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Minutes of the Coordination Cum Empowered Committee (CCEC) meeting
held on June 05, 2015 at Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi,
chaired by Union Secretary (Mines), Dr. Anup K Pujari (Minutes 4 pages and Annexures 10 pages)
The meeting Co-ordination Cum Empowered Committee (CCEC) meeting was
held under the chairmanship of Union Secretary (Mines), Dr. Anup K Pujari on 5th June,
2015 in Aluminium Room, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi. The list of participants is given
at Annexure-I.
2. After welcoming the participants to the meeting called at short notice, Union
Secretary (Mines) invited their attention to pending cases of Action taken on decision
of previous CCEC meetings held on 22nd Apr-15, 3rd Mar-15, 19th Jan-15 & 18th Sep-14.
He reminded that the following issues discussed in the previous CCEC meetings,
remained unattended:
a) States were requested in the meeting on Effective use of Space Technology held
on 18.09.2014 along with CCEC meeting (Para 7 of the minutes of that meeting),
to identify a few areas of endemic illegal mining (which may be other than the
regular leased area) and convey the information it on to NRSC, so that regular
monitoring of the same could take place
b) Updated action taken report on Shah Commission Reports on Illegal mining from
concerned State Governments of Goa, Jharkhand and Odisha were sought in the
CCEC meeting held on 18.09.2014 (Para 18 of the minutes of that meeting); such
ATR’s are still awaited.
c) The issue of Geo-chemical mapping of the entire country was flagged in the
CCEC meeting on 18.09.2014 (Para 4 of the minutes of that meeting). and Union
Secretary (Mines) had stressed the need for close coordination. These should be
deliberated in the SGPB (State Geological Programming Board) for efficient
resource utilization. The action taken in this regard by the States needs to be
intimated on priority.
d) He further stated that in the CCEC meeting held on 13.3.2015 in Vijyan Bhawan,
the extension of lease period as per Section 8A(5) & 6 of the Ordinance was
discussed (Para 4 of the minutes of that meeting). It was urged that the States
should expedite implementation. The status of extension of leases done along
with reasons and timeline for left over extension of the leases, were to be
furnished. It may be done at the earliest.
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e) In the same meeting (Para 5 of the minutes of that meeting), all States
Governments were requested to furnish list of non-working mines, segregated
mineral wise and statutory clearance wise (with respect to FC/EC etc.) with their
present status. The main reasons for requesting this with the State Governments
was/is to take up this matter with concerned authorities by Ministry of Mines.
However none of the States has given the list of this. Further, they were
requested to provide list of all such mining lease cases where the prior approval
has already been granted but the mining lease still not executed.
f) He further referred to the meeting held on 13.3.2015 (Para 7 of the minutes of
that meeting), wherein notification dated 10/2/2015 of 31 Minerals as ‘minor’
minerals had been discussed. All State Governments were requested to provide
their comments through Action Taken Report (ATR) along with their existing
capabilities for taking over the entire regulation of those minerals. It may be
done at the earliest.
[Action: State Governments & Mines I, IV, V & VI, MoM]
3. Union Secretary (Mines) discussed about the judgement of Punjab and Haryana
High Court in regard to the requirement of approval of Central Government for
reserving ‘minor’ minerals under Section 17A(2). The judgement was elaborated by
Union Economic Advisor (Mines), Shri Sudhaker Shukla, that it inter alia states that “the
statement made on behalf of the respondents that the HSIIDC would not commence the
mining operations without complying with the provisions of Section 17A (2) of the
MMDR Act, 1957, namely obtaining the approval of the Central Government and issuing
the notification in the official gazette is accepted. There shall be no order as to costs”.
Union Secretary (Mines) asked various State Governments regarding the process
followed for reserving area under Section 17A(2) for major and minor minerals.
Whether they obtain the previous approval of Central Government before reserving
area under this Section or not? He asked them to convey their viewers view on this in
the light of the referred court judgment.
[Action: State Governments & Mines VI, MoM]
4. Union Secretary (Mines) informed that the Mineral Auction Rules (MAR) and
Mineral (Evidence of Mineral Contents) Rules have already been notified and the
Model Tender Document and Model MDPA have also been uploaded on the new
website of the Ministry of Mines
(http://mines.gov.in/writereaddata/UploadFile/Model%20Tender%20Document.pdf)
for facilitating the State Governments to initiate the mineral auction of the identified
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blocks, at the earliest. Now the State Governments are requested to inform the dates
for starting the auctioning of identified mineral blocks. He also requested the State
Government representatives to fill up the response sheet provided to them at the
beginning of the meeting, about the status of Blocks identified for notification for
Auction and the status of setting up/ notifying DMFs in the districts The summary of
responses of the State Government have been compiled in Annexure-II.
[Action: State Governments & Mines VI, MoM]
5. Union Joint Secretary, Dr. Niranjan Kumar Singh informed that 166 Geological
Reports (GRs) explored by GSI have already been given to the State Governments free
of cost, to assist them in further identification of blocks for auction. State wise break
up of these 166 GRs may be seen at Annexure-III.
[Action: State Governments & Mines I, MoM]
6. Thereafter, CMD/MECL, Dr. Gopal Dhawan, made a presentation on the
exploration data availability with MECL for sharing them with the States about their
capability for assisting the Sates in exploration of further blocks for putting them for
auction. He distributed the executive summary of the 57 GRs are available for 13
states and the State Governments can procure them from MECL. This presentation has
been given in Annexure-IV.
[Action: State Governments & Mines I, MoM]
7. After the presentation by CMD, MECL, the Union Secretary (Mines) requested
the representative of the various State Governments to check whether the GRs
provided by MECL are still awaited for auction or have been allotted already. The
representatives of Karnataka and Jharkhand appreciated the work done by MECL in
terms of quality and time taken.
[Action: State Governments & Mines I, MoM]
8. Representative of Odisha sought guidance for fixation of the reserve price.
Representative of Andhra Pradesh informed that the reserve price of 35 % has been
stipulated by the Supreme Court for auction of the Category C mines. It was advised
that fixation of reserve price/floor price is for the State Government to decide.
[Action: State Governments & Mines IV, MoM]
9. Thereafter, representative of State Governments of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka
and Gujarat requested to include their Mineral Development Corporations as the
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notified agency under Section 4(1) for exploration. The Union Secretary (Mines) asked
them to send the formal request at the earliest to this Ministry.
[Action: State Governments & Mines VI, MoM]
10. The representative of Goa raised the provision of area for dumping in the
existing mining leases and asked for the provision of legislative framework for
resolution of this problem. Union Joint Secretary (Mines), Shri Arun Kumar elaborated
the problem with regard to this requirement of dumps being non-contiguous and being
non-mineralised. There was detailed discussion in the matter and it was requested
that some solution needs to be found.
[Action: Mines VI, MoM]
11. The representative of Telangana highlighted the issue in regard to the court
cases challenging the applicability of provisions of MMDR Amendment Act, 2015 on
the earlier applications and subsequent judgments / interim judgments on them and
requested the Union Mines Ministry to intervene in the matter.
[Action: State Governments & Mines VI, MoM]
12. Union Secretary (Mines) emphasized the urgency of initiating the auction
processes by the State Governments. He further mentioned that the State
Governments should not see mining sector only from point view of revenue generation
rather States should approach the sector for its coordinated development and mineral
conservation. Union Secretary (Mines) urged the representatives of State
Governments to adopt a punctual and professional approach and ensure value
addition in everything they plan to do.
[Action: State Governments & MoM]
13. The meeting ended with thanks to the chair.
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List of Annexures
Annexure I: List of Participants (2 pages)
Annexure II: Summary of Responses of State Governments provided in meeting on 22.04.2015 (2 pages)
Annexure III: State-wise availability of mineral exploration reports of GSI pertaining to 166 blocks (1 page)
Annexure IV: Presentation by CMD/MECL (5 pages)
Total 4 Annexures: 10 pages
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Annexure I (2 pages) Annexed to Minutes of the Co-ordination Cum Empowered Committee (CCEC) meeting on June 5, 2015 at Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi chaired by Union Secretary (Mines), Dr. Anup K Pujari
List of Participants
Name of the Ministry / State / Other organisations
Name and Designation of the Officer
E-mail address
Ministry of Mines
Dr.Anup K. Pujari, Secretary [email protected]
Shri Arun Kumar, Joint Secretary [email protected]
Shri Sudhaker Shukla, Economic Advisor
Dr. Niranjan Kumar Singh, Joint Secretary
Shri Rokhum Lalremruata, Director [email protected]
Shri Prithul Kumar, Director [email protected]
Shri Adhir Kumar Mallik, Under Secretary
Shri Ajay Kumar Kadiyan, Under Secretary
Andhra Pradesh Shri S.S. Rawat, Secretary [email protected]
Shri BRB Sushil Kumar, DGM [email protected]
Chhattisgarh Shri Mahesh Babu, Joint Director [email protected]
Goa Shri Pawan Kr Sain, Secretary [email protected]
Shri Prasanna Acharya, Director [email protected]
Gujarat Shri A.K. Mooley, Senior Geologist [email protected]
Jharkhand
Shri S.P. Negi, Director [email protected]
Shri S.I. Minz, Addl. Director [email protected]
Shri Arun Kumar, Geologist [email protected]
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Name of the Ministry / State / Other organisations
Name and Designation of the Officer
E-mail address
Karnataka Shri Shankar Naryanan, Director, Mines & Geo.
Madhya Pradesh Shri V.K. Austin, Director [email protected]
Shri Trarun Rathi, Deputy Secretary [email protected]
Odisha Shri S.K. Das, Joint Director of Mining & Geology
Rajasthan Shri B.S. Sodha, OSD Mines [email protected]
Tamil Nadu Shri Atul Anand, Commissioner [email protected]
Telangana Shri Rafi Ahmed, Director [email protected]
MECL
Dr. Gopal Dhawan, CMD [email protected]
Shri S.K. Thakur, GM Exploration [email protected]
Shri Anjani Kumar, Sr. Manager Geology
SBICAPS
Shri S.V. Prasad, Vice President [email protected]
Shri Amit Kumar , GM [email protected]
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Annexure II (2 pages) Annexed to Minutes of the Co-ordination Cum Empowered Committee (CCEC) meeting on June 5, 2015 at Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi chaired by Union Secretary (Mines), Dr. Anup K Pujari
Responses of State Governments provided in meeting on 05.06.2015
1. Blocks identified for notification for Auction
State
Blocks identified for notification for Auction
ML (G2 Level) PL-cum-ML (G3 Level)
Minerals Area &
Blocks Month (2015) Minerals
Area &
Blocks Month (2015)
Andhra
Pradesh
-- -- -- Limestone 6 blocks
(81.03 Sq Km)
To upgrade to G2/G1 level and
conduct auction for ML within
3 months
-- -- -- Manganese 3 blocks
(10.93 Sq Km)
To upgrade to G2/G1 level
and conduct auction for ML
within 3 months
Chhattisgarh Limestone 3 to 4 1.9.2015 Limestone 2 blocks 1.9.2015
Goa Nil – As block will be vacant in the year 2020
Gujarat Limestone 3 blocks Jul, 2015 -- -- --
Jharkhand -- -- -- Limestone 2 blocks (2 Sq
Km)
Dec, 2015
Karnataka Iron ore 13 blocks Jul, 2015 Iron ore 9 blocks Dec, 2015
Madhya
Pradesh
Limestone 2 blocks
(2.76 Sq
km)
Dec, 2015 -- -- --
Odisha
Limestone
Iron ore
10.254
Sq Km
8.781 Sq
Km
Dec, 2015
Iron ore
Manganese
ore
39.462 Sq Km
2.139 Sq Km
Dec, 2015
Rajasthan Cement
grade lime
stone
7 blocks
(64.7 Sq
Km)
Aug, 2015 Base
Metal
57 Sq Km
Dec, 2015
Cement
grade lime
stone
3 blocks
(25.73
Sq Km)
Dec, 2015 Manganese
Potash
Iron ore
5.13 Sq Km (1
block)
8.78 Sq Km
(21 blocks)
6. Sq Km (1
block)
Dec, 2015
Tamil Nadu Two blocks for iron ore and both are in Forest area
Telangana -- -- -- -- -- --
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2. Establishment of DMF
Establishment of DMF
State
Decision
taken for
districts to be
notified
If Yes, whether
notification
done
Whether DMF
structure
notified
If not, likely
month
Whether
DMF
constituted
If not, likely
month
Andhra
Pradesh
13 districts No No Mid July,
2015
No End of July,
2015
Chhattisgarh All districts Will be notified
till 30.6.2015
-- -- -- --
Goa Yes 5.5.2015 No July, 2015 No August
Gujarat 32 districts Under process Under process July, 2015 Under
process
End of July,
2015
Jharkhand 24 districts In progress In progress July, 2015 In progress July, 2015
Karnataka 30 districts No Yes July, 2015 No July, 2015
Madhya
Pradesh
All districts
Yes
No
Oct-Nov,
2015
-- --
Odisha No -- No Sep, 2015 No Sep, 2015
Rajasthan Not 30 July, 2015 Under process Aug, 2015 No Aug, 2015
Tamil Nadu Under process One month Under process July, 2015 Under
consideration
Aug, 2015
Telangana Yes Under process Under process June, 2015 No July, 2015
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Annexure III (1 page)
Annexed to Minutes of the Co-ordination Cum Empowered Committee (CCEC) meeting on June 5, 2015 at Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi chaired by Union Secretary (Mines), Dr. Anup K Pujari
State-wise availability of mineral exploration reports of GSI pertaining to 166 blocks
Sl.No. State No.of Reports
1 Chhattisgarh 2
2 Madhya Pradesh 18
3 Maharashtra 9
4 Jharkhand 14
5 Odisha 19
6 Meghalaya 9
7 Haryana 1
8 Jammu and Kashmir 4
9 Uttar Pradesh 1
10 Andhra Pradesh 24
11 Karnataka 10
12 Kerala 6
13 Tamil Nadu 12
14 Gujarat 2
15 Rajasthan 35
TOTAL 166
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Annexure IV (5 pages)
Annexed to Minutes of the Co-ordination Cum Empowered Committee (CCEC) meeting on June 5, 2015 at Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi chaired by Union Secretary (Mines), Dr. Anup K Pujari
Presentation by CMD/MECL
PRESENTATION
DATABASE, CAPABILITIES & PREPAREDNESS OF MECL
DR. GOPAL DHAWAN
CMD, MECL
5th JUNE, 2015
GRs OF MECL
151 GRs prepared since inception
71 GRs given to PSUs/States free
23 GRs sold as per Pricing Policy
57 GRs available for 13 States
Most of GRs are of G2 & G1 levels
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AVAILABLE GRs
Rajasthan - 28 on BM, gold & phosphorite Jharkhand - 8 on copper & gold A. P. - 5 on gold & lead-zinc NE States – 3 on limestone & 3 on minor Odisha – 2 on bauxite & 1 on minor Maharashtra - 2 on tungsten Madhya Pradesh - 1 BM & 1 diamond Karnataka & Kerala Gold – 1 GR each West Bengal - Lead-Zinc (1)
RAJASTHAN
Best 5 copper blocks
Blocks Stage Resources&(grade)
Bhagal (Ph I&II) (G2) 9.23m.t (0.74%Cu)
Surhari (G2) 4.96m.t (0.92%Cu)
Dariba Akola (G2) 2.63m.t (0.80%Cu)
Devtalai (Ph I&II) (G2) 2.47m.t (0.97%Cu)
Banera (G2) 2.09m.t (0.87%Cu)
RAJASTHAN
Best 5 Lead-Zinc blocks are:
Blocks & (Stage) Resource m.t. & (grade)Devpura (G2&G3) 11.50 (0.48%Pb + 2.57%Zn) Latio ka khera (G2) 7.32 (1.20%Pb + 4.42%Zn)Gurla North(G2) 7.10 (0.86%Pb+1.40%Zn+Cu)Central Sub Block(G2) 3.84 (1.6%Pb+3.26%Zn)Rewara (G2) 2.65 (3.42%Pb+0.66%Zn+Cu) Bhukia East Gold (G2) 11.74 (2.57g/tAu) Dhol-ki-Patti
Phosphorite (G2) 1.26m.t (8.76%P₂O₅)
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JHARKHAND
Pahardia Gold (G2)
1.16 m.t. (2.12 g/tAu)
Dhadkidih Copper (G1)
9.25m.t (1.12%Cu)
Dhobani, Nandup and RamchandraPahar all (G2) potential for cluster mining
ANDHRA PRADESH
Chinnabhavi Gold (G2) 0.138 m.t
(1.45g/t) – Low tonnage & grade
Dhukonda Lead-Zinc (G2)
0.175 m.t (5.48%Pb, 0.26%Zn)
Meghalaya
Tongnub Limestone (G2) - 274.04 m.t (50.79%CaO,1.57 MgO, 2.27%SiO₂)
Nagaland Mimi–Pyakatsu Limestone (G2) - 167.67
m.t (55.93 CaO, 0.39 MgO, 1.11 SiO₂) Arunachal Pradesh & Assam
3 minor mineral deposits on dolomite(G2), ferrosilicon (G1) & glass sand (G1).
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ODISHA
Kodingmali (G1)-high tonnage & grade
84.93 m.t. bauxite with 46.72 % Al₂O₃
Gandhmardan(G1)-high tonnage&grade
104.79 m.t bauxite with 46.74 % Al₂O₃
Rajabasa (G2) – High MgO 41.12 resources with 28.59% MgO,34.30%SiO₂
MAHARASHTRA
Khobna Tungsten (G1)3.36 m.t. (0.30 % WO₃)
Agargaon Tungsten (G2) 0.58m.t (0.32%WO₃)
MADHYA PRADESH Hatupur Diamond (G3)
1.59mt (7.77carat/100t) Low tonnage&grade Banskhapa (G2) Zn
KARNATAKA Chinmulgund Gold (G2)
Low tonnage - 1.36 m.t (4.50g/t Au)
KERALA Maruda Gold (G2)
1.07 m.t (2.86 g/tAu)
WEST BENGAL Gorubathan Lead-Zinc (G2)
Low tonnage high grade 1.79 m.t. (3.86%Pb+3.64%Zn)
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CAPABILITIES & PREPAREDNESS
Fleet of 80 drill machines
Capacity-drill upto 1200m
Procuring 13 new drills in 3 years for additional exploration in major minerals
Upgrade resources of State to G2 / G1
Facilities – all analyses, 3D modeling, FR
Geophysical, remote sensing etc.
ONGOING EXPLORATION
State Mineral Block Completion
Karnataka Gold Ajjanahalli Dec., 2015
” Kempinkote July, 2016
Maharashtra Copper Thanewasna Aug., 2016
Tungsten Kuhi Zone I Feb., 2016
Jharkhan ” Parasi West Aug., 2015
M.P Polymetallic Muariya July., 2016
Meghalaya Limestone Lumshortoh Feb., 2016
NEW PROJECTS
State Mineral Block Commencement
Rajasthan Gold Bhukia West Sept., 2015
Multimetal Mahua Khurd July, 2015
Tamil Nadu Molybdenum Mannadipatti Sept., 2015
” Vellampatti Oct., 2015
” Marudipatti Dec., 2015
Karnataka PGE Hanumalapura Jan., 2016
