Salient Features of Lignite Project BHAVNAGAR GMDC (Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Ltd.)

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Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Ltd. (A Government of Gujarat Undertaking)

Salient Features of Lignite Project Bhavnagar Name of the Mine Surkha (North) Lignite Mine General Manager Project Mr. P. K. Samantray Contact Details Phone No : 0278 2883100 Fax No : 0278 2883802 Location Village Surkha Taluka Bhavnagar & Ghogha District Bhavnagar State Gujarat Nearest Railway station Bhavnagar Nearest Air Port Bhavnagar Lease Area 3672.00 Hectare Lease coordinate Latitude : 21°26'43" to 21°43'00" Longitude 72°07'30" to 72°16'30" Commencement Period Year 2006-07 Mineral Mined Lignite Geological Reserves 107.54 million tonnes Mineable Reserves 69.63 million tonnes Overall Ratio 1 : 22 {Lignite(T) : Overburden (M3)} Exploration Agencies Geological Survey of India Commissionarate of Geology and Mining GMDC Total Meterage of Exploration 39,875.50 m. Total Exploration area 17.89 km2 No. of Exploration Boreholes 345 within lease area Method of Excavation Opencast Mining, Using Hydraulic excavators and dumper combination along with ancillary equipment such as Dozer, Water Sprinkler, Motor Grader etc. Local Geological Formation Formations Lithology Age Recent Deposits Soil & Alluvium Coastal dunes & beach sands Recent & sub recent Unconformity Agate Conglomerate *Lakhanka formation) Agate bearing conglomerates ferruginous sandstone and loose sand Pleistocene to Sub – recent Unconformity Piram beds Dossiliferous conglomerates Grits and sandy clays Uppermost Miocene to Pliocene Unconformity Gaj Formation Variegated shales with gypsum veinlets, sand stones marls & Conglomerates Lower Miocene Unconformity Khadsaliya Clays Grey to greenish grey clays sandstone, lignite with or without siderite nodules Eocene Unconformity Supratrappean Bentonite , Laterite and reworked Bentonitic clays Lower Eocene Unconformity Deccan Trap Plutonic masses and dykes intrusive in the trap flows Cretaceous to Eocene Usage of Lignite Lignite is directly used in Thermal Power Plants, Textile Industries, Paint Industries, Soda Ash industries, Roof and Tiles Industries, Chemical industries etc. Lignite Production (All figures in tonnes) 1st Aug ’2011 to 15th Aug ’2011 1st Aug ’2012 to 15th Aug ’2012 1st Aug ’2013 to 15th Aug ’2013 26977.755 39162.810 0.000 Lignite Quality Supplied during period from 1st to 15th Aug’2013 Constitute Received Base Analysis (%) Total moisture N/A Ash N/A Volatile Matter N/A Fixed Carbon N/A Calorific Value Kcal/Kg N/A Our valuable customer Nirma Limited Ambuja Cements Ltd., (Unit: Ambuja Nagar) Rainbow Papers Ltd Gujarat Ambuja Exports Ltd. Ultratech Cement Limited Anil Products Ltd Nitin Spinners Ltd Sangam (India) Ltd, Spinning Unit-1 Nandan Exim Ltd. Akash Fashion Prints Pvt. Ltd, View of Surkha (North) Lignite Mine