Indian Bureau of Mines

INTRODUCTORY NOTES
1.Very small 'B' category mines :	all 'B' Category mines excluding very small 'B' category mines i.e. manual opencast mines not using explosives and where the average daily employment ( as per explanation furnished in MCDR,1988) does not exceed 25.
2.Chapters 3-8 should be supported by necessary plans and sections.
3. If more space is needed to fill out an item of information, it may be suitably adjusted. All the plans and sections should be in accordance with MCDR,1988 .

1.GENERAL
a) Name of the applicant
Address
District
State
Pin Code
Phone
b) Status of the applicant
Private individual
Cooperative
Private Company
Public Company
Public Sector Undertaking
Joint Sector Undertaking
Other
c) Mineral(s) which the applicant intends to mine
d) Period for which the mining lease is required or granted / renewed
e) Name of the RQP preparing the mining plan
Address
Phone
Fax
Registration No.
Valid upto
f) Name of the prospecting agency
Address
2. LOCATION
a) Details of area ( with location map)
District and State
Taluka
Village
Khasra No./ Plot No./ Block Range / Felling Series etc.
Area ( hectares)
Whether the area is in forest ( please specify whether protected , reserved etc.)
Ownership / Occupancy
Toposheet No. with latitude and longitude
Land Use Pattern
b) Attach a location map showing boundaries of the mining lease, adjoining area, roadways, railways, natural drainage system and other surface features, if any. It is preferred that the area be marked on a Survey of India topographical map or a cadestral map or forest map as the case may be. However if none of these are available, the area should be marked on a plan prepared especially for the purpose on a scale of 1 : 5000 linking it with any important reference point available in and around the area.
3. GEOLOGY AND EXPLORATION
a) Describe briefly the general topography explaining whether it is a plain land or a hilly area and local geologyof the mineral deposit within the leasehold. Attach a geological plan on 1:1000 / 1:2000 scale with 3-10 m. contour interval.
b) Describe briefly prospecting / exploration work done to date viz. geological mapping with the evidence already existing about the mineral deposit in the area or in the vicinity.
c) Describe briefly, exploration proposed to be carried out yearwise, for the next five years indicating same on the geological plan.
4. RESERVES

a) Give estimates of geological reserves alongwith grade under Proved, Probable and Possible categories by standard method of estimation supported by analytical reports.
5.a) DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION PROGRAMME
Outline briefly, yearwise, development and production programme for the first five years including precautions to be observed to prevent haphazard excavation of pits, scattering of waste and sub-grade mineral and avoidable loss of mineral in ground.
5.b) MANPOWER DEPLOYMENT :State average daily employment and statutory personnel under MCDR,1988
5.c) USE OF MINERAL : Describe the utilisation of mineral and the type of industry ( please specify) to whom it will be sold or is being sold.
6.WASTE DISPOSAL ARRANGEMENTS
Describe briefly the arrangements made for top soil, mineral rejects and waste disposal including precautions taken in selection of disposal site(s) along with their respective quantity likely to be generated for the five years ( Indicate locations of the same on surface plan).
7. RECLAMATION PLAN
Describe briefly the yearwise reclamation plan , giving the proposed plantation programme, scope of backfilling worked out pits.
8. STRATEGY FOR PROTECTION OF RIVER COURSES, NALAS, WATER TANKS, VILLAGES, IMPORTANT MONUMENTS, IF ANY
Briefly outline the proposed strategies ( if any) for protection of the following :
a) river courses
b) nalas
c) water tanks
d) villages / houses / hutments / agricultural land
e) important monuments
9. ANY OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION

Signature of Recognised Qualified Person