sub Area Manager Bunglow D-1 Chankapur Officers Colony PO Silewara Colliery WCL Dist Nagpur MS
Shri Sunit Kumar Banerjee MMGI is now Manager(Projects) Gugro Geotech Pvt Ltd Plot No51 Sector ndash6 Sanpada Navi Mumbai 400 705
Prof DD Mishra MMGI is now at 4 Arya Bhumi PO Potia Bhubaneshwar 751 031Orissa
News About Members
Shri BP Sinha MMGI is now Controller of Mines Indian Bureau of mines 29 Industrial suburbs II Stage Tumkur Road Gorguntapalayam Yashwantpuram Bangalore 560 022
Prof Arvind Kumar Mishra MMGI is now Associate Professor Department of Mining Engineering Indian School of Mines university Dhanbad 826 004 Jharkahand
Shri AK Jain MMGI is now Dy HCG Co Office of the CGM NEC CIL PO Margherita Dist Tinsukia Assam 786 181
Shri Pallab Kumar Banerjee Life Member of MGMI is now at 1 Atlantic Place Manukau City Auckland ndash 2105 New Zealand
Shri Satyesha Simha MMGI is now Dy GM(Sales) BEML Ltd Marketing HQ
thUnity Buildings 5 Floor JC Road Bangalore 560 002
Shri Sunil Kumar Singh MMGI is now Project Officer Kuju-Pundi Project PO Kuju Colliery Dist Ramgarh Jharkhand ndash 825 316
In a day when you dont come across any problem you can be sure that you are travelling in a wrong path
- Swami Vevekananda
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
24
New Members
As Life Member
1 Shri C V VENKATESWARLU BE (Electrical) M Tech (Mining Machinery) PG ndash DipDy Chief Engineer (EampM) WCL Flat No F-2 Shakti Apartments Plot No 19A Hill Road Gandhi Nagar Nagpur ndash 440010
2 Shri Utpal Kumar Dey B Sc Engg M Tech Ph D (Mining Engineering) Professor B I T Sindri Head Deptt Of Mining Engineer PO Sindri Institute Dist Dhanbad Jharkhand ndash 828123
3 Shri Girijesh Kumar B Sc Geology M Sc Geology Ph D Geology Professor B I T Sindri Head Department of Geology PO Sindri Institute Dist Dhanbad Jharkhand ndash 828123
4 Shri Pramod Kumar Singh M Sc Geology Ph D Geology Lecturer BIT Sindri Department of Geology B I T Sindri Dhanbad Jharkhand
5 Shri Baidya Nath Roy B Sc Engg M Sc Engg (Metallurgical) Lecturer BIT Sindri Metallurgical Engineering Deptt PO Sindri Institute Dist Dhanbad Jharkhand ndash 828123
6 Shri Abhai Pratap Singh B Sc(Mining) Chief General Manager (Production)D-2F-2 Govinda Gourkhede Compl Seminary Hills Nagpur ndash 440006
7 Shri Ranendra Chouksey B E (Mining) Superintendent of Mines WCL C-43 Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440001
8 Shri Om Prakash Verma B Sc Superintendent (Survey) 4 M B Town Bandhunagar Jhingabai Takli Koradi Road Nagpur ndash 440030
9 Shri Mahendra Kumar Gupta Dip in Mech Engg AMIE Dy Chief Engineer (Excv) WCL A-206 Triveni Apartments KT Nagar Katol Road Nagpur ndash 440013
10 Shri Akhilesh Pandey Diploma (Mining) Chief Mining Engineer (Prod) WCL CME
th(OC) 5 floor Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur -440001
11 Shri Kaushal Kishore Sharan B Sc (Hons) Mining Engineer Director Technical (Retd) WCL 301A Sri Manohar Apartment Clark Town Nagpur ndash 440004
12 Shri Mahendra Kumar Gupta Dip in Mech Engg AMIE Dy Chief Engineer (Excv) WCL A-206 Triveni Apartments KT Nagar Katol Road Nagpur ndash 440013
13 Shri Ashok Kumar Singh B Sc (Part ndash I) Superintendent (Survey) WCL Duplex No 54 M B Town Koradi Road Zinga Bai Takli Nagpur ndash 440030
14 Shri Amitabh Singh Engg amp Management Dy CME WCLQr No D5 Rescue Station Colony Indora Complex WCL Near Power Grid PO Uppalwadi Nagpur ndash 440026 (MS)
15 Shri Basant Agnihotri B E (Mech) SE (Excavation) WCL B- 202 Radha Palace Dhantoli Abyankar Road Nagpur ndash 440012 (MS)
16 Shri Sushanta Banerjee L Mining EnggMBA Chief Mining Engineer WCL Production Department WCL (Hq) Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440001
17 Shri Achuth Vinay Anand Diploma in Mining amp Mine Surveying Partner Director Technical Explotechnique
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
25
st th1643 1 Floor Shanthala Plaza 14 thCross 8 Main Malleshwaram Bangalore
ndash 560003
18 Shri Ranjan Kumar Sinha B Tech (H) Mining Controller of Mines Indian Bureau of Mines CPWD Qr No 33 Type ndash V Seminary Hills Nagpur ndash 440006
19 Shri Ranjan Sahai B Tech (H) Mining Chief Controller of Mines Indian Bureau of Mines Type ndashV Flat ndash 6 CPWD Colony Seminary Hills Nagpur ndash 440006
20 Shri Tirth Nath Jha B Tech (Mining) PGDISM M Tech (Ind amp Engg Mgmt) General Manager WCL WCL Kanhan Area PO Dungaria- 480553 Dist Chhindwara (MP)
21 Shri GEDI Vijaybhaskar Reddy Dip in Mining Superintendent of Mines WCL 48 Swamy Colony Phase ndash 8 Near Aakar Nagar PO Gittikadan Nagpur ndash 13
22 Shri V K Gupta B Tech (Mining) Chief Mining Engineer WCL D-17 Koyla Vihar Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash (MS)-440001
23 Shri Anjan Chatterjee B Sc (Engineering) MBA Superintending Engineer (Env) WCL Environment
thDeptt 9 Floor Coal Estate Civil LinesNagpur ndash 440001 MS
24 Shri Ajay Kumar Pandey B Tech (Mining) Dy General Manager (Mining) Pandey Muhalla ASGirls School Road Hirapur PO amp Dist Dhanbad -826001
25 Shri Kinnera Raja Sekhar BE(Mining)MBA(Marketing) Superintendent of Mines WCL Flat No 203 Udhav Appartment Opp Powergrid Angulimal NagarPO Uppalwadi Nagpur 400 026 (MS)
26 Shri Sudhakar Rao Sreeram Degree in Mining FCC Superintendent of Mines WCL C-11 Walni colony Th Saoner Dist Nagpur 441 504
27 Shri Haridas Krishna Ghanvat MSc(Env) Superintending Engg(Env) WCL 7172 Ujwal Nilayam B-302 Khamla Road Malviya Nagar Khamla Nagpur 440 025 MS
28 Shri Balakishan Chandora BE(Mining) Chief Mining Engineer WCL D-114 Koyla Vihar Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur 442 001
29 Shri Asok Chandra Ray BE(Civil) Grad ndash IE PGDBM(Fin) OSD(ENV)WCL F-201 Ashirwad Apartment Mankapur Behind Safeway Motors Lumbini Nagar Nagpur 440 030
30 Shri Kaushik Chakraborty BTech(Min) MTech(Mine Planning)Dy Chief Mining Engineer WCL Flat ndash 102 Naniks Ashtavinayak Prerna Opp Power Grid Colony Nari Ring Road PO Uppalwadi Nagpur 440 026
31 Shri KS Narayana Dip in Mining Engineer Chief Mining Engineer WCL D-210 Koyala Vihar Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur 440 001
32 Shri Anupam Nandi BTech(Min) Dy Controller of Mines amp Officer in charge Indian Bureau of Mines 318B Road No 3 Ashok Nagar Ranchi 834 002 Jharkhand
33 Shri Debasis Biswas BE(Mining) Chief Mining EngineerWCL Flat No 607 Building A-1 Forest Deptt Co-operative Housing Society Seminary Hills Nagpur
34 Shri Subhash Ramkrishna Bhandare BE(Hons)(Mining) Supdt Of Mines WCL A-9S-4 Govinda Gourkhede
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26
Complex Seminary Hills Hajaripahad Road Nagpur 440 006
35 Shri Satish R Gabale BE(Mining) Supdt of Mines WCL Flat No B101 Ganesh Gavri Apptt Near Sawarkar Square Nagpur -400 015
36 Shri Dipankar Mukherjee BE(Mining) supdt of Mines WCL Plot-28 Friends Colony PO Katol Road Nagpur 440 013
37 Shri Pradeep Deshmukh BE(Mining) Supdt of Mines WCL 16 Shamane Layout Near Gajanan Temple Trimurti Nagar Nagpur 440 022
38 Shri Partha Pratim Adhikary Btech(Hons)(Mining Engg) WCLD-8 Indora Housing Complex WCL Colony(Near Power Grid) Nagpur(MS)
39 Shri Somyajit Mukherjee MTech(Appl Geol) PhD(Geol) Sr Lecturer IIT Bombay Deptt Earth Sciences IIT Bombay Powai Mumbai 400 076 MS
As Member
1 Shri Satyendra Parasanath Pandey Dip in Mining IInd class Certi FCC Dy Chief Mining Engineer WCL D19 WCL Rescue Colony Kalpana Nagar PO Uppalwadi Nagpur ndash 440026
2 Shri Prashant Kumar Singh B E Mining Superintendent of Mines WCL 36 M B Town PO Zingabai Takli Koradi Road Nagpur ndash 440030
3 Shri Vivek Kumar Sharma M Tech (Applied Geology) Dy Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC
thLtd4 floor Khanij Bhawan 10-3-311A Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad
4 Shri Subrata Chatterjee B E (Mech) MBA Business Development Manager 4 Dr Satyananda Roy Road Kolkata ndash 700029
5 Md Nasim Ansari M Tech (Applied Geology) Dy Manager (Geology) Laxmivasi Tower Flat No 205 Attapur Tejaswari NagarHyderbad
6 Shri Rajesh Kumar Sharma M Sc (Earth Science) B Sc (Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad - 500 028
7 Dr Nilay Sharma Ph D Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad - 500 028
8 Shri Amit Kumar Saw M Sc Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad - 500 173(AP)
9 Shri Sanjay Kumar Choudhary M Sc (Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad - 500 028
10 Shri Chandra Bhushan Verma M Tech (Applied Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC
thLtd4 floor10-3-31 Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad - 500 173
11 Shri Buddha Priya Mahudwale B E st(Mining) PG Dip 1 Class Certificate
holder Manager (Mining) Resource thPlanning deptt 4 Floor NMDC Ltd
Khanij Bhavan Masab Tank 10-3-311A Hyderbad ndash 500173
12 Shri Basant Rath M Sc (Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) NMDC R amp D Centre Habsiguda Uppal Road Hyderabad
13 Shri Jaykumar Jagdish Singh Dip Mining Graduate DMM Asstt Survey Officer WCL Production Department WCL (Hq) Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440001
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27
14 Shri Parag Madhukarrao Tadlimbekar BSc MSc (Geo) B Ed Sr Technical Assistant (Geology) Indian Bureau of Mines Technical Secretary Section IBM
ndIndira Bhawan 2 floor D-Block Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440102 MS
15 Shri NK Dhawan BSc(H)(Mining Engg) General Manager NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad 500 173
16 Dr DN Subramanyam MScPhD Asstt Manager(Geo) NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad 500 173
As Donor Member
1 Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research Barwa Road Dhanbad ndash 826015
Jharkhand
HEALTH TITBIT
Going on fruits as snacks
Fruits have skins and are actually like naturersquos ready-packed snacks The juice and the flavour is all held in tightly until you are ready and with most fruits after washing even the skin can be eaten A red apple has different health giving qualities from a green apple too There are many salad combinations which are worth trying Iceberg lettuce and a tomato is better than nothing but try to use the deeper green or red lettuce dark-green water-cress two or three grated brussel sprouts or some finely cut spring cabbage Dark-green leaves should form the basis then build with a selection of other colours carrots peppers radishes and others It can be differently beautiful every time but big
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
28
News Update
1 Arrow works with ONGC on CBM
Arrow Energy has signed an agreement with Indian Govt-owned ONGC Limited to cooperate in Coal Bed Methane (CBM) exploration and development The focus of the memorandum of Understanding is potential cooperation on existing ONGC blocks from previous CBM licence rounds in India together with possible cooperation in certain Australian acreage The companies are now formulating specific commercial agreement on defined CBM assets
(Source Asia Miner)
2 Thriveni ventures overseas for coal
After years of involvement with the Indian mining industry Thriveni Earthmovers expects to begin exporting coal this year from its coal project at Jumbi in Indonesia The company obtained the Jumbi project in 2008 as its first overseas coal venture and has been ramping up towards commercial production this year The primary aim of the project is to be reliable source of coal to overseas companies who rely on coal as the critical material for their operations Thriveni provides low cost turnkey mining solution that facilitates development on a major scale
(Source Asia Miner)
3 ECL to raise underground coal production output to 12 mt
Eastern Coalfields Ltd proposes to enhance its underground coal production from 85 million tonne (mt) to 12 mt in the next two years through infusion of mass production technologies Accordingly the company recently awarded two contracts worth Rs 100 crore to Joy Engineering of UK for supply of
continuous mining equipment and operation and maintenance of the same on riskgain basis The tenders for more continuous miners and long-wall mining equipments worth Rs 350 crore approximately will be invited soon
(Source Infrastructure Today July 2009)
4 Indias first coal gasification project to take off
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) is getting ready to start the gas production at Indias first Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) project on pilot basis This project is to be carried out at Vastan lignite block near Surat in Gujarat It is estimated that the field will produce about 55 lakh cu m of synthetic gas per day by 2010 end After this project is successful ONGC aims to begin with the commercial production by producing about 2 billion cu m of the synthetic gas per annum from this field by 2013-14 This will require an investment of about Rs1000-2000 crore and the field has enough reserves to last for about 30-40 years Along with the Vastan block ONGC is also plans to set up a UCG project at Bhavnagar in Gujarat and Rajasthan
(Source Infrastructure Today Sept09)
5 Bhutan Minerals Exploration
August 2009 - Oil in the Bangtar area under Samdrupjongkhar dzongkhag copper gold and silver in the black mountain area of central Bhutan and tungsten in Sarpang are the potential minerals an American businessman J Matthew Fifield has offered to prospect for and if found viable then extract them He has also proposed that he be given mineral exploration rights for the whole of Bhutan after which he would get a group of American investors to invest in Bhutans mining sector in
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
29
a big way J Matthew Fifield is a managing director in an international mining company Clien and also sits on the boards of other international energy companies The department of geology and mines (DGM) under the ministry of economic affairs and Druk holdings investment (DHI) have so far expressed interest in the proposal and are in the process of studying it ldquoJ Matthew Fifield approached us through DHI around five months ago saying that he was interested in the mineral exploration and extraction and so we provided him with all past mineral exploration reports and geological data on Bhutanrdquo said DGMs chief geologist and acting director general
(Source geologycom)
6 India - Vedanta Acquires Goa Assets
SESA GOA Limited a majority-owned subsidiary of Vedanta Resources has purchased the Goa iron ore assets of the Dempo Group for Rs 1750 crores (US$368 million) The assets include mining leases rights and related infrastructure in Goa Funding the transaction out of its existing cash resources Sesa acquired VS Dempo and Co which holds 100 of Dempo Mining Corporation and 50 of Goa Maritime VS Dempo owns or has the rights to mineable reserves and resources estimated at 70 million tonnes of iron ore in Goa Its Goa mining assets also includes processing plants barges jetties trans-shippers and loading capacities at Mormugoa port It produced 394 million tonnes of iron ore and sold 436 million tonnes in the year ended March 31 2009 and is one of the largest exporters of iron ore from Goa Vedantas chairman Anil Agarwal says ldquoWe are highly delighted with this opportunity to consolidate our iron ore business The integration of Sesa and VS Dempos operations will achieve great synergyrdquo
(Source Asia Miner Aug09)
7 Mercury Pollution
Coal-fired power plants emit trace amounts of mercury Some of this airborne mercury ends up in lakes and rivers ndash and accumulates there long term Fish at the top of the food chain can accumulate damaging amounts of mercury because they eat smaller fish who have eaten smaller fish and the amount of mercury in their bodies can build up to toxic levels over time Mercury also makes its way into every aquatic ecosystem through the hydrologic cycle USGS published a study that examined mercury in top-predator fish bed sediment and water from streams across the United States There were many mercury mines in Oregon in the early 1900s The miners dug up the ore heated it and then cooled the vapors to condense the liquid mercury Now a century later some sites in the Ochoco National Forest and on private lands remain contaminated from these activities
(Source geologycom)
8 Northern Indias Water Supply Depletion by Human Activity
A satellite monitoring detecting areas of ground water depletion observed that much of northern India is dependent upon a reliable supply of groundwater for public use and irrigation In this study groundwater levels were monitored by processing gravity data collected by a NASA satellite over a six-year period Maps of the data revealed significant groundwater level declines in the northern Indian states of Rajasthan Punjab and Haryana In these areas rapid population growth economic development and groundwater-based irrigation are placing increasing demands on water supplies The accelerating rate of water use is unsustainable and could lead to a collapse in the agricultural system
(Source Publication from an August 2009 press release by NASA geologycom)
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30
9 Muscular swimmer was one of last dinosaurs
Recently discovered duck-billed hadrosaur thrived on many continents One of the last non-avian dinosaurs on Earth was a muscular swimming duck-bi l led species that paleontologists recently discovered in Spain according to a new study that has been accepted for publication in the journal Comptes Rendus Palevol Co-author Jose Ignacio Canudo told Discovery News that the hadrosaur Arenysaurus ardevoli meaning sand dinosaur lived just a few thousand years before the KT boundary This was the event 655 million years ago that wiped out all of the worlds dinosaurs save for a group of carnivorous dinosaurs that evolved into birds
(Source geologycom News)
10 Coal mine owners need 26 in venture
June 27 2009 Steel cement or power companies that sit on captive coal mines will have to own a minimum 26 percent equity in their mining ventures according to the new guidelines approved by the government for mining of coal from captive blocks The government currently allows 100 percent foreign direct investment (FDI) in exploration or mining of coal and lignite for captive consumption of iron steel and cement producers While this policy would remain unchanged the captive block owners will have to maintain beneficial ownership in their mining operations According to the proposed changes the approved end user company (engaged in making cement steel or power) will have to maintain at least a 26 percent equity ownership in an associated coal company subsidiary) formed for supplying coal on an exclusive basis to it The captive coal block owner will have to maintain 51 percent equity in the subsidiary coal company in case the mining company does not have an exclusive coal supply arrangement with the
parent In case a coal block is jointly owned equity participation in the joint venture company shall be made directly by owners and not through their subsidiary The proposed regulations have specified that in case the company to whom the captive block has been awarded is also a holding company it would have to maintain at least 51 percent equity in its subsidiary company engaged in approved end uses (making cement steel or power) It would however need to have just 26 percent equity in the second subsidiary company engaged in coal mining provided the entire output is supplied exclusively to the holding company Independent coal and lignite mining companies could also be allocated captive blocks on the condition that they enter into firm supply contracts for coal at the application stage itself according to the proposed guidelines Such companies would not be allowed to enter into fresh agreements with new end-use companies subsequent to award of the coal block
(Source The Economic Times)
11 Private investment in coal sector
June 17 2009 The coal sector is set to open to private investment
We are not averse to open commercial coal mining to private sector players However a decision will be taken after building consensus over the reform proposal said minister of state for coal (independent charge) Sriprakash Jaiswal At present the government has monopoly over coal mining through state-run companies such as Coal India Ltd
(Source The Economic Times)
12 India Seeks to Invest in Australian Coal
SYDNEY -- Indias coal minister and the chairman of the countrys biggest coal miner said Thursday that India is considering
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
31
securing coal properties in Australia to plug projected gaps in the nations supply of coal The comments indicate that the current wave of foreign investment in Australias natural resources wont be limited to China Australia is known to be a country with high quality thermal coal and metallurgical coal properties India Minister of State for Coal Sriprakash Jaiswal told reporters India considers Australia as an important destination to look for coal properties he said As one of the worlds fastest growing economies India currently has to import coal because it doesnt produce enough to meet increasing demand Australias massive coal resource has become the subject of a flurry of international deal activity with Chinas Yanzhou Coal Mining Co Ltd having already
launched a A$354 billion takeover offer for Australian coal miner Felix Resources Ltd Taking equity stakes in existing companies and in return having a coal supply agreement for a certain quantity of coal could be one format Mr Bhattacharya said The other format could be joining in mining so the expansion programs of the existing companies or taking absolutely greenfield properties and going ahead on doing mining Mr Bhattacharya said the company which is also investigating investment opportunities in the US Indonesia and South Africa could easily pay $1 billion to $15 billion on investments and would consider spending more
(SourceWall Street JournalSeptember 032009)
HEALTH TITBIT
Hot tea hot coffee increases risk of cancer
Tea has been touted for its potential health benefits for millennia but new research shows if you drink it too hot you may end up increasing your risk for esophageal cancer
A new study published in the British Medical Journal has revealed that drinking steaming hot tea is actually linked with an eight-fold increased risk of cancer of the food tube or the oesophagus According to lead researcher Reza Malekzadeh of the Tehran University of Medical Sciences in Iran ldquoInforming the population about the hazards of drinking hot tea may be helpful in reducing the incidence of oesophageal cancerrdquo To be specific people who drank their tea less than two minutes after it was it four or more minutes after pouring
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
33
NOVEMBER 2009
10-13 NINTH INTERNATIONAL MINE VENTILATION CONGRESS at New Delhi India Hotel Crown Plaza Contact Department of Mining Engineering Indian School of Mines University Dhanbad ndash 826 004 Prof D C Panigrahi Convenor amp head Deptt email-
th15 November Sunday International Symposium ldquoEmerging Challenges for Metals and Materials Engineering amp Technologyrdquo and Metals Minerals Manufacturing Exp 2009 Organized by Indian Institute of Metals in association with TMS amp ASM International USA Contact TAFCON C-60 Nizamuddin East New Delhi ndash 110 013 India Ph- 91 ndash 11 ndash 46198000 24352141 Email ndash
Pankaj 09810038063
th16-19 November 2009 MPES 2009 ndash 18 International Symposium on Mine Planning amp Equipment Selections at Banff Alberta Canada For further details Contact Dr Raj K Singhal PO Box 68002 Crow Foot Postal Outlet 28 Crowfoot Terrdce NW Calgery Alberta T3G 1YO Canada Fax ndash 403-241 ndash 9460 email ndash singhal shawca website httpwwwmpes-cami-swempcom
10 - 13 November 2009 the 34th Indonesian Geophysicist Conferences at Jogjakarta Indonesia Conferences on Earth Sciences held by Indonesian Geophysicist Association 2009 Organized by Indonesian Geophysicists A s s o c i a t i o n ( H A G I ) Deadline for abstractsproposals 15 July 2009 W e b s i t e
dc_panigrahiyahoocoinwww9thimvcorg
metallurgytafconcom wwwmetals2009in
h t t p p i t 3 4 h a g i w e b i d
Upcoming Events
C o n t a c t n a m e W i w i t S u r y a n t o Check the for latest details
17 - 18 November 2009 Mining the Isa Mount Isa Queensland Australia Mining the Isa 2009 will not only features presentations from all the key established mining companies in the Mount Isa region but also unique sessions dealing with the other essential aspects essential for successful operation in the area Organized by IIR Conferences Deadline for abstractsproposals Not available Website lt gt Contact name James Stackhouse
Check the for latest details
DECEMBER 2009
4-6 Twenty-first National Convention of Mining Engineers on Technological Advancement in Mining Industry Udaipur Contact The Honorary Secretary IEI Udaipur Local Centre 128 Hiran Magri Sector 11 Opp Central Excise Udaipur 313002 P h 0 2 9 4 - 2 5 8 3 7 0 2 e - m a i l ndash
W e b
10-13 2009 Twenty fourth Indian Engineering Congress at Mangalore Theme ldquoNat ional Growth and Secur i ty ndash Technological Challengesrdquo organised by The Institute of Engineers (India) Mangalore Local
thCenter Contact The organizing Secretary 24 Indian Engineering Congress The Institute of Engineers (India) Mangalore Center NITK Surathkal Mangalore 575 025 Karnatak Ph (0824) 247400 Extn 3759 (O) e-mail lt gt
event website
httpwwwiircomauisa
event website
i n s t i _ o f _ e n g y a h o o c o i nwwwieiudrorg
i e i c o n g r e s s n i t k a c i nltieicongressnitkgmailcomgt
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34
26-27 All India Seminar on ldquoSatellite Communication and Remote Sensing Technologies for Social Developmentrdquo at Jaipur Contact The Honorary Secretary IEI Rajasthan State Centre Gandhi Nagar Tonk road Jaipur ndash 302 015 Ph ndash (0141) 27063272700413 e-mail ndash
JANUARY 2010
11 - 13 January 2010 CERIE2010 Sylhet Bangladesh Organized by Shahjalal University of Science amp Technology Deadline for bstractsproposals 15 September 2009 W e b s i t e lt gtContact name Dr Mohammad Iqbal
Check the for latest details
FEBRUARY 2010
th4-7 6 International Dyke Conference Contact Prof Rajesh K Srivastava Deptt of Geology BHU IT Varanasi 221 005
4 - 5 February 2010 Conference on ldquoProcessing of Industrial Minerals 2010rdquo at Istanbul Turkey Website
Contact name Dr Barry WillsAlthough there are many
rscieirscorgwwwieirscorg
httpwwwsust edu~cerie2010
event website
httpwwwmin-ngcompim10indexhtml
operations worldwide treating a wide range of industrial minerals processing problems are often similar The aim of this conference is therefore to bring together operators and scientists below one roof Organized by MEI
MARCH 2010
March 9 2010 8th Annual Investing in African Mining Seminar in Toronto In addition to our seminar we offer mining c o m p a n i e s s e r v i c e p r o v i d e r s a n d governments shared booth space at the PDAC trade show and participation in the Canada-South Africa Chamber of Business 11th A n n u a l M i n i n g B r e a k f a s tDownload the
for details
AUGUST 2012
2 - 10 August 2012 34th International Geological Congress a t Brisbane Q u e e n s l a n d A u s t r a l i a W e b s i t e
Contact name Liz Cuffe Under the theme ldquoUnearthing our Past and Futurerdquo the IGC will showcase the Oceania regions geoscience strengths innovations and natural wonders through an exciting range of pre and post Congress field trips Organized by Australian Geoscience Council
Toronto 2010 Participation Packages Brochure
httpwww34igcorg
1 Three sentences for getting success ndash a Know more than othersb Work more than othersc Expect less than others
- William Shakespeare
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
22
Contined from Last issue mdash
POSSIBLE MARKETS FOR INDIAN ORES
Japan is the most obvious market for Indiarsquos high-grade hematites but if this outlet is to be developed India will require some freight advantage in order to compete with the ore from Johore which is almost as good as the best-grade Indian ore It is conveniently situated for export and is considerably nearer to Japan than is India The Borneo and Philippine ores are also favourably situated for the Japanese market but they would require nodulising before export and even then would be of lower iron content than Indian ores and also more aluminous
As regards exporting ore from India to Europe if high-class coking coals are later on imported from the United Kingdom to assist in smelting Indiarsquos ore the return freight might well be partly made up of Indian iron-ore but it is more likely to be Indian pig-iron (which is probably the cheapest pig in the world) or Indian s tee l In a recent personal communication Mr C P Perin wrote
lsquoFrom my general knowledge of the worldrsquos iron-ore resources I feel very strongly that in years to come the exports of steel from India will be as important as he present exports of jutersquo
It seems to me doubtful if we shall import much high-grade coal or coke from Europe for use in smelting iron-ore for a very long time to come The Indian ores are very high in iron and often contain about as much alumina as silica The high ash of the Indian coke provides a good deal of the slag of the blast-furnace and tends to raise the silicaalumina ratio of the slag If the slag volume were to be reduced
75 years Ago
much below the present practice by the introduction of low-ash coke which might not improvendashor might even worsenndashthe silicaalumina ratio of the slag it would not be possible to hold the sulphur in the slag There would be no sense in cutting the ash of the coke down if we had to add silica-rock to the furnace charge in order to obtain a suitable slag volume and analysis On that account apart from the question of cost it seems very doubtful if European high-grade coal or coke can be imported for use in Indian blast-furnaces in the near future
On reviewing the whole of the evidence I find no grounds for believing that any large export trade in Indian iron-ore is likely to develop in he next decade or so The two main possible marketsndashJapan and Western Europendashcan obtain sufficient supplies of high-grade ore for their needs from sources considerably nearer than India To some this may seem a pessimistic conclusion others may have a sentimental feeling that it is better to reserve Indiarsquos iron-ores for smelting in Indiarsquos own furnaces I have tried to come to an unprejudiced conclusion drawn from the available evidence I feel that I have assembled rather a mountain of facts and statistics for the production of a lamentably small mouse of a conclusion It would have been much more spectacular if I could have prophesied argosies carrying Indiarsquos ore to European or Japanese ports within five or six yearsrsquo time but this seems to me not possible Twenty or thirty years hence there may be a different tale to tell but by that time it is not likely that any-one will be turning back to old presidential addresses in order to find out what Mr President said in 1934
Presidential Address by Mr F G Percival PhD (London) B Sc (London) FGS
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
8
M G M I as per the tradition organized a workshop preceding AGM of the Institute on
th15 September 2009 at Park Hotel Kolkata The topic was quite contemporary entitled Indian Mining Sectors Policies and Constraints
Objective of this workshop was to bring together those who are instrumental in framing the policies and guidelines and those who follow these for exploration and exploitation of mineral including coal oil and gas It was also aimed to have interaction of learned delegates and invitees with the speakers so as to bring out highlights and lacuna of the policies and guidelines and to make them more industry friendly
The workshop was very well attended (about 100 delegates) Speakers were eminent personalities holding offices of distinction and directly concerned with the topic of the workshop
The workshop was inaugurated by Dr A K Sarkar Director (Marketing) Coal India Ltd The technical session was presided over by Sri R P Ritolia Immediate Past President and former CMD- CCL
Altogether five papers were presented which are as follows
1 National Mineral Policies and Role of G S I By Dr Balaram Chattopadhaya D D G G S I
2 Modern Coalmining Policies for enhanced proving of coal resources By Shri Ashok Kumar Singh CMD CMPDIL
3 Captive Coal Mining Policies and Constraints By Shri D N Prasad
Director ( Tech ) Ministry of Coal Government of India
4 National Mineral Policy 2008 and the Environmental Concerns for an Expanding Mining Sector By Prof S P Banerjee Former Director ndashin - Charge Indian School of Mines Dhanbad
5 Reclamation of Mined out areas In Opencast success story in Mega Projects of South Eastern Coalfield Ltd By Shri M P Dikshit CMD SECL and Shri S C Shankar SE SECL
The first paper dwelt upon various policies that the Government of India is going to adopt to gear up and making the mining sector dynamic It was pointed out during discussion that there are many more things are desirable for quick disposal of PL ML availability of maps reports etc All these matters are being seriously examined at Governmental Levels
The second paper described various methodologies and techniques to improve exploration approach for enhanced proving of coal resources These methodologies have been spelt out by the Ministry of Coal in consultation with CMPDIL Various investors who have been allotted blocks must follow these methodologies for authenticated and better results
The third paper outlined various guidelines for accomplishing the exploration of captive coal blocks for early exploitation of the resources It is admitted that there are constraints which are likely to retard the progress that is desirable The role of State and Central Government for clearing various applications need to be more realistic and less time consuming Coal Evaluation improved
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON ldquoINDIAN MINING SECTORS POLICIES AND CONSTRAINTSrdquo
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
9
co-ordination with nodal officers of state level land acquisition environmental and forestry clearance etc are certain areas of concern
The fourth paper outlined various stipulations for environmental safeguard in the mining sectors by the Government based on recommendation of committees formed The paper pointed out necessity of streamlining forestry clearance and highlighted much improved environment management practices in the mining sectors Prof Banerjee also praised role of National Mineral Policy 2008 for its positive approach to boost mining sectors
The fifth paper was on reclamation of mined out areas and described how best reclamation can be implemented with proper approach and plan The speakers cited some examples of reclamation done successfully in the jurisdiction of SECL
Each presentation was followed by interaction with the delegates which made the workshop purposeful and interesting
A K Moitra(Convenor)
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
NB Send your e-mails on ldquoTalk Backrdquo to the Editor Please include your full name address amp telephone no not necessarily for Publication MGMI News Letter reserve the right to edit the letters for publication and reproduce then (in whole or past) in any of its print
more than seven and half years are needed for the same in India ie more than five times but let us not forget that we have to face problems of a large population which is more than five times of that of Australia but that just not justify us to spend more than three years to approve a project MGMI should move the appropriate authorities to ensure early approval or rejection of any mineral based project and
if required we may offer our expertise for making early decision
Thanking you with warm regards
Yours very sincerely
Dr Samir Dasgupta Life Member No 522-LM (1948-49)
( From the Editor The members may like to respond to the point raised by Dr Samir Dasgupta)
(Continued from Page No 7)
Talk Back
10
ndThe 52 Holland Memorial Lecture was held thon 15 September 2009 at the Park Hotel The
memorial lecture was given by Shri S J Sibal
Director General Mines Safety Dhanbad The
subject of his lecture was on ldquoChallenges of
Miens Safety ndash a Perspective for Change
Managementrdquo
In introduction he mentioned that safety at
work is still a serious problem and we are still
paying heavily for accidents both in terms of
human suffering and economic waste Hence
the endeavor to bring down the hazards by all
available means to an acceptable level must
continue to reduce the sufferings and agony of
human beings
In the lecture he also spoke on History of
human civilization and mine safety ndash the past
Absorption of safety laws into work practices
the Present Growth of mining activities and
technological advancements ndash the Future
Opencast Coal Mining UG Coal Mining
Mining Accidents Reasons why the
implementation of the procedure is not
sustained He has also mentioned some
ndHighlights of 52 Holland Memorial Lecture
probable answers ndash may be these procedures
are not adequate safe and built into the
mechanism of mineral production
lRequirement of additional resources for compliance of safety laws
lSafety motivation lAcceptance of non-compliance etc
Why we loose sight of human face of accident
he added He also put forwarded a question
that the concept of self regulation ndash is it the
solution
He has given some of his thoughts
observations suggestions etc and in
conclusion he said making change has always
been fascinating and exciting though it is a
tough and delicate activity for any
organization However Managing Change is
now not a matter of choice it becomes an
essential activity given the emerging future
challenges in the mining sector
The Lecture was attended by a sizeable
number of members and guests
If you win you need not explain hellip But if you lose you should not be there to explain
ndash Adolph Hitler
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
32
ldquoWHAT lies before us and what lies behind us is nothing compared to what lies within usrdquo Truly these jolting words of Emerson gives us the flashback of what Socrates promulgated centuries ago ldquoknow thyselfrdquo
The problem with us today is that we know very less of ourselves and thus we indulge in emulating and imitating others If one is not clear as to what exactly one wants he will start wanting what others want resulting in a ldquorat racerdquo And the repercussion of rat race is that even if you win the race you still remain a rat The multiplicity of platforms and the craze to be popular in next to no time is the trend which is the portent of a weak future generation This hurry burry will make the future dreams shattered we will have no leaders to dream in the days to come but there will remain a good chunk of puppets in few domineering hands Too many people are dreaming of some magical rose garden on the horizon rather than enjoying the one growing in their backyards Lets discover the untapped potential within us and stop following the crowd and give a second thought to our endeavours Life doesnt always give us what we ask for but it always gives us what we need Aldous Huxley always reminds me of the golden exhortation ie there is only one corner of the world you can be certain of improving and that is your own self
Yes nothing can defeat us unless we defeat ourselves Even Shakespeare in Julius Caesar points ldquoThe fault dear Brutus is not in our
SHORT ARTICLE
By VIVIAN WILSON LOBO
stars but in ourselves that we are underlingsrdquo Therefore our main task in life is to give birth to ourselves to become what we potentially are Opportunities are everywhere waiting to be discovered we have to only seek it as the saying goes a wise man makes more opportunities than he finds The journey of a thousand miles begins with just one step and that step lies within us as we often quote success is a marathon not a sprint never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat
Success cannot be granted it must be earned and for earning it we will have catwalks than cakewalks Therefore what is required today is serenity and patience to rivet ones attention on success Panic and anxiety will only bring failures along Perseverance is not a long race it is many short races one after another Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm Peace is the key with which we can focus aim and win As we sail through life let us not avoid storms and rough waters just let them pass and sail on Because a successful person is like being a goalkeeper no matter how many goals you save people will remember only the ones you missed Act as if failure is impossible Lets not be the slaves of our bitter past Lets not be the slaves of our bitter past Lets be the masters of our future Carl Jung writes ldquoYour vision will become clear only when you can look into your heart
(Reprint from a publication in Hitawada dated June 10 2009)
Peace be with you
Believing everybody is dangerous believing nobody is very dangerous ndash Abraham Lincoln
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unanimously nominated in the Board of scrutinizers in place of Shri Prasanta Roy
20 To consider report recommendations of the Finance Committee
The recommendations of the Finance Committee were placed before the Council The Council discussed on the r e p o r t a n d a p p r o v e d t h e recommendations of the Finance Committee The recommended pay structure for the staff as well as fixation
stof pay will take effect from 1 April 2009 However if there is any further suggestion received from the Council Members on the recommendation the Finance Committee was requested to consider them and review the matter The minutes of the Finance Committee
thdated 27 June 2009 is given in Appendix I
Arising out of the discussion the Council authorized Finance Committee to overview and take controll of the financial matter and advice the Hony Secretary time to time in regard to the financial matter
The Finance Committee was also further requested to prepare a guideline f o r m o n e y t a r y t r a n s a c t i o n expenditure control for MGMI Acs and submit the same to the Council for consideration and implementation
The Hony Secretary was advised to take guidance from Finance Committee regarding financial matter which involved sizeable expenditure and was not of routine nature
The Council was informed that quotations were collected for MGMI News Letter amp Transactions and were studied by the Finance Committee Ms Lalchand Roy amp Co had quotated
the lowest price no decisions had been taken in this regard Order had been placed before it was approved by the Council Hony Editor was not aware about the process and placing of the order However performance of Ms Lalchand Roy amp Co will be accessed for next 3 months and a report will be placed before the Council
In order to streamline the system the Council directed that in future quotations for any work would be obtained in sealed cover and would be open in the presence of the bidders by the Finance Committee members to avoid any irregularity
30 To discuss about the progress of the forthcoming events of the Institute
Half Day National Workshop
The date of half day workshop has been t hchanged to 15 September 2009
th(Tuesday) instead of 12 September 2009 In workshop four distinguished speakers will be invited for giving lectures on the subject on Indian Mining Sectors Policies amp Constraints (IMPC 2009)
Holland Memorial Lecture
The Council was informed that as Shri B Muthuraman MD Tata Steel regretted that it would not be possible for him to deliver the Holland Memorial Lecture due to pre-occupation Shri S J Sibal DGMS Dhanbad has been approached
ndby the President to deliver 52 Holland thMemorial Lecture on 15 September
2009 at Park Hotel
Annual General Meeting
The venue of the AGM National Workshop and Holland Memorial Lecture will be at the Park Hotel
thKolkata on 15 September 2009
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rd40 To discuss about the progress of the 3 Asian Mining Congress ndash 2010
ndThe minutes of the 2 meeting of the Exhibition Organising Committee held
thon 18 July 2009 are given in Appendix II which provided the detailed progress
rdreport of the Exhibition of 3 AMC
Prof S P Banerjee Chairman Organising Committee while briefing the Council about the progress made referred to the last minutes of the
thOrganising Committee held on 27 June 2009 which is given in Appendix III
Prof Banerjee raised the point that the high cost items for the Congress should be identified and arrangement for procurement of these should be undertaken at the earliest In this regard he also suggested that a committee could be constituted The Council authorized him to go ahead with the proposal and if he felt that a committee was required he could constitute the same as per his choice
50 T o c o n s i d e r a p p l i c a t i o n s f o r Membership and membership position of the Institute
The Council approved 38 applications for membership out of which 23 were for Life Members 14 Members and one Donor Member
60 To consider fixation of tariff for Transit House and releasing payment of balance due to the Contractor Ms Popular Decorator
Regarding fixation of Tariff for Transit House the Council referred the matter to the Finance Committee to propose the tariff and other conditions and forward it to the Council for consideration As the Transit House has been made ready by the Contractor Ms Popular Decorator balance due to the contractor
Rs 409000 (Rupees four lakhs nine thousand) only may be released
The Council was informed that the contractor claimed that he had done some extra works on verbal order worth Rs 65000 (Rupees sixty five thousand) The Council discussed this and referred the matter to the Finance Committee to examine and recommend action to be taken by the Council on this issue
70 Any other business with the permission of the chair
I) Mode of despatch of Ballot Papers
The Council advised that all the Ballots should be sent by post to the members under certificate of posting
The meeting ended with vote of thanks to the Chair at 1830 hrs
th7 Council Meetingth thThe 838 meeting of the Council (7 meeting of
rdthe 103 Session) of the Institute held at MGMI Building GN-384 Sector ndash V Salt Lake
thKolkata ndash 700 091 on Saturday the 29 August 2009 at 300 pm with Shri N C Jha President in the Chair The meeting was attended by Prof S P Banerjee Shri R P Ritolia Shri R K Saha Shri V K Arora Shri M K Bhattacharya Shri L K Bose Shri Asitabha Datta Shri J P Dasgupta Shri J P Goenka Shri Phalguni Guha Shri K K Mishra Dr A K Moitra Prof S K Mukhopadhyay Dr Debsish Sarkar Shri Prasanta Roy Shri Bhaskar Chakraborti And Prof S C Ray
Leave of absence was granted to those who could not attend the meeting
The President then extended welcome to Prof S P Banerjee Shri R P Ritolia Past Presidents Shri R K Saha Vice President and all other members of the Council
One minute silence was observed in memory of Late Ashoke Kr Mandal Life Member Shri C P Ambesh Life Member Kamala Kanta
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Srivastava Life Member and Jay Prakash Thakur Life member
President thereafter took up the agenda itemth10 To confirm the minutes of the 837
meeting of the Council held at Kolkata thon July 18 2009
The minutes were circulated to all Council Members So far no Comment was received The Council then resolved that
Resolution 83810th thThe minutes of the 837 (6 meeting of
rdthe 103 session) meeting of the thCouncil held on 18 July 2009 at
Kolkata be confirmed
11 To consider matters arising out of the minutes
The Council then considered the action thtaken report on the Minutes of the 837
thmeeting of the Council held on 18 July 2009 at Kolkata and noted the report
83811To discuss about the progress of the forthcoming events of the Institute
I) Half Day National Workshop (IMPC - 2009)
Dr A K Moitra Convenor IMPC ndash 2009 intimated about the Progress of National Workshop ndash IMPC 2009 and also submitted a statement of Income and Expenditure of IMPC ndash 2009 as on date
ii) Holland Memorial Lecture
The Convenor also informed to the Council that Shri S J Sibal DGMS Dhanbad confirmed of his acceptance to deliver the prestigious Holland
thMemorial Lecture on 15 September 2009 at the Park Hotel Kolkata
rd103 Annual General Meeting
The Honorary Secretary informed that rdthe notice for 103 Annual General
Meeting was circulated to the eligible
members through the Newsletter Vol 35 No 1 April ndash June 2009 The Convenor IMPC 2009 added that arrangements for all the events
thscheduled to be held on 15 September 2009 at the Park Hotel Kolkata have been made in consultation with the Hony Secretary and Hony Jt Secretary
rd20 To review about the progress of the 3 Asian Mining Congress ndash 2010
Prof S P Banerjee was requested by the President to enlight the members of the Council about the progress so far made
rdfor 3 AMC Prof Banerjee briefed the rdCouncil about the progress of the 3
AMC He also mentioned that Ms Sandvic Asia desired to host one of the
rdDinners of 3 AMC They were strequested to host the 1 day Dinner by
the President Possibly they will agree with the proposal It was also ment ioned that IEI has given announcement in August 2009 issue of
rdtheir Newsletter about 3 AMC Both MMR and Coal Insight were also agreed to give publicity through their
rdpublications about 3 AMC President also informed that some discussions have been going on with one of the Event Management Agents who were
rdwilling to assist us for 3 AMC They gave proposal that they will bring delegates as well as new organizations apart from our targeted organizations for participation in the conference exhibition for which they will charge some percentage on their matured activities However details will be made known to the members of the Council after finalization of MOU Shri L K Bose Chairman Technical
rdCommittee of 3 AMC was requested by the President to inform the members about the status of the Technical papers etc Shri Bose informed that around 36
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authors have already sent abstract of their papers and more than 40 experts were invited for contributing Technical papers
The Hony Treasurer placed a statement rdof Income and Expenditure of the 3
AMC as on date which were noted by the members
It was decided that the loan (Rs 600000-) taken from MGMI Fund for
rd3 AMC to meet the initial expenses may be refunded to MGMI Fund at an early date
Shri R K Saha Chairman Exhibition Committee was also requested by the President to let the Council Members know about the progress so far made Shri Saha informed that approximately 900 sq mt spaces have been booked so far and some negotiations were going on Shri Saha also proposed to have one Buyers Salers meet at an early date In t h i s c o n n e c t i o n a c o m m i t t e e comprising of Shri J P Goenka Shri V K Arora and Shri J P Dasgupta has been constituted who will arrange to make all the arrangements of Buyers Salers meet
30 To consider and approve the r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s o f J u d g i n g Committee for various awards and medals
The recommendations of Judging Committee for the year 2008-09 were accepted by the Council However Shri R P Ritolia Past President proposed to constitute a Search Committee for some prestigious Awards to find out suitable personnel to keep the image of the Institute He also suggested to form a Committee for overviewing the existing Systems amp Procedures and suggest for development
T h e f o l l o w i n g m e m b e r s w e r e considered
Shri N C Jha ChairmanProf Ajoy Kr Ghose Past PresidentShri R P Ritolia Past President amp
ConvenorShri V K Arora MemberShri J P Goenka Member Dr A K Moitra MemberProf (Dr) Subir Kr Mukhopadhyaya
Member
The Council is pleased to Award the Branch Activity Award to Ranchi Branch according to the activities done by the Branch during the year 2008-09 During the year 2008-09 both the Kolkata and Ranchi Branches have enrolled same number of new members So the Council is pleased to award the Membership Growth Award to both Kolkata and Ranchi Branches for enrolling highest new members during the year 2008-09
40 To consider and approve the audited accounts for the financial year ended
ston 31 March 2009
As the audited accounts were not ready it was decided to hold a Special Council
thMeeting on 5 September 2009 at 400 pm with the audited accounts for consideration
50 To appoint the Institutes Auditor for stthe financial year ending on 31 March
2010
Messrs B K Sen amp Co Chartered Accountant was re-appointed as the Auditor of the Institution for the year 2009-10 at a remuneration of Rs 3500- only
60 T o c o n s i d e r a p p l i c a t i o n s f o r Membership and membership position of the Institute
The Council approved 17 applications for membership out of which 15 were
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for Life Members and 02 Members
70 To elect the President of the Institute for the year 2009 ndash 2010
The name of Shri N C Jha Director (Technical) CIL and present President was proposed by Shri R K Saha Vice President and was re - elected unanimously as President of the Institute for 2009-10
80 To elect the Honorary Secretary of the Institute for the year 2009 ndash 2011
The name of Dr Debasish Sarkar General Manager NEC CIL was proposed by Shri R P Ritolia Past President and was elected unanimously as Honorary Secretary of the Institute for 2009-2011
The Council expressed their sincere thanks to Prof S C Ray Hony Secretary and appreciated for his sincere works and contribution to the Institute during his tenure as Honorary Secretary
90 Any other business with the permission of the chair
i) Consultancy ndash
Prof S P Banerjee informed that a draft Policy was circulated to all the Council Members for their suggestion He said that some suggestions have been received and some more may come The Committee will meet soon with the Draft Policy alongwith the suggestions received for finalisation
ii) Presidents Golf Tournament
It was decided that the Presidents Golf Tournament will be organized either on
th12 December 2009 at Sambalpur or on st21 January 2010 at Kolkata
iii) Photo Identity card for Life Members
Prof (Dr) Subir Kr Mukhopadhyay
proposed that a photo identity card for life members of MGMI may be introduced
It was decided that MGMI will introduce the photo identity card for life members at a cost The fee for the same will be finalized soon
The meeting ended with vote of thanks to the chair at 1800 hrs
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
The Special meeting of the Council of the Institute held at MGMI Building GN-384 Sector ndash V Salt Lake Kolkata ndash 700 091 on
thSaturday the 5 September 2009 at 400 pm with Shri N C Jha President in the Chair The meeting was attended by Shri L K Bose Shri Bhaskar Chakraborti Shri J P Dasgupta Dr Amalendu Sinha and Prof S C Ray
The President extended welcome to all members of the Council and thereafter took up the agenda
The copy of the Report of Council and Audited Balance Sheet with Income amp Expenditure Accounts for the financial year 2008-09 were distributed to the members present in the meeting President requested the members present to go through the Audited Balance Sheet with Income and Expenditure Accounts for the year 2008-09 and Auditors Report to the Members
The Members considered the Auditors Report and agreed that in future we should try to implement the suggestions given by the Auditor There was lengthy discussion on the
stBalance Sheet as on 31 March 2009
The Members considered and recommended the same to the General Body for adoption
The meeting was ended with Vote of thanks to the Chair at 1800 hrs
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23
Dr Kaushik Dey MMGI is now Assistant Professor Department of Mining EngineeringIndian School of Mines UniversityDhanbad 826 004
Shri SV Ram Mohanm MMGI is now Dy CMESAM Chhattarpur Sub Area Patherkhera Area WCL ATPO Shbhapur Colony Type IV Qr No 20 Pathakhera 460 449 Dist Betul MP
Shri Tushar Kant Mishra MMGI is now Materials Management Division Coal India
rdLtd Coal Bhawan Annexe 3 Floor 10 NS Road Kolkata 700 001
Shri Deepak Pandey MMGI is now Sub Area Manager Bunglow D-1 Chankapur Officers Colony PO Silewara Colliery WCL Dist Nagpur MS
Shri Sunit Kumar Banerjee MMGI is now Manager(Projects) Gugro Geotech Pvt Ltd Plot No51 Sector ndash6 Sanpada Navi Mumbai 400 705
Prof DD Mishra MMGI is now at 4 Arya Bhumi PO Potia Bhubaneshwar 751 031Orissa
News About Members
Shri BP Sinha MMGI is now Controller of Mines Indian Bureau of mines 29 Industrial suburbs II Stage Tumkur Road Gorguntapalayam Yashwantpuram Bangalore 560 022
Prof Arvind Kumar Mishra MMGI is now Associate Professor Department of Mining Engineering Indian School of Mines university Dhanbad 826 004 Jharkahand
Shri AK Jain MMGI is now Dy HCG Co Office of the CGM NEC CIL PO Margherita Dist Tinsukia Assam 786 181
Shri Pallab Kumar Banerjee Life Member of MGMI is now at 1 Atlantic Place Manukau City Auckland ndash 2105 New Zealand
Shri Satyesha Simha MMGI is now Dy GM(Sales) BEML Ltd Marketing HQ
thUnity Buildings 5 Floor JC Road Bangalore 560 002
Shri Sunil Kumar Singh MMGI is now Project Officer Kuju-Pundi Project PO Kuju Colliery Dist Ramgarh Jharkhand ndash 825 316
In a day when you dont come across any problem you can be sure that you are travelling in a wrong path
- Swami Vevekananda
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
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New Members
As Life Member
1 Shri C V VENKATESWARLU BE (Electrical) M Tech (Mining Machinery) PG ndash DipDy Chief Engineer (EampM) WCL Flat No F-2 Shakti Apartments Plot No 19A Hill Road Gandhi Nagar Nagpur ndash 440010
2 Shri Utpal Kumar Dey B Sc Engg M Tech Ph D (Mining Engineering) Professor B I T Sindri Head Deptt Of Mining Engineer PO Sindri Institute Dist Dhanbad Jharkhand ndash 828123
3 Shri Girijesh Kumar B Sc Geology M Sc Geology Ph D Geology Professor B I T Sindri Head Department of Geology PO Sindri Institute Dist Dhanbad Jharkhand ndash 828123
4 Shri Pramod Kumar Singh M Sc Geology Ph D Geology Lecturer BIT Sindri Department of Geology B I T Sindri Dhanbad Jharkhand
5 Shri Baidya Nath Roy B Sc Engg M Sc Engg (Metallurgical) Lecturer BIT Sindri Metallurgical Engineering Deptt PO Sindri Institute Dist Dhanbad Jharkhand ndash 828123
6 Shri Abhai Pratap Singh B Sc(Mining) Chief General Manager (Production)D-2F-2 Govinda Gourkhede Compl Seminary Hills Nagpur ndash 440006
7 Shri Ranendra Chouksey B E (Mining) Superintendent of Mines WCL C-43 Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440001
8 Shri Om Prakash Verma B Sc Superintendent (Survey) 4 M B Town Bandhunagar Jhingabai Takli Koradi Road Nagpur ndash 440030
9 Shri Mahendra Kumar Gupta Dip in Mech Engg AMIE Dy Chief Engineer (Excv) WCL A-206 Triveni Apartments KT Nagar Katol Road Nagpur ndash 440013
10 Shri Akhilesh Pandey Diploma (Mining) Chief Mining Engineer (Prod) WCL CME
th(OC) 5 floor Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur -440001
11 Shri Kaushal Kishore Sharan B Sc (Hons) Mining Engineer Director Technical (Retd) WCL 301A Sri Manohar Apartment Clark Town Nagpur ndash 440004
12 Shri Mahendra Kumar Gupta Dip in Mech Engg AMIE Dy Chief Engineer (Excv) WCL A-206 Triveni Apartments KT Nagar Katol Road Nagpur ndash 440013
13 Shri Ashok Kumar Singh B Sc (Part ndash I) Superintendent (Survey) WCL Duplex No 54 M B Town Koradi Road Zinga Bai Takli Nagpur ndash 440030
14 Shri Amitabh Singh Engg amp Management Dy CME WCLQr No D5 Rescue Station Colony Indora Complex WCL Near Power Grid PO Uppalwadi Nagpur ndash 440026 (MS)
15 Shri Basant Agnihotri B E (Mech) SE (Excavation) WCL B- 202 Radha Palace Dhantoli Abyankar Road Nagpur ndash 440012 (MS)
16 Shri Sushanta Banerjee L Mining EnggMBA Chief Mining Engineer WCL Production Department WCL (Hq) Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440001
17 Shri Achuth Vinay Anand Diploma in Mining amp Mine Surveying Partner Director Technical Explotechnique
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st th1643 1 Floor Shanthala Plaza 14 thCross 8 Main Malleshwaram Bangalore
ndash 560003
18 Shri Ranjan Kumar Sinha B Tech (H) Mining Controller of Mines Indian Bureau of Mines CPWD Qr No 33 Type ndash V Seminary Hills Nagpur ndash 440006
19 Shri Ranjan Sahai B Tech (H) Mining Chief Controller of Mines Indian Bureau of Mines Type ndashV Flat ndash 6 CPWD Colony Seminary Hills Nagpur ndash 440006
20 Shri Tirth Nath Jha B Tech (Mining) PGDISM M Tech (Ind amp Engg Mgmt) General Manager WCL WCL Kanhan Area PO Dungaria- 480553 Dist Chhindwara (MP)
21 Shri GEDI Vijaybhaskar Reddy Dip in Mining Superintendent of Mines WCL 48 Swamy Colony Phase ndash 8 Near Aakar Nagar PO Gittikadan Nagpur ndash 13
22 Shri V K Gupta B Tech (Mining) Chief Mining Engineer WCL D-17 Koyla Vihar Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash (MS)-440001
23 Shri Anjan Chatterjee B Sc (Engineering) MBA Superintending Engineer (Env) WCL Environment
thDeptt 9 Floor Coal Estate Civil LinesNagpur ndash 440001 MS
24 Shri Ajay Kumar Pandey B Tech (Mining) Dy General Manager (Mining) Pandey Muhalla ASGirls School Road Hirapur PO amp Dist Dhanbad -826001
25 Shri Kinnera Raja Sekhar BE(Mining)MBA(Marketing) Superintendent of Mines WCL Flat No 203 Udhav Appartment Opp Powergrid Angulimal NagarPO Uppalwadi Nagpur 400 026 (MS)
26 Shri Sudhakar Rao Sreeram Degree in Mining FCC Superintendent of Mines WCL C-11 Walni colony Th Saoner Dist Nagpur 441 504
27 Shri Haridas Krishna Ghanvat MSc(Env) Superintending Engg(Env) WCL 7172 Ujwal Nilayam B-302 Khamla Road Malviya Nagar Khamla Nagpur 440 025 MS
28 Shri Balakishan Chandora BE(Mining) Chief Mining Engineer WCL D-114 Koyla Vihar Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur 442 001
29 Shri Asok Chandra Ray BE(Civil) Grad ndash IE PGDBM(Fin) OSD(ENV)WCL F-201 Ashirwad Apartment Mankapur Behind Safeway Motors Lumbini Nagar Nagpur 440 030
30 Shri Kaushik Chakraborty BTech(Min) MTech(Mine Planning)Dy Chief Mining Engineer WCL Flat ndash 102 Naniks Ashtavinayak Prerna Opp Power Grid Colony Nari Ring Road PO Uppalwadi Nagpur 440 026
31 Shri KS Narayana Dip in Mining Engineer Chief Mining Engineer WCL D-210 Koyala Vihar Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur 440 001
32 Shri Anupam Nandi BTech(Min) Dy Controller of Mines amp Officer in charge Indian Bureau of Mines 318B Road No 3 Ashok Nagar Ranchi 834 002 Jharkhand
33 Shri Debasis Biswas BE(Mining) Chief Mining EngineerWCL Flat No 607 Building A-1 Forest Deptt Co-operative Housing Society Seminary Hills Nagpur
34 Shri Subhash Ramkrishna Bhandare BE(Hons)(Mining) Supdt Of Mines WCL A-9S-4 Govinda Gourkhede
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Complex Seminary Hills Hajaripahad Road Nagpur 440 006
35 Shri Satish R Gabale BE(Mining) Supdt of Mines WCL Flat No B101 Ganesh Gavri Apptt Near Sawarkar Square Nagpur -400 015
36 Shri Dipankar Mukherjee BE(Mining) supdt of Mines WCL Plot-28 Friends Colony PO Katol Road Nagpur 440 013
37 Shri Pradeep Deshmukh BE(Mining) Supdt of Mines WCL 16 Shamane Layout Near Gajanan Temple Trimurti Nagar Nagpur 440 022
38 Shri Partha Pratim Adhikary Btech(Hons)(Mining Engg) WCLD-8 Indora Housing Complex WCL Colony(Near Power Grid) Nagpur(MS)
39 Shri Somyajit Mukherjee MTech(Appl Geol) PhD(Geol) Sr Lecturer IIT Bombay Deptt Earth Sciences IIT Bombay Powai Mumbai 400 076 MS
As Member
1 Shri Satyendra Parasanath Pandey Dip in Mining IInd class Certi FCC Dy Chief Mining Engineer WCL D19 WCL Rescue Colony Kalpana Nagar PO Uppalwadi Nagpur ndash 440026
2 Shri Prashant Kumar Singh B E Mining Superintendent of Mines WCL 36 M B Town PO Zingabai Takli Koradi Road Nagpur ndash 440030
3 Shri Vivek Kumar Sharma M Tech (Applied Geology) Dy Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC
thLtd4 floor Khanij Bhawan 10-3-311A Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad
4 Shri Subrata Chatterjee B E (Mech) MBA Business Development Manager 4 Dr Satyananda Roy Road Kolkata ndash 700029
5 Md Nasim Ansari M Tech (Applied Geology) Dy Manager (Geology) Laxmivasi Tower Flat No 205 Attapur Tejaswari NagarHyderbad
6 Shri Rajesh Kumar Sharma M Sc (Earth Science) B Sc (Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad - 500 028
7 Dr Nilay Sharma Ph D Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad - 500 028
8 Shri Amit Kumar Saw M Sc Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad - 500 173(AP)
9 Shri Sanjay Kumar Choudhary M Sc (Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad - 500 028
10 Shri Chandra Bhushan Verma M Tech (Applied Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC
thLtd4 floor10-3-31 Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad - 500 173
11 Shri Buddha Priya Mahudwale B E st(Mining) PG Dip 1 Class Certificate
holder Manager (Mining) Resource thPlanning deptt 4 Floor NMDC Ltd
Khanij Bhavan Masab Tank 10-3-311A Hyderbad ndash 500173
12 Shri Basant Rath M Sc (Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) NMDC R amp D Centre Habsiguda Uppal Road Hyderabad
13 Shri Jaykumar Jagdish Singh Dip Mining Graduate DMM Asstt Survey Officer WCL Production Department WCL (Hq) Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440001
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14 Shri Parag Madhukarrao Tadlimbekar BSc MSc (Geo) B Ed Sr Technical Assistant (Geology) Indian Bureau of Mines Technical Secretary Section IBM
ndIndira Bhawan 2 floor D-Block Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440102 MS
15 Shri NK Dhawan BSc(H)(Mining Engg) General Manager NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad 500 173
16 Dr DN Subramanyam MScPhD Asstt Manager(Geo) NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad 500 173
As Donor Member
1 Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research Barwa Road Dhanbad ndash 826015
Jharkhand
HEALTH TITBIT
Going on fruits as snacks
Fruits have skins and are actually like naturersquos ready-packed snacks The juice and the flavour is all held in tightly until you are ready and with most fruits after washing even the skin can be eaten A red apple has different health giving qualities from a green apple too There are many salad combinations which are worth trying Iceberg lettuce and a tomato is better than nothing but try to use the deeper green or red lettuce dark-green water-cress two or three grated brussel sprouts or some finely cut spring cabbage Dark-green leaves should form the basis then build with a selection of other colours carrots peppers radishes and others It can be differently beautiful every time but big
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News Update
1 Arrow works with ONGC on CBM
Arrow Energy has signed an agreement with Indian Govt-owned ONGC Limited to cooperate in Coal Bed Methane (CBM) exploration and development The focus of the memorandum of Understanding is potential cooperation on existing ONGC blocks from previous CBM licence rounds in India together with possible cooperation in certain Australian acreage The companies are now formulating specific commercial agreement on defined CBM assets
(Source Asia Miner)
2 Thriveni ventures overseas for coal
After years of involvement with the Indian mining industry Thriveni Earthmovers expects to begin exporting coal this year from its coal project at Jumbi in Indonesia The company obtained the Jumbi project in 2008 as its first overseas coal venture and has been ramping up towards commercial production this year The primary aim of the project is to be reliable source of coal to overseas companies who rely on coal as the critical material for their operations Thriveni provides low cost turnkey mining solution that facilitates development on a major scale
(Source Asia Miner)
3 ECL to raise underground coal production output to 12 mt
Eastern Coalfields Ltd proposes to enhance its underground coal production from 85 million tonne (mt) to 12 mt in the next two years through infusion of mass production technologies Accordingly the company recently awarded two contracts worth Rs 100 crore to Joy Engineering of UK for supply of
continuous mining equipment and operation and maintenance of the same on riskgain basis The tenders for more continuous miners and long-wall mining equipments worth Rs 350 crore approximately will be invited soon
(Source Infrastructure Today July 2009)
4 Indias first coal gasification project to take off
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) is getting ready to start the gas production at Indias first Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) project on pilot basis This project is to be carried out at Vastan lignite block near Surat in Gujarat It is estimated that the field will produce about 55 lakh cu m of synthetic gas per day by 2010 end After this project is successful ONGC aims to begin with the commercial production by producing about 2 billion cu m of the synthetic gas per annum from this field by 2013-14 This will require an investment of about Rs1000-2000 crore and the field has enough reserves to last for about 30-40 years Along with the Vastan block ONGC is also plans to set up a UCG project at Bhavnagar in Gujarat and Rajasthan
(Source Infrastructure Today Sept09)
5 Bhutan Minerals Exploration
August 2009 - Oil in the Bangtar area under Samdrupjongkhar dzongkhag copper gold and silver in the black mountain area of central Bhutan and tungsten in Sarpang are the potential minerals an American businessman J Matthew Fifield has offered to prospect for and if found viable then extract them He has also proposed that he be given mineral exploration rights for the whole of Bhutan after which he would get a group of American investors to invest in Bhutans mining sector in
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a big way J Matthew Fifield is a managing director in an international mining company Clien and also sits on the boards of other international energy companies The department of geology and mines (DGM) under the ministry of economic affairs and Druk holdings investment (DHI) have so far expressed interest in the proposal and are in the process of studying it ldquoJ Matthew Fifield approached us through DHI around five months ago saying that he was interested in the mineral exploration and extraction and so we provided him with all past mineral exploration reports and geological data on Bhutanrdquo said DGMs chief geologist and acting director general
(Source geologycom)
6 India - Vedanta Acquires Goa Assets
SESA GOA Limited a majority-owned subsidiary of Vedanta Resources has purchased the Goa iron ore assets of the Dempo Group for Rs 1750 crores (US$368 million) The assets include mining leases rights and related infrastructure in Goa Funding the transaction out of its existing cash resources Sesa acquired VS Dempo and Co which holds 100 of Dempo Mining Corporation and 50 of Goa Maritime VS Dempo owns or has the rights to mineable reserves and resources estimated at 70 million tonnes of iron ore in Goa Its Goa mining assets also includes processing plants barges jetties trans-shippers and loading capacities at Mormugoa port It produced 394 million tonnes of iron ore and sold 436 million tonnes in the year ended March 31 2009 and is one of the largest exporters of iron ore from Goa Vedantas chairman Anil Agarwal says ldquoWe are highly delighted with this opportunity to consolidate our iron ore business The integration of Sesa and VS Dempos operations will achieve great synergyrdquo
(Source Asia Miner Aug09)
7 Mercury Pollution
Coal-fired power plants emit trace amounts of mercury Some of this airborne mercury ends up in lakes and rivers ndash and accumulates there long term Fish at the top of the food chain can accumulate damaging amounts of mercury because they eat smaller fish who have eaten smaller fish and the amount of mercury in their bodies can build up to toxic levels over time Mercury also makes its way into every aquatic ecosystem through the hydrologic cycle USGS published a study that examined mercury in top-predator fish bed sediment and water from streams across the United States There were many mercury mines in Oregon in the early 1900s The miners dug up the ore heated it and then cooled the vapors to condense the liquid mercury Now a century later some sites in the Ochoco National Forest and on private lands remain contaminated from these activities
(Source geologycom)
8 Northern Indias Water Supply Depletion by Human Activity
A satellite monitoring detecting areas of ground water depletion observed that much of northern India is dependent upon a reliable supply of groundwater for public use and irrigation In this study groundwater levels were monitored by processing gravity data collected by a NASA satellite over a six-year period Maps of the data revealed significant groundwater level declines in the northern Indian states of Rajasthan Punjab and Haryana In these areas rapid population growth economic development and groundwater-based irrigation are placing increasing demands on water supplies The accelerating rate of water use is unsustainable and could lead to a collapse in the agricultural system
(Source Publication from an August 2009 press release by NASA geologycom)
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30
9 Muscular swimmer was one of last dinosaurs
Recently discovered duck-billed hadrosaur thrived on many continents One of the last non-avian dinosaurs on Earth was a muscular swimming duck-bi l led species that paleontologists recently discovered in Spain according to a new study that has been accepted for publication in the journal Comptes Rendus Palevol Co-author Jose Ignacio Canudo told Discovery News that the hadrosaur Arenysaurus ardevoli meaning sand dinosaur lived just a few thousand years before the KT boundary This was the event 655 million years ago that wiped out all of the worlds dinosaurs save for a group of carnivorous dinosaurs that evolved into birds
(Source geologycom News)
10 Coal mine owners need 26 in venture
June 27 2009 Steel cement or power companies that sit on captive coal mines will have to own a minimum 26 percent equity in their mining ventures according to the new guidelines approved by the government for mining of coal from captive blocks The government currently allows 100 percent foreign direct investment (FDI) in exploration or mining of coal and lignite for captive consumption of iron steel and cement producers While this policy would remain unchanged the captive block owners will have to maintain beneficial ownership in their mining operations According to the proposed changes the approved end user company (engaged in making cement steel or power) will have to maintain at least a 26 percent equity ownership in an associated coal company subsidiary) formed for supplying coal on an exclusive basis to it The captive coal block owner will have to maintain 51 percent equity in the subsidiary coal company in case the mining company does not have an exclusive coal supply arrangement with the
parent In case a coal block is jointly owned equity participation in the joint venture company shall be made directly by owners and not through their subsidiary The proposed regulations have specified that in case the company to whom the captive block has been awarded is also a holding company it would have to maintain at least 51 percent equity in its subsidiary company engaged in approved end uses (making cement steel or power) It would however need to have just 26 percent equity in the second subsidiary company engaged in coal mining provided the entire output is supplied exclusively to the holding company Independent coal and lignite mining companies could also be allocated captive blocks on the condition that they enter into firm supply contracts for coal at the application stage itself according to the proposed guidelines Such companies would not be allowed to enter into fresh agreements with new end-use companies subsequent to award of the coal block
(Source The Economic Times)
11 Private investment in coal sector
June 17 2009 The coal sector is set to open to private investment
We are not averse to open commercial coal mining to private sector players However a decision will be taken after building consensus over the reform proposal said minister of state for coal (independent charge) Sriprakash Jaiswal At present the government has monopoly over coal mining through state-run companies such as Coal India Ltd
(Source The Economic Times)
12 India Seeks to Invest in Australian Coal
SYDNEY -- Indias coal minister and the chairman of the countrys biggest coal miner said Thursday that India is considering
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31
securing coal properties in Australia to plug projected gaps in the nations supply of coal The comments indicate that the current wave of foreign investment in Australias natural resources wont be limited to China Australia is known to be a country with high quality thermal coal and metallurgical coal properties India Minister of State for Coal Sriprakash Jaiswal told reporters India considers Australia as an important destination to look for coal properties he said As one of the worlds fastest growing economies India currently has to import coal because it doesnt produce enough to meet increasing demand Australias massive coal resource has become the subject of a flurry of international deal activity with Chinas Yanzhou Coal Mining Co Ltd having already
launched a A$354 billion takeover offer for Australian coal miner Felix Resources Ltd Taking equity stakes in existing companies and in return having a coal supply agreement for a certain quantity of coal could be one format Mr Bhattacharya said The other format could be joining in mining so the expansion programs of the existing companies or taking absolutely greenfield properties and going ahead on doing mining Mr Bhattacharya said the company which is also investigating investment opportunities in the US Indonesia and South Africa could easily pay $1 billion to $15 billion on investments and would consider spending more
(SourceWall Street JournalSeptember 032009)
HEALTH TITBIT
Hot tea hot coffee increases risk of cancer
Tea has been touted for its potential health benefits for millennia but new research shows if you drink it too hot you may end up increasing your risk for esophageal cancer
A new study published in the British Medical Journal has revealed that drinking steaming hot tea is actually linked with an eight-fold increased risk of cancer of the food tube or the oesophagus According to lead researcher Reza Malekzadeh of the Tehran University of Medical Sciences in Iran ldquoInforming the population about the hazards of drinking hot tea may be helpful in reducing the incidence of oesophageal cancerrdquo To be specific people who drank their tea less than two minutes after it was it four or more minutes after pouring
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
33
NOVEMBER 2009
10-13 NINTH INTERNATIONAL MINE VENTILATION CONGRESS at New Delhi India Hotel Crown Plaza Contact Department of Mining Engineering Indian School of Mines University Dhanbad ndash 826 004 Prof D C Panigrahi Convenor amp head Deptt email-
th15 November Sunday International Symposium ldquoEmerging Challenges for Metals and Materials Engineering amp Technologyrdquo and Metals Minerals Manufacturing Exp 2009 Organized by Indian Institute of Metals in association with TMS amp ASM International USA Contact TAFCON C-60 Nizamuddin East New Delhi ndash 110 013 India Ph- 91 ndash 11 ndash 46198000 24352141 Email ndash
Pankaj 09810038063
th16-19 November 2009 MPES 2009 ndash 18 International Symposium on Mine Planning amp Equipment Selections at Banff Alberta Canada For further details Contact Dr Raj K Singhal PO Box 68002 Crow Foot Postal Outlet 28 Crowfoot Terrdce NW Calgery Alberta T3G 1YO Canada Fax ndash 403-241 ndash 9460 email ndash singhal shawca website httpwwwmpes-cami-swempcom
10 - 13 November 2009 the 34th Indonesian Geophysicist Conferences at Jogjakarta Indonesia Conferences on Earth Sciences held by Indonesian Geophysicist Association 2009 Organized by Indonesian Geophysicists A s s o c i a t i o n ( H A G I ) Deadline for abstractsproposals 15 July 2009 W e b s i t e
dc_panigrahiyahoocoinwww9thimvcorg
metallurgytafconcom wwwmetals2009in
h t t p p i t 3 4 h a g i w e b i d
Upcoming Events
C o n t a c t n a m e W i w i t S u r y a n t o Check the for latest details
17 - 18 November 2009 Mining the Isa Mount Isa Queensland Australia Mining the Isa 2009 will not only features presentations from all the key established mining companies in the Mount Isa region but also unique sessions dealing with the other essential aspects essential for successful operation in the area Organized by IIR Conferences Deadline for abstractsproposals Not available Website lt gt Contact name James Stackhouse
Check the for latest details
DECEMBER 2009
4-6 Twenty-first National Convention of Mining Engineers on Technological Advancement in Mining Industry Udaipur Contact The Honorary Secretary IEI Udaipur Local Centre 128 Hiran Magri Sector 11 Opp Central Excise Udaipur 313002 P h 0 2 9 4 - 2 5 8 3 7 0 2 e - m a i l ndash
W e b
10-13 2009 Twenty fourth Indian Engineering Congress at Mangalore Theme ldquoNat ional Growth and Secur i ty ndash Technological Challengesrdquo organised by The Institute of Engineers (India) Mangalore Local
thCenter Contact The organizing Secretary 24 Indian Engineering Congress The Institute of Engineers (India) Mangalore Center NITK Surathkal Mangalore 575 025 Karnatak Ph (0824) 247400 Extn 3759 (O) e-mail lt gt
event website
httpwwwiircomauisa
event website
i n s t i _ o f _ e n g y a h o o c o i nwwwieiudrorg
i e i c o n g r e s s n i t k a c i nltieicongressnitkgmailcomgt
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34
26-27 All India Seminar on ldquoSatellite Communication and Remote Sensing Technologies for Social Developmentrdquo at Jaipur Contact The Honorary Secretary IEI Rajasthan State Centre Gandhi Nagar Tonk road Jaipur ndash 302 015 Ph ndash (0141) 27063272700413 e-mail ndash
JANUARY 2010
11 - 13 January 2010 CERIE2010 Sylhet Bangladesh Organized by Shahjalal University of Science amp Technology Deadline for bstractsproposals 15 September 2009 W e b s i t e lt gtContact name Dr Mohammad Iqbal
Check the for latest details
FEBRUARY 2010
th4-7 6 International Dyke Conference Contact Prof Rajesh K Srivastava Deptt of Geology BHU IT Varanasi 221 005
4 - 5 February 2010 Conference on ldquoProcessing of Industrial Minerals 2010rdquo at Istanbul Turkey Website
Contact name Dr Barry WillsAlthough there are many
rscieirscorgwwwieirscorg
httpwwwsust edu~cerie2010
event website
httpwwwmin-ngcompim10indexhtml
operations worldwide treating a wide range of industrial minerals processing problems are often similar The aim of this conference is therefore to bring together operators and scientists below one roof Organized by MEI
MARCH 2010
March 9 2010 8th Annual Investing in African Mining Seminar in Toronto In addition to our seminar we offer mining c o m p a n i e s s e r v i c e p r o v i d e r s a n d governments shared booth space at the PDAC trade show and participation in the Canada-South Africa Chamber of Business 11th A n n u a l M i n i n g B r e a k f a s tDownload the
for details
AUGUST 2012
2 - 10 August 2012 34th International Geological Congress a t Brisbane Q u e e n s l a n d A u s t r a l i a W e b s i t e
Contact name Liz Cuffe Under the theme ldquoUnearthing our Past and Futurerdquo the IGC will showcase the Oceania regions geoscience strengths innovations and natural wonders through an exciting range of pre and post Congress field trips Organized by Australian Geoscience Council
Toronto 2010 Participation Packages Brochure
httpwww34igcorg
1 Three sentences for getting success ndash a Know more than othersb Work more than othersc Expect less than others
- William Shakespeare
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
22
Contined from Last issue mdash
POSSIBLE MARKETS FOR INDIAN ORES
Japan is the most obvious market for Indiarsquos high-grade hematites but if this outlet is to be developed India will require some freight advantage in order to compete with the ore from Johore which is almost as good as the best-grade Indian ore It is conveniently situated for export and is considerably nearer to Japan than is India The Borneo and Philippine ores are also favourably situated for the Japanese market but they would require nodulising before export and even then would be of lower iron content than Indian ores and also more aluminous
As regards exporting ore from India to Europe if high-class coking coals are later on imported from the United Kingdom to assist in smelting Indiarsquos ore the return freight might well be partly made up of Indian iron-ore but it is more likely to be Indian pig-iron (which is probably the cheapest pig in the world) or Indian s tee l In a recent personal communication Mr C P Perin wrote
lsquoFrom my general knowledge of the worldrsquos iron-ore resources I feel very strongly that in years to come the exports of steel from India will be as important as he present exports of jutersquo
It seems to me doubtful if we shall import much high-grade coal or coke from Europe for use in smelting iron-ore for a very long time to come The Indian ores are very high in iron and often contain about as much alumina as silica The high ash of the Indian coke provides a good deal of the slag of the blast-furnace and tends to raise the silicaalumina ratio of the slag If the slag volume were to be reduced
75 years Ago
much below the present practice by the introduction of low-ash coke which might not improvendashor might even worsenndashthe silicaalumina ratio of the slag it would not be possible to hold the sulphur in the slag There would be no sense in cutting the ash of the coke down if we had to add silica-rock to the furnace charge in order to obtain a suitable slag volume and analysis On that account apart from the question of cost it seems very doubtful if European high-grade coal or coke can be imported for use in Indian blast-furnaces in the near future
On reviewing the whole of the evidence I find no grounds for believing that any large export trade in Indian iron-ore is likely to develop in he next decade or so The two main possible marketsndashJapan and Western Europendashcan obtain sufficient supplies of high-grade ore for their needs from sources considerably nearer than India To some this may seem a pessimistic conclusion others may have a sentimental feeling that it is better to reserve Indiarsquos iron-ores for smelting in Indiarsquos own furnaces I have tried to come to an unprejudiced conclusion drawn from the available evidence I feel that I have assembled rather a mountain of facts and statistics for the production of a lamentably small mouse of a conclusion It would have been much more spectacular if I could have prophesied argosies carrying Indiarsquos ore to European or Japanese ports within five or six yearsrsquo time but this seems to me not possible Twenty or thirty years hence there may be a different tale to tell but by that time it is not likely that any-one will be turning back to old presidential addresses in order to find out what Mr President said in 1934
Presidential Address by Mr F G Percival PhD (London) B Sc (London) FGS
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
8
M G M I as per the tradition organized a workshop preceding AGM of the Institute on
th15 September 2009 at Park Hotel Kolkata The topic was quite contemporary entitled Indian Mining Sectors Policies and Constraints
Objective of this workshop was to bring together those who are instrumental in framing the policies and guidelines and those who follow these for exploration and exploitation of mineral including coal oil and gas It was also aimed to have interaction of learned delegates and invitees with the speakers so as to bring out highlights and lacuna of the policies and guidelines and to make them more industry friendly
The workshop was very well attended (about 100 delegates) Speakers were eminent personalities holding offices of distinction and directly concerned with the topic of the workshop
The workshop was inaugurated by Dr A K Sarkar Director (Marketing) Coal India Ltd The technical session was presided over by Sri R P Ritolia Immediate Past President and former CMD- CCL
Altogether five papers were presented which are as follows
1 National Mineral Policies and Role of G S I By Dr Balaram Chattopadhaya D D G G S I
2 Modern Coalmining Policies for enhanced proving of coal resources By Shri Ashok Kumar Singh CMD CMPDIL
3 Captive Coal Mining Policies and Constraints By Shri D N Prasad
Director ( Tech ) Ministry of Coal Government of India
4 National Mineral Policy 2008 and the Environmental Concerns for an Expanding Mining Sector By Prof S P Banerjee Former Director ndashin - Charge Indian School of Mines Dhanbad
5 Reclamation of Mined out areas In Opencast success story in Mega Projects of South Eastern Coalfield Ltd By Shri M P Dikshit CMD SECL and Shri S C Shankar SE SECL
The first paper dwelt upon various policies that the Government of India is going to adopt to gear up and making the mining sector dynamic It was pointed out during discussion that there are many more things are desirable for quick disposal of PL ML availability of maps reports etc All these matters are being seriously examined at Governmental Levels
The second paper described various methodologies and techniques to improve exploration approach for enhanced proving of coal resources These methodologies have been spelt out by the Ministry of Coal in consultation with CMPDIL Various investors who have been allotted blocks must follow these methodologies for authenticated and better results
The third paper outlined various guidelines for accomplishing the exploration of captive coal blocks for early exploitation of the resources It is admitted that there are constraints which are likely to retard the progress that is desirable The role of State and Central Government for clearing various applications need to be more realistic and less time consuming Coal Evaluation improved
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON ldquoINDIAN MINING SECTORS POLICIES AND CONSTRAINTSrdquo
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
9
co-ordination with nodal officers of state level land acquisition environmental and forestry clearance etc are certain areas of concern
The fourth paper outlined various stipulations for environmental safeguard in the mining sectors by the Government based on recommendation of committees formed The paper pointed out necessity of streamlining forestry clearance and highlighted much improved environment management practices in the mining sectors Prof Banerjee also praised role of National Mineral Policy 2008 for its positive approach to boost mining sectors
The fifth paper was on reclamation of mined out areas and described how best reclamation can be implemented with proper approach and plan The speakers cited some examples of reclamation done successfully in the jurisdiction of SECL
Each presentation was followed by interaction with the delegates which made the workshop purposeful and interesting
A K Moitra(Convenor)
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
NB Send your e-mails on ldquoTalk Backrdquo to the Editor Please include your full name address amp telephone no not necessarily for Publication MGMI News Letter reserve the right to edit the letters for publication and reproduce then (in whole or past) in any of its print
more than seven and half years are needed for the same in India ie more than five times but let us not forget that we have to face problems of a large population which is more than five times of that of Australia but that just not justify us to spend more than three years to approve a project MGMI should move the appropriate authorities to ensure early approval or rejection of any mineral based project and
if required we may offer our expertise for making early decision
Thanking you with warm regards
Yours very sincerely
Dr Samir Dasgupta Life Member No 522-LM (1948-49)
( From the Editor The members may like to respond to the point raised by Dr Samir Dasgupta)
(Continued from Page No 7)
Talk Back
10
ndThe 52 Holland Memorial Lecture was held thon 15 September 2009 at the Park Hotel The
memorial lecture was given by Shri S J Sibal
Director General Mines Safety Dhanbad The
subject of his lecture was on ldquoChallenges of
Miens Safety ndash a Perspective for Change
Managementrdquo
In introduction he mentioned that safety at
work is still a serious problem and we are still
paying heavily for accidents both in terms of
human suffering and economic waste Hence
the endeavor to bring down the hazards by all
available means to an acceptable level must
continue to reduce the sufferings and agony of
human beings
In the lecture he also spoke on History of
human civilization and mine safety ndash the past
Absorption of safety laws into work practices
the Present Growth of mining activities and
technological advancements ndash the Future
Opencast Coal Mining UG Coal Mining
Mining Accidents Reasons why the
implementation of the procedure is not
sustained He has also mentioned some
ndHighlights of 52 Holland Memorial Lecture
probable answers ndash may be these procedures
are not adequate safe and built into the
mechanism of mineral production
lRequirement of additional resources for compliance of safety laws
lSafety motivation lAcceptance of non-compliance etc
Why we loose sight of human face of accident
he added He also put forwarded a question
that the concept of self regulation ndash is it the
solution
He has given some of his thoughts
observations suggestions etc and in
conclusion he said making change has always
been fascinating and exciting though it is a
tough and delicate activity for any
organization However Managing Change is
now not a matter of choice it becomes an
essential activity given the emerging future
challenges in the mining sector
The Lecture was attended by a sizeable
number of members and guests
If you win you need not explain hellip But if you lose you should not be there to explain
ndash Adolph Hitler
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
32
ldquoWHAT lies before us and what lies behind us is nothing compared to what lies within usrdquo Truly these jolting words of Emerson gives us the flashback of what Socrates promulgated centuries ago ldquoknow thyselfrdquo
The problem with us today is that we know very less of ourselves and thus we indulge in emulating and imitating others If one is not clear as to what exactly one wants he will start wanting what others want resulting in a ldquorat racerdquo And the repercussion of rat race is that even if you win the race you still remain a rat The multiplicity of platforms and the craze to be popular in next to no time is the trend which is the portent of a weak future generation This hurry burry will make the future dreams shattered we will have no leaders to dream in the days to come but there will remain a good chunk of puppets in few domineering hands Too many people are dreaming of some magical rose garden on the horizon rather than enjoying the one growing in their backyards Lets discover the untapped potential within us and stop following the crowd and give a second thought to our endeavours Life doesnt always give us what we ask for but it always gives us what we need Aldous Huxley always reminds me of the golden exhortation ie there is only one corner of the world you can be certain of improving and that is your own self
Yes nothing can defeat us unless we defeat ourselves Even Shakespeare in Julius Caesar points ldquoThe fault dear Brutus is not in our
SHORT ARTICLE
By VIVIAN WILSON LOBO
stars but in ourselves that we are underlingsrdquo Therefore our main task in life is to give birth to ourselves to become what we potentially are Opportunities are everywhere waiting to be discovered we have to only seek it as the saying goes a wise man makes more opportunities than he finds The journey of a thousand miles begins with just one step and that step lies within us as we often quote success is a marathon not a sprint never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat
Success cannot be granted it must be earned and for earning it we will have catwalks than cakewalks Therefore what is required today is serenity and patience to rivet ones attention on success Panic and anxiety will only bring failures along Perseverance is not a long race it is many short races one after another Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm Peace is the key with which we can focus aim and win As we sail through life let us not avoid storms and rough waters just let them pass and sail on Because a successful person is like being a goalkeeper no matter how many goals you save people will remember only the ones you missed Act as if failure is impossible Lets not be the slaves of our bitter past Lets not be the slaves of our bitter past Lets be the masters of our future Carl Jung writes ldquoYour vision will become clear only when you can look into your heart
(Reprint from a publication in Hitawada dated June 10 2009)
Peace be with you
Believing everybody is dangerous believing nobody is very dangerous ndash Abraham Lincoln
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rd40 To discuss about the progress of the 3 Asian Mining Congress ndash 2010
ndThe minutes of the 2 meeting of the Exhibition Organising Committee held
thon 18 July 2009 are given in Appendix II which provided the detailed progress
rdreport of the Exhibition of 3 AMC
Prof S P Banerjee Chairman Organising Committee while briefing the Council about the progress made referred to the last minutes of the
thOrganising Committee held on 27 June 2009 which is given in Appendix III
Prof Banerjee raised the point that the high cost items for the Congress should be identified and arrangement for procurement of these should be undertaken at the earliest In this regard he also suggested that a committee could be constituted The Council authorized him to go ahead with the proposal and if he felt that a committee was required he could constitute the same as per his choice
50 T o c o n s i d e r a p p l i c a t i o n s f o r Membership and membership position of the Institute
The Council approved 38 applications for membership out of which 23 were for Life Members 14 Members and one Donor Member
60 To consider fixation of tariff for Transit House and releasing payment of balance due to the Contractor Ms Popular Decorator
Regarding fixation of Tariff for Transit House the Council referred the matter to the Finance Committee to propose the tariff and other conditions and forward it to the Council for consideration As the Transit House has been made ready by the Contractor Ms Popular Decorator balance due to the contractor
Rs 409000 (Rupees four lakhs nine thousand) only may be released
The Council was informed that the contractor claimed that he had done some extra works on verbal order worth Rs 65000 (Rupees sixty five thousand) The Council discussed this and referred the matter to the Finance Committee to examine and recommend action to be taken by the Council on this issue
70 Any other business with the permission of the chair
I) Mode of despatch of Ballot Papers
The Council advised that all the Ballots should be sent by post to the members under certificate of posting
The meeting ended with vote of thanks to the Chair at 1830 hrs
th7 Council Meetingth thThe 838 meeting of the Council (7 meeting of
rdthe 103 Session) of the Institute held at MGMI Building GN-384 Sector ndash V Salt Lake
thKolkata ndash 700 091 on Saturday the 29 August 2009 at 300 pm with Shri N C Jha President in the Chair The meeting was attended by Prof S P Banerjee Shri R P Ritolia Shri R K Saha Shri V K Arora Shri M K Bhattacharya Shri L K Bose Shri Asitabha Datta Shri J P Dasgupta Shri J P Goenka Shri Phalguni Guha Shri K K Mishra Dr A K Moitra Prof S K Mukhopadhyay Dr Debsish Sarkar Shri Prasanta Roy Shri Bhaskar Chakraborti And Prof S C Ray
Leave of absence was granted to those who could not attend the meeting
The President then extended welcome to Prof S P Banerjee Shri R P Ritolia Past Presidents Shri R K Saha Vice President and all other members of the Council
One minute silence was observed in memory of Late Ashoke Kr Mandal Life Member Shri C P Ambesh Life Member Kamala Kanta
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
18
Srivastava Life Member and Jay Prakash Thakur Life member
President thereafter took up the agenda itemth10 To confirm the minutes of the 837
meeting of the Council held at Kolkata thon July 18 2009
The minutes were circulated to all Council Members So far no Comment was received The Council then resolved that
Resolution 83810th thThe minutes of the 837 (6 meeting of
rdthe 103 session) meeting of the thCouncil held on 18 July 2009 at
Kolkata be confirmed
11 To consider matters arising out of the minutes
The Council then considered the action thtaken report on the Minutes of the 837
thmeeting of the Council held on 18 July 2009 at Kolkata and noted the report
83811To discuss about the progress of the forthcoming events of the Institute
I) Half Day National Workshop (IMPC - 2009)
Dr A K Moitra Convenor IMPC ndash 2009 intimated about the Progress of National Workshop ndash IMPC 2009 and also submitted a statement of Income and Expenditure of IMPC ndash 2009 as on date
ii) Holland Memorial Lecture
The Convenor also informed to the Council that Shri S J Sibal DGMS Dhanbad confirmed of his acceptance to deliver the prestigious Holland
thMemorial Lecture on 15 September 2009 at the Park Hotel Kolkata
rd103 Annual General Meeting
The Honorary Secretary informed that rdthe notice for 103 Annual General
Meeting was circulated to the eligible
members through the Newsletter Vol 35 No 1 April ndash June 2009 The Convenor IMPC 2009 added that arrangements for all the events
thscheduled to be held on 15 September 2009 at the Park Hotel Kolkata have been made in consultation with the Hony Secretary and Hony Jt Secretary
rd20 To review about the progress of the 3 Asian Mining Congress ndash 2010
Prof S P Banerjee was requested by the President to enlight the members of the Council about the progress so far made
rdfor 3 AMC Prof Banerjee briefed the rdCouncil about the progress of the 3
AMC He also mentioned that Ms Sandvic Asia desired to host one of the
rdDinners of 3 AMC They were strequested to host the 1 day Dinner by
the President Possibly they will agree with the proposal It was also ment ioned that IEI has given announcement in August 2009 issue of
rdtheir Newsletter about 3 AMC Both MMR and Coal Insight were also agreed to give publicity through their
rdpublications about 3 AMC President also informed that some discussions have been going on with one of the Event Management Agents who were
rdwilling to assist us for 3 AMC They gave proposal that they will bring delegates as well as new organizations apart from our targeted organizations for participation in the conference exhibition for which they will charge some percentage on their matured activities However details will be made known to the members of the Council after finalization of MOU Shri L K Bose Chairman Technical
rdCommittee of 3 AMC was requested by the President to inform the members about the status of the Technical papers etc Shri Bose informed that around 36
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
19
authors have already sent abstract of their papers and more than 40 experts were invited for contributing Technical papers
The Hony Treasurer placed a statement rdof Income and Expenditure of the 3
AMC as on date which were noted by the members
It was decided that the loan (Rs 600000-) taken from MGMI Fund for
rd3 AMC to meet the initial expenses may be refunded to MGMI Fund at an early date
Shri R K Saha Chairman Exhibition Committee was also requested by the President to let the Council Members know about the progress so far made Shri Saha informed that approximately 900 sq mt spaces have been booked so far and some negotiations were going on Shri Saha also proposed to have one Buyers Salers meet at an early date In t h i s c o n n e c t i o n a c o m m i t t e e comprising of Shri J P Goenka Shri V K Arora and Shri J P Dasgupta has been constituted who will arrange to make all the arrangements of Buyers Salers meet
30 To consider and approve the r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s o f J u d g i n g Committee for various awards and medals
The recommendations of Judging Committee for the year 2008-09 were accepted by the Council However Shri R P Ritolia Past President proposed to constitute a Search Committee for some prestigious Awards to find out suitable personnel to keep the image of the Institute He also suggested to form a Committee for overviewing the existing Systems amp Procedures and suggest for development
T h e f o l l o w i n g m e m b e r s w e r e considered
Shri N C Jha ChairmanProf Ajoy Kr Ghose Past PresidentShri R P Ritolia Past President amp
ConvenorShri V K Arora MemberShri J P Goenka Member Dr A K Moitra MemberProf (Dr) Subir Kr Mukhopadhyaya
Member
The Council is pleased to Award the Branch Activity Award to Ranchi Branch according to the activities done by the Branch during the year 2008-09 During the year 2008-09 both the Kolkata and Ranchi Branches have enrolled same number of new members So the Council is pleased to award the Membership Growth Award to both Kolkata and Ranchi Branches for enrolling highest new members during the year 2008-09
40 To consider and approve the audited accounts for the financial year ended
ston 31 March 2009
As the audited accounts were not ready it was decided to hold a Special Council
thMeeting on 5 September 2009 at 400 pm with the audited accounts for consideration
50 To appoint the Institutes Auditor for stthe financial year ending on 31 March
2010
Messrs B K Sen amp Co Chartered Accountant was re-appointed as the Auditor of the Institution for the year 2009-10 at a remuneration of Rs 3500- only
60 T o c o n s i d e r a p p l i c a t i o n s f o r Membership and membership position of the Institute
The Council approved 17 applications for membership out of which 15 were
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for Life Members and 02 Members
70 To elect the President of the Institute for the year 2009 ndash 2010
The name of Shri N C Jha Director (Technical) CIL and present President was proposed by Shri R K Saha Vice President and was re - elected unanimously as President of the Institute for 2009-10
80 To elect the Honorary Secretary of the Institute for the year 2009 ndash 2011
The name of Dr Debasish Sarkar General Manager NEC CIL was proposed by Shri R P Ritolia Past President and was elected unanimously as Honorary Secretary of the Institute for 2009-2011
The Council expressed their sincere thanks to Prof S C Ray Hony Secretary and appreciated for his sincere works and contribution to the Institute during his tenure as Honorary Secretary
90 Any other business with the permission of the chair
i) Consultancy ndash
Prof S P Banerjee informed that a draft Policy was circulated to all the Council Members for their suggestion He said that some suggestions have been received and some more may come The Committee will meet soon with the Draft Policy alongwith the suggestions received for finalisation
ii) Presidents Golf Tournament
It was decided that the Presidents Golf Tournament will be organized either on
th12 December 2009 at Sambalpur or on st21 January 2010 at Kolkata
iii) Photo Identity card for Life Members
Prof (Dr) Subir Kr Mukhopadhyay
proposed that a photo identity card for life members of MGMI may be introduced
It was decided that MGMI will introduce the photo identity card for life members at a cost The fee for the same will be finalized soon
The meeting ended with vote of thanks to the chair at 1800 hrs
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
The Special meeting of the Council of the Institute held at MGMI Building GN-384 Sector ndash V Salt Lake Kolkata ndash 700 091 on
thSaturday the 5 September 2009 at 400 pm with Shri N C Jha President in the Chair The meeting was attended by Shri L K Bose Shri Bhaskar Chakraborti Shri J P Dasgupta Dr Amalendu Sinha and Prof S C Ray
The President extended welcome to all members of the Council and thereafter took up the agenda
The copy of the Report of Council and Audited Balance Sheet with Income amp Expenditure Accounts for the financial year 2008-09 were distributed to the members present in the meeting President requested the members present to go through the Audited Balance Sheet with Income and Expenditure Accounts for the year 2008-09 and Auditors Report to the Members
The Members considered the Auditors Report and agreed that in future we should try to implement the suggestions given by the Auditor There was lengthy discussion on the
stBalance Sheet as on 31 March 2009
The Members considered and recommended the same to the General Body for adoption
The meeting was ended with Vote of thanks to the Chair at 1800 hrs
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23
Dr Kaushik Dey MMGI is now Assistant Professor Department of Mining EngineeringIndian School of Mines UniversityDhanbad 826 004
Shri SV Ram Mohanm MMGI is now Dy CMESAM Chhattarpur Sub Area Patherkhera Area WCL ATPO Shbhapur Colony Type IV Qr No 20 Pathakhera 460 449 Dist Betul MP
Shri Tushar Kant Mishra MMGI is now Materials Management Division Coal India
rdLtd Coal Bhawan Annexe 3 Floor 10 NS Road Kolkata 700 001
Shri Deepak Pandey MMGI is now Sub Area Manager Bunglow D-1 Chankapur Officers Colony PO Silewara Colliery WCL Dist Nagpur MS
Shri Sunit Kumar Banerjee MMGI is now Manager(Projects) Gugro Geotech Pvt Ltd Plot No51 Sector ndash6 Sanpada Navi Mumbai 400 705
Prof DD Mishra MMGI is now at 4 Arya Bhumi PO Potia Bhubaneshwar 751 031Orissa
News About Members
Shri BP Sinha MMGI is now Controller of Mines Indian Bureau of mines 29 Industrial suburbs II Stage Tumkur Road Gorguntapalayam Yashwantpuram Bangalore 560 022
Prof Arvind Kumar Mishra MMGI is now Associate Professor Department of Mining Engineering Indian School of Mines university Dhanbad 826 004 Jharkahand
Shri AK Jain MMGI is now Dy HCG Co Office of the CGM NEC CIL PO Margherita Dist Tinsukia Assam 786 181
Shri Pallab Kumar Banerjee Life Member of MGMI is now at 1 Atlantic Place Manukau City Auckland ndash 2105 New Zealand
Shri Satyesha Simha MMGI is now Dy GM(Sales) BEML Ltd Marketing HQ
thUnity Buildings 5 Floor JC Road Bangalore 560 002
Shri Sunil Kumar Singh MMGI is now Project Officer Kuju-Pundi Project PO Kuju Colliery Dist Ramgarh Jharkhand ndash 825 316
In a day when you dont come across any problem you can be sure that you are travelling in a wrong path
- Swami Vevekananda
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24
New Members
As Life Member
1 Shri C V VENKATESWARLU BE (Electrical) M Tech (Mining Machinery) PG ndash DipDy Chief Engineer (EampM) WCL Flat No F-2 Shakti Apartments Plot No 19A Hill Road Gandhi Nagar Nagpur ndash 440010
2 Shri Utpal Kumar Dey B Sc Engg M Tech Ph D (Mining Engineering) Professor B I T Sindri Head Deptt Of Mining Engineer PO Sindri Institute Dist Dhanbad Jharkhand ndash 828123
3 Shri Girijesh Kumar B Sc Geology M Sc Geology Ph D Geology Professor B I T Sindri Head Department of Geology PO Sindri Institute Dist Dhanbad Jharkhand ndash 828123
4 Shri Pramod Kumar Singh M Sc Geology Ph D Geology Lecturer BIT Sindri Department of Geology B I T Sindri Dhanbad Jharkhand
5 Shri Baidya Nath Roy B Sc Engg M Sc Engg (Metallurgical) Lecturer BIT Sindri Metallurgical Engineering Deptt PO Sindri Institute Dist Dhanbad Jharkhand ndash 828123
6 Shri Abhai Pratap Singh B Sc(Mining) Chief General Manager (Production)D-2F-2 Govinda Gourkhede Compl Seminary Hills Nagpur ndash 440006
7 Shri Ranendra Chouksey B E (Mining) Superintendent of Mines WCL C-43 Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440001
8 Shri Om Prakash Verma B Sc Superintendent (Survey) 4 M B Town Bandhunagar Jhingabai Takli Koradi Road Nagpur ndash 440030
9 Shri Mahendra Kumar Gupta Dip in Mech Engg AMIE Dy Chief Engineer (Excv) WCL A-206 Triveni Apartments KT Nagar Katol Road Nagpur ndash 440013
10 Shri Akhilesh Pandey Diploma (Mining) Chief Mining Engineer (Prod) WCL CME
th(OC) 5 floor Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur -440001
11 Shri Kaushal Kishore Sharan B Sc (Hons) Mining Engineer Director Technical (Retd) WCL 301A Sri Manohar Apartment Clark Town Nagpur ndash 440004
12 Shri Mahendra Kumar Gupta Dip in Mech Engg AMIE Dy Chief Engineer (Excv) WCL A-206 Triveni Apartments KT Nagar Katol Road Nagpur ndash 440013
13 Shri Ashok Kumar Singh B Sc (Part ndash I) Superintendent (Survey) WCL Duplex No 54 M B Town Koradi Road Zinga Bai Takli Nagpur ndash 440030
14 Shri Amitabh Singh Engg amp Management Dy CME WCLQr No D5 Rescue Station Colony Indora Complex WCL Near Power Grid PO Uppalwadi Nagpur ndash 440026 (MS)
15 Shri Basant Agnihotri B E (Mech) SE (Excavation) WCL B- 202 Radha Palace Dhantoli Abyankar Road Nagpur ndash 440012 (MS)
16 Shri Sushanta Banerjee L Mining EnggMBA Chief Mining Engineer WCL Production Department WCL (Hq) Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440001
17 Shri Achuth Vinay Anand Diploma in Mining amp Mine Surveying Partner Director Technical Explotechnique
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25
st th1643 1 Floor Shanthala Plaza 14 thCross 8 Main Malleshwaram Bangalore
ndash 560003
18 Shri Ranjan Kumar Sinha B Tech (H) Mining Controller of Mines Indian Bureau of Mines CPWD Qr No 33 Type ndash V Seminary Hills Nagpur ndash 440006
19 Shri Ranjan Sahai B Tech (H) Mining Chief Controller of Mines Indian Bureau of Mines Type ndashV Flat ndash 6 CPWD Colony Seminary Hills Nagpur ndash 440006
20 Shri Tirth Nath Jha B Tech (Mining) PGDISM M Tech (Ind amp Engg Mgmt) General Manager WCL WCL Kanhan Area PO Dungaria- 480553 Dist Chhindwara (MP)
21 Shri GEDI Vijaybhaskar Reddy Dip in Mining Superintendent of Mines WCL 48 Swamy Colony Phase ndash 8 Near Aakar Nagar PO Gittikadan Nagpur ndash 13
22 Shri V K Gupta B Tech (Mining) Chief Mining Engineer WCL D-17 Koyla Vihar Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash (MS)-440001
23 Shri Anjan Chatterjee B Sc (Engineering) MBA Superintending Engineer (Env) WCL Environment
thDeptt 9 Floor Coal Estate Civil LinesNagpur ndash 440001 MS
24 Shri Ajay Kumar Pandey B Tech (Mining) Dy General Manager (Mining) Pandey Muhalla ASGirls School Road Hirapur PO amp Dist Dhanbad -826001
25 Shri Kinnera Raja Sekhar BE(Mining)MBA(Marketing) Superintendent of Mines WCL Flat No 203 Udhav Appartment Opp Powergrid Angulimal NagarPO Uppalwadi Nagpur 400 026 (MS)
26 Shri Sudhakar Rao Sreeram Degree in Mining FCC Superintendent of Mines WCL C-11 Walni colony Th Saoner Dist Nagpur 441 504
27 Shri Haridas Krishna Ghanvat MSc(Env) Superintending Engg(Env) WCL 7172 Ujwal Nilayam B-302 Khamla Road Malviya Nagar Khamla Nagpur 440 025 MS
28 Shri Balakishan Chandora BE(Mining) Chief Mining Engineer WCL D-114 Koyla Vihar Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur 442 001
29 Shri Asok Chandra Ray BE(Civil) Grad ndash IE PGDBM(Fin) OSD(ENV)WCL F-201 Ashirwad Apartment Mankapur Behind Safeway Motors Lumbini Nagar Nagpur 440 030
30 Shri Kaushik Chakraborty BTech(Min) MTech(Mine Planning)Dy Chief Mining Engineer WCL Flat ndash 102 Naniks Ashtavinayak Prerna Opp Power Grid Colony Nari Ring Road PO Uppalwadi Nagpur 440 026
31 Shri KS Narayana Dip in Mining Engineer Chief Mining Engineer WCL D-210 Koyala Vihar Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur 440 001
32 Shri Anupam Nandi BTech(Min) Dy Controller of Mines amp Officer in charge Indian Bureau of Mines 318B Road No 3 Ashok Nagar Ranchi 834 002 Jharkhand
33 Shri Debasis Biswas BE(Mining) Chief Mining EngineerWCL Flat No 607 Building A-1 Forest Deptt Co-operative Housing Society Seminary Hills Nagpur
34 Shri Subhash Ramkrishna Bhandare BE(Hons)(Mining) Supdt Of Mines WCL A-9S-4 Govinda Gourkhede
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26
Complex Seminary Hills Hajaripahad Road Nagpur 440 006
35 Shri Satish R Gabale BE(Mining) Supdt of Mines WCL Flat No B101 Ganesh Gavri Apptt Near Sawarkar Square Nagpur -400 015
36 Shri Dipankar Mukherjee BE(Mining) supdt of Mines WCL Plot-28 Friends Colony PO Katol Road Nagpur 440 013
37 Shri Pradeep Deshmukh BE(Mining) Supdt of Mines WCL 16 Shamane Layout Near Gajanan Temple Trimurti Nagar Nagpur 440 022
38 Shri Partha Pratim Adhikary Btech(Hons)(Mining Engg) WCLD-8 Indora Housing Complex WCL Colony(Near Power Grid) Nagpur(MS)
39 Shri Somyajit Mukherjee MTech(Appl Geol) PhD(Geol) Sr Lecturer IIT Bombay Deptt Earth Sciences IIT Bombay Powai Mumbai 400 076 MS
As Member
1 Shri Satyendra Parasanath Pandey Dip in Mining IInd class Certi FCC Dy Chief Mining Engineer WCL D19 WCL Rescue Colony Kalpana Nagar PO Uppalwadi Nagpur ndash 440026
2 Shri Prashant Kumar Singh B E Mining Superintendent of Mines WCL 36 M B Town PO Zingabai Takli Koradi Road Nagpur ndash 440030
3 Shri Vivek Kumar Sharma M Tech (Applied Geology) Dy Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC
thLtd4 floor Khanij Bhawan 10-3-311A Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad
4 Shri Subrata Chatterjee B E (Mech) MBA Business Development Manager 4 Dr Satyananda Roy Road Kolkata ndash 700029
5 Md Nasim Ansari M Tech (Applied Geology) Dy Manager (Geology) Laxmivasi Tower Flat No 205 Attapur Tejaswari NagarHyderbad
6 Shri Rajesh Kumar Sharma M Sc (Earth Science) B Sc (Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad - 500 028
7 Dr Nilay Sharma Ph D Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad - 500 028
8 Shri Amit Kumar Saw M Sc Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad - 500 173(AP)
9 Shri Sanjay Kumar Choudhary M Sc (Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad - 500 028
10 Shri Chandra Bhushan Verma M Tech (Applied Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC
thLtd4 floor10-3-31 Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad - 500 173
11 Shri Buddha Priya Mahudwale B E st(Mining) PG Dip 1 Class Certificate
holder Manager (Mining) Resource thPlanning deptt 4 Floor NMDC Ltd
Khanij Bhavan Masab Tank 10-3-311A Hyderbad ndash 500173
12 Shri Basant Rath M Sc (Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) NMDC R amp D Centre Habsiguda Uppal Road Hyderabad
13 Shri Jaykumar Jagdish Singh Dip Mining Graduate DMM Asstt Survey Officer WCL Production Department WCL (Hq) Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440001
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14 Shri Parag Madhukarrao Tadlimbekar BSc MSc (Geo) B Ed Sr Technical Assistant (Geology) Indian Bureau of Mines Technical Secretary Section IBM
ndIndira Bhawan 2 floor D-Block Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440102 MS
15 Shri NK Dhawan BSc(H)(Mining Engg) General Manager NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad 500 173
16 Dr DN Subramanyam MScPhD Asstt Manager(Geo) NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad 500 173
As Donor Member
1 Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research Barwa Road Dhanbad ndash 826015
Jharkhand
HEALTH TITBIT
Going on fruits as snacks
Fruits have skins and are actually like naturersquos ready-packed snacks The juice and the flavour is all held in tightly until you are ready and with most fruits after washing even the skin can be eaten A red apple has different health giving qualities from a green apple too There are many salad combinations which are worth trying Iceberg lettuce and a tomato is better than nothing but try to use the deeper green or red lettuce dark-green water-cress two or three grated brussel sprouts or some finely cut spring cabbage Dark-green leaves should form the basis then build with a selection of other colours carrots peppers radishes and others It can be differently beautiful every time but big
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
28
News Update
1 Arrow works with ONGC on CBM
Arrow Energy has signed an agreement with Indian Govt-owned ONGC Limited to cooperate in Coal Bed Methane (CBM) exploration and development The focus of the memorandum of Understanding is potential cooperation on existing ONGC blocks from previous CBM licence rounds in India together with possible cooperation in certain Australian acreage The companies are now formulating specific commercial agreement on defined CBM assets
(Source Asia Miner)
2 Thriveni ventures overseas for coal
After years of involvement with the Indian mining industry Thriveni Earthmovers expects to begin exporting coal this year from its coal project at Jumbi in Indonesia The company obtained the Jumbi project in 2008 as its first overseas coal venture and has been ramping up towards commercial production this year The primary aim of the project is to be reliable source of coal to overseas companies who rely on coal as the critical material for their operations Thriveni provides low cost turnkey mining solution that facilitates development on a major scale
(Source Asia Miner)
3 ECL to raise underground coal production output to 12 mt
Eastern Coalfields Ltd proposes to enhance its underground coal production from 85 million tonne (mt) to 12 mt in the next two years through infusion of mass production technologies Accordingly the company recently awarded two contracts worth Rs 100 crore to Joy Engineering of UK for supply of
continuous mining equipment and operation and maintenance of the same on riskgain basis The tenders for more continuous miners and long-wall mining equipments worth Rs 350 crore approximately will be invited soon
(Source Infrastructure Today July 2009)
4 Indias first coal gasification project to take off
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) is getting ready to start the gas production at Indias first Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) project on pilot basis This project is to be carried out at Vastan lignite block near Surat in Gujarat It is estimated that the field will produce about 55 lakh cu m of synthetic gas per day by 2010 end After this project is successful ONGC aims to begin with the commercial production by producing about 2 billion cu m of the synthetic gas per annum from this field by 2013-14 This will require an investment of about Rs1000-2000 crore and the field has enough reserves to last for about 30-40 years Along with the Vastan block ONGC is also plans to set up a UCG project at Bhavnagar in Gujarat and Rajasthan
(Source Infrastructure Today Sept09)
5 Bhutan Minerals Exploration
August 2009 - Oil in the Bangtar area under Samdrupjongkhar dzongkhag copper gold and silver in the black mountain area of central Bhutan and tungsten in Sarpang are the potential minerals an American businessman J Matthew Fifield has offered to prospect for and if found viable then extract them He has also proposed that he be given mineral exploration rights for the whole of Bhutan after which he would get a group of American investors to invest in Bhutans mining sector in
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29
a big way J Matthew Fifield is a managing director in an international mining company Clien and also sits on the boards of other international energy companies The department of geology and mines (DGM) under the ministry of economic affairs and Druk holdings investment (DHI) have so far expressed interest in the proposal and are in the process of studying it ldquoJ Matthew Fifield approached us through DHI around five months ago saying that he was interested in the mineral exploration and extraction and so we provided him with all past mineral exploration reports and geological data on Bhutanrdquo said DGMs chief geologist and acting director general
(Source geologycom)
6 India - Vedanta Acquires Goa Assets
SESA GOA Limited a majority-owned subsidiary of Vedanta Resources has purchased the Goa iron ore assets of the Dempo Group for Rs 1750 crores (US$368 million) The assets include mining leases rights and related infrastructure in Goa Funding the transaction out of its existing cash resources Sesa acquired VS Dempo and Co which holds 100 of Dempo Mining Corporation and 50 of Goa Maritime VS Dempo owns or has the rights to mineable reserves and resources estimated at 70 million tonnes of iron ore in Goa Its Goa mining assets also includes processing plants barges jetties trans-shippers and loading capacities at Mormugoa port It produced 394 million tonnes of iron ore and sold 436 million tonnes in the year ended March 31 2009 and is one of the largest exporters of iron ore from Goa Vedantas chairman Anil Agarwal says ldquoWe are highly delighted with this opportunity to consolidate our iron ore business The integration of Sesa and VS Dempos operations will achieve great synergyrdquo
(Source Asia Miner Aug09)
7 Mercury Pollution
Coal-fired power plants emit trace amounts of mercury Some of this airborne mercury ends up in lakes and rivers ndash and accumulates there long term Fish at the top of the food chain can accumulate damaging amounts of mercury because they eat smaller fish who have eaten smaller fish and the amount of mercury in their bodies can build up to toxic levels over time Mercury also makes its way into every aquatic ecosystem through the hydrologic cycle USGS published a study that examined mercury in top-predator fish bed sediment and water from streams across the United States There were many mercury mines in Oregon in the early 1900s The miners dug up the ore heated it and then cooled the vapors to condense the liquid mercury Now a century later some sites in the Ochoco National Forest and on private lands remain contaminated from these activities
(Source geologycom)
8 Northern Indias Water Supply Depletion by Human Activity
A satellite monitoring detecting areas of ground water depletion observed that much of northern India is dependent upon a reliable supply of groundwater for public use and irrigation In this study groundwater levels were monitored by processing gravity data collected by a NASA satellite over a six-year period Maps of the data revealed significant groundwater level declines in the northern Indian states of Rajasthan Punjab and Haryana In these areas rapid population growth economic development and groundwater-based irrigation are placing increasing demands on water supplies The accelerating rate of water use is unsustainable and could lead to a collapse in the agricultural system
(Source Publication from an August 2009 press release by NASA geologycom)
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30
9 Muscular swimmer was one of last dinosaurs
Recently discovered duck-billed hadrosaur thrived on many continents One of the last non-avian dinosaurs on Earth was a muscular swimming duck-bi l led species that paleontologists recently discovered in Spain according to a new study that has been accepted for publication in the journal Comptes Rendus Palevol Co-author Jose Ignacio Canudo told Discovery News that the hadrosaur Arenysaurus ardevoli meaning sand dinosaur lived just a few thousand years before the KT boundary This was the event 655 million years ago that wiped out all of the worlds dinosaurs save for a group of carnivorous dinosaurs that evolved into birds
(Source geologycom News)
10 Coal mine owners need 26 in venture
June 27 2009 Steel cement or power companies that sit on captive coal mines will have to own a minimum 26 percent equity in their mining ventures according to the new guidelines approved by the government for mining of coal from captive blocks The government currently allows 100 percent foreign direct investment (FDI) in exploration or mining of coal and lignite for captive consumption of iron steel and cement producers While this policy would remain unchanged the captive block owners will have to maintain beneficial ownership in their mining operations According to the proposed changes the approved end user company (engaged in making cement steel or power) will have to maintain at least a 26 percent equity ownership in an associated coal company subsidiary) formed for supplying coal on an exclusive basis to it The captive coal block owner will have to maintain 51 percent equity in the subsidiary coal company in case the mining company does not have an exclusive coal supply arrangement with the
parent In case a coal block is jointly owned equity participation in the joint venture company shall be made directly by owners and not through their subsidiary The proposed regulations have specified that in case the company to whom the captive block has been awarded is also a holding company it would have to maintain at least 51 percent equity in its subsidiary company engaged in approved end uses (making cement steel or power) It would however need to have just 26 percent equity in the second subsidiary company engaged in coal mining provided the entire output is supplied exclusively to the holding company Independent coal and lignite mining companies could also be allocated captive blocks on the condition that they enter into firm supply contracts for coal at the application stage itself according to the proposed guidelines Such companies would not be allowed to enter into fresh agreements with new end-use companies subsequent to award of the coal block
(Source The Economic Times)
11 Private investment in coal sector
June 17 2009 The coal sector is set to open to private investment
We are not averse to open commercial coal mining to private sector players However a decision will be taken after building consensus over the reform proposal said minister of state for coal (independent charge) Sriprakash Jaiswal At present the government has monopoly over coal mining through state-run companies such as Coal India Ltd
(Source The Economic Times)
12 India Seeks to Invest in Australian Coal
SYDNEY -- Indias coal minister and the chairman of the countrys biggest coal miner said Thursday that India is considering
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
31
securing coal properties in Australia to plug projected gaps in the nations supply of coal The comments indicate that the current wave of foreign investment in Australias natural resources wont be limited to China Australia is known to be a country with high quality thermal coal and metallurgical coal properties India Minister of State for Coal Sriprakash Jaiswal told reporters India considers Australia as an important destination to look for coal properties he said As one of the worlds fastest growing economies India currently has to import coal because it doesnt produce enough to meet increasing demand Australias massive coal resource has become the subject of a flurry of international deal activity with Chinas Yanzhou Coal Mining Co Ltd having already
launched a A$354 billion takeover offer for Australian coal miner Felix Resources Ltd Taking equity stakes in existing companies and in return having a coal supply agreement for a certain quantity of coal could be one format Mr Bhattacharya said The other format could be joining in mining so the expansion programs of the existing companies or taking absolutely greenfield properties and going ahead on doing mining Mr Bhattacharya said the company which is also investigating investment opportunities in the US Indonesia and South Africa could easily pay $1 billion to $15 billion on investments and would consider spending more
(SourceWall Street JournalSeptember 032009)
HEALTH TITBIT
Hot tea hot coffee increases risk of cancer
Tea has been touted for its potential health benefits for millennia but new research shows if you drink it too hot you may end up increasing your risk for esophageal cancer
A new study published in the British Medical Journal has revealed that drinking steaming hot tea is actually linked with an eight-fold increased risk of cancer of the food tube or the oesophagus According to lead researcher Reza Malekzadeh of the Tehran University of Medical Sciences in Iran ldquoInforming the population about the hazards of drinking hot tea may be helpful in reducing the incidence of oesophageal cancerrdquo To be specific people who drank their tea less than two minutes after it was it four or more minutes after pouring
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
33
NOVEMBER 2009
10-13 NINTH INTERNATIONAL MINE VENTILATION CONGRESS at New Delhi India Hotel Crown Plaza Contact Department of Mining Engineering Indian School of Mines University Dhanbad ndash 826 004 Prof D C Panigrahi Convenor amp head Deptt email-
th15 November Sunday International Symposium ldquoEmerging Challenges for Metals and Materials Engineering amp Technologyrdquo and Metals Minerals Manufacturing Exp 2009 Organized by Indian Institute of Metals in association with TMS amp ASM International USA Contact TAFCON C-60 Nizamuddin East New Delhi ndash 110 013 India Ph- 91 ndash 11 ndash 46198000 24352141 Email ndash
Pankaj 09810038063
th16-19 November 2009 MPES 2009 ndash 18 International Symposium on Mine Planning amp Equipment Selections at Banff Alberta Canada For further details Contact Dr Raj K Singhal PO Box 68002 Crow Foot Postal Outlet 28 Crowfoot Terrdce NW Calgery Alberta T3G 1YO Canada Fax ndash 403-241 ndash 9460 email ndash singhal shawca website httpwwwmpes-cami-swempcom
10 - 13 November 2009 the 34th Indonesian Geophysicist Conferences at Jogjakarta Indonesia Conferences on Earth Sciences held by Indonesian Geophysicist Association 2009 Organized by Indonesian Geophysicists A s s o c i a t i o n ( H A G I ) Deadline for abstractsproposals 15 July 2009 W e b s i t e
dc_panigrahiyahoocoinwww9thimvcorg
metallurgytafconcom wwwmetals2009in
h t t p p i t 3 4 h a g i w e b i d
Upcoming Events
C o n t a c t n a m e W i w i t S u r y a n t o Check the for latest details
17 - 18 November 2009 Mining the Isa Mount Isa Queensland Australia Mining the Isa 2009 will not only features presentations from all the key established mining companies in the Mount Isa region but also unique sessions dealing with the other essential aspects essential for successful operation in the area Organized by IIR Conferences Deadline for abstractsproposals Not available Website lt gt Contact name James Stackhouse
Check the for latest details
DECEMBER 2009
4-6 Twenty-first National Convention of Mining Engineers on Technological Advancement in Mining Industry Udaipur Contact The Honorary Secretary IEI Udaipur Local Centre 128 Hiran Magri Sector 11 Opp Central Excise Udaipur 313002 P h 0 2 9 4 - 2 5 8 3 7 0 2 e - m a i l ndash
W e b
10-13 2009 Twenty fourth Indian Engineering Congress at Mangalore Theme ldquoNat ional Growth and Secur i ty ndash Technological Challengesrdquo organised by The Institute of Engineers (India) Mangalore Local
thCenter Contact The organizing Secretary 24 Indian Engineering Congress The Institute of Engineers (India) Mangalore Center NITK Surathkal Mangalore 575 025 Karnatak Ph (0824) 247400 Extn 3759 (O) e-mail lt gt
event website
httpwwwiircomauisa
event website
i n s t i _ o f _ e n g y a h o o c o i nwwwieiudrorg
i e i c o n g r e s s n i t k a c i nltieicongressnitkgmailcomgt
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26-27 All India Seminar on ldquoSatellite Communication and Remote Sensing Technologies for Social Developmentrdquo at Jaipur Contact The Honorary Secretary IEI Rajasthan State Centre Gandhi Nagar Tonk road Jaipur ndash 302 015 Ph ndash (0141) 27063272700413 e-mail ndash
JANUARY 2010
11 - 13 January 2010 CERIE2010 Sylhet Bangladesh Organized by Shahjalal University of Science amp Technology Deadline for bstractsproposals 15 September 2009 W e b s i t e lt gtContact name Dr Mohammad Iqbal
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FEBRUARY 2010
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Contact name Dr Barry WillsAlthough there are many
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1 Three sentences for getting success ndash a Know more than othersb Work more than othersc Expect less than others
- William Shakespeare
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
22
Contined from Last issue mdash
POSSIBLE MARKETS FOR INDIAN ORES
Japan is the most obvious market for Indiarsquos high-grade hematites but if this outlet is to be developed India will require some freight advantage in order to compete with the ore from Johore which is almost as good as the best-grade Indian ore It is conveniently situated for export and is considerably nearer to Japan than is India The Borneo and Philippine ores are also favourably situated for the Japanese market but they would require nodulising before export and even then would be of lower iron content than Indian ores and also more aluminous
As regards exporting ore from India to Europe if high-class coking coals are later on imported from the United Kingdom to assist in smelting Indiarsquos ore the return freight might well be partly made up of Indian iron-ore but it is more likely to be Indian pig-iron (which is probably the cheapest pig in the world) or Indian s tee l In a recent personal communication Mr C P Perin wrote
lsquoFrom my general knowledge of the worldrsquos iron-ore resources I feel very strongly that in years to come the exports of steel from India will be as important as he present exports of jutersquo
It seems to me doubtful if we shall import much high-grade coal or coke from Europe for use in smelting iron-ore for a very long time to come The Indian ores are very high in iron and often contain about as much alumina as silica The high ash of the Indian coke provides a good deal of the slag of the blast-furnace and tends to raise the silicaalumina ratio of the slag If the slag volume were to be reduced
75 years Ago
much below the present practice by the introduction of low-ash coke which might not improvendashor might even worsenndashthe silicaalumina ratio of the slag it would not be possible to hold the sulphur in the slag There would be no sense in cutting the ash of the coke down if we had to add silica-rock to the furnace charge in order to obtain a suitable slag volume and analysis On that account apart from the question of cost it seems very doubtful if European high-grade coal or coke can be imported for use in Indian blast-furnaces in the near future
On reviewing the whole of the evidence I find no grounds for believing that any large export trade in Indian iron-ore is likely to develop in he next decade or so The two main possible marketsndashJapan and Western Europendashcan obtain sufficient supplies of high-grade ore for their needs from sources considerably nearer than India To some this may seem a pessimistic conclusion others may have a sentimental feeling that it is better to reserve Indiarsquos iron-ores for smelting in Indiarsquos own furnaces I have tried to come to an unprejudiced conclusion drawn from the available evidence I feel that I have assembled rather a mountain of facts and statistics for the production of a lamentably small mouse of a conclusion It would have been much more spectacular if I could have prophesied argosies carrying Indiarsquos ore to European or Japanese ports within five or six yearsrsquo time but this seems to me not possible Twenty or thirty years hence there may be a different tale to tell but by that time it is not likely that any-one will be turning back to old presidential addresses in order to find out what Mr President said in 1934
Presidential Address by Mr F G Percival PhD (London) B Sc (London) FGS
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
8
M G M I as per the tradition organized a workshop preceding AGM of the Institute on
th15 September 2009 at Park Hotel Kolkata The topic was quite contemporary entitled Indian Mining Sectors Policies and Constraints
Objective of this workshop was to bring together those who are instrumental in framing the policies and guidelines and those who follow these for exploration and exploitation of mineral including coal oil and gas It was also aimed to have interaction of learned delegates and invitees with the speakers so as to bring out highlights and lacuna of the policies and guidelines and to make them more industry friendly
The workshop was very well attended (about 100 delegates) Speakers were eminent personalities holding offices of distinction and directly concerned with the topic of the workshop
The workshop was inaugurated by Dr A K Sarkar Director (Marketing) Coal India Ltd The technical session was presided over by Sri R P Ritolia Immediate Past President and former CMD- CCL
Altogether five papers were presented which are as follows
1 National Mineral Policies and Role of G S I By Dr Balaram Chattopadhaya D D G G S I
2 Modern Coalmining Policies for enhanced proving of coal resources By Shri Ashok Kumar Singh CMD CMPDIL
3 Captive Coal Mining Policies and Constraints By Shri D N Prasad
Director ( Tech ) Ministry of Coal Government of India
4 National Mineral Policy 2008 and the Environmental Concerns for an Expanding Mining Sector By Prof S P Banerjee Former Director ndashin - Charge Indian School of Mines Dhanbad
5 Reclamation of Mined out areas In Opencast success story in Mega Projects of South Eastern Coalfield Ltd By Shri M P Dikshit CMD SECL and Shri S C Shankar SE SECL
The first paper dwelt upon various policies that the Government of India is going to adopt to gear up and making the mining sector dynamic It was pointed out during discussion that there are many more things are desirable for quick disposal of PL ML availability of maps reports etc All these matters are being seriously examined at Governmental Levels
The second paper described various methodologies and techniques to improve exploration approach for enhanced proving of coal resources These methodologies have been spelt out by the Ministry of Coal in consultation with CMPDIL Various investors who have been allotted blocks must follow these methodologies for authenticated and better results
The third paper outlined various guidelines for accomplishing the exploration of captive coal blocks for early exploitation of the resources It is admitted that there are constraints which are likely to retard the progress that is desirable The role of State and Central Government for clearing various applications need to be more realistic and less time consuming Coal Evaluation improved
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON ldquoINDIAN MINING SECTORS POLICIES AND CONSTRAINTSrdquo
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
9
co-ordination with nodal officers of state level land acquisition environmental and forestry clearance etc are certain areas of concern
The fourth paper outlined various stipulations for environmental safeguard in the mining sectors by the Government based on recommendation of committees formed The paper pointed out necessity of streamlining forestry clearance and highlighted much improved environment management practices in the mining sectors Prof Banerjee also praised role of National Mineral Policy 2008 for its positive approach to boost mining sectors
The fifth paper was on reclamation of mined out areas and described how best reclamation can be implemented with proper approach and plan The speakers cited some examples of reclamation done successfully in the jurisdiction of SECL
Each presentation was followed by interaction with the delegates which made the workshop purposeful and interesting
A K Moitra(Convenor)
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
NB Send your e-mails on ldquoTalk Backrdquo to the Editor Please include your full name address amp telephone no not necessarily for Publication MGMI News Letter reserve the right to edit the letters for publication and reproduce then (in whole or past) in any of its print
more than seven and half years are needed for the same in India ie more than five times but let us not forget that we have to face problems of a large population which is more than five times of that of Australia but that just not justify us to spend more than three years to approve a project MGMI should move the appropriate authorities to ensure early approval or rejection of any mineral based project and
if required we may offer our expertise for making early decision
Thanking you with warm regards
Yours very sincerely
Dr Samir Dasgupta Life Member No 522-LM (1948-49)
( From the Editor The members may like to respond to the point raised by Dr Samir Dasgupta)
(Continued from Page No 7)
Talk Back
10
ndThe 52 Holland Memorial Lecture was held thon 15 September 2009 at the Park Hotel The
memorial lecture was given by Shri S J Sibal
Director General Mines Safety Dhanbad The
subject of his lecture was on ldquoChallenges of
Miens Safety ndash a Perspective for Change
Managementrdquo
In introduction he mentioned that safety at
work is still a serious problem and we are still
paying heavily for accidents both in terms of
human suffering and economic waste Hence
the endeavor to bring down the hazards by all
available means to an acceptable level must
continue to reduce the sufferings and agony of
human beings
In the lecture he also spoke on History of
human civilization and mine safety ndash the past
Absorption of safety laws into work practices
the Present Growth of mining activities and
technological advancements ndash the Future
Opencast Coal Mining UG Coal Mining
Mining Accidents Reasons why the
implementation of the procedure is not
sustained He has also mentioned some
ndHighlights of 52 Holland Memorial Lecture
probable answers ndash may be these procedures
are not adequate safe and built into the
mechanism of mineral production
lRequirement of additional resources for compliance of safety laws
lSafety motivation lAcceptance of non-compliance etc
Why we loose sight of human face of accident
he added He also put forwarded a question
that the concept of self regulation ndash is it the
solution
He has given some of his thoughts
observations suggestions etc and in
conclusion he said making change has always
been fascinating and exciting though it is a
tough and delicate activity for any
organization However Managing Change is
now not a matter of choice it becomes an
essential activity given the emerging future
challenges in the mining sector
The Lecture was attended by a sizeable
number of members and guests
If you win you need not explain hellip But if you lose you should not be there to explain
ndash Adolph Hitler
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
32
ldquoWHAT lies before us and what lies behind us is nothing compared to what lies within usrdquo Truly these jolting words of Emerson gives us the flashback of what Socrates promulgated centuries ago ldquoknow thyselfrdquo
The problem with us today is that we know very less of ourselves and thus we indulge in emulating and imitating others If one is not clear as to what exactly one wants he will start wanting what others want resulting in a ldquorat racerdquo And the repercussion of rat race is that even if you win the race you still remain a rat The multiplicity of platforms and the craze to be popular in next to no time is the trend which is the portent of a weak future generation This hurry burry will make the future dreams shattered we will have no leaders to dream in the days to come but there will remain a good chunk of puppets in few domineering hands Too many people are dreaming of some magical rose garden on the horizon rather than enjoying the one growing in their backyards Lets discover the untapped potential within us and stop following the crowd and give a second thought to our endeavours Life doesnt always give us what we ask for but it always gives us what we need Aldous Huxley always reminds me of the golden exhortation ie there is only one corner of the world you can be certain of improving and that is your own self
Yes nothing can defeat us unless we defeat ourselves Even Shakespeare in Julius Caesar points ldquoThe fault dear Brutus is not in our
SHORT ARTICLE
By VIVIAN WILSON LOBO
stars but in ourselves that we are underlingsrdquo Therefore our main task in life is to give birth to ourselves to become what we potentially are Opportunities are everywhere waiting to be discovered we have to only seek it as the saying goes a wise man makes more opportunities than he finds The journey of a thousand miles begins with just one step and that step lies within us as we often quote success is a marathon not a sprint never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat
Success cannot be granted it must be earned and for earning it we will have catwalks than cakewalks Therefore what is required today is serenity and patience to rivet ones attention on success Panic and anxiety will only bring failures along Perseverance is not a long race it is many short races one after another Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm Peace is the key with which we can focus aim and win As we sail through life let us not avoid storms and rough waters just let them pass and sail on Because a successful person is like being a goalkeeper no matter how many goals you save people will remember only the ones you missed Act as if failure is impossible Lets not be the slaves of our bitter past Lets not be the slaves of our bitter past Lets be the masters of our future Carl Jung writes ldquoYour vision will become clear only when you can look into your heart
(Reprint from a publication in Hitawada dated June 10 2009)
Peace be with you
Believing everybody is dangerous believing nobody is very dangerous ndash Abraham Lincoln
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Srivastava Life Member and Jay Prakash Thakur Life member
President thereafter took up the agenda itemth10 To confirm the minutes of the 837
meeting of the Council held at Kolkata thon July 18 2009
The minutes were circulated to all Council Members So far no Comment was received The Council then resolved that
Resolution 83810th thThe minutes of the 837 (6 meeting of
rdthe 103 session) meeting of the thCouncil held on 18 July 2009 at
Kolkata be confirmed
11 To consider matters arising out of the minutes
The Council then considered the action thtaken report on the Minutes of the 837
thmeeting of the Council held on 18 July 2009 at Kolkata and noted the report
83811To discuss about the progress of the forthcoming events of the Institute
I) Half Day National Workshop (IMPC - 2009)
Dr A K Moitra Convenor IMPC ndash 2009 intimated about the Progress of National Workshop ndash IMPC 2009 and also submitted a statement of Income and Expenditure of IMPC ndash 2009 as on date
ii) Holland Memorial Lecture
The Convenor also informed to the Council that Shri S J Sibal DGMS Dhanbad confirmed of his acceptance to deliver the prestigious Holland
thMemorial Lecture on 15 September 2009 at the Park Hotel Kolkata
rd103 Annual General Meeting
The Honorary Secretary informed that rdthe notice for 103 Annual General
Meeting was circulated to the eligible
members through the Newsletter Vol 35 No 1 April ndash June 2009 The Convenor IMPC 2009 added that arrangements for all the events
thscheduled to be held on 15 September 2009 at the Park Hotel Kolkata have been made in consultation with the Hony Secretary and Hony Jt Secretary
rd20 To review about the progress of the 3 Asian Mining Congress ndash 2010
Prof S P Banerjee was requested by the President to enlight the members of the Council about the progress so far made
rdfor 3 AMC Prof Banerjee briefed the rdCouncil about the progress of the 3
AMC He also mentioned that Ms Sandvic Asia desired to host one of the
rdDinners of 3 AMC They were strequested to host the 1 day Dinner by
the President Possibly they will agree with the proposal It was also ment ioned that IEI has given announcement in August 2009 issue of
rdtheir Newsletter about 3 AMC Both MMR and Coal Insight were also agreed to give publicity through their
rdpublications about 3 AMC President also informed that some discussions have been going on with one of the Event Management Agents who were
rdwilling to assist us for 3 AMC They gave proposal that they will bring delegates as well as new organizations apart from our targeted organizations for participation in the conference exhibition for which they will charge some percentage on their matured activities However details will be made known to the members of the Council after finalization of MOU Shri L K Bose Chairman Technical
rdCommittee of 3 AMC was requested by the President to inform the members about the status of the Technical papers etc Shri Bose informed that around 36
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
19
authors have already sent abstract of their papers and more than 40 experts were invited for contributing Technical papers
The Hony Treasurer placed a statement rdof Income and Expenditure of the 3
AMC as on date which were noted by the members
It was decided that the loan (Rs 600000-) taken from MGMI Fund for
rd3 AMC to meet the initial expenses may be refunded to MGMI Fund at an early date
Shri R K Saha Chairman Exhibition Committee was also requested by the President to let the Council Members know about the progress so far made Shri Saha informed that approximately 900 sq mt spaces have been booked so far and some negotiations were going on Shri Saha also proposed to have one Buyers Salers meet at an early date In t h i s c o n n e c t i o n a c o m m i t t e e comprising of Shri J P Goenka Shri V K Arora and Shri J P Dasgupta has been constituted who will arrange to make all the arrangements of Buyers Salers meet
30 To consider and approve the r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s o f J u d g i n g Committee for various awards and medals
The recommendations of Judging Committee for the year 2008-09 were accepted by the Council However Shri R P Ritolia Past President proposed to constitute a Search Committee for some prestigious Awards to find out suitable personnel to keep the image of the Institute He also suggested to form a Committee for overviewing the existing Systems amp Procedures and suggest for development
T h e f o l l o w i n g m e m b e r s w e r e considered
Shri N C Jha ChairmanProf Ajoy Kr Ghose Past PresidentShri R P Ritolia Past President amp
ConvenorShri V K Arora MemberShri J P Goenka Member Dr A K Moitra MemberProf (Dr) Subir Kr Mukhopadhyaya
Member
The Council is pleased to Award the Branch Activity Award to Ranchi Branch according to the activities done by the Branch during the year 2008-09 During the year 2008-09 both the Kolkata and Ranchi Branches have enrolled same number of new members So the Council is pleased to award the Membership Growth Award to both Kolkata and Ranchi Branches for enrolling highest new members during the year 2008-09
40 To consider and approve the audited accounts for the financial year ended
ston 31 March 2009
As the audited accounts were not ready it was decided to hold a Special Council
thMeeting on 5 September 2009 at 400 pm with the audited accounts for consideration
50 To appoint the Institutes Auditor for stthe financial year ending on 31 March
2010
Messrs B K Sen amp Co Chartered Accountant was re-appointed as the Auditor of the Institution for the year 2009-10 at a remuneration of Rs 3500- only
60 T o c o n s i d e r a p p l i c a t i o n s f o r Membership and membership position of the Institute
The Council approved 17 applications for membership out of which 15 were
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
20
for Life Members and 02 Members
70 To elect the President of the Institute for the year 2009 ndash 2010
The name of Shri N C Jha Director (Technical) CIL and present President was proposed by Shri R K Saha Vice President and was re - elected unanimously as President of the Institute for 2009-10
80 To elect the Honorary Secretary of the Institute for the year 2009 ndash 2011
The name of Dr Debasish Sarkar General Manager NEC CIL was proposed by Shri R P Ritolia Past President and was elected unanimously as Honorary Secretary of the Institute for 2009-2011
The Council expressed their sincere thanks to Prof S C Ray Hony Secretary and appreciated for his sincere works and contribution to the Institute during his tenure as Honorary Secretary
90 Any other business with the permission of the chair
i) Consultancy ndash
Prof S P Banerjee informed that a draft Policy was circulated to all the Council Members for their suggestion He said that some suggestions have been received and some more may come The Committee will meet soon with the Draft Policy alongwith the suggestions received for finalisation
ii) Presidents Golf Tournament
It was decided that the Presidents Golf Tournament will be organized either on
th12 December 2009 at Sambalpur or on st21 January 2010 at Kolkata
iii) Photo Identity card for Life Members
Prof (Dr) Subir Kr Mukhopadhyay
proposed that a photo identity card for life members of MGMI may be introduced
It was decided that MGMI will introduce the photo identity card for life members at a cost The fee for the same will be finalized soon
The meeting ended with vote of thanks to the chair at 1800 hrs
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
The Special meeting of the Council of the Institute held at MGMI Building GN-384 Sector ndash V Salt Lake Kolkata ndash 700 091 on
thSaturday the 5 September 2009 at 400 pm with Shri N C Jha President in the Chair The meeting was attended by Shri L K Bose Shri Bhaskar Chakraborti Shri J P Dasgupta Dr Amalendu Sinha and Prof S C Ray
The President extended welcome to all members of the Council and thereafter took up the agenda
The copy of the Report of Council and Audited Balance Sheet with Income amp Expenditure Accounts for the financial year 2008-09 were distributed to the members present in the meeting President requested the members present to go through the Audited Balance Sheet with Income and Expenditure Accounts for the year 2008-09 and Auditors Report to the Members
The Members considered the Auditors Report and agreed that in future we should try to implement the suggestions given by the Auditor There was lengthy discussion on the
stBalance Sheet as on 31 March 2009
The Members considered and recommended the same to the General Body for adoption
The meeting was ended with Vote of thanks to the Chair at 1800 hrs
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
23
Dr Kaushik Dey MMGI is now Assistant Professor Department of Mining EngineeringIndian School of Mines UniversityDhanbad 826 004
Shri SV Ram Mohanm MMGI is now Dy CMESAM Chhattarpur Sub Area Patherkhera Area WCL ATPO Shbhapur Colony Type IV Qr No 20 Pathakhera 460 449 Dist Betul MP
Shri Tushar Kant Mishra MMGI is now Materials Management Division Coal India
rdLtd Coal Bhawan Annexe 3 Floor 10 NS Road Kolkata 700 001
Shri Deepak Pandey MMGI is now Sub Area Manager Bunglow D-1 Chankapur Officers Colony PO Silewara Colliery WCL Dist Nagpur MS
Shri Sunit Kumar Banerjee MMGI is now Manager(Projects) Gugro Geotech Pvt Ltd Plot No51 Sector ndash6 Sanpada Navi Mumbai 400 705
Prof DD Mishra MMGI is now at 4 Arya Bhumi PO Potia Bhubaneshwar 751 031Orissa
News About Members
Shri BP Sinha MMGI is now Controller of Mines Indian Bureau of mines 29 Industrial suburbs II Stage Tumkur Road Gorguntapalayam Yashwantpuram Bangalore 560 022
Prof Arvind Kumar Mishra MMGI is now Associate Professor Department of Mining Engineering Indian School of Mines university Dhanbad 826 004 Jharkahand
Shri AK Jain MMGI is now Dy HCG Co Office of the CGM NEC CIL PO Margherita Dist Tinsukia Assam 786 181
Shri Pallab Kumar Banerjee Life Member of MGMI is now at 1 Atlantic Place Manukau City Auckland ndash 2105 New Zealand
Shri Satyesha Simha MMGI is now Dy GM(Sales) BEML Ltd Marketing HQ
thUnity Buildings 5 Floor JC Road Bangalore 560 002
Shri Sunil Kumar Singh MMGI is now Project Officer Kuju-Pundi Project PO Kuju Colliery Dist Ramgarh Jharkhand ndash 825 316
In a day when you dont come across any problem you can be sure that you are travelling in a wrong path
- Swami Vevekananda
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
24
New Members
As Life Member
1 Shri C V VENKATESWARLU BE (Electrical) M Tech (Mining Machinery) PG ndash DipDy Chief Engineer (EampM) WCL Flat No F-2 Shakti Apartments Plot No 19A Hill Road Gandhi Nagar Nagpur ndash 440010
2 Shri Utpal Kumar Dey B Sc Engg M Tech Ph D (Mining Engineering) Professor B I T Sindri Head Deptt Of Mining Engineer PO Sindri Institute Dist Dhanbad Jharkhand ndash 828123
3 Shri Girijesh Kumar B Sc Geology M Sc Geology Ph D Geology Professor B I T Sindri Head Department of Geology PO Sindri Institute Dist Dhanbad Jharkhand ndash 828123
4 Shri Pramod Kumar Singh M Sc Geology Ph D Geology Lecturer BIT Sindri Department of Geology B I T Sindri Dhanbad Jharkhand
5 Shri Baidya Nath Roy B Sc Engg M Sc Engg (Metallurgical) Lecturer BIT Sindri Metallurgical Engineering Deptt PO Sindri Institute Dist Dhanbad Jharkhand ndash 828123
6 Shri Abhai Pratap Singh B Sc(Mining) Chief General Manager (Production)D-2F-2 Govinda Gourkhede Compl Seminary Hills Nagpur ndash 440006
7 Shri Ranendra Chouksey B E (Mining) Superintendent of Mines WCL C-43 Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440001
8 Shri Om Prakash Verma B Sc Superintendent (Survey) 4 M B Town Bandhunagar Jhingabai Takli Koradi Road Nagpur ndash 440030
9 Shri Mahendra Kumar Gupta Dip in Mech Engg AMIE Dy Chief Engineer (Excv) WCL A-206 Triveni Apartments KT Nagar Katol Road Nagpur ndash 440013
10 Shri Akhilesh Pandey Diploma (Mining) Chief Mining Engineer (Prod) WCL CME
th(OC) 5 floor Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur -440001
11 Shri Kaushal Kishore Sharan B Sc (Hons) Mining Engineer Director Technical (Retd) WCL 301A Sri Manohar Apartment Clark Town Nagpur ndash 440004
12 Shri Mahendra Kumar Gupta Dip in Mech Engg AMIE Dy Chief Engineer (Excv) WCL A-206 Triveni Apartments KT Nagar Katol Road Nagpur ndash 440013
13 Shri Ashok Kumar Singh B Sc (Part ndash I) Superintendent (Survey) WCL Duplex No 54 M B Town Koradi Road Zinga Bai Takli Nagpur ndash 440030
14 Shri Amitabh Singh Engg amp Management Dy CME WCLQr No D5 Rescue Station Colony Indora Complex WCL Near Power Grid PO Uppalwadi Nagpur ndash 440026 (MS)
15 Shri Basant Agnihotri B E (Mech) SE (Excavation) WCL B- 202 Radha Palace Dhantoli Abyankar Road Nagpur ndash 440012 (MS)
16 Shri Sushanta Banerjee L Mining EnggMBA Chief Mining Engineer WCL Production Department WCL (Hq) Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440001
17 Shri Achuth Vinay Anand Diploma in Mining amp Mine Surveying Partner Director Technical Explotechnique
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
25
st th1643 1 Floor Shanthala Plaza 14 thCross 8 Main Malleshwaram Bangalore
ndash 560003
18 Shri Ranjan Kumar Sinha B Tech (H) Mining Controller of Mines Indian Bureau of Mines CPWD Qr No 33 Type ndash V Seminary Hills Nagpur ndash 440006
19 Shri Ranjan Sahai B Tech (H) Mining Chief Controller of Mines Indian Bureau of Mines Type ndashV Flat ndash 6 CPWD Colony Seminary Hills Nagpur ndash 440006
20 Shri Tirth Nath Jha B Tech (Mining) PGDISM M Tech (Ind amp Engg Mgmt) General Manager WCL WCL Kanhan Area PO Dungaria- 480553 Dist Chhindwara (MP)
21 Shri GEDI Vijaybhaskar Reddy Dip in Mining Superintendent of Mines WCL 48 Swamy Colony Phase ndash 8 Near Aakar Nagar PO Gittikadan Nagpur ndash 13
22 Shri V K Gupta B Tech (Mining) Chief Mining Engineer WCL D-17 Koyla Vihar Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash (MS)-440001
23 Shri Anjan Chatterjee B Sc (Engineering) MBA Superintending Engineer (Env) WCL Environment
thDeptt 9 Floor Coal Estate Civil LinesNagpur ndash 440001 MS
24 Shri Ajay Kumar Pandey B Tech (Mining) Dy General Manager (Mining) Pandey Muhalla ASGirls School Road Hirapur PO amp Dist Dhanbad -826001
25 Shri Kinnera Raja Sekhar BE(Mining)MBA(Marketing) Superintendent of Mines WCL Flat No 203 Udhav Appartment Opp Powergrid Angulimal NagarPO Uppalwadi Nagpur 400 026 (MS)
26 Shri Sudhakar Rao Sreeram Degree in Mining FCC Superintendent of Mines WCL C-11 Walni colony Th Saoner Dist Nagpur 441 504
27 Shri Haridas Krishna Ghanvat MSc(Env) Superintending Engg(Env) WCL 7172 Ujwal Nilayam B-302 Khamla Road Malviya Nagar Khamla Nagpur 440 025 MS
28 Shri Balakishan Chandora BE(Mining) Chief Mining Engineer WCL D-114 Koyla Vihar Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur 442 001
29 Shri Asok Chandra Ray BE(Civil) Grad ndash IE PGDBM(Fin) OSD(ENV)WCL F-201 Ashirwad Apartment Mankapur Behind Safeway Motors Lumbini Nagar Nagpur 440 030
30 Shri Kaushik Chakraborty BTech(Min) MTech(Mine Planning)Dy Chief Mining Engineer WCL Flat ndash 102 Naniks Ashtavinayak Prerna Opp Power Grid Colony Nari Ring Road PO Uppalwadi Nagpur 440 026
31 Shri KS Narayana Dip in Mining Engineer Chief Mining Engineer WCL D-210 Koyala Vihar Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur 440 001
32 Shri Anupam Nandi BTech(Min) Dy Controller of Mines amp Officer in charge Indian Bureau of Mines 318B Road No 3 Ashok Nagar Ranchi 834 002 Jharkhand
33 Shri Debasis Biswas BE(Mining) Chief Mining EngineerWCL Flat No 607 Building A-1 Forest Deptt Co-operative Housing Society Seminary Hills Nagpur
34 Shri Subhash Ramkrishna Bhandare BE(Hons)(Mining) Supdt Of Mines WCL A-9S-4 Govinda Gourkhede
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
26
Complex Seminary Hills Hajaripahad Road Nagpur 440 006
35 Shri Satish R Gabale BE(Mining) Supdt of Mines WCL Flat No B101 Ganesh Gavri Apptt Near Sawarkar Square Nagpur -400 015
36 Shri Dipankar Mukherjee BE(Mining) supdt of Mines WCL Plot-28 Friends Colony PO Katol Road Nagpur 440 013
37 Shri Pradeep Deshmukh BE(Mining) Supdt of Mines WCL 16 Shamane Layout Near Gajanan Temple Trimurti Nagar Nagpur 440 022
38 Shri Partha Pratim Adhikary Btech(Hons)(Mining Engg) WCLD-8 Indora Housing Complex WCL Colony(Near Power Grid) Nagpur(MS)
39 Shri Somyajit Mukherjee MTech(Appl Geol) PhD(Geol) Sr Lecturer IIT Bombay Deptt Earth Sciences IIT Bombay Powai Mumbai 400 076 MS
As Member
1 Shri Satyendra Parasanath Pandey Dip in Mining IInd class Certi FCC Dy Chief Mining Engineer WCL D19 WCL Rescue Colony Kalpana Nagar PO Uppalwadi Nagpur ndash 440026
2 Shri Prashant Kumar Singh B E Mining Superintendent of Mines WCL 36 M B Town PO Zingabai Takli Koradi Road Nagpur ndash 440030
3 Shri Vivek Kumar Sharma M Tech (Applied Geology) Dy Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC
thLtd4 floor Khanij Bhawan 10-3-311A Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad
4 Shri Subrata Chatterjee B E (Mech) MBA Business Development Manager 4 Dr Satyananda Roy Road Kolkata ndash 700029
5 Md Nasim Ansari M Tech (Applied Geology) Dy Manager (Geology) Laxmivasi Tower Flat No 205 Attapur Tejaswari NagarHyderbad
6 Shri Rajesh Kumar Sharma M Sc (Earth Science) B Sc (Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad - 500 028
7 Dr Nilay Sharma Ph D Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad - 500 028
8 Shri Amit Kumar Saw M Sc Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad - 500 173(AP)
9 Shri Sanjay Kumar Choudhary M Sc (Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad - 500 028
10 Shri Chandra Bhushan Verma M Tech (Applied Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC
thLtd4 floor10-3-31 Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad - 500 173
11 Shri Buddha Priya Mahudwale B E st(Mining) PG Dip 1 Class Certificate
holder Manager (Mining) Resource thPlanning deptt 4 Floor NMDC Ltd
Khanij Bhavan Masab Tank 10-3-311A Hyderbad ndash 500173
12 Shri Basant Rath M Sc (Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) NMDC R amp D Centre Habsiguda Uppal Road Hyderabad
13 Shri Jaykumar Jagdish Singh Dip Mining Graduate DMM Asstt Survey Officer WCL Production Department WCL (Hq) Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440001
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14 Shri Parag Madhukarrao Tadlimbekar BSc MSc (Geo) B Ed Sr Technical Assistant (Geology) Indian Bureau of Mines Technical Secretary Section IBM
ndIndira Bhawan 2 floor D-Block Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440102 MS
15 Shri NK Dhawan BSc(H)(Mining Engg) General Manager NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad 500 173
16 Dr DN Subramanyam MScPhD Asstt Manager(Geo) NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad 500 173
As Donor Member
1 Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research Barwa Road Dhanbad ndash 826015
Jharkhand
HEALTH TITBIT
Going on fruits as snacks
Fruits have skins and are actually like naturersquos ready-packed snacks The juice and the flavour is all held in tightly until you are ready and with most fruits after washing even the skin can be eaten A red apple has different health giving qualities from a green apple too There are many salad combinations which are worth trying Iceberg lettuce and a tomato is better than nothing but try to use the deeper green or red lettuce dark-green water-cress two or three grated brussel sprouts or some finely cut spring cabbage Dark-green leaves should form the basis then build with a selection of other colours carrots peppers radishes and others It can be differently beautiful every time but big
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
28
News Update
1 Arrow works with ONGC on CBM
Arrow Energy has signed an agreement with Indian Govt-owned ONGC Limited to cooperate in Coal Bed Methane (CBM) exploration and development The focus of the memorandum of Understanding is potential cooperation on existing ONGC blocks from previous CBM licence rounds in India together with possible cooperation in certain Australian acreage The companies are now formulating specific commercial agreement on defined CBM assets
(Source Asia Miner)
2 Thriveni ventures overseas for coal
After years of involvement with the Indian mining industry Thriveni Earthmovers expects to begin exporting coal this year from its coal project at Jumbi in Indonesia The company obtained the Jumbi project in 2008 as its first overseas coal venture and has been ramping up towards commercial production this year The primary aim of the project is to be reliable source of coal to overseas companies who rely on coal as the critical material for their operations Thriveni provides low cost turnkey mining solution that facilitates development on a major scale
(Source Asia Miner)
3 ECL to raise underground coal production output to 12 mt
Eastern Coalfields Ltd proposes to enhance its underground coal production from 85 million tonne (mt) to 12 mt in the next two years through infusion of mass production technologies Accordingly the company recently awarded two contracts worth Rs 100 crore to Joy Engineering of UK for supply of
continuous mining equipment and operation and maintenance of the same on riskgain basis The tenders for more continuous miners and long-wall mining equipments worth Rs 350 crore approximately will be invited soon
(Source Infrastructure Today July 2009)
4 Indias first coal gasification project to take off
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) is getting ready to start the gas production at Indias first Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) project on pilot basis This project is to be carried out at Vastan lignite block near Surat in Gujarat It is estimated that the field will produce about 55 lakh cu m of synthetic gas per day by 2010 end After this project is successful ONGC aims to begin with the commercial production by producing about 2 billion cu m of the synthetic gas per annum from this field by 2013-14 This will require an investment of about Rs1000-2000 crore and the field has enough reserves to last for about 30-40 years Along with the Vastan block ONGC is also plans to set up a UCG project at Bhavnagar in Gujarat and Rajasthan
(Source Infrastructure Today Sept09)
5 Bhutan Minerals Exploration
August 2009 - Oil in the Bangtar area under Samdrupjongkhar dzongkhag copper gold and silver in the black mountain area of central Bhutan and tungsten in Sarpang are the potential minerals an American businessman J Matthew Fifield has offered to prospect for and if found viable then extract them He has also proposed that he be given mineral exploration rights for the whole of Bhutan after which he would get a group of American investors to invest in Bhutans mining sector in
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
29
a big way J Matthew Fifield is a managing director in an international mining company Clien and also sits on the boards of other international energy companies The department of geology and mines (DGM) under the ministry of economic affairs and Druk holdings investment (DHI) have so far expressed interest in the proposal and are in the process of studying it ldquoJ Matthew Fifield approached us through DHI around five months ago saying that he was interested in the mineral exploration and extraction and so we provided him with all past mineral exploration reports and geological data on Bhutanrdquo said DGMs chief geologist and acting director general
(Source geologycom)
6 India - Vedanta Acquires Goa Assets
SESA GOA Limited a majority-owned subsidiary of Vedanta Resources has purchased the Goa iron ore assets of the Dempo Group for Rs 1750 crores (US$368 million) The assets include mining leases rights and related infrastructure in Goa Funding the transaction out of its existing cash resources Sesa acquired VS Dempo and Co which holds 100 of Dempo Mining Corporation and 50 of Goa Maritime VS Dempo owns or has the rights to mineable reserves and resources estimated at 70 million tonnes of iron ore in Goa Its Goa mining assets also includes processing plants barges jetties trans-shippers and loading capacities at Mormugoa port It produced 394 million tonnes of iron ore and sold 436 million tonnes in the year ended March 31 2009 and is one of the largest exporters of iron ore from Goa Vedantas chairman Anil Agarwal says ldquoWe are highly delighted with this opportunity to consolidate our iron ore business The integration of Sesa and VS Dempos operations will achieve great synergyrdquo
(Source Asia Miner Aug09)
7 Mercury Pollution
Coal-fired power plants emit trace amounts of mercury Some of this airborne mercury ends up in lakes and rivers ndash and accumulates there long term Fish at the top of the food chain can accumulate damaging amounts of mercury because they eat smaller fish who have eaten smaller fish and the amount of mercury in their bodies can build up to toxic levels over time Mercury also makes its way into every aquatic ecosystem through the hydrologic cycle USGS published a study that examined mercury in top-predator fish bed sediment and water from streams across the United States There were many mercury mines in Oregon in the early 1900s The miners dug up the ore heated it and then cooled the vapors to condense the liquid mercury Now a century later some sites in the Ochoco National Forest and on private lands remain contaminated from these activities
(Source geologycom)
8 Northern Indias Water Supply Depletion by Human Activity
A satellite monitoring detecting areas of ground water depletion observed that much of northern India is dependent upon a reliable supply of groundwater for public use and irrigation In this study groundwater levels were monitored by processing gravity data collected by a NASA satellite over a six-year period Maps of the data revealed significant groundwater level declines in the northern Indian states of Rajasthan Punjab and Haryana In these areas rapid population growth economic development and groundwater-based irrigation are placing increasing demands on water supplies The accelerating rate of water use is unsustainable and could lead to a collapse in the agricultural system
(Source Publication from an August 2009 press release by NASA geologycom)
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30
9 Muscular swimmer was one of last dinosaurs
Recently discovered duck-billed hadrosaur thrived on many continents One of the last non-avian dinosaurs on Earth was a muscular swimming duck-bi l led species that paleontologists recently discovered in Spain according to a new study that has been accepted for publication in the journal Comptes Rendus Palevol Co-author Jose Ignacio Canudo told Discovery News that the hadrosaur Arenysaurus ardevoli meaning sand dinosaur lived just a few thousand years before the KT boundary This was the event 655 million years ago that wiped out all of the worlds dinosaurs save for a group of carnivorous dinosaurs that evolved into birds
(Source geologycom News)
10 Coal mine owners need 26 in venture
June 27 2009 Steel cement or power companies that sit on captive coal mines will have to own a minimum 26 percent equity in their mining ventures according to the new guidelines approved by the government for mining of coal from captive blocks The government currently allows 100 percent foreign direct investment (FDI) in exploration or mining of coal and lignite for captive consumption of iron steel and cement producers While this policy would remain unchanged the captive block owners will have to maintain beneficial ownership in their mining operations According to the proposed changes the approved end user company (engaged in making cement steel or power) will have to maintain at least a 26 percent equity ownership in an associated coal company subsidiary) formed for supplying coal on an exclusive basis to it The captive coal block owner will have to maintain 51 percent equity in the subsidiary coal company in case the mining company does not have an exclusive coal supply arrangement with the
parent In case a coal block is jointly owned equity participation in the joint venture company shall be made directly by owners and not through their subsidiary The proposed regulations have specified that in case the company to whom the captive block has been awarded is also a holding company it would have to maintain at least 51 percent equity in its subsidiary company engaged in approved end uses (making cement steel or power) It would however need to have just 26 percent equity in the second subsidiary company engaged in coal mining provided the entire output is supplied exclusively to the holding company Independent coal and lignite mining companies could also be allocated captive blocks on the condition that they enter into firm supply contracts for coal at the application stage itself according to the proposed guidelines Such companies would not be allowed to enter into fresh agreements with new end-use companies subsequent to award of the coal block
(Source The Economic Times)
11 Private investment in coal sector
June 17 2009 The coal sector is set to open to private investment
We are not averse to open commercial coal mining to private sector players However a decision will be taken after building consensus over the reform proposal said minister of state for coal (independent charge) Sriprakash Jaiswal At present the government has monopoly over coal mining through state-run companies such as Coal India Ltd
(Source The Economic Times)
12 India Seeks to Invest in Australian Coal
SYDNEY -- Indias coal minister and the chairman of the countrys biggest coal miner said Thursday that India is considering
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31
securing coal properties in Australia to plug projected gaps in the nations supply of coal The comments indicate that the current wave of foreign investment in Australias natural resources wont be limited to China Australia is known to be a country with high quality thermal coal and metallurgical coal properties India Minister of State for Coal Sriprakash Jaiswal told reporters India considers Australia as an important destination to look for coal properties he said As one of the worlds fastest growing economies India currently has to import coal because it doesnt produce enough to meet increasing demand Australias massive coal resource has become the subject of a flurry of international deal activity with Chinas Yanzhou Coal Mining Co Ltd having already
launched a A$354 billion takeover offer for Australian coal miner Felix Resources Ltd Taking equity stakes in existing companies and in return having a coal supply agreement for a certain quantity of coal could be one format Mr Bhattacharya said The other format could be joining in mining so the expansion programs of the existing companies or taking absolutely greenfield properties and going ahead on doing mining Mr Bhattacharya said the company which is also investigating investment opportunities in the US Indonesia and South Africa could easily pay $1 billion to $15 billion on investments and would consider spending more
(SourceWall Street JournalSeptember 032009)
HEALTH TITBIT
Hot tea hot coffee increases risk of cancer
Tea has been touted for its potential health benefits for millennia but new research shows if you drink it too hot you may end up increasing your risk for esophageal cancer
A new study published in the British Medical Journal has revealed that drinking steaming hot tea is actually linked with an eight-fold increased risk of cancer of the food tube or the oesophagus According to lead researcher Reza Malekzadeh of the Tehran University of Medical Sciences in Iran ldquoInforming the population about the hazards of drinking hot tea may be helpful in reducing the incidence of oesophageal cancerrdquo To be specific people who drank their tea less than two minutes after it was it four or more minutes after pouring
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
33
NOVEMBER 2009
10-13 NINTH INTERNATIONAL MINE VENTILATION CONGRESS at New Delhi India Hotel Crown Plaza Contact Department of Mining Engineering Indian School of Mines University Dhanbad ndash 826 004 Prof D C Panigrahi Convenor amp head Deptt email-
th15 November Sunday International Symposium ldquoEmerging Challenges for Metals and Materials Engineering amp Technologyrdquo and Metals Minerals Manufacturing Exp 2009 Organized by Indian Institute of Metals in association with TMS amp ASM International USA Contact TAFCON C-60 Nizamuddin East New Delhi ndash 110 013 India Ph- 91 ndash 11 ndash 46198000 24352141 Email ndash
Pankaj 09810038063
th16-19 November 2009 MPES 2009 ndash 18 International Symposium on Mine Planning amp Equipment Selections at Banff Alberta Canada For further details Contact Dr Raj K Singhal PO Box 68002 Crow Foot Postal Outlet 28 Crowfoot Terrdce NW Calgery Alberta T3G 1YO Canada Fax ndash 403-241 ndash 9460 email ndash singhal shawca website httpwwwmpes-cami-swempcom
10 - 13 November 2009 the 34th Indonesian Geophysicist Conferences at Jogjakarta Indonesia Conferences on Earth Sciences held by Indonesian Geophysicist Association 2009 Organized by Indonesian Geophysicists A s s o c i a t i o n ( H A G I ) Deadline for abstractsproposals 15 July 2009 W e b s i t e
dc_panigrahiyahoocoinwww9thimvcorg
metallurgytafconcom wwwmetals2009in
h t t p p i t 3 4 h a g i w e b i d
Upcoming Events
C o n t a c t n a m e W i w i t S u r y a n t o Check the for latest details
17 - 18 November 2009 Mining the Isa Mount Isa Queensland Australia Mining the Isa 2009 will not only features presentations from all the key established mining companies in the Mount Isa region but also unique sessions dealing with the other essential aspects essential for successful operation in the area Organized by IIR Conferences Deadline for abstractsproposals Not available Website lt gt Contact name James Stackhouse
Check the for latest details
DECEMBER 2009
4-6 Twenty-first National Convention of Mining Engineers on Technological Advancement in Mining Industry Udaipur Contact The Honorary Secretary IEI Udaipur Local Centre 128 Hiran Magri Sector 11 Opp Central Excise Udaipur 313002 P h 0 2 9 4 - 2 5 8 3 7 0 2 e - m a i l ndash
W e b
10-13 2009 Twenty fourth Indian Engineering Congress at Mangalore Theme ldquoNat ional Growth and Secur i ty ndash Technological Challengesrdquo organised by The Institute of Engineers (India) Mangalore Local
thCenter Contact The organizing Secretary 24 Indian Engineering Congress The Institute of Engineers (India) Mangalore Center NITK Surathkal Mangalore 575 025 Karnatak Ph (0824) 247400 Extn 3759 (O) e-mail lt gt
event website
httpwwwiircomauisa
event website
i n s t i _ o f _ e n g y a h o o c o i nwwwieiudrorg
i e i c o n g r e s s n i t k a c i nltieicongressnitkgmailcomgt
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26-27 All India Seminar on ldquoSatellite Communication and Remote Sensing Technologies for Social Developmentrdquo at Jaipur Contact The Honorary Secretary IEI Rajasthan State Centre Gandhi Nagar Tonk road Jaipur ndash 302 015 Ph ndash (0141) 27063272700413 e-mail ndash
JANUARY 2010
11 - 13 January 2010 CERIE2010 Sylhet Bangladesh Organized by Shahjalal University of Science amp Technology Deadline for bstractsproposals 15 September 2009 W e b s i t e lt gtContact name Dr Mohammad Iqbal
Check the for latest details
FEBRUARY 2010
th4-7 6 International Dyke Conference Contact Prof Rajesh K Srivastava Deptt of Geology BHU IT Varanasi 221 005
4 - 5 February 2010 Conference on ldquoProcessing of Industrial Minerals 2010rdquo at Istanbul Turkey Website
Contact name Dr Barry WillsAlthough there are many
rscieirscorgwwwieirscorg
httpwwwsust edu~cerie2010
event website
httpwwwmin-ngcompim10indexhtml
operations worldwide treating a wide range of industrial minerals processing problems are often similar The aim of this conference is therefore to bring together operators and scientists below one roof Organized by MEI
MARCH 2010
March 9 2010 8th Annual Investing in African Mining Seminar in Toronto In addition to our seminar we offer mining c o m p a n i e s s e r v i c e p r o v i d e r s a n d governments shared booth space at the PDAC trade show and participation in the Canada-South Africa Chamber of Business 11th A n n u a l M i n i n g B r e a k f a s tDownload the
for details
AUGUST 2012
2 - 10 August 2012 34th International Geological Congress a t Brisbane Q u e e n s l a n d A u s t r a l i a W e b s i t e
Contact name Liz Cuffe Under the theme ldquoUnearthing our Past and Futurerdquo the IGC will showcase the Oceania regions geoscience strengths innovations and natural wonders through an exciting range of pre and post Congress field trips Organized by Australian Geoscience Council
Toronto 2010 Participation Packages Brochure
httpwww34igcorg
1 Three sentences for getting success ndash a Know more than othersb Work more than othersc Expect less than others
- William Shakespeare
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22
Contined from Last issue mdash
POSSIBLE MARKETS FOR INDIAN ORES
Japan is the most obvious market for Indiarsquos high-grade hematites but if this outlet is to be developed India will require some freight advantage in order to compete with the ore from Johore which is almost as good as the best-grade Indian ore It is conveniently situated for export and is considerably nearer to Japan than is India The Borneo and Philippine ores are also favourably situated for the Japanese market but they would require nodulising before export and even then would be of lower iron content than Indian ores and also more aluminous
As regards exporting ore from India to Europe if high-class coking coals are later on imported from the United Kingdom to assist in smelting Indiarsquos ore the return freight might well be partly made up of Indian iron-ore but it is more likely to be Indian pig-iron (which is probably the cheapest pig in the world) or Indian s tee l In a recent personal communication Mr C P Perin wrote
lsquoFrom my general knowledge of the worldrsquos iron-ore resources I feel very strongly that in years to come the exports of steel from India will be as important as he present exports of jutersquo
It seems to me doubtful if we shall import much high-grade coal or coke from Europe for use in smelting iron-ore for a very long time to come The Indian ores are very high in iron and often contain about as much alumina as silica The high ash of the Indian coke provides a good deal of the slag of the blast-furnace and tends to raise the silicaalumina ratio of the slag If the slag volume were to be reduced
75 years Ago
much below the present practice by the introduction of low-ash coke which might not improvendashor might even worsenndashthe silicaalumina ratio of the slag it would not be possible to hold the sulphur in the slag There would be no sense in cutting the ash of the coke down if we had to add silica-rock to the furnace charge in order to obtain a suitable slag volume and analysis On that account apart from the question of cost it seems very doubtful if European high-grade coal or coke can be imported for use in Indian blast-furnaces in the near future
On reviewing the whole of the evidence I find no grounds for believing that any large export trade in Indian iron-ore is likely to develop in he next decade or so The two main possible marketsndashJapan and Western Europendashcan obtain sufficient supplies of high-grade ore for their needs from sources considerably nearer than India To some this may seem a pessimistic conclusion others may have a sentimental feeling that it is better to reserve Indiarsquos iron-ores for smelting in Indiarsquos own furnaces I have tried to come to an unprejudiced conclusion drawn from the available evidence I feel that I have assembled rather a mountain of facts and statistics for the production of a lamentably small mouse of a conclusion It would have been much more spectacular if I could have prophesied argosies carrying Indiarsquos ore to European or Japanese ports within five or six yearsrsquo time but this seems to me not possible Twenty or thirty years hence there may be a different tale to tell but by that time it is not likely that any-one will be turning back to old presidential addresses in order to find out what Mr President said in 1934
Presidential Address by Mr F G Percival PhD (London) B Sc (London) FGS
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
8
M G M I as per the tradition organized a workshop preceding AGM of the Institute on
th15 September 2009 at Park Hotel Kolkata The topic was quite contemporary entitled Indian Mining Sectors Policies and Constraints
Objective of this workshop was to bring together those who are instrumental in framing the policies and guidelines and those who follow these for exploration and exploitation of mineral including coal oil and gas It was also aimed to have interaction of learned delegates and invitees with the speakers so as to bring out highlights and lacuna of the policies and guidelines and to make them more industry friendly
The workshop was very well attended (about 100 delegates) Speakers were eminent personalities holding offices of distinction and directly concerned with the topic of the workshop
The workshop was inaugurated by Dr A K Sarkar Director (Marketing) Coal India Ltd The technical session was presided over by Sri R P Ritolia Immediate Past President and former CMD- CCL
Altogether five papers were presented which are as follows
1 National Mineral Policies and Role of G S I By Dr Balaram Chattopadhaya D D G G S I
2 Modern Coalmining Policies for enhanced proving of coal resources By Shri Ashok Kumar Singh CMD CMPDIL
3 Captive Coal Mining Policies and Constraints By Shri D N Prasad
Director ( Tech ) Ministry of Coal Government of India
4 National Mineral Policy 2008 and the Environmental Concerns for an Expanding Mining Sector By Prof S P Banerjee Former Director ndashin - Charge Indian School of Mines Dhanbad
5 Reclamation of Mined out areas In Opencast success story in Mega Projects of South Eastern Coalfield Ltd By Shri M P Dikshit CMD SECL and Shri S C Shankar SE SECL
The first paper dwelt upon various policies that the Government of India is going to adopt to gear up and making the mining sector dynamic It was pointed out during discussion that there are many more things are desirable for quick disposal of PL ML availability of maps reports etc All these matters are being seriously examined at Governmental Levels
The second paper described various methodologies and techniques to improve exploration approach for enhanced proving of coal resources These methodologies have been spelt out by the Ministry of Coal in consultation with CMPDIL Various investors who have been allotted blocks must follow these methodologies for authenticated and better results
The third paper outlined various guidelines for accomplishing the exploration of captive coal blocks for early exploitation of the resources It is admitted that there are constraints which are likely to retard the progress that is desirable The role of State and Central Government for clearing various applications need to be more realistic and less time consuming Coal Evaluation improved
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON ldquoINDIAN MINING SECTORS POLICIES AND CONSTRAINTSrdquo
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
9
co-ordination with nodal officers of state level land acquisition environmental and forestry clearance etc are certain areas of concern
The fourth paper outlined various stipulations for environmental safeguard in the mining sectors by the Government based on recommendation of committees formed The paper pointed out necessity of streamlining forestry clearance and highlighted much improved environment management practices in the mining sectors Prof Banerjee also praised role of National Mineral Policy 2008 for its positive approach to boost mining sectors
The fifth paper was on reclamation of mined out areas and described how best reclamation can be implemented with proper approach and plan The speakers cited some examples of reclamation done successfully in the jurisdiction of SECL
Each presentation was followed by interaction with the delegates which made the workshop purposeful and interesting
A K Moitra(Convenor)
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
NB Send your e-mails on ldquoTalk Backrdquo to the Editor Please include your full name address amp telephone no not necessarily for Publication MGMI News Letter reserve the right to edit the letters for publication and reproduce then (in whole or past) in any of its print
more than seven and half years are needed for the same in India ie more than five times but let us not forget that we have to face problems of a large population which is more than five times of that of Australia but that just not justify us to spend more than three years to approve a project MGMI should move the appropriate authorities to ensure early approval or rejection of any mineral based project and
if required we may offer our expertise for making early decision
Thanking you with warm regards
Yours very sincerely
Dr Samir Dasgupta Life Member No 522-LM (1948-49)
( From the Editor The members may like to respond to the point raised by Dr Samir Dasgupta)
(Continued from Page No 7)
Talk Back
10
ndThe 52 Holland Memorial Lecture was held thon 15 September 2009 at the Park Hotel The
memorial lecture was given by Shri S J Sibal
Director General Mines Safety Dhanbad The
subject of his lecture was on ldquoChallenges of
Miens Safety ndash a Perspective for Change
Managementrdquo
In introduction he mentioned that safety at
work is still a serious problem and we are still
paying heavily for accidents both in terms of
human suffering and economic waste Hence
the endeavor to bring down the hazards by all
available means to an acceptable level must
continue to reduce the sufferings and agony of
human beings
In the lecture he also spoke on History of
human civilization and mine safety ndash the past
Absorption of safety laws into work practices
the Present Growth of mining activities and
technological advancements ndash the Future
Opencast Coal Mining UG Coal Mining
Mining Accidents Reasons why the
implementation of the procedure is not
sustained He has also mentioned some
ndHighlights of 52 Holland Memorial Lecture
probable answers ndash may be these procedures
are not adequate safe and built into the
mechanism of mineral production
lRequirement of additional resources for compliance of safety laws
lSafety motivation lAcceptance of non-compliance etc
Why we loose sight of human face of accident
he added He also put forwarded a question
that the concept of self regulation ndash is it the
solution
He has given some of his thoughts
observations suggestions etc and in
conclusion he said making change has always
been fascinating and exciting though it is a
tough and delicate activity for any
organization However Managing Change is
now not a matter of choice it becomes an
essential activity given the emerging future
challenges in the mining sector
The Lecture was attended by a sizeable
number of members and guests
If you win you need not explain hellip But if you lose you should not be there to explain
ndash Adolph Hitler
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
32
ldquoWHAT lies before us and what lies behind us is nothing compared to what lies within usrdquo Truly these jolting words of Emerson gives us the flashback of what Socrates promulgated centuries ago ldquoknow thyselfrdquo
The problem with us today is that we know very less of ourselves and thus we indulge in emulating and imitating others If one is not clear as to what exactly one wants he will start wanting what others want resulting in a ldquorat racerdquo And the repercussion of rat race is that even if you win the race you still remain a rat The multiplicity of platforms and the craze to be popular in next to no time is the trend which is the portent of a weak future generation This hurry burry will make the future dreams shattered we will have no leaders to dream in the days to come but there will remain a good chunk of puppets in few domineering hands Too many people are dreaming of some magical rose garden on the horizon rather than enjoying the one growing in their backyards Lets discover the untapped potential within us and stop following the crowd and give a second thought to our endeavours Life doesnt always give us what we ask for but it always gives us what we need Aldous Huxley always reminds me of the golden exhortation ie there is only one corner of the world you can be certain of improving and that is your own self
Yes nothing can defeat us unless we defeat ourselves Even Shakespeare in Julius Caesar points ldquoThe fault dear Brutus is not in our
SHORT ARTICLE
By VIVIAN WILSON LOBO
stars but in ourselves that we are underlingsrdquo Therefore our main task in life is to give birth to ourselves to become what we potentially are Opportunities are everywhere waiting to be discovered we have to only seek it as the saying goes a wise man makes more opportunities than he finds The journey of a thousand miles begins with just one step and that step lies within us as we often quote success is a marathon not a sprint never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat
Success cannot be granted it must be earned and for earning it we will have catwalks than cakewalks Therefore what is required today is serenity and patience to rivet ones attention on success Panic and anxiety will only bring failures along Perseverance is not a long race it is many short races one after another Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm Peace is the key with which we can focus aim and win As we sail through life let us not avoid storms and rough waters just let them pass and sail on Because a successful person is like being a goalkeeper no matter how many goals you save people will remember only the ones you missed Act as if failure is impossible Lets not be the slaves of our bitter past Lets not be the slaves of our bitter past Lets be the masters of our future Carl Jung writes ldquoYour vision will become clear only when you can look into your heart
(Reprint from a publication in Hitawada dated June 10 2009)
Peace be with you
Believing everybody is dangerous believing nobody is very dangerous ndash Abraham Lincoln
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authors have already sent abstract of their papers and more than 40 experts were invited for contributing Technical papers
The Hony Treasurer placed a statement rdof Income and Expenditure of the 3
AMC as on date which were noted by the members
It was decided that the loan (Rs 600000-) taken from MGMI Fund for
rd3 AMC to meet the initial expenses may be refunded to MGMI Fund at an early date
Shri R K Saha Chairman Exhibition Committee was also requested by the President to let the Council Members know about the progress so far made Shri Saha informed that approximately 900 sq mt spaces have been booked so far and some negotiations were going on Shri Saha also proposed to have one Buyers Salers meet at an early date In t h i s c o n n e c t i o n a c o m m i t t e e comprising of Shri J P Goenka Shri V K Arora and Shri J P Dasgupta has been constituted who will arrange to make all the arrangements of Buyers Salers meet
30 To consider and approve the r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s o f J u d g i n g Committee for various awards and medals
The recommendations of Judging Committee for the year 2008-09 were accepted by the Council However Shri R P Ritolia Past President proposed to constitute a Search Committee for some prestigious Awards to find out suitable personnel to keep the image of the Institute He also suggested to form a Committee for overviewing the existing Systems amp Procedures and suggest for development
T h e f o l l o w i n g m e m b e r s w e r e considered
Shri N C Jha ChairmanProf Ajoy Kr Ghose Past PresidentShri R P Ritolia Past President amp
ConvenorShri V K Arora MemberShri J P Goenka Member Dr A K Moitra MemberProf (Dr) Subir Kr Mukhopadhyaya
Member
The Council is pleased to Award the Branch Activity Award to Ranchi Branch according to the activities done by the Branch during the year 2008-09 During the year 2008-09 both the Kolkata and Ranchi Branches have enrolled same number of new members So the Council is pleased to award the Membership Growth Award to both Kolkata and Ranchi Branches for enrolling highest new members during the year 2008-09
40 To consider and approve the audited accounts for the financial year ended
ston 31 March 2009
As the audited accounts were not ready it was decided to hold a Special Council
thMeeting on 5 September 2009 at 400 pm with the audited accounts for consideration
50 To appoint the Institutes Auditor for stthe financial year ending on 31 March
2010
Messrs B K Sen amp Co Chartered Accountant was re-appointed as the Auditor of the Institution for the year 2009-10 at a remuneration of Rs 3500- only
60 T o c o n s i d e r a p p l i c a t i o n s f o r Membership and membership position of the Institute
The Council approved 17 applications for membership out of which 15 were
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20
for Life Members and 02 Members
70 To elect the President of the Institute for the year 2009 ndash 2010
The name of Shri N C Jha Director (Technical) CIL and present President was proposed by Shri R K Saha Vice President and was re - elected unanimously as President of the Institute for 2009-10
80 To elect the Honorary Secretary of the Institute for the year 2009 ndash 2011
The name of Dr Debasish Sarkar General Manager NEC CIL was proposed by Shri R P Ritolia Past President and was elected unanimously as Honorary Secretary of the Institute for 2009-2011
The Council expressed their sincere thanks to Prof S C Ray Hony Secretary and appreciated for his sincere works and contribution to the Institute during his tenure as Honorary Secretary
90 Any other business with the permission of the chair
i) Consultancy ndash
Prof S P Banerjee informed that a draft Policy was circulated to all the Council Members for their suggestion He said that some suggestions have been received and some more may come The Committee will meet soon with the Draft Policy alongwith the suggestions received for finalisation
ii) Presidents Golf Tournament
It was decided that the Presidents Golf Tournament will be organized either on
th12 December 2009 at Sambalpur or on st21 January 2010 at Kolkata
iii) Photo Identity card for Life Members
Prof (Dr) Subir Kr Mukhopadhyay
proposed that a photo identity card for life members of MGMI may be introduced
It was decided that MGMI will introduce the photo identity card for life members at a cost The fee for the same will be finalized soon
The meeting ended with vote of thanks to the chair at 1800 hrs
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
The Special meeting of the Council of the Institute held at MGMI Building GN-384 Sector ndash V Salt Lake Kolkata ndash 700 091 on
thSaturday the 5 September 2009 at 400 pm with Shri N C Jha President in the Chair The meeting was attended by Shri L K Bose Shri Bhaskar Chakraborti Shri J P Dasgupta Dr Amalendu Sinha and Prof S C Ray
The President extended welcome to all members of the Council and thereafter took up the agenda
The copy of the Report of Council and Audited Balance Sheet with Income amp Expenditure Accounts for the financial year 2008-09 were distributed to the members present in the meeting President requested the members present to go through the Audited Balance Sheet with Income and Expenditure Accounts for the year 2008-09 and Auditors Report to the Members
The Members considered the Auditors Report and agreed that in future we should try to implement the suggestions given by the Auditor There was lengthy discussion on the
stBalance Sheet as on 31 March 2009
The Members considered and recommended the same to the General Body for adoption
The meeting was ended with Vote of thanks to the Chair at 1800 hrs
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23
Dr Kaushik Dey MMGI is now Assistant Professor Department of Mining EngineeringIndian School of Mines UniversityDhanbad 826 004
Shri SV Ram Mohanm MMGI is now Dy CMESAM Chhattarpur Sub Area Patherkhera Area WCL ATPO Shbhapur Colony Type IV Qr No 20 Pathakhera 460 449 Dist Betul MP
Shri Tushar Kant Mishra MMGI is now Materials Management Division Coal India
rdLtd Coal Bhawan Annexe 3 Floor 10 NS Road Kolkata 700 001
Shri Deepak Pandey MMGI is now Sub Area Manager Bunglow D-1 Chankapur Officers Colony PO Silewara Colliery WCL Dist Nagpur MS
Shri Sunit Kumar Banerjee MMGI is now Manager(Projects) Gugro Geotech Pvt Ltd Plot No51 Sector ndash6 Sanpada Navi Mumbai 400 705
Prof DD Mishra MMGI is now at 4 Arya Bhumi PO Potia Bhubaneshwar 751 031Orissa
News About Members
Shri BP Sinha MMGI is now Controller of Mines Indian Bureau of mines 29 Industrial suburbs II Stage Tumkur Road Gorguntapalayam Yashwantpuram Bangalore 560 022
Prof Arvind Kumar Mishra MMGI is now Associate Professor Department of Mining Engineering Indian School of Mines university Dhanbad 826 004 Jharkahand
Shri AK Jain MMGI is now Dy HCG Co Office of the CGM NEC CIL PO Margherita Dist Tinsukia Assam 786 181
Shri Pallab Kumar Banerjee Life Member of MGMI is now at 1 Atlantic Place Manukau City Auckland ndash 2105 New Zealand
Shri Satyesha Simha MMGI is now Dy GM(Sales) BEML Ltd Marketing HQ
thUnity Buildings 5 Floor JC Road Bangalore 560 002
Shri Sunil Kumar Singh MMGI is now Project Officer Kuju-Pundi Project PO Kuju Colliery Dist Ramgarh Jharkhand ndash 825 316
In a day when you dont come across any problem you can be sure that you are travelling in a wrong path
- Swami Vevekananda
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24
New Members
As Life Member
1 Shri C V VENKATESWARLU BE (Electrical) M Tech (Mining Machinery) PG ndash DipDy Chief Engineer (EampM) WCL Flat No F-2 Shakti Apartments Plot No 19A Hill Road Gandhi Nagar Nagpur ndash 440010
2 Shri Utpal Kumar Dey B Sc Engg M Tech Ph D (Mining Engineering) Professor B I T Sindri Head Deptt Of Mining Engineer PO Sindri Institute Dist Dhanbad Jharkhand ndash 828123
3 Shri Girijesh Kumar B Sc Geology M Sc Geology Ph D Geology Professor B I T Sindri Head Department of Geology PO Sindri Institute Dist Dhanbad Jharkhand ndash 828123
4 Shri Pramod Kumar Singh M Sc Geology Ph D Geology Lecturer BIT Sindri Department of Geology B I T Sindri Dhanbad Jharkhand
5 Shri Baidya Nath Roy B Sc Engg M Sc Engg (Metallurgical) Lecturer BIT Sindri Metallurgical Engineering Deptt PO Sindri Institute Dist Dhanbad Jharkhand ndash 828123
6 Shri Abhai Pratap Singh B Sc(Mining) Chief General Manager (Production)D-2F-2 Govinda Gourkhede Compl Seminary Hills Nagpur ndash 440006
7 Shri Ranendra Chouksey B E (Mining) Superintendent of Mines WCL C-43 Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440001
8 Shri Om Prakash Verma B Sc Superintendent (Survey) 4 M B Town Bandhunagar Jhingabai Takli Koradi Road Nagpur ndash 440030
9 Shri Mahendra Kumar Gupta Dip in Mech Engg AMIE Dy Chief Engineer (Excv) WCL A-206 Triveni Apartments KT Nagar Katol Road Nagpur ndash 440013
10 Shri Akhilesh Pandey Diploma (Mining) Chief Mining Engineer (Prod) WCL CME
th(OC) 5 floor Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur -440001
11 Shri Kaushal Kishore Sharan B Sc (Hons) Mining Engineer Director Technical (Retd) WCL 301A Sri Manohar Apartment Clark Town Nagpur ndash 440004
12 Shri Mahendra Kumar Gupta Dip in Mech Engg AMIE Dy Chief Engineer (Excv) WCL A-206 Triveni Apartments KT Nagar Katol Road Nagpur ndash 440013
13 Shri Ashok Kumar Singh B Sc (Part ndash I) Superintendent (Survey) WCL Duplex No 54 M B Town Koradi Road Zinga Bai Takli Nagpur ndash 440030
14 Shri Amitabh Singh Engg amp Management Dy CME WCLQr No D5 Rescue Station Colony Indora Complex WCL Near Power Grid PO Uppalwadi Nagpur ndash 440026 (MS)
15 Shri Basant Agnihotri B E (Mech) SE (Excavation) WCL B- 202 Radha Palace Dhantoli Abyankar Road Nagpur ndash 440012 (MS)
16 Shri Sushanta Banerjee L Mining EnggMBA Chief Mining Engineer WCL Production Department WCL (Hq) Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440001
17 Shri Achuth Vinay Anand Diploma in Mining amp Mine Surveying Partner Director Technical Explotechnique
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25
st th1643 1 Floor Shanthala Plaza 14 thCross 8 Main Malleshwaram Bangalore
ndash 560003
18 Shri Ranjan Kumar Sinha B Tech (H) Mining Controller of Mines Indian Bureau of Mines CPWD Qr No 33 Type ndash V Seminary Hills Nagpur ndash 440006
19 Shri Ranjan Sahai B Tech (H) Mining Chief Controller of Mines Indian Bureau of Mines Type ndashV Flat ndash 6 CPWD Colony Seminary Hills Nagpur ndash 440006
20 Shri Tirth Nath Jha B Tech (Mining) PGDISM M Tech (Ind amp Engg Mgmt) General Manager WCL WCL Kanhan Area PO Dungaria- 480553 Dist Chhindwara (MP)
21 Shri GEDI Vijaybhaskar Reddy Dip in Mining Superintendent of Mines WCL 48 Swamy Colony Phase ndash 8 Near Aakar Nagar PO Gittikadan Nagpur ndash 13
22 Shri V K Gupta B Tech (Mining) Chief Mining Engineer WCL D-17 Koyla Vihar Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash (MS)-440001
23 Shri Anjan Chatterjee B Sc (Engineering) MBA Superintending Engineer (Env) WCL Environment
thDeptt 9 Floor Coal Estate Civil LinesNagpur ndash 440001 MS
24 Shri Ajay Kumar Pandey B Tech (Mining) Dy General Manager (Mining) Pandey Muhalla ASGirls School Road Hirapur PO amp Dist Dhanbad -826001
25 Shri Kinnera Raja Sekhar BE(Mining)MBA(Marketing) Superintendent of Mines WCL Flat No 203 Udhav Appartment Opp Powergrid Angulimal NagarPO Uppalwadi Nagpur 400 026 (MS)
26 Shri Sudhakar Rao Sreeram Degree in Mining FCC Superintendent of Mines WCL C-11 Walni colony Th Saoner Dist Nagpur 441 504
27 Shri Haridas Krishna Ghanvat MSc(Env) Superintending Engg(Env) WCL 7172 Ujwal Nilayam B-302 Khamla Road Malviya Nagar Khamla Nagpur 440 025 MS
28 Shri Balakishan Chandora BE(Mining) Chief Mining Engineer WCL D-114 Koyla Vihar Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur 442 001
29 Shri Asok Chandra Ray BE(Civil) Grad ndash IE PGDBM(Fin) OSD(ENV)WCL F-201 Ashirwad Apartment Mankapur Behind Safeway Motors Lumbini Nagar Nagpur 440 030
30 Shri Kaushik Chakraborty BTech(Min) MTech(Mine Planning)Dy Chief Mining Engineer WCL Flat ndash 102 Naniks Ashtavinayak Prerna Opp Power Grid Colony Nari Ring Road PO Uppalwadi Nagpur 440 026
31 Shri KS Narayana Dip in Mining Engineer Chief Mining Engineer WCL D-210 Koyala Vihar Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur 440 001
32 Shri Anupam Nandi BTech(Min) Dy Controller of Mines amp Officer in charge Indian Bureau of Mines 318B Road No 3 Ashok Nagar Ranchi 834 002 Jharkhand
33 Shri Debasis Biswas BE(Mining) Chief Mining EngineerWCL Flat No 607 Building A-1 Forest Deptt Co-operative Housing Society Seminary Hills Nagpur
34 Shri Subhash Ramkrishna Bhandare BE(Hons)(Mining) Supdt Of Mines WCL A-9S-4 Govinda Gourkhede
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26
Complex Seminary Hills Hajaripahad Road Nagpur 440 006
35 Shri Satish R Gabale BE(Mining) Supdt of Mines WCL Flat No B101 Ganesh Gavri Apptt Near Sawarkar Square Nagpur -400 015
36 Shri Dipankar Mukherjee BE(Mining) supdt of Mines WCL Plot-28 Friends Colony PO Katol Road Nagpur 440 013
37 Shri Pradeep Deshmukh BE(Mining) Supdt of Mines WCL 16 Shamane Layout Near Gajanan Temple Trimurti Nagar Nagpur 440 022
38 Shri Partha Pratim Adhikary Btech(Hons)(Mining Engg) WCLD-8 Indora Housing Complex WCL Colony(Near Power Grid) Nagpur(MS)
39 Shri Somyajit Mukherjee MTech(Appl Geol) PhD(Geol) Sr Lecturer IIT Bombay Deptt Earth Sciences IIT Bombay Powai Mumbai 400 076 MS
As Member
1 Shri Satyendra Parasanath Pandey Dip in Mining IInd class Certi FCC Dy Chief Mining Engineer WCL D19 WCL Rescue Colony Kalpana Nagar PO Uppalwadi Nagpur ndash 440026
2 Shri Prashant Kumar Singh B E Mining Superintendent of Mines WCL 36 M B Town PO Zingabai Takli Koradi Road Nagpur ndash 440030
3 Shri Vivek Kumar Sharma M Tech (Applied Geology) Dy Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC
thLtd4 floor Khanij Bhawan 10-3-311A Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad
4 Shri Subrata Chatterjee B E (Mech) MBA Business Development Manager 4 Dr Satyananda Roy Road Kolkata ndash 700029
5 Md Nasim Ansari M Tech (Applied Geology) Dy Manager (Geology) Laxmivasi Tower Flat No 205 Attapur Tejaswari NagarHyderbad
6 Shri Rajesh Kumar Sharma M Sc (Earth Science) B Sc (Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad - 500 028
7 Dr Nilay Sharma Ph D Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad - 500 028
8 Shri Amit Kumar Saw M Sc Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad - 500 173(AP)
9 Shri Sanjay Kumar Choudhary M Sc (Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad - 500 028
10 Shri Chandra Bhushan Verma M Tech (Applied Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC
thLtd4 floor10-3-31 Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad - 500 173
11 Shri Buddha Priya Mahudwale B E st(Mining) PG Dip 1 Class Certificate
holder Manager (Mining) Resource thPlanning deptt 4 Floor NMDC Ltd
Khanij Bhavan Masab Tank 10-3-311A Hyderbad ndash 500173
12 Shri Basant Rath M Sc (Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) NMDC R amp D Centre Habsiguda Uppal Road Hyderabad
13 Shri Jaykumar Jagdish Singh Dip Mining Graduate DMM Asstt Survey Officer WCL Production Department WCL (Hq) Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440001
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14 Shri Parag Madhukarrao Tadlimbekar BSc MSc (Geo) B Ed Sr Technical Assistant (Geology) Indian Bureau of Mines Technical Secretary Section IBM
ndIndira Bhawan 2 floor D-Block Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440102 MS
15 Shri NK Dhawan BSc(H)(Mining Engg) General Manager NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad 500 173
16 Dr DN Subramanyam MScPhD Asstt Manager(Geo) NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad 500 173
As Donor Member
1 Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research Barwa Road Dhanbad ndash 826015
Jharkhand
HEALTH TITBIT
Going on fruits as snacks
Fruits have skins and are actually like naturersquos ready-packed snacks The juice and the flavour is all held in tightly until you are ready and with most fruits after washing even the skin can be eaten A red apple has different health giving qualities from a green apple too There are many salad combinations which are worth trying Iceberg lettuce and a tomato is better than nothing but try to use the deeper green or red lettuce dark-green water-cress two or three grated brussel sprouts or some finely cut spring cabbage Dark-green leaves should form the basis then build with a selection of other colours carrots peppers radishes and others It can be differently beautiful every time but big
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
28
News Update
1 Arrow works with ONGC on CBM
Arrow Energy has signed an agreement with Indian Govt-owned ONGC Limited to cooperate in Coal Bed Methane (CBM) exploration and development The focus of the memorandum of Understanding is potential cooperation on existing ONGC blocks from previous CBM licence rounds in India together with possible cooperation in certain Australian acreage The companies are now formulating specific commercial agreement on defined CBM assets
(Source Asia Miner)
2 Thriveni ventures overseas for coal
After years of involvement with the Indian mining industry Thriveni Earthmovers expects to begin exporting coal this year from its coal project at Jumbi in Indonesia The company obtained the Jumbi project in 2008 as its first overseas coal venture and has been ramping up towards commercial production this year The primary aim of the project is to be reliable source of coal to overseas companies who rely on coal as the critical material for their operations Thriveni provides low cost turnkey mining solution that facilitates development on a major scale
(Source Asia Miner)
3 ECL to raise underground coal production output to 12 mt
Eastern Coalfields Ltd proposes to enhance its underground coal production from 85 million tonne (mt) to 12 mt in the next two years through infusion of mass production technologies Accordingly the company recently awarded two contracts worth Rs 100 crore to Joy Engineering of UK for supply of
continuous mining equipment and operation and maintenance of the same on riskgain basis The tenders for more continuous miners and long-wall mining equipments worth Rs 350 crore approximately will be invited soon
(Source Infrastructure Today July 2009)
4 Indias first coal gasification project to take off
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) is getting ready to start the gas production at Indias first Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) project on pilot basis This project is to be carried out at Vastan lignite block near Surat in Gujarat It is estimated that the field will produce about 55 lakh cu m of synthetic gas per day by 2010 end After this project is successful ONGC aims to begin with the commercial production by producing about 2 billion cu m of the synthetic gas per annum from this field by 2013-14 This will require an investment of about Rs1000-2000 crore and the field has enough reserves to last for about 30-40 years Along with the Vastan block ONGC is also plans to set up a UCG project at Bhavnagar in Gujarat and Rajasthan
(Source Infrastructure Today Sept09)
5 Bhutan Minerals Exploration
August 2009 - Oil in the Bangtar area under Samdrupjongkhar dzongkhag copper gold and silver in the black mountain area of central Bhutan and tungsten in Sarpang are the potential minerals an American businessman J Matthew Fifield has offered to prospect for and if found viable then extract them He has also proposed that he be given mineral exploration rights for the whole of Bhutan after which he would get a group of American investors to invest in Bhutans mining sector in
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29
a big way J Matthew Fifield is a managing director in an international mining company Clien and also sits on the boards of other international energy companies The department of geology and mines (DGM) under the ministry of economic affairs and Druk holdings investment (DHI) have so far expressed interest in the proposal and are in the process of studying it ldquoJ Matthew Fifield approached us through DHI around five months ago saying that he was interested in the mineral exploration and extraction and so we provided him with all past mineral exploration reports and geological data on Bhutanrdquo said DGMs chief geologist and acting director general
(Source geologycom)
6 India - Vedanta Acquires Goa Assets
SESA GOA Limited a majority-owned subsidiary of Vedanta Resources has purchased the Goa iron ore assets of the Dempo Group for Rs 1750 crores (US$368 million) The assets include mining leases rights and related infrastructure in Goa Funding the transaction out of its existing cash resources Sesa acquired VS Dempo and Co which holds 100 of Dempo Mining Corporation and 50 of Goa Maritime VS Dempo owns or has the rights to mineable reserves and resources estimated at 70 million tonnes of iron ore in Goa Its Goa mining assets also includes processing plants barges jetties trans-shippers and loading capacities at Mormugoa port It produced 394 million tonnes of iron ore and sold 436 million tonnes in the year ended March 31 2009 and is one of the largest exporters of iron ore from Goa Vedantas chairman Anil Agarwal says ldquoWe are highly delighted with this opportunity to consolidate our iron ore business The integration of Sesa and VS Dempos operations will achieve great synergyrdquo
(Source Asia Miner Aug09)
7 Mercury Pollution
Coal-fired power plants emit trace amounts of mercury Some of this airborne mercury ends up in lakes and rivers ndash and accumulates there long term Fish at the top of the food chain can accumulate damaging amounts of mercury because they eat smaller fish who have eaten smaller fish and the amount of mercury in their bodies can build up to toxic levels over time Mercury also makes its way into every aquatic ecosystem through the hydrologic cycle USGS published a study that examined mercury in top-predator fish bed sediment and water from streams across the United States There were many mercury mines in Oregon in the early 1900s The miners dug up the ore heated it and then cooled the vapors to condense the liquid mercury Now a century later some sites in the Ochoco National Forest and on private lands remain contaminated from these activities
(Source geologycom)
8 Northern Indias Water Supply Depletion by Human Activity
A satellite monitoring detecting areas of ground water depletion observed that much of northern India is dependent upon a reliable supply of groundwater for public use and irrigation In this study groundwater levels were monitored by processing gravity data collected by a NASA satellite over a six-year period Maps of the data revealed significant groundwater level declines in the northern Indian states of Rajasthan Punjab and Haryana In these areas rapid population growth economic development and groundwater-based irrigation are placing increasing demands on water supplies The accelerating rate of water use is unsustainable and could lead to a collapse in the agricultural system
(Source Publication from an August 2009 press release by NASA geologycom)
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30
9 Muscular swimmer was one of last dinosaurs
Recently discovered duck-billed hadrosaur thrived on many continents One of the last non-avian dinosaurs on Earth was a muscular swimming duck-bi l led species that paleontologists recently discovered in Spain according to a new study that has been accepted for publication in the journal Comptes Rendus Palevol Co-author Jose Ignacio Canudo told Discovery News that the hadrosaur Arenysaurus ardevoli meaning sand dinosaur lived just a few thousand years before the KT boundary This was the event 655 million years ago that wiped out all of the worlds dinosaurs save for a group of carnivorous dinosaurs that evolved into birds
(Source geologycom News)
10 Coal mine owners need 26 in venture
June 27 2009 Steel cement or power companies that sit on captive coal mines will have to own a minimum 26 percent equity in their mining ventures according to the new guidelines approved by the government for mining of coal from captive blocks The government currently allows 100 percent foreign direct investment (FDI) in exploration or mining of coal and lignite for captive consumption of iron steel and cement producers While this policy would remain unchanged the captive block owners will have to maintain beneficial ownership in their mining operations According to the proposed changes the approved end user company (engaged in making cement steel or power) will have to maintain at least a 26 percent equity ownership in an associated coal company subsidiary) formed for supplying coal on an exclusive basis to it The captive coal block owner will have to maintain 51 percent equity in the subsidiary coal company in case the mining company does not have an exclusive coal supply arrangement with the
parent In case a coal block is jointly owned equity participation in the joint venture company shall be made directly by owners and not through their subsidiary The proposed regulations have specified that in case the company to whom the captive block has been awarded is also a holding company it would have to maintain at least 51 percent equity in its subsidiary company engaged in approved end uses (making cement steel or power) It would however need to have just 26 percent equity in the second subsidiary company engaged in coal mining provided the entire output is supplied exclusively to the holding company Independent coal and lignite mining companies could also be allocated captive blocks on the condition that they enter into firm supply contracts for coal at the application stage itself according to the proposed guidelines Such companies would not be allowed to enter into fresh agreements with new end-use companies subsequent to award of the coal block
(Source The Economic Times)
11 Private investment in coal sector
June 17 2009 The coal sector is set to open to private investment
We are not averse to open commercial coal mining to private sector players However a decision will be taken after building consensus over the reform proposal said minister of state for coal (independent charge) Sriprakash Jaiswal At present the government has monopoly over coal mining through state-run companies such as Coal India Ltd
(Source The Economic Times)
12 India Seeks to Invest in Australian Coal
SYDNEY -- Indias coal minister and the chairman of the countrys biggest coal miner said Thursday that India is considering
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
31
securing coal properties in Australia to plug projected gaps in the nations supply of coal The comments indicate that the current wave of foreign investment in Australias natural resources wont be limited to China Australia is known to be a country with high quality thermal coal and metallurgical coal properties India Minister of State for Coal Sriprakash Jaiswal told reporters India considers Australia as an important destination to look for coal properties he said As one of the worlds fastest growing economies India currently has to import coal because it doesnt produce enough to meet increasing demand Australias massive coal resource has become the subject of a flurry of international deal activity with Chinas Yanzhou Coal Mining Co Ltd having already
launched a A$354 billion takeover offer for Australian coal miner Felix Resources Ltd Taking equity stakes in existing companies and in return having a coal supply agreement for a certain quantity of coal could be one format Mr Bhattacharya said The other format could be joining in mining so the expansion programs of the existing companies or taking absolutely greenfield properties and going ahead on doing mining Mr Bhattacharya said the company which is also investigating investment opportunities in the US Indonesia and South Africa could easily pay $1 billion to $15 billion on investments and would consider spending more
(SourceWall Street JournalSeptember 032009)
HEALTH TITBIT
Hot tea hot coffee increases risk of cancer
Tea has been touted for its potential health benefits for millennia but new research shows if you drink it too hot you may end up increasing your risk for esophageal cancer
A new study published in the British Medical Journal has revealed that drinking steaming hot tea is actually linked with an eight-fold increased risk of cancer of the food tube or the oesophagus According to lead researcher Reza Malekzadeh of the Tehran University of Medical Sciences in Iran ldquoInforming the population about the hazards of drinking hot tea may be helpful in reducing the incidence of oesophageal cancerrdquo To be specific people who drank their tea less than two minutes after it was it four or more minutes after pouring
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
33
NOVEMBER 2009
10-13 NINTH INTERNATIONAL MINE VENTILATION CONGRESS at New Delhi India Hotel Crown Plaza Contact Department of Mining Engineering Indian School of Mines University Dhanbad ndash 826 004 Prof D C Panigrahi Convenor amp head Deptt email-
th15 November Sunday International Symposium ldquoEmerging Challenges for Metals and Materials Engineering amp Technologyrdquo and Metals Minerals Manufacturing Exp 2009 Organized by Indian Institute of Metals in association with TMS amp ASM International USA Contact TAFCON C-60 Nizamuddin East New Delhi ndash 110 013 India Ph- 91 ndash 11 ndash 46198000 24352141 Email ndash
Pankaj 09810038063
th16-19 November 2009 MPES 2009 ndash 18 International Symposium on Mine Planning amp Equipment Selections at Banff Alberta Canada For further details Contact Dr Raj K Singhal PO Box 68002 Crow Foot Postal Outlet 28 Crowfoot Terrdce NW Calgery Alberta T3G 1YO Canada Fax ndash 403-241 ndash 9460 email ndash singhal shawca website httpwwwmpes-cami-swempcom
10 - 13 November 2009 the 34th Indonesian Geophysicist Conferences at Jogjakarta Indonesia Conferences on Earth Sciences held by Indonesian Geophysicist Association 2009 Organized by Indonesian Geophysicists A s s o c i a t i o n ( H A G I ) Deadline for abstractsproposals 15 July 2009 W e b s i t e
dc_panigrahiyahoocoinwww9thimvcorg
metallurgytafconcom wwwmetals2009in
h t t p p i t 3 4 h a g i w e b i d
Upcoming Events
C o n t a c t n a m e W i w i t S u r y a n t o Check the for latest details
17 - 18 November 2009 Mining the Isa Mount Isa Queensland Australia Mining the Isa 2009 will not only features presentations from all the key established mining companies in the Mount Isa region but also unique sessions dealing with the other essential aspects essential for successful operation in the area Organized by IIR Conferences Deadline for abstractsproposals Not available Website lt gt Contact name James Stackhouse
Check the for latest details
DECEMBER 2009
4-6 Twenty-first National Convention of Mining Engineers on Technological Advancement in Mining Industry Udaipur Contact The Honorary Secretary IEI Udaipur Local Centre 128 Hiran Magri Sector 11 Opp Central Excise Udaipur 313002 P h 0 2 9 4 - 2 5 8 3 7 0 2 e - m a i l ndash
W e b
10-13 2009 Twenty fourth Indian Engineering Congress at Mangalore Theme ldquoNat ional Growth and Secur i ty ndash Technological Challengesrdquo organised by The Institute of Engineers (India) Mangalore Local
thCenter Contact The organizing Secretary 24 Indian Engineering Congress The Institute of Engineers (India) Mangalore Center NITK Surathkal Mangalore 575 025 Karnatak Ph (0824) 247400 Extn 3759 (O) e-mail lt gt
event website
httpwwwiircomauisa
event website
i n s t i _ o f _ e n g y a h o o c o i nwwwieiudrorg
i e i c o n g r e s s n i t k a c i nltieicongressnitkgmailcomgt
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26-27 All India Seminar on ldquoSatellite Communication and Remote Sensing Technologies for Social Developmentrdquo at Jaipur Contact The Honorary Secretary IEI Rajasthan State Centre Gandhi Nagar Tonk road Jaipur ndash 302 015 Ph ndash (0141) 27063272700413 e-mail ndash
JANUARY 2010
11 - 13 January 2010 CERIE2010 Sylhet Bangladesh Organized by Shahjalal University of Science amp Technology Deadline for bstractsproposals 15 September 2009 W e b s i t e lt gtContact name Dr Mohammad Iqbal
Check the for latest details
FEBRUARY 2010
th4-7 6 International Dyke Conference Contact Prof Rajesh K Srivastava Deptt of Geology BHU IT Varanasi 221 005
4 - 5 February 2010 Conference on ldquoProcessing of Industrial Minerals 2010rdquo at Istanbul Turkey Website
Contact name Dr Barry WillsAlthough there are many
rscieirscorgwwwieirscorg
httpwwwsust edu~cerie2010
event website
httpwwwmin-ngcompim10indexhtml
operations worldwide treating a wide range of industrial minerals processing problems are often similar The aim of this conference is therefore to bring together operators and scientists below one roof Organized by MEI
MARCH 2010
March 9 2010 8th Annual Investing in African Mining Seminar in Toronto In addition to our seminar we offer mining c o m p a n i e s s e r v i c e p r o v i d e r s a n d governments shared booth space at the PDAC trade show and participation in the Canada-South Africa Chamber of Business 11th A n n u a l M i n i n g B r e a k f a s tDownload the
for details
AUGUST 2012
2 - 10 August 2012 34th International Geological Congress a t Brisbane Q u e e n s l a n d A u s t r a l i a W e b s i t e
Contact name Liz Cuffe Under the theme ldquoUnearthing our Past and Futurerdquo the IGC will showcase the Oceania regions geoscience strengths innovations and natural wonders through an exciting range of pre and post Congress field trips Organized by Australian Geoscience Council
Toronto 2010 Participation Packages Brochure
httpwww34igcorg
1 Three sentences for getting success ndash a Know more than othersb Work more than othersc Expect less than others
- William Shakespeare
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
22
Contined from Last issue mdash
POSSIBLE MARKETS FOR INDIAN ORES
Japan is the most obvious market for Indiarsquos high-grade hematites but if this outlet is to be developed India will require some freight advantage in order to compete with the ore from Johore which is almost as good as the best-grade Indian ore It is conveniently situated for export and is considerably nearer to Japan than is India The Borneo and Philippine ores are also favourably situated for the Japanese market but they would require nodulising before export and even then would be of lower iron content than Indian ores and also more aluminous
As regards exporting ore from India to Europe if high-class coking coals are later on imported from the United Kingdom to assist in smelting Indiarsquos ore the return freight might well be partly made up of Indian iron-ore but it is more likely to be Indian pig-iron (which is probably the cheapest pig in the world) or Indian s tee l In a recent personal communication Mr C P Perin wrote
lsquoFrom my general knowledge of the worldrsquos iron-ore resources I feel very strongly that in years to come the exports of steel from India will be as important as he present exports of jutersquo
It seems to me doubtful if we shall import much high-grade coal or coke from Europe for use in smelting iron-ore for a very long time to come The Indian ores are very high in iron and often contain about as much alumina as silica The high ash of the Indian coke provides a good deal of the slag of the blast-furnace and tends to raise the silicaalumina ratio of the slag If the slag volume were to be reduced
75 years Ago
much below the present practice by the introduction of low-ash coke which might not improvendashor might even worsenndashthe silicaalumina ratio of the slag it would not be possible to hold the sulphur in the slag There would be no sense in cutting the ash of the coke down if we had to add silica-rock to the furnace charge in order to obtain a suitable slag volume and analysis On that account apart from the question of cost it seems very doubtful if European high-grade coal or coke can be imported for use in Indian blast-furnaces in the near future
On reviewing the whole of the evidence I find no grounds for believing that any large export trade in Indian iron-ore is likely to develop in he next decade or so The two main possible marketsndashJapan and Western Europendashcan obtain sufficient supplies of high-grade ore for their needs from sources considerably nearer than India To some this may seem a pessimistic conclusion others may have a sentimental feeling that it is better to reserve Indiarsquos iron-ores for smelting in Indiarsquos own furnaces I have tried to come to an unprejudiced conclusion drawn from the available evidence I feel that I have assembled rather a mountain of facts and statistics for the production of a lamentably small mouse of a conclusion It would have been much more spectacular if I could have prophesied argosies carrying Indiarsquos ore to European or Japanese ports within five or six yearsrsquo time but this seems to me not possible Twenty or thirty years hence there may be a different tale to tell but by that time it is not likely that any-one will be turning back to old presidential addresses in order to find out what Mr President said in 1934
Presidential Address by Mr F G Percival PhD (London) B Sc (London) FGS
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
8
M G M I as per the tradition organized a workshop preceding AGM of the Institute on
th15 September 2009 at Park Hotel Kolkata The topic was quite contemporary entitled Indian Mining Sectors Policies and Constraints
Objective of this workshop was to bring together those who are instrumental in framing the policies and guidelines and those who follow these for exploration and exploitation of mineral including coal oil and gas It was also aimed to have interaction of learned delegates and invitees with the speakers so as to bring out highlights and lacuna of the policies and guidelines and to make them more industry friendly
The workshop was very well attended (about 100 delegates) Speakers were eminent personalities holding offices of distinction and directly concerned with the topic of the workshop
The workshop was inaugurated by Dr A K Sarkar Director (Marketing) Coal India Ltd The technical session was presided over by Sri R P Ritolia Immediate Past President and former CMD- CCL
Altogether five papers were presented which are as follows
1 National Mineral Policies and Role of G S I By Dr Balaram Chattopadhaya D D G G S I
2 Modern Coalmining Policies for enhanced proving of coal resources By Shri Ashok Kumar Singh CMD CMPDIL
3 Captive Coal Mining Policies and Constraints By Shri D N Prasad
Director ( Tech ) Ministry of Coal Government of India
4 National Mineral Policy 2008 and the Environmental Concerns for an Expanding Mining Sector By Prof S P Banerjee Former Director ndashin - Charge Indian School of Mines Dhanbad
5 Reclamation of Mined out areas In Opencast success story in Mega Projects of South Eastern Coalfield Ltd By Shri M P Dikshit CMD SECL and Shri S C Shankar SE SECL
The first paper dwelt upon various policies that the Government of India is going to adopt to gear up and making the mining sector dynamic It was pointed out during discussion that there are many more things are desirable for quick disposal of PL ML availability of maps reports etc All these matters are being seriously examined at Governmental Levels
The second paper described various methodologies and techniques to improve exploration approach for enhanced proving of coal resources These methodologies have been spelt out by the Ministry of Coal in consultation with CMPDIL Various investors who have been allotted blocks must follow these methodologies for authenticated and better results
The third paper outlined various guidelines for accomplishing the exploration of captive coal blocks for early exploitation of the resources It is admitted that there are constraints which are likely to retard the progress that is desirable The role of State and Central Government for clearing various applications need to be more realistic and less time consuming Coal Evaluation improved
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON ldquoINDIAN MINING SECTORS POLICIES AND CONSTRAINTSrdquo
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
9
co-ordination with nodal officers of state level land acquisition environmental and forestry clearance etc are certain areas of concern
The fourth paper outlined various stipulations for environmental safeguard in the mining sectors by the Government based on recommendation of committees formed The paper pointed out necessity of streamlining forestry clearance and highlighted much improved environment management practices in the mining sectors Prof Banerjee also praised role of National Mineral Policy 2008 for its positive approach to boost mining sectors
The fifth paper was on reclamation of mined out areas and described how best reclamation can be implemented with proper approach and plan The speakers cited some examples of reclamation done successfully in the jurisdiction of SECL
Each presentation was followed by interaction with the delegates which made the workshop purposeful and interesting
A K Moitra(Convenor)
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
NB Send your e-mails on ldquoTalk Backrdquo to the Editor Please include your full name address amp telephone no not necessarily for Publication MGMI News Letter reserve the right to edit the letters for publication and reproduce then (in whole or past) in any of its print
more than seven and half years are needed for the same in India ie more than five times but let us not forget that we have to face problems of a large population which is more than five times of that of Australia but that just not justify us to spend more than three years to approve a project MGMI should move the appropriate authorities to ensure early approval or rejection of any mineral based project and
if required we may offer our expertise for making early decision
Thanking you with warm regards
Yours very sincerely
Dr Samir Dasgupta Life Member No 522-LM (1948-49)
( From the Editor The members may like to respond to the point raised by Dr Samir Dasgupta)
(Continued from Page No 7)
Talk Back
10
ndThe 52 Holland Memorial Lecture was held thon 15 September 2009 at the Park Hotel The
memorial lecture was given by Shri S J Sibal
Director General Mines Safety Dhanbad The
subject of his lecture was on ldquoChallenges of
Miens Safety ndash a Perspective for Change
Managementrdquo
In introduction he mentioned that safety at
work is still a serious problem and we are still
paying heavily for accidents both in terms of
human suffering and economic waste Hence
the endeavor to bring down the hazards by all
available means to an acceptable level must
continue to reduce the sufferings and agony of
human beings
In the lecture he also spoke on History of
human civilization and mine safety ndash the past
Absorption of safety laws into work practices
the Present Growth of mining activities and
technological advancements ndash the Future
Opencast Coal Mining UG Coal Mining
Mining Accidents Reasons why the
implementation of the procedure is not
sustained He has also mentioned some
ndHighlights of 52 Holland Memorial Lecture
probable answers ndash may be these procedures
are not adequate safe and built into the
mechanism of mineral production
lRequirement of additional resources for compliance of safety laws
lSafety motivation lAcceptance of non-compliance etc
Why we loose sight of human face of accident
he added He also put forwarded a question
that the concept of self regulation ndash is it the
solution
He has given some of his thoughts
observations suggestions etc and in
conclusion he said making change has always
been fascinating and exciting though it is a
tough and delicate activity for any
organization However Managing Change is
now not a matter of choice it becomes an
essential activity given the emerging future
challenges in the mining sector
The Lecture was attended by a sizeable
number of members and guests
If you win you need not explain hellip But if you lose you should not be there to explain
ndash Adolph Hitler
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
32
ldquoWHAT lies before us and what lies behind us is nothing compared to what lies within usrdquo Truly these jolting words of Emerson gives us the flashback of what Socrates promulgated centuries ago ldquoknow thyselfrdquo
The problem with us today is that we know very less of ourselves and thus we indulge in emulating and imitating others If one is not clear as to what exactly one wants he will start wanting what others want resulting in a ldquorat racerdquo And the repercussion of rat race is that even if you win the race you still remain a rat The multiplicity of platforms and the craze to be popular in next to no time is the trend which is the portent of a weak future generation This hurry burry will make the future dreams shattered we will have no leaders to dream in the days to come but there will remain a good chunk of puppets in few domineering hands Too many people are dreaming of some magical rose garden on the horizon rather than enjoying the one growing in their backyards Lets discover the untapped potential within us and stop following the crowd and give a second thought to our endeavours Life doesnt always give us what we ask for but it always gives us what we need Aldous Huxley always reminds me of the golden exhortation ie there is only one corner of the world you can be certain of improving and that is your own self
Yes nothing can defeat us unless we defeat ourselves Even Shakespeare in Julius Caesar points ldquoThe fault dear Brutus is not in our
SHORT ARTICLE
By VIVIAN WILSON LOBO
stars but in ourselves that we are underlingsrdquo Therefore our main task in life is to give birth to ourselves to become what we potentially are Opportunities are everywhere waiting to be discovered we have to only seek it as the saying goes a wise man makes more opportunities than he finds The journey of a thousand miles begins with just one step and that step lies within us as we often quote success is a marathon not a sprint never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat
Success cannot be granted it must be earned and for earning it we will have catwalks than cakewalks Therefore what is required today is serenity and patience to rivet ones attention on success Panic and anxiety will only bring failures along Perseverance is not a long race it is many short races one after another Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm Peace is the key with which we can focus aim and win As we sail through life let us not avoid storms and rough waters just let them pass and sail on Because a successful person is like being a goalkeeper no matter how many goals you save people will remember only the ones you missed Act as if failure is impossible Lets not be the slaves of our bitter past Lets not be the slaves of our bitter past Lets be the masters of our future Carl Jung writes ldquoYour vision will become clear only when you can look into your heart
(Reprint from a publication in Hitawada dated June 10 2009)
Peace be with you
Believing everybody is dangerous believing nobody is very dangerous ndash Abraham Lincoln
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for Life Members and 02 Members
70 To elect the President of the Institute for the year 2009 ndash 2010
The name of Shri N C Jha Director (Technical) CIL and present President was proposed by Shri R K Saha Vice President and was re - elected unanimously as President of the Institute for 2009-10
80 To elect the Honorary Secretary of the Institute for the year 2009 ndash 2011
The name of Dr Debasish Sarkar General Manager NEC CIL was proposed by Shri R P Ritolia Past President and was elected unanimously as Honorary Secretary of the Institute for 2009-2011
The Council expressed their sincere thanks to Prof S C Ray Hony Secretary and appreciated for his sincere works and contribution to the Institute during his tenure as Honorary Secretary
90 Any other business with the permission of the chair
i) Consultancy ndash
Prof S P Banerjee informed that a draft Policy was circulated to all the Council Members for their suggestion He said that some suggestions have been received and some more may come The Committee will meet soon with the Draft Policy alongwith the suggestions received for finalisation
ii) Presidents Golf Tournament
It was decided that the Presidents Golf Tournament will be organized either on
th12 December 2009 at Sambalpur or on st21 January 2010 at Kolkata
iii) Photo Identity card for Life Members
Prof (Dr) Subir Kr Mukhopadhyay
proposed that a photo identity card for life members of MGMI may be introduced
It was decided that MGMI will introduce the photo identity card for life members at a cost The fee for the same will be finalized soon
The meeting ended with vote of thanks to the chair at 1800 hrs
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
The Special meeting of the Council of the Institute held at MGMI Building GN-384 Sector ndash V Salt Lake Kolkata ndash 700 091 on
thSaturday the 5 September 2009 at 400 pm with Shri N C Jha President in the Chair The meeting was attended by Shri L K Bose Shri Bhaskar Chakraborti Shri J P Dasgupta Dr Amalendu Sinha and Prof S C Ray
The President extended welcome to all members of the Council and thereafter took up the agenda
The copy of the Report of Council and Audited Balance Sheet with Income amp Expenditure Accounts for the financial year 2008-09 were distributed to the members present in the meeting President requested the members present to go through the Audited Balance Sheet with Income and Expenditure Accounts for the year 2008-09 and Auditors Report to the Members
The Members considered the Auditors Report and agreed that in future we should try to implement the suggestions given by the Auditor There was lengthy discussion on the
stBalance Sheet as on 31 March 2009
The Members considered and recommended the same to the General Body for adoption
The meeting was ended with Vote of thanks to the Chair at 1800 hrs
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
23
Dr Kaushik Dey MMGI is now Assistant Professor Department of Mining EngineeringIndian School of Mines UniversityDhanbad 826 004
Shri SV Ram Mohanm MMGI is now Dy CMESAM Chhattarpur Sub Area Patherkhera Area WCL ATPO Shbhapur Colony Type IV Qr No 20 Pathakhera 460 449 Dist Betul MP
Shri Tushar Kant Mishra MMGI is now Materials Management Division Coal India
rdLtd Coal Bhawan Annexe 3 Floor 10 NS Road Kolkata 700 001
Shri Deepak Pandey MMGI is now Sub Area Manager Bunglow D-1 Chankapur Officers Colony PO Silewara Colliery WCL Dist Nagpur MS
Shri Sunit Kumar Banerjee MMGI is now Manager(Projects) Gugro Geotech Pvt Ltd Plot No51 Sector ndash6 Sanpada Navi Mumbai 400 705
Prof DD Mishra MMGI is now at 4 Arya Bhumi PO Potia Bhubaneshwar 751 031Orissa
News About Members
Shri BP Sinha MMGI is now Controller of Mines Indian Bureau of mines 29 Industrial suburbs II Stage Tumkur Road Gorguntapalayam Yashwantpuram Bangalore 560 022
Prof Arvind Kumar Mishra MMGI is now Associate Professor Department of Mining Engineering Indian School of Mines university Dhanbad 826 004 Jharkahand
Shri AK Jain MMGI is now Dy HCG Co Office of the CGM NEC CIL PO Margherita Dist Tinsukia Assam 786 181
Shri Pallab Kumar Banerjee Life Member of MGMI is now at 1 Atlantic Place Manukau City Auckland ndash 2105 New Zealand
Shri Satyesha Simha MMGI is now Dy GM(Sales) BEML Ltd Marketing HQ
thUnity Buildings 5 Floor JC Road Bangalore 560 002
Shri Sunil Kumar Singh MMGI is now Project Officer Kuju-Pundi Project PO Kuju Colliery Dist Ramgarh Jharkhand ndash 825 316
In a day when you dont come across any problem you can be sure that you are travelling in a wrong path
- Swami Vevekananda
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
24
New Members
As Life Member
1 Shri C V VENKATESWARLU BE (Electrical) M Tech (Mining Machinery) PG ndash DipDy Chief Engineer (EampM) WCL Flat No F-2 Shakti Apartments Plot No 19A Hill Road Gandhi Nagar Nagpur ndash 440010
2 Shri Utpal Kumar Dey B Sc Engg M Tech Ph D (Mining Engineering) Professor B I T Sindri Head Deptt Of Mining Engineer PO Sindri Institute Dist Dhanbad Jharkhand ndash 828123
3 Shri Girijesh Kumar B Sc Geology M Sc Geology Ph D Geology Professor B I T Sindri Head Department of Geology PO Sindri Institute Dist Dhanbad Jharkhand ndash 828123
4 Shri Pramod Kumar Singh M Sc Geology Ph D Geology Lecturer BIT Sindri Department of Geology B I T Sindri Dhanbad Jharkhand
5 Shri Baidya Nath Roy B Sc Engg M Sc Engg (Metallurgical) Lecturer BIT Sindri Metallurgical Engineering Deptt PO Sindri Institute Dist Dhanbad Jharkhand ndash 828123
6 Shri Abhai Pratap Singh B Sc(Mining) Chief General Manager (Production)D-2F-2 Govinda Gourkhede Compl Seminary Hills Nagpur ndash 440006
7 Shri Ranendra Chouksey B E (Mining) Superintendent of Mines WCL C-43 Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440001
8 Shri Om Prakash Verma B Sc Superintendent (Survey) 4 M B Town Bandhunagar Jhingabai Takli Koradi Road Nagpur ndash 440030
9 Shri Mahendra Kumar Gupta Dip in Mech Engg AMIE Dy Chief Engineer (Excv) WCL A-206 Triveni Apartments KT Nagar Katol Road Nagpur ndash 440013
10 Shri Akhilesh Pandey Diploma (Mining) Chief Mining Engineer (Prod) WCL CME
th(OC) 5 floor Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur -440001
11 Shri Kaushal Kishore Sharan B Sc (Hons) Mining Engineer Director Technical (Retd) WCL 301A Sri Manohar Apartment Clark Town Nagpur ndash 440004
12 Shri Mahendra Kumar Gupta Dip in Mech Engg AMIE Dy Chief Engineer (Excv) WCL A-206 Triveni Apartments KT Nagar Katol Road Nagpur ndash 440013
13 Shri Ashok Kumar Singh B Sc (Part ndash I) Superintendent (Survey) WCL Duplex No 54 M B Town Koradi Road Zinga Bai Takli Nagpur ndash 440030
14 Shri Amitabh Singh Engg amp Management Dy CME WCLQr No D5 Rescue Station Colony Indora Complex WCL Near Power Grid PO Uppalwadi Nagpur ndash 440026 (MS)
15 Shri Basant Agnihotri B E (Mech) SE (Excavation) WCL B- 202 Radha Palace Dhantoli Abyankar Road Nagpur ndash 440012 (MS)
16 Shri Sushanta Banerjee L Mining EnggMBA Chief Mining Engineer WCL Production Department WCL (Hq) Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440001
17 Shri Achuth Vinay Anand Diploma in Mining amp Mine Surveying Partner Director Technical Explotechnique
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
25
st th1643 1 Floor Shanthala Plaza 14 thCross 8 Main Malleshwaram Bangalore
ndash 560003
18 Shri Ranjan Kumar Sinha B Tech (H) Mining Controller of Mines Indian Bureau of Mines CPWD Qr No 33 Type ndash V Seminary Hills Nagpur ndash 440006
19 Shri Ranjan Sahai B Tech (H) Mining Chief Controller of Mines Indian Bureau of Mines Type ndashV Flat ndash 6 CPWD Colony Seminary Hills Nagpur ndash 440006
20 Shri Tirth Nath Jha B Tech (Mining) PGDISM M Tech (Ind amp Engg Mgmt) General Manager WCL WCL Kanhan Area PO Dungaria- 480553 Dist Chhindwara (MP)
21 Shri GEDI Vijaybhaskar Reddy Dip in Mining Superintendent of Mines WCL 48 Swamy Colony Phase ndash 8 Near Aakar Nagar PO Gittikadan Nagpur ndash 13
22 Shri V K Gupta B Tech (Mining) Chief Mining Engineer WCL D-17 Koyla Vihar Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash (MS)-440001
23 Shri Anjan Chatterjee B Sc (Engineering) MBA Superintending Engineer (Env) WCL Environment
thDeptt 9 Floor Coal Estate Civil LinesNagpur ndash 440001 MS
24 Shri Ajay Kumar Pandey B Tech (Mining) Dy General Manager (Mining) Pandey Muhalla ASGirls School Road Hirapur PO amp Dist Dhanbad -826001
25 Shri Kinnera Raja Sekhar BE(Mining)MBA(Marketing) Superintendent of Mines WCL Flat No 203 Udhav Appartment Opp Powergrid Angulimal NagarPO Uppalwadi Nagpur 400 026 (MS)
26 Shri Sudhakar Rao Sreeram Degree in Mining FCC Superintendent of Mines WCL C-11 Walni colony Th Saoner Dist Nagpur 441 504
27 Shri Haridas Krishna Ghanvat MSc(Env) Superintending Engg(Env) WCL 7172 Ujwal Nilayam B-302 Khamla Road Malviya Nagar Khamla Nagpur 440 025 MS
28 Shri Balakishan Chandora BE(Mining) Chief Mining Engineer WCL D-114 Koyla Vihar Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur 442 001
29 Shri Asok Chandra Ray BE(Civil) Grad ndash IE PGDBM(Fin) OSD(ENV)WCL F-201 Ashirwad Apartment Mankapur Behind Safeway Motors Lumbini Nagar Nagpur 440 030
30 Shri Kaushik Chakraborty BTech(Min) MTech(Mine Planning)Dy Chief Mining Engineer WCL Flat ndash 102 Naniks Ashtavinayak Prerna Opp Power Grid Colony Nari Ring Road PO Uppalwadi Nagpur 440 026
31 Shri KS Narayana Dip in Mining Engineer Chief Mining Engineer WCL D-210 Koyala Vihar Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur 440 001
32 Shri Anupam Nandi BTech(Min) Dy Controller of Mines amp Officer in charge Indian Bureau of Mines 318B Road No 3 Ashok Nagar Ranchi 834 002 Jharkhand
33 Shri Debasis Biswas BE(Mining) Chief Mining EngineerWCL Flat No 607 Building A-1 Forest Deptt Co-operative Housing Society Seminary Hills Nagpur
34 Shri Subhash Ramkrishna Bhandare BE(Hons)(Mining) Supdt Of Mines WCL A-9S-4 Govinda Gourkhede
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
26
Complex Seminary Hills Hajaripahad Road Nagpur 440 006
35 Shri Satish R Gabale BE(Mining) Supdt of Mines WCL Flat No B101 Ganesh Gavri Apptt Near Sawarkar Square Nagpur -400 015
36 Shri Dipankar Mukherjee BE(Mining) supdt of Mines WCL Plot-28 Friends Colony PO Katol Road Nagpur 440 013
37 Shri Pradeep Deshmukh BE(Mining) Supdt of Mines WCL 16 Shamane Layout Near Gajanan Temple Trimurti Nagar Nagpur 440 022
38 Shri Partha Pratim Adhikary Btech(Hons)(Mining Engg) WCLD-8 Indora Housing Complex WCL Colony(Near Power Grid) Nagpur(MS)
39 Shri Somyajit Mukherjee MTech(Appl Geol) PhD(Geol) Sr Lecturer IIT Bombay Deptt Earth Sciences IIT Bombay Powai Mumbai 400 076 MS
As Member
1 Shri Satyendra Parasanath Pandey Dip in Mining IInd class Certi FCC Dy Chief Mining Engineer WCL D19 WCL Rescue Colony Kalpana Nagar PO Uppalwadi Nagpur ndash 440026
2 Shri Prashant Kumar Singh B E Mining Superintendent of Mines WCL 36 M B Town PO Zingabai Takli Koradi Road Nagpur ndash 440030
3 Shri Vivek Kumar Sharma M Tech (Applied Geology) Dy Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC
thLtd4 floor Khanij Bhawan 10-3-311A Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad
4 Shri Subrata Chatterjee B E (Mech) MBA Business Development Manager 4 Dr Satyananda Roy Road Kolkata ndash 700029
5 Md Nasim Ansari M Tech (Applied Geology) Dy Manager (Geology) Laxmivasi Tower Flat No 205 Attapur Tejaswari NagarHyderbad
6 Shri Rajesh Kumar Sharma M Sc (Earth Science) B Sc (Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad - 500 028
7 Dr Nilay Sharma Ph D Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad - 500 028
8 Shri Amit Kumar Saw M Sc Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad - 500 173(AP)
9 Shri Sanjay Kumar Choudhary M Sc (Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad - 500 028
10 Shri Chandra Bhushan Verma M Tech (Applied Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC
thLtd4 floor10-3-31 Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad - 500 173
11 Shri Buddha Priya Mahudwale B E st(Mining) PG Dip 1 Class Certificate
holder Manager (Mining) Resource thPlanning deptt 4 Floor NMDC Ltd
Khanij Bhavan Masab Tank 10-3-311A Hyderbad ndash 500173
12 Shri Basant Rath M Sc (Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) NMDC R amp D Centre Habsiguda Uppal Road Hyderabad
13 Shri Jaykumar Jagdish Singh Dip Mining Graduate DMM Asstt Survey Officer WCL Production Department WCL (Hq) Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440001
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
27
14 Shri Parag Madhukarrao Tadlimbekar BSc MSc (Geo) B Ed Sr Technical Assistant (Geology) Indian Bureau of Mines Technical Secretary Section IBM
ndIndira Bhawan 2 floor D-Block Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440102 MS
15 Shri NK Dhawan BSc(H)(Mining Engg) General Manager NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad 500 173
16 Dr DN Subramanyam MScPhD Asstt Manager(Geo) NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad 500 173
As Donor Member
1 Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research Barwa Road Dhanbad ndash 826015
Jharkhand
HEALTH TITBIT
Going on fruits as snacks
Fruits have skins and are actually like naturersquos ready-packed snacks The juice and the flavour is all held in tightly until you are ready and with most fruits after washing even the skin can be eaten A red apple has different health giving qualities from a green apple too There are many salad combinations which are worth trying Iceberg lettuce and a tomato is better than nothing but try to use the deeper green or red lettuce dark-green water-cress two or three grated brussel sprouts or some finely cut spring cabbage Dark-green leaves should form the basis then build with a selection of other colours carrots peppers radishes and others It can be differently beautiful every time but big
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
28
News Update
1 Arrow works with ONGC on CBM
Arrow Energy has signed an agreement with Indian Govt-owned ONGC Limited to cooperate in Coal Bed Methane (CBM) exploration and development The focus of the memorandum of Understanding is potential cooperation on existing ONGC blocks from previous CBM licence rounds in India together with possible cooperation in certain Australian acreage The companies are now formulating specific commercial agreement on defined CBM assets
(Source Asia Miner)
2 Thriveni ventures overseas for coal
After years of involvement with the Indian mining industry Thriveni Earthmovers expects to begin exporting coal this year from its coal project at Jumbi in Indonesia The company obtained the Jumbi project in 2008 as its first overseas coal venture and has been ramping up towards commercial production this year The primary aim of the project is to be reliable source of coal to overseas companies who rely on coal as the critical material for their operations Thriveni provides low cost turnkey mining solution that facilitates development on a major scale
(Source Asia Miner)
3 ECL to raise underground coal production output to 12 mt
Eastern Coalfields Ltd proposes to enhance its underground coal production from 85 million tonne (mt) to 12 mt in the next two years through infusion of mass production technologies Accordingly the company recently awarded two contracts worth Rs 100 crore to Joy Engineering of UK for supply of
continuous mining equipment and operation and maintenance of the same on riskgain basis The tenders for more continuous miners and long-wall mining equipments worth Rs 350 crore approximately will be invited soon
(Source Infrastructure Today July 2009)
4 Indias first coal gasification project to take off
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) is getting ready to start the gas production at Indias first Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) project on pilot basis This project is to be carried out at Vastan lignite block near Surat in Gujarat It is estimated that the field will produce about 55 lakh cu m of synthetic gas per day by 2010 end After this project is successful ONGC aims to begin with the commercial production by producing about 2 billion cu m of the synthetic gas per annum from this field by 2013-14 This will require an investment of about Rs1000-2000 crore and the field has enough reserves to last for about 30-40 years Along with the Vastan block ONGC is also plans to set up a UCG project at Bhavnagar in Gujarat and Rajasthan
(Source Infrastructure Today Sept09)
5 Bhutan Minerals Exploration
August 2009 - Oil in the Bangtar area under Samdrupjongkhar dzongkhag copper gold and silver in the black mountain area of central Bhutan and tungsten in Sarpang are the potential minerals an American businessman J Matthew Fifield has offered to prospect for and if found viable then extract them He has also proposed that he be given mineral exploration rights for the whole of Bhutan after which he would get a group of American investors to invest in Bhutans mining sector in
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
29
a big way J Matthew Fifield is a managing director in an international mining company Clien and also sits on the boards of other international energy companies The department of geology and mines (DGM) under the ministry of economic affairs and Druk holdings investment (DHI) have so far expressed interest in the proposal and are in the process of studying it ldquoJ Matthew Fifield approached us through DHI around five months ago saying that he was interested in the mineral exploration and extraction and so we provided him with all past mineral exploration reports and geological data on Bhutanrdquo said DGMs chief geologist and acting director general
(Source geologycom)
6 India - Vedanta Acquires Goa Assets
SESA GOA Limited a majority-owned subsidiary of Vedanta Resources has purchased the Goa iron ore assets of the Dempo Group for Rs 1750 crores (US$368 million) The assets include mining leases rights and related infrastructure in Goa Funding the transaction out of its existing cash resources Sesa acquired VS Dempo and Co which holds 100 of Dempo Mining Corporation and 50 of Goa Maritime VS Dempo owns or has the rights to mineable reserves and resources estimated at 70 million tonnes of iron ore in Goa Its Goa mining assets also includes processing plants barges jetties trans-shippers and loading capacities at Mormugoa port It produced 394 million tonnes of iron ore and sold 436 million tonnes in the year ended March 31 2009 and is one of the largest exporters of iron ore from Goa Vedantas chairman Anil Agarwal says ldquoWe are highly delighted with this opportunity to consolidate our iron ore business The integration of Sesa and VS Dempos operations will achieve great synergyrdquo
(Source Asia Miner Aug09)
7 Mercury Pollution
Coal-fired power plants emit trace amounts of mercury Some of this airborne mercury ends up in lakes and rivers ndash and accumulates there long term Fish at the top of the food chain can accumulate damaging amounts of mercury because they eat smaller fish who have eaten smaller fish and the amount of mercury in their bodies can build up to toxic levels over time Mercury also makes its way into every aquatic ecosystem through the hydrologic cycle USGS published a study that examined mercury in top-predator fish bed sediment and water from streams across the United States There were many mercury mines in Oregon in the early 1900s The miners dug up the ore heated it and then cooled the vapors to condense the liquid mercury Now a century later some sites in the Ochoco National Forest and on private lands remain contaminated from these activities
(Source geologycom)
8 Northern Indias Water Supply Depletion by Human Activity
A satellite monitoring detecting areas of ground water depletion observed that much of northern India is dependent upon a reliable supply of groundwater for public use and irrigation In this study groundwater levels were monitored by processing gravity data collected by a NASA satellite over a six-year period Maps of the data revealed significant groundwater level declines in the northern Indian states of Rajasthan Punjab and Haryana In these areas rapid population growth economic development and groundwater-based irrigation are placing increasing demands on water supplies The accelerating rate of water use is unsustainable and could lead to a collapse in the agricultural system
(Source Publication from an August 2009 press release by NASA geologycom)
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30
9 Muscular swimmer was one of last dinosaurs
Recently discovered duck-billed hadrosaur thrived on many continents One of the last non-avian dinosaurs on Earth was a muscular swimming duck-bi l led species that paleontologists recently discovered in Spain according to a new study that has been accepted for publication in the journal Comptes Rendus Palevol Co-author Jose Ignacio Canudo told Discovery News that the hadrosaur Arenysaurus ardevoli meaning sand dinosaur lived just a few thousand years before the KT boundary This was the event 655 million years ago that wiped out all of the worlds dinosaurs save for a group of carnivorous dinosaurs that evolved into birds
(Source geologycom News)
10 Coal mine owners need 26 in venture
June 27 2009 Steel cement or power companies that sit on captive coal mines will have to own a minimum 26 percent equity in their mining ventures according to the new guidelines approved by the government for mining of coal from captive blocks The government currently allows 100 percent foreign direct investment (FDI) in exploration or mining of coal and lignite for captive consumption of iron steel and cement producers While this policy would remain unchanged the captive block owners will have to maintain beneficial ownership in their mining operations According to the proposed changes the approved end user company (engaged in making cement steel or power) will have to maintain at least a 26 percent equity ownership in an associated coal company subsidiary) formed for supplying coal on an exclusive basis to it The captive coal block owner will have to maintain 51 percent equity in the subsidiary coal company in case the mining company does not have an exclusive coal supply arrangement with the
parent In case a coal block is jointly owned equity participation in the joint venture company shall be made directly by owners and not through their subsidiary The proposed regulations have specified that in case the company to whom the captive block has been awarded is also a holding company it would have to maintain at least 51 percent equity in its subsidiary company engaged in approved end uses (making cement steel or power) It would however need to have just 26 percent equity in the second subsidiary company engaged in coal mining provided the entire output is supplied exclusively to the holding company Independent coal and lignite mining companies could also be allocated captive blocks on the condition that they enter into firm supply contracts for coal at the application stage itself according to the proposed guidelines Such companies would not be allowed to enter into fresh agreements with new end-use companies subsequent to award of the coal block
(Source The Economic Times)
11 Private investment in coal sector
June 17 2009 The coal sector is set to open to private investment
We are not averse to open commercial coal mining to private sector players However a decision will be taken after building consensus over the reform proposal said minister of state for coal (independent charge) Sriprakash Jaiswal At present the government has monopoly over coal mining through state-run companies such as Coal India Ltd
(Source The Economic Times)
12 India Seeks to Invest in Australian Coal
SYDNEY -- Indias coal minister and the chairman of the countrys biggest coal miner said Thursday that India is considering
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31
securing coal properties in Australia to plug projected gaps in the nations supply of coal The comments indicate that the current wave of foreign investment in Australias natural resources wont be limited to China Australia is known to be a country with high quality thermal coal and metallurgical coal properties India Minister of State for Coal Sriprakash Jaiswal told reporters India considers Australia as an important destination to look for coal properties he said As one of the worlds fastest growing economies India currently has to import coal because it doesnt produce enough to meet increasing demand Australias massive coal resource has become the subject of a flurry of international deal activity with Chinas Yanzhou Coal Mining Co Ltd having already
launched a A$354 billion takeover offer for Australian coal miner Felix Resources Ltd Taking equity stakes in existing companies and in return having a coal supply agreement for a certain quantity of coal could be one format Mr Bhattacharya said The other format could be joining in mining so the expansion programs of the existing companies or taking absolutely greenfield properties and going ahead on doing mining Mr Bhattacharya said the company which is also investigating investment opportunities in the US Indonesia and South Africa could easily pay $1 billion to $15 billion on investments and would consider spending more
(SourceWall Street JournalSeptember 032009)
HEALTH TITBIT
Hot tea hot coffee increases risk of cancer
Tea has been touted for its potential health benefits for millennia but new research shows if you drink it too hot you may end up increasing your risk for esophageal cancer
A new study published in the British Medical Journal has revealed that drinking steaming hot tea is actually linked with an eight-fold increased risk of cancer of the food tube or the oesophagus According to lead researcher Reza Malekzadeh of the Tehran University of Medical Sciences in Iran ldquoInforming the population about the hazards of drinking hot tea may be helpful in reducing the incidence of oesophageal cancerrdquo To be specific people who drank their tea less than two minutes after it was it four or more minutes after pouring
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
33
NOVEMBER 2009
10-13 NINTH INTERNATIONAL MINE VENTILATION CONGRESS at New Delhi India Hotel Crown Plaza Contact Department of Mining Engineering Indian School of Mines University Dhanbad ndash 826 004 Prof D C Panigrahi Convenor amp head Deptt email-
th15 November Sunday International Symposium ldquoEmerging Challenges for Metals and Materials Engineering amp Technologyrdquo and Metals Minerals Manufacturing Exp 2009 Organized by Indian Institute of Metals in association with TMS amp ASM International USA Contact TAFCON C-60 Nizamuddin East New Delhi ndash 110 013 India Ph- 91 ndash 11 ndash 46198000 24352141 Email ndash
Pankaj 09810038063
th16-19 November 2009 MPES 2009 ndash 18 International Symposium on Mine Planning amp Equipment Selections at Banff Alberta Canada For further details Contact Dr Raj K Singhal PO Box 68002 Crow Foot Postal Outlet 28 Crowfoot Terrdce NW Calgery Alberta T3G 1YO Canada Fax ndash 403-241 ndash 9460 email ndash singhal shawca website httpwwwmpes-cami-swempcom
10 - 13 November 2009 the 34th Indonesian Geophysicist Conferences at Jogjakarta Indonesia Conferences on Earth Sciences held by Indonesian Geophysicist Association 2009 Organized by Indonesian Geophysicists A s s o c i a t i o n ( H A G I ) Deadline for abstractsproposals 15 July 2009 W e b s i t e
dc_panigrahiyahoocoinwww9thimvcorg
metallurgytafconcom wwwmetals2009in
h t t p p i t 3 4 h a g i w e b i d
Upcoming Events
C o n t a c t n a m e W i w i t S u r y a n t o Check the for latest details
17 - 18 November 2009 Mining the Isa Mount Isa Queensland Australia Mining the Isa 2009 will not only features presentations from all the key established mining companies in the Mount Isa region but also unique sessions dealing with the other essential aspects essential for successful operation in the area Organized by IIR Conferences Deadline for abstractsproposals Not available Website lt gt Contact name James Stackhouse
Check the for latest details
DECEMBER 2009
4-6 Twenty-first National Convention of Mining Engineers on Technological Advancement in Mining Industry Udaipur Contact The Honorary Secretary IEI Udaipur Local Centre 128 Hiran Magri Sector 11 Opp Central Excise Udaipur 313002 P h 0 2 9 4 - 2 5 8 3 7 0 2 e - m a i l ndash
W e b
10-13 2009 Twenty fourth Indian Engineering Congress at Mangalore Theme ldquoNat ional Growth and Secur i ty ndash Technological Challengesrdquo organised by The Institute of Engineers (India) Mangalore Local
thCenter Contact The organizing Secretary 24 Indian Engineering Congress The Institute of Engineers (India) Mangalore Center NITK Surathkal Mangalore 575 025 Karnatak Ph (0824) 247400 Extn 3759 (O) e-mail lt gt
event website
httpwwwiircomauisa
event website
i n s t i _ o f _ e n g y a h o o c o i nwwwieiudrorg
i e i c o n g r e s s n i t k a c i nltieicongressnitkgmailcomgt
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34
26-27 All India Seminar on ldquoSatellite Communication and Remote Sensing Technologies for Social Developmentrdquo at Jaipur Contact The Honorary Secretary IEI Rajasthan State Centre Gandhi Nagar Tonk road Jaipur ndash 302 015 Ph ndash (0141) 27063272700413 e-mail ndash
JANUARY 2010
11 - 13 January 2010 CERIE2010 Sylhet Bangladesh Organized by Shahjalal University of Science amp Technology Deadline for bstractsproposals 15 September 2009 W e b s i t e lt gtContact name Dr Mohammad Iqbal
Check the for latest details
FEBRUARY 2010
th4-7 6 International Dyke Conference Contact Prof Rajesh K Srivastava Deptt of Geology BHU IT Varanasi 221 005
4 - 5 February 2010 Conference on ldquoProcessing of Industrial Minerals 2010rdquo at Istanbul Turkey Website
Contact name Dr Barry WillsAlthough there are many
rscieirscorgwwwieirscorg
httpwwwsust edu~cerie2010
event website
httpwwwmin-ngcompim10indexhtml
operations worldwide treating a wide range of industrial minerals processing problems are often similar The aim of this conference is therefore to bring together operators and scientists below one roof Organized by MEI
MARCH 2010
March 9 2010 8th Annual Investing in African Mining Seminar in Toronto In addition to our seminar we offer mining c o m p a n i e s s e r v i c e p r o v i d e r s a n d governments shared booth space at the PDAC trade show and participation in the Canada-South Africa Chamber of Business 11th A n n u a l M i n i n g B r e a k f a s tDownload the
for details
AUGUST 2012
2 - 10 August 2012 34th International Geological Congress a t Brisbane Q u e e n s l a n d A u s t r a l i a W e b s i t e
Contact name Liz Cuffe Under the theme ldquoUnearthing our Past and Futurerdquo the IGC will showcase the Oceania regions geoscience strengths innovations and natural wonders through an exciting range of pre and post Congress field trips Organized by Australian Geoscience Council
Toronto 2010 Participation Packages Brochure
httpwww34igcorg
1 Three sentences for getting success ndash a Know more than othersb Work more than othersc Expect less than others
- William Shakespeare
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
22
Contined from Last issue mdash
POSSIBLE MARKETS FOR INDIAN ORES
Japan is the most obvious market for Indiarsquos high-grade hematites but if this outlet is to be developed India will require some freight advantage in order to compete with the ore from Johore which is almost as good as the best-grade Indian ore It is conveniently situated for export and is considerably nearer to Japan than is India The Borneo and Philippine ores are also favourably situated for the Japanese market but they would require nodulising before export and even then would be of lower iron content than Indian ores and also more aluminous
As regards exporting ore from India to Europe if high-class coking coals are later on imported from the United Kingdom to assist in smelting Indiarsquos ore the return freight might well be partly made up of Indian iron-ore but it is more likely to be Indian pig-iron (which is probably the cheapest pig in the world) or Indian s tee l In a recent personal communication Mr C P Perin wrote
lsquoFrom my general knowledge of the worldrsquos iron-ore resources I feel very strongly that in years to come the exports of steel from India will be as important as he present exports of jutersquo
It seems to me doubtful if we shall import much high-grade coal or coke from Europe for use in smelting iron-ore for a very long time to come The Indian ores are very high in iron and often contain about as much alumina as silica The high ash of the Indian coke provides a good deal of the slag of the blast-furnace and tends to raise the silicaalumina ratio of the slag If the slag volume were to be reduced
75 years Ago
much below the present practice by the introduction of low-ash coke which might not improvendashor might even worsenndashthe silicaalumina ratio of the slag it would not be possible to hold the sulphur in the slag There would be no sense in cutting the ash of the coke down if we had to add silica-rock to the furnace charge in order to obtain a suitable slag volume and analysis On that account apart from the question of cost it seems very doubtful if European high-grade coal or coke can be imported for use in Indian blast-furnaces in the near future
On reviewing the whole of the evidence I find no grounds for believing that any large export trade in Indian iron-ore is likely to develop in he next decade or so The two main possible marketsndashJapan and Western Europendashcan obtain sufficient supplies of high-grade ore for their needs from sources considerably nearer than India To some this may seem a pessimistic conclusion others may have a sentimental feeling that it is better to reserve Indiarsquos iron-ores for smelting in Indiarsquos own furnaces I have tried to come to an unprejudiced conclusion drawn from the available evidence I feel that I have assembled rather a mountain of facts and statistics for the production of a lamentably small mouse of a conclusion It would have been much more spectacular if I could have prophesied argosies carrying Indiarsquos ore to European or Japanese ports within five or six yearsrsquo time but this seems to me not possible Twenty or thirty years hence there may be a different tale to tell but by that time it is not likely that any-one will be turning back to old presidential addresses in order to find out what Mr President said in 1934
Presidential Address by Mr F G Percival PhD (London) B Sc (London) FGS
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
8
M G M I as per the tradition organized a workshop preceding AGM of the Institute on
th15 September 2009 at Park Hotel Kolkata The topic was quite contemporary entitled Indian Mining Sectors Policies and Constraints
Objective of this workshop was to bring together those who are instrumental in framing the policies and guidelines and those who follow these for exploration and exploitation of mineral including coal oil and gas It was also aimed to have interaction of learned delegates and invitees with the speakers so as to bring out highlights and lacuna of the policies and guidelines and to make them more industry friendly
The workshop was very well attended (about 100 delegates) Speakers were eminent personalities holding offices of distinction and directly concerned with the topic of the workshop
The workshop was inaugurated by Dr A K Sarkar Director (Marketing) Coal India Ltd The technical session was presided over by Sri R P Ritolia Immediate Past President and former CMD- CCL
Altogether five papers were presented which are as follows
1 National Mineral Policies and Role of G S I By Dr Balaram Chattopadhaya D D G G S I
2 Modern Coalmining Policies for enhanced proving of coal resources By Shri Ashok Kumar Singh CMD CMPDIL
3 Captive Coal Mining Policies and Constraints By Shri D N Prasad
Director ( Tech ) Ministry of Coal Government of India
4 National Mineral Policy 2008 and the Environmental Concerns for an Expanding Mining Sector By Prof S P Banerjee Former Director ndashin - Charge Indian School of Mines Dhanbad
5 Reclamation of Mined out areas In Opencast success story in Mega Projects of South Eastern Coalfield Ltd By Shri M P Dikshit CMD SECL and Shri S C Shankar SE SECL
The first paper dwelt upon various policies that the Government of India is going to adopt to gear up and making the mining sector dynamic It was pointed out during discussion that there are many more things are desirable for quick disposal of PL ML availability of maps reports etc All these matters are being seriously examined at Governmental Levels
The second paper described various methodologies and techniques to improve exploration approach for enhanced proving of coal resources These methodologies have been spelt out by the Ministry of Coal in consultation with CMPDIL Various investors who have been allotted blocks must follow these methodologies for authenticated and better results
The third paper outlined various guidelines for accomplishing the exploration of captive coal blocks for early exploitation of the resources It is admitted that there are constraints which are likely to retard the progress that is desirable The role of State and Central Government for clearing various applications need to be more realistic and less time consuming Coal Evaluation improved
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON ldquoINDIAN MINING SECTORS POLICIES AND CONSTRAINTSrdquo
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
9
co-ordination with nodal officers of state level land acquisition environmental and forestry clearance etc are certain areas of concern
The fourth paper outlined various stipulations for environmental safeguard in the mining sectors by the Government based on recommendation of committees formed The paper pointed out necessity of streamlining forestry clearance and highlighted much improved environment management practices in the mining sectors Prof Banerjee also praised role of National Mineral Policy 2008 for its positive approach to boost mining sectors
The fifth paper was on reclamation of mined out areas and described how best reclamation can be implemented with proper approach and plan The speakers cited some examples of reclamation done successfully in the jurisdiction of SECL
Each presentation was followed by interaction with the delegates which made the workshop purposeful and interesting
A K Moitra(Convenor)
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
NB Send your e-mails on ldquoTalk Backrdquo to the Editor Please include your full name address amp telephone no not necessarily for Publication MGMI News Letter reserve the right to edit the letters for publication and reproduce then (in whole or past) in any of its print
more than seven and half years are needed for the same in India ie more than five times but let us not forget that we have to face problems of a large population which is more than five times of that of Australia but that just not justify us to spend more than three years to approve a project MGMI should move the appropriate authorities to ensure early approval or rejection of any mineral based project and
if required we may offer our expertise for making early decision
Thanking you with warm regards
Yours very sincerely
Dr Samir Dasgupta Life Member No 522-LM (1948-49)
( From the Editor The members may like to respond to the point raised by Dr Samir Dasgupta)
(Continued from Page No 7)
Talk Back
10
ndThe 52 Holland Memorial Lecture was held thon 15 September 2009 at the Park Hotel The
memorial lecture was given by Shri S J Sibal
Director General Mines Safety Dhanbad The
subject of his lecture was on ldquoChallenges of
Miens Safety ndash a Perspective for Change
Managementrdquo
In introduction he mentioned that safety at
work is still a serious problem and we are still
paying heavily for accidents both in terms of
human suffering and economic waste Hence
the endeavor to bring down the hazards by all
available means to an acceptable level must
continue to reduce the sufferings and agony of
human beings
In the lecture he also spoke on History of
human civilization and mine safety ndash the past
Absorption of safety laws into work practices
the Present Growth of mining activities and
technological advancements ndash the Future
Opencast Coal Mining UG Coal Mining
Mining Accidents Reasons why the
implementation of the procedure is not
sustained He has also mentioned some
ndHighlights of 52 Holland Memorial Lecture
probable answers ndash may be these procedures
are not adequate safe and built into the
mechanism of mineral production
lRequirement of additional resources for compliance of safety laws
lSafety motivation lAcceptance of non-compliance etc
Why we loose sight of human face of accident
he added He also put forwarded a question
that the concept of self regulation ndash is it the
solution
He has given some of his thoughts
observations suggestions etc and in
conclusion he said making change has always
been fascinating and exciting though it is a
tough and delicate activity for any
organization However Managing Change is
now not a matter of choice it becomes an
essential activity given the emerging future
challenges in the mining sector
The Lecture was attended by a sizeable
number of members and guests
If you win you need not explain hellip But if you lose you should not be there to explain
ndash Adolph Hitler
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
32
ldquoWHAT lies before us and what lies behind us is nothing compared to what lies within usrdquo Truly these jolting words of Emerson gives us the flashback of what Socrates promulgated centuries ago ldquoknow thyselfrdquo
The problem with us today is that we know very less of ourselves and thus we indulge in emulating and imitating others If one is not clear as to what exactly one wants he will start wanting what others want resulting in a ldquorat racerdquo And the repercussion of rat race is that even if you win the race you still remain a rat The multiplicity of platforms and the craze to be popular in next to no time is the trend which is the portent of a weak future generation This hurry burry will make the future dreams shattered we will have no leaders to dream in the days to come but there will remain a good chunk of puppets in few domineering hands Too many people are dreaming of some magical rose garden on the horizon rather than enjoying the one growing in their backyards Lets discover the untapped potential within us and stop following the crowd and give a second thought to our endeavours Life doesnt always give us what we ask for but it always gives us what we need Aldous Huxley always reminds me of the golden exhortation ie there is only one corner of the world you can be certain of improving and that is your own self
Yes nothing can defeat us unless we defeat ourselves Even Shakespeare in Julius Caesar points ldquoThe fault dear Brutus is not in our
SHORT ARTICLE
By VIVIAN WILSON LOBO
stars but in ourselves that we are underlingsrdquo Therefore our main task in life is to give birth to ourselves to become what we potentially are Opportunities are everywhere waiting to be discovered we have to only seek it as the saying goes a wise man makes more opportunities than he finds The journey of a thousand miles begins with just one step and that step lies within us as we often quote success is a marathon not a sprint never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat
Success cannot be granted it must be earned and for earning it we will have catwalks than cakewalks Therefore what is required today is serenity and patience to rivet ones attention on success Panic and anxiety will only bring failures along Perseverance is not a long race it is many short races one after another Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm Peace is the key with which we can focus aim and win As we sail through life let us not avoid storms and rough waters just let them pass and sail on Because a successful person is like being a goalkeeper no matter how many goals you save people will remember only the ones you missed Act as if failure is impossible Lets not be the slaves of our bitter past Lets not be the slaves of our bitter past Lets be the masters of our future Carl Jung writes ldquoYour vision will become clear only when you can look into your heart
(Reprint from a publication in Hitawada dated June 10 2009)
Peace be with you
Believing everybody is dangerous believing nobody is very dangerous ndash Abraham Lincoln
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Dr Kaushik Dey MMGI is now Assistant Professor Department of Mining EngineeringIndian School of Mines UniversityDhanbad 826 004
Shri SV Ram Mohanm MMGI is now Dy CMESAM Chhattarpur Sub Area Patherkhera Area WCL ATPO Shbhapur Colony Type IV Qr No 20 Pathakhera 460 449 Dist Betul MP
Shri Tushar Kant Mishra MMGI is now Materials Management Division Coal India
rdLtd Coal Bhawan Annexe 3 Floor 10 NS Road Kolkata 700 001
Shri Deepak Pandey MMGI is now Sub Area Manager Bunglow D-1 Chankapur Officers Colony PO Silewara Colliery WCL Dist Nagpur MS
Shri Sunit Kumar Banerjee MMGI is now Manager(Projects) Gugro Geotech Pvt Ltd Plot No51 Sector ndash6 Sanpada Navi Mumbai 400 705
Prof DD Mishra MMGI is now at 4 Arya Bhumi PO Potia Bhubaneshwar 751 031Orissa
News About Members
Shri BP Sinha MMGI is now Controller of Mines Indian Bureau of mines 29 Industrial suburbs II Stage Tumkur Road Gorguntapalayam Yashwantpuram Bangalore 560 022
Prof Arvind Kumar Mishra MMGI is now Associate Professor Department of Mining Engineering Indian School of Mines university Dhanbad 826 004 Jharkahand
Shri AK Jain MMGI is now Dy HCG Co Office of the CGM NEC CIL PO Margherita Dist Tinsukia Assam 786 181
Shri Pallab Kumar Banerjee Life Member of MGMI is now at 1 Atlantic Place Manukau City Auckland ndash 2105 New Zealand
Shri Satyesha Simha MMGI is now Dy GM(Sales) BEML Ltd Marketing HQ
thUnity Buildings 5 Floor JC Road Bangalore 560 002
Shri Sunil Kumar Singh MMGI is now Project Officer Kuju-Pundi Project PO Kuju Colliery Dist Ramgarh Jharkhand ndash 825 316
In a day when you dont come across any problem you can be sure that you are travelling in a wrong path
- Swami Vevekananda
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
24
New Members
As Life Member
1 Shri C V VENKATESWARLU BE (Electrical) M Tech (Mining Machinery) PG ndash DipDy Chief Engineer (EampM) WCL Flat No F-2 Shakti Apartments Plot No 19A Hill Road Gandhi Nagar Nagpur ndash 440010
2 Shri Utpal Kumar Dey B Sc Engg M Tech Ph D (Mining Engineering) Professor B I T Sindri Head Deptt Of Mining Engineer PO Sindri Institute Dist Dhanbad Jharkhand ndash 828123
3 Shri Girijesh Kumar B Sc Geology M Sc Geology Ph D Geology Professor B I T Sindri Head Department of Geology PO Sindri Institute Dist Dhanbad Jharkhand ndash 828123
4 Shri Pramod Kumar Singh M Sc Geology Ph D Geology Lecturer BIT Sindri Department of Geology B I T Sindri Dhanbad Jharkhand
5 Shri Baidya Nath Roy B Sc Engg M Sc Engg (Metallurgical) Lecturer BIT Sindri Metallurgical Engineering Deptt PO Sindri Institute Dist Dhanbad Jharkhand ndash 828123
6 Shri Abhai Pratap Singh B Sc(Mining) Chief General Manager (Production)D-2F-2 Govinda Gourkhede Compl Seminary Hills Nagpur ndash 440006
7 Shri Ranendra Chouksey B E (Mining) Superintendent of Mines WCL C-43 Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440001
8 Shri Om Prakash Verma B Sc Superintendent (Survey) 4 M B Town Bandhunagar Jhingabai Takli Koradi Road Nagpur ndash 440030
9 Shri Mahendra Kumar Gupta Dip in Mech Engg AMIE Dy Chief Engineer (Excv) WCL A-206 Triveni Apartments KT Nagar Katol Road Nagpur ndash 440013
10 Shri Akhilesh Pandey Diploma (Mining) Chief Mining Engineer (Prod) WCL CME
th(OC) 5 floor Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur -440001
11 Shri Kaushal Kishore Sharan B Sc (Hons) Mining Engineer Director Technical (Retd) WCL 301A Sri Manohar Apartment Clark Town Nagpur ndash 440004
12 Shri Mahendra Kumar Gupta Dip in Mech Engg AMIE Dy Chief Engineer (Excv) WCL A-206 Triveni Apartments KT Nagar Katol Road Nagpur ndash 440013
13 Shri Ashok Kumar Singh B Sc (Part ndash I) Superintendent (Survey) WCL Duplex No 54 M B Town Koradi Road Zinga Bai Takli Nagpur ndash 440030
14 Shri Amitabh Singh Engg amp Management Dy CME WCLQr No D5 Rescue Station Colony Indora Complex WCL Near Power Grid PO Uppalwadi Nagpur ndash 440026 (MS)
15 Shri Basant Agnihotri B E (Mech) SE (Excavation) WCL B- 202 Radha Palace Dhantoli Abyankar Road Nagpur ndash 440012 (MS)
16 Shri Sushanta Banerjee L Mining EnggMBA Chief Mining Engineer WCL Production Department WCL (Hq) Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440001
17 Shri Achuth Vinay Anand Diploma in Mining amp Mine Surveying Partner Director Technical Explotechnique
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
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st th1643 1 Floor Shanthala Plaza 14 thCross 8 Main Malleshwaram Bangalore
ndash 560003
18 Shri Ranjan Kumar Sinha B Tech (H) Mining Controller of Mines Indian Bureau of Mines CPWD Qr No 33 Type ndash V Seminary Hills Nagpur ndash 440006
19 Shri Ranjan Sahai B Tech (H) Mining Chief Controller of Mines Indian Bureau of Mines Type ndashV Flat ndash 6 CPWD Colony Seminary Hills Nagpur ndash 440006
20 Shri Tirth Nath Jha B Tech (Mining) PGDISM M Tech (Ind amp Engg Mgmt) General Manager WCL WCL Kanhan Area PO Dungaria- 480553 Dist Chhindwara (MP)
21 Shri GEDI Vijaybhaskar Reddy Dip in Mining Superintendent of Mines WCL 48 Swamy Colony Phase ndash 8 Near Aakar Nagar PO Gittikadan Nagpur ndash 13
22 Shri V K Gupta B Tech (Mining) Chief Mining Engineer WCL D-17 Koyla Vihar Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash (MS)-440001
23 Shri Anjan Chatterjee B Sc (Engineering) MBA Superintending Engineer (Env) WCL Environment
thDeptt 9 Floor Coal Estate Civil LinesNagpur ndash 440001 MS
24 Shri Ajay Kumar Pandey B Tech (Mining) Dy General Manager (Mining) Pandey Muhalla ASGirls School Road Hirapur PO amp Dist Dhanbad -826001
25 Shri Kinnera Raja Sekhar BE(Mining)MBA(Marketing) Superintendent of Mines WCL Flat No 203 Udhav Appartment Opp Powergrid Angulimal NagarPO Uppalwadi Nagpur 400 026 (MS)
26 Shri Sudhakar Rao Sreeram Degree in Mining FCC Superintendent of Mines WCL C-11 Walni colony Th Saoner Dist Nagpur 441 504
27 Shri Haridas Krishna Ghanvat MSc(Env) Superintending Engg(Env) WCL 7172 Ujwal Nilayam B-302 Khamla Road Malviya Nagar Khamla Nagpur 440 025 MS
28 Shri Balakishan Chandora BE(Mining) Chief Mining Engineer WCL D-114 Koyla Vihar Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur 442 001
29 Shri Asok Chandra Ray BE(Civil) Grad ndash IE PGDBM(Fin) OSD(ENV)WCL F-201 Ashirwad Apartment Mankapur Behind Safeway Motors Lumbini Nagar Nagpur 440 030
30 Shri Kaushik Chakraborty BTech(Min) MTech(Mine Planning)Dy Chief Mining Engineer WCL Flat ndash 102 Naniks Ashtavinayak Prerna Opp Power Grid Colony Nari Ring Road PO Uppalwadi Nagpur 440 026
31 Shri KS Narayana Dip in Mining Engineer Chief Mining Engineer WCL D-210 Koyala Vihar Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur 440 001
32 Shri Anupam Nandi BTech(Min) Dy Controller of Mines amp Officer in charge Indian Bureau of Mines 318B Road No 3 Ashok Nagar Ranchi 834 002 Jharkhand
33 Shri Debasis Biswas BE(Mining) Chief Mining EngineerWCL Flat No 607 Building A-1 Forest Deptt Co-operative Housing Society Seminary Hills Nagpur
34 Shri Subhash Ramkrishna Bhandare BE(Hons)(Mining) Supdt Of Mines WCL A-9S-4 Govinda Gourkhede
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Complex Seminary Hills Hajaripahad Road Nagpur 440 006
35 Shri Satish R Gabale BE(Mining) Supdt of Mines WCL Flat No B101 Ganesh Gavri Apptt Near Sawarkar Square Nagpur -400 015
36 Shri Dipankar Mukherjee BE(Mining) supdt of Mines WCL Plot-28 Friends Colony PO Katol Road Nagpur 440 013
37 Shri Pradeep Deshmukh BE(Mining) Supdt of Mines WCL 16 Shamane Layout Near Gajanan Temple Trimurti Nagar Nagpur 440 022
38 Shri Partha Pratim Adhikary Btech(Hons)(Mining Engg) WCLD-8 Indora Housing Complex WCL Colony(Near Power Grid) Nagpur(MS)
39 Shri Somyajit Mukherjee MTech(Appl Geol) PhD(Geol) Sr Lecturer IIT Bombay Deptt Earth Sciences IIT Bombay Powai Mumbai 400 076 MS
As Member
1 Shri Satyendra Parasanath Pandey Dip in Mining IInd class Certi FCC Dy Chief Mining Engineer WCL D19 WCL Rescue Colony Kalpana Nagar PO Uppalwadi Nagpur ndash 440026
2 Shri Prashant Kumar Singh B E Mining Superintendent of Mines WCL 36 M B Town PO Zingabai Takli Koradi Road Nagpur ndash 440030
3 Shri Vivek Kumar Sharma M Tech (Applied Geology) Dy Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC
thLtd4 floor Khanij Bhawan 10-3-311A Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad
4 Shri Subrata Chatterjee B E (Mech) MBA Business Development Manager 4 Dr Satyananda Roy Road Kolkata ndash 700029
5 Md Nasim Ansari M Tech (Applied Geology) Dy Manager (Geology) Laxmivasi Tower Flat No 205 Attapur Tejaswari NagarHyderbad
6 Shri Rajesh Kumar Sharma M Sc (Earth Science) B Sc (Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad - 500 028
7 Dr Nilay Sharma Ph D Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad - 500 028
8 Shri Amit Kumar Saw M Sc Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad - 500 173(AP)
9 Shri Sanjay Kumar Choudhary M Sc (Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad - 500 028
10 Shri Chandra Bhushan Verma M Tech (Applied Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC
thLtd4 floor10-3-31 Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad - 500 173
11 Shri Buddha Priya Mahudwale B E st(Mining) PG Dip 1 Class Certificate
holder Manager (Mining) Resource thPlanning deptt 4 Floor NMDC Ltd
Khanij Bhavan Masab Tank 10-3-311A Hyderbad ndash 500173
12 Shri Basant Rath M Sc (Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) NMDC R amp D Centre Habsiguda Uppal Road Hyderabad
13 Shri Jaykumar Jagdish Singh Dip Mining Graduate DMM Asstt Survey Officer WCL Production Department WCL (Hq) Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440001
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14 Shri Parag Madhukarrao Tadlimbekar BSc MSc (Geo) B Ed Sr Technical Assistant (Geology) Indian Bureau of Mines Technical Secretary Section IBM
ndIndira Bhawan 2 floor D-Block Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440102 MS
15 Shri NK Dhawan BSc(H)(Mining Engg) General Manager NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad 500 173
16 Dr DN Subramanyam MScPhD Asstt Manager(Geo) NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad 500 173
As Donor Member
1 Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research Barwa Road Dhanbad ndash 826015
Jharkhand
HEALTH TITBIT
Going on fruits as snacks
Fruits have skins and are actually like naturersquos ready-packed snacks The juice and the flavour is all held in tightly until you are ready and with most fruits after washing even the skin can be eaten A red apple has different health giving qualities from a green apple too There are many salad combinations which are worth trying Iceberg lettuce and a tomato is better than nothing but try to use the deeper green or red lettuce dark-green water-cress two or three grated brussel sprouts or some finely cut spring cabbage Dark-green leaves should form the basis then build with a selection of other colours carrots peppers radishes and others It can be differently beautiful every time but big
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28
News Update
1 Arrow works with ONGC on CBM
Arrow Energy has signed an agreement with Indian Govt-owned ONGC Limited to cooperate in Coal Bed Methane (CBM) exploration and development The focus of the memorandum of Understanding is potential cooperation on existing ONGC blocks from previous CBM licence rounds in India together with possible cooperation in certain Australian acreage The companies are now formulating specific commercial agreement on defined CBM assets
(Source Asia Miner)
2 Thriveni ventures overseas for coal
After years of involvement with the Indian mining industry Thriveni Earthmovers expects to begin exporting coal this year from its coal project at Jumbi in Indonesia The company obtained the Jumbi project in 2008 as its first overseas coal venture and has been ramping up towards commercial production this year The primary aim of the project is to be reliable source of coal to overseas companies who rely on coal as the critical material for their operations Thriveni provides low cost turnkey mining solution that facilitates development on a major scale
(Source Asia Miner)
3 ECL to raise underground coal production output to 12 mt
Eastern Coalfields Ltd proposes to enhance its underground coal production from 85 million tonne (mt) to 12 mt in the next two years through infusion of mass production technologies Accordingly the company recently awarded two contracts worth Rs 100 crore to Joy Engineering of UK for supply of
continuous mining equipment and operation and maintenance of the same on riskgain basis The tenders for more continuous miners and long-wall mining equipments worth Rs 350 crore approximately will be invited soon
(Source Infrastructure Today July 2009)
4 Indias first coal gasification project to take off
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) is getting ready to start the gas production at Indias first Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) project on pilot basis This project is to be carried out at Vastan lignite block near Surat in Gujarat It is estimated that the field will produce about 55 lakh cu m of synthetic gas per day by 2010 end After this project is successful ONGC aims to begin with the commercial production by producing about 2 billion cu m of the synthetic gas per annum from this field by 2013-14 This will require an investment of about Rs1000-2000 crore and the field has enough reserves to last for about 30-40 years Along with the Vastan block ONGC is also plans to set up a UCG project at Bhavnagar in Gujarat and Rajasthan
(Source Infrastructure Today Sept09)
5 Bhutan Minerals Exploration
August 2009 - Oil in the Bangtar area under Samdrupjongkhar dzongkhag copper gold and silver in the black mountain area of central Bhutan and tungsten in Sarpang are the potential minerals an American businessman J Matthew Fifield has offered to prospect for and if found viable then extract them He has also proposed that he be given mineral exploration rights for the whole of Bhutan after which he would get a group of American investors to invest in Bhutans mining sector in
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a big way J Matthew Fifield is a managing director in an international mining company Clien and also sits on the boards of other international energy companies The department of geology and mines (DGM) under the ministry of economic affairs and Druk holdings investment (DHI) have so far expressed interest in the proposal and are in the process of studying it ldquoJ Matthew Fifield approached us through DHI around five months ago saying that he was interested in the mineral exploration and extraction and so we provided him with all past mineral exploration reports and geological data on Bhutanrdquo said DGMs chief geologist and acting director general
(Source geologycom)
6 India - Vedanta Acquires Goa Assets
SESA GOA Limited a majority-owned subsidiary of Vedanta Resources has purchased the Goa iron ore assets of the Dempo Group for Rs 1750 crores (US$368 million) The assets include mining leases rights and related infrastructure in Goa Funding the transaction out of its existing cash resources Sesa acquired VS Dempo and Co which holds 100 of Dempo Mining Corporation and 50 of Goa Maritime VS Dempo owns or has the rights to mineable reserves and resources estimated at 70 million tonnes of iron ore in Goa Its Goa mining assets also includes processing plants barges jetties trans-shippers and loading capacities at Mormugoa port It produced 394 million tonnes of iron ore and sold 436 million tonnes in the year ended March 31 2009 and is one of the largest exporters of iron ore from Goa Vedantas chairman Anil Agarwal says ldquoWe are highly delighted with this opportunity to consolidate our iron ore business The integration of Sesa and VS Dempos operations will achieve great synergyrdquo
(Source Asia Miner Aug09)
7 Mercury Pollution
Coal-fired power plants emit trace amounts of mercury Some of this airborne mercury ends up in lakes and rivers ndash and accumulates there long term Fish at the top of the food chain can accumulate damaging amounts of mercury because they eat smaller fish who have eaten smaller fish and the amount of mercury in their bodies can build up to toxic levels over time Mercury also makes its way into every aquatic ecosystem through the hydrologic cycle USGS published a study that examined mercury in top-predator fish bed sediment and water from streams across the United States There were many mercury mines in Oregon in the early 1900s The miners dug up the ore heated it and then cooled the vapors to condense the liquid mercury Now a century later some sites in the Ochoco National Forest and on private lands remain contaminated from these activities
(Source geologycom)
8 Northern Indias Water Supply Depletion by Human Activity
A satellite monitoring detecting areas of ground water depletion observed that much of northern India is dependent upon a reliable supply of groundwater for public use and irrigation In this study groundwater levels were monitored by processing gravity data collected by a NASA satellite over a six-year period Maps of the data revealed significant groundwater level declines in the northern Indian states of Rajasthan Punjab and Haryana In these areas rapid population growth economic development and groundwater-based irrigation are placing increasing demands on water supplies The accelerating rate of water use is unsustainable and could lead to a collapse in the agricultural system
(Source Publication from an August 2009 press release by NASA geologycom)
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9 Muscular swimmer was one of last dinosaurs
Recently discovered duck-billed hadrosaur thrived on many continents One of the last non-avian dinosaurs on Earth was a muscular swimming duck-bi l led species that paleontologists recently discovered in Spain according to a new study that has been accepted for publication in the journal Comptes Rendus Palevol Co-author Jose Ignacio Canudo told Discovery News that the hadrosaur Arenysaurus ardevoli meaning sand dinosaur lived just a few thousand years before the KT boundary This was the event 655 million years ago that wiped out all of the worlds dinosaurs save for a group of carnivorous dinosaurs that evolved into birds
(Source geologycom News)
10 Coal mine owners need 26 in venture
June 27 2009 Steel cement or power companies that sit on captive coal mines will have to own a minimum 26 percent equity in their mining ventures according to the new guidelines approved by the government for mining of coal from captive blocks The government currently allows 100 percent foreign direct investment (FDI) in exploration or mining of coal and lignite for captive consumption of iron steel and cement producers While this policy would remain unchanged the captive block owners will have to maintain beneficial ownership in their mining operations According to the proposed changes the approved end user company (engaged in making cement steel or power) will have to maintain at least a 26 percent equity ownership in an associated coal company subsidiary) formed for supplying coal on an exclusive basis to it The captive coal block owner will have to maintain 51 percent equity in the subsidiary coal company in case the mining company does not have an exclusive coal supply arrangement with the
parent In case a coal block is jointly owned equity participation in the joint venture company shall be made directly by owners and not through their subsidiary The proposed regulations have specified that in case the company to whom the captive block has been awarded is also a holding company it would have to maintain at least 51 percent equity in its subsidiary company engaged in approved end uses (making cement steel or power) It would however need to have just 26 percent equity in the second subsidiary company engaged in coal mining provided the entire output is supplied exclusively to the holding company Independent coal and lignite mining companies could also be allocated captive blocks on the condition that they enter into firm supply contracts for coal at the application stage itself according to the proposed guidelines Such companies would not be allowed to enter into fresh agreements with new end-use companies subsequent to award of the coal block
(Source The Economic Times)
11 Private investment in coal sector
June 17 2009 The coal sector is set to open to private investment
We are not averse to open commercial coal mining to private sector players However a decision will be taken after building consensus over the reform proposal said minister of state for coal (independent charge) Sriprakash Jaiswal At present the government has monopoly over coal mining through state-run companies such as Coal India Ltd
(Source The Economic Times)
12 India Seeks to Invest in Australian Coal
SYDNEY -- Indias coal minister and the chairman of the countrys biggest coal miner said Thursday that India is considering
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31
securing coal properties in Australia to plug projected gaps in the nations supply of coal The comments indicate that the current wave of foreign investment in Australias natural resources wont be limited to China Australia is known to be a country with high quality thermal coal and metallurgical coal properties India Minister of State for Coal Sriprakash Jaiswal told reporters India considers Australia as an important destination to look for coal properties he said As one of the worlds fastest growing economies India currently has to import coal because it doesnt produce enough to meet increasing demand Australias massive coal resource has become the subject of a flurry of international deal activity with Chinas Yanzhou Coal Mining Co Ltd having already
launched a A$354 billion takeover offer for Australian coal miner Felix Resources Ltd Taking equity stakes in existing companies and in return having a coal supply agreement for a certain quantity of coal could be one format Mr Bhattacharya said The other format could be joining in mining so the expansion programs of the existing companies or taking absolutely greenfield properties and going ahead on doing mining Mr Bhattacharya said the company which is also investigating investment opportunities in the US Indonesia and South Africa could easily pay $1 billion to $15 billion on investments and would consider spending more
(SourceWall Street JournalSeptember 032009)
HEALTH TITBIT
Hot tea hot coffee increases risk of cancer
Tea has been touted for its potential health benefits for millennia but new research shows if you drink it too hot you may end up increasing your risk for esophageal cancer
A new study published in the British Medical Journal has revealed that drinking steaming hot tea is actually linked with an eight-fold increased risk of cancer of the food tube or the oesophagus According to lead researcher Reza Malekzadeh of the Tehran University of Medical Sciences in Iran ldquoInforming the population about the hazards of drinking hot tea may be helpful in reducing the incidence of oesophageal cancerrdquo To be specific people who drank their tea less than two minutes after it was it four or more minutes after pouring
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33
NOVEMBER 2009
10-13 NINTH INTERNATIONAL MINE VENTILATION CONGRESS at New Delhi India Hotel Crown Plaza Contact Department of Mining Engineering Indian School of Mines University Dhanbad ndash 826 004 Prof D C Panigrahi Convenor amp head Deptt email-
th15 November Sunday International Symposium ldquoEmerging Challenges for Metals and Materials Engineering amp Technologyrdquo and Metals Minerals Manufacturing Exp 2009 Organized by Indian Institute of Metals in association with TMS amp ASM International USA Contact TAFCON C-60 Nizamuddin East New Delhi ndash 110 013 India Ph- 91 ndash 11 ndash 46198000 24352141 Email ndash
Pankaj 09810038063
th16-19 November 2009 MPES 2009 ndash 18 International Symposium on Mine Planning amp Equipment Selections at Banff Alberta Canada For further details Contact Dr Raj K Singhal PO Box 68002 Crow Foot Postal Outlet 28 Crowfoot Terrdce NW Calgery Alberta T3G 1YO Canada Fax ndash 403-241 ndash 9460 email ndash singhal shawca website httpwwwmpes-cami-swempcom
10 - 13 November 2009 the 34th Indonesian Geophysicist Conferences at Jogjakarta Indonesia Conferences on Earth Sciences held by Indonesian Geophysicist Association 2009 Organized by Indonesian Geophysicists A s s o c i a t i o n ( H A G I ) Deadline for abstractsproposals 15 July 2009 W e b s i t e
dc_panigrahiyahoocoinwww9thimvcorg
metallurgytafconcom wwwmetals2009in
h t t p p i t 3 4 h a g i w e b i d
Upcoming Events
C o n t a c t n a m e W i w i t S u r y a n t o Check the for latest details
17 - 18 November 2009 Mining the Isa Mount Isa Queensland Australia Mining the Isa 2009 will not only features presentations from all the key established mining companies in the Mount Isa region but also unique sessions dealing with the other essential aspects essential for successful operation in the area Organized by IIR Conferences Deadline for abstractsproposals Not available Website lt gt Contact name James Stackhouse
Check the for latest details
DECEMBER 2009
4-6 Twenty-first National Convention of Mining Engineers on Technological Advancement in Mining Industry Udaipur Contact The Honorary Secretary IEI Udaipur Local Centre 128 Hiran Magri Sector 11 Opp Central Excise Udaipur 313002 P h 0 2 9 4 - 2 5 8 3 7 0 2 e - m a i l ndash
W e b
10-13 2009 Twenty fourth Indian Engineering Congress at Mangalore Theme ldquoNat ional Growth and Secur i ty ndash Technological Challengesrdquo organised by The Institute of Engineers (India) Mangalore Local
thCenter Contact The organizing Secretary 24 Indian Engineering Congress The Institute of Engineers (India) Mangalore Center NITK Surathkal Mangalore 575 025 Karnatak Ph (0824) 247400 Extn 3759 (O) e-mail lt gt
event website
httpwwwiircomauisa
event website
i n s t i _ o f _ e n g y a h o o c o i nwwwieiudrorg
i e i c o n g r e s s n i t k a c i nltieicongressnitkgmailcomgt
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26-27 All India Seminar on ldquoSatellite Communication and Remote Sensing Technologies for Social Developmentrdquo at Jaipur Contact The Honorary Secretary IEI Rajasthan State Centre Gandhi Nagar Tonk road Jaipur ndash 302 015 Ph ndash (0141) 27063272700413 e-mail ndash
JANUARY 2010
11 - 13 January 2010 CERIE2010 Sylhet Bangladesh Organized by Shahjalal University of Science amp Technology Deadline for bstractsproposals 15 September 2009 W e b s i t e lt gtContact name Dr Mohammad Iqbal
Check the for latest details
FEBRUARY 2010
th4-7 6 International Dyke Conference Contact Prof Rajesh K Srivastava Deptt of Geology BHU IT Varanasi 221 005
4 - 5 February 2010 Conference on ldquoProcessing of Industrial Minerals 2010rdquo at Istanbul Turkey Website
Contact name Dr Barry WillsAlthough there are many
rscieirscorgwwwieirscorg
httpwwwsust edu~cerie2010
event website
httpwwwmin-ngcompim10indexhtml
operations worldwide treating a wide range of industrial minerals processing problems are often similar The aim of this conference is therefore to bring together operators and scientists below one roof Organized by MEI
MARCH 2010
March 9 2010 8th Annual Investing in African Mining Seminar in Toronto In addition to our seminar we offer mining c o m p a n i e s s e r v i c e p r o v i d e r s a n d governments shared booth space at the PDAC trade show and participation in the Canada-South Africa Chamber of Business 11th A n n u a l M i n i n g B r e a k f a s tDownload the
for details
AUGUST 2012
2 - 10 August 2012 34th International Geological Congress a t Brisbane Q u e e n s l a n d A u s t r a l i a W e b s i t e
Contact name Liz Cuffe Under the theme ldquoUnearthing our Past and Futurerdquo the IGC will showcase the Oceania regions geoscience strengths innovations and natural wonders through an exciting range of pre and post Congress field trips Organized by Australian Geoscience Council
Toronto 2010 Participation Packages Brochure
httpwww34igcorg
1 Three sentences for getting success ndash a Know more than othersb Work more than othersc Expect less than others
- William Shakespeare
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22
Contined from Last issue mdash
POSSIBLE MARKETS FOR INDIAN ORES
Japan is the most obvious market for Indiarsquos high-grade hematites but if this outlet is to be developed India will require some freight advantage in order to compete with the ore from Johore which is almost as good as the best-grade Indian ore It is conveniently situated for export and is considerably nearer to Japan than is India The Borneo and Philippine ores are also favourably situated for the Japanese market but they would require nodulising before export and even then would be of lower iron content than Indian ores and also more aluminous
As regards exporting ore from India to Europe if high-class coking coals are later on imported from the United Kingdom to assist in smelting Indiarsquos ore the return freight might well be partly made up of Indian iron-ore but it is more likely to be Indian pig-iron (which is probably the cheapest pig in the world) or Indian s tee l In a recent personal communication Mr C P Perin wrote
lsquoFrom my general knowledge of the worldrsquos iron-ore resources I feel very strongly that in years to come the exports of steel from India will be as important as he present exports of jutersquo
It seems to me doubtful if we shall import much high-grade coal or coke from Europe for use in smelting iron-ore for a very long time to come The Indian ores are very high in iron and often contain about as much alumina as silica The high ash of the Indian coke provides a good deal of the slag of the blast-furnace and tends to raise the silicaalumina ratio of the slag If the slag volume were to be reduced
75 years Ago
much below the present practice by the introduction of low-ash coke which might not improvendashor might even worsenndashthe silicaalumina ratio of the slag it would not be possible to hold the sulphur in the slag There would be no sense in cutting the ash of the coke down if we had to add silica-rock to the furnace charge in order to obtain a suitable slag volume and analysis On that account apart from the question of cost it seems very doubtful if European high-grade coal or coke can be imported for use in Indian blast-furnaces in the near future
On reviewing the whole of the evidence I find no grounds for believing that any large export trade in Indian iron-ore is likely to develop in he next decade or so The two main possible marketsndashJapan and Western Europendashcan obtain sufficient supplies of high-grade ore for their needs from sources considerably nearer than India To some this may seem a pessimistic conclusion others may have a sentimental feeling that it is better to reserve Indiarsquos iron-ores for smelting in Indiarsquos own furnaces I have tried to come to an unprejudiced conclusion drawn from the available evidence I feel that I have assembled rather a mountain of facts and statistics for the production of a lamentably small mouse of a conclusion It would have been much more spectacular if I could have prophesied argosies carrying Indiarsquos ore to European or Japanese ports within five or six yearsrsquo time but this seems to me not possible Twenty or thirty years hence there may be a different tale to tell but by that time it is not likely that any-one will be turning back to old presidential addresses in order to find out what Mr President said in 1934
Presidential Address by Mr F G Percival PhD (London) B Sc (London) FGS
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
8
M G M I as per the tradition organized a workshop preceding AGM of the Institute on
th15 September 2009 at Park Hotel Kolkata The topic was quite contemporary entitled Indian Mining Sectors Policies and Constraints
Objective of this workshop was to bring together those who are instrumental in framing the policies and guidelines and those who follow these for exploration and exploitation of mineral including coal oil and gas It was also aimed to have interaction of learned delegates and invitees with the speakers so as to bring out highlights and lacuna of the policies and guidelines and to make them more industry friendly
The workshop was very well attended (about 100 delegates) Speakers were eminent personalities holding offices of distinction and directly concerned with the topic of the workshop
The workshop was inaugurated by Dr A K Sarkar Director (Marketing) Coal India Ltd The technical session was presided over by Sri R P Ritolia Immediate Past President and former CMD- CCL
Altogether five papers were presented which are as follows
1 National Mineral Policies and Role of G S I By Dr Balaram Chattopadhaya D D G G S I
2 Modern Coalmining Policies for enhanced proving of coal resources By Shri Ashok Kumar Singh CMD CMPDIL
3 Captive Coal Mining Policies and Constraints By Shri D N Prasad
Director ( Tech ) Ministry of Coal Government of India
4 National Mineral Policy 2008 and the Environmental Concerns for an Expanding Mining Sector By Prof S P Banerjee Former Director ndashin - Charge Indian School of Mines Dhanbad
5 Reclamation of Mined out areas In Opencast success story in Mega Projects of South Eastern Coalfield Ltd By Shri M P Dikshit CMD SECL and Shri S C Shankar SE SECL
The first paper dwelt upon various policies that the Government of India is going to adopt to gear up and making the mining sector dynamic It was pointed out during discussion that there are many more things are desirable for quick disposal of PL ML availability of maps reports etc All these matters are being seriously examined at Governmental Levels
The second paper described various methodologies and techniques to improve exploration approach for enhanced proving of coal resources These methodologies have been spelt out by the Ministry of Coal in consultation with CMPDIL Various investors who have been allotted blocks must follow these methodologies for authenticated and better results
The third paper outlined various guidelines for accomplishing the exploration of captive coal blocks for early exploitation of the resources It is admitted that there are constraints which are likely to retard the progress that is desirable The role of State and Central Government for clearing various applications need to be more realistic and less time consuming Coal Evaluation improved
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON ldquoINDIAN MINING SECTORS POLICIES AND CONSTRAINTSrdquo
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9
co-ordination with nodal officers of state level land acquisition environmental and forestry clearance etc are certain areas of concern
The fourth paper outlined various stipulations for environmental safeguard in the mining sectors by the Government based on recommendation of committees formed The paper pointed out necessity of streamlining forestry clearance and highlighted much improved environment management practices in the mining sectors Prof Banerjee also praised role of National Mineral Policy 2008 for its positive approach to boost mining sectors
The fifth paper was on reclamation of mined out areas and described how best reclamation can be implemented with proper approach and plan The speakers cited some examples of reclamation done successfully in the jurisdiction of SECL
Each presentation was followed by interaction with the delegates which made the workshop purposeful and interesting
A K Moitra(Convenor)
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
NB Send your e-mails on ldquoTalk Backrdquo to the Editor Please include your full name address amp telephone no not necessarily for Publication MGMI News Letter reserve the right to edit the letters for publication and reproduce then (in whole or past) in any of its print
more than seven and half years are needed for the same in India ie more than five times but let us not forget that we have to face problems of a large population which is more than five times of that of Australia but that just not justify us to spend more than three years to approve a project MGMI should move the appropriate authorities to ensure early approval or rejection of any mineral based project and
if required we may offer our expertise for making early decision
Thanking you with warm regards
Yours very sincerely
Dr Samir Dasgupta Life Member No 522-LM (1948-49)
( From the Editor The members may like to respond to the point raised by Dr Samir Dasgupta)
(Continued from Page No 7)
Talk Back
10
ndThe 52 Holland Memorial Lecture was held thon 15 September 2009 at the Park Hotel The
memorial lecture was given by Shri S J Sibal
Director General Mines Safety Dhanbad The
subject of his lecture was on ldquoChallenges of
Miens Safety ndash a Perspective for Change
Managementrdquo
In introduction he mentioned that safety at
work is still a serious problem and we are still
paying heavily for accidents both in terms of
human suffering and economic waste Hence
the endeavor to bring down the hazards by all
available means to an acceptable level must
continue to reduce the sufferings and agony of
human beings
In the lecture he also spoke on History of
human civilization and mine safety ndash the past
Absorption of safety laws into work practices
the Present Growth of mining activities and
technological advancements ndash the Future
Opencast Coal Mining UG Coal Mining
Mining Accidents Reasons why the
implementation of the procedure is not
sustained He has also mentioned some
ndHighlights of 52 Holland Memorial Lecture
probable answers ndash may be these procedures
are not adequate safe and built into the
mechanism of mineral production
lRequirement of additional resources for compliance of safety laws
lSafety motivation lAcceptance of non-compliance etc
Why we loose sight of human face of accident
he added He also put forwarded a question
that the concept of self regulation ndash is it the
solution
He has given some of his thoughts
observations suggestions etc and in
conclusion he said making change has always
been fascinating and exciting though it is a
tough and delicate activity for any
organization However Managing Change is
now not a matter of choice it becomes an
essential activity given the emerging future
challenges in the mining sector
The Lecture was attended by a sizeable
number of members and guests
If you win you need not explain hellip But if you lose you should not be there to explain
ndash Adolph Hitler
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
32
ldquoWHAT lies before us and what lies behind us is nothing compared to what lies within usrdquo Truly these jolting words of Emerson gives us the flashback of what Socrates promulgated centuries ago ldquoknow thyselfrdquo
The problem with us today is that we know very less of ourselves and thus we indulge in emulating and imitating others If one is not clear as to what exactly one wants he will start wanting what others want resulting in a ldquorat racerdquo And the repercussion of rat race is that even if you win the race you still remain a rat The multiplicity of platforms and the craze to be popular in next to no time is the trend which is the portent of a weak future generation This hurry burry will make the future dreams shattered we will have no leaders to dream in the days to come but there will remain a good chunk of puppets in few domineering hands Too many people are dreaming of some magical rose garden on the horizon rather than enjoying the one growing in their backyards Lets discover the untapped potential within us and stop following the crowd and give a second thought to our endeavours Life doesnt always give us what we ask for but it always gives us what we need Aldous Huxley always reminds me of the golden exhortation ie there is only one corner of the world you can be certain of improving and that is your own self
Yes nothing can defeat us unless we defeat ourselves Even Shakespeare in Julius Caesar points ldquoThe fault dear Brutus is not in our
SHORT ARTICLE
By VIVIAN WILSON LOBO
stars but in ourselves that we are underlingsrdquo Therefore our main task in life is to give birth to ourselves to become what we potentially are Opportunities are everywhere waiting to be discovered we have to only seek it as the saying goes a wise man makes more opportunities than he finds The journey of a thousand miles begins with just one step and that step lies within us as we often quote success is a marathon not a sprint never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat
Success cannot be granted it must be earned and for earning it we will have catwalks than cakewalks Therefore what is required today is serenity and patience to rivet ones attention on success Panic and anxiety will only bring failures along Perseverance is not a long race it is many short races one after another Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm Peace is the key with which we can focus aim and win As we sail through life let us not avoid storms and rough waters just let them pass and sail on Because a successful person is like being a goalkeeper no matter how many goals you save people will remember only the ones you missed Act as if failure is impossible Lets not be the slaves of our bitter past Lets not be the slaves of our bitter past Lets be the masters of our future Carl Jung writes ldquoYour vision will become clear only when you can look into your heart
(Reprint from a publication in Hitawada dated June 10 2009)
Peace be with you
Believing everybody is dangerous believing nobody is very dangerous ndash Abraham Lincoln
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New Members
As Life Member
1 Shri C V VENKATESWARLU BE (Electrical) M Tech (Mining Machinery) PG ndash DipDy Chief Engineer (EampM) WCL Flat No F-2 Shakti Apartments Plot No 19A Hill Road Gandhi Nagar Nagpur ndash 440010
2 Shri Utpal Kumar Dey B Sc Engg M Tech Ph D (Mining Engineering) Professor B I T Sindri Head Deptt Of Mining Engineer PO Sindri Institute Dist Dhanbad Jharkhand ndash 828123
3 Shri Girijesh Kumar B Sc Geology M Sc Geology Ph D Geology Professor B I T Sindri Head Department of Geology PO Sindri Institute Dist Dhanbad Jharkhand ndash 828123
4 Shri Pramod Kumar Singh M Sc Geology Ph D Geology Lecturer BIT Sindri Department of Geology B I T Sindri Dhanbad Jharkhand
5 Shri Baidya Nath Roy B Sc Engg M Sc Engg (Metallurgical) Lecturer BIT Sindri Metallurgical Engineering Deptt PO Sindri Institute Dist Dhanbad Jharkhand ndash 828123
6 Shri Abhai Pratap Singh B Sc(Mining) Chief General Manager (Production)D-2F-2 Govinda Gourkhede Compl Seminary Hills Nagpur ndash 440006
7 Shri Ranendra Chouksey B E (Mining) Superintendent of Mines WCL C-43 Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440001
8 Shri Om Prakash Verma B Sc Superintendent (Survey) 4 M B Town Bandhunagar Jhingabai Takli Koradi Road Nagpur ndash 440030
9 Shri Mahendra Kumar Gupta Dip in Mech Engg AMIE Dy Chief Engineer (Excv) WCL A-206 Triveni Apartments KT Nagar Katol Road Nagpur ndash 440013
10 Shri Akhilesh Pandey Diploma (Mining) Chief Mining Engineer (Prod) WCL CME
th(OC) 5 floor Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur -440001
11 Shri Kaushal Kishore Sharan B Sc (Hons) Mining Engineer Director Technical (Retd) WCL 301A Sri Manohar Apartment Clark Town Nagpur ndash 440004
12 Shri Mahendra Kumar Gupta Dip in Mech Engg AMIE Dy Chief Engineer (Excv) WCL A-206 Triveni Apartments KT Nagar Katol Road Nagpur ndash 440013
13 Shri Ashok Kumar Singh B Sc (Part ndash I) Superintendent (Survey) WCL Duplex No 54 M B Town Koradi Road Zinga Bai Takli Nagpur ndash 440030
14 Shri Amitabh Singh Engg amp Management Dy CME WCLQr No D5 Rescue Station Colony Indora Complex WCL Near Power Grid PO Uppalwadi Nagpur ndash 440026 (MS)
15 Shri Basant Agnihotri B E (Mech) SE (Excavation) WCL B- 202 Radha Palace Dhantoli Abyankar Road Nagpur ndash 440012 (MS)
16 Shri Sushanta Banerjee L Mining EnggMBA Chief Mining Engineer WCL Production Department WCL (Hq) Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440001
17 Shri Achuth Vinay Anand Diploma in Mining amp Mine Surveying Partner Director Technical Explotechnique
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
25
st th1643 1 Floor Shanthala Plaza 14 thCross 8 Main Malleshwaram Bangalore
ndash 560003
18 Shri Ranjan Kumar Sinha B Tech (H) Mining Controller of Mines Indian Bureau of Mines CPWD Qr No 33 Type ndash V Seminary Hills Nagpur ndash 440006
19 Shri Ranjan Sahai B Tech (H) Mining Chief Controller of Mines Indian Bureau of Mines Type ndashV Flat ndash 6 CPWD Colony Seminary Hills Nagpur ndash 440006
20 Shri Tirth Nath Jha B Tech (Mining) PGDISM M Tech (Ind amp Engg Mgmt) General Manager WCL WCL Kanhan Area PO Dungaria- 480553 Dist Chhindwara (MP)
21 Shri GEDI Vijaybhaskar Reddy Dip in Mining Superintendent of Mines WCL 48 Swamy Colony Phase ndash 8 Near Aakar Nagar PO Gittikadan Nagpur ndash 13
22 Shri V K Gupta B Tech (Mining) Chief Mining Engineer WCL D-17 Koyla Vihar Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash (MS)-440001
23 Shri Anjan Chatterjee B Sc (Engineering) MBA Superintending Engineer (Env) WCL Environment
thDeptt 9 Floor Coal Estate Civil LinesNagpur ndash 440001 MS
24 Shri Ajay Kumar Pandey B Tech (Mining) Dy General Manager (Mining) Pandey Muhalla ASGirls School Road Hirapur PO amp Dist Dhanbad -826001
25 Shri Kinnera Raja Sekhar BE(Mining)MBA(Marketing) Superintendent of Mines WCL Flat No 203 Udhav Appartment Opp Powergrid Angulimal NagarPO Uppalwadi Nagpur 400 026 (MS)
26 Shri Sudhakar Rao Sreeram Degree in Mining FCC Superintendent of Mines WCL C-11 Walni colony Th Saoner Dist Nagpur 441 504
27 Shri Haridas Krishna Ghanvat MSc(Env) Superintending Engg(Env) WCL 7172 Ujwal Nilayam B-302 Khamla Road Malviya Nagar Khamla Nagpur 440 025 MS
28 Shri Balakishan Chandora BE(Mining) Chief Mining Engineer WCL D-114 Koyla Vihar Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur 442 001
29 Shri Asok Chandra Ray BE(Civil) Grad ndash IE PGDBM(Fin) OSD(ENV)WCL F-201 Ashirwad Apartment Mankapur Behind Safeway Motors Lumbini Nagar Nagpur 440 030
30 Shri Kaushik Chakraborty BTech(Min) MTech(Mine Planning)Dy Chief Mining Engineer WCL Flat ndash 102 Naniks Ashtavinayak Prerna Opp Power Grid Colony Nari Ring Road PO Uppalwadi Nagpur 440 026
31 Shri KS Narayana Dip in Mining Engineer Chief Mining Engineer WCL D-210 Koyala Vihar Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur 440 001
32 Shri Anupam Nandi BTech(Min) Dy Controller of Mines amp Officer in charge Indian Bureau of Mines 318B Road No 3 Ashok Nagar Ranchi 834 002 Jharkhand
33 Shri Debasis Biswas BE(Mining) Chief Mining EngineerWCL Flat No 607 Building A-1 Forest Deptt Co-operative Housing Society Seminary Hills Nagpur
34 Shri Subhash Ramkrishna Bhandare BE(Hons)(Mining) Supdt Of Mines WCL A-9S-4 Govinda Gourkhede
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26
Complex Seminary Hills Hajaripahad Road Nagpur 440 006
35 Shri Satish R Gabale BE(Mining) Supdt of Mines WCL Flat No B101 Ganesh Gavri Apptt Near Sawarkar Square Nagpur -400 015
36 Shri Dipankar Mukherjee BE(Mining) supdt of Mines WCL Plot-28 Friends Colony PO Katol Road Nagpur 440 013
37 Shri Pradeep Deshmukh BE(Mining) Supdt of Mines WCL 16 Shamane Layout Near Gajanan Temple Trimurti Nagar Nagpur 440 022
38 Shri Partha Pratim Adhikary Btech(Hons)(Mining Engg) WCLD-8 Indora Housing Complex WCL Colony(Near Power Grid) Nagpur(MS)
39 Shri Somyajit Mukherjee MTech(Appl Geol) PhD(Geol) Sr Lecturer IIT Bombay Deptt Earth Sciences IIT Bombay Powai Mumbai 400 076 MS
As Member
1 Shri Satyendra Parasanath Pandey Dip in Mining IInd class Certi FCC Dy Chief Mining Engineer WCL D19 WCL Rescue Colony Kalpana Nagar PO Uppalwadi Nagpur ndash 440026
2 Shri Prashant Kumar Singh B E Mining Superintendent of Mines WCL 36 M B Town PO Zingabai Takli Koradi Road Nagpur ndash 440030
3 Shri Vivek Kumar Sharma M Tech (Applied Geology) Dy Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC
thLtd4 floor Khanij Bhawan 10-3-311A Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad
4 Shri Subrata Chatterjee B E (Mech) MBA Business Development Manager 4 Dr Satyananda Roy Road Kolkata ndash 700029
5 Md Nasim Ansari M Tech (Applied Geology) Dy Manager (Geology) Laxmivasi Tower Flat No 205 Attapur Tejaswari NagarHyderbad
6 Shri Rajesh Kumar Sharma M Sc (Earth Science) B Sc (Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad - 500 028
7 Dr Nilay Sharma Ph D Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad - 500 028
8 Shri Amit Kumar Saw M Sc Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad - 500 173(AP)
9 Shri Sanjay Kumar Choudhary M Sc (Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad - 500 028
10 Shri Chandra Bhushan Verma M Tech (Applied Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC
thLtd4 floor10-3-31 Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad - 500 173
11 Shri Buddha Priya Mahudwale B E st(Mining) PG Dip 1 Class Certificate
holder Manager (Mining) Resource thPlanning deptt 4 Floor NMDC Ltd
Khanij Bhavan Masab Tank 10-3-311A Hyderbad ndash 500173
12 Shri Basant Rath M Sc (Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) NMDC R amp D Centre Habsiguda Uppal Road Hyderabad
13 Shri Jaykumar Jagdish Singh Dip Mining Graduate DMM Asstt Survey Officer WCL Production Department WCL (Hq) Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440001
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
27
14 Shri Parag Madhukarrao Tadlimbekar BSc MSc (Geo) B Ed Sr Technical Assistant (Geology) Indian Bureau of Mines Technical Secretary Section IBM
ndIndira Bhawan 2 floor D-Block Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440102 MS
15 Shri NK Dhawan BSc(H)(Mining Engg) General Manager NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad 500 173
16 Dr DN Subramanyam MScPhD Asstt Manager(Geo) NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad 500 173
As Donor Member
1 Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research Barwa Road Dhanbad ndash 826015
Jharkhand
HEALTH TITBIT
Going on fruits as snacks
Fruits have skins and are actually like naturersquos ready-packed snacks The juice and the flavour is all held in tightly until you are ready and with most fruits after washing even the skin can be eaten A red apple has different health giving qualities from a green apple too There are many salad combinations which are worth trying Iceberg lettuce and a tomato is better than nothing but try to use the deeper green or red lettuce dark-green water-cress two or three grated brussel sprouts or some finely cut spring cabbage Dark-green leaves should form the basis then build with a selection of other colours carrots peppers radishes and others It can be differently beautiful every time but big
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
28
News Update
1 Arrow works with ONGC on CBM
Arrow Energy has signed an agreement with Indian Govt-owned ONGC Limited to cooperate in Coal Bed Methane (CBM) exploration and development The focus of the memorandum of Understanding is potential cooperation on existing ONGC blocks from previous CBM licence rounds in India together with possible cooperation in certain Australian acreage The companies are now formulating specific commercial agreement on defined CBM assets
(Source Asia Miner)
2 Thriveni ventures overseas for coal
After years of involvement with the Indian mining industry Thriveni Earthmovers expects to begin exporting coal this year from its coal project at Jumbi in Indonesia The company obtained the Jumbi project in 2008 as its first overseas coal venture and has been ramping up towards commercial production this year The primary aim of the project is to be reliable source of coal to overseas companies who rely on coal as the critical material for their operations Thriveni provides low cost turnkey mining solution that facilitates development on a major scale
(Source Asia Miner)
3 ECL to raise underground coal production output to 12 mt
Eastern Coalfields Ltd proposes to enhance its underground coal production from 85 million tonne (mt) to 12 mt in the next two years through infusion of mass production technologies Accordingly the company recently awarded two contracts worth Rs 100 crore to Joy Engineering of UK for supply of
continuous mining equipment and operation and maintenance of the same on riskgain basis The tenders for more continuous miners and long-wall mining equipments worth Rs 350 crore approximately will be invited soon
(Source Infrastructure Today July 2009)
4 Indias first coal gasification project to take off
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) is getting ready to start the gas production at Indias first Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) project on pilot basis This project is to be carried out at Vastan lignite block near Surat in Gujarat It is estimated that the field will produce about 55 lakh cu m of synthetic gas per day by 2010 end After this project is successful ONGC aims to begin with the commercial production by producing about 2 billion cu m of the synthetic gas per annum from this field by 2013-14 This will require an investment of about Rs1000-2000 crore and the field has enough reserves to last for about 30-40 years Along with the Vastan block ONGC is also plans to set up a UCG project at Bhavnagar in Gujarat and Rajasthan
(Source Infrastructure Today Sept09)
5 Bhutan Minerals Exploration
August 2009 - Oil in the Bangtar area under Samdrupjongkhar dzongkhag copper gold and silver in the black mountain area of central Bhutan and tungsten in Sarpang are the potential minerals an American businessman J Matthew Fifield has offered to prospect for and if found viable then extract them He has also proposed that he be given mineral exploration rights for the whole of Bhutan after which he would get a group of American investors to invest in Bhutans mining sector in
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
29
a big way J Matthew Fifield is a managing director in an international mining company Clien and also sits on the boards of other international energy companies The department of geology and mines (DGM) under the ministry of economic affairs and Druk holdings investment (DHI) have so far expressed interest in the proposal and are in the process of studying it ldquoJ Matthew Fifield approached us through DHI around five months ago saying that he was interested in the mineral exploration and extraction and so we provided him with all past mineral exploration reports and geological data on Bhutanrdquo said DGMs chief geologist and acting director general
(Source geologycom)
6 India - Vedanta Acquires Goa Assets
SESA GOA Limited a majority-owned subsidiary of Vedanta Resources has purchased the Goa iron ore assets of the Dempo Group for Rs 1750 crores (US$368 million) The assets include mining leases rights and related infrastructure in Goa Funding the transaction out of its existing cash resources Sesa acquired VS Dempo and Co which holds 100 of Dempo Mining Corporation and 50 of Goa Maritime VS Dempo owns or has the rights to mineable reserves and resources estimated at 70 million tonnes of iron ore in Goa Its Goa mining assets also includes processing plants barges jetties trans-shippers and loading capacities at Mormugoa port It produced 394 million tonnes of iron ore and sold 436 million tonnes in the year ended March 31 2009 and is one of the largest exporters of iron ore from Goa Vedantas chairman Anil Agarwal says ldquoWe are highly delighted with this opportunity to consolidate our iron ore business The integration of Sesa and VS Dempos operations will achieve great synergyrdquo
(Source Asia Miner Aug09)
7 Mercury Pollution
Coal-fired power plants emit trace amounts of mercury Some of this airborne mercury ends up in lakes and rivers ndash and accumulates there long term Fish at the top of the food chain can accumulate damaging amounts of mercury because they eat smaller fish who have eaten smaller fish and the amount of mercury in their bodies can build up to toxic levels over time Mercury also makes its way into every aquatic ecosystem through the hydrologic cycle USGS published a study that examined mercury in top-predator fish bed sediment and water from streams across the United States There were many mercury mines in Oregon in the early 1900s The miners dug up the ore heated it and then cooled the vapors to condense the liquid mercury Now a century later some sites in the Ochoco National Forest and on private lands remain contaminated from these activities
(Source geologycom)
8 Northern Indias Water Supply Depletion by Human Activity
A satellite monitoring detecting areas of ground water depletion observed that much of northern India is dependent upon a reliable supply of groundwater for public use and irrigation In this study groundwater levels were monitored by processing gravity data collected by a NASA satellite over a six-year period Maps of the data revealed significant groundwater level declines in the northern Indian states of Rajasthan Punjab and Haryana In these areas rapid population growth economic development and groundwater-based irrigation are placing increasing demands on water supplies The accelerating rate of water use is unsustainable and could lead to a collapse in the agricultural system
(Source Publication from an August 2009 press release by NASA geologycom)
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
30
9 Muscular swimmer was one of last dinosaurs
Recently discovered duck-billed hadrosaur thrived on many continents One of the last non-avian dinosaurs on Earth was a muscular swimming duck-bi l led species that paleontologists recently discovered in Spain according to a new study that has been accepted for publication in the journal Comptes Rendus Palevol Co-author Jose Ignacio Canudo told Discovery News that the hadrosaur Arenysaurus ardevoli meaning sand dinosaur lived just a few thousand years before the KT boundary This was the event 655 million years ago that wiped out all of the worlds dinosaurs save for a group of carnivorous dinosaurs that evolved into birds
(Source geologycom News)
10 Coal mine owners need 26 in venture
June 27 2009 Steel cement or power companies that sit on captive coal mines will have to own a minimum 26 percent equity in their mining ventures according to the new guidelines approved by the government for mining of coal from captive blocks The government currently allows 100 percent foreign direct investment (FDI) in exploration or mining of coal and lignite for captive consumption of iron steel and cement producers While this policy would remain unchanged the captive block owners will have to maintain beneficial ownership in their mining operations According to the proposed changes the approved end user company (engaged in making cement steel or power) will have to maintain at least a 26 percent equity ownership in an associated coal company subsidiary) formed for supplying coal on an exclusive basis to it The captive coal block owner will have to maintain 51 percent equity in the subsidiary coal company in case the mining company does not have an exclusive coal supply arrangement with the
parent In case a coal block is jointly owned equity participation in the joint venture company shall be made directly by owners and not through their subsidiary The proposed regulations have specified that in case the company to whom the captive block has been awarded is also a holding company it would have to maintain at least 51 percent equity in its subsidiary company engaged in approved end uses (making cement steel or power) It would however need to have just 26 percent equity in the second subsidiary company engaged in coal mining provided the entire output is supplied exclusively to the holding company Independent coal and lignite mining companies could also be allocated captive blocks on the condition that they enter into firm supply contracts for coal at the application stage itself according to the proposed guidelines Such companies would not be allowed to enter into fresh agreements with new end-use companies subsequent to award of the coal block
(Source The Economic Times)
11 Private investment in coal sector
June 17 2009 The coal sector is set to open to private investment
We are not averse to open commercial coal mining to private sector players However a decision will be taken after building consensus over the reform proposal said minister of state for coal (independent charge) Sriprakash Jaiswal At present the government has monopoly over coal mining through state-run companies such as Coal India Ltd
(Source The Economic Times)
12 India Seeks to Invest in Australian Coal
SYDNEY -- Indias coal minister and the chairman of the countrys biggest coal miner said Thursday that India is considering
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
31
securing coal properties in Australia to plug projected gaps in the nations supply of coal The comments indicate that the current wave of foreign investment in Australias natural resources wont be limited to China Australia is known to be a country with high quality thermal coal and metallurgical coal properties India Minister of State for Coal Sriprakash Jaiswal told reporters India considers Australia as an important destination to look for coal properties he said As one of the worlds fastest growing economies India currently has to import coal because it doesnt produce enough to meet increasing demand Australias massive coal resource has become the subject of a flurry of international deal activity with Chinas Yanzhou Coal Mining Co Ltd having already
launched a A$354 billion takeover offer for Australian coal miner Felix Resources Ltd Taking equity stakes in existing companies and in return having a coal supply agreement for a certain quantity of coal could be one format Mr Bhattacharya said The other format could be joining in mining so the expansion programs of the existing companies or taking absolutely greenfield properties and going ahead on doing mining Mr Bhattacharya said the company which is also investigating investment opportunities in the US Indonesia and South Africa could easily pay $1 billion to $15 billion on investments and would consider spending more
(SourceWall Street JournalSeptember 032009)
HEALTH TITBIT
Hot tea hot coffee increases risk of cancer
Tea has been touted for its potential health benefits for millennia but new research shows if you drink it too hot you may end up increasing your risk for esophageal cancer
A new study published in the British Medical Journal has revealed that drinking steaming hot tea is actually linked with an eight-fold increased risk of cancer of the food tube or the oesophagus According to lead researcher Reza Malekzadeh of the Tehran University of Medical Sciences in Iran ldquoInforming the population about the hazards of drinking hot tea may be helpful in reducing the incidence of oesophageal cancerrdquo To be specific people who drank their tea less than two minutes after it was it four or more minutes after pouring
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
33
NOVEMBER 2009
10-13 NINTH INTERNATIONAL MINE VENTILATION CONGRESS at New Delhi India Hotel Crown Plaza Contact Department of Mining Engineering Indian School of Mines University Dhanbad ndash 826 004 Prof D C Panigrahi Convenor amp head Deptt email-
th15 November Sunday International Symposium ldquoEmerging Challenges for Metals and Materials Engineering amp Technologyrdquo and Metals Minerals Manufacturing Exp 2009 Organized by Indian Institute of Metals in association with TMS amp ASM International USA Contact TAFCON C-60 Nizamuddin East New Delhi ndash 110 013 India Ph- 91 ndash 11 ndash 46198000 24352141 Email ndash
Pankaj 09810038063
th16-19 November 2009 MPES 2009 ndash 18 International Symposium on Mine Planning amp Equipment Selections at Banff Alberta Canada For further details Contact Dr Raj K Singhal PO Box 68002 Crow Foot Postal Outlet 28 Crowfoot Terrdce NW Calgery Alberta T3G 1YO Canada Fax ndash 403-241 ndash 9460 email ndash singhal shawca website httpwwwmpes-cami-swempcom
10 - 13 November 2009 the 34th Indonesian Geophysicist Conferences at Jogjakarta Indonesia Conferences on Earth Sciences held by Indonesian Geophysicist Association 2009 Organized by Indonesian Geophysicists A s s o c i a t i o n ( H A G I ) Deadline for abstractsproposals 15 July 2009 W e b s i t e
dc_panigrahiyahoocoinwww9thimvcorg
metallurgytafconcom wwwmetals2009in
h t t p p i t 3 4 h a g i w e b i d
Upcoming Events
C o n t a c t n a m e W i w i t S u r y a n t o Check the for latest details
17 - 18 November 2009 Mining the Isa Mount Isa Queensland Australia Mining the Isa 2009 will not only features presentations from all the key established mining companies in the Mount Isa region but also unique sessions dealing with the other essential aspects essential for successful operation in the area Organized by IIR Conferences Deadline for abstractsproposals Not available Website lt gt Contact name James Stackhouse
Check the for latest details
DECEMBER 2009
4-6 Twenty-first National Convention of Mining Engineers on Technological Advancement in Mining Industry Udaipur Contact The Honorary Secretary IEI Udaipur Local Centre 128 Hiran Magri Sector 11 Opp Central Excise Udaipur 313002 P h 0 2 9 4 - 2 5 8 3 7 0 2 e - m a i l ndash
W e b
10-13 2009 Twenty fourth Indian Engineering Congress at Mangalore Theme ldquoNat ional Growth and Secur i ty ndash Technological Challengesrdquo organised by The Institute of Engineers (India) Mangalore Local
thCenter Contact The organizing Secretary 24 Indian Engineering Congress The Institute of Engineers (India) Mangalore Center NITK Surathkal Mangalore 575 025 Karnatak Ph (0824) 247400 Extn 3759 (O) e-mail lt gt
event website
httpwwwiircomauisa
event website
i n s t i _ o f _ e n g y a h o o c o i nwwwieiudrorg
i e i c o n g r e s s n i t k a c i nltieicongressnitkgmailcomgt
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34
26-27 All India Seminar on ldquoSatellite Communication and Remote Sensing Technologies for Social Developmentrdquo at Jaipur Contact The Honorary Secretary IEI Rajasthan State Centre Gandhi Nagar Tonk road Jaipur ndash 302 015 Ph ndash (0141) 27063272700413 e-mail ndash
JANUARY 2010
11 - 13 January 2010 CERIE2010 Sylhet Bangladesh Organized by Shahjalal University of Science amp Technology Deadline for bstractsproposals 15 September 2009 W e b s i t e lt gtContact name Dr Mohammad Iqbal
Check the for latest details
FEBRUARY 2010
th4-7 6 International Dyke Conference Contact Prof Rajesh K Srivastava Deptt of Geology BHU IT Varanasi 221 005
4 - 5 February 2010 Conference on ldquoProcessing of Industrial Minerals 2010rdquo at Istanbul Turkey Website
Contact name Dr Barry WillsAlthough there are many
rscieirscorgwwwieirscorg
httpwwwsust edu~cerie2010
event website
httpwwwmin-ngcompim10indexhtml
operations worldwide treating a wide range of industrial minerals processing problems are often similar The aim of this conference is therefore to bring together operators and scientists below one roof Organized by MEI
MARCH 2010
March 9 2010 8th Annual Investing in African Mining Seminar in Toronto In addition to our seminar we offer mining c o m p a n i e s s e r v i c e p r o v i d e r s a n d governments shared booth space at the PDAC trade show and participation in the Canada-South Africa Chamber of Business 11th A n n u a l M i n i n g B r e a k f a s tDownload the
for details
AUGUST 2012
2 - 10 August 2012 34th International Geological Congress a t Brisbane Q u e e n s l a n d A u s t r a l i a W e b s i t e
Contact name Liz Cuffe Under the theme ldquoUnearthing our Past and Futurerdquo the IGC will showcase the Oceania regions geoscience strengths innovations and natural wonders through an exciting range of pre and post Congress field trips Organized by Australian Geoscience Council
Toronto 2010 Participation Packages Brochure
httpwww34igcorg
1 Three sentences for getting success ndash a Know more than othersb Work more than othersc Expect less than others
- William Shakespeare
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22
Contined from Last issue mdash
POSSIBLE MARKETS FOR INDIAN ORES
Japan is the most obvious market for Indiarsquos high-grade hematites but if this outlet is to be developed India will require some freight advantage in order to compete with the ore from Johore which is almost as good as the best-grade Indian ore It is conveniently situated for export and is considerably nearer to Japan than is India The Borneo and Philippine ores are also favourably situated for the Japanese market but they would require nodulising before export and even then would be of lower iron content than Indian ores and also more aluminous
As regards exporting ore from India to Europe if high-class coking coals are later on imported from the United Kingdom to assist in smelting Indiarsquos ore the return freight might well be partly made up of Indian iron-ore but it is more likely to be Indian pig-iron (which is probably the cheapest pig in the world) or Indian s tee l In a recent personal communication Mr C P Perin wrote
lsquoFrom my general knowledge of the worldrsquos iron-ore resources I feel very strongly that in years to come the exports of steel from India will be as important as he present exports of jutersquo
It seems to me doubtful if we shall import much high-grade coal or coke from Europe for use in smelting iron-ore for a very long time to come The Indian ores are very high in iron and often contain about as much alumina as silica The high ash of the Indian coke provides a good deal of the slag of the blast-furnace and tends to raise the silicaalumina ratio of the slag If the slag volume were to be reduced
75 years Ago
much below the present practice by the introduction of low-ash coke which might not improvendashor might even worsenndashthe silicaalumina ratio of the slag it would not be possible to hold the sulphur in the slag There would be no sense in cutting the ash of the coke down if we had to add silica-rock to the furnace charge in order to obtain a suitable slag volume and analysis On that account apart from the question of cost it seems very doubtful if European high-grade coal or coke can be imported for use in Indian blast-furnaces in the near future
On reviewing the whole of the evidence I find no grounds for believing that any large export trade in Indian iron-ore is likely to develop in he next decade or so The two main possible marketsndashJapan and Western Europendashcan obtain sufficient supplies of high-grade ore for their needs from sources considerably nearer than India To some this may seem a pessimistic conclusion others may have a sentimental feeling that it is better to reserve Indiarsquos iron-ores for smelting in Indiarsquos own furnaces I have tried to come to an unprejudiced conclusion drawn from the available evidence I feel that I have assembled rather a mountain of facts and statistics for the production of a lamentably small mouse of a conclusion It would have been much more spectacular if I could have prophesied argosies carrying Indiarsquos ore to European or Japanese ports within five or six yearsrsquo time but this seems to me not possible Twenty or thirty years hence there may be a different tale to tell but by that time it is not likely that any-one will be turning back to old presidential addresses in order to find out what Mr President said in 1934
Presidential Address by Mr F G Percival PhD (London) B Sc (London) FGS
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
8
M G M I as per the tradition organized a workshop preceding AGM of the Institute on
th15 September 2009 at Park Hotel Kolkata The topic was quite contemporary entitled Indian Mining Sectors Policies and Constraints
Objective of this workshop was to bring together those who are instrumental in framing the policies and guidelines and those who follow these for exploration and exploitation of mineral including coal oil and gas It was also aimed to have interaction of learned delegates and invitees with the speakers so as to bring out highlights and lacuna of the policies and guidelines and to make them more industry friendly
The workshop was very well attended (about 100 delegates) Speakers were eminent personalities holding offices of distinction and directly concerned with the topic of the workshop
The workshop was inaugurated by Dr A K Sarkar Director (Marketing) Coal India Ltd The technical session was presided over by Sri R P Ritolia Immediate Past President and former CMD- CCL
Altogether five papers were presented which are as follows
1 National Mineral Policies and Role of G S I By Dr Balaram Chattopadhaya D D G G S I
2 Modern Coalmining Policies for enhanced proving of coal resources By Shri Ashok Kumar Singh CMD CMPDIL
3 Captive Coal Mining Policies and Constraints By Shri D N Prasad
Director ( Tech ) Ministry of Coal Government of India
4 National Mineral Policy 2008 and the Environmental Concerns for an Expanding Mining Sector By Prof S P Banerjee Former Director ndashin - Charge Indian School of Mines Dhanbad
5 Reclamation of Mined out areas In Opencast success story in Mega Projects of South Eastern Coalfield Ltd By Shri M P Dikshit CMD SECL and Shri S C Shankar SE SECL
The first paper dwelt upon various policies that the Government of India is going to adopt to gear up and making the mining sector dynamic It was pointed out during discussion that there are many more things are desirable for quick disposal of PL ML availability of maps reports etc All these matters are being seriously examined at Governmental Levels
The second paper described various methodologies and techniques to improve exploration approach for enhanced proving of coal resources These methodologies have been spelt out by the Ministry of Coal in consultation with CMPDIL Various investors who have been allotted blocks must follow these methodologies for authenticated and better results
The third paper outlined various guidelines for accomplishing the exploration of captive coal blocks for early exploitation of the resources It is admitted that there are constraints which are likely to retard the progress that is desirable The role of State and Central Government for clearing various applications need to be more realistic and less time consuming Coal Evaluation improved
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON ldquoINDIAN MINING SECTORS POLICIES AND CONSTRAINTSrdquo
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
9
co-ordination with nodal officers of state level land acquisition environmental and forestry clearance etc are certain areas of concern
The fourth paper outlined various stipulations for environmental safeguard in the mining sectors by the Government based on recommendation of committees formed The paper pointed out necessity of streamlining forestry clearance and highlighted much improved environment management practices in the mining sectors Prof Banerjee also praised role of National Mineral Policy 2008 for its positive approach to boost mining sectors
The fifth paper was on reclamation of mined out areas and described how best reclamation can be implemented with proper approach and plan The speakers cited some examples of reclamation done successfully in the jurisdiction of SECL
Each presentation was followed by interaction with the delegates which made the workshop purposeful and interesting
A K Moitra(Convenor)
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
NB Send your e-mails on ldquoTalk Backrdquo to the Editor Please include your full name address amp telephone no not necessarily for Publication MGMI News Letter reserve the right to edit the letters for publication and reproduce then (in whole or past) in any of its print
more than seven and half years are needed for the same in India ie more than five times but let us not forget that we have to face problems of a large population which is more than five times of that of Australia but that just not justify us to spend more than three years to approve a project MGMI should move the appropriate authorities to ensure early approval or rejection of any mineral based project and
if required we may offer our expertise for making early decision
Thanking you with warm regards
Yours very sincerely
Dr Samir Dasgupta Life Member No 522-LM (1948-49)
( From the Editor The members may like to respond to the point raised by Dr Samir Dasgupta)
(Continued from Page No 7)
Talk Back
10
ndThe 52 Holland Memorial Lecture was held thon 15 September 2009 at the Park Hotel The
memorial lecture was given by Shri S J Sibal
Director General Mines Safety Dhanbad The
subject of his lecture was on ldquoChallenges of
Miens Safety ndash a Perspective for Change
Managementrdquo
In introduction he mentioned that safety at
work is still a serious problem and we are still
paying heavily for accidents both in terms of
human suffering and economic waste Hence
the endeavor to bring down the hazards by all
available means to an acceptable level must
continue to reduce the sufferings and agony of
human beings
In the lecture he also spoke on History of
human civilization and mine safety ndash the past
Absorption of safety laws into work practices
the Present Growth of mining activities and
technological advancements ndash the Future
Opencast Coal Mining UG Coal Mining
Mining Accidents Reasons why the
implementation of the procedure is not
sustained He has also mentioned some
ndHighlights of 52 Holland Memorial Lecture
probable answers ndash may be these procedures
are not adequate safe and built into the
mechanism of mineral production
lRequirement of additional resources for compliance of safety laws
lSafety motivation lAcceptance of non-compliance etc
Why we loose sight of human face of accident
he added He also put forwarded a question
that the concept of self regulation ndash is it the
solution
He has given some of his thoughts
observations suggestions etc and in
conclusion he said making change has always
been fascinating and exciting though it is a
tough and delicate activity for any
organization However Managing Change is
now not a matter of choice it becomes an
essential activity given the emerging future
challenges in the mining sector
The Lecture was attended by a sizeable
number of members and guests
If you win you need not explain hellip But if you lose you should not be there to explain
ndash Adolph Hitler
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
32
ldquoWHAT lies before us and what lies behind us is nothing compared to what lies within usrdquo Truly these jolting words of Emerson gives us the flashback of what Socrates promulgated centuries ago ldquoknow thyselfrdquo
The problem with us today is that we know very less of ourselves and thus we indulge in emulating and imitating others If one is not clear as to what exactly one wants he will start wanting what others want resulting in a ldquorat racerdquo And the repercussion of rat race is that even if you win the race you still remain a rat The multiplicity of platforms and the craze to be popular in next to no time is the trend which is the portent of a weak future generation This hurry burry will make the future dreams shattered we will have no leaders to dream in the days to come but there will remain a good chunk of puppets in few domineering hands Too many people are dreaming of some magical rose garden on the horizon rather than enjoying the one growing in their backyards Lets discover the untapped potential within us and stop following the crowd and give a second thought to our endeavours Life doesnt always give us what we ask for but it always gives us what we need Aldous Huxley always reminds me of the golden exhortation ie there is only one corner of the world you can be certain of improving and that is your own self
Yes nothing can defeat us unless we defeat ourselves Even Shakespeare in Julius Caesar points ldquoThe fault dear Brutus is not in our
SHORT ARTICLE
By VIVIAN WILSON LOBO
stars but in ourselves that we are underlingsrdquo Therefore our main task in life is to give birth to ourselves to become what we potentially are Opportunities are everywhere waiting to be discovered we have to only seek it as the saying goes a wise man makes more opportunities than he finds The journey of a thousand miles begins with just one step and that step lies within us as we often quote success is a marathon not a sprint never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat
Success cannot be granted it must be earned and for earning it we will have catwalks than cakewalks Therefore what is required today is serenity and patience to rivet ones attention on success Panic and anxiety will only bring failures along Perseverance is not a long race it is many short races one after another Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm Peace is the key with which we can focus aim and win As we sail through life let us not avoid storms and rough waters just let them pass and sail on Because a successful person is like being a goalkeeper no matter how many goals you save people will remember only the ones you missed Act as if failure is impossible Lets not be the slaves of our bitter past Lets not be the slaves of our bitter past Lets be the masters of our future Carl Jung writes ldquoYour vision will become clear only when you can look into your heart
(Reprint from a publication in Hitawada dated June 10 2009)
Peace be with you
Believing everybody is dangerous believing nobody is very dangerous ndash Abraham Lincoln
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st th1643 1 Floor Shanthala Plaza 14 thCross 8 Main Malleshwaram Bangalore
ndash 560003
18 Shri Ranjan Kumar Sinha B Tech (H) Mining Controller of Mines Indian Bureau of Mines CPWD Qr No 33 Type ndash V Seminary Hills Nagpur ndash 440006
19 Shri Ranjan Sahai B Tech (H) Mining Chief Controller of Mines Indian Bureau of Mines Type ndashV Flat ndash 6 CPWD Colony Seminary Hills Nagpur ndash 440006
20 Shri Tirth Nath Jha B Tech (Mining) PGDISM M Tech (Ind amp Engg Mgmt) General Manager WCL WCL Kanhan Area PO Dungaria- 480553 Dist Chhindwara (MP)
21 Shri GEDI Vijaybhaskar Reddy Dip in Mining Superintendent of Mines WCL 48 Swamy Colony Phase ndash 8 Near Aakar Nagar PO Gittikadan Nagpur ndash 13
22 Shri V K Gupta B Tech (Mining) Chief Mining Engineer WCL D-17 Koyla Vihar Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash (MS)-440001
23 Shri Anjan Chatterjee B Sc (Engineering) MBA Superintending Engineer (Env) WCL Environment
thDeptt 9 Floor Coal Estate Civil LinesNagpur ndash 440001 MS
24 Shri Ajay Kumar Pandey B Tech (Mining) Dy General Manager (Mining) Pandey Muhalla ASGirls School Road Hirapur PO amp Dist Dhanbad -826001
25 Shri Kinnera Raja Sekhar BE(Mining)MBA(Marketing) Superintendent of Mines WCL Flat No 203 Udhav Appartment Opp Powergrid Angulimal NagarPO Uppalwadi Nagpur 400 026 (MS)
26 Shri Sudhakar Rao Sreeram Degree in Mining FCC Superintendent of Mines WCL C-11 Walni colony Th Saoner Dist Nagpur 441 504
27 Shri Haridas Krishna Ghanvat MSc(Env) Superintending Engg(Env) WCL 7172 Ujwal Nilayam B-302 Khamla Road Malviya Nagar Khamla Nagpur 440 025 MS
28 Shri Balakishan Chandora BE(Mining) Chief Mining Engineer WCL D-114 Koyla Vihar Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur 442 001
29 Shri Asok Chandra Ray BE(Civil) Grad ndash IE PGDBM(Fin) OSD(ENV)WCL F-201 Ashirwad Apartment Mankapur Behind Safeway Motors Lumbini Nagar Nagpur 440 030
30 Shri Kaushik Chakraborty BTech(Min) MTech(Mine Planning)Dy Chief Mining Engineer WCL Flat ndash 102 Naniks Ashtavinayak Prerna Opp Power Grid Colony Nari Ring Road PO Uppalwadi Nagpur 440 026
31 Shri KS Narayana Dip in Mining Engineer Chief Mining Engineer WCL D-210 Koyala Vihar Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur 440 001
32 Shri Anupam Nandi BTech(Min) Dy Controller of Mines amp Officer in charge Indian Bureau of Mines 318B Road No 3 Ashok Nagar Ranchi 834 002 Jharkhand
33 Shri Debasis Biswas BE(Mining) Chief Mining EngineerWCL Flat No 607 Building A-1 Forest Deptt Co-operative Housing Society Seminary Hills Nagpur
34 Shri Subhash Ramkrishna Bhandare BE(Hons)(Mining) Supdt Of Mines WCL A-9S-4 Govinda Gourkhede
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
26
Complex Seminary Hills Hajaripahad Road Nagpur 440 006
35 Shri Satish R Gabale BE(Mining) Supdt of Mines WCL Flat No B101 Ganesh Gavri Apptt Near Sawarkar Square Nagpur -400 015
36 Shri Dipankar Mukherjee BE(Mining) supdt of Mines WCL Plot-28 Friends Colony PO Katol Road Nagpur 440 013
37 Shri Pradeep Deshmukh BE(Mining) Supdt of Mines WCL 16 Shamane Layout Near Gajanan Temple Trimurti Nagar Nagpur 440 022
38 Shri Partha Pratim Adhikary Btech(Hons)(Mining Engg) WCLD-8 Indora Housing Complex WCL Colony(Near Power Grid) Nagpur(MS)
39 Shri Somyajit Mukherjee MTech(Appl Geol) PhD(Geol) Sr Lecturer IIT Bombay Deptt Earth Sciences IIT Bombay Powai Mumbai 400 076 MS
As Member
1 Shri Satyendra Parasanath Pandey Dip in Mining IInd class Certi FCC Dy Chief Mining Engineer WCL D19 WCL Rescue Colony Kalpana Nagar PO Uppalwadi Nagpur ndash 440026
2 Shri Prashant Kumar Singh B E Mining Superintendent of Mines WCL 36 M B Town PO Zingabai Takli Koradi Road Nagpur ndash 440030
3 Shri Vivek Kumar Sharma M Tech (Applied Geology) Dy Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC
thLtd4 floor Khanij Bhawan 10-3-311A Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad
4 Shri Subrata Chatterjee B E (Mech) MBA Business Development Manager 4 Dr Satyananda Roy Road Kolkata ndash 700029
5 Md Nasim Ansari M Tech (Applied Geology) Dy Manager (Geology) Laxmivasi Tower Flat No 205 Attapur Tejaswari NagarHyderbad
6 Shri Rajesh Kumar Sharma M Sc (Earth Science) B Sc (Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad - 500 028
7 Dr Nilay Sharma Ph D Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad - 500 028
8 Shri Amit Kumar Saw M Sc Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad - 500 173(AP)
9 Shri Sanjay Kumar Choudhary M Sc (Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad - 500 028
10 Shri Chandra Bhushan Verma M Tech (Applied Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC
thLtd4 floor10-3-31 Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad - 500 173
11 Shri Buddha Priya Mahudwale B E st(Mining) PG Dip 1 Class Certificate
holder Manager (Mining) Resource thPlanning deptt 4 Floor NMDC Ltd
Khanij Bhavan Masab Tank 10-3-311A Hyderbad ndash 500173
12 Shri Basant Rath M Sc (Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) NMDC R amp D Centre Habsiguda Uppal Road Hyderabad
13 Shri Jaykumar Jagdish Singh Dip Mining Graduate DMM Asstt Survey Officer WCL Production Department WCL (Hq) Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440001
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
27
14 Shri Parag Madhukarrao Tadlimbekar BSc MSc (Geo) B Ed Sr Technical Assistant (Geology) Indian Bureau of Mines Technical Secretary Section IBM
ndIndira Bhawan 2 floor D-Block Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440102 MS
15 Shri NK Dhawan BSc(H)(Mining Engg) General Manager NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad 500 173
16 Dr DN Subramanyam MScPhD Asstt Manager(Geo) NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad 500 173
As Donor Member
1 Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research Barwa Road Dhanbad ndash 826015
Jharkhand
HEALTH TITBIT
Going on fruits as snacks
Fruits have skins and are actually like naturersquos ready-packed snacks The juice and the flavour is all held in tightly until you are ready and with most fruits after washing even the skin can be eaten A red apple has different health giving qualities from a green apple too There are many salad combinations which are worth trying Iceberg lettuce and a tomato is better than nothing but try to use the deeper green or red lettuce dark-green water-cress two or three grated brussel sprouts or some finely cut spring cabbage Dark-green leaves should form the basis then build with a selection of other colours carrots peppers radishes and others It can be differently beautiful every time but big
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
28
News Update
1 Arrow works with ONGC on CBM
Arrow Energy has signed an agreement with Indian Govt-owned ONGC Limited to cooperate in Coal Bed Methane (CBM) exploration and development The focus of the memorandum of Understanding is potential cooperation on existing ONGC blocks from previous CBM licence rounds in India together with possible cooperation in certain Australian acreage The companies are now formulating specific commercial agreement on defined CBM assets
(Source Asia Miner)
2 Thriveni ventures overseas for coal
After years of involvement with the Indian mining industry Thriveni Earthmovers expects to begin exporting coal this year from its coal project at Jumbi in Indonesia The company obtained the Jumbi project in 2008 as its first overseas coal venture and has been ramping up towards commercial production this year The primary aim of the project is to be reliable source of coal to overseas companies who rely on coal as the critical material for their operations Thriveni provides low cost turnkey mining solution that facilitates development on a major scale
(Source Asia Miner)
3 ECL to raise underground coal production output to 12 mt
Eastern Coalfields Ltd proposes to enhance its underground coal production from 85 million tonne (mt) to 12 mt in the next two years through infusion of mass production technologies Accordingly the company recently awarded two contracts worth Rs 100 crore to Joy Engineering of UK for supply of
continuous mining equipment and operation and maintenance of the same on riskgain basis The tenders for more continuous miners and long-wall mining equipments worth Rs 350 crore approximately will be invited soon
(Source Infrastructure Today July 2009)
4 Indias first coal gasification project to take off
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) is getting ready to start the gas production at Indias first Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) project on pilot basis This project is to be carried out at Vastan lignite block near Surat in Gujarat It is estimated that the field will produce about 55 lakh cu m of synthetic gas per day by 2010 end After this project is successful ONGC aims to begin with the commercial production by producing about 2 billion cu m of the synthetic gas per annum from this field by 2013-14 This will require an investment of about Rs1000-2000 crore and the field has enough reserves to last for about 30-40 years Along with the Vastan block ONGC is also plans to set up a UCG project at Bhavnagar in Gujarat and Rajasthan
(Source Infrastructure Today Sept09)
5 Bhutan Minerals Exploration
August 2009 - Oil in the Bangtar area under Samdrupjongkhar dzongkhag copper gold and silver in the black mountain area of central Bhutan and tungsten in Sarpang are the potential minerals an American businessman J Matthew Fifield has offered to prospect for and if found viable then extract them He has also proposed that he be given mineral exploration rights for the whole of Bhutan after which he would get a group of American investors to invest in Bhutans mining sector in
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
29
a big way J Matthew Fifield is a managing director in an international mining company Clien and also sits on the boards of other international energy companies The department of geology and mines (DGM) under the ministry of economic affairs and Druk holdings investment (DHI) have so far expressed interest in the proposal and are in the process of studying it ldquoJ Matthew Fifield approached us through DHI around five months ago saying that he was interested in the mineral exploration and extraction and so we provided him with all past mineral exploration reports and geological data on Bhutanrdquo said DGMs chief geologist and acting director general
(Source geologycom)
6 India - Vedanta Acquires Goa Assets
SESA GOA Limited a majority-owned subsidiary of Vedanta Resources has purchased the Goa iron ore assets of the Dempo Group for Rs 1750 crores (US$368 million) The assets include mining leases rights and related infrastructure in Goa Funding the transaction out of its existing cash resources Sesa acquired VS Dempo and Co which holds 100 of Dempo Mining Corporation and 50 of Goa Maritime VS Dempo owns or has the rights to mineable reserves and resources estimated at 70 million tonnes of iron ore in Goa Its Goa mining assets also includes processing plants barges jetties trans-shippers and loading capacities at Mormugoa port It produced 394 million tonnes of iron ore and sold 436 million tonnes in the year ended March 31 2009 and is one of the largest exporters of iron ore from Goa Vedantas chairman Anil Agarwal says ldquoWe are highly delighted with this opportunity to consolidate our iron ore business The integration of Sesa and VS Dempos operations will achieve great synergyrdquo
(Source Asia Miner Aug09)
7 Mercury Pollution
Coal-fired power plants emit trace amounts of mercury Some of this airborne mercury ends up in lakes and rivers ndash and accumulates there long term Fish at the top of the food chain can accumulate damaging amounts of mercury because they eat smaller fish who have eaten smaller fish and the amount of mercury in their bodies can build up to toxic levels over time Mercury also makes its way into every aquatic ecosystem through the hydrologic cycle USGS published a study that examined mercury in top-predator fish bed sediment and water from streams across the United States There were many mercury mines in Oregon in the early 1900s The miners dug up the ore heated it and then cooled the vapors to condense the liquid mercury Now a century later some sites in the Ochoco National Forest and on private lands remain contaminated from these activities
(Source geologycom)
8 Northern Indias Water Supply Depletion by Human Activity
A satellite monitoring detecting areas of ground water depletion observed that much of northern India is dependent upon a reliable supply of groundwater for public use and irrigation In this study groundwater levels were monitored by processing gravity data collected by a NASA satellite over a six-year period Maps of the data revealed significant groundwater level declines in the northern Indian states of Rajasthan Punjab and Haryana In these areas rapid population growth economic development and groundwater-based irrigation are placing increasing demands on water supplies The accelerating rate of water use is unsustainable and could lead to a collapse in the agricultural system
(Source Publication from an August 2009 press release by NASA geologycom)
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
30
9 Muscular swimmer was one of last dinosaurs
Recently discovered duck-billed hadrosaur thrived on many continents One of the last non-avian dinosaurs on Earth was a muscular swimming duck-bi l led species that paleontologists recently discovered in Spain according to a new study that has been accepted for publication in the journal Comptes Rendus Palevol Co-author Jose Ignacio Canudo told Discovery News that the hadrosaur Arenysaurus ardevoli meaning sand dinosaur lived just a few thousand years before the KT boundary This was the event 655 million years ago that wiped out all of the worlds dinosaurs save for a group of carnivorous dinosaurs that evolved into birds
(Source geologycom News)
10 Coal mine owners need 26 in venture
June 27 2009 Steel cement or power companies that sit on captive coal mines will have to own a minimum 26 percent equity in their mining ventures according to the new guidelines approved by the government for mining of coal from captive blocks The government currently allows 100 percent foreign direct investment (FDI) in exploration or mining of coal and lignite for captive consumption of iron steel and cement producers While this policy would remain unchanged the captive block owners will have to maintain beneficial ownership in their mining operations According to the proposed changes the approved end user company (engaged in making cement steel or power) will have to maintain at least a 26 percent equity ownership in an associated coal company subsidiary) formed for supplying coal on an exclusive basis to it The captive coal block owner will have to maintain 51 percent equity in the subsidiary coal company in case the mining company does not have an exclusive coal supply arrangement with the
parent In case a coal block is jointly owned equity participation in the joint venture company shall be made directly by owners and not through their subsidiary The proposed regulations have specified that in case the company to whom the captive block has been awarded is also a holding company it would have to maintain at least 51 percent equity in its subsidiary company engaged in approved end uses (making cement steel or power) It would however need to have just 26 percent equity in the second subsidiary company engaged in coal mining provided the entire output is supplied exclusively to the holding company Independent coal and lignite mining companies could also be allocated captive blocks on the condition that they enter into firm supply contracts for coal at the application stage itself according to the proposed guidelines Such companies would not be allowed to enter into fresh agreements with new end-use companies subsequent to award of the coal block
(Source The Economic Times)
11 Private investment in coal sector
June 17 2009 The coal sector is set to open to private investment
We are not averse to open commercial coal mining to private sector players However a decision will be taken after building consensus over the reform proposal said minister of state for coal (independent charge) Sriprakash Jaiswal At present the government has monopoly over coal mining through state-run companies such as Coal India Ltd
(Source The Economic Times)
12 India Seeks to Invest in Australian Coal
SYDNEY -- Indias coal minister and the chairman of the countrys biggest coal miner said Thursday that India is considering
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
31
securing coal properties in Australia to plug projected gaps in the nations supply of coal The comments indicate that the current wave of foreign investment in Australias natural resources wont be limited to China Australia is known to be a country with high quality thermal coal and metallurgical coal properties India Minister of State for Coal Sriprakash Jaiswal told reporters India considers Australia as an important destination to look for coal properties he said As one of the worlds fastest growing economies India currently has to import coal because it doesnt produce enough to meet increasing demand Australias massive coal resource has become the subject of a flurry of international deal activity with Chinas Yanzhou Coal Mining Co Ltd having already
launched a A$354 billion takeover offer for Australian coal miner Felix Resources Ltd Taking equity stakes in existing companies and in return having a coal supply agreement for a certain quantity of coal could be one format Mr Bhattacharya said The other format could be joining in mining so the expansion programs of the existing companies or taking absolutely greenfield properties and going ahead on doing mining Mr Bhattacharya said the company which is also investigating investment opportunities in the US Indonesia and South Africa could easily pay $1 billion to $15 billion on investments and would consider spending more
(SourceWall Street JournalSeptember 032009)
HEALTH TITBIT
Hot tea hot coffee increases risk of cancer
Tea has been touted for its potential health benefits for millennia but new research shows if you drink it too hot you may end up increasing your risk for esophageal cancer
A new study published in the British Medical Journal has revealed that drinking steaming hot tea is actually linked with an eight-fold increased risk of cancer of the food tube or the oesophagus According to lead researcher Reza Malekzadeh of the Tehran University of Medical Sciences in Iran ldquoInforming the population about the hazards of drinking hot tea may be helpful in reducing the incidence of oesophageal cancerrdquo To be specific people who drank their tea less than two minutes after it was it four or more minutes after pouring
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
33
NOVEMBER 2009
10-13 NINTH INTERNATIONAL MINE VENTILATION CONGRESS at New Delhi India Hotel Crown Plaza Contact Department of Mining Engineering Indian School of Mines University Dhanbad ndash 826 004 Prof D C Panigrahi Convenor amp head Deptt email-
th15 November Sunday International Symposium ldquoEmerging Challenges for Metals and Materials Engineering amp Technologyrdquo and Metals Minerals Manufacturing Exp 2009 Organized by Indian Institute of Metals in association with TMS amp ASM International USA Contact TAFCON C-60 Nizamuddin East New Delhi ndash 110 013 India Ph- 91 ndash 11 ndash 46198000 24352141 Email ndash
Pankaj 09810038063
th16-19 November 2009 MPES 2009 ndash 18 International Symposium on Mine Planning amp Equipment Selections at Banff Alberta Canada For further details Contact Dr Raj K Singhal PO Box 68002 Crow Foot Postal Outlet 28 Crowfoot Terrdce NW Calgery Alberta T3G 1YO Canada Fax ndash 403-241 ndash 9460 email ndash singhal shawca website httpwwwmpes-cami-swempcom
10 - 13 November 2009 the 34th Indonesian Geophysicist Conferences at Jogjakarta Indonesia Conferences on Earth Sciences held by Indonesian Geophysicist Association 2009 Organized by Indonesian Geophysicists A s s o c i a t i o n ( H A G I ) Deadline for abstractsproposals 15 July 2009 W e b s i t e
dc_panigrahiyahoocoinwww9thimvcorg
metallurgytafconcom wwwmetals2009in
h t t p p i t 3 4 h a g i w e b i d
Upcoming Events
C o n t a c t n a m e W i w i t S u r y a n t o Check the for latest details
17 - 18 November 2009 Mining the Isa Mount Isa Queensland Australia Mining the Isa 2009 will not only features presentations from all the key established mining companies in the Mount Isa region but also unique sessions dealing with the other essential aspects essential for successful operation in the area Organized by IIR Conferences Deadline for abstractsproposals Not available Website lt gt Contact name James Stackhouse
Check the for latest details
DECEMBER 2009
4-6 Twenty-first National Convention of Mining Engineers on Technological Advancement in Mining Industry Udaipur Contact The Honorary Secretary IEI Udaipur Local Centre 128 Hiran Magri Sector 11 Opp Central Excise Udaipur 313002 P h 0 2 9 4 - 2 5 8 3 7 0 2 e - m a i l ndash
W e b
10-13 2009 Twenty fourth Indian Engineering Congress at Mangalore Theme ldquoNat ional Growth and Secur i ty ndash Technological Challengesrdquo organised by The Institute of Engineers (India) Mangalore Local
thCenter Contact The organizing Secretary 24 Indian Engineering Congress The Institute of Engineers (India) Mangalore Center NITK Surathkal Mangalore 575 025 Karnatak Ph (0824) 247400 Extn 3759 (O) e-mail lt gt
event website
httpwwwiircomauisa
event website
i n s t i _ o f _ e n g y a h o o c o i nwwwieiudrorg
i e i c o n g r e s s n i t k a c i nltieicongressnitkgmailcomgt
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34
26-27 All India Seminar on ldquoSatellite Communication and Remote Sensing Technologies for Social Developmentrdquo at Jaipur Contact The Honorary Secretary IEI Rajasthan State Centre Gandhi Nagar Tonk road Jaipur ndash 302 015 Ph ndash (0141) 27063272700413 e-mail ndash
JANUARY 2010
11 - 13 January 2010 CERIE2010 Sylhet Bangladesh Organized by Shahjalal University of Science amp Technology Deadline for bstractsproposals 15 September 2009 W e b s i t e lt gtContact name Dr Mohammad Iqbal
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FEBRUARY 2010
th4-7 6 International Dyke Conference Contact Prof Rajesh K Srivastava Deptt of Geology BHU IT Varanasi 221 005
4 - 5 February 2010 Conference on ldquoProcessing of Industrial Minerals 2010rdquo at Istanbul Turkey Website
Contact name Dr Barry WillsAlthough there are many
rscieirscorgwwwieirscorg
httpwwwsust edu~cerie2010
event website
httpwwwmin-ngcompim10indexhtml
operations worldwide treating a wide range of industrial minerals processing problems are often similar The aim of this conference is therefore to bring together operators and scientists below one roof Organized by MEI
MARCH 2010
March 9 2010 8th Annual Investing in African Mining Seminar in Toronto In addition to our seminar we offer mining c o m p a n i e s s e r v i c e p r o v i d e r s a n d governments shared booth space at the PDAC trade show and participation in the Canada-South Africa Chamber of Business 11th A n n u a l M i n i n g B r e a k f a s tDownload the
for details
AUGUST 2012
2 - 10 August 2012 34th International Geological Congress a t Brisbane Q u e e n s l a n d A u s t r a l i a W e b s i t e
Contact name Liz Cuffe Under the theme ldquoUnearthing our Past and Futurerdquo the IGC will showcase the Oceania regions geoscience strengths innovations and natural wonders through an exciting range of pre and post Congress field trips Organized by Australian Geoscience Council
Toronto 2010 Participation Packages Brochure
httpwww34igcorg
1 Three sentences for getting success ndash a Know more than othersb Work more than othersc Expect less than others
- William Shakespeare
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
22
Contined from Last issue mdash
POSSIBLE MARKETS FOR INDIAN ORES
Japan is the most obvious market for Indiarsquos high-grade hematites but if this outlet is to be developed India will require some freight advantage in order to compete with the ore from Johore which is almost as good as the best-grade Indian ore It is conveniently situated for export and is considerably nearer to Japan than is India The Borneo and Philippine ores are also favourably situated for the Japanese market but they would require nodulising before export and even then would be of lower iron content than Indian ores and also more aluminous
As regards exporting ore from India to Europe if high-class coking coals are later on imported from the United Kingdom to assist in smelting Indiarsquos ore the return freight might well be partly made up of Indian iron-ore but it is more likely to be Indian pig-iron (which is probably the cheapest pig in the world) or Indian s tee l In a recent personal communication Mr C P Perin wrote
lsquoFrom my general knowledge of the worldrsquos iron-ore resources I feel very strongly that in years to come the exports of steel from India will be as important as he present exports of jutersquo
It seems to me doubtful if we shall import much high-grade coal or coke from Europe for use in smelting iron-ore for a very long time to come The Indian ores are very high in iron and often contain about as much alumina as silica The high ash of the Indian coke provides a good deal of the slag of the blast-furnace and tends to raise the silicaalumina ratio of the slag If the slag volume were to be reduced
75 years Ago
much below the present practice by the introduction of low-ash coke which might not improvendashor might even worsenndashthe silicaalumina ratio of the slag it would not be possible to hold the sulphur in the slag There would be no sense in cutting the ash of the coke down if we had to add silica-rock to the furnace charge in order to obtain a suitable slag volume and analysis On that account apart from the question of cost it seems very doubtful if European high-grade coal or coke can be imported for use in Indian blast-furnaces in the near future
On reviewing the whole of the evidence I find no grounds for believing that any large export trade in Indian iron-ore is likely to develop in he next decade or so The two main possible marketsndashJapan and Western Europendashcan obtain sufficient supplies of high-grade ore for their needs from sources considerably nearer than India To some this may seem a pessimistic conclusion others may have a sentimental feeling that it is better to reserve Indiarsquos iron-ores for smelting in Indiarsquos own furnaces I have tried to come to an unprejudiced conclusion drawn from the available evidence I feel that I have assembled rather a mountain of facts and statistics for the production of a lamentably small mouse of a conclusion It would have been much more spectacular if I could have prophesied argosies carrying Indiarsquos ore to European or Japanese ports within five or six yearsrsquo time but this seems to me not possible Twenty or thirty years hence there may be a different tale to tell but by that time it is not likely that any-one will be turning back to old presidential addresses in order to find out what Mr President said in 1934
Presidential Address by Mr F G Percival PhD (London) B Sc (London) FGS
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
8
M G M I as per the tradition organized a workshop preceding AGM of the Institute on
th15 September 2009 at Park Hotel Kolkata The topic was quite contemporary entitled Indian Mining Sectors Policies and Constraints
Objective of this workshop was to bring together those who are instrumental in framing the policies and guidelines and those who follow these for exploration and exploitation of mineral including coal oil and gas It was also aimed to have interaction of learned delegates and invitees with the speakers so as to bring out highlights and lacuna of the policies and guidelines and to make them more industry friendly
The workshop was very well attended (about 100 delegates) Speakers were eminent personalities holding offices of distinction and directly concerned with the topic of the workshop
The workshop was inaugurated by Dr A K Sarkar Director (Marketing) Coal India Ltd The technical session was presided over by Sri R P Ritolia Immediate Past President and former CMD- CCL
Altogether five papers were presented which are as follows
1 National Mineral Policies and Role of G S I By Dr Balaram Chattopadhaya D D G G S I
2 Modern Coalmining Policies for enhanced proving of coal resources By Shri Ashok Kumar Singh CMD CMPDIL
3 Captive Coal Mining Policies and Constraints By Shri D N Prasad
Director ( Tech ) Ministry of Coal Government of India
4 National Mineral Policy 2008 and the Environmental Concerns for an Expanding Mining Sector By Prof S P Banerjee Former Director ndashin - Charge Indian School of Mines Dhanbad
5 Reclamation of Mined out areas In Opencast success story in Mega Projects of South Eastern Coalfield Ltd By Shri M P Dikshit CMD SECL and Shri S C Shankar SE SECL
The first paper dwelt upon various policies that the Government of India is going to adopt to gear up and making the mining sector dynamic It was pointed out during discussion that there are many more things are desirable for quick disposal of PL ML availability of maps reports etc All these matters are being seriously examined at Governmental Levels
The second paper described various methodologies and techniques to improve exploration approach for enhanced proving of coal resources These methodologies have been spelt out by the Ministry of Coal in consultation with CMPDIL Various investors who have been allotted blocks must follow these methodologies for authenticated and better results
The third paper outlined various guidelines for accomplishing the exploration of captive coal blocks for early exploitation of the resources It is admitted that there are constraints which are likely to retard the progress that is desirable The role of State and Central Government for clearing various applications need to be more realistic and less time consuming Coal Evaluation improved
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON ldquoINDIAN MINING SECTORS POLICIES AND CONSTRAINTSrdquo
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
9
co-ordination with nodal officers of state level land acquisition environmental and forestry clearance etc are certain areas of concern
The fourth paper outlined various stipulations for environmental safeguard in the mining sectors by the Government based on recommendation of committees formed The paper pointed out necessity of streamlining forestry clearance and highlighted much improved environment management practices in the mining sectors Prof Banerjee also praised role of National Mineral Policy 2008 for its positive approach to boost mining sectors
The fifth paper was on reclamation of mined out areas and described how best reclamation can be implemented with proper approach and plan The speakers cited some examples of reclamation done successfully in the jurisdiction of SECL
Each presentation was followed by interaction with the delegates which made the workshop purposeful and interesting
A K Moitra(Convenor)
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
NB Send your e-mails on ldquoTalk Backrdquo to the Editor Please include your full name address amp telephone no not necessarily for Publication MGMI News Letter reserve the right to edit the letters for publication and reproduce then (in whole or past) in any of its print
more than seven and half years are needed for the same in India ie more than five times but let us not forget that we have to face problems of a large population which is more than five times of that of Australia but that just not justify us to spend more than three years to approve a project MGMI should move the appropriate authorities to ensure early approval or rejection of any mineral based project and
if required we may offer our expertise for making early decision
Thanking you with warm regards
Yours very sincerely
Dr Samir Dasgupta Life Member No 522-LM (1948-49)
( From the Editor The members may like to respond to the point raised by Dr Samir Dasgupta)
(Continued from Page No 7)
Talk Back
10
ndThe 52 Holland Memorial Lecture was held thon 15 September 2009 at the Park Hotel The
memorial lecture was given by Shri S J Sibal
Director General Mines Safety Dhanbad The
subject of his lecture was on ldquoChallenges of
Miens Safety ndash a Perspective for Change
Managementrdquo
In introduction he mentioned that safety at
work is still a serious problem and we are still
paying heavily for accidents both in terms of
human suffering and economic waste Hence
the endeavor to bring down the hazards by all
available means to an acceptable level must
continue to reduce the sufferings and agony of
human beings
In the lecture he also spoke on History of
human civilization and mine safety ndash the past
Absorption of safety laws into work practices
the Present Growth of mining activities and
technological advancements ndash the Future
Opencast Coal Mining UG Coal Mining
Mining Accidents Reasons why the
implementation of the procedure is not
sustained He has also mentioned some
ndHighlights of 52 Holland Memorial Lecture
probable answers ndash may be these procedures
are not adequate safe and built into the
mechanism of mineral production
lRequirement of additional resources for compliance of safety laws
lSafety motivation lAcceptance of non-compliance etc
Why we loose sight of human face of accident
he added He also put forwarded a question
that the concept of self regulation ndash is it the
solution
He has given some of his thoughts
observations suggestions etc and in
conclusion he said making change has always
been fascinating and exciting though it is a
tough and delicate activity for any
organization However Managing Change is
now not a matter of choice it becomes an
essential activity given the emerging future
challenges in the mining sector
The Lecture was attended by a sizeable
number of members and guests
If you win you need not explain hellip But if you lose you should not be there to explain
ndash Adolph Hitler
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
32
ldquoWHAT lies before us and what lies behind us is nothing compared to what lies within usrdquo Truly these jolting words of Emerson gives us the flashback of what Socrates promulgated centuries ago ldquoknow thyselfrdquo
The problem with us today is that we know very less of ourselves and thus we indulge in emulating and imitating others If one is not clear as to what exactly one wants he will start wanting what others want resulting in a ldquorat racerdquo And the repercussion of rat race is that even if you win the race you still remain a rat The multiplicity of platforms and the craze to be popular in next to no time is the trend which is the portent of a weak future generation This hurry burry will make the future dreams shattered we will have no leaders to dream in the days to come but there will remain a good chunk of puppets in few domineering hands Too many people are dreaming of some magical rose garden on the horizon rather than enjoying the one growing in their backyards Lets discover the untapped potential within us and stop following the crowd and give a second thought to our endeavours Life doesnt always give us what we ask for but it always gives us what we need Aldous Huxley always reminds me of the golden exhortation ie there is only one corner of the world you can be certain of improving and that is your own self
Yes nothing can defeat us unless we defeat ourselves Even Shakespeare in Julius Caesar points ldquoThe fault dear Brutus is not in our
SHORT ARTICLE
By VIVIAN WILSON LOBO
stars but in ourselves that we are underlingsrdquo Therefore our main task in life is to give birth to ourselves to become what we potentially are Opportunities are everywhere waiting to be discovered we have to only seek it as the saying goes a wise man makes more opportunities than he finds The journey of a thousand miles begins with just one step and that step lies within us as we often quote success is a marathon not a sprint never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat
Success cannot be granted it must be earned and for earning it we will have catwalks than cakewalks Therefore what is required today is serenity and patience to rivet ones attention on success Panic and anxiety will only bring failures along Perseverance is not a long race it is many short races one after another Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm Peace is the key with which we can focus aim and win As we sail through life let us not avoid storms and rough waters just let them pass and sail on Because a successful person is like being a goalkeeper no matter how many goals you save people will remember only the ones you missed Act as if failure is impossible Lets not be the slaves of our bitter past Lets not be the slaves of our bitter past Lets be the masters of our future Carl Jung writes ldquoYour vision will become clear only when you can look into your heart
(Reprint from a publication in Hitawada dated June 10 2009)
Peace be with you
Believing everybody is dangerous believing nobody is very dangerous ndash Abraham Lincoln
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Complex Seminary Hills Hajaripahad Road Nagpur 440 006
35 Shri Satish R Gabale BE(Mining) Supdt of Mines WCL Flat No B101 Ganesh Gavri Apptt Near Sawarkar Square Nagpur -400 015
36 Shri Dipankar Mukherjee BE(Mining) supdt of Mines WCL Plot-28 Friends Colony PO Katol Road Nagpur 440 013
37 Shri Pradeep Deshmukh BE(Mining) Supdt of Mines WCL 16 Shamane Layout Near Gajanan Temple Trimurti Nagar Nagpur 440 022
38 Shri Partha Pratim Adhikary Btech(Hons)(Mining Engg) WCLD-8 Indora Housing Complex WCL Colony(Near Power Grid) Nagpur(MS)
39 Shri Somyajit Mukherjee MTech(Appl Geol) PhD(Geol) Sr Lecturer IIT Bombay Deptt Earth Sciences IIT Bombay Powai Mumbai 400 076 MS
As Member
1 Shri Satyendra Parasanath Pandey Dip in Mining IInd class Certi FCC Dy Chief Mining Engineer WCL D19 WCL Rescue Colony Kalpana Nagar PO Uppalwadi Nagpur ndash 440026
2 Shri Prashant Kumar Singh B E Mining Superintendent of Mines WCL 36 M B Town PO Zingabai Takli Koradi Road Nagpur ndash 440030
3 Shri Vivek Kumar Sharma M Tech (Applied Geology) Dy Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC
thLtd4 floor Khanij Bhawan 10-3-311A Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad
4 Shri Subrata Chatterjee B E (Mech) MBA Business Development Manager 4 Dr Satyananda Roy Road Kolkata ndash 700029
5 Md Nasim Ansari M Tech (Applied Geology) Dy Manager (Geology) Laxmivasi Tower Flat No 205 Attapur Tejaswari NagarHyderbad
6 Shri Rajesh Kumar Sharma M Sc (Earth Science) B Sc (Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad - 500 028
7 Dr Nilay Sharma Ph D Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad - 500 028
8 Shri Amit Kumar Saw M Sc Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad - 500 173(AP)
9 Shri Sanjay Kumar Choudhary M Sc (Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Castle Hill Hyderabad - 500 028
10 Shri Chandra Bhushan Verma M Tech (Applied Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) Investigation Divn NMDC
thLtd4 floor10-3-31 Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad - 500 173
11 Shri Buddha Priya Mahudwale B E st(Mining) PG Dip 1 Class Certificate
holder Manager (Mining) Resource thPlanning deptt 4 Floor NMDC Ltd
Khanij Bhavan Masab Tank 10-3-311A Hyderbad ndash 500173
12 Shri Basant Rath M Sc (Geology) Asstt Manager (Geology) NMDC R amp D Centre Habsiguda Uppal Road Hyderabad
13 Shri Jaykumar Jagdish Singh Dip Mining Graduate DMM Asstt Survey Officer WCL Production Department WCL (Hq) Coal Estate Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440001
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
27
14 Shri Parag Madhukarrao Tadlimbekar BSc MSc (Geo) B Ed Sr Technical Assistant (Geology) Indian Bureau of Mines Technical Secretary Section IBM
ndIndira Bhawan 2 floor D-Block Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440102 MS
15 Shri NK Dhawan BSc(H)(Mining Engg) General Manager NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad 500 173
16 Dr DN Subramanyam MScPhD Asstt Manager(Geo) NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad 500 173
As Donor Member
1 Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research Barwa Road Dhanbad ndash 826015
Jharkhand
HEALTH TITBIT
Going on fruits as snacks
Fruits have skins and are actually like naturersquos ready-packed snacks The juice and the flavour is all held in tightly until you are ready and with most fruits after washing even the skin can be eaten A red apple has different health giving qualities from a green apple too There are many salad combinations which are worth trying Iceberg lettuce and a tomato is better than nothing but try to use the deeper green or red lettuce dark-green water-cress two or three grated brussel sprouts or some finely cut spring cabbage Dark-green leaves should form the basis then build with a selection of other colours carrots peppers radishes and others It can be differently beautiful every time but big
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
28
News Update
1 Arrow works with ONGC on CBM
Arrow Energy has signed an agreement with Indian Govt-owned ONGC Limited to cooperate in Coal Bed Methane (CBM) exploration and development The focus of the memorandum of Understanding is potential cooperation on existing ONGC blocks from previous CBM licence rounds in India together with possible cooperation in certain Australian acreage The companies are now formulating specific commercial agreement on defined CBM assets
(Source Asia Miner)
2 Thriveni ventures overseas for coal
After years of involvement with the Indian mining industry Thriveni Earthmovers expects to begin exporting coal this year from its coal project at Jumbi in Indonesia The company obtained the Jumbi project in 2008 as its first overseas coal venture and has been ramping up towards commercial production this year The primary aim of the project is to be reliable source of coal to overseas companies who rely on coal as the critical material for their operations Thriveni provides low cost turnkey mining solution that facilitates development on a major scale
(Source Asia Miner)
3 ECL to raise underground coal production output to 12 mt
Eastern Coalfields Ltd proposes to enhance its underground coal production from 85 million tonne (mt) to 12 mt in the next two years through infusion of mass production technologies Accordingly the company recently awarded two contracts worth Rs 100 crore to Joy Engineering of UK for supply of
continuous mining equipment and operation and maintenance of the same on riskgain basis The tenders for more continuous miners and long-wall mining equipments worth Rs 350 crore approximately will be invited soon
(Source Infrastructure Today July 2009)
4 Indias first coal gasification project to take off
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) is getting ready to start the gas production at Indias first Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) project on pilot basis This project is to be carried out at Vastan lignite block near Surat in Gujarat It is estimated that the field will produce about 55 lakh cu m of synthetic gas per day by 2010 end After this project is successful ONGC aims to begin with the commercial production by producing about 2 billion cu m of the synthetic gas per annum from this field by 2013-14 This will require an investment of about Rs1000-2000 crore and the field has enough reserves to last for about 30-40 years Along with the Vastan block ONGC is also plans to set up a UCG project at Bhavnagar in Gujarat and Rajasthan
(Source Infrastructure Today Sept09)
5 Bhutan Minerals Exploration
August 2009 - Oil in the Bangtar area under Samdrupjongkhar dzongkhag copper gold and silver in the black mountain area of central Bhutan and tungsten in Sarpang are the potential minerals an American businessman J Matthew Fifield has offered to prospect for and if found viable then extract them He has also proposed that he be given mineral exploration rights for the whole of Bhutan after which he would get a group of American investors to invest in Bhutans mining sector in
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
29
a big way J Matthew Fifield is a managing director in an international mining company Clien and also sits on the boards of other international energy companies The department of geology and mines (DGM) under the ministry of economic affairs and Druk holdings investment (DHI) have so far expressed interest in the proposal and are in the process of studying it ldquoJ Matthew Fifield approached us through DHI around five months ago saying that he was interested in the mineral exploration and extraction and so we provided him with all past mineral exploration reports and geological data on Bhutanrdquo said DGMs chief geologist and acting director general
(Source geologycom)
6 India - Vedanta Acquires Goa Assets
SESA GOA Limited a majority-owned subsidiary of Vedanta Resources has purchased the Goa iron ore assets of the Dempo Group for Rs 1750 crores (US$368 million) The assets include mining leases rights and related infrastructure in Goa Funding the transaction out of its existing cash resources Sesa acquired VS Dempo and Co which holds 100 of Dempo Mining Corporation and 50 of Goa Maritime VS Dempo owns or has the rights to mineable reserves and resources estimated at 70 million tonnes of iron ore in Goa Its Goa mining assets also includes processing plants barges jetties trans-shippers and loading capacities at Mormugoa port It produced 394 million tonnes of iron ore and sold 436 million tonnes in the year ended March 31 2009 and is one of the largest exporters of iron ore from Goa Vedantas chairman Anil Agarwal says ldquoWe are highly delighted with this opportunity to consolidate our iron ore business The integration of Sesa and VS Dempos operations will achieve great synergyrdquo
(Source Asia Miner Aug09)
7 Mercury Pollution
Coal-fired power plants emit trace amounts of mercury Some of this airborne mercury ends up in lakes and rivers ndash and accumulates there long term Fish at the top of the food chain can accumulate damaging amounts of mercury because they eat smaller fish who have eaten smaller fish and the amount of mercury in their bodies can build up to toxic levels over time Mercury also makes its way into every aquatic ecosystem through the hydrologic cycle USGS published a study that examined mercury in top-predator fish bed sediment and water from streams across the United States There were many mercury mines in Oregon in the early 1900s The miners dug up the ore heated it and then cooled the vapors to condense the liquid mercury Now a century later some sites in the Ochoco National Forest and on private lands remain contaminated from these activities
(Source geologycom)
8 Northern Indias Water Supply Depletion by Human Activity
A satellite monitoring detecting areas of ground water depletion observed that much of northern India is dependent upon a reliable supply of groundwater for public use and irrigation In this study groundwater levels were monitored by processing gravity data collected by a NASA satellite over a six-year period Maps of the data revealed significant groundwater level declines in the northern Indian states of Rajasthan Punjab and Haryana In these areas rapid population growth economic development and groundwater-based irrigation are placing increasing demands on water supplies The accelerating rate of water use is unsustainable and could lead to a collapse in the agricultural system
(Source Publication from an August 2009 press release by NASA geologycom)
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
30
9 Muscular swimmer was one of last dinosaurs
Recently discovered duck-billed hadrosaur thrived on many continents One of the last non-avian dinosaurs on Earth was a muscular swimming duck-bi l led species that paleontologists recently discovered in Spain according to a new study that has been accepted for publication in the journal Comptes Rendus Palevol Co-author Jose Ignacio Canudo told Discovery News that the hadrosaur Arenysaurus ardevoli meaning sand dinosaur lived just a few thousand years before the KT boundary This was the event 655 million years ago that wiped out all of the worlds dinosaurs save for a group of carnivorous dinosaurs that evolved into birds
(Source geologycom News)
10 Coal mine owners need 26 in venture
June 27 2009 Steel cement or power companies that sit on captive coal mines will have to own a minimum 26 percent equity in their mining ventures according to the new guidelines approved by the government for mining of coal from captive blocks The government currently allows 100 percent foreign direct investment (FDI) in exploration or mining of coal and lignite for captive consumption of iron steel and cement producers While this policy would remain unchanged the captive block owners will have to maintain beneficial ownership in their mining operations According to the proposed changes the approved end user company (engaged in making cement steel or power) will have to maintain at least a 26 percent equity ownership in an associated coal company subsidiary) formed for supplying coal on an exclusive basis to it The captive coal block owner will have to maintain 51 percent equity in the subsidiary coal company in case the mining company does not have an exclusive coal supply arrangement with the
parent In case a coal block is jointly owned equity participation in the joint venture company shall be made directly by owners and not through their subsidiary The proposed regulations have specified that in case the company to whom the captive block has been awarded is also a holding company it would have to maintain at least 51 percent equity in its subsidiary company engaged in approved end uses (making cement steel or power) It would however need to have just 26 percent equity in the second subsidiary company engaged in coal mining provided the entire output is supplied exclusively to the holding company Independent coal and lignite mining companies could also be allocated captive blocks on the condition that they enter into firm supply contracts for coal at the application stage itself according to the proposed guidelines Such companies would not be allowed to enter into fresh agreements with new end-use companies subsequent to award of the coal block
(Source The Economic Times)
11 Private investment in coal sector
June 17 2009 The coal sector is set to open to private investment
We are not averse to open commercial coal mining to private sector players However a decision will be taken after building consensus over the reform proposal said minister of state for coal (independent charge) Sriprakash Jaiswal At present the government has monopoly over coal mining through state-run companies such as Coal India Ltd
(Source The Economic Times)
12 India Seeks to Invest in Australian Coal
SYDNEY -- Indias coal minister and the chairman of the countrys biggest coal miner said Thursday that India is considering
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
31
securing coal properties in Australia to plug projected gaps in the nations supply of coal The comments indicate that the current wave of foreign investment in Australias natural resources wont be limited to China Australia is known to be a country with high quality thermal coal and metallurgical coal properties India Minister of State for Coal Sriprakash Jaiswal told reporters India considers Australia as an important destination to look for coal properties he said As one of the worlds fastest growing economies India currently has to import coal because it doesnt produce enough to meet increasing demand Australias massive coal resource has become the subject of a flurry of international deal activity with Chinas Yanzhou Coal Mining Co Ltd having already
launched a A$354 billion takeover offer for Australian coal miner Felix Resources Ltd Taking equity stakes in existing companies and in return having a coal supply agreement for a certain quantity of coal could be one format Mr Bhattacharya said The other format could be joining in mining so the expansion programs of the existing companies or taking absolutely greenfield properties and going ahead on doing mining Mr Bhattacharya said the company which is also investigating investment opportunities in the US Indonesia and South Africa could easily pay $1 billion to $15 billion on investments and would consider spending more
(SourceWall Street JournalSeptember 032009)
HEALTH TITBIT
Hot tea hot coffee increases risk of cancer
Tea has been touted for its potential health benefits for millennia but new research shows if you drink it too hot you may end up increasing your risk for esophageal cancer
A new study published in the British Medical Journal has revealed that drinking steaming hot tea is actually linked with an eight-fold increased risk of cancer of the food tube or the oesophagus According to lead researcher Reza Malekzadeh of the Tehran University of Medical Sciences in Iran ldquoInforming the population about the hazards of drinking hot tea may be helpful in reducing the incidence of oesophageal cancerrdquo To be specific people who drank their tea less than two minutes after it was it four or more minutes after pouring
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
33
NOVEMBER 2009
10-13 NINTH INTERNATIONAL MINE VENTILATION CONGRESS at New Delhi India Hotel Crown Plaza Contact Department of Mining Engineering Indian School of Mines University Dhanbad ndash 826 004 Prof D C Panigrahi Convenor amp head Deptt email-
th15 November Sunday International Symposium ldquoEmerging Challenges for Metals and Materials Engineering amp Technologyrdquo and Metals Minerals Manufacturing Exp 2009 Organized by Indian Institute of Metals in association with TMS amp ASM International USA Contact TAFCON C-60 Nizamuddin East New Delhi ndash 110 013 India Ph- 91 ndash 11 ndash 46198000 24352141 Email ndash
Pankaj 09810038063
th16-19 November 2009 MPES 2009 ndash 18 International Symposium on Mine Planning amp Equipment Selections at Banff Alberta Canada For further details Contact Dr Raj K Singhal PO Box 68002 Crow Foot Postal Outlet 28 Crowfoot Terrdce NW Calgery Alberta T3G 1YO Canada Fax ndash 403-241 ndash 9460 email ndash singhal shawca website httpwwwmpes-cami-swempcom
10 - 13 November 2009 the 34th Indonesian Geophysicist Conferences at Jogjakarta Indonesia Conferences on Earth Sciences held by Indonesian Geophysicist Association 2009 Organized by Indonesian Geophysicists A s s o c i a t i o n ( H A G I ) Deadline for abstractsproposals 15 July 2009 W e b s i t e
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DECEMBER 2009
4-6 Twenty-first National Convention of Mining Engineers on Technological Advancement in Mining Industry Udaipur Contact The Honorary Secretary IEI Udaipur Local Centre 128 Hiran Magri Sector 11 Opp Central Excise Udaipur 313002 P h 0 2 9 4 - 2 5 8 3 7 0 2 e - m a i l ndash
W e b
10-13 2009 Twenty fourth Indian Engineering Congress at Mangalore Theme ldquoNat ional Growth and Secur i ty ndash Technological Challengesrdquo organised by The Institute of Engineers (India) Mangalore Local
thCenter Contact The organizing Secretary 24 Indian Engineering Congress The Institute of Engineers (India) Mangalore Center NITK Surathkal Mangalore 575 025 Karnatak Ph (0824) 247400 Extn 3759 (O) e-mail lt gt
event website
httpwwwiircomauisa
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26-27 All India Seminar on ldquoSatellite Communication and Remote Sensing Technologies for Social Developmentrdquo at Jaipur Contact The Honorary Secretary IEI Rajasthan State Centre Gandhi Nagar Tonk road Jaipur ndash 302 015 Ph ndash (0141) 27063272700413 e-mail ndash
JANUARY 2010
11 - 13 January 2010 CERIE2010 Sylhet Bangladesh Organized by Shahjalal University of Science amp Technology Deadline for bstractsproposals 15 September 2009 W e b s i t e lt gtContact name Dr Mohammad Iqbal
Check the for latest details
FEBRUARY 2010
th4-7 6 International Dyke Conference Contact Prof Rajesh K Srivastava Deptt of Geology BHU IT Varanasi 221 005
4 - 5 February 2010 Conference on ldquoProcessing of Industrial Minerals 2010rdquo at Istanbul Turkey Website
Contact name Dr Barry WillsAlthough there are many
rscieirscorgwwwieirscorg
httpwwwsust edu~cerie2010
event website
httpwwwmin-ngcompim10indexhtml
operations worldwide treating a wide range of industrial minerals processing problems are often similar The aim of this conference is therefore to bring together operators and scientists below one roof Organized by MEI
MARCH 2010
March 9 2010 8th Annual Investing in African Mining Seminar in Toronto In addition to our seminar we offer mining c o m p a n i e s s e r v i c e p r o v i d e r s a n d governments shared booth space at the PDAC trade show and participation in the Canada-South Africa Chamber of Business 11th A n n u a l M i n i n g B r e a k f a s tDownload the
for details
AUGUST 2012
2 - 10 August 2012 34th International Geological Congress a t Brisbane Q u e e n s l a n d A u s t r a l i a W e b s i t e
Contact name Liz Cuffe Under the theme ldquoUnearthing our Past and Futurerdquo the IGC will showcase the Oceania regions geoscience strengths innovations and natural wonders through an exciting range of pre and post Congress field trips Organized by Australian Geoscience Council
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1 Three sentences for getting success ndash a Know more than othersb Work more than othersc Expect less than others
- William Shakespeare
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
22
Contined from Last issue mdash
POSSIBLE MARKETS FOR INDIAN ORES
Japan is the most obvious market for Indiarsquos high-grade hematites but if this outlet is to be developed India will require some freight advantage in order to compete with the ore from Johore which is almost as good as the best-grade Indian ore It is conveniently situated for export and is considerably nearer to Japan than is India The Borneo and Philippine ores are also favourably situated for the Japanese market but they would require nodulising before export and even then would be of lower iron content than Indian ores and also more aluminous
As regards exporting ore from India to Europe if high-class coking coals are later on imported from the United Kingdom to assist in smelting Indiarsquos ore the return freight might well be partly made up of Indian iron-ore but it is more likely to be Indian pig-iron (which is probably the cheapest pig in the world) or Indian s tee l In a recent personal communication Mr C P Perin wrote
lsquoFrom my general knowledge of the worldrsquos iron-ore resources I feel very strongly that in years to come the exports of steel from India will be as important as he present exports of jutersquo
It seems to me doubtful if we shall import much high-grade coal or coke from Europe for use in smelting iron-ore for a very long time to come The Indian ores are very high in iron and often contain about as much alumina as silica The high ash of the Indian coke provides a good deal of the slag of the blast-furnace and tends to raise the silicaalumina ratio of the slag If the slag volume were to be reduced
75 years Ago
much below the present practice by the introduction of low-ash coke which might not improvendashor might even worsenndashthe silicaalumina ratio of the slag it would not be possible to hold the sulphur in the slag There would be no sense in cutting the ash of the coke down if we had to add silica-rock to the furnace charge in order to obtain a suitable slag volume and analysis On that account apart from the question of cost it seems very doubtful if European high-grade coal or coke can be imported for use in Indian blast-furnaces in the near future
On reviewing the whole of the evidence I find no grounds for believing that any large export trade in Indian iron-ore is likely to develop in he next decade or so The two main possible marketsndashJapan and Western Europendashcan obtain sufficient supplies of high-grade ore for their needs from sources considerably nearer than India To some this may seem a pessimistic conclusion others may have a sentimental feeling that it is better to reserve Indiarsquos iron-ores for smelting in Indiarsquos own furnaces I have tried to come to an unprejudiced conclusion drawn from the available evidence I feel that I have assembled rather a mountain of facts and statistics for the production of a lamentably small mouse of a conclusion It would have been much more spectacular if I could have prophesied argosies carrying Indiarsquos ore to European or Japanese ports within five or six yearsrsquo time but this seems to me not possible Twenty or thirty years hence there may be a different tale to tell but by that time it is not likely that any-one will be turning back to old presidential addresses in order to find out what Mr President said in 1934
Presidential Address by Mr F G Percival PhD (London) B Sc (London) FGS
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
8
M G M I as per the tradition organized a workshop preceding AGM of the Institute on
th15 September 2009 at Park Hotel Kolkata The topic was quite contemporary entitled Indian Mining Sectors Policies and Constraints
Objective of this workshop was to bring together those who are instrumental in framing the policies and guidelines and those who follow these for exploration and exploitation of mineral including coal oil and gas It was also aimed to have interaction of learned delegates and invitees with the speakers so as to bring out highlights and lacuna of the policies and guidelines and to make them more industry friendly
The workshop was very well attended (about 100 delegates) Speakers were eminent personalities holding offices of distinction and directly concerned with the topic of the workshop
The workshop was inaugurated by Dr A K Sarkar Director (Marketing) Coal India Ltd The technical session was presided over by Sri R P Ritolia Immediate Past President and former CMD- CCL
Altogether five papers were presented which are as follows
1 National Mineral Policies and Role of G S I By Dr Balaram Chattopadhaya D D G G S I
2 Modern Coalmining Policies for enhanced proving of coal resources By Shri Ashok Kumar Singh CMD CMPDIL
3 Captive Coal Mining Policies and Constraints By Shri D N Prasad
Director ( Tech ) Ministry of Coal Government of India
4 National Mineral Policy 2008 and the Environmental Concerns for an Expanding Mining Sector By Prof S P Banerjee Former Director ndashin - Charge Indian School of Mines Dhanbad
5 Reclamation of Mined out areas In Opencast success story in Mega Projects of South Eastern Coalfield Ltd By Shri M P Dikshit CMD SECL and Shri S C Shankar SE SECL
The first paper dwelt upon various policies that the Government of India is going to adopt to gear up and making the mining sector dynamic It was pointed out during discussion that there are many more things are desirable for quick disposal of PL ML availability of maps reports etc All these matters are being seriously examined at Governmental Levels
The second paper described various methodologies and techniques to improve exploration approach for enhanced proving of coal resources These methodologies have been spelt out by the Ministry of Coal in consultation with CMPDIL Various investors who have been allotted blocks must follow these methodologies for authenticated and better results
The third paper outlined various guidelines for accomplishing the exploration of captive coal blocks for early exploitation of the resources It is admitted that there are constraints which are likely to retard the progress that is desirable The role of State and Central Government for clearing various applications need to be more realistic and less time consuming Coal Evaluation improved
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON ldquoINDIAN MINING SECTORS POLICIES AND CONSTRAINTSrdquo
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
9
co-ordination with nodal officers of state level land acquisition environmental and forestry clearance etc are certain areas of concern
The fourth paper outlined various stipulations for environmental safeguard in the mining sectors by the Government based on recommendation of committees formed The paper pointed out necessity of streamlining forestry clearance and highlighted much improved environment management practices in the mining sectors Prof Banerjee also praised role of National Mineral Policy 2008 for its positive approach to boost mining sectors
The fifth paper was on reclamation of mined out areas and described how best reclamation can be implemented with proper approach and plan The speakers cited some examples of reclamation done successfully in the jurisdiction of SECL
Each presentation was followed by interaction with the delegates which made the workshop purposeful and interesting
A K Moitra(Convenor)
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
NB Send your e-mails on ldquoTalk Backrdquo to the Editor Please include your full name address amp telephone no not necessarily for Publication MGMI News Letter reserve the right to edit the letters for publication and reproduce then (in whole or past) in any of its print
more than seven and half years are needed for the same in India ie more than five times but let us not forget that we have to face problems of a large population which is more than five times of that of Australia but that just not justify us to spend more than three years to approve a project MGMI should move the appropriate authorities to ensure early approval or rejection of any mineral based project and
if required we may offer our expertise for making early decision
Thanking you with warm regards
Yours very sincerely
Dr Samir Dasgupta Life Member No 522-LM (1948-49)
( From the Editor The members may like to respond to the point raised by Dr Samir Dasgupta)
(Continued from Page No 7)
Talk Back
10
ndThe 52 Holland Memorial Lecture was held thon 15 September 2009 at the Park Hotel The
memorial lecture was given by Shri S J Sibal
Director General Mines Safety Dhanbad The
subject of his lecture was on ldquoChallenges of
Miens Safety ndash a Perspective for Change
Managementrdquo
In introduction he mentioned that safety at
work is still a serious problem and we are still
paying heavily for accidents both in terms of
human suffering and economic waste Hence
the endeavor to bring down the hazards by all
available means to an acceptable level must
continue to reduce the sufferings and agony of
human beings
In the lecture he also spoke on History of
human civilization and mine safety ndash the past
Absorption of safety laws into work practices
the Present Growth of mining activities and
technological advancements ndash the Future
Opencast Coal Mining UG Coal Mining
Mining Accidents Reasons why the
implementation of the procedure is not
sustained He has also mentioned some
ndHighlights of 52 Holland Memorial Lecture
probable answers ndash may be these procedures
are not adequate safe and built into the
mechanism of mineral production
lRequirement of additional resources for compliance of safety laws
lSafety motivation lAcceptance of non-compliance etc
Why we loose sight of human face of accident
he added He also put forwarded a question
that the concept of self regulation ndash is it the
solution
He has given some of his thoughts
observations suggestions etc and in
conclusion he said making change has always
been fascinating and exciting though it is a
tough and delicate activity for any
organization However Managing Change is
now not a matter of choice it becomes an
essential activity given the emerging future
challenges in the mining sector
The Lecture was attended by a sizeable
number of members and guests
If you win you need not explain hellip But if you lose you should not be there to explain
ndash Adolph Hitler
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
32
ldquoWHAT lies before us and what lies behind us is nothing compared to what lies within usrdquo Truly these jolting words of Emerson gives us the flashback of what Socrates promulgated centuries ago ldquoknow thyselfrdquo
The problem with us today is that we know very less of ourselves and thus we indulge in emulating and imitating others If one is not clear as to what exactly one wants he will start wanting what others want resulting in a ldquorat racerdquo And the repercussion of rat race is that even if you win the race you still remain a rat The multiplicity of platforms and the craze to be popular in next to no time is the trend which is the portent of a weak future generation This hurry burry will make the future dreams shattered we will have no leaders to dream in the days to come but there will remain a good chunk of puppets in few domineering hands Too many people are dreaming of some magical rose garden on the horizon rather than enjoying the one growing in their backyards Lets discover the untapped potential within us and stop following the crowd and give a second thought to our endeavours Life doesnt always give us what we ask for but it always gives us what we need Aldous Huxley always reminds me of the golden exhortation ie there is only one corner of the world you can be certain of improving and that is your own self
Yes nothing can defeat us unless we defeat ourselves Even Shakespeare in Julius Caesar points ldquoThe fault dear Brutus is not in our
SHORT ARTICLE
By VIVIAN WILSON LOBO
stars but in ourselves that we are underlingsrdquo Therefore our main task in life is to give birth to ourselves to become what we potentially are Opportunities are everywhere waiting to be discovered we have to only seek it as the saying goes a wise man makes more opportunities than he finds The journey of a thousand miles begins with just one step and that step lies within us as we often quote success is a marathon not a sprint never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat
Success cannot be granted it must be earned and for earning it we will have catwalks than cakewalks Therefore what is required today is serenity and patience to rivet ones attention on success Panic and anxiety will only bring failures along Perseverance is not a long race it is many short races one after another Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm Peace is the key with which we can focus aim and win As we sail through life let us not avoid storms and rough waters just let them pass and sail on Because a successful person is like being a goalkeeper no matter how many goals you save people will remember only the ones you missed Act as if failure is impossible Lets not be the slaves of our bitter past Lets not be the slaves of our bitter past Lets be the masters of our future Carl Jung writes ldquoYour vision will become clear only when you can look into your heart
(Reprint from a publication in Hitawada dated June 10 2009)
Peace be with you
Believing everybody is dangerous believing nobody is very dangerous ndash Abraham Lincoln
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14 Shri Parag Madhukarrao Tadlimbekar BSc MSc (Geo) B Ed Sr Technical Assistant (Geology) Indian Bureau of Mines Technical Secretary Section IBM
ndIndira Bhawan 2 floor D-Block Civil Lines Nagpur ndash 440102 MS
15 Shri NK Dhawan BSc(H)(Mining Engg) General Manager NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad 500 173
16 Dr DN Subramanyam MScPhD Asstt Manager(Geo) NMDC Ltd 10-3-311A Khanij Bhawan Masab Tank Hyderabad 500 173
As Donor Member
1 Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research Barwa Road Dhanbad ndash 826015
Jharkhand
HEALTH TITBIT
Going on fruits as snacks
Fruits have skins and are actually like naturersquos ready-packed snacks The juice and the flavour is all held in tightly until you are ready and with most fruits after washing even the skin can be eaten A red apple has different health giving qualities from a green apple too There are many salad combinations which are worth trying Iceberg lettuce and a tomato is better than nothing but try to use the deeper green or red lettuce dark-green water-cress two or three grated brussel sprouts or some finely cut spring cabbage Dark-green leaves should form the basis then build with a selection of other colours carrots peppers radishes and others It can be differently beautiful every time but big
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
28
News Update
1 Arrow works with ONGC on CBM
Arrow Energy has signed an agreement with Indian Govt-owned ONGC Limited to cooperate in Coal Bed Methane (CBM) exploration and development The focus of the memorandum of Understanding is potential cooperation on existing ONGC blocks from previous CBM licence rounds in India together with possible cooperation in certain Australian acreage The companies are now formulating specific commercial agreement on defined CBM assets
(Source Asia Miner)
2 Thriveni ventures overseas for coal
After years of involvement with the Indian mining industry Thriveni Earthmovers expects to begin exporting coal this year from its coal project at Jumbi in Indonesia The company obtained the Jumbi project in 2008 as its first overseas coal venture and has been ramping up towards commercial production this year The primary aim of the project is to be reliable source of coal to overseas companies who rely on coal as the critical material for their operations Thriveni provides low cost turnkey mining solution that facilitates development on a major scale
(Source Asia Miner)
3 ECL to raise underground coal production output to 12 mt
Eastern Coalfields Ltd proposes to enhance its underground coal production from 85 million tonne (mt) to 12 mt in the next two years through infusion of mass production technologies Accordingly the company recently awarded two contracts worth Rs 100 crore to Joy Engineering of UK for supply of
continuous mining equipment and operation and maintenance of the same on riskgain basis The tenders for more continuous miners and long-wall mining equipments worth Rs 350 crore approximately will be invited soon
(Source Infrastructure Today July 2009)
4 Indias first coal gasification project to take off
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) is getting ready to start the gas production at Indias first Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) project on pilot basis This project is to be carried out at Vastan lignite block near Surat in Gujarat It is estimated that the field will produce about 55 lakh cu m of synthetic gas per day by 2010 end After this project is successful ONGC aims to begin with the commercial production by producing about 2 billion cu m of the synthetic gas per annum from this field by 2013-14 This will require an investment of about Rs1000-2000 crore and the field has enough reserves to last for about 30-40 years Along with the Vastan block ONGC is also plans to set up a UCG project at Bhavnagar in Gujarat and Rajasthan
(Source Infrastructure Today Sept09)
5 Bhutan Minerals Exploration
August 2009 - Oil in the Bangtar area under Samdrupjongkhar dzongkhag copper gold and silver in the black mountain area of central Bhutan and tungsten in Sarpang are the potential minerals an American businessman J Matthew Fifield has offered to prospect for and if found viable then extract them He has also proposed that he be given mineral exploration rights for the whole of Bhutan after which he would get a group of American investors to invest in Bhutans mining sector in
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
29
a big way J Matthew Fifield is a managing director in an international mining company Clien and also sits on the boards of other international energy companies The department of geology and mines (DGM) under the ministry of economic affairs and Druk holdings investment (DHI) have so far expressed interest in the proposal and are in the process of studying it ldquoJ Matthew Fifield approached us through DHI around five months ago saying that he was interested in the mineral exploration and extraction and so we provided him with all past mineral exploration reports and geological data on Bhutanrdquo said DGMs chief geologist and acting director general
(Source geologycom)
6 India - Vedanta Acquires Goa Assets
SESA GOA Limited a majority-owned subsidiary of Vedanta Resources has purchased the Goa iron ore assets of the Dempo Group for Rs 1750 crores (US$368 million) The assets include mining leases rights and related infrastructure in Goa Funding the transaction out of its existing cash resources Sesa acquired VS Dempo and Co which holds 100 of Dempo Mining Corporation and 50 of Goa Maritime VS Dempo owns or has the rights to mineable reserves and resources estimated at 70 million tonnes of iron ore in Goa Its Goa mining assets also includes processing plants barges jetties trans-shippers and loading capacities at Mormugoa port It produced 394 million tonnes of iron ore and sold 436 million tonnes in the year ended March 31 2009 and is one of the largest exporters of iron ore from Goa Vedantas chairman Anil Agarwal says ldquoWe are highly delighted with this opportunity to consolidate our iron ore business The integration of Sesa and VS Dempos operations will achieve great synergyrdquo
(Source Asia Miner Aug09)
7 Mercury Pollution
Coal-fired power plants emit trace amounts of mercury Some of this airborne mercury ends up in lakes and rivers ndash and accumulates there long term Fish at the top of the food chain can accumulate damaging amounts of mercury because they eat smaller fish who have eaten smaller fish and the amount of mercury in their bodies can build up to toxic levels over time Mercury also makes its way into every aquatic ecosystem through the hydrologic cycle USGS published a study that examined mercury in top-predator fish bed sediment and water from streams across the United States There were many mercury mines in Oregon in the early 1900s The miners dug up the ore heated it and then cooled the vapors to condense the liquid mercury Now a century later some sites in the Ochoco National Forest and on private lands remain contaminated from these activities
(Source geologycom)
8 Northern Indias Water Supply Depletion by Human Activity
A satellite monitoring detecting areas of ground water depletion observed that much of northern India is dependent upon a reliable supply of groundwater for public use and irrigation In this study groundwater levels were monitored by processing gravity data collected by a NASA satellite over a six-year period Maps of the data revealed significant groundwater level declines in the northern Indian states of Rajasthan Punjab and Haryana In these areas rapid population growth economic development and groundwater-based irrigation are placing increasing demands on water supplies The accelerating rate of water use is unsustainable and could lead to a collapse in the agricultural system
(Source Publication from an August 2009 press release by NASA geologycom)
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
30
9 Muscular swimmer was one of last dinosaurs
Recently discovered duck-billed hadrosaur thrived on many continents One of the last non-avian dinosaurs on Earth was a muscular swimming duck-bi l led species that paleontologists recently discovered in Spain according to a new study that has been accepted for publication in the journal Comptes Rendus Palevol Co-author Jose Ignacio Canudo told Discovery News that the hadrosaur Arenysaurus ardevoli meaning sand dinosaur lived just a few thousand years before the KT boundary This was the event 655 million years ago that wiped out all of the worlds dinosaurs save for a group of carnivorous dinosaurs that evolved into birds
(Source geologycom News)
10 Coal mine owners need 26 in venture
June 27 2009 Steel cement or power companies that sit on captive coal mines will have to own a minimum 26 percent equity in their mining ventures according to the new guidelines approved by the government for mining of coal from captive blocks The government currently allows 100 percent foreign direct investment (FDI) in exploration or mining of coal and lignite for captive consumption of iron steel and cement producers While this policy would remain unchanged the captive block owners will have to maintain beneficial ownership in their mining operations According to the proposed changes the approved end user company (engaged in making cement steel or power) will have to maintain at least a 26 percent equity ownership in an associated coal company subsidiary) formed for supplying coal on an exclusive basis to it The captive coal block owner will have to maintain 51 percent equity in the subsidiary coal company in case the mining company does not have an exclusive coal supply arrangement with the
parent In case a coal block is jointly owned equity participation in the joint venture company shall be made directly by owners and not through their subsidiary The proposed regulations have specified that in case the company to whom the captive block has been awarded is also a holding company it would have to maintain at least 51 percent equity in its subsidiary company engaged in approved end uses (making cement steel or power) It would however need to have just 26 percent equity in the second subsidiary company engaged in coal mining provided the entire output is supplied exclusively to the holding company Independent coal and lignite mining companies could also be allocated captive blocks on the condition that they enter into firm supply contracts for coal at the application stage itself according to the proposed guidelines Such companies would not be allowed to enter into fresh agreements with new end-use companies subsequent to award of the coal block
(Source The Economic Times)
11 Private investment in coal sector
June 17 2009 The coal sector is set to open to private investment
We are not averse to open commercial coal mining to private sector players However a decision will be taken after building consensus over the reform proposal said minister of state for coal (independent charge) Sriprakash Jaiswal At present the government has monopoly over coal mining through state-run companies such as Coal India Ltd
(Source The Economic Times)
12 India Seeks to Invest in Australian Coal
SYDNEY -- Indias coal minister and the chairman of the countrys biggest coal miner said Thursday that India is considering
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
31
securing coal properties in Australia to plug projected gaps in the nations supply of coal The comments indicate that the current wave of foreign investment in Australias natural resources wont be limited to China Australia is known to be a country with high quality thermal coal and metallurgical coal properties India Minister of State for Coal Sriprakash Jaiswal told reporters India considers Australia as an important destination to look for coal properties he said As one of the worlds fastest growing economies India currently has to import coal because it doesnt produce enough to meet increasing demand Australias massive coal resource has become the subject of a flurry of international deal activity with Chinas Yanzhou Coal Mining Co Ltd having already
launched a A$354 billion takeover offer for Australian coal miner Felix Resources Ltd Taking equity stakes in existing companies and in return having a coal supply agreement for a certain quantity of coal could be one format Mr Bhattacharya said The other format could be joining in mining so the expansion programs of the existing companies or taking absolutely greenfield properties and going ahead on doing mining Mr Bhattacharya said the company which is also investigating investment opportunities in the US Indonesia and South Africa could easily pay $1 billion to $15 billion on investments and would consider spending more
(SourceWall Street JournalSeptember 032009)
HEALTH TITBIT
Hot tea hot coffee increases risk of cancer
Tea has been touted for its potential health benefits for millennia but new research shows if you drink it too hot you may end up increasing your risk for esophageal cancer
A new study published in the British Medical Journal has revealed that drinking steaming hot tea is actually linked with an eight-fold increased risk of cancer of the food tube or the oesophagus According to lead researcher Reza Malekzadeh of the Tehran University of Medical Sciences in Iran ldquoInforming the population about the hazards of drinking hot tea may be helpful in reducing the incidence of oesophageal cancerrdquo To be specific people who drank their tea less than two minutes after it was it four or more minutes after pouring
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
33
NOVEMBER 2009
10-13 NINTH INTERNATIONAL MINE VENTILATION CONGRESS at New Delhi India Hotel Crown Plaza Contact Department of Mining Engineering Indian School of Mines University Dhanbad ndash 826 004 Prof D C Panigrahi Convenor amp head Deptt email-
th15 November Sunday International Symposium ldquoEmerging Challenges for Metals and Materials Engineering amp Technologyrdquo and Metals Minerals Manufacturing Exp 2009 Organized by Indian Institute of Metals in association with TMS amp ASM International USA Contact TAFCON C-60 Nizamuddin East New Delhi ndash 110 013 India Ph- 91 ndash 11 ndash 46198000 24352141 Email ndash
Pankaj 09810038063
th16-19 November 2009 MPES 2009 ndash 18 International Symposium on Mine Planning amp Equipment Selections at Banff Alberta Canada For further details Contact Dr Raj K Singhal PO Box 68002 Crow Foot Postal Outlet 28 Crowfoot Terrdce NW Calgery Alberta T3G 1YO Canada Fax ndash 403-241 ndash 9460 email ndash singhal shawca website httpwwwmpes-cami-swempcom
10 - 13 November 2009 the 34th Indonesian Geophysicist Conferences at Jogjakarta Indonesia Conferences on Earth Sciences held by Indonesian Geophysicist Association 2009 Organized by Indonesian Geophysicists A s s o c i a t i o n ( H A G I ) Deadline for abstractsproposals 15 July 2009 W e b s i t e
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h t t p p i t 3 4 h a g i w e b i d
Upcoming Events
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17 - 18 November 2009 Mining the Isa Mount Isa Queensland Australia Mining the Isa 2009 will not only features presentations from all the key established mining companies in the Mount Isa region but also unique sessions dealing with the other essential aspects essential for successful operation in the area Organized by IIR Conferences Deadline for abstractsproposals Not available Website lt gt Contact name James Stackhouse
Check the for latest details
DECEMBER 2009
4-6 Twenty-first National Convention of Mining Engineers on Technological Advancement in Mining Industry Udaipur Contact The Honorary Secretary IEI Udaipur Local Centre 128 Hiran Magri Sector 11 Opp Central Excise Udaipur 313002 P h 0 2 9 4 - 2 5 8 3 7 0 2 e - m a i l ndash
W e b
10-13 2009 Twenty fourth Indian Engineering Congress at Mangalore Theme ldquoNat ional Growth and Secur i ty ndash Technological Challengesrdquo organised by The Institute of Engineers (India) Mangalore Local
thCenter Contact The organizing Secretary 24 Indian Engineering Congress The Institute of Engineers (India) Mangalore Center NITK Surathkal Mangalore 575 025 Karnatak Ph (0824) 247400 Extn 3759 (O) e-mail lt gt
event website
httpwwwiircomauisa
event website
i n s t i _ o f _ e n g y a h o o c o i nwwwieiudrorg
i e i c o n g r e s s n i t k a c i nltieicongressnitkgmailcomgt
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34
26-27 All India Seminar on ldquoSatellite Communication and Remote Sensing Technologies for Social Developmentrdquo at Jaipur Contact The Honorary Secretary IEI Rajasthan State Centre Gandhi Nagar Tonk road Jaipur ndash 302 015 Ph ndash (0141) 27063272700413 e-mail ndash
JANUARY 2010
11 - 13 January 2010 CERIE2010 Sylhet Bangladesh Organized by Shahjalal University of Science amp Technology Deadline for bstractsproposals 15 September 2009 W e b s i t e lt gtContact name Dr Mohammad Iqbal
Check the for latest details
FEBRUARY 2010
th4-7 6 International Dyke Conference Contact Prof Rajesh K Srivastava Deptt of Geology BHU IT Varanasi 221 005
4 - 5 February 2010 Conference on ldquoProcessing of Industrial Minerals 2010rdquo at Istanbul Turkey Website
Contact name Dr Barry WillsAlthough there are many
rscieirscorgwwwieirscorg
httpwwwsust edu~cerie2010
event website
httpwwwmin-ngcompim10indexhtml
operations worldwide treating a wide range of industrial minerals processing problems are often similar The aim of this conference is therefore to bring together operators and scientists below one roof Organized by MEI
MARCH 2010
March 9 2010 8th Annual Investing in African Mining Seminar in Toronto In addition to our seminar we offer mining c o m p a n i e s s e r v i c e p r o v i d e r s a n d governments shared booth space at the PDAC trade show and participation in the Canada-South Africa Chamber of Business 11th A n n u a l M i n i n g B r e a k f a s tDownload the
for details
AUGUST 2012
2 - 10 August 2012 34th International Geological Congress a t Brisbane Q u e e n s l a n d A u s t r a l i a W e b s i t e
Contact name Liz Cuffe Under the theme ldquoUnearthing our Past and Futurerdquo the IGC will showcase the Oceania regions geoscience strengths innovations and natural wonders through an exciting range of pre and post Congress field trips Organized by Australian Geoscience Council
Toronto 2010 Participation Packages Brochure
httpwww34igcorg
1 Three sentences for getting success ndash a Know more than othersb Work more than othersc Expect less than others
- William Shakespeare
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
22
Contined from Last issue mdash
POSSIBLE MARKETS FOR INDIAN ORES
Japan is the most obvious market for Indiarsquos high-grade hematites but if this outlet is to be developed India will require some freight advantage in order to compete with the ore from Johore which is almost as good as the best-grade Indian ore It is conveniently situated for export and is considerably nearer to Japan than is India The Borneo and Philippine ores are also favourably situated for the Japanese market but they would require nodulising before export and even then would be of lower iron content than Indian ores and also more aluminous
As regards exporting ore from India to Europe if high-class coking coals are later on imported from the United Kingdom to assist in smelting Indiarsquos ore the return freight might well be partly made up of Indian iron-ore but it is more likely to be Indian pig-iron (which is probably the cheapest pig in the world) or Indian s tee l In a recent personal communication Mr C P Perin wrote
lsquoFrom my general knowledge of the worldrsquos iron-ore resources I feel very strongly that in years to come the exports of steel from India will be as important as he present exports of jutersquo
It seems to me doubtful if we shall import much high-grade coal or coke from Europe for use in smelting iron-ore for a very long time to come The Indian ores are very high in iron and often contain about as much alumina as silica The high ash of the Indian coke provides a good deal of the slag of the blast-furnace and tends to raise the silicaalumina ratio of the slag If the slag volume were to be reduced
75 years Ago
much below the present practice by the introduction of low-ash coke which might not improvendashor might even worsenndashthe silicaalumina ratio of the slag it would not be possible to hold the sulphur in the slag There would be no sense in cutting the ash of the coke down if we had to add silica-rock to the furnace charge in order to obtain a suitable slag volume and analysis On that account apart from the question of cost it seems very doubtful if European high-grade coal or coke can be imported for use in Indian blast-furnaces in the near future
On reviewing the whole of the evidence I find no grounds for believing that any large export trade in Indian iron-ore is likely to develop in he next decade or so The two main possible marketsndashJapan and Western Europendashcan obtain sufficient supplies of high-grade ore for their needs from sources considerably nearer than India To some this may seem a pessimistic conclusion others may have a sentimental feeling that it is better to reserve Indiarsquos iron-ores for smelting in Indiarsquos own furnaces I have tried to come to an unprejudiced conclusion drawn from the available evidence I feel that I have assembled rather a mountain of facts and statistics for the production of a lamentably small mouse of a conclusion It would have been much more spectacular if I could have prophesied argosies carrying Indiarsquos ore to European or Japanese ports within five or six yearsrsquo time but this seems to me not possible Twenty or thirty years hence there may be a different tale to tell but by that time it is not likely that any-one will be turning back to old presidential addresses in order to find out what Mr President said in 1934
Presidential Address by Mr F G Percival PhD (London) B Sc (London) FGS
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
8
M G M I as per the tradition organized a workshop preceding AGM of the Institute on
th15 September 2009 at Park Hotel Kolkata The topic was quite contemporary entitled Indian Mining Sectors Policies and Constraints
Objective of this workshop was to bring together those who are instrumental in framing the policies and guidelines and those who follow these for exploration and exploitation of mineral including coal oil and gas It was also aimed to have interaction of learned delegates and invitees with the speakers so as to bring out highlights and lacuna of the policies and guidelines and to make them more industry friendly
The workshop was very well attended (about 100 delegates) Speakers were eminent personalities holding offices of distinction and directly concerned with the topic of the workshop
The workshop was inaugurated by Dr A K Sarkar Director (Marketing) Coal India Ltd The technical session was presided over by Sri R P Ritolia Immediate Past President and former CMD- CCL
Altogether five papers were presented which are as follows
1 National Mineral Policies and Role of G S I By Dr Balaram Chattopadhaya D D G G S I
2 Modern Coalmining Policies for enhanced proving of coal resources By Shri Ashok Kumar Singh CMD CMPDIL
3 Captive Coal Mining Policies and Constraints By Shri D N Prasad
Director ( Tech ) Ministry of Coal Government of India
4 National Mineral Policy 2008 and the Environmental Concerns for an Expanding Mining Sector By Prof S P Banerjee Former Director ndashin - Charge Indian School of Mines Dhanbad
5 Reclamation of Mined out areas In Opencast success story in Mega Projects of South Eastern Coalfield Ltd By Shri M P Dikshit CMD SECL and Shri S C Shankar SE SECL
The first paper dwelt upon various policies that the Government of India is going to adopt to gear up and making the mining sector dynamic It was pointed out during discussion that there are many more things are desirable for quick disposal of PL ML availability of maps reports etc All these matters are being seriously examined at Governmental Levels
The second paper described various methodologies and techniques to improve exploration approach for enhanced proving of coal resources These methodologies have been spelt out by the Ministry of Coal in consultation with CMPDIL Various investors who have been allotted blocks must follow these methodologies for authenticated and better results
The third paper outlined various guidelines for accomplishing the exploration of captive coal blocks for early exploitation of the resources It is admitted that there are constraints which are likely to retard the progress that is desirable The role of State and Central Government for clearing various applications need to be more realistic and less time consuming Coal Evaluation improved
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON ldquoINDIAN MINING SECTORS POLICIES AND CONSTRAINTSrdquo
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
9
co-ordination with nodal officers of state level land acquisition environmental and forestry clearance etc are certain areas of concern
The fourth paper outlined various stipulations for environmental safeguard in the mining sectors by the Government based on recommendation of committees formed The paper pointed out necessity of streamlining forestry clearance and highlighted much improved environment management practices in the mining sectors Prof Banerjee also praised role of National Mineral Policy 2008 for its positive approach to boost mining sectors
The fifth paper was on reclamation of mined out areas and described how best reclamation can be implemented with proper approach and plan The speakers cited some examples of reclamation done successfully in the jurisdiction of SECL
Each presentation was followed by interaction with the delegates which made the workshop purposeful and interesting
A K Moitra(Convenor)
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
NB Send your e-mails on ldquoTalk Backrdquo to the Editor Please include your full name address amp telephone no not necessarily for Publication MGMI News Letter reserve the right to edit the letters for publication and reproduce then (in whole or past) in any of its print
more than seven and half years are needed for the same in India ie more than five times but let us not forget that we have to face problems of a large population which is more than five times of that of Australia but that just not justify us to spend more than three years to approve a project MGMI should move the appropriate authorities to ensure early approval or rejection of any mineral based project and
if required we may offer our expertise for making early decision
Thanking you with warm regards
Yours very sincerely
Dr Samir Dasgupta Life Member No 522-LM (1948-49)
( From the Editor The members may like to respond to the point raised by Dr Samir Dasgupta)
(Continued from Page No 7)
Talk Back
10
ndThe 52 Holland Memorial Lecture was held thon 15 September 2009 at the Park Hotel The
memorial lecture was given by Shri S J Sibal
Director General Mines Safety Dhanbad The
subject of his lecture was on ldquoChallenges of
Miens Safety ndash a Perspective for Change
Managementrdquo
In introduction he mentioned that safety at
work is still a serious problem and we are still
paying heavily for accidents both in terms of
human suffering and economic waste Hence
the endeavor to bring down the hazards by all
available means to an acceptable level must
continue to reduce the sufferings and agony of
human beings
In the lecture he also spoke on History of
human civilization and mine safety ndash the past
Absorption of safety laws into work practices
the Present Growth of mining activities and
technological advancements ndash the Future
Opencast Coal Mining UG Coal Mining
Mining Accidents Reasons why the
implementation of the procedure is not
sustained He has also mentioned some
ndHighlights of 52 Holland Memorial Lecture
probable answers ndash may be these procedures
are not adequate safe and built into the
mechanism of mineral production
lRequirement of additional resources for compliance of safety laws
lSafety motivation lAcceptance of non-compliance etc
Why we loose sight of human face of accident
he added He also put forwarded a question
that the concept of self regulation ndash is it the
solution
He has given some of his thoughts
observations suggestions etc and in
conclusion he said making change has always
been fascinating and exciting though it is a
tough and delicate activity for any
organization However Managing Change is
now not a matter of choice it becomes an
essential activity given the emerging future
challenges in the mining sector
The Lecture was attended by a sizeable
number of members and guests
If you win you need not explain hellip But if you lose you should not be there to explain
ndash Adolph Hitler
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
32
ldquoWHAT lies before us and what lies behind us is nothing compared to what lies within usrdquo Truly these jolting words of Emerson gives us the flashback of what Socrates promulgated centuries ago ldquoknow thyselfrdquo
The problem with us today is that we know very less of ourselves and thus we indulge in emulating and imitating others If one is not clear as to what exactly one wants he will start wanting what others want resulting in a ldquorat racerdquo And the repercussion of rat race is that even if you win the race you still remain a rat The multiplicity of platforms and the craze to be popular in next to no time is the trend which is the portent of a weak future generation This hurry burry will make the future dreams shattered we will have no leaders to dream in the days to come but there will remain a good chunk of puppets in few domineering hands Too many people are dreaming of some magical rose garden on the horizon rather than enjoying the one growing in their backyards Lets discover the untapped potential within us and stop following the crowd and give a second thought to our endeavours Life doesnt always give us what we ask for but it always gives us what we need Aldous Huxley always reminds me of the golden exhortation ie there is only one corner of the world you can be certain of improving and that is your own self
Yes nothing can defeat us unless we defeat ourselves Even Shakespeare in Julius Caesar points ldquoThe fault dear Brutus is not in our
SHORT ARTICLE
By VIVIAN WILSON LOBO
stars but in ourselves that we are underlingsrdquo Therefore our main task in life is to give birth to ourselves to become what we potentially are Opportunities are everywhere waiting to be discovered we have to only seek it as the saying goes a wise man makes more opportunities than he finds The journey of a thousand miles begins with just one step and that step lies within us as we often quote success is a marathon not a sprint never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat
Success cannot be granted it must be earned and for earning it we will have catwalks than cakewalks Therefore what is required today is serenity and patience to rivet ones attention on success Panic and anxiety will only bring failures along Perseverance is not a long race it is many short races one after another Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm Peace is the key with which we can focus aim and win As we sail through life let us not avoid storms and rough waters just let them pass and sail on Because a successful person is like being a goalkeeper no matter how many goals you save people will remember only the ones you missed Act as if failure is impossible Lets not be the slaves of our bitter past Lets not be the slaves of our bitter past Lets be the masters of our future Carl Jung writes ldquoYour vision will become clear only when you can look into your heart
(Reprint from a publication in Hitawada dated June 10 2009)
Peace be with you
Believing everybody is dangerous believing nobody is very dangerous ndash Abraham Lincoln
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News Update
1 Arrow works with ONGC on CBM
Arrow Energy has signed an agreement with Indian Govt-owned ONGC Limited to cooperate in Coal Bed Methane (CBM) exploration and development The focus of the memorandum of Understanding is potential cooperation on existing ONGC blocks from previous CBM licence rounds in India together with possible cooperation in certain Australian acreage The companies are now formulating specific commercial agreement on defined CBM assets
(Source Asia Miner)
2 Thriveni ventures overseas for coal
After years of involvement with the Indian mining industry Thriveni Earthmovers expects to begin exporting coal this year from its coal project at Jumbi in Indonesia The company obtained the Jumbi project in 2008 as its first overseas coal venture and has been ramping up towards commercial production this year The primary aim of the project is to be reliable source of coal to overseas companies who rely on coal as the critical material for their operations Thriveni provides low cost turnkey mining solution that facilitates development on a major scale
(Source Asia Miner)
3 ECL to raise underground coal production output to 12 mt
Eastern Coalfields Ltd proposes to enhance its underground coal production from 85 million tonne (mt) to 12 mt in the next two years through infusion of mass production technologies Accordingly the company recently awarded two contracts worth Rs 100 crore to Joy Engineering of UK for supply of
continuous mining equipment and operation and maintenance of the same on riskgain basis The tenders for more continuous miners and long-wall mining equipments worth Rs 350 crore approximately will be invited soon
(Source Infrastructure Today July 2009)
4 Indias first coal gasification project to take off
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) is getting ready to start the gas production at Indias first Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) project on pilot basis This project is to be carried out at Vastan lignite block near Surat in Gujarat It is estimated that the field will produce about 55 lakh cu m of synthetic gas per day by 2010 end After this project is successful ONGC aims to begin with the commercial production by producing about 2 billion cu m of the synthetic gas per annum from this field by 2013-14 This will require an investment of about Rs1000-2000 crore and the field has enough reserves to last for about 30-40 years Along with the Vastan block ONGC is also plans to set up a UCG project at Bhavnagar in Gujarat and Rajasthan
(Source Infrastructure Today Sept09)
5 Bhutan Minerals Exploration
August 2009 - Oil in the Bangtar area under Samdrupjongkhar dzongkhag copper gold and silver in the black mountain area of central Bhutan and tungsten in Sarpang are the potential minerals an American businessman J Matthew Fifield has offered to prospect for and if found viable then extract them He has also proposed that he be given mineral exploration rights for the whole of Bhutan after which he would get a group of American investors to invest in Bhutans mining sector in
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
29
a big way J Matthew Fifield is a managing director in an international mining company Clien and also sits on the boards of other international energy companies The department of geology and mines (DGM) under the ministry of economic affairs and Druk holdings investment (DHI) have so far expressed interest in the proposal and are in the process of studying it ldquoJ Matthew Fifield approached us through DHI around five months ago saying that he was interested in the mineral exploration and extraction and so we provided him with all past mineral exploration reports and geological data on Bhutanrdquo said DGMs chief geologist and acting director general
(Source geologycom)
6 India - Vedanta Acquires Goa Assets
SESA GOA Limited a majority-owned subsidiary of Vedanta Resources has purchased the Goa iron ore assets of the Dempo Group for Rs 1750 crores (US$368 million) The assets include mining leases rights and related infrastructure in Goa Funding the transaction out of its existing cash resources Sesa acquired VS Dempo and Co which holds 100 of Dempo Mining Corporation and 50 of Goa Maritime VS Dempo owns or has the rights to mineable reserves and resources estimated at 70 million tonnes of iron ore in Goa Its Goa mining assets also includes processing plants barges jetties trans-shippers and loading capacities at Mormugoa port It produced 394 million tonnes of iron ore and sold 436 million tonnes in the year ended March 31 2009 and is one of the largest exporters of iron ore from Goa Vedantas chairman Anil Agarwal says ldquoWe are highly delighted with this opportunity to consolidate our iron ore business The integration of Sesa and VS Dempos operations will achieve great synergyrdquo
(Source Asia Miner Aug09)
7 Mercury Pollution
Coal-fired power plants emit trace amounts of mercury Some of this airborne mercury ends up in lakes and rivers ndash and accumulates there long term Fish at the top of the food chain can accumulate damaging amounts of mercury because they eat smaller fish who have eaten smaller fish and the amount of mercury in their bodies can build up to toxic levels over time Mercury also makes its way into every aquatic ecosystem through the hydrologic cycle USGS published a study that examined mercury in top-predator fish bed sediment and water from streams across the United States There were many mercury mines in Oregon in the early 1900s The miners dug up the ore heated it and then cooled the vapors to condense the liquid mercury Now a century later some sites in the Ochoco National Forest and on private lands remain contaminated from these activities
(Source geologycom)
8 Northern Indias Water Supply Depletion by Human Activity
A satellite monitoring detecting areas of ground water depletion observed that much of northern India is dependent upon a reliable supply of groundwater for public use and irrigation In this study groundwater levels were monitored by processing gravity data collected by a NASA satellite over a six-year period Maps of the data revealed significant groundwater level declines in the northern Indian states of Rajasthan Punjab and Haryana In these areas rapid population growth economic development and groundwater-based irrigation are placing increasing demands on water supplies The accelerating rate of water use is unsustainable and could lead to a collapse in the agricultural system
(Source Publication from an August 2009 press release by NASA geologycom)
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
30
9 Muscular swimmer was one of last dinosaurs
Recently discovered duck-billed hadrosaur thrived on many continents One of the last non-avian dinosaurs on Earth was a muscular swimming duck-bi l led species that paleontologists recently discovered in Spain according to a new study that has been accepted for publication in the journal Comptes Rendus Palevol Co-author Jose Ignacio Canudo told Discovery News that the hadrosaur Arenysaurus ardevoli meaning sand dinosaur lived just a few thousand years before the KT boundary This was the event 655 million years ago that wiped out all of the worlds dinosaurs save for a group of carnivorous dinosaurs that evolved into birds
(Source geologycom News)
10 Coal mine owners need 26 in venture
June 27 2009 Steel cement or power companies that sit on captive coal mines will have to own a minimum 26 percent equity in their mining ventures according to the new guidelines approved by the government for mining of coal from captive blocks The government currently allows 100 percent foreign direct investment (FDI) in exploration or mining of coal and lignite for captive consumption of iron steel and cement producers While this policy would remain unchanged the captive block owners will have to maintain beneficial ownership in their mining operations According to the proposed changes the approved end user company (engaged in making cement steel or power) will have to maintain at least a 26 percent equity ownership in an associated coal company subsidiary) formed for supplying coal on an exclusive basis to it The captive coal block owner will have to maintain 51 percent equity in the subsidiary coal company in case the mining company does not have an exclusive coal supply arrangement with the
parent In case a coal block is jointly owned equity participation in the joint venture company shall be made directly by owners and not through their subsidiary The proposed regulations have specified that in case the company to whom the captive block has been awarded is also a holding company it would have to maintain at least 51 percent equity in its subsidiary company engaged in approved end uses (making cement steel or power) It would however need to have just 26 percent equity in the second subsidiary company engaged in coal mining provided the entire output is supplied exclusively to the holding company Independent coal and lignite mining companies could also be allocated captive blocks on the condition that they enter into firm supply contracts for coal at the application stage itself according to the proposed guidelines Such companies would not be allowed to enter into fresh agreements with new end-use companies subsequent to award of the coal block
(Source The Economic Times)
11 Private investment in coal sector
June 17 2009 The coal sector is set to open to private investment
We are not averse to open commercial coal mining to private sector players However a decision will be taken after building consensus over the reform proposal said minister of state for coal (independent charge) Sriprakash Jaiswal At present the government has monopoly over coal mining through state-run companies such as Coal India Ltd
(Source The Economic Times)
12 India Seeks to Invest in Australian Coal
SYDNEY -- Indias coal minister and the chairman of the countrys biggest coal miner said Thursday that India is considering
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
31
securing coal properties in Australia to plug projected gaps in the nations supply of coal The comments indicate that the current wave of foreign investment in Australias natural resources wont be limited to China Australia is known to be a country with high quality thermal coal and metallurgical coal properties India Minister of State for Coal Sriprakash Jaiswal told reporters India considers Australia as an important destination to look for coal properties he said As one of the worlds fastest growing economies India currently has to import coal because it doesnt produce enough to meet increasing demand Australias massive coal resource has become the subject of a flurry of international deal activity with Chinas Yanzhou Coal Mining Co Ltd having already
launched a A$354 billion takeover offer for Australian coal miner Felix Resources Ltd Taking equity stakes in existing companies and in return having a coal supply agreement for a certain quantity of coal could be one format Mr Bhattacharya said The other format could be joining in mining so the expansion programs of the existing companies or taking absolutely greenfield properties and going ahead on doing mining Mr Bhattacharya said the company which is also investigating investment opportunities in the US Indonesia and South Africa could easily pay $1 billion to $15 billion on investments and would consider spending more
(SourceWall Street JournalSeptember 032009)
HEALTH TITBIT
Hot tea hot coffee increases risk of cancer
Tea has been touted for its potential health benefits for millennia but new research shows if you drink it too hot you may end up increasing your risk for esophageal cancer
A new study published in the British Medical Journal has revealed that drinking steaming hot tea is actually linked with an eight-fold increased risk of cancer of the food tube or the oesophagus According to lead researcher Reza Malekzadeh of the Tehran University of Medical Sciences in Iran ldquoInforming the population about the hazards of drinking hot tea may be helpful in reducing the incidence of oesophageal cancerrdquo To be specific people who drank their tea less than two minutes after it was it four or more minutes after pouring
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
33
NOVEMBER 2009
10-13 NINTH INTERNATIONAL MINE VENTILATION CONGRESS at New Delhi India Hotel Crown Plaza Contact Department of Mining Engineering Indian School of Mines University Dhanbad ndash 826 004 Prof D C Panigrahi Convenor amp head Deptt email-
th15 November Sunday International Symposium ldquoEmerging Challenges for Metals and Materials Engineering amp Technologyrdquo and Metals Minerals Manufacturing Exp 2009 Organized by Indian Institute of Metals in association with TMS amp ASM International USA Contact TAFCON C-60 Nizamuddin East New Delhi ndash 110 013 India Ph- 91 ndash 11 ndash 46198000 24352141 Email ndash
Pankaj 09810038063
th16-19 November 2009 MPES 2009 ndash 18 International Symposium on Mine Planning amp Equipment Selections at Banff Alberta Canada For further details Contact Dr Raj K Singhal PO Box 68002 Crow Foot Postal Outlet 28 Crowfoot Terrdce NW Calgery Alberta T3G 1YO Canada Fax ndash 403-241 ndash 9460 email ndash singhal shawca website httpwwwmpes-cami-swempcom
10 - 13 November 2009 the 34th Indonesian Geophysicist Conferences at Jogjakarta Indonesia Conferences on Earth Sciences held by Indonesian Geophysicist Association 2009 Organized by Indonesian Geophysicists A s s o c i a t i o n ( H A G I ) Deadline for abstractsproposals 15 July 2009 W e b s i t e
dc_panigrahiyahoocoinwww9thimvcorg
metallurgytafconcom wwwmetals2009in
h t t p p i t 3 4 h a g i w e b i d
Upcoming Events
C o n t a c t n a m e W i w i t S u r y a n t o Check the for latest details
17 - 18 November 2009 Mining the Isa Mount Isa Queensland Australia Mining the Isa 2009 will not only features presentations from all the key established mining companies in the Mount Isa region but also unique sessions dealing with the other essential aspects essential for successful operation in the area Organized by IIR Conferences Deadline for abstractsproposals Not available Website lt gt Contact name James Stackhouse
Check the for latest details
DECEMBER 2009
4-6 Twenty-first National Convention of Mining Engineers on Technological Advancement in Mining Industry Udaipur Contact The Honorary Secretary IEI Udaipur Local Centre 128 Hiran Magri Sector 11 Opp Central Excise Udaipur 313002 P h 0 2 9 4 - 2 5 8 3 7 0 2 e - m a i l ndash
W e b
10-13 2009 Twenty fourth Indian Engineering Congress at Mangalore Theme ldquoNat ional Growth and Secur i ty ndash Technological Challengesrdquo organised by The Institute of Engineers (India) Mangalore Local
thCenter Contact The organizing Secretary 24 Indian Engineering Congress The Institute of Engineers (India) Mangalore Center NITK Surathkal Mangalore 575 025 Karnatak Ph (0824) 247400 Extn 3759 (O) e-mail lt gt
event website
httpwwwiircomauisa
event website
i n s t i _ o f _ e n g y a h o o c o i nwwwieiudrorg
i e i c o n g r e s s n i t k a c i nltieicongressnitkgmailcomgt
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34
26-27 All India Seminar on ldquoSatellite Communication and Remote Sensing Technologies for Social Developmentrdquo at Jaipur Contact The Honorary Secretary IEI Rajasthan State Centre Gandhi Nagar Tonk road Jaipur ndash 302 015 Ph ndash (0141) 27063272700413 e-mail ndash
JANUARY 2010
11 - 13 January 2010 CERIE2010 Sylhet Bangladesh Organized by Shahjalal University of Science amp Technology Deadline for bstractsproposals 15 September 2009 W e b s i t e lt gtContact name Dr Mohammad Iqbal
Check the for latest details
FEBRUARY 2010
th4-7 6 International Dyke Conference Contact Prof Rajesh K Srivastava Deptt of Geology BHU IT Varanasi 221 005
4 - 5 February 2010 Conference on ldquoProcessing of Industrial Minerals 2010rdquo at Istanbul Turkey Website
Contact name Dr Barry WillsAlthough there are many
rscieirscorgwwwieirscorg
httpwwwsust edu~cerie2010
event website
httpwwwmin-ngcompim10indexhtml
operations worldwide treating a wide range of industrial minerals processing problems are often similar The aim of this conference is therefore to bring together operators and scientists below one roof Organized by MEI
MARCH 2010
March 9 2010 8th Annual Investing in African Mining Seminar in Toronto In addition to our seminar we offer mining c o m p a n i e s s e r v i c e p r o v i d e r s a n d governments shared booth space at the PDAC trade show and participation in the Canada-South Africa Chamber of Business 11th A n n u a l M i n i n g B r e a k f a s tDownload the
for details
AUGUST 2012
2 - 10 August 2012 34th International Geological Congress a t Brisbane Q u e e n s l a n d A u s t r a l i a W e b s i t e
Contact name Liz Cuffe Under the theme ldquoUnearthing our Past and Futurerdquo the IGC will showcase the Oceania regions geoscience strengths innovations and natural wonders through an exciting range of pre and post Congress field trips Organized by Australian Geoscience Council
Toronto 2010 Participation Packages Brochure
httpwww34igcorg
1 Three sentences for getting success ndash a Know more than othersb Work more than othersc Expect less than others
- William Shakespeare
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
22
Contined from Last issue mdash
POSSIBLE MARKETS FOR INDIAN ORES
Japan is the most obvious market for Indiarsquos high-grade hematites but if this outlet is to be developed India will require some freight advantage in order to compete with the ore from Johore which is almost as good as the best-grade Indian ore It is conveniently situated for export and is considerably nearer to Japan than is India The Borneo and Philippine ores are also favourably situated for the Japanese market but they would require nodulising before export and even then would be of lower iron content than Indian ores and also more aluminous
As regards exporting ore from India to Europe if high-class coking coals are later on imported from the United Kingdom to assist in smelting Indiarsquos ore the return freight might well be partly made up of Indian iron-ore but it is more likely to be Indian pig-iron (which is probably the cheapest pig in the world) or Indian s tee l In a recent personal communication Mr C P Perin wrote
lsquoFrom my general knowledge of the worldrsquos iron-ore resources I feel very strongly that in years to come the exports of steel from India will be as important as he present exports of jutersquo
It seems to me doubtful if we shall import much high-grade coal or coke from Europe for use in smelting iron-ore for a very long time to come The Indian ores are very high in iron and often contain about as much alumina as silica The high ash of the Indian coke provides a good deal of the slag of the blast-furnace and tends to raise the silicaalumina ratio of the slag If the slag volume were to be reduced
75 years Ago
much below the present practice by the introduction of low-ash coke which might not improvendashor might even worsenndashthe silicaalumina ratio of the slag it would not be possible to hold the sulphur in the slag There would be no sense in cutting the ash of the coke down if we had to add silica-rock to the furnace charge in order to obtain a suitable slag volume and analysis On that account apart from the question of cost it seems very doubtful if European high-grade coal or coke can be imported for use in Indian blast-furnaces in the near future
On reviewing the whole of the evidence I find no grounds for believing that any large export trade in Indian iron-ore is likely to develop in he next decade or so The two main possible marketsndashJapan and Western Europendashcan obtain sufficient supplies of high-grade ore for their needs from sources considerably nearer than India To some this may seem a pessimistic conclusion others may have a sentimental feeling that it is better to reserve Indiarsquos iron-ores for smelting in Indiarsquos own furnaces I have tried to come to an unprejudiced conclusion drawn from the available evidence I feel that I have assembled rather a mountain of facts and statistics for the production of a lamentably small mouse of a conclusion It would have been much more spectacular if I could have prophesied argosies carrying Indiarsquos ore to European or Japanese ports within five or six yearsrsquo time but this seems to me not possible Twenty or thirty years hence there may be a different tale to tell but by that time it is not likely that any-one will be turning back to old presidential addresses in order to find out what Mr President said in 1934
Presidential Address by Mr F G Percival PhD (London) B Sc (London) FGS
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
8
M G M I as per the tradition organized a workshop preceding AGM of the Institute on
th15 September 2009 at Park Hotel Kolkata The topic was quite contemporary entitled Indian Mining Sectors Policies and Constraints
Objective of this workshop was to bring together those who are instrumental in framing the policies and guidelines and those who follow these for exploration and exploitation of mineral including coal oil and gas It was also aimed to have interaction of learned delegates and invitees with the speakers so as to bring out highlights and lacuna of the policies and guidelines and to make them more industry friendly
The workshop was very well attended (about 100 delegates) Speakers were eminent personalities holding offices of distinction and directly concerned with the topic of the workshop
The workshop was inaugurated by Dr A K Sarkar Director (Marketing) Coal India Ltd The technical session was presided over by Sri R P Ritolia Immediate Past President and former CMD- CCL
Altogether five papers were presented which are as follows
1 National Mineral Policies and Role of G S I By Dr Balaram Chattopadhaya D D G G S I
2 Modern Coalmining Policies for enhanced proving of coal resources By Shri Ashok Kumar Singh CMD CMPDIL
3 Captive Coal Mining Policies and Constraints By Shri D N Prasad
Director ( Tech ) Ministry of Coal Government of India
4 National Mineral Policy 2008 and the Environmental Concerns for an Expanding Mining Sector By Prof S P Banerjee Former Director ndashin - Charge Indian School of Mines Dhanbad
5 Reclamation of Mined out areas In Opencast success story in Mega Projects of South Eastern Coalfield Ltd By Shri M P Dikshit CMD SECL and Shri S C Shankar SE SECL
The first paper dwelt upon various policies that the Government of India is going to adopt to gear up and making the mining sector dynamic It was pointed out during discussion that there are many more things are desirable for quick disposal of PL ML availability of maps reports etc All these matters are being seriously examined at Governmental Levels
The second paper described various methodologies and techniques to improve exploration approach for enhanced proving of coal resources These methodologies have been spelt out by the Ministry of Coal in consultation with CMPDIL Various investors who have been allotted blocks must follow these methodologies for authenticated and better results
The third paper outlined various guidelines for accomplishing the exploration of captive coal blocks for early exploitation of the resources It is admitted that there are constraints which are likely to retard the progress that is desirable The role of State and Central Government for clearing various applications need to be more realistic and less time consuming Coal Evaluation improved
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON ldquoINDIAN MINING SECTORS POLICIES AND CONSTRAINTSrdquo
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
9
co-ordination with nodal officers of state level land acquisition environmental and forestry clearance etc are certain areas of concern
The fourth paper outlined various stipulations for environmental safeguard in the mining sectors by the Government based on recommendation of committees formed The paper pointed out necessity of streamlining forestry clearance and highlighted much improved environment management practices in the mining sectors Prof Banerjee also praised role of National Mineral Policy 2008 for its positive approach to boost mining sectors
The fifth paper was on reclamation of mined out areas and described how best reclamation can be implemented with proper approach and plan The speakers cited some examples of reclamation done successfully in the jurisdiction of SECL
Each presentation was followed by interaction with the delegates which made the workshop purposeful and interesting
A K Moitra(Convenor)
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
NB Send your e-mails on ldquoTalk Backrdquo to the Editor Please include your full name address amp telephone no not necessarily for Publication MGMI News Letter reserve the right to edit the letters for publication and reproduce then (in whole or past) in any of its print
more than seven and half years are needed for the same in India ie more than five times but let us not forget that we have to face problems of a large population which is more than five times of that of Australia but that just not justify us to spend more than three years to approve a project MGMI should move the appropriate authorities to ensure early approval or rejection of any mineral based project and
if required we may offer our expertise for making early decision
Thanking you with warm regards
Yours very sincerely
Dr Samir Dasgupta Life Member No 522-LM (1948-49)
( From the Editor The members may like to respond to the point raised by Dr Samir Dasgupta)
(Continued from Page No 7)
Talk Back
10
ndThe 52 Holland Memorial Lecture was held thon 15 September 2009 at the Park Hotel The
memorial lecture was given by Shri S J Sibal
Director General Mines Safety Dhanbad The
subject of his lecture was on ldquoChallenges of
Miens Safety ndash a Perspective for Change
Managementrdquo
In introduction he mentioned that safety at
work is still a serious problem and we are still
paying heavily for accidents both in terms of
human suffering and economic waste Hence
the endeavor to bring down the hazards by all
available means to an acceptable level must
continue to reduce the sufferings and agony of
human beings
In the lecture he also spoke on History of
human civilization and mine safety ndash the past
Absorption of safety laws into work practices
the Present Growth of mining activities and
technological advancements ndash the Future
Opencast Coal Mining UG Coal Mining
Mining Accidents Reasons why the
implementation of the procedure is not
sustained He has also mentioned some
ndHighlights of 52 Holland Memorial Lecture
probable answers ndash may be these procedures
are not adequate safe and built into the
mechanism of mineral production
lRequirement of additional resources for compliance of safety laws
lSafety motivation lAcceptance of non-compliance etc
Why we loose sight of human face of accident
he added He also put forwarded a question
that the concept of self regulation ndash is it the
solution
He has given some of his thoughts
observations suggestions etc and in
conclusion he said making change has always
been fascinating and exciting though it is a
tough and delicate activity for any
organization However Managing Change is
now not a matter of choice it becomes an
essential activity given the emerging future
challenges in the mining sector
The Lecture was attended by a sizeable
number of members and guests
If you win you need not explain hellip But if you lose you should not be there to explain
ndash Adolph Hitler
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
32
ldquoWHAT lies before us and what lies behind us is nothing compared to what lies within usrdquo Truly these jolting words of Emerson gives us the flashback of what Socrates promulgated centuries ago ldquoknow thyselfrdquo
The problem with us today is that we know very less of ourselves and thus we indulge in emulating and imitating others If one is not clear as to what exactly one wants he will start wanting what others want resulting in a ldquorat racerdquo And the repercussion of rat race is that even if you win the race you still remain a rat The multiplicity of platforms and the craze to be popular in next to no time is the trend which is the portent of a weak future generation This hurry burry will make the future dreams shattered we will have no leaders to dream in the days to come but there will remain a good chunk of puppets in few domineering hands Too many people are dreaming of some magical rose garden on the horizon rather than enjoying the one growing in their backyards Lets discover the untapped potential within us and stop following the crowd and give a second thought to our endeavours Life doesnt always give us what we ask for but it always gives us what we need Aldous Huxley always reminds me of the golden exhortation ie there is only one corner of the world you can be certain of improving and that is your own self
Yes nothing can defeat us unless we defeat ourselves Even Shakespeare in Julius Caesar points ldquoThe fault dear Brutus is not in our
SHORT ARTICLE
By VIVIAN WILSON LOBO
stars but in ourselves that we are underlingsrdquo Therefore our main task in life is to give birth to ourselves to become what we potentially are Opportunities are everywhere waiting to be discovered we have to only seek it as the saying goes a wise man makes more opportunities than he finds The journey of a thousand miles begins with just one step and that step lies within us as we often quote success is a marathon not a sprint never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat
Success cannot be granted it must be earned and for earning it we will have catwalks than cakewalks Therefore what is required today is serenity and patience to rivet ones attention on success Panic and anxiety will only bring failures along Perseverance is not a long race it is many short races one after another Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm Peace is the key with which we can focus aim and win As we sail through life let us not avoid storms and rough waters just let them pass and sail on Because a successful person is like being a goalkeeper no matter how many goals you save people will remember only the ones you missed Act as if failure is impossible Lets not be the slaves of our bitter past Lets not be the slaves of our bitter past Lets be the masters of our future Carl Jung writes ldquoYour vision will become clear only when you can look into your heart
(Reprint from a publication in Hitawada dated June 10 2009)
Peace be with you
Believing everybody is dangerous believing nobody is very dangerous ndash Abraham Lincoln
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a big way J Matthew Fifield is a managing director in an international mining company Clien and also sits on the boards of other international energy companies The department of geology and mines (DGM) under the ministry of economic affairs and Druk holdings investment (DHI) have so far expressed interest in the proposal and are in the process of studying it ldquoJ Matthew Fifield approached us through DHI around five months ago saying that he was interested in the mineral exploration and extraction and so we provided him with all past mineral exploration reports and geological data on Bhutanrdquo said DGMs chief geologist and acting director general
(Source geologycom)
6 India - Vedanta Acquires Goa Assets
SESA GOA Limited a majority-owned subsidiary of Vedanta Resources has purchased the Goa iron ore assets of the Dempo Group for Rs 1750 crores (US$368 million) The assets include mining leases rights and related infrastructure in Goa Funding the transaction out of its existing cash resources Sesa acquired VS Dempo and Co which holds 100 of Dempo Mining Corporation and 50 of Goa Maritime VS Dempo owns or has the rights to mineable reserves and resources estimated at 70 million tonnes of iron ore in Goa Its Goa mining assets also includes processing plants barges jetties trans-shippers and loading capacities at Mormugoa port It produced 394 million tonnes of iron ore and sold 436 million tonnes in the year ended March 31 2009 and is one of the largest exporters of iron ore from Goa Vedantas chairman Anil Agarwal says ldquoWe are highly delighted with this opportunity to consolidate our iron ore business The integration of Sesa and VS Dempos operations will achieve great synergyrdquo
(Source Asia Miner Aug09)
7 Mercury Pollution
Coal-fired power plants emit trace amounts of mercury Some of this airborne mercury ends up in lakes and rivers ndash and accumulates there long term Fish at the top of the food chain can accumulate damaging amounts of mercury because they eat smaller fish who have eaten smaller fish and the amount of mercury in their bodies can build up to toxic levels over time Mercury also makes its way into every aquatic ecosystem through the hydrologic cycle USGS published a study that examined mercury in top-predator fish bed sediment and water from streams across the United States There were many mercury mines in Oregon in the early 1900s The miners dug up the ore heated it and then cooled the vapors to condense the liquid mercury Now a century later some sites in the Ochoco National Forest and on private lands remain contaminated from these activities
(Source geologycom)
8 Northern Indias Water Supply Depletion by Human Activity
A satellite monitoring detecting areas of ground water depletion observed that much of northern India is dependent upon a reliable supply of groundwater for public use and irrigation In this study groundwater levels were monitored by processing gravity data collected by a NASA satellite over a six-year period Maps of the data revealed significant groundwater level declines in the northern Indian states of Rajasthan Punjab and Haryana In these areas rapid population growth economic development and groundwater-based irrigation are placing increasing demands on water supplies The accelerating rate of water use is unsustainable and could lead to a collapse in the agricultural system
(Source Publication from an August 2009 press release by NASA geologycom)
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
30
9 Muscular swimmer was one of last dinosaurs
Recently discovered duck-billed hadrosaur thrived on many continents One of the last non-avian dinosaurs on Earth was a muscular swimming duck-bi l led species that paleontologists recently discovered in Spain according to a new study that has been accepted for publication in the journal Comptes Rendus Palevol Co-author Jose Ignacio Canudo told Discovery News that the hadrosaur Arenysaurus ardevoli meaning sand dinosaur lived just a few thousand years before the KT boundary This was the event 655 million years ago that wiped out all of the worlds dinosaurs save for a group of carnivorous dinosaurs that evolved into birds
(Source geologycom News)
10 Coal mine owners need 26 in venture
June 27 2009 Steel cement or power companies that sit on captive coal mines will have to own a minimum 26 percent equity in their mining ventures according to the new guidelines approved by the government for mining of coal from captive blocks The government currently allows 100 percent foreign direct investment (FDI) in exploration or mining of coal and lignite for captive consumption of iron steel and cement producers While this policy would remain unchanged the captive block owners will have to maintain beneficial ownership in their mining operations According to the proposed changes the approved end user company (engaged in making cement steel or power) will have to maintain at least a 26 percent equity ownership in an associated coal company subsidiary) formed for supplying coal on an exclusive basis to it The captive coal block owner will have to maintain 51 percent equity in the subsidiary coal company in case the mining company does not have an exclusive coal supply arrangement with the
parent In case a coal block is jointly owned equity participation in the joint venture company shall be made directly by owners and not through their subsidiary The proposed regulations have specified that in case the company to whom the captive block has been awarded is also a holding company it would have to maintain at least 51 percent equity in its subsidiary company engaged in approved end uses (making cement steel or power) It would however need to have just 26 percent equity in the second subsidiary company engaged in coal mining provided the entire output is supplied exclusively to the holding company Independent coal and lignite mining companies could also be allocated captive blocks on the condition that they enter into firm supply contracts for coal at the application stage itself according to the proposed guidelines Such companies would not be allowed to enter into fresh agreements with new end-use companies subsequent to award of the coal block
(Source The Economic Times)
11 Private investment in coal sector
June 17 2009 The coal sector is set to open to private investment
We are not averse to open commercial coal mining to private sector players However a decision will be taken after building consensus over the reform proposal said minister of state for coal (independent charge) Sriprakash Jaiswal At present the government has monopoly over coal mining through state-run companies such as Coal India Ltd
(Source The Economic Times)
12 India Seeks to Invest in Australian Coal
SYDNEY -- Indias coal minister and the chairman of the countrys biggest coal miner said Thursday that India is considering
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
31
securing coal properties in Australia to plug projected gaps in the nations supply of coal The comments indicate that the current wave of foreign investment in Australias natural resources wont be limited to China Australia is known to be a country with high quality thermal coal and metallurgical coal properties India Minister of State for Coal Sriprakash Jaiswal told reporters India considers Australia as an important destination to look for coal properties he said As one of the worlds fastest growing economies India currently has to import coal because it doesnt produce enough to meet increasing demand Australias massive coal resource has become the subject of a flurry of international deal activity with Chinas Yanzhou Coal Mining Co Ltd having already
launched a A$354 billion takeover offer for Australian coal miner Felix Resources Ltd Taking equity stakes in existing companies and in return having a coal supply agreement for a certain quantity of coal could be one format Mr Bhattacharya said The other format could be joining in mining so the expansion programs of the existing companies or taking absolutely greenfield properties and going ahead on doing mining Mr Bhattacharya said the company which is also investigating investment opportunities in the US Indonesia and South Africa could easily pay $1 billion to $15 billion on investments and would consider spending more
(SourceWall Street JournalSeptember 032009)
HEALTH TITBIT
Hot tea hot coffee increases risk of cancer
Tea has been touted for its potential health benefits for millennia but new research shows if you drink it too hot you may end up increasing your risk for esophageal cancer
A new study published in the British Medical Journal has revealed that drinking steaming hot tea is actually linked with an eight-fold increased risk of cancer of the food tube or the oesophagus According to lead researcher Reza Malekzadeh of the Tehran University of Medical Sciences in Iran ldquoInforming the population about the hazards of drinking hot tea may be helpful in reducing the incidence of oesophageal cancerrdquo To be specific people who drank their tea less than two minutes after it was it four or more minutes after pouring
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
33
NOVEMBER 2009
10-13 NINTH INTERNATIONAL MINE VENTILATION CONGRESS at New Delhi India Hotel Crown Plaza Contact Department of Mining Engineering Indian School of Mines University Dhanbad ndash 826 004 Prof D C Panigrahi Convenor amp head Deptt email-
th15 November Sunday International Symposium ldquoEmerging Challenges for Metals and Materials Engineering amp Technologyrdquo and Metals Minerals Manufacturing Exp 2009 Organized by Indian Institute of Metals in association with TMS amp ASM International USA Contact TAFCON C-60 Nizamuddin East New Delhi ndash 110 013 India Ph- 91 ndash 11 ndash 46198000 24352141 Email ndash
Pankaj 09810038063
th16-19 November 2009 MPES 2009 ndash 18 International Symposium on Mine Planning amp Equipment Selections at Banff Alberta Canada For further details Contact Dr Raj K Singhal PO Box 68002 Crow Foot Postal Outlet 28 Crowfoot Terrdce NW Calgery Alberta T3G 1YO Canada Fax ndash 403-241 ndash 9460 email ndash singhal shawca website httpwwwmpes-cami-swempcom
10 - 13 November 2009 the 34th Indonesian Geophysicist Conferences at Jogjakarta Indonesia Conferences on Earth Sciences held by Indonesian Geophysicist Association 2009 Organized by Indonesian Geophysicists A s s o c i a t i o n ( H A G I ) Deadline for abstractsproposals 15 July 2009 W e b s i t e
dc_panigrahiyahoocoinwww9thimvcorg
metallurgytafconcom wwwmetals2009in
h t t p p i t 3 4 h a g i w e b i d
Upcoming Events
C o n t a c t n a m e W i w i t S u r y a n t o Check the for latest details
17 - 18 November 2009 Mining the Isa Mount Isa Queensland Australia Mining the Isa 2009 will not only features presentations from all the key established mining companies in the Mount Isa region but also unique sessions dealing with the other essential aspects essential for successful operation in the area Organized by IIR Conferences Deadline for abstractsproposals Not available Website lt gt Contact name James Stackhouse
Check the for latest details
DECEMBER 2009
4-6 Twenty-first National Convention of Mining Engineers on Technological Advancement in Mining Industry Udaipur Contact The Honorary Secretary IEI Udaipur Local Centre 128 Hiran Magri Sector 11 Opp Central Excise Udaipur 313002 P h 0 2 9 4 - 2 5 8 3 7 0 2 e - m a i l ndash
W e b
10-13 2009 Twenty fourth Indian Engineering Congress at Mangalore Theme ldquoNat ional Growth and Secur i ty ndash Technological Challengesrdquo organised by The Institute of Engineers (India) Mangalore Local
thCenter Contact The organizing Secretary 24 Indian Engineering Congress The Institute of Engineers (India) Mangalore Center NITK Surathkal Mangalore 575 025 Karnatak Ph (0824) 247400 Extn 3759 (O) e-mail lt gt
event website
httpwwwiircomauisa
event website
i n s t i _ o f _ e n g y a h o o c o i nwwwieiudrorg
i e i c o n g r e s s n i t k a c i nltieicongressnitkgmailcomgt
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
34
26-27 All India Seminar on ldquoSatellite Communication and Remote Sensing Technologies for Social Developmentrdquo at Jaipur Contact The Honorary Secretary IEI Rajasthan State Centre Gandhi Nagar Tonk road Jaipur ndash 302 015 Ph ndash (0141) 27063272700413 e-mail ndash
JANUARY 2010
11 - 13 January 2010 CERIE2010 Sylhet Bangladesh Organized by Shahjalal University of Science amp Technology Deadline for bstractsproposals 15 September 2009 W e b s i t e lt gtContact name Dr Mohammad Iqbal
Check the for latest details
FEBRUARY 2010
th4-7 6 International Dyke Conference Contact Prof Rajesh K Srivastava Deptt of Geology BHU IT Varanasi 221 005
4 - 5 February 2010 Conference on ldquoProcessing of Industrial Minerals 2010rdquo at Istanbul Turkey Website
Contact name Dr Barry WillsAlthough there are many
rscieirscorgwwwieirscorg
httpwwwsust edu~cerie2010
event website
httpwwwmin-ngcompim10indexhtml
operations worldwide treating a wide range of industrial minerals processing problems are often similar The aim of this conference is therefore to bring together operators and scientists below one roof Organized by MEI
MARCH 2010
March 9 2010 8th Annual Investing in African Mining Seminar in Toronto In addition to our seminar we offer mining c o m p a n i e s s e r v i c e p r o v i d e r s a n d governments shared booth space at the PDAC trade show and participation in the Canada-South Africa Chamber of Business 11th A n n u a l M i n i n g B r e a k f a s tDownload the
for details
AUGUST 2012
2 - 10 August 2012 34th International Geological Congress a t Brisbane Q u e e n s l a n d A u s t r a l i a W e b s i t e
Contact name Liz Cuffe Under the theme ldquoUnearthing our Past and Futurerdquo the IGC will showcase the Oceania regions geoscience strengths innovations and natural wonders through an exciting range of pre and post Congress field trips Organized by Australian Geoscience Council
Toronto 2010 Participation Packages Brochure
httpwww34igcorg
1 Three sentences for getting success ndash a Know more than othersb Work more than othersc Expect less than others
- William Shakespeare
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
22
Contined from Last issue mdash
POSSIBLE MARKETS FOR INDIAN ORES
Japan is the most obvious market for Indiarsquos high-grade hematites but if this outlet is to be developed India will require some freight advantage in order to compete with the ore from Johore which is almost as good as the best-grade Indian ore It is conveniently situated for export and is considerably nearer to Japan than is India The Borneo and Philippine ores are also favourably situated for the Japanese market but they would require nodulising before export and even then would be of lower iron content than Indian ores and also more aluminous
As regards exporting ore from India to Europe if high-class coking coals are later on imported from the United Kingdom to assist in smelting Indiarsquos ore the return freight might well be partly made up of Indian iron-ore but it is more likely to be Indian pig-iron (which is probably the cheapest pig in the world) or Indian s tee l In a recent personal communication Mr C P Perin wrote
lsquoFrom my general knowledge of the worldrsquos iron-ore resources I feel very strongly that in years to come the exports of steel from India will be as important as he present exports of jutersquo
It seems to me doubtful if we shall import much high-grade coal or coke from Europe for use in smelting iron-ore for a very long time to come The Indian ores are very high in iron and often contain about as much alumina as silica The high ash of the Indian coke provides a good deal of the slag of the blast-furnace and tends to raise the silicaalumina ratio of the slag If the slag volume were to be reduced
75 years Ago
much below the present practice by the introduction of low-ash coke which might not improvendashor might even worsenndashthe silicaalumina ratio of the slag it would not be possible to hold the sulphur in the slag There would be no sense in cutting the ash of the coke down if we had to add silica-rock to the furnace charge in order to obtain a suitable slag volume and analysis On that account apart from the question of cost it seems very doubtful if European high-grade coal or coke can be imported for use in Indian blast-furnaces in the near future
On reviewing the whole of the evidence I find no grounds for believing that any large export trade in Indian iron-ore is likely to develop in he next decade or so The two main possible marketsndashJapan and Western Europendashcan obtain sufficient supplies of high-grade ore for their needs from sources considerably nearer than India To some this may seem a pessimistic conclusion others may have a sentimental feeling that it is better to reserve Indiarsquos iron-ores for smelting in Indiarsquos own furnaces I have tried to come to an unprejudiced conclusion drawn from the available evidence I feel that I have assembled rather a mountain of facts and statistics for the production of a lamentably small mouse of a conclusion It would have been much more spectacular if I could have prophesied argosies carrying Indiarsquos ore to European or Japanese ports within five or six yearsrsquo time but this seems to me not possible Twenty or thirty years hence there may be a different tale to tell but by that time it is not likely that any-one will be turning back to old presidential addresses in order to find out what Mr President said in 1934
Presidential Address by Mr F G Percival PhD (London) B Sc (London) FGS
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
8
M G M I as per the tradition organized a workshop preceding AGM of the Institute on
th15 September 2009 at Park Hotel Kolkata The topic was quite contemporary entitled Indian Mining Sectors Policies and Constraints
Objective of this workshop was to bring together those who are instrumental in framing the policies and guidelines and those who follow these for exploration and exploitation of mineral including coal oil and gas It was also aimed to have interaction of learned delegates and invitees with the speakers so as to bring out highlights and lacuna of the policies and guidelines and to make them more industry friendly
The workshop was very well attended (about 100 delegates) Speakers were eminent personalities holding offices of distinction and directly concerned with the topic of the workshop
The workshop was inaugurated by Dr A K Sarkar Director (Marketing) Coal India Ltd The technical session was presided over by Sri R P Ritolia Immediate Past President and former CMD- CCL
Altogether five papers were presented which are as follows
1 National Mineral Policies and Role of G S I By Dr Balaram Chattopadhaya D D G G S I
2 Modern Coalmining Policies for enhanced proving of coal resources By Shri Ashok Kumar Singh CMD CMPDIL
3 Captive Coal Mining Policies and Constraints By Shri D N Prasad
Director ( Tech ) Ministry of Coal Government of India
4 National Mineral Policy 2008 and the Environmental Concerns for an Expanding Mining Sector By Prof S P Banerjee Former Director ndashin - Charge Indian School of Mines Dhanbad
5 Reclamation of Mined out areas In Opencast success story in Mega Projects of South Eastern Coalfield Ltd By Shri M P Dikshit CMD SECL and Shri S C Shankar SE SECL
The first paper dwelt upon various policies that the Government of India is going to adopt to gear up and making the mining sector dynamic It was pointed out during discussion that there are many more things are desirable for quick disposal of PL ML availability of maps reports etc All these matters are being seriously examined at Governmental Levels
The second paper described various methodologies and techniques to improve exploration approach for enhanced proving of coal resources These methodologies have been spelt out by the Ministry of Coal in consultation with CMPDIL Various investors who have been allotted blocks must follow these methodologies for authenticated and better results
The third paper outlined various guidelines for accomplishing the exploration of captive coal blocks for early exploitation of the resources It is admitted that there are constraints which are likely to retard the progress that is desirable The role of State and Central Government for clearing various applications need to be more realistic and less time consuming Coal Evaluation improved
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON ldquoINDIAN MINING SECTORS POLICIES AND CONSTRAINTSrdquo
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
9
co-ordination with nodal officers of state level land acquisition environmental and forestry clearance etc are certain areas of concern
The fourth paper outlined various stipulations for environmental safeguard in the mining sectors by the Government based on recommendation of committees formed The paper pointed out necessity of streamlining forestry clearance and highlighted much improved environment management practices in the mining sectors Prof Banerjee also praised role of National Mineral Policy 2008 for its positive approach to boost mining sectors
The fifth paper was on reclamation of mined out areas and described how best reclamation can be implemented with proper approach and plan The speakers cited some examples of reclamation done successfully in the jurisdiction of SECL
Each presentation was followed by interaction with the delegates which made the workshop purposeful and interesting
A K Moitra(Convenor)
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
NB Send your e-mails on ldquoTalk Backrdquo to the Editor Please include your full name address amp telephone no not necessarily for Publication MGMI News Letter reserve the right to edit the letters for publication and reproduce then (in whole or past) in any of its print
more than seven and half years are needed for the same in India ie more than five times but let us not forget that we have to face problems of a large population which is more than five times of that of Australia but that just not justify us to spend more than three years to approve a project MGMI should move the appropriate authorities to ensure early approval or rejection of any mineral based project and
if required we may offer our expertise for making early decision
Thanking you with warm regards
Yours very sincerely
Dr Samir Dasgupta Life Member No 522-LM (1948-49)
( From the Editor The members may like to respond to the point raised by Dr Samir Dasgupta)
(Continued from Page No 7)
Talk Back
10
ndThe 52 Holland Memorial Lecture was held thon 15 September 2009 at the Park Hotel The
memorial lecture was given by Shri S J Sibal
Director General Mines Safety Dhanbad The
subject of his lecture was on ldquoChallenges of
Miens Safety ndash a Perspective for Change
Managementrdquo
In introduction he mentioned that safety at
work is still a serious problem and we are still
paying heavily for accidents both in terms of
human suffering and economic waste Hence
the endeavor to bring down the hazards by all
available means to an acceptable level must
continue to reduce the sufferings and agony of
human beings
In the lecture he also spoke on History of
human civilization and mine safety ndash the past
Absorption of safety laws into work practices
the Present Growth of mining activities and
technological advancements ndash the Future
Opencast Coal Mining UG Coal Mining
Mining Accidents Reasons why the
implementation of the procedure is not
sustained He has also mentioned some
ndHighlights of 52 Holland Memorial Lecture
probable answers ndash may be these procedures
are not adequate safe and built into the
mechanism of mineral production
lRequirement of additional resources for compliance of safety laws
lSafety motivation lAcceptance of non-compliance etc
Why we loose sight of human face of accident
he added He also put forwarded a question
that the concept of self regulation ndash is it the
solution
He has given some of his thoughts
observations suggestions etc and in
conclusion he said making change has always
been fascinating and exciting though it is a
tough and delicate activity for any
organization However Managing Change is
now not a matter of choice it becomes an
essential activity given the emerging future
challenges in the mining sector
The Lecture was attended by a sizeable
number of members and guests
If you win you need not explain hellip But if you lose you should not be there to explain
ndash Adolph Hitler
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
32
ldquoWHAT lies before us and what lies behind us is nothing compared to what lies within usrdquo Truly these jolting words of Emerson gives us the flashback of what Socrates promulgated centuries ago ldquoknow thyselfrdquo
The problem with us today is that we know very less of ourselves and thus we indulge in emulating and imitating others If one is not clear as to what exactly one wants he will start wanting what others want resulting in a ldquorat racerdquo And the repercussion of rat race is that even if you win the race you still remain a rat The multiplicity of platforms and the craze to be popular in next to no time is the trend which is the portent of a weak future generation This hurry burry will make the future dreams shattered we will have no leaders to dream in the days to come but there will remain a good chunk of puppets in few domineering hands Too many people are dreaming of some magical rose garden on the horizon rather than enjoying the one growing in their backyards Lets discover the untapped potential within us and stop following the crowd and give a second thought to our endeavours Life doesnt always give us what we ask for but it always gives us what we need Aldous Huxley always reminds me of the golden exhortation ie there is only one corner of the world you can be certain of improving and that is your own self
Yes nothing can defeat us unless we defeat ourselves Even Shakespeare in Julius Caesar points ldquoThe fault dear Brutus is not in our
SHORT ARTICLE
By VIVIAN WILSON LOBO
stars but in ourselves that we are underlingsrdquo Therefore our main task in life is to give birth to ourselves to become what we potentially are Opportunities are everywhere waiting to be discovered we have to only seek it as the saying goes a wise man makes more opportunities than he finds The journey of a thousand miles begins with just one step and that step lies within us as we often quote success is a marathon not a sprint never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat
Success cannot be granted it must be earned and for earning it we will have catwalks than cakewalks Therefore what is required today is serenity and patience to rivet ones attention on success Panic and anxiety will only bring failures along Perseverance is not a long race it is many short races one after another Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm Peace is the key with which we can focus aim and win As we sail through life let us not avoid storms and rough waters just let them pass and sail on Because a successful person is like being a goalkeeper no matter how many goals you save people will remember only the ones you missed Act as if failure is impossible Lets not be the slaves of our bitter past Lets not be the slaves of our bitter past Lets be the masters of our future Carl Jung writes ldquoYour vision will become clear only when you can look into your heart
(Reprint from a publication in Hitawada dated June 10 2009)
Peace be with you
Believing everybody is dangerous believing nobody is very dangerous ndash Abraham Lincoln
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
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9 Muscular swimmer was one of last dinosaurs
Recently discovered duck-billed hadrosaur thrived on many continents One of the last non-avian dinosaurs on Earth was a muscular swimming duck-bi l led species that paleontologists recently discovered in Spain according to a new study that has been accepted for publication in the journal Comptes Rendus Palevol Co-author Jose Ignacio Canudo told Discovery News that the hadrosaur Arenysaurus ardevoli meaning sand dinosaur lived just a few thousand years before the KT boundary This was the event 655 million years ago that wiped out all of the worlds dinosaurs save for a group of carnivorous dinosaurs that evolved into birds
(Source geologycom News)
10 Coal mine owners need 26 in venture
June 27 2009 Steel cement or power companies that sit on captive coal mines will have to own a minimum 26 percent equity in their mining ventures according to the new guidelines approved by the government for mining of coal from captive blocks The government currently allows 100 percent foreign direct investment (FDI) in exploration or mining of coal and lignite for captive consumption of iron steel and cement producers While this policy would remain unchanged the captive block owners will have to maintain beneficial ownership in their mining operations According to the proposed changes the approved end user company (engaged in making cement steel or power) will have to maintain at least a 26 percent equity ownership in an associated coal company subsidiary) formed for supplying coal on an exclusive basis to it The captive coal block owner will have to maintain 51 percent equity in the subsidiary coal company in case the mining company does not have an exclusive coal supply arrangement with the
parent In case a coal block is jointly owned equity participation in the joint venture company shall be made directly by owners and not through their subsidiary The proposed regulations have specified that in case the company to whom the captive block has been awarded is also a holding company it would have to maintain at least 51 percent equity in its subsidiary company engaged in approved end uses (making cement steel or power) It would however need to have just 26 percent equity in the second subsidiary company engaged in coal mining provided the entire output is supplied exclusively to the holding company Independent coal and lignite mining companies could also be allocated captive blocks on the condition that they enter into firm supply contracts for coal at the application stage itself according to the proposed guidelines Such companies would not be allowed to enter into fresh agreements with new end-use companies subsequent to award of the coal block
(Source The Economic Times)
11 Private investment in coal sector
June 17 2009 The coal sector is set to open to private investment
We are not averse to open commercial coal mining to private sector players However a decision will be taken after building consensus over the reform proposal said minister of state for coal (independent charge) Sriprakash Jaiswal At present the government has monopoly over coal mining through state-run companies such as Coal India Ltd
(Source The Economic Times)
12 India Seeks to Invest in Australian Coal
SYDNEY -- Indias coal minister and the chairman of the countrys biggest coal miner said Thursday that India is considering
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
31
securing coal properties in Australia to plug projected gaps in the nations supply of coal The comments indicate that the current wave of foreign investment in Australias natural resources wont be limited to China Australia is known to be a country with high quality thermal coal and metallurgical coal properties India Minister of State for Coal Sriprakash Jaiswal told reporters India considers Australia as an important destination to look for coal properties he said As one of the worlds fastest growing economies India currently has to import coal because it doesnt produce enough to meet increasing demand Australias massive coal resource has become the subject of a flurry of international deal activity with Chinas Yanzhou Coal Mining Co Ltd having already
launched a A$354 billion takeover offer for Australian coal miner Felix Resources Ltd Taking equity stakes in existing companies and in return having a coal supply agreement for a certain quantity of coal could be one format Mr Bhattacharya said The other format could be joining in mining so the expansion programs of the existing companies or taking absolutely greenfield properties and going ahead on doing mining Mr Bhattacharya said the company which is also investigating investment opportunities in the US Indonesia and South Africa could easily pay $1 billion to $15 billion on investments and would consider spending more
(SourceWall Street JournalSeptember 032009)
HEALTH TITBIT
Hot tea hot coffee increases risk of cancer
Tea has been touted for its potential health benefits for millennia but new research shows if you drink it too hot you may end up increasing your risk for esophageal cancer
A new study published in the British Medical Journal has revealed that drinking steaming hot tea is actually linked with an eight-fold increased risk of cancer of the food tube or the oesophagus According to lead researcher Reza Malekzadeh of the Tehran University of Medical Sciences in Iran ldquoInforming the population about the hazards of drinking hot tea may be helpful in reducing the incidence of oesophageal cancerrdquo To be specific people who drank their tea less than two minutes after it was it four or more minutes after pouring
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
33
NOVEMBER 2009
10-13 NINTH INTERNATIONAL MINE VENTILATION CONGRESS at New Delhi India Hotel Crown Plaza Contact Department of Mining Engineering Indian School of Mines University Dhanbad ndash 826 004 Prof D C Panigrahi Convenor amp head Deptt email-
th15 November Sunday International Symposium ldquoEmerging Challenges for Metals and Materials Engineering amp Technologyrdquo and Metals Minerals Manufacturing Exp 2009 Organized by Indian Institute of Metals in association with TMS amp ASM International USA Contact TAFCON C-60 Nizamuddin East New Delhi ndash 110 013 India Ph- 91 ndash 11 ndash 46198000 24352141 Email ndash
Pankaj 09810038063
th16-19 November 2009 MPES 2009 ndash 18 International Symposium on Mine Planning amp Equipment Selections at Banff Alberta Canada For further details Contact Dr Raj K Singhal PO Box 68002 Crow Foot Postal Outlet 28 Crowfoot Terrdce NW Calgery Alberta T3G 1YO Canada Fax ndash 403-241 ndash 9460 email ndash singhal shawca website httpwwwmpes-cami-swempcom
10 - 13 November 2009 the 34th Indonesian Geophysicist Conferences at Jogjakarta Indonesia Conferences on Earth Sciences held by Indonesian Geophysicist Association 2009 Organized by Indonesian Geophysicists A s s o c i a t i o n ( H A G I ) Deadline for abstractsproposals 15 July 2009 W e b s i t e
dc_panigrahiyahoocoinwww9thimvcorg
metallurgytafconcom wwwmetals2009in
h t t p p i t 3 4 h a g i w e b i d
Upcoming Events
C o n t a c t n a m e W i w i t S u r y a n t o Check the for latest details
17 - 18 November 2009 Mining the Isa Mount Isa Queensland Australia Mining the Isa 2009 will not only features presentations from all the key established mining companies in the Mount Isa region but also unique sessions dealing with the other essential aspects essential for successful operation in the area Organized by IIR Conferences Deadline for abstractsproposals Not available Website lt gt Contact name James Stackhouse
Check the for latest details
DECEMBER 2009
4-6 Twenty-first National Convention of Mining Engineers on Technological Advancement in Mining Industry Udaipur Contact The Honorary Secretary IEI Udaipur Local Centre 128 Hiran Magri Sector 11 Opp Central Excise Udaipur 313002 P h 0 2 9 4 - 2 5 8 3 7 0 2 e - m a i l ndash
W e b
10-13 2009 Twenty fourth Indian Engineering Congress at Mangalore Theme ldquoNat ional Growth and Secur i ty ndash Technological Challengesrdquo organised by The Institute of Engineers (India) Mangalore Local
thCenter Contact The organizing Secretary 24 Indian Engineering Congress The Institute of Engineers (India) Mangalore Center NITK Surathkal Mangalore 575 025 Karnatak Ph (0824) 247400 Extn 3759 (O) e-mail lt gt
event website
httpwwwiircomauisa
event website
i n s t i _ o f _ e n g y a h o o c o i nwwwieiudrorg
i e i c o n g r e s s n i t k a c i nltieicongressnitkgmailcomgt
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
34
26-27 All India Seminar on ldquoSatellite Communication and Remote Sensing Technologies for Social Developmentrdquo at Jaipur Contact The Honorary Secretary IEI Rajasthan State Centre Gandhi Nagar Tonk road Jaipur ndash 302 015 Ph ndash (0141) 27063272700413 e-mail ndash
JANUARY 2010
11 - 13 January 2010 CERIE2010 Sylhet Bangladesh Organized by Shahjalal University of Science amp Technology Deadline for bstractsproposals 15 September 2009 W e b s i t e lt gtContact name Dr Mohammad Iqbal
Check the for latest details
FEBRUARY 2010
th4-7 6 International Dyke Conference Contact Prof Rajesh K Srivastava Deptt of Geology BHU IT Varanasi 221 005
4 - 5 February 2010 Conference on ldquoProcessing of Industrial Minerals 2010rdquo at Istanbul Turkey Website
Contact name Dr Barry WillsAlthough there are many
rscieirscorgwwwieirscorg
httpwwwsust edu~cerie2010
event website
httpwwwmin-ngcompim10indexhtml
operations worldwide treating a wide range of industrial minerals processing problems are often similar The aim of this conference is therefore to bring together operators and scientists below one roof Organized by MEI
MARCH 2010
March 9 2010 8th Annual Investing in African Mining Seminar in Toronto In addition to our seminar we offer mining c o m p a n i e s s e r v i c e p r o v i d e r s a n d governments shared booth space at the PDAC trade show and participation in the Canada-South Africa Chamber of Business 11th A n n u a l M i n i n g B r e a k f a s tDownload the
for details
AUGUST 2012
2 - 10 August 2012 34th International Geological Congress a t Brisbane Q u e e n s l a n d A u s t r a l i a W e b s i t e
Contact name Liz Cuffe Under the theme ldquoUnearthing our Past and Futurerdquo the IGC will showcase the Oceania regions geoscience strengths innovations and natural wonders through an exciting range of pre and post Congress field trips Organized by Australian Geoscience Council
Toronto 2010 Participation Packages Brochure
httpwww34igcorg
1 Three sentences for getting success ndash a Know more than othersb Work more than othersc Expect less than others
- William Shakespeare
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
22
Contined from Last issue mdash
POSSIBLE MARKETS FOR INDIAN ORES
Japan is the most obvious market for Indiarsquos high-grade hematites but if this outlet is to be developed India will require some freight advantage in order to compete with the ore from Johore which is almost as good as the best-grade Indian ore It is conveniently situated for export and is considerably nearer to Japan than is India The Borneo and Philippine ores are also favourably situated for the Japanese market but they would require nodulising before export and even then would be of lower iron content than Indian ores and also more aluminous
As regards exporting ore from India to Europe if high-class coking coals are later on imported from the United Kingdom to assist in smelting Indiarsquos ore the return freight might well be partly made up of Indian iron-ore but it is more likely to be Indian pig-iron (which is probably the cheapest pig in the world) or Indian s tee l In a recent personal communication Mr C P Perin wrote
lsquoFrom my general knowledge of the worldrsquos iron-ore resources I feel very strongly that in years to come the exports of steel from India will be as important as he present exports of jutersquo
It seems to me doubtful if we shall import much high-grade coal or coke from Europe for use in smelting iron-ore for a very long time to come The Indian ores are very high in iron and often contain about as much alumina as silica The high ash of the Indian coke provides a good deal of the slag of the blast-furnace and tends to raise the silicaalumina ratio of the slag If the slag volume were to be reduced
75 years Ago
much below the present practice by the introduction of low-ash coke which might not improvendashor might even worsenndashthe silicaalumina ratio of the slag it would not be possible to hold the sulphur in the slag There would be no sense in cutting the ash of the coke down if we had to add silica-rock to the furnace charge in order to obtain a suitable slag volume and analysis On that account apart from the question of cost it seems very doubtful if European high-grade coal or coke can be imported for use in Indian blast-furnaces in the near future
On reviewing the whole of the evidence I find no grounds for believing that any large export trade in Indian iron-ore is likely to develop in he next decade or so The two main possible marketsndashJapan and Western Europendashcan obtain sufficient supplies of high-grade ore for their needs from sources considerably nearer than India To some this may seem a pessimistic conclusion others may have a sentimental feeling that it is better to reserve Indiarsquos iron-ores for smelting in Indiarsquos own furnaces I have tried to come to an unprejudiced conclusion drawn from the available evidence I feel that I have assembled rather a mountain of facts and statistics for the production of a lamentably small mouse of a conclusion It would have been much more spectacular if I could have prophesied argosies carrying Indiarsquos ore to European or Japanese ports within five or six yearsrsquo time but this seems to me not possible Twenty or thirty years hence there may be a different tale to tell but by that time it is not likely that any-one will be turning back to old presidential addresses in order to find out what Mr President said in 1934
Presidential Address by Mr F G Percival PhD (London) B Sc (London) FGS
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
8
M G M I as per the tradition organized a workshop preceding AGM of the Institute on
th15 September 2009 at Park Hotel Kolkata The topic was quite contemporary entitled Indian Mining Sectors Policies and Constraints
Objective of this workshop was to bring together those who are instrumental in framing the policies and guidelines and those who follow these for exploration and exploitation of mineral including coal oil and gas It was also aimed to have interaction of learned delegates and invitees with the speakers so as to bring out highlights and lacuna of the policies and guidelines and to make them more industry friendly
The workshop was very well attended (about 100 delegates) Speakers were eminent personalities holding offices of distinction and directly concerned with the topic of the workshop
The workshop was inaugurated by Dr A K Sarkar Director (Marketing) Coal India Ltd The technical session was presided over by Sri R P Ritolia Immediate Past President and former CMD- CCL
Altogether five papers were presented which are as follows
1 National Mineral Policies and Role of G S I By Dr Balaram Chattopadhaya D D G G S I
2 Modern Coalmining Policies for enhanced proving of coal resources By Shri Ashok Kumar Singh CMD CMPDIL
3 Captive Coal Mining Policies and Constraints By Shri D N Prasad
Director ( Tech ) Ministry of Coal Government of India
4 National Mineral Policy 2008 and the Environmental Concerns for an Expanding Mining Sector By Prof S P Banerjee Former Director ndashin - Charge Indian School of Mines Dhanbad
5 Reclamation of Mined out areas In Opencast success story in Mega Projects of South Eastern Coalfield Ltd By Shri M P Dikshit CMD SECL and Shri S C Shankar SE SECL
The first paper dwelt upon various policies that the Government of India is going to adopt to gear up and making the mining sector dynamic It was pointed out during discussion that there are many more things are desirable for quick disposal of PL ML availability of maps reports etc All these matters are being seriously examined at Governmental Levels
The second paper described various methodologies and techniques to improve exploration approach for enhanced proving of coal resources These methodologies have been spelt out by the Ministry of Coal in consultation with CMPDIL Various investors who have been allotted blocks must follow these methodologies for authenticated and better results
The third paper outlined various guidelines for accomplishing the exploration of captive coal blocks for early exploitation of the resources It is admitted that there are constraints which are likely to retard the progress that is desirable The role of State and Central Government for clearing various applications need to be more realistic and less time consuming Coal Evaluation improved
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON ldquoINDIAN MINING SECTORS POLICIES AND CONSTRAINTSrdquo
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
9
co-ordination with nodal officers of state level land acquisition environmental and forestry clearance etc are certain areas of concern
The fourth paper outlined various stipulations for environmental safeguard in the mining sectors by the Government based on recommendation of committees formed The paper pointed out necessity of streamlining forestry clearance and highlighted much improved environment management practices in the mining sectors Prof Banerjee also praised role of National Mineral Policy 2008 for its positive approach to boost mining sectors
The fifth paper was on reclamation of mined out areas and described how best reclamation can be implemented with proper approach and plan The speakers cited some examples of reclamation done successfully in the jurisdiction of SECL
Each presentation was followed by interaction with the delegates which made the workshop purposeful and interesting
A K Moitra(Convenor)
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
NB Send your e-mails on ldquoTalk Backrdquo to the Editor Please include your full name address amp telephone no not necessarily for Publication MGMI News Letter reserve the right to edit the letters for publication and reproduce then (in whole or past) in any of its print
more than seven and half years are needed for the same in India ie more than five times but let us not forget that we have to face problems of a large population which is more than five times of that of Australia but that just not justify us to spend more than three years to approve a project MGMI should move the appropriate authorities to ensure early approval or rejection of any mineral based project and
if required we may offer our expertise for making early decision
Thanking you with warm regards
Yours very sincerely
Dr Samir Dasgupta Life Member No 522-LM (1948-49)
( From the Editor The members may like to respond to the point raised by Dr Samir Dasgupta)
(Continued from Page No 7)
Talk Back
10
ndThe 52 Holland Memorial Lecture was held thon 15 September 2009 at the Park Hotel The
memorial lecture was given by Shri S J Sibal
Director General Mines Safety Dhanbad The
subject of his lecture was on ldquoChallenges of
Miens Safety ndash a Perspective for Change
Managementrdquo
In introduction he mentioned that safety at
work is still a serious problem and we are still
paying heavily for accidents both in terms of
human suffering and economic waste Hence
the endeavor to bring down the hazards by all
available means to an acceptable level must
continue to reduce the sufferings and agony of
human beings
In the lecture he also spoke on History of
human civilization and mine safety ndash the past
Absorption of safety laws into work practices
the Present Growth of mining activities and
technological advancements ndash the Future
Opencast Coal Mining UG Coal Mining
Mining Accidents Reasons why the
implementation of the procedure is not
sustained He has also mentioned some
ndHighlights of 52 Holland Memorial Lecture
probable answers ndash may be these procedures
are not adequate safe and built into the
mechanism of mineral production
lRequirement of additional resources for compliance of safety laws
lSafety motivation lAcceptance of non-compliance etc
Why we loose sight of human face of accident
he added He also put forwarded a question
that the concept of self regulation ndash is it the
solution
He has given some of his thoughts
observations suggestions etc and in
conclusion he said making change has always
been fascinating and exciting though it is a
tough and delicate activity for any
organization However Managing Change is
now not a matter of choice it becomes an
essential activity given the emerging future
challenges in the mining sector
The Lecture was attended by a sizeable
number of members and guests
If you win you need not explain hellip But if you lose you should not be there to explain
ndash Adolph Hitler
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
32
ldquoWHAT lies before us and what lies behind us is nothing compared to what lies within usrdquo Truly these jolting words of Emerson gives us the flashback of what Socrates promulgated centuries ago ldquoknow thyselfrdquo
The problem with us today is that we know very less of ourselves and thus we indulge in emulating and imitating others If one is not clear as to what exactly one wants he will start wanting what others want resulting in a ldquorat racerdquo And the repercussion of rat race is that even if you win the race you still remain a rat The multiplicity of platforms and the craze to be popular in next to no time is the trend which is the portent of a weak future generation This hurry burry will make the future dreams shattered we will have no leaders to dream in the days to come but there will remain a good chunk of puppets in few domineering hands Too many people are dreaming of some magical rose garden on the horizon rather than enjoying the one growing in their backyards Lets discover the untapped potential within us and stop following the crowd and give a second thought to our endeavours Life doesnt always give us what we ask for but it always gives us what we need Aldous Huxley always reminds me of the golden exhortation ie there is only one corner of the world you can be certain of improving and that is your own self
Yes nothing can defeat us unless we defeat ourselves Even Shakespeare in Julius Caesar points ldquoThe fault dear Brutus is not in our
SHORT ARTICLE
By VIVIAN WILSON LOBO
stars but in ourselves that we are underlingsrdquo Therefore our main task in life is to give birth to ourselves to become what we potentially are Opportunities are everywhere waiting to be discovered we have to only seek it as the saying goes a wise man makes more opportunities than he finds The journey of a thousand miles begins with just one step and that step lies within us as we often quote success is a marathon not a sprint never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat
Success cannot be granted it must be earned and for earning it we will have catwalks than cakewalks Therefore what is required today is serenity and patience to rivet ones attention on success Panic and anxiety will only bring failures along Perseverance is not a long race it is many short races one after another Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm Peace is the key with which we can focus aim and win As we sail through life let us not avoid storms and rough waters just let them pass and sail on Because a successful person is like being a goalkeeper no matter how many goals you save people will remember only the ones you missed Act as if failure is impossible Lets not be the slaves of our bitter past Lets not be the slaves of our bitter past Lets be the masters of our future Carl Jung writes ldquoYour vision will become clear only when you can look into your heart
(Reprint from a publication in Hitawada dated June 10 2009)
Peace be with you
Believing everybody is dangerous believing nobody is very dangerous ndash Abraham Lincoln
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
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- Page 2
- Page 3
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securing coal properties in Australia to plug projected gaps in the nations supply of coal The comments indicate that the current wave of foreign investment in Australias natural resources wont be limited to China Australia is known to be a country with high quality thermal coal and metallurgical coal properties India Minister of State for Coal Sriprakash Jaiswal told reporters India considers Australia as an important destination to look for coal properties he said As one of the worlds fastest growing economies India currently has to import coal because it doesnt produce enough to meet increasing demand Australias massive coal resource has become the subject of a flurry of international deal activity with Chinas Yanzhou Coal Mining Co Ltd having already
launched a A$354 billion takeover offer for Australian coal miner Felix Resources Ltd Taking equity stakes in existing companies and in return having a coal supply agreement for a certain quantity of coal could be one format Mr Bhattacharya said The other format could be joining in mining so the expansion programs of the existing companies or taking absolutely greenfield properties and going ahead on doing mining Mr Bhattacharya said the company which is also investigating investment opportunities in the US Indonesia and South Africa could easily pay $1 billion to $15 billion on investments and would consider spending more
(SourceWall Street JournalSeptember 032009)
HEALTH TITBIT
Hot tea hot coffee increases risk of cancer
Tea has been touted for its potential health benefits for millennia but new research shows if you drink it too hot you may end up increasing your risk for esophageal cancer
A new study published in the British Medical Journal has revealed that drinking steaming hot tea is actually linked with an eight-fold increased risk of cancer of the food tube or the oesophagus According to lead researcher Reza Malekzadeh of the Tehran University of Medical Sciences in Iran ldquoInforming the population about the hazards of drinking hot tea may be helpful in reducing the incidence of oesophageal cancerrdquo To be specific people who drank their tea less than two minutes after it was it four or more minutes after pouring
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
33
NOVEMBER 2009
10-13 NINTH INTERNATIONAL MINE VENTILATION CONGRESS at New Delhi India Hotel Crown Plaza Contact Department of Mining Engineering Indian School of Mines University Dhanbad ndash 826 004 Prof D C Panigrahi Convenor amp head Deptt email-
th15 November Sunday International Symposium ldquoEmerging Challenges for Metals and Materials Engineering amp Technologyrdquo and Metals Minerals Manufacturing Exp 2009 Organized by Indian Institute of Metals in association with TMS amp ASM International USA Contact TAFCON C-60 Nizamuddin East New Delhi ndash 110 013 India Ph- 91 ndash 11 ndash 46198000 24352141 Email ndash
Pankaj 09810038063
th16-19 November 2009 MPES 2009 ndash 18 International Symposium on Mine Planning amp Equipment Selections at Banff Alberta Canada For further details Contact Dr Raj K Singhal PO Box 68002 Crow Foot Postal Outlet 28 Crowfoot Terrdce NW Calgery Alberta T3G 1YO Canada Fax ndash 403-241 ndash 9460 email ndash singhal shawca website httpwwwmpes-cami-swempcom
10 - 13 November 2009 the 34th Indonesian Geophysicist Conferences at Jogjakarta Indonesia Conferences on Earth Sciences held by Indonesian Geophysicist Association 2009 Organized by Indonesian Geophysicists A s s o c i a t i o n ( H A G I ) Deadline for abstractsproposals 15 July 2009 W e b s i t e
dc_panigrahiyahoocoinwww9thimvcorg
metallurgytafconcom wwwmetals2009in
h t t p p i t 3 4 h a g i w e b i d
Upcoming Events
C o n t a c t n a m e W i w i t S u r y a n t o Check the for latest details
17 - 18 November 2009 Mining the Isa Mount Isa Queensland Australia Mining the Isa 2009 will not only features presentations from all the key established mining companies in the Mount Isa region but also unique sessions dealing with the other essential aspects essential for successful operation in the area Organized by IIR Conferences Deadline for abstractsproposals Not available Website lt gt Contact name James Stackhouse
Check the for latest details
DECEMBER 2009
4-6 Twenty-first National Convention of Mining Engineers on Technological Advancement in Mining Industry Udaipur Contact The Honorary Secretary IEI Udaipur Local Centre 128 Hiran Magri Sector 11 Opp Central Excise Udaipur 313002 P h 0 2 9 4 - 2 5 8 3 7 0 2 e - m a i l ndash
W e b
10-13 2009 Twenty fourth Indian Engineering Congress at Mangalore Theme ldquoNat ional Growth and Secur i ty ndash Technological Challengesrdquo organised by The Institute of Engineers (India) Mangalore Local
thCenter Contact The organizing Secretary 24 Indian Engineering Congress The Institute of Engineers (India) Mangalore Center NITK Surathkal Mangalore 575 025 Karnatak Ph (0824) 247400 Extn 3759 (O) e-mail lt gt
event website
httpwwwiircomauisa
event website
i n s t i _ o f _ e n g y a h o o c o i nwwwieiudrorg
i e i c o n g r e s s n i t k a c i nltieicongressnitkgmailcomgt
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
34
26-27 All India Seminar on ldquoSatellite Communication and Remote Sensing Technologies for Social Developmentrdquo at Jaipur Contact The Honorary Secretary IEI Rajasthan State Centre Gandhi Nagar Tonk road Jaipur ndash 302 015 Ph ndash (0141) 27063272700413 e-mail ndash
JANUARY 2010
11 - 13 January 2010 CERIE2010 Sylhet Bangladesh Organized by Shahjalal University of Science amp Technology Deadline for bstractsproposals 15 September 2009 W e b s i t e lt gtContact name Dr Mohammad Iqbal
Check the for latest details
FEBRUARY 2010
th4-7 6 International Dyke Conference Contact Prof Rajesh K Srivastava Deptt of Geology BHU IT Varanasi 221 005
4 - 5 February 2010 Conference on ldquoProcessing of Industrial Minerals 2010rdquo at Istanbul Turkey Website
Contact name Dr Barry WillsAlthough there are many
rscieirscorgwwwieirscorg
httpwwwsust edu~cerie2010
event website
httpwwwmin-ngcompim10indexhtml
operations worldwide treating a wide range of industrial minerals processing problems are often similar The aim of this conference is therefore to bring together operators and scientists below one roof Organized by MEI
MARCH 2010
March 9 2010 8th Annual Investing in African Mining Seminar in Toronto In addition to our seminar we offer mining c o m p a n i e s s e r v i c e p r o v i d e r s a n d governments shared booth space at the PDAC trade show and participation in the Canada-South Africa Chamber of Business 11th A n n u a l M i n i n g B r e a k f a s tDownload the
for details
AUGUST 2012
2 - 10 August 2012 34th International Geological Congress a t Brisbane Q u e e n s l a n d A u s t r a l i a W e b s i t e
Contact name Liz Cuffe Under the theme ldquoUnearthing our Past and Futurerdquo the IGC will showcase the Oceania regions geoscience strengths innovations and natural wonders through an exciting range of pre and post Congress field trips Organized by Australian Geoscience Council
Toronto 2010 Participation Packages Brochure
httpwww34igcorg
1 Three sentences for getting success ndash a Know more than othersb Work more than othersc Expect less than others
- William Shakespeare
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
22
Contined from Last issue mdash
POSSIBLE MARKETS FOR INDIAN ORES
Japan is the most obvious market for Indiarsquos high-grade hematites but if this outlet is to be developed India will require some freight advantage in order to compete with the ore from Johore which is almost as good as the best-grade Indian ore It is conveniently situated for export and is considerably nearer to Japan than is India The Borneo and Philippine ores are also favourably situated for the Japanese market but they would require nodulising before export and even then would be of lower iron content than Indian ores and also more aluminous
As regards exporting ore from India to Europe if high-class coking coals are later on imported from the United Kingdom to assist in smelting Indiarsquos ore the return freight might well be partly made up of Indian iron-ore but it is more likely to be Indian pig-iron (which is probably the cheapest pig in the world) or Indian s tee l In a recent personal communication Mr C P Perin wrote
lsquoFrom my general knowledge of the worldrsquos iron-ore resources I feel very strongly that in years to come the exports of steel from India will be as important as he present exports of jutersquo
It seems to me doubtful if we shall import much high-grade coal or coke from Europe for use in smelting iron-ore for a very long time to come The Indian ores are very high in iron and often contain about as much alumina as silica The high ash of the Indian coke provides a good deal of the slag of the blast-furnace and tends to raise the silicaalumina ratio of the slag If the slag volume were to be reduced
75 years Ago
much below the present practice by the introduction of low-ash coke which might not improvendashor might even worsenndashthe silicaalumina ratio of the slag it would not be possible to hold the sulphur in the slag There would be no sense in cutting the ash of the coke down if we had to add silica-rock to the furnace charge in order to obtain a suitable slag volume and analysis On that account apart from the question of cost it seems very doubtful if European high-grade coal or coke can be imported for use in Indian blast-furnaces in the near future
On reviewing the whole of the evidence I find no grounds for believing that any large export trade in Indian iron-ore is likely to develop in he next decade or so The two main possible marketsndashJapan and Western Europendashcan obtain sufficient supplies of high-grade ore for their needs from sources considerably nearer than India To some this may seem a pessimistic conclusion others may have a sentimental feeling that it is better to reserve Indiarsquos iron-ores for smelting in Indiarsquos own furnaces I have tried to come to an unprejudiced conclusion drawn from the available evidence I feel that I have assembled rather a mountain of facts and statistics for the production of a lamentably small mouse of a conclusion It would have been much more spectacular if I could have prophesied argosies carrying Indiarsquos ore to European or Japanese ports within five or six yearsrsquo time but this seems to me not possible Twenty or thirty years hence there may be a different tale to tell but by that time it is not likely that any-one will be turning back to old presidential addresses in order to find out what Mr President said in 1934
Presidential Address by Mr F G Percival PhD (London) B Sc (London) FGS
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
8
M G M I as per the tradition organized a workshop preceding AGM of the Institute on
th15 September 2009 at Park Hotel Kolkata The topic was quite contemporary entitled Indian Mining Sectors Policies and Constraints
Objective of this workshop was to bring together those who are instrumental in framing the policies and guidelines and those who follow these for exploration and exploitation of mineral including coal oil and gas It was also aimed to have interaction of learned delegates and invitees with the speakers so as to bring out highlights and lacuna of the policies and guidelines and to make them more industry friendly
The workshop was very well attended (about 100 delegates) Speakers were eminent personalities holding offices of distinction and directly concerned with the topic of the workshop
The workshop was inaugurated by Dr A K Sarkar Director (Marketing) Coal India Ltd The technical session was presided over by Sri R P Ritolia Immediate Past President and former CMD- CCL
Altogether five papers were presented which are as follows
1 National Mineral Policies and Role of G S I By Dr Balaram Chattopadhaya D D G G S I
2 Modern Coalmining Policies for enhanced proving of coal resources By Shri Ashok Kumar Singh CMD CMPDIL
3 Captive Coal Mining Policies and Constraints By Shri D N Prasad
Director ( Tech ) Ministry of Coal Government of India
4 National Mineral Policy 2008 and the Environmental Concerns for an Expanding Mining Sector By Prof S P Banerjee Former Director ndashin - Charge Indian School of Mines Dhanbad
5 Reclamation of Mined out areas In Opencast success story in Mega Projects of South Eastern Coalfield Ltd By Shri M P Dikshit CMD SECL and Shri S C Shankar SE SECL
The first paper dwelt upon various policies that the Government of India is going to adopt to gear up and making the mining sector dynamic It was pointed out during discussion that there are many more things are desirable for quick disposal of PL ML availability of maps reports etc All these matters are being seriously examined at Governmental Levels
The second paper described various methodologies and techniques to improve exploration approach for enhanced proving of coal resources These methodologies have been spelt out by the Ministry of Coal in consultation with CMPDIL Various investors who have been allotted blocks must follow these methodologies for authenticated and better results
The third paper outlined various guidelines for accomplishing the exploration of captive coal blocks for early exploitation of the resources It is admitted that there are constraints which are likely to retard the progress that is desirable The role of State and Central Government for clearing various applications need to be more realistic and less time consuming Coal Evaluation improved
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON ldquoINDIAN MINING SECTORS POLICIES AND CONSTRAINTSrdquo
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
9
co-ordination with nodal officers of state level land acquisition environmental and forestry clearance etc are certain areas of concern
The fourth paper outlined various stipulations for environmental safeguard in the mining sectors by the Government based on recommendation of committees formed The paper pointed out necessity of streamlining forestry clearance and highlighted much improved environment management practices in the mining sectors Prof Banerjee also praised role of National Mineral Policy 2008 for its positive approach to boost mining sectors
The fifth paper was on reclamation of mined out areas and described how best reclamation can be implemented with proper approach and plan The speakers cited some examples of reclamation done successfully in the jurisdiction of SECL
Each presentation was followed by interaction with the delegates which made the workshop purposeful and interesting
A K Moitra(Convenor)
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
NB Send your e-mails on ldquoTalk Backrdquo to the Editor Please include your full name address amp telephone no not necessarily for Publication MGMI News Letter reserve the right to edit the letters for publication and reproduce then (in whole or past) in any of its print
more than seven and half years are needed for the same in India ie more than five times but let us not forget that we have to face problems of a large population which is more than five times of that of Australia but that just not justify us to spend more than three years to approve a project MGMI should move the appropriate authorities to ensure early approval or rejection of any mineral based project and
if required we may offer our expertise for making early decision
Thanking you with warm regards
Yours very sincerely
Dr Samir Dasgupta Life Member No 522-LM (1948-49)
( From the Editor The members may like to respond to the point raised by Dr Samir Dasgupta)
(Continued from Page No 7)
Talk Back
10
ndThe 52 Holland Memorial Lecture was held thon 15 September 2009 at the Park Hotel The
memorial lecture was given by Shri S J Sibal
Director General Mines Safety Dhanbad The
subject of his lecture was on ldquoChallenges of
Miens Safety ndash a Perspective for Change
Managementrdquo
In introduction he mentioned that safety at
work is still a serious problem and we are still
paying heavily for accidents both in terms of
human suffering and economic waste Hence
the endeavor to bring down the hazards by all
available means to an acceptable level must
continue to reduce the sufferings and agony of
human beings
In the lecture he also spoke on History of
human civilization and mine safety ndash the past
Absorption of safety laws into work practices
the Present Growth of mining activities and
technological advancements ndash the Future
Opencast Coal Mining UG Coal Mining
Mining Accidents Reasons why the
implementation of the procedure is not
sustained He has also mentioned some
ndHighlights of 52 Holland Memorial Lecture
probable answers ndash may be these procedures
are not adequate safe and built into the
mechanism of mineral production
lRequirement of additional resources for compliance of safety laws
lSafety motivation lAcceptance of non-compliance etc
Why we loose sight of human face of accident
he added He also put forwarded a question
that the concept of self regulation ndash is it the
solution
He has given some of his thoughts
observations suggestions etc and in
conclusion he said making change has always
been fascinating and exciting though it is a
tough and delicate activity for any
organization However Managing Change is
now not a matter of choice it becomes an
essential activity given the emerging future
challenges in the mining sector
The Lecture was attended by a sizeable
number of members and guests
If you win you need not explain hellip But if you lose you should not be there to explain
ndash Adolph Hitler
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
32
ldquoWHAT lies before us and what lies behind us is nothing compared to what lies within usrdquo Truly these jolting words of Emerson gives us the flashback of what Socrates promulgated centuries ago ldquoknow thyselfrdquo
The problem with us today is that we know very less of ourselves and thus we indulge in emulating and imitating others If one is not clear as to what exactly one wants he will start wanting what others want resulting in a ldquorat racerdquo And the repercussion of rat race is that even if you win the race you still remain a rat The multiplicity of platforms and the craze to be popular in next to no time is the trend which is the portent of a weak future generation This hurry burry will make the future dreams shattered we will have no leaders to dream in the days to come but there will remain a good chunk of puppets in few domineering hands Too many people are dreaming of some magical rose garden on the horizon rather than enjoying the one growing in their backyards Lets discover the untapped potential within us and stop following the crowd and give a second thought to our endeavours Life doesnt always give us what we ask for but it always gives us what we need Aldous Huxley always reminds me of the golden exhortation ie there is only one corner of the world you can be certain of improving and that is your own self
Yes nothing can defeat us unless we defeat ourselves Even Shakespeare in Julius Caesar points ldquoThe fault dear Brutus is not in our
SHORT ARTICLE
By VIVIAN WILSON LOBO
stars but in ourselves that we are underlingsrdquo Therefore our main task in life is to give birth to ourselves to become what we potentially are Opportunities are everywhere waiting to be discovered we have to only seek it as the saying goes a wise man makes more opportunities than he finds The journey of a thousand miles begins with just one step and that step lies within us as we often quote success is a marathon not a sprint never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat
Success cannot be granted it must be earned and for earning it we will have catwalks than cakewalks Therefore what is required today is serenity and patience to rivet ones attention on success Panic and anxiety will only bring failures along Perseverance is not a long race it is many short races one after another Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm Peace is the key with which we can focus aim and win As we sail through life let us not avoid storms and rough waters just let them pass and sail on Because a successful person is like being a goalkeeper no matter how many goals you save people will remember only the ones you missed Act as if failure is impossible Lets not be the slaves of our bitter past Lets not be the slaves of our bitter past Lets be the masters of our future Carl Jung writes ldquoYour vision will become clear only when you can look into your heart
(Reprint from a publication in Hitawada dated June 10 2009)
Peace be with you
Believing everybody is dangerous believing nobody is very dangerous ndash Abraham Lincoln
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
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NOVEMBER 2009
10-13 NINTH INTERNATIONAL MINE VENTILATION CONGRESS at New Delhi India Hotel Crown Plaza Contact Department of Mining Engineering Indian School of Mines University Dhanbad ndash 826 004 Prof D C Panigrahi Convenor amp head Deptt email-
th15 November Sunday International Symposium ldquoEmerging Challenges for Metals and Materials Engineering amp Technologyrdquo and Metals Minerals Manufacturing Exp 2009 Organized by Indian Institute of Metals in association with TMS amp ASM International USA Contact TAFCON C-60 Nizamuddin East New Delhi ndash 110 013 India Ph- 91 ndash 11 ndash 46198000 24352141 Email ndash
Pankaj 09810038063
th16-19 November 2009 MPES 2009 ndash 18 International Symposium on Mine Planning amp Equipment Selections at Banff Alberta Canada For further details Contact Dr Raj K Singhal PO Box 68002 Crow Foot Postal Outlet 28 Crowfoot Terrdce NW Calgery Alberta T3G 1YO Canada Fax ndash 403-241 ndash 9460 email ndash singhal shawca website httpwwwmpes-cami-swempcom
10 - 13 November 2009 the 34th Indonesian Geophysicist Conferences at Jogjakarta Indonesia Conferences on Earth Sciences held by Indonesian Geophysicist Association 2009 Organized by Indonesian Geophysicists A s s o c i a t i o n ( H A G I ) Deadline for abstractsproposals 15 July 2009 W e b s i t e
dc_panigrahiyahoocoinwww9thimvcorg
metallurgytafconcom wwwmetals2009in
h t t p p i t 3 4 h a g i w e b i d
Upcoming Events
C o n t a c t n a m e W i w i t S u r y a n t o Check the for latest details
17 - 18 November 2009 Mining the Isa Mount Isa Queensland Australia Mining the Isa 2009 will not only features presentations from all the key established mining companies in the Mount Isa region but also unique sessions dealing with the other essential aspects essential for successful operation in the area Organized by IIR Conferences Deadline for abstractsproposals Not available Website lt gt Contact name James Stackhouse
Check the for latest details
DECEMBER 2009
4-6 Twenty-first National Convention of Mining Engineers on Technological Advancement in Mining Industry Udaipur Contact The Honorary Secretary IEI Udaipur Local Centre 128 Hiran Magri Sector 11 Opp Central Excise Udaipur 313002 P h 0 2 9 4 - 2 5 8 3 7 0 2 e - m a i l ndash
W e b
10-13 2009 Twenty fourth Indian Engineering Congress at Mangalore Theme ldquoNat ional Growth and Secur i ty ndash Technological Challengesrdquo organised by The Institute of Engineers (India) Mangalore Local
thCenter Contact The organizing Secretary 24 Indian Engineering Congress The Institute of Engineers (India) Mangalore Center NITK Surathkal Mangalore 575 025 Karnatak Ph (0824) 247400 Extn 3759 (O) e-mail lt gt
event website
httpwwwiircomauisa
event website
i n s t i _ o f _ e n g y a h o o c o i nwwwieiudrorg
i e i c o n g r e s s n i t k a c i nltieicongressnitkgmailcomgt
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
34
26-27 All India Seminar on ldquoSatellite Communication and Remote Sensing Technologies for Social Developmentrdquo at Jaipur Contact The Honorary Secretary IEI Rajasthan State Centre Gandhi Nagar Tonk road Jaipur ndash 302 015 Ph ndash (0141) 27063272700413 e-mail ndash
JANUARY 2010
11 - 13 January 2010 CERIE2010 Sylhet Bangladesh Organized by Shahjalal University of Science amp Technology Deadline for bstractsproposals 15 September 2009 W e b s i t e lt gtContact name Dr Mohammad Iqbal
Check the for latest details
FEBRUARY 2010
th4-7 6 International Dyke Conference Contact Prof Rajesh K Srivastava Deptt of Geology BHU IT Varanasi 221 005
4 - 5 February 2010 Conference on ldquoProcessing of Industrial Minerals 2010rdquo at Istanbul Turkey Website
Contact name Dr Barry WillsAlthough there are many
rscieirscorgwwwieirscorg
httpwwwsust edu~cerie2010
event website
httpwwwmin-ngcompim10indexhtml
operations worldwide treating a wide range of industrial minerals processing problems are often similar The aim of this conference is therefore to bring together operators and scientists below one roof Organized by MEI
MARCH 2010
March 9 2010 8th Annual Investing in African Mining Seminar in Toronto In addition to our seminar we offer mining c o m p a n i e s s e r v i c e p r o v i d e r s a n d governments shared booth space at the PDAC trade show and participation in the Canada-South Africa Chamber of Business 11th A n n u a l M i n i n g B r e a k f a s tDownload the
for details
AUGUST 2012
2 - 10 August 2012 34th International Geological Congress a t Brisbane Q u e e n s l a n d A u s t r a l i a W e b s i t e
Contact name Liz Cuffe Under the theme ldquoUnearthing our Past and Futurerdquo the IGC will showcase the Oceania regions geoscience strengths innovations and natural wonders through an exciting range of pre and post Congress field trips Organized by Australian Geoscience Council
Toronto 2010 Participation Packages Brochure
httpwww34igcorg
1 Three sentences for getting success ndash a Know more than othersb Work more than othersc Expect less than others
- William Shakespeare
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
22
Contined from Last issue mdash
POSSIBLE MARKETS FOR INDIAN ORES
Japan is the most obvious market for Indiarsquos high-grade hematites but if this outlet is to be developed India will require some freight advantage in order to compete with the ore from Johore which is almost as good as the best-grade Indian ore It is conveniently situated for export and is considerably nearer to Japan than is India The Borneo and Philippine ores are also favourably situated for the Japanese market but they would require nodulising before export and even then would be of lower iron content than Indian ores and also more aluminous
As regards exporting ore from India to Europe if high-class coking coals are later on imported from the United Kingdom to assist in smelting Indiarsquos ore the return freight might well be partly made up of Indian iron-ore but it is more likely to be Indian pig-iron (which is probably the cheapest pig in the world) or Indian s tee l In a recent personal communication Mr C P Perin wrote
lsquoFrom my general knowledge of the worldrsquos iron-ore resources I feel very strongly that in years to come the exports of steel from India will be as important as he present exports of jutersquo
It seems to me doubtful if we shall import much high-grade coal or coke from Europe for use in smelting iron-ore for a very long time to come The Indian ores are very high in iron and often contain about as much alumina as silica The high ash of the Indian coke provides a good deal of the slag of the blast-furnace and tends to raise the silicaalumina ratio of the slag If the slag volume were to be reduced
75 years Ago
much below the present practice by the introduction of low-ash coke which might not improvendashor might even worsenndashthe silicaalumina ratio of the slag it would not be possible to hold the sulphur in the slag There would be no sense in cutting the ash of the coke down if we had to add silica-rock to the furnace charge in order to obtain a suitable slag volume and analysis On that account apart from the question of cost it seems very doubtful if European high-grade coal or coke can be imported for use in Indian blast-furnaces in the near future
On reviewing the whole of the evidence I find no grounds for believing that any large export trade in Indian iron-ore is likely to develop in he next decade or so The two main possible marketsndashJapan and Western Europendashcan obtain sufficient supplies of high-grade ore for their needs from sources considerably nearer than India To some this may seem a pessimistic conclusion others may have a sentimental feeling that it is better to reserve Indiarsquos iron-ores for smelting in Indiarsquos own furnaces I have tried to come to an unprejudiced conclusion drawn from the available evidence I feel that I have assembled rather a mountain of facts and statistics for the production of a lamentably small mouse of a conclusion It would have been much more spectacular if I could have prophesied argosies carrying Indiarsquos ore to European or Japanese ports within five or six yearsrsquo time but this seems to me not possible Twenty or thirty years hence there may be a different tale to tell but by that time it is not likely that any-one will be turning back to old presidential addresses in order to find out what Mr President said in 1934
Presidential Address by Mr F G Percival PhD (London) B Sc (London) FGS
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
8
M G M I as per the tradition organized a workshop preceding AGM of the Institute on
th15 September 2009 at Park Hotel Kolkata The topic was quite contemporary entitled Indian Mining Sectors Policies and Constraints
Objective of this workshop was to bring together those who are instrumental in framing the policies and guidelines and those who follow these for exploration and exploitation of mineral including coal oil and gas It was also aimed to have interaction of learned delegates and invitees with the speakers so as to bring out highlights and lacuna of the policies and guidelines and to make them more industry friendly
The workshop was very well attended (about 100 delegates) Speakers were eminent personalities holding offices of distinction and directly concerned with the topic of the workshop
The workshop was inaugurated by Dr A K Sarkar Director (Marketing) Coal India Ltd The technical session was presided over by Sri R P Ritolia Immediate Past President and former CMD- CCL
Altogether five papers were presented which are as follows
1 National Mineral Policies and Role of G S I By Dr Balaram Chattopadhaya D D G G S I
2 Modern Coalmining Policies for enhanced proving of coal resources By Shri Ashok Kumar Singh CMD CMPDIL
3 Captive Coal Mining Policies and Constraints By Shri D N Prasad
Director ( Tech ) Ministry of Coal Government of India
4 National Mineral Policy 2008 and the Environmental Concerns for an Expanding Mining Sector By Prof S P Banerjee Former Director ndashin - Charge Indian School of Mines Dhanbad
5 Reclamation of Mined out areas In Opencast success story in Mega Projects of South Eastern Coalfield Ltd By Shri M P Dikshit CMD SECL and Shri S C Shankar SE SECL
The first paper dwelt upon various policies that the Government of India is going to adopt to gear up and making the mining sector dynamic It was pointed out during discussion that there are many more things are desirable for quick disposal of PL ML availability of maps reports etc All these matters are being seriously examined at Governmental Levels
The second paper described various methodologies and techniques to improve exploration approach for enhanced proving of coal resources These methodologies have been spelt out by the Ministry of Coal in consultation with CMPDIL Various investors who have been allotted blocks must follow these methodologies for authenticated and better results
The third paper outlined various guidelines for accomplishing the exploration of captive coal blocks for early exploitation of the resources It is admitted that there are constraints which are likely to retard the progress that is desirable The role of State and Central Government for clearing various applications need to be more realistic and less time consuming Coal Evaluation improved
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON ldquoINDIAN MINING SECTORS POLICIES AND CONSTRAINTSrdquo
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
9
co-ordination with nodal officers of state level land acquisition environmental and forestry clearance etc are certain areas of concern
The fourth paper outlined various stipulations for environmental safeguard in the mining sectors by the Government based on recommendation of committees formed The paper pointed out necessity of streamlining forestry clearance and highlighted much improved environment management practices in the mining sectors Prof Banerjee also praised role of National Mineral Policy 2008 for its positive approach to boost mining sectors
The fifth paper was on reclamation of mined out areas and described how best reclamation can be implemented with proper approach and plan The speakers cited some examples of reclamation done successfully in the jurisdiction of SECL
Each presentation was followed by interaction with the delegates which made the workshop purposeful and interesting
A K Moitra(Convenor)
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
NB Send your e-mails on ldquoTalk Backrdquo to the Editor Please include your full name address amp telephone no not necessarily for Publication MGMI News Letter reserve the right to edit the letters for publication and reproduce then (in whole or past) in any of its print
more than seven and half years are needed for the same in India ie more than five times but let us not forget that we have to face problems of a large population which is more than five times of that of Australia but that just not justify us to spend more than three years to approve a project MGMI should move the appropriate authorities to ensure early approval or rejection of any mineral based project and
if required we may offer our expertise for making early decision
Thanking you with warm regards
Yours very sincerely
Dr Samir Dasgupta Life Member No 522-LM (1948-49)
( From the Editor The members may like to respond to the point raised by Dr Samir Dasgupta)
(Continued from Page No 7)
Talk Back
10
ndThe 52 Holland Memorial Lecture was held thon 15 September 2009 at the Park Hotel The
memorial lecture was given by Shri S J Sibal
Director General Mines Safety Dhanbad The
subject of his lecture was on ldquoChallenges of
Miens Safety ndash a Perspective for Change
Managementrdquo
In introduction he mentioned that safety at
work is still a serious problem and we are still
paying heavily for accidents both in terms of
human suffering and economic waste Hence
the endeavor to bring down the hazards by all
available means to an acceptable level must
continue to reduce the sufferings and agony of
human beings
In the lecture he also spoke on History of
human civilization and mine safety ndash the past
Absorption of safety laws into work practices
the Present Growth of mining activities and
technological advancements ndash the Future
Opencast Coal Mining UG Coal Mining
Mining Accidents Reasons why the
implementation of the procedure is not
sustained He has also mentioned some
ndHighlights of 52 Holland Memorial Lecture
probable answers ndash may be these procedures
are not adequate safe and built into the
mechanism of mineral production
lRequirement of additional resources for compliance of safety laws
lSafety motivation lAcceptance of non-compliance etc
Why we loose sight of human face of accident
he added He also put forwarded a question
that the concept of self regulation ndash is it the
solution
He has given some of his thoughts
observations suggestions etc and in
conclusion he said making change has always
been fascinating and exciting though it is a
tough and delicate activity for any
organization However Managing Change is
now not a matter of choice it becomes an
essential activity given the emerging future
challenges in the mining sector
The Lecture was attended by a sizeable
number of members and guests
If you win you need not explain hellip But if you lose you should not be there to explain
ndash Adolph Hitler
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
32
ldquoWHAT lies before us and what lies behind us is nothing compared to what lies within usrdquo Truly these jolting words of Emerson gives us the flashback of what Socrates promulgated centuries ago ldquoknow thyselfrdquo
The problem with us today is that we know very less of ourselves and thus we indulge in emulating and imitating others If one is not clear as to what exactly one wants he will start wanting what others want resulting in a ldquorat racerdquo And the repercussion of rat race is that even if you win the race you still remain a rat The multiplicity of platforms and the craze to be popular in next to no time is the trend which is the portent of a weak future generation This hurry burry will make the future dreams shattered we will have no leaders to dream in the days to come but there will remain a good chunk of puppets in few domineering hands Too many people are dreaming of some magical rose garden on the horizon rather than enjoying the one growing in their backyards Lets discover the untapped potential within us and stop following the crowd and give a second thought to our endeavours Life doesnt always give us what we ask for but it always gives us what we need Aldous Huxley always reminds me of the golden exhortation ie there is only one corner of the world you can be certain of improving and that is your own self
Yes nothing can defeat us unless we defeat ourselves Even Shakespeare in Julius Caesar points ldquoThe fault dear Brutus is not in our
SHORT ARTICLE
By VIVIAN WILSON LOBO
stars but in ourselves that we are underlingsrdquo Therefore our main task in life is to give birth to ourselves to become what we potentially are Opportunities are everywhere waiting to be discovered we have to only seek it as the saying goes a wise man makes more opportunities than he finds The journey of a thousand miles begins with just one step and that step lies within us as we often quote success is a marathon not a sprint never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat
Success cannot be granted it must be earned and for earning it we will have catwalks than cakewalks Therefore what is required today is serenity and patience to rivet ones attention on success Panic and anxiety will only bring failures along Perseverance is not a long race it is many short races one after another Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm Peace is the key with which we can focus aim and win As we sail through life let us not avoid storms and rough waters just let them pass and sail on Because a successful person is like being a goalkeeper no matter how many goals you save people will remember only the ones you missed Act as if failure is impossible Lets not be the slaves of our bitter past Lets not be the slaves of our bitter past Lets be the masters of our future Carl Jung writes ldquoYour vision will become clear only when you can look into your heart
(Reprint from a publication in Hitawada dated June 10 2009)
Peace be with you
Believing everybody is dangerous believing nobody is very dangerous ndash Abraham Lincoln
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
- Page 1
- Page 2
- Page 3
- Page 4
- Page 5
- Page 6
- Page 7
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34
26-27 All India Seminar on ldquoSatellite Communication and Remote Sensing Technologies for Social Developmentrdquo at Jaipur Contact The Honorary Secretary IEI Rajasthan State Centre Gandhi Nagar Tonk road Jaipur ndash 302 015 Ph ndash (0141) 27063272700413 e-mail ndash
JANUARY 2010
11 - 13 January 2010 CERIE2010 Sylhet Bangladesh Organized by Shahjalal University of Science amp Technology Deadline for bstractsproposals 15 September 2009 W e b s i t e lt gtContact name Dr Mohammad Iqbal
Check the for latest details
FEBRUARY 2010
th4-7 6 International Dyke Conference Contact Prof Rajesh K Srivastava Deptt of Geology BHU IT Varanasi 221 005
4 - 5 February 2010 Conference on ldquoProcessing of Industrial Minerals 2010rdquo at Istanbul Turkey Website
Contact name Dr Barry WillsAlthough there are many
rscieirscorgwwwieirscorg
httpwwwsust edu~cerie2010
event website
httpwwwmin-ngcompim10indexhtml
operations worldwide treating a wide range of industrial minerals processing problems are often similar The aim of this conference is therefore to bring together operators and scientists below one roof Organized by MEI
MARCH 2010
March 9 2010 8th Annual Investing in African Mining Seminar in Toronto In addition to our seminar we offer mining c o m p a n i e s s e r v i c e p r o v i d e r s a n d governments shared booth space at the PDAC trade show and participation in the Canada-South Africa Chamber of Business 11th A n n u a l M i n i n g B r e a k f a s tDownload the
for details
AUGUST 2012
2 - 10 August 2012 34th International Geological Congress a t Brisbane Q u e e n s l a n d A u s t r a l i a W e b s i t e
Contact name Liz Cuffe Under the theme ldquoUnearthing our Past and Futurerdquo the IGC will showcase the Oceania regions geoscience strengths innovations and natural wonders through an exciting range of pre and post Congress field trips Organized by Australian Geoscience Council
Toronto 2010 Participation Packages Brochure
httpwww34igcorg
1 Three sentences for getting success ndash a Know more than othersb Work more than othersc Expect less than others
- William Shakespeare
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
22
Contined from Last issue mdash
POSSIBLE MARKETS FOR INDIAN ORES
Japan is the most obvious market for Indiarsquos high-grade hematites but if this outlet is to be developed India will require some freight advantage in order to compete with the ore from Johore which is almost as good as the best-grade Indian ore It is conveniently situated for export and is considerably nearer to Japan than is India The Borneo and Philippine ores are also favourably situated for the Japanese market but they would require nodulising before export and even then would be of lower iron content than Indian ores and also more aluminous
As regards exporting ore from India to Europe if high-class coking coals are later on imported from the United Kingdom to assist in smelting Indiarsquos ore the return freight might well be partly made up of Indian iron-ore but it is more likely to be Indian pig-iron (which is probably the cheapest pig in the world) or Indian s tee l In a recent personal communication Mr C P Perin wrote
lsquoFrom my general knowledge of the worldrsquos iron-ore resources I feel very strongly that in years to come the exports of steel from India will be as important as he present exports of jutersquo
It seems to me doubtful if we shall import much high-grade coal or coke from Europe for use in smelting iron-ore for a very long time to come The Indian ores are very high in iron and often contain about as much alumina as silica The high ash of the Indian coke provides a good deal of the slag of the blast-furnace and tends to raise the silicaalumina ratio of the slag If the slag volume were to be reduced
75 years Ago
much below the present practice by the introduction of low-ash coke which might not improvendashor might even worsenndashthe silicaalumina ratio of the slag it would not be possible to hold the sulphur in the slag There would be no sense in cutting the ash of the coke down if we had to add silica-rock to the furnace charge in order to obtain a suitable slag volume and analysis On that account apart from the question of cost it seems very doubtful if European high-grade coal or coke can be imported for use in Indian blast-furnaces in the near future
On reviewing the whole of the evidence I find no grounds for believing that any large export trade in Indian iron-ore is likely to develop in he next decade or so The two main possible marketsndashJapan and Western Europendashcan obtain sufficient supplies of high-grade ore for their needs from sources considerably nearer than India To some this may seem a pessimistic conclusion others may have a sentimental feeling that it is better to reserve Indiarsquos iron-ores for smelting in Indiarsquos own furnaces I have tried to come to an unprejudiced conclusion drawn from the available evidence I feel that I have assembled rather a mountain of facts and statistics for the production of a lamentably small mouse of a conclusion It would have been much more spectacular if I could have prophesied argosies carrying Indiarsquos ore to European or Japanese ports within five or six yearsrsquo time but this seems to me not possible Twenty or thirty years hence there may be a different tale to tell but by that time it is not likely that any-one will be turning back to old presidential addresses in order to find out what Mr President said in 1934
Presidential Address by Mr F G Percival PhD (London) B Sc (London) FGS
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
8
M G M I as per the tradition organized a workshop preceding AGM of the Institute on
th15 September 2009 at Park Hotel Kolkata The topic was quite contemporary entitled Indian Mining Sectors Policies and Constraints
Objective of this workshop was to bring together those who are instrumental in framing the policies and guidelines and those who follow these for exploration and exploitation of mineral including coal oil and gas It was also aimed to have interaction of learned delegates and invitees with the speakers so as to bring out highlights and lacuna of the policies and guidelines and to make them more industry friendly
The workshop was very well attended (about 100 delegates) Speakers were eminent personalities holding offices of distinction and directly concerned with the topic of the workshop
The workshop was inaugurated by Dr A K Sarkar Director (Marketing) Coal India Ltd The technical session was presided over by Sri R P Ritolia Immediate Past President and former CMD- CCL
Altogether five papers were presented which are as follows
1 National Mineral Policies and Role of G S I By Dr Balaram Chattopadhaya D D G G S I
2 Modern Coalmining Policies for enhanced proving of coal resources By Shri Ashok Kumar Singh CMD CMPDIL
3 Captive Coal Mining Policies and Constraints By Shri D N Prasad
Director ( Tech ) Ministry of Coal Government of India
4 National Mineral Policy 2008 and the Environmental Concerns for an Expanding Mining Sector By Prof S P Banerjee Former Director ndashin - Charge Indian School of Mines Dhanbad
5 Reclamation of Mined out areas In Opencast success story in Mega Projects of South Eastern Coalfield Ltd By Shri M P Dikshit CMD SECL and Shri S C Shankar SE SECL
The first paper dwelt upon various policies that the Government of India is going to adopt to gear up and making the mining sector dynamic It was pointed out during discussion that there are many more things are desirable for quick disposal of PL ML availability of maps reports etc All these matters are being seriously examined at Governmental Levels
The second paper described various methodologies and techniques to improve exploration approach for enhanced proving of coal resources These methodologies have been spelt out by the Ministry of Coal in consultation with CMPDIL Various investors who have been allotted blocks must follow these methodologies for authenticated and better results
The third paper outlined various guidelines for accomplishing the exploration of captive coal blocks for early exploitation of the resources It is admitted that there are constraints which are likely to retard the progress that is desirable The role of State and Central Government for clearing various applications need to be more realistic and less time consuming Coal Evaluation improved
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON ldquoINDIAN MINING SECTORS POLICIES AND CONSTRAINTSrdquo
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
9
co-ordination with nodal officers of state level land acquisition environmental and forestry clearance etc are certain areas of concern
The fourth paper outlined various stipulations for environmental safeguard in the mining sectors by the Government based on recommendation of committees formed The paper pointed out necessity of streamlining forestry clearance and highlighted much improved environment management practices in the mining sectors Prof Banerjee also praised role of National Mineral Policy 2008 for its positive approach to boost mining sectors
The fifth paper was on reclamation of mined out areas and described how best reclamation can be implemented with proper approach and plan The speakers cited some examples of reclamation done successfully in the jurisdiction of SECL
Each presentation was followed by interaction with the delegates which made the workshop purposeful and interesting
A K Moitra(Convenor)
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
NB Send your e-mails on ldquoTalk Backrdquo to the Editor Please include your full name address amp telephone no not necessarily for Publication MGMI News Letter reserve the right to edit the letters for publication and reproduce then (in whole or past) in any of its print
more than seven and half years are needed for the same in India ie more than five times but let us not forget that we have to face problems of a large population which is more than five times of that of Australia but that just not justify us to spend more than three years to approve a project MGMI should move the appropriate authorities to ensure early approval or rejection of any mineral based project and
if required we may offer our expertise for making early decision
Thanking you with warm regards
Yours very sincerely
Dr Samir Dasgupta Life Member No 522-LM (1948-49)
( From the Editor The members may like to respond to the point raised by Dr Samir Dasgupta)
(Continued from Page No 7)
Talk Back
10
ndThe 52 Holland Memorial Lecture was held thon 15 September 2009 at the Park Hotel The
memorial lecture was given by Shri S J Sibal
Director General Mines Safety Dhanbad The
subject of his lecture was on ldquoChallenges of
Miens Safety ndash a Perspective for Change
Managementrdquo
In introduction he mentioned that safety at
work is still a serious problem and we are still
paying heavily for accidents both in terms of
human suffering and economic waste Hence
the endeavor to bring down the hazards by all
available means to an acceptable level must
continue to reduce the sufferings and agony of
human beings
In the lecture he also spoke on History of
human civilization and mine safety ndash the past
Absorption of safety laws into work practices
the Present Growth of mining activities and
technological advancements ndash the Future
Opencast Coal Mining UG Coal Mining
Mining Accidents Reasons why the
implementation of the procedure is not
sustained He has also mentioned some
ndHighlights of 52 Holland Memorial Lecture
probable answers ndash may be these procedures
are not adequate safe and built into the
mechanism of mineral production
lRequirement of additional resources for compliance of safety laws
lSafety motivation lAcceptance of non-compliance etc
Why we loose sight of human face of accident
he added He also put forwarded a question
that the concept of self regulation ndash is it the
solution
He has given some of his thoughts
observations suggestions etc and in
conclusion he said making change has always
been fascinating and exciting though it is a
tough and delicate activity for any
organization However Managing Change is
now not a matter of choice it becomes an
essential activity given the emerging future
challenges in the mining sector
The Lecture was attended by a sizeable
number of members and guests
If you win you need not explain hellip But if you lose you should not be there to explain
ndash Adolph Hitler
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
32
ldquoWHAT lies before us and what lies behind us is nothing compared to what lies within usrdquo Truly these jolting words of Emerson gives us the flashback of what Socrates promulgated centuries ago ldquoknow thyselfrdquo
The problem with us today is that we know very less of ourselves and thus we indulge in emulating and imitating others If one is not clear as to what exactly one wants he will start wanting what others want resulting in a ldquorat racerdquo And the repercussion of rat race is that even if you win the race you still remain a rat The multiplicity of platforms and the craze to be popular in next to no time is the trend which is the portent of a weak future generation This hurry burry will make the future dreams shattered we will have no leaders to dream in the days to come but there will remain a good chunk of puppets in few domineering hands Too many people are dreaming of some magical rose garden on the horizon rather than enjoying the one growing in their backyards Lets discover the untapped potential within us and stop following the crowd and give a second thought to our endeavours Life doesnt always give us what we ask for but it always gives us what we need Aldous Huxley always reminds me of the golden exhortation ie there is only one corner of the world you can be certain of improving and that is your own self
Yes nothing can defeat us unless we defeat ourselves Even Shakespeare in Julius Caesar points ldquoThe fault dear Brutus is not in our
SHORT ARTICLE
By VIVIAN WILSON LOBO
stars but in ourselves that we are underlingsrdquo Therefore our main task in life is to give birth to ourselves to become what we potentially are Opportunities are everywhere waiting to be discovered we have to only seek it as the saying goes a wise man makes more opportunities than he finds The journey of a thousand miles begins with just one step and that step lies within us as we often quote success is a marathon not a sprint never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat
Success cannot be granted it must be earned and for earning it we will have catwalks than cakewalks Therefore what is required today is serenity and patience to rivet ones attention on success Panic and anxiety will only bring failures along Perseverance is not a long race it is many short races one after another Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm Peace is the key with which we can focus aim and win As we sail through life let us not avoid storms and rough waters just let them pass and sail on Because a successful person is like being a goalkeeper no matter how many goals you save people will remember only the ones you missed Act as if failure is impossible Lets not be the slaves of our bitter past Lets not be the slaves of our bitter past Lets be the masters of our future Carl Jung writes ldquoYour vision will become clear only when you can look into your heart
(Reprint from a publication in Hitawada dated June 10 2009)
Peace be with you
Believing everybody is dangerous believing nobody is very dangerous ndash Abraham Lincoln
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
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22
Contined from Last issue mdash
POSSIBLE MARKETS FOR INDIAN ORES
Japan is the most obvious market for Indiarsquos high-grade hematites but if this outlet is to be developed India will require some freight advantage in order to compete with the ore from Johore which is almost as good as the best-grade Indian ore It is conveniently situated for export and is considerably nearer to Japan than is India The Borneo and Philippine ores are also favourably situated for the Japanese market but they would require nodulising before export and even then would be of lower iron content than Indian ores and also more aluminous
As regards exporting ore from India to Europe if high-class coking coals are later on imported from the United Kingdom to assist in smelting Indiarsquos ore the return freight might well be partly made up of Indian iron-ore but it is more likely to be Indian pig-iron (which is probably the cheapest pig in the world) or Indian s tee l In a recent personal communication Mr C P Perin wrote
lsquoFrom my general knowledge of the worldrsquos iron-ore resources I feel very strongly that in years to come the exports of steel from India will be as important as he present exports of jutersquo
It seems to me doubtful if we shall import much high-grade coal or coke from Europe for use in smelting iron-ore for a very long time to come The Indian ores are very high in iron and often contain about as much alumina as silica The high ash of the Indian coke provides a good deal of the slag of the blast-furnace and tends to raise the silicaalumina ratio of the slag If the slag volume were to be reduced
75 years Ago
much below the present practice by the introduction of low-ash coke which might not improvendashor might even worsenndashthe silicaalumina ratio of the slag it would not be possible to hold the sulphur in the slag There would be no sense in cutting the ash of the coke down if we had to add silica-rock to the furnace charge in order to obtain a suitable slag volume and analysis On that account apart from the question of cost it seems very doubtful if European high-grade coal or coke can be imported for use in Indian blast-furnaces in the near future
On reviewing the whole of the evidence I find no grounds for believing that any large export trade in Indian iron-ore is likely to develop in he next decade or so The two main possible marketsndashJapan and Western Europendashcan obtain sufficient supplies of high-grade ore for their needs from sources considerably nearer than India To some this may seem a pessimistic conclusion others may have a sentimental feeling that it is better to reserve Indiarsquos iron-ores for smelting in Indiarsquos own furnaces I have tried to come to an unprejudiced conclusion drawn from the available evidence I feel that I have assembled rather a mountain of facts and statistics for the production of a lamentably small mouse of a conclusion It would have been much more spectacular if I could have prophesied argosies carrying Indiarsquos ore to European or Japanese ports within five or six yearsrsquo time but this seems to me not possible Twenty or thirty years hence there may be a different tale to tell but by that time it is not likely that any-one will be turning back to old presidential addresses in order to find out what Mr President said in 1934
Presidential Address by Mr F G Percival PhD (London) B Sc (London) FGS
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
8
M G M I as per the tradition organized a workshop preceding AGM of the Institute on
th15 September 2009 at Park Hotel Kolkata The topic was quite contemporary entitled Indian Mining Sectors Policies and Constraints
Objective of this workshop was to bring together those who are instrumental in framing the policies and guidelines and those who follow these for exploration and exploitation of mineral including coal oil and gas It was also aimed to have interaction of learned delegates and invitees with the speakers so as to bring out highlights and lacuna of the policies and guidelines and to make them more industry friendly
The workshop was very well attended (about 100 delegates) Speakers were eminent personalities holding offices of distinction and directly concerned with the topic of the workshop
The workshop was inaugurated by Dr A K Sarkar Director (Marketing) Coal India Ltd The technical session was presided over by Sri R P Ritolia Immediate Past President and former CMD- CCL
Altogether five papers were presented which are as follows
1 National Mineral Policies and Role of G S I By Dr Balaram Chattopadhaya D D G G S I
2 Modern Coalmining Policies for enhanced proving of coal resources By Shri Ashok Kumar Singh CMD CMPDIL
3 Captive Coal Mining Policies and Constraints By Shri D N Prasad
Director ( Tech ) Ministry of Coal Government of India
4 National Mineral Policy 2008 and the Environmental Concerns for an Expanding Mining Sector By Prof S P Banerjee Former Director ndashin - Charge Indian School of Mines Dhanbad
5 Reclamation of Mined out areas In Opencast success story in Mega Projects of South Eastern Coalfield Ltd By Shri M P Dikshit CMD SECL and Shri S C Shankar SE SECL
The first paper dwelt upon various policies that the Government of India is going to adopt to gear up and making the mining sector dynamic It was pointed out during discussion that there are many more things are desirable for quick disposal of PL ML availability of maps reports etc All these matters are being seriously examined at Governmental Levels
The second paper described various methodologies and techniques to improve exploration approach for enhanced proving of coal resources These methodologies have been spelt out by the Ministry of Coal in consultation with CMPDIL Various investors who have been allotted blocks must follow these methodologies for authenticated and better results
The third paper outlined various guidelines for accomplishing the exploration of captive coal blocks for early exploitation of the resources It is admitted that there are constraints which are likely to retard the progress that is desirable The role of State and Central Government for clearing various applications need to be more realistic and less time consuming Coal Evaluation improved
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON ldquoINDIAN MINING SECTORS POLICIES AND CONSTRAINTSrdquo
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
9
co-ordination with nodal officers of state level land acquisition environmental and forestry clearance etc are certain areas of concern
The fourth paper outlined various stipulations for environmental safeguard in the mining sectors by the Government based on recommendation of committees formed The paper pointed out necessity of streamlining forestry clearance and highlighted much improved environment management practices in the mining sectors Prof Banerjee also praised role of National Mineral Policy 2008 for its positive approach to boost mining sectors
The fifth paper was on reclamation of mined out areas and described how best reclamation can be implemented with proper approach and plan The speakers cited some examples of reclamation done successfully in the jurisdiction of SECL
Each presentation was followed by interaction with the delegates which made the workshop purposeful and interesting
A K Moitra(Convenor)
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
NB Send your e-mails on ldquoTalk Backrdquo to the Editor Please include your full name address amp telephone no not necessarily for Publication MGMI News Letter reserve the right to edit the letters for publication and reproduce then (in whole or past) in any of its print
more than seven and half years are needed for the same in India ie more than five times but let us not forget that we have to face problems of a large population which is more than five times of that of Australia but that just not justify us to spend more than three years to approve a project MGMI should move the appropriate authorities to ensure early approval or rejection of any mineral based project and
if required we may offer our expertise for making early decision
Thanking you with warm regards
Yours very sincerely
Dr Samir Dasgupta Life Member No 522-LM (1948-49)
( From the Editor The members may like to respond to the point raised by Dr Samir Dasgupta)
(Continued from Page No 7)
Talk Back
10
ndThe 52 Holland Memorial Lecture was held thon 15 September 2009 at the Park Hotel The
memorial lecture was given by Shri S J Sibal
Director General Mines Safety Dhanbad The
subject of his lecture was on ldquoChallenges of
Miens Safety ndash a Perspective for Change
Managementrdquo
In introduction he mentioned that safety at
work is still a serious problem and we are still
paying heavily for accidents both in terms of
human suffering and economic waste Hence
the endeavor to bring down the hazards by all
available means to an acceptable level must
continue to reduce the sufferings and agony of
human beings
In the lecture he also spoke on History of
human civilization and mine safety ndash the past
Absorption of safety laws into work practices
the Present Growth of mining activities and
technological advancements ndash the Future
Opencast Coal Mining UG Coal Mining
Mining Accidents Reasons why the
implementation of the procedure is not
sustained He has also mentioned some
ndHighlights of 52 Holland Memorial Lecture
probable answers ndash may be these procedures
are not adequate safe and built into the
mechanism of mineral production
lRequirement of additional resources for compliance of safety laws
lSafety motivation lAcceptance of non-compliance etc
Why we loose sight of human face of accident
he added He also put forwarded a question
that the concept of self regulation ndash is it the
solution
He has given some of his thoughts
observations suggestions etc and in
conclusion he said making change has always
been fascinating and exciting though it is a
tough and delicate activity for any
organization However Managing Change is
now not a matter of choice it becomes an
essential activity given the emerging future
challenges in the mining sector
The Lecture was attended by a sizeable
number of members and guests
If you win you need not explain hellip But if you lose you should not be there to explain
ndash Adolph Hitler
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
32
ldquoWHAT lies before us and what lies behind us is nothing compared to what lies within usrdquo Truly these jolting words of Emerson gives us the flashback of what Socrates promulgated centuries ago ldquoknow thyselfrdquo
The problem with us today is that we know very less of ourselves and thus we indulge in emulating and imitating others If one is not clear as to what exactly one wants he will start wanting what others want resulting in a ldquorat racerdquo And the repercussion of rat race is that even if you win the race you still remain a rat The multiplicity of platforms and the craze to be popular in next to no time is the trend which is the portent of a weak future generation This hurry burry will make the future dreams shattered we will have no leaders to dream in the days to come but there will remain a good chunk of puppets in few domineering hands Too many people are dreaming of some magical rose garden on the horizon rather than enjoying the one growing in their backyards Lets discover the untapped potential within us and stop following the crowd and give a second thought to our endeavours Life doesnt always give us what we ask for but it always gives us what we need Aldous Huxley always reminds me of the golden exhortation ie there is only one corner of the world you can be certain of improving and that is your own self
Yes nothing can defeat us unless we defeat ourselves Even Shakespeare in Julius Caesar points ldquoThe fault dear Brutus is not in our
SHORT ARTICLE
By VIVIAN WILSON LOBO
stars but in ourselves that we are underlingsrdquo Therefore our main task in life is to give birth to ourselves to become what we potentially are Opportunities are everywhere waiting to be discovered we have to only seek it as the saying goes a wise man makes more opportunities than he finds The journey of a thousand miles begins with just one step and that step lies within us as we often quote success is a marathon not a sprint never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat
Success cannot be granted it must be earned and for earning it we will have catwalks than cakewalks Therefore what is required today is serenity and patience to rivet ones attention on success Panic and anxiety will only bring failures along Perseverance is not a long race it is many short races one after another Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm Peace is the key with which we can focus aim and win As we sail through life let us not avoid storms and rough waters just let them pass and sail on Because a successful person is like being a goalkeeper no matter how many goals you save people will remember only the ones you missed Act as if failure is impossible Lets not be the slaves of our bitter past Lets not be the slaves of our bitter past Lets be the masters of our future Carl Jung writes ldquoYour vision will become clear only when you can look into your heart
(Reprint from a publication in Hitawada dated June 10 2009)
Peace be with you
Believing everybody is dangerous believing nobody is very dangerous ndash Abraham Lincoln
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
- Page 1
- Page 2
- Page 3
- Page 4
- Page 5
- Page 6
- Page 7
- Page 8
- Page 9
- Page 10
- Page 11
- Page 12
- Page 13
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-
8
M G M I as per the tradition organized a workshop preceding AGM of the Institute on
th15 September 2009 at Park Hotel Kolkata The topic was quite contemporary entitled Indian Mining Sectors Policies and Constraints
Objective of this workshop was to bring together those who are instrumental in framing the policies and guidelines and those who follow these for exploration and exploitation of mineral including coal oil and gas It was also aimed to have interaction of learned delegates and invitees with the speakers so as to bring out highlights and lacuna of the policies and guidelines and to make them more industry friendly
The workshop was very well attended (about 100 delegates) Speakers were eminent personalities holding offices of distinction and directly concerned with the topic of the workshop
The workshop was inaugurated by Dr A K Sarkar Director (Marketing) Coal India Ltd The technical session was presided over by Sri R P Ritolia Immediate Past President and former CMD- CCL
Altogether five papers were presented which are as follows
1 National Mineral Policies and Role of G S I By Dr Balaram Chattopadhaya D D G G S I
2 Modern Coalmining Policies for enhanced proving of coal resources By Shri Ashok Kumar Singh CMD CMPDIL
3 Captive Coal Mining Policies and Constraints By Shri D N Prasad
Director ( Tech ) Ministry of Coal Government of India
4 National Mineral Policy 2008 and the Environmental Concerns for an Expanding Mining Sector By Prof S P Banerjee Former Director ndashin - Charge Indian School of Mines Dhanbad
5 Reclamation of Mined out areas In Opencast success story in Mega Projects of South Eastern Coalfield Ltd By Shri M P Dikshit CMD SECL and Shri S C Shankar SE SECL
The first paper dwelt upon various policies that the Government of India is going to adopt to gear up and making the mining sector dynamic It was pointed out during discussion that there are many more things are desirable for quick disposal of PL ML availability of maps reports etc All these matters are being seriously examined at Governmental Levels
The second paper described various methodologies and techniques to improve exploration approach for enhanced proving of coal resources These methodologies have been spelt out by the Ministry of Coal in consultation with CMPDIL Various investors who have been allotted blocks must follow these methodologies for authenticated and better results
The third paper outlined various guidelines for accomplishing the exploration of captive coal blocks for early exploitation of the resources It is admitted that there are constraints which are likely to retard the progress that is desirable The role of State and Central Government for clearing various applications need to be more realistic and less time consuming Coal Evaluation improved
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON ldquoINDIAN MINING SECTORS POLICIES AND CONSTRAINTSrdquo
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
9
co-ordination with nodal officers of state level land acquisition environmental and forestry clearance etc are certain areas of concern
The fourth paper outlined various stipulations for environmental safeguard in the mining sectors by the Government based on recommendation of committees formed The paper pointed out necessity of streamlining forestry clearance and highlighted much improved environment management practices in the mining sectors Prof Banerjee also praised role of National Mineral Policy 2008 for its positive approach to boost mining sectors
The fifth paper was on reclamation of mined out areas and described how best reclamation can be implemented with proper approach and plan The speakers cited some examples of reclamation done successfully in the jurisdiction of SECL
Each presentation was followed by interaction with the delegates which made the workshop purposeful and interesting
A K Moitra(Convenor)
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
NB Send your e-mails on ldquoTalk Backrdquo to the Editor Please include your full name address amp telephone no not necessarily for Publication MGMI News Letter reserve the right to edit the letters for publication and reproduce then (in whole or past) in any of its print
more than seven and half years are needed for the same in India ie more than five times but let us not forget that we have to face problems of a large population which is more than five times of that of Australia but that just not justify us to spend more than three years to approve a project MGMI should move the appropriate authorities to ensure early approval or rejection of any mineral based project and
if required we may offer our expertise for making early decision
Thanking you with warm regards
Yours very sincerely
Dr Samir Dasgupta Life Member No 522-LM (1948-49)
( From the Editor The members may like to respond to the point raised by Dr Samir Dasgupta)
(Continued from Page No 7)
Talk Back
10
ndThe 52 Holland Memorial Lecture was held thon 15 September 2009 at the Park Hotel The
memorial lecture was given by Shri S J Sibal
Director General Mines Safety Dhanbad The
subject of his lecture was on ldquoChallenges of
Miens Safety ndash a Perspective for Change
Managementrdquo
In introduction he mentioned that safety at
work is still a serious problem and we are still
paying heavily for accidents both in terms of
human suffering and economic waste Hence
the endeavor to bring down the hazards by all
available means to an acceptable level must
continue to reduce the sufferings and agony of
human beings
In the lecture he also spoke on History of
human civilization and mine safety ndash the past
Absorption of safety laws into work practices
the Present Growth of mining activities and
technological advancements ndash the Future
Opencast Coal Mining UG Coal Mining
Mining Accidents Reasons why the
implementation of the procedure is not
sustained He has also mentioned some
ndHighlights of 52 Holland Memorial Lecture
probable answers ndash may be these procedures
are not adequate safe and built into the
mechanism of mineral production
lRequirement of additional resources for compliance of safety laws
lSafety motivation lAcceptance of non-compliance etc
Why we loose sight of human face of accident
he added He also put forwarded a question
that the concept of self regulation ndash is it the
solution
He has given some of his thoughts
observations suggestions etc and in
conclusion he said making change has always
been fascinating and exciting though it is a
tough and delicate activity for any
organization However Managing Change is
now not a matter of choice it becomes an
essential activity given the emerging future
challenges in the mining sector
The Lecture was attended by a sizeable
number of members and guests
If you win you need not explain hellip But if you lose you should not be there to explain
ndash Adolph Hitler
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
32
ldquoWHAT lies before us and what lies behind us is nothing compared to what lies within usrdquo Truly these jolting words of Emerson gives us the flashback of what Socrates promulgated centuries ago ldquoknow thyselfrdquo
The problem with us today is that we know very less of ourselves and thus we indulge in emulating and imitating others If one is not clear as to what exactly one wants he will start wanting what others want resulting in a ldquorat racerdquo And the repercussion of rat race is that even if you win the race you still remain a rat The multiplicity of platforms and the craze to be popular in next to no time is the trend which is the portent of a weak future generation This hurry burry will make the future dreams shattered we will have no leaders to dream in the days to come but there will remain a good chunk of puppets in few domineering hands Too many people are dreaming of some magical rose garden on the horizon rather than enjoying the one growing in their backyards Lets discover the untapped potential within us and stop following the crowd and give a second thought to our endeavours Life doesnt always give us what we ask for but it always gives us what we need Aldous Huxley always reminds me of the golden exhortation ie there is only one corner of the world you can be certain of improving and that is your own self
Yes nothing can defeat us unless we defeat ourselves Even Shakespeare in Julius Caesar points ldquoThe fault dear Brutus is not in our
SHORT ARTICLE
By VIVIAN WILSON LOBO
stars but in ourselves that we are underlingsrdquo Therefore our main task in life is to give birth to ourselves to become what we potentially are Opportunities are everywhere waiting to be discovered we have to only seek it as the saying goes a wise man makes more opportunities than he finds The journey of a thousand miles begins with just one step and that step lies within us as we often quote success is a marathon not a sprint never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat
Success cannot be granted it must be earned and for earning it we will have catwalks than cakewalks Therefore what is required today is serenity and patience to rivet ones attention on success Panic and anxiety will only bring failures along Perseverance is not a long race it is many short races one after another Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm Peace is the key with which we can focus aim and win As we sail through life let us not avoid storms and rough waters just let them pass and sail on Because a successful person is like being a goalkeeper no matter how many goals you save people will remember only the ones you missed Act as if failure is impossible Lets not be the slaves of our bitter past Lets not be the slaves of our bitter past Lets be the masters of our future Carl Jung writes ldquoYour vision will become clear only when you can look into your heart
(Reprint from a publication in Hitawada dated June 10 2009)
Peace be with you
Believing everybody is dangerous believing nobody is very dangerous ndash Abraham Lincoln
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co-ordination with nodal officers of state level land acquisition environmental and forestry clearance etc are certain areas of concern
The fourth paper outlined various stipulations for environmental safeguard in the mining sectors by the Government based on recommendation of committees formed The paper pointed out necessity of streamlining forestry clearance and highlighted much improved environment management practices in the mining sectors Prof Banerjee also praised role of National Mineral Policy 2008 for its positive approach to boost mining sectors
The fifth paper was on reclamation of mined out areas and described how best reclamation can be implemented with proper approach and plan The speakers cited some examples of reclamation done successfully in the jurisdiction of SECL
Each presentation was followed by interaction with the delegates which made the workshop purposeful and interesting
A K Moitra(Convenor)
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
NB Send your e-mails on ldquoTalk Backrdquo to the Editor Please include your full name address amp telephone no not necessarily for Publication MGMI News Letter reserve the right to edit the letters for publication and reproduce then (in whole or past) in any of its print
more than seven and half years are needed for the same in India ie more than five times but let us not forget that we have to face problems of a large population which is more than five times of that of Australia but that just not justify us to spend more than three years to approve a project MGMI should move the appropriate authorities to ensure early approval or rejection of any mineral based project and
if required we may offer our expertise for making early decision
Thanking you with warm regards
Yours very sincerely
Dr Samir Dasgupta Life Member No 522-LM (1948-49)
( From the Editor The members may like to respond to the point raised by Dr Samir Dasgupta)
(Continued from Page No 7)
Talk Back
10
ndThe 52 Holland Memorial Lecture was held thon 15 September 2009 at the Park Hotel The
memorial lecture was given by Shri S J Sibal
Director General Mines Safety Dhanbad The
subject of his lecture was on ldquoChallenges of
Miens Safety ndash a Perspective for Change
Managementrdquo
In introduction he mentioned that safety at
work is still a serious problem and we are still
paying heavily for accidents both in terms of
human suffering and economic waste Hence
the endeavor to bring down the hazards by all
available means to an acceptable level must
continue to reduce the sufferings and agony of
human beings
In the lecture he also spoke on History of
human civilization and mine safety ndash the past
Absorption of safety laws into work practices
the Present Growth of mining activities and
technological advancements ndash the Future
Opencast Coal Mining UG Coal Mining
Mining Accidents Reasons why the
implementation of the procedure is not
sustained He has also mentioned some
ndHighlights of 52 Holland Memorial Lecture
probable answers ndash may be these procedures
are not adequate safe and built into the
mechanism of mineral production
lRequirement of additional resources for compliance of safety laws
lSafety motivation lAcceptance of non-compliance etc
Why we loose sight of human face of accident
he added He also put forwarded a question
that the concept of self regulation ndash is it the
solution
He has given some of his thoughts
observations suggestions etc and in
conclusion he said making change has always
been fascinating and exciting though it is a
tough and delicate activity for any
organization However Managing Change is
now not a matter of choice it becomes an
essential activity given the emerging future
challenges in the mining sector
The Lecture was attended by a sizeable
number of members and guests
If you win you need not explain hellip But if you lose you should not be there to explain
ndash Adolph Hitler
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
32
ldquoWHAT lies before us and what lies behind us is nothing compared to what lies within usrdquo Truly these jolting words of Emerson gives us the flashback of what Socrates promulgated centuries ago ldquoknow thyselfrdquo
The problem with us today is that we know very less of ourselves and thus we indulge in emulating and imitating others If one is not clear as to what exactly one wants he will start wanting what others want resulting in a ldquorat racerdquo And the repercussion of rat race is that even if you win the race you still remain a rat The multiplicity of platforms and the craze to be popular in next to no time is the trend which is the portent of a weak future generation This hurry burry will make the future dreams shattered we will have no leaders to dream in the days to come but there will remain a good chunk of puppets in few domineering hands Too many people are dreaming of some magical rose garden on the horizon rather than enjoying the one growing in their backyards Lets discover the untapped potential within us and stop following the crowd and give a second thought to our endeavours Life doesnt always give us what we ask for but it always gives us what we need Aldous Huxley always reminds me of the golden exhortation ie there is only one corner of the world you can be certain of improving and that is your own self
Yes nothing can defeat us unless we defeat ourselves Even Shakespeare in Julius Caesar points ldquoThe fault dear Brutus is not in our
SHORT ARTICLE
By VIVIAN WILSON LOBO
stars but in ourselves that we are underlingsrdquo Therefore our main task in life is to give birth to ourselves to become what we potentially are Opportunities are everywhere waiting to be discovered we have to only seek it as the saying goes a wise man makes more opportunities than he finds The journey of a thousand miles begins with just one step and that step lies within us as we often quote success is a marathon not a sprint never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat
Success cannot be granted it must be earned and for earning it we will have catwalks than cakewalks Therefore what is required today is serenity and patience to rivet ones attention on success Panic and anxiety will only bring failures along Perseverance is not a long race it is many short races one after another Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm Peace is the key with which we can focus aim and win As we sail through life let us not avoid storms and rough waters just let them pass and sail on Because a successful person is like being a goalkeeper no matter how many goals you save people will remember only the ones you missed Act as if failure is impossible Lets not be the slaves of our bitter past Lets not be the slaves of our bitter past Lets be the masters of our future Carl Jung writes ldquoYour vision will become clear only when you can look into your heart
(Reprint from a publication in Hitawada dated June 10 2009)
Peace be with you
Believing everybody is dangerous believing nobody is very dangerous ndash Abraham Lincoln
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ndThe 52 Holland Memorial Lecture was held thon 15 September 2009 at the Park Hotel The
memorial lecture was given by Shri S J Sibal
Director General Mines Safety Dhanbad The
subject of his lecture was on ldquoChallenges of
Miens Safety ndash a Perspective for Change
Managementrdquo
In introduction he mentioned that safety at
work is still a serious problem and we are still
paying heavily for accidents both in terms of
human suffering and economic waste Hence
the endeavor to bring down the hazards by all
available means to an acceptable level must
continue to reduce the sufferings and agony of
human beings
In the lecture he also spoke on History of
human civilization and mine safety ndash the past
Absorption of safety laws into work practices
the Present Growth of mining activities and
technological advancements ndash the Future
Opencast Coal Mining UG Coal Mining
Mining Accidents Reasons why the
implementation of the procedure is not
sustained He has also mentioned some
ndHighlights of 52 Holland Memorial Lecture
probable answers ndash may be these procedures
are not adequate safe and built into the
mechanism of mineral production
lRequirement of additional resources for compliance of safety laws
lSafety motivation lAcceptance of non-compliance etc
Why we loose sight of human face of accident
he added He also put forwarded a question
that the concept of self regulation ndash is it the
solution
He has given some of his thoughts
observations suggestions etc and in
conclusion he said making change has always
been fascinating and exciting though it is a
tough and delicate activity for any
organization However Managing Change is
now not a matter of choice it becomes an
essential activity given the emerging future
challenges in the mining sector
The Lecture was attended by a sizeable
number of members and guests
If you win you need not explain hellip But if you lose you should not be there to explain
ndash Adolph Hitler
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
32
ldquoWHAT lies before us and what lies behind us is nothing compared to what lies within usrdquo Truly these jolting words of Emerson gives us the flashback of what Socrates promulgated centuries ago ldquoknow thyselfrdquo
The problem with us today is that we know very less of ourselves and thus we indulge in emulating and imitating others If one is not clear as to what exactly one wants he will start wanting what others want resulting in a ldquorat racerdquo And the repercussion of rat race is that even if you win the race you still remain a rat The multiplicity of platforms and the craze to be popular in next to no time is the trend which is the portent of a weak future generation This hurry burry will make the future dreams shattered we will have no leaders to dream in the days to come but there will remain a good chunk of puppets in few domineering hands Too many people are dreaming of some magical rose garden on the horizon rather than enjoying the one growing in their backyards Lets discover the untapped potential within us and stop following the crowd and give a second thought to our endeavours Life doesnt always give us what we ask for but it always gives us what we need Aldous Huxley always reminds me of the golden exhortation ie there is only one corner of the world you can be certain of improving and that is your own self
Yes nothing can defeat us unless we defeat ourselves Even Shakespeare in Julius Caesar points ldquoThe fault dear Brutus is not in our
SHORT ARTICLE
By VIVIAN WILSON LOBO
stars but in ourselves that we are underlingsrdquo Therefore our main task in life is to give birth to ourselves to become what we potentially are Opportunities are everywhere waiting to be discovered we have to only seek it as the saying goes a wise man makes more opportunities than he finds The journey of a thousand miles begins with just one step and that step lies within us as we often quote success is a marathon not a sprint never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat
Success cannot be granted it must be earned and for earning it we will have catwalks than cakewalks Therefore what is required today is serenity and patience to rivet ones attention on success Panic and anxiety will only bring failures along Perseverance is not a long race it is many short races one after another Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm Peace is the key with which we can focus aim and win As we sail through life let us not avoid storms and rough waters just let them pass and sail on Because a successful person is like being a goalkeeper no matter how many goals you save people will remember only the ones you missed Act as if failure is impossible Lets not be the slaves of our bitter past Lets not be the slaves of our bitter past Lets be the masters of our future Carl Jung writes ldquoYour vision will become clear only when you can look into your heart
(Reprint from a publication in Hitawada dated June 10 2009)
Peace be with you
Believing everybody is dangerous believing nobody is very dangerous ndash Abraham Lincoln
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
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ldquoWHAT lies before us and what lies behind us is nothing compared to what lies within usrdquo Truly these jolting words of Emerson gives us the flashback of what Socrates promulgated centuries ago ldquoknow thyselfrdquo
The problem with us today is that we know very less of ourselves and thus we indulge in emulating and imitating others If one is not clear as to what exactly one wants he will start wanting what others want resulting in a ldquorat racerdquo And the repercussion of rat race is that even if you win the race you still remain a rat The multiplicity of platforms and the craze to be popular in next to no time is the trend which is the portent of a weak future generation This hurry burry will make the future dreams shattered we will have no leaders to dream in the days to come but there will remain a good chunk of puppets in few domineering hands Too many people are dreaming of some magical rose garden on the horizon rather than enjoying the one growing in their backyards Lets discover the untapped potential within us and stop following the crowd and give a second thought to our endeavours Life doesnt always give us what we ask for but it always gives us what we need Aldous Huxley always reminds me of the golden exhortation ie there is only one corner of the world you can be certain of improving and that is your own self
Yes nothing can defeat us unless we defeat ourselves Even Shakespeare in Julius Caesar points ldquoThe fault dear Brutus is not in our
SHORT ARTICLE
By VIVIAN WILSON LOBO
stars but in ourselves that we are underlingsrdquo Therefore our main task in life is to give birth to ourselves to become what we potentially are Opportunities are everywhere waiting to be discovered we have to only seek it as the saying goes a wise man makes more opportunities than he finds The journey of a thousand miles begins with just one step and that step lies within us as we often quote success is a marathon not a sprint never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat
Success cannot be granted it must be earned and for earning it we will have catwalks than cakewalks Therefore what is required today is serenity and patience to rivet ones attention on success Panic and anxiety will only bring failures along Perseverance is not a long race it is many short races one after another Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm Peace is the key with which we can focus aim and win As we sail through life let us not avoid storms and rough waters just let them pass and sail on Because a successful person is like being a goalkeeper no matter how many goals you save people will remember only the ones you missed Act as if failure is impossible Lets not be the slaves of our bitter past Lets not be the slaves of our bitter past Lets be the masters of our future Carl Jung writes ldquoYour vision will become clear only when you can look into your heart
(Reprint from a publication in Hitawada dated June 10 2009)
Peace be with you
Believing everybody is dangerous believing nobody is very dangerous ndash Abraham Lincoln
Newsletter Vol 35 No 2 July - September 2009
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