The Chhattisgarh Mineral Development Corporation (CMDC) has invited bids for Mining and Marketing of Bauxite Mineral from the mine situated at Village Pathrai spread in an area of 99.350 hectares in Mainpat tehsil of Surguja district, officials informed.
Notably, Government of Chhattisgarh vide order No. F 3-4/2007/12 Naya Raipur (Now Atal Nagar) dated January 7, 2017 has sanctioned Mining lease for mineral Bauxite to CMDC in the village Pathrai over an area 99.350 Ha. at Mainpat tehsil for which CMDC has executed lease deed with Government of Chhattisgarh on January 9, 2017.
CMDC will allow the contractor (selected bidder) to operate the mine for Mining & Marketing of Bauxite as per the Bid conditions under the prevailing mining laws. The mineral concession will be in the name of CMDC throughout the life of mine, officials informed.
CMDC will be hiring an agency for carrying out Reconnaissance Survey for iron ore blocks at ‘G-4 level’ in six districts of the State, officials informed.
The survey would be conducted in North Bailadila Dantewada , Hurtarai (Surveyed by DGM) district Kanker , Aturbeda (Surveyed by DGM) district Kanker 4, Kanker, district Kanker , Naryanpur district Narayanpur , Raoghat district Kanker, Forest compartment No. 153& 154 Salewara Range district Rajnandgaon , Forest compartment No. 142 Range Dallirajhara district Balod.
CMDC has already invited bids from prospective operators for excavation, magnetic separation, crushing, screening, transportation and delivery of iron ore at Aridongri Iron Ore Mine in Kanker district of Bastar, officials informed.
The iron ore deposit of Aridongri hills of District Kanker lies in the southern part of the Rajhara iron ore deposit.
The State Government's Mineral Resources Department vide letter dated November 10, 2015 had issued Letter of Intent (LoI) for granting Mining Lease (ML) in favour of CMDC over an area of 166.800 hectares in the compartment number 608 of Bhanupratappur Forest range under the Bhanupratappur East Forest Division.
Forest Clearance as well as Environment Clearance has been received from the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change for the mining operations, officials informed.
CMDC intends to sell iron ore produced from the proposed Aridongri mine to steel / sponge iron units at Bhilai, Raipur and Raigarh on priority basis, officials informed.
Efforts are being made to increase the production so that sufficient quantity of iron ore is available for export after meeting the requirements of the expanding home market. Export of iron ore is necessary for earning the much needed foreign exchange, they informed.
The mining at Aridongri will be carried out by open cast mechanized method.The project area is located near Kachhe village on Dallirajhara-Bhanupratappur road.
The Chhattisgarh Government had targetted to carry out survey and mapping for 1,000 square kms of State’s area during 2015-16 for geological exploration during the 12th five year plan ( 2012-17).
The minerals being explored as Bauxite, Limestone, Iron ore, Coal, Dolomite, Manganese and Granite, officials stated.