A Case Study of Mine Land ReclamationSankhali iron ore Mine GoaSankhali iron ore Mine, GoaSesa Sterlite Ltd.,Workshop on “ Environmental AssessmentWorkshop on Environmental Assessment capacity building in South East Asia February 18‐20th 2015
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Overview
India’s largest private sector producer exporter of
Iron Ore (prior to mining ban)
Leading Iron ore Producer Our Operations
Iron Ore (prior to mining ban)
+60 years of existence
Sesa is well placed to capitalise the global seaborne
demand due to favourable logistics
Operations spread across India and in Africa (next
iron ore hub)iron ore hub)
Over 3,850 employees, incl. +1,000 professionals
G K t k Lib iGoa Karnataka Liberia
Proximity to Port
Low cost River transportation
R d T ( Mi J
Proximity to domestic steel market
Logistics infrastructure in place
Large Resource base
All three deposits within 70‐140 kms from Sea
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Road Transport ( Mine to Jetty ~16 kms)
Logistics infrastructure in place 140 kms from Sea
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LOCATION MAP
INDIAGOA
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Maps showing the Eco Sensitive Zones and mining belt in Goa
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Surface Plan
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W600 500W400
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LISBOA NORTH PIT
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W100 00 E100E200N100
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LISBOA SOUTH PITN900
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82.353.4 NAPOLI PIT
TORINO PIT
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SARDIGNA PIT FILLED W ITH
TAILINGS
NURSARY
W ORK SHOP S TORES AND OFFICE OF SESA TECHNICAL SCHOOL
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DISPENSARY
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SESA FOOT
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PROJECT : SANQUELIM MINE
CLIENT : SESA GOA LIMITED
TITLE : SURFACE PLAN0 100 200 300 400 500
LEASE BOUNDARY
ROAD
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PLATE NO.INALLAH
TITLE : SURFACE PLAN
PREPARED BY
M/s BHAGAVATHI ANA LABS LTD.,
HYDERABAD
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CONTOURSREJECTION DUMP
BORE HOLES
ROCK WALL
MINE FACES
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Mine Layout
Proposed Mining Area
Proposed Pit Backfilling Area
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Traditional approach for Mine land reclamation
• Waste dump stabiliastion using laterite cover, garland drain, etc
• Planting hardy plants species like Eucalyptus acacia with the sole aim to green the area• Planting hardy plants species like Eucalyptus, acacia with the sole aim to green the area and create a biomass without consideration to Biodiversity or community use
N id ti f t i l l d• . No consideration for post mine closure land use
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Mine Closure Case Mine Closure Case study study -- Reclamation of Reclamation of Sanquelim MineSanquelim Mine
• Scientific approach for reclamation: Association with various organisations like FRI, NIO,pp g , ,
State Agriculture Department, State Forest department, Goa University to name a few
• Management plan Approved by State Dept of Forest – conversion of Exhausted mine to Eco-
tourist Spottourist Spot
• Regular scientific studies to assess the reclamation statusHorti – Silvi culture approach
Spice plantation
Bamboo Arboretum
Medicinal garden
N k h t V k h D t Ud• Nakshratra Vruksh Devta Udyan
• Charak Vatika
Aromatic garden
B tt fl kButterfly park
Exhausted Mine pits -
•Rain water harvesting
•Pisciculture pond
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•Pisciculture pond
Bamboo Pavilion – Centre for excellence
Sesa technical school and Sesa Football academy
Waste Dump Management
- Detailed survey of the area is carried out for preparing dump design and systematic drainage plan Detailed survey of the area is carried out for preparing dump design and systematic drainage plan before the commencement of dumping.
- Dumping is planned in stages and covered with lateritic material to prevent surface wash off.
- Critical dump slopes are stabilized by using Geo-textiles and Vetiver grass.
Systematic multilayer step dumping Dump laid with geo-textile
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Systematic dumping before stabilisation Stage wise stabilisation of dumps
Land Reclamation:
GEOTEXTILES ‐ A NEW APPROACHFORWASTE DUMPMANAGEMENT
GEOTEXTILE LADEN MINE DUMP
CONTROL SOIL EROSION•CONTROL SOIL EROSION
•DUMP STABILIZATIONFRESHLY LAID GEOTEXTILE
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•CONTROL WATER POLLUTION
Land Reclamation
PLANTATION GROWING ON A GEOTEXTILES LADEN DUMPGEOTEXTILES LADEN DUMP
• Ensures green ground cover for erosioncontrol as well as for soil enrichment
• Higher survival rate for tree species
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Geotextile for Stabilisation of Waste Dump
Newly laid Geotextiles Geotextile laid areas after 3 yearsNewly laid Geotextiles Geotextile laid areas after 3 years
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Afforestation
N ti i i R t T iNative species grown in Root Trainers
Inhouse RootTrainer Nursery catering 2Inhouse RootTrainer Nursery catering 2lakhs sapling/annum
Root trainers for growing healthysaplings with developed root system.
RR && DD EffortsEfforts
Biotechnological Approach for improvingthe survival rate of native spp on the
i j t R h j t ithmine rejects – Research project withNEERI & In house replication of same
Research project with Goa University formass culture growth of Ectomycorrhizae-g yfor improving the survival of nativespecies
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Biotechnologically Reclaimed Mine site
Biotechnologically Reclaimed site –fresh plantation- Original Dump Site
Biotechnologically reclaimed site –same dump after 10 years
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Company sponsored project with Goa Pot culture expts. carried out in special
Ectomychorhiza Project
Company sponsored project with Goauniversity namely “Ectomycorhizal fungi& mass cultivation of this fungi forreclamation of mine dumps with native
Pot culture expts. carried out in specialbags
reclamation of mine dumps with nativespecies.Ectomycorhiza forms mutual interactionwith roots of plants & take up thewith roots of plants & take up thefunction of feeder roots.Ectomycorhizal fungal strains have beenisolated from dump sites and Pot cultureisolated from dump sites and Pot cultureexperiments are completed.Mass cultivation of the fungi is carriedout and is applied to native species on theout and is applied to native species on theexperimental site.
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Experimental plot after plantation
Horticulture plantation on mine road sides
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Reclaimed mine site
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Medicinal Garden/ Nakshatra Van
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Reclamation Practices
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Reclaimed Mine Pit –Pisciculture Pond at Sanquelim
Pisciculture in collaboration withN i l I i f O h (NIO)National Institute of Oceanography (NIO)Dona Paula, Goa in year 1990.
One of the worked out pits (Lisboa) wasterraced with loose soil to facilitateterraced with loose soil to facilitateafforestation, and the pit is used forPisciculture.
The pit is 150m x 30m with an averagee p t s 50 30 t a a e age6m depth of water.
Water was treated so as to make itfavourable and improve nutrient statusand pH
The fingerlings of Rahu, Mrugal andCarp were released .
The temperature was monitored daily at1m depthand accordingly the feed wasadjusted.
The results were very encouraging, andnow the pond is full of fish.
MINE RECLAMATION
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Corporate Social Responsibility
Proactive approach to communityProactive approach to community development
Sesa Community Development Foundation
Established Sesa TechnicalSchool at Sanquelim Mine(Renovated Mine workshop)(Renovated Mine workshop)Established Sesa FootballAcademy (By renovatingEmployee quarters on exhaustedSanquelim mine)Football ground on Mine rejectsg jdump
Technical School
Environmentally, technically and scientific reclamation of mined out areas enabling sustainable post closure of land uses
o In Our business it is an accepted fact that the impact we leave on the environment has a long term , negative impact.
o Which is why our efforts to preserve and protect while we simultaneously grow are ofo Which is why our efforts to preserve and protect, while we simultaneously grow are of immense importance and integral to the way we do the business.
o With the same objective Sesa has reclaimed the worked mine and converted it to a garden and productive asset
o Sesa has also constructed a technical School and Football academy at the reclaimed siteo Sesa has also constructed a technical School and Football academy at the reclaimed site.o Pit has been converted to a Pisciculture pond, o A nakshatra garden, fruit bearing trees and butterfly park is set up in the Garden.o The need for a convention centre for visits by school children, delegates nature lovers etc at the Sanquelim mine led to concept of a Bamboo pavilion as no other solution
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etc at the Sanquelim mine, led to concept of a Bamboo pavilion as no other solution suited the requirement better than bamboo as the medium for building the pavilion.
Studies have been conducted in the past by various agencies to assess and ascertain the bio diversity related
Biodiversity Management Related Studies Conducted at Sesa
Studies have been conducted in the past by various agencies to assess and ascertain the bio‐diversity relatedaspects within and around the mines.
1. Dept. of Botany Goa University in the year 1994, carried out Botanical survey of vegetation planted by thecompany for reclamation at Sanquelim mine for assessing the biodiversity spectrumcompany for reclamation at Sanquelim mine for assessing the biodiversity spectrum
2. Centre for studies in rural economy appropriate technology and environment (create) st. Joseph’s college, Northpoint, Darjeeling, with the support of FIMI conducted the studies on “Impact on Biophysical status of Mined areaand its Periphery” in the year 2006and its Periphery in the year 2006.
3. Canopy, a private organization based in Goa, working on promoting nature tourism conducted the studies onassessment of Fauna in reclaimed Sanquelim mine of Sesa Goa during the year 2009‐10.
4. Goa University, Goa carried out a research project on “Developing Ectomycorrhizae on mine rejects” forenvisaging effect of inoculation of the fungus on bio‐diversity plants grown on mine dumps.
5 NEERI carried out a research project “ Rehabilitation of mined out areas with bio diversity plantation” at Codli5. NEERI carried out a research project Rehabilitation of mined out areas with bio‐diversity plantation at Codlimines during 1999.
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1. Studies by Dept. of Botany Goa University, Goa
h d / f d d b fThe recommendations/outcome of studies carried out by Dept. of Botany Goa University,
Goa are as under;
• Conducted botanical survey of vegetation at reclaimed Sanquelim mine for assessing
the biodiversity spectrum
• Identified plant species that can be grown without any artificial aid such as fertilizers
and manure etc.
• The species found were varieties of herbs(including grasses and legumes), shrubs
d tand trees
• The no of families identified were 302, genera 612 and no. of species 716.
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3. Faunal Study of Sanquelim Mine carried out by CANOPY, GOA
The objectives and outcomes of studies carried out by CANOPY;The objectives and outcomes of studies carried out by CANOPY;
• A three season data for Sanquelim mine was collected.
• Non samples survey technique was used to conduct the survey
• To infer the success of the restoration efforts based on the findings the site was divided in four zones:
• Zone I: The water body (pit) and its surrounding areas
• Zone II: The area with plantation of fruit crops including the butterfly garden
• Zone III: The Nakshatra Van
• Zone IV: The area leading to and around the pump‐house
• Results: The following diversity of various faunal components was observedResults: The following diversity of various faunal components was observed
• 3 species of mammals
• 70 species of birds
• 42 species of butterfliesp
• 14 species of odonates
• 12 reptiles
• 10 amphibians
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