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Responses to Bidders’ Queries (Part 1) on Model Tender Document and Mine Specific Tender Documents for Auctions of Category “C” Iron Ore Mines (NIT Dated 30 Jan 2018)

The replies/clarifications/responses shall be applicable to Model Tender Document (including MDPA) and all mine specific Tender Documents (including MDPAs) issued pursuant to the Notice Inviting Tender issued by the Director, Department of Mines & Geology, Government of Karnataka on 30th Jan 2018.

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Reference

Document/

Name of Mine

Document Article/Clause/Page No. Comment/Views/

Suggestions Rationale

Suggested text for

amendment, if any Response

Geological Reports

1.

Sri H G

Rangangouda

ML No 2148

Geological

Report on

Estimation of Iron ore reserves in respect of Shri H G Rangangoud mine lease (ML no. 2148), Dist - Ballari, Karnataka

Salient Features, Point No.

22, Pg. iii

&

Chapter-3; Lumps and

Fines, Point No. 3.6.6, Pg.

14

Under Physical facts of

Salient Features, Lumps &

Fines content is mentioned as

67.08% & 32.92%

respectively.

In Chapter 3, Point no 3.6.6;

Distribution % of Lumps

(+10mm) and Fines (-10mm)

has been given in 5 separate

pits dug within the mined

area.

It is seen that the Lumps :

Fines ratio of 67 : 33 as

mentioned in the Salient

Features, is the proportion found

in a single pit of Lateritic ore.

Whereas the average value of

Lumps: Fines from the 5 pits

taken together is about 29:71.

From the above ratio, it is

seen that the deposit is

predominantly of fine ores

whereas it is reported as

lumpy, which is a

discrepancy. The litho logs

also show a predominance of

fines ore.

The Lumps: Fines ratio

of the deposit should

be corrected to 29:71

to reflect a

predominantly fines

deposit.

The Lump and Fines ratio

has been arrived by

MECL by selective pitting

and screening on

different types of ores

prevailing in the area and

also with due field

observations.

Based on the field

observations the

geological map drawn is

indicative of a more

predominantly lumpy ore.

The sample drawn and

screened in the surface is

not a true representative

of the deep in-situ ore.


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The data obtained from

borehole is not indicative

and cannot be

considered due to the

fact that majority of

boreholes are RC.

Considering the above

factors the Lumps and

Fines ratio have been

arrived as 67:33 by

MECL.

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Sri H G

Rangangouda

ML No 2148

Tender

Document

Clause 5

Value of Estimated

Resources (VoER)

Please confirm that Lumps:

Fines ratio of 29%:71% has

been used for estimating the

VoER.

In the Geological Report on

Estimation of Iron ore reserves,

Under Physical facts: Salient

Features, Lumps & Fines

content is mentioned as 67.08%

& 32.92% respectively. This ratio

is the lumps: fines ratio for

lateritic ore which is one of the

ore types found in the deposit.

However, the Geological report

also has a reference to the

Lump: Fines ratio in five pits of

all different ore types found in

the deposit, the average of

which is 29:71. This Lumps:

Fines ratio ideally should have

The Lump and Fines ratio

has been arrived by

MECL by selective pitting

and screening on

different types of ores

prevailing in the area and

also with due field

observations.

Based on the field

observations the

geological map drawn is

indicative of a more

predominantly lumpy ore.

The sample drawn and

screened in the surface is


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been used for VoER as it is this

ratio which is representative of

the deposit.

not a true representative

of the deep in-situ ore.

The data obtained from

borehole is not indicative

and cannot be

considered due to the

fact that majority of

boreholes are RC.

Considering the above

factors the Lumps and

Fines ratio have been

arrived as 67:33 by

MECL. And the same

ratio has been

considered for the

calculation of VER.

3.

Sri H G

Rangangouda

ML No 2148

Geological

Report on

Estimation of

Iron ore

reserves in

respect of

Shri H G

Rangangoud

mine lease

(ML no.

Survey data provided

along with the Geological

Report – AN-1.pdf

The entire survey data has

been provided in PDF form as

a 90 - page document with

5101 points of survey records.

Survey pickups on the steep

western slope of the property,

within ML, are quite few in

number and does not properly

define the slope for

topographic modelling.

It would have been much more

user friendly & time saving if the

survey data could be provided

as an ordinary ASCII file. The

crest & toe strings of mine

benches & dumps, dump

boundaries, lease boundaries,

topographic contours etc. should

have been provided as DXF files

(with Z values).

The soft copy of the

survey data in .dwg is

available and same

would be provided to the

prospective bidders.

Due to the inaccessibility

of the areas towards the

steep slopes data points

captured are limited.


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2148), Dist -

Ballari,

Karnataka

Toe and crest lines of the

mined benches are not

provided separately, but those

points are dumped along with

all other survey points.

Many of the survey points

provided on the western slope of

the block, to the NW and SW,

have large RL differences with

topographic contours taken from

toposheet of the area.

4.

Sri H G

Rangangouda

ML No 2148

---do--

Chapter-6; Statistical

Parameters, Point No.

6.1.1, Page 40

Under statistical parameters

estimated for entire 3071

primary samples, standard

deviation (SD) values of Fe%,

Al2O3% and SiO2% are seen

to be very low (0.05, 0.163 &

0.107 respectively).

Similarly, statistical

parameters of 2248 primary

zone samples also show very

low SD values of Fe%,

Al2O3% and SiO2% (0.03,

0.230 & 0.279 respectively).

From the assay data of bore

hole samples provided in

Annexures -AN-3B & 4, the

standard deviations do not

appear to be low.

For the entire 3071 primary

samples, the SD values of

Fe%, Al2O3% and SiO2% are

found to be about 16, 7 and 17

respectively.

The reported SDs

should be corrected

and other statistical

parameters re-

checked.

S.D arrived are from the

plot of log probability

paper; the plots are

provided for zone data

only. However, sichel’s ‘t’

estimator would be 54-56

% Fe, 14.010-15.010 %

SiO2 and 3.98-6.52%

Al2O3.

5.

Sri H G

Rangangouda

ML No 2148

---do-- Contents:

Annexure-3B/; Page 6, 10,

13, 16, 22…

Ore / Waste classification of

samples in the litho logs:

1) In BH no. MHGR-2 (depth from 29m to 40m) samples have been classified as Siliceous Iron ore but avg, Fe% of the zone is around 35% which is below IBM threshold value of Fe 45%.

The litho codes of the

samples should be

corrected after their

assay determination

1) MHGR-2 data considered for estimation is from 0m to 20m only.


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As per IBM norms, samples

with Fe >45% should only be

considered as ores.

In the assay data provided for

the litho logs, many samples

with Fe


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ore is +45% Fe and said

average grade has been

considered for

demarcation of ore zone.

6.

Sri H G

Rangangouda

ML No 2148

---do-- Chapter-3; Primary

Sampling, Point No.

3.10.2, Pg. 20

It is mentioned “The entire lot

of chips and powder material

were collected from boreholes

drilled by Reverse Circulation

drill. 50% mostly of chip

samples have been

thoroughly mixed to have

the desired quantity of 500-

600 gm and pounded to (-)

100 mesh size by progressive

reduction …”.

81% of the total bore holes are

RC drilled and 82% samples

analyzed are RC samples.

Moreover, the deposit is seen to

be predominantly constituted of

fines and powdery ores. In such

samples, the proportion of chips

will be much lesser than the

powdery portion. During RC

drilling, the entire powdery

portion of such samples need to

be captured for proper

representation of the sample.

None of it should be lost e.g.

dispersed with the return air.

Half of the entire sample

collected must be used for

further producing the sample

pulp by step wise reduction.

Chips should never be

selectively chosen for the

sample, as written in the GR,

The procedure for

primary RC sample

preparation as

described appears to

be incorrect.

QA&QC procedures

should be followed for

Sampling.

The samples consisting

of a mixture of both chips

and fines are collected in

a cyclone which is a part

of the RC drill machine.

The said samples drawn

are subjected to

Standard sample

collection procedure by

coning and quartering

method. The loss of

sample during collection

is taken care of by

plugging vantage points.


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which is a total mis-

representation.

Was QAQC conducted during

Sampling – like Field splits to

test the robustness of the

entire sample preparation

process?

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Sri H G

Rangangouda

ML No 2148

---do-- Chapter-6; Check Sample

Analysis, Point No. 6.2.6,

Pg 41-44

It has been mentioned that

103 nos. of samples have

been subjected to check

analysis for testing reliability

of the analysis

It is mentioned that primary

chemical analysis of the samples

was carried out at MECL Lab but

it is not mentioned where the

analysis of check samples

was carried out at the same

lab or at a different lab and

whether it is NABL certified.

As per guidelines of the

Mineral (Evidence) Rules,

2015, at least 10% of the

samples need to be checked

in a NABL certified lab. That

should be about 307 samples.

In Text Plate 3 correlation

between primary vs. check

analysis the R2 value is not

provided.

MECL is a Govt. of India

organization and

analysis of check

samples have been

carried out in their lab.

From the scotterplot the

R2 is 0.710. After

removal of two outlier

samples viz. 40.8-

MHGR-8/56 and 10.95-

MHGR-14/67, the R2 is

0.926, it is inadvertently

not mentioned in the plot

as well as in the text.


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Sri H G

Rangangouda

ML No 2148

---do-- Chapter-6; Check Sample

Analysis, Point No. 6.2.6,

Pg 41-44

Large difference in Fe%

values seen in some check

analysis, particularly for low

iron value samples.

In few check samples analysis

large difference could be

noticed for Fe%, like 40.8

(MHGR-8/56) and 10.95

(MHGR-14/67)

Blanks and Standards should

have been introduced within

the analysis batches and the

test results compared to

check the accuracy of the Lab.

QA&QC procedures


Sample Analysis

Mostly, the analytical

value has not shown

much difference. Hence,

the anomalous value of

40.8 and 10.95, if it were

being not considered as

outlier the R2 is 0.926.

Blanks and standard

checks have been

adapted during analysis.

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Sri H G

Rangangouda

ML No 2148

---do-- Chapter-6; Accuracy of

Analytical Procedure, Point

No. 6.2.0, Pg. 40-41

No QA&QC procedure is

mentioned to have been

conducted to test the reliability

of the analysis results, except

for check analysis of 103

samples

Proper Check Analysis needs

comparison of sample analysis

to be done:

1) Intra Lab: Repeat test in same lab.

2) Inter Lab: Repeat test in another lab of the same agency / company.

3) Umpire Lab: Repeat test in an NABL certified external lab.

It is not mentioned whether

Check Samples were prepared

QA&QC procedures


Sample Analysis

MECL is a Govt. of India

organization and

analysis of check

samples have been

carried out in their lab.


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as Triplicates for conducting the

above tests.

10.

Technical- G R

of Mysore

Mineral

Limited

Technical- G

R of Mysore

Mineral

Limited

Table No 5, Row No 4 &5,

Page 31

The quality of MMLR -19, from

41.00mts to 60.00 metres has

not been mentioned. Please

give the quality of that

particular borehole to know

the actual average grade.

The details of the quality of the ore has been mentioned in Table No 2 at page No 23 of text part of the GR.

11.

Ms

Kanhaiyalal

Dudheria ML

No 2563

Geological

Maps and

cross sections

plates of

Tender

Document.

Plates are in Pdf format Kindly provide all plates in

AutoCAD Format.

All Geological Sections and

Maps needs to be provided in

AutoCad format for cross

verification.

The soft copies of the

plates in AutoCAD

Format are available and

same would be provided

to the prospective

bidders.

12.

Ms

Kanhaiyalal

Dudheria ML

No 2563

Geological

Report of

Tender

Document

Annexure and other

analysis tabular data are in

pdf format

Kindly provide in Excel format. The soft copies of the

annexure in excel format

are available and same



13.

Ms

Kanhaiyalal

Dudheria ML

No 2563

Geological

Report of

Tender

Document

Geological Report shows

Bulk Density considered as

3.5 for calculation of

Resource /Reserve, where

as in Resource calculation

Whether the bulk density

considered for calculation

Resources/Reserves is 3.5 or

3.47?

Please clarify. For reserve/resource

estimation, BD/Sp.Gr. of

3.50 has been

considered. (para 5.5.2,

Page no.28)


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sheets bulk density

considered as 3.47.

14.

Ms

Kanhaiyalal

Dudheria ML

No 2563

Geological

Report of

Tender

Document

Detail Analysis of all the

elements are not mention

in the report such as S, P,

and LOI etc.

Please provide all elements

data.

These elements are

critical for making

special steel for end

users.

The radicals analyzed for

Fe, SiO2 and Al2O3 only.

15.

Ms

Kanhaiyalal

Dudheria ML

No 2563

Geological

Report of

Tender

Document

In Summary of Mineral

Block the only geological

resource/reserves are

given.

Mineable resources/reserves

should be provided.

Grade wise Mineable

resource estimation

should be provided by

considering 7.5m

buffer from the

boundary.

Mineable

resources/reserves

assessment has not

been carried out by

MECL. However, the

resources blocked at 7.5

meter safety zone have

not been considered for

assessment.

16.

Ms

Kanhaiyalal

Dudheria ML

No 2563

Geological

Report of

Tender

Document

In some cross sections

siliceous ore analysing

below 45% Fe.

Waste area was included for

Reserve calculation.

Please clarify. The assessment of

reserve/resources has

been carried out with

cutoff grade of +45% Fe.

17.

H.G.

Rangangouda

ML No 2148

Geological

Maps and

cross sections

plates of

Tender

Document.

Plates are in Pdf format Kindly provide all plates in

AutoCAD Format.

All Geological Sections and

Maps needs to be provided in

AutoCad format for cross

verification

The soft copies of the

plates in AutoCAD

Format are available and

same would be provided

to the prospective

bidders.


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18.

H.G.

Rangangouda

ML No 2148

Geological

Report of

Tender

Document

Annexure and other

analysis tabular data are in

pdf format

Kindly provide in Excel format. The soft copies of the

annexure in excel format

are available and same



19.

H.G.

Rangangouda

ML No 2148

Geological

Report of

Tender

Document

Geological Report shows

Bulk Density considered as

3.5 for calculation of

Resource /Reserve, where

as in Resource calculation

sheets bulk density

considered as 3.47.

Whether the bulk density

considered for calculation

Resources/Reserves is 3.5 or

3.47?

Please clarify. For reserve/resource

estimation, BD/Sp.Gr. of

3.50 has been

considered. (para 5.4.2,

Page no.33)

20.

H.G.

Rangangouda

ML No 2148

Geological

Report of

Tender

Document

Detail Analysis of all the

elements are not mention

in the report such as S, P,

and LOI etc.

Please provide all elements data These elements are

critical for making

special steel for end

users

The radicals are

analysed other than Fe,

SiO2 and Al2O3 are

given in the Annexure-

VIA.

21.

H.G.

Rangangouda

ML No 2148

Geological

Report of

Tender

Document

In Summary of Mineral

Block the only geological

resource/reserves are

given.

Mineable resources/reserves

should be provided.

Grade wise Mineable

resource estimation

should be provided by

considering 7.5m

buffer from the

boundary.

Mineable

resources/reserves

assessment has not

been carried out by

MECL. However, the

resources blocked at 7.5

meter safety zone have


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not been considered for

assessment.

22.

H.G.

Rangangouda

ML No 2148

Geological

Report of

Tender

Document

In some cross sections

siliceous ore analysing

below 45% Fe.

Waste area was included for

Reserve calculation.

Please clarify. The assessment of

reserve/resources has

been carried out with

cutoff grade of +45% Fe.

23.

Ms Bharath

Mines and

Minerals ML

No 2245

- -

Core drilling analysis is not given in the geological report

Core drilling analysis

have been furnished at

Annexure-IV of GR.

Tender Documents/ MDPA

1.

General

Queries

(Model Tender

Document)

Tender

Document

Clause 5 (a) Eligibility

Explanation: (a) in the

case of a firm or other

association of individuals,

only if all the members of

the firm or members of the

association are citizens of

India

What if any one of the

Directors of a company is an

Non Resident of India or

Overseas Citizen of India

card holder or Person of

Indian Origin

A company may have more than

two Directors & If anyone is an

NRI or OCI or PIO, can such a

company bid?

A company is a separate

person from its

promoters / shareholders

/ directors. Please refer

Clause 5 (1) (a) of MMDR

Act, which is reproduced

in the Tender Document,

as a part of section 5 of

the Tender Document.

2.

General

Queries

(Model Tender

Document)

Bid Security Point 2, Format of Bid

Security

The Bank account details

mentioned are State Bank of

Mysore, can it be made in

favour of State Bank of India

The said Bank has merged with

State Bank of India

Please refer

Corrigendum No. 1

issued vide date 03 Feb

2018.


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3.

General

Queries

(Model Tender

Document)

Mine

Development

& Production

Agreement

Clause 6.4, Utilisation of

Mineral, beneficiation of

low grade iron ore can be

done by the successful

bidder/lessee himself

……….. to be further used

only for the specified end

use by successful bidder/

lessee himself

Can the successful bidder/

lessee send the mineral for

beneficiation on the job work

basis to third party but get it

back for his end use only

There may be space constraint

at the mine area to set up a

beneficiation plant but there is a

beneficiation plant of a third

party close by.

The Bidder can

beneficiate the ore in

accordance with the

terms of the Tender

Document including

specifically Section 6 of

the MDPA.

4.

General

Queries

(Model Tender

Document)

Mine

Development

& Production

Agreement

Clause 6.5, the mining

lease shall be for all

minerals……….., by

whatever name called

framed by the concerned

State Government under

section 15 of the act

Do the minor minerals excavated have to be stored separately & accounted or can it be dumped or sold

It cost to excavate & segregate

each & every minor minerals

found & to be accounted

Minor mineral shall be

dealt with, as per

provisions of the

Karnataka Minor Mineral

Concession Rules 1994

including any

amendments made

thereof.

5.

General

Queries

(Model Tender

Document)

Mine

Development

& Production

Agreement

Clause 7.1.2

The successful bidder shall

make annual

payments……the value of

resultant shortfall quantity

shall be calculated

considering the following

Can the annual payment be

made by way of Bank

Guarantee for the amount for

certain period or by way of

Letter of Credit

As a way of financial facility

available.

No. Bank Guarantee or

letter of credit in lieu of

annual payments to be

made by the Preferred

Bidder/ Successful

Bidder is not allowed.


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6.

General

Queries

(Model Tender

Document)

Mine

Development

& Production

Agreement

Clause 8.3,

Any non-compliance with

……….a right to determine

the mining lease without

prejudice to any other

proceedings to be taken

against the mining lease

holder

Will the lease holder asked to

surrender with or without

penalties

Clarification as to qualifying the

penalty if any

Clause 8.3 of the MDPA is self-explanatory in this regard.

7.

General

Queries

(Model Tender

Document)

Mine

Development

Production

Agreement

Clause 17,

Event for Force Majeure

If the mining is not possible

due to local or village issues

or the villagers hamper the

movement of vehicle or stop

production or other external

interferences

It is found that quite a few mines

are not able to operate due to

these local & external

interferences

It is a business risk,

which needs to be

assessed by the bidder.

Please refer Clause 1.3

of the Tender Document.

8.

Sri H G

Rangangouda

ML No 2148

Tender

Document

Clause 10.2 Declaration of

Successful Bidder:

The Preferred Bidder shall

be considered to be the

“Successful Bidder” upon, -

(f) having paid the actual

expenses INR 8,04,62,037

(Rupees Eight Crore Four

Lakhs Sixty-Two Thousand

Thirty-Seven) incurred by

the Government of

The Successful bidder should

not be liable to pay Rs

8,04,62,037 towards

expenses incurred by Govt of

Karnataka for mine

exploration, DGPS survey and

preparation of provisional

R&R plans etc.,

In other states auctions, the

expenses spent towards mine

exploration, DGPS survey and

construction of pillars etc., is

borne by the respective State

Governments.

The provisions of Tender

Document and MDPA

shall prevail.


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Karnataka on mine

exploration, preparation of

Provisional R&R Plans,

survey, construction of

pillars and DGPS survey

within 60 days of issue of

letter of intent, the exact

amount of which shall be

indicated in mine specific

Tender Document.

9.

Sri H G

Rangangouda

ML No 2148

Tender document

Clause 2.3. “Auction Rules” mean the Mineral (Auction) Rules, 2015 and its amendments.

Since the concession area is

reserved for ‘specified end

use’, will the amendment to

the Mineral Auction Rules in

2017 allowing sale of 25% in

the current financial year of

the quantity of mineral

excavated in the previous

financial year be applicable to

category ‘C’ mines

Mineral (Auction) Amendment

Rules,2017 allows sale of

quantity of mineral equivalent to

25% of total mineral excavated

in the previous financial year for

which end was specified can be

sold in the current financial year.

Clarification will be provided subsequently.

10.

Sri H G

Rangangouda

ML No 2148

Tender

Document

Clause 10.3

Execution of Mine

Development and

Production Agreement.

The State Government and

the Successful Bidder shall

What would be the time frame

to be considered for transfer

of existing statutory

approvals/clearances of the

erstwhile Category C mining

lease in favor of the

successful bidder considering

Annual payments including

payments towards shortfall

quantity shall come into effect at

the end of 18 months from the

date of issue of order by State

Annual payments

including payments

towards shortfall

quantity shall come

into effect at the end of

36 months from the

Clarification will be

provided subsequently.


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enter into the MDPA upon

the Successful Bidder

having obtained all

consents, approvals,

permits, no-objections and

the like as may be required

under Applicable Law for

commencement of mining

operations. In its

Judgment, the Supreme

Court has directed that

“existing statutory

approvals/ clearances in

favor of the lessee of the

erstwhile Category C

mining leases will be

transferred in favor of the

new lessees”. In its

Judgment, the Supreme

Court has further directed

that “the concerned

authority will take

expeditious action for the

grant of the statutory

approvals such as the

environmental clearance

and approval/ TWP under

the fact that the successful

bidder is required to start the

mine within18 months?

Govt. acknowledging Preferred

Bidder as the Successful Bidder.

Whereas, Proviso to Rule 10 (6)

Mineral (Auction) Rules, 2015,

allows for a three year term

extendable by a further 2 years

from the issue of Letter of Intent

(LoI) for execution of ML Deed.

date of issue of Letter

of Intent (LoI).

The time frame may be

increased to bring

tender document

clauses in conformity

with Mineral (Auction)

Rules, 2015 and its

amendments.


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the Forest (Conservation

Act), 1980”.

11.

Sri H G

Rangangouda

ML No 2148

Tender

document

Clause 14.1 Bid Security

…Bid Security in the form

of Bank Guarantee having

a validity period of not less

than 510 days from the bid

due date….

While in all other states, the

validity of IPO and Bank

guarantee is 180 and 240

days respectively, this tender

document mandates IPO and

BG to be valid for 450 and

510 days. Would the State

Govt. want to re consider the

revising validity period

downwards?

To bring in parity The provisions of Tender

Document and MDPA

shall prevail.

12.

General

Queries

(Model Tender

Document)

General If any participant has already

purchased the Tender

documents in Phase I/II but

did not participated in Auction.

Now again the same block

has come for current auction,

whether he has to purchase

the same Tender for second

time if he wants to participate

in Auction?

Bidders who have

purchased Tender

Document earlier shall

not be considered in the

current round of auction

i.e. NIT dated

30.01.2018.

Bidders who want to

participate in the current

round of auction (NIT

dated 30.01.2018) have

to purchase the mine

specific Tender

Document by payment of


S.No.

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INR 200,000 (Rupees

Two Hundred Thousand)

per such Tender

Document.

13.

Ms

Kanhaiyalal

Dudheria ML

No 2563

Tender

document

MDPA Point No.6.2

Utilization of Mineral

:Mineral extracted under

the mining lease shall (i)

be utilized solely for

specified End use, (ii) not

to be sold or otherwise

disposed, either directly or

indirectly; and (iii) Not to

be sold with or without

beneficiation

As per Mineral (Auction)

Amendment Rules 30th

November, 2017, In Point5,

the said Rules in Rule No.6, in

sub-rule 4, in clause No.(ii) “

Provided that quantity of

Mineral equivalent to 25% of

total mineral excavated in the

previous financial Year for

which End use was specified

can be sold in the current

Financial year.

Please clarify. Clarification will be


14.

H.G.

Rangangouda

ML No 2148

Tender

document

MDPA Point No.6.2

Utilization of Mineral

:Mineral extracted under

the mining lease shall (i)

be utilized solely for

specified End use, (ii) not

to be sold or otherwise

disposed, either directly or

indirectly; and (iii) Not to

As per Mineral (Auction)

Amendment Rules 30th

November, 2017, In Point5,

the said Rules in Rule No.6, in

sub-rule 4, in clause No.(ii) “

Provided that quantity of

Mineral equivalent to 25% of

total mineral excavated in the

previous financial Year for

which End use was specified

Please clarify. Clarification will be



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be sold with or without

beneficiation

can be sold in the current

Financial year.

15.

Ms

Srinivasalu,

Ms

Chennakesava

Reddy,

Mineral Miners

and Traders,

Nidhi Mining

Company

Clause 9

Reserve Price

9 Reserve Price

The Reserve Price is 35%

(thirty five per cent) of

value of Mineral

Despatched

“Reserve Price” to be reduced in

accordance with para 9 of the

Judgement dated 30.07.2015 of

The Hon’ble Supreme Court of

India for the Mines which have

not attracted bids above the

Reserve price in the earlier

rounds of auction

9 Reserve Price

The Reserve Price is

5% (Five per cent) of

Value of Mineral

Dispatched


Document and MDPA

shall prevail.

16.

Ms

Srinivasalu,

Ms

Chennakesava

Reddy, Mineral

Miners and

Traders, Nidhi

Mining

Company

Clause 8.1 8.1 Provided that if the

number of technically

qualified bidders is

between three and five,

then all the technically

qualified bidders shall be

considered as qualified

bidders

Mining Auction rules have been

amended to consider less than 3

bidders in 2nd round of auction

itself

Provided that if the

number of technically

qualified bidders is

between below five ,

then all the technically

qualified bidders shall

be considered as

qualified bidders

The ongoing round i.e.

NIT dated 30.01.2018 is

the first round after the

notification of Mineral

(Auction) Amendment

Rules, 2017 on 30th

November 2017.


Document and MDPA

shall prevail.

17. Ms

Srinivasalu,

Ms

19.4.2 The stamp duty

payable for this Agreement

Calculation of stamp duty to

be given for already started

mines

To understand the calculation

methodology of stamp duty

Please refer Karnataka

Stamp (Fourth

Amendment) Act, 2016


S.No.

Reference

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Chennakesava

Reddy, Mineral

Miners and

Traders, Nidhi

Mining

Company

shall be borne by the

Successful bidders

18.

Ms Bharath

Mines and

Minerals ML

No 2245

- -

BMM Provisional R&R plan

documents not available in the

paid documents

Provisional R&R plan of

Ms Bharath Mines and

Minerals ML No. 2245 is

now available as part of

the paid documents.

19.

Ms Bharath

Mines and

Minerals ML

No 2245

- -

GST is applicable on Stamp

Duty?

As per Applicable Law.

Dump area, mine capacity, R&R plan, etc.

1.

Sri H G

Rangangouda

ML No 2148

Summary of

the Mineral

Block

Total Area – 60.66 Ha

Mineralised area - 15.7 Ha

and Broken up area 44.4

Ha

Non Mineralised area -0.5

Ha

Rule 5(3), Mineral (Auction)

Rules, 2015, provides for

inclusion of area required for

all activities falling under the

definition of ‘Mines’ including

sufficient space for dumping

of overburden. OB Dumps are

ideally situated in non-

mineralised area in the

Non-mineralized area identified

is too small for setting up

processing plant/OB dump/mine

infrastructure etc.,

The boundaries of all the

“C” category mines have

been fixed by CEC and

approved by Hon’ble

Supreme Court vide

order dtd: 18.04.2013.

Hon’ble Supreme Court

on 30.07.2015 and

13.09.2017 has directed


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interest of mineral

conservation.

The total non-mineralised

area in the lease is only 0.5

Ha which by any means is not

sufficient.

Is there a scope of inclusion of

additional area to

accommodate all activities

under the definition of

‘Mines’?

to auction the “C”

category mines with the

boundaries as finalized

by the Apex Court.

Hence, alteration of the

boundaries does not

arise.

2.

Ms

Srinivasalu,

Ms

Chennakesava

Reddy, Mineral

Miners and

Traders, Nidhi

Mining

Company

Draft R&R R&R quantity is not given Draft R&R Plan should have

tentative quantity

The permitted

production as per draft

R&R is …………..MT

The provisional R&R

plan has been prepared

as per the CEC

guidelines vide letter no.

61/CEC/SC/2012-Pt.II

dated 20.08.2015 and

approved by CEC vide

letter no. 2-

76/CEC/SC/2015 dated

02.11.2015.

3.

Sri H G

Rangangouda

ML No 2148

Provisional

R&R Plan

2.9 Estimated Iron ore

reserves by M/s MECL

…Thus, 60.16 Million

Tonnes can be considered

to arrive at the permissible

Rationale behind considering

20 years instead of lease

tenure of 50 years?

For the sake of clarity. As per CEC guidelines

approved by Hon’ble

Supreme court of India

and approved by CEC

vide letter no. 2-


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annual production capacity

for next 20 years.

61/CEC/SC/2017-Pt.III

dated 31.01.2018. .

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