DEVELOPMENT SCHEME
MINING LEASE NO. ML-CKL-I-LIME STONE-01
NEAR, MATTAN KHUR DISTRICT CHAKWAL
GRANTED TO M/S. CHEMICAL VALLEY
ABDUL GHANI
MINING ENGINEER (B.Sc.)
NASEEM AHMED
GEOLOGIST
M.Sc. GEOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT SCHEME IN RESPECT OF MINING LEASE FOR
LIME STONE NO-ML-CKL-I-LIME STONE- 01 SITUATED NEAR
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MATTAN KHURD, DISTRICT CHAKWAL GRANTED TO M/S.
CHEMICAL VALLEY OVER AN AREA OF 299.05 ACRES.
OBJECTIVE:-
The Development scheme that is prepared by our experienced mining consultant
after undertaking of rule- 134 of the Punjab Government Mining concession rule-2002
and clause iii of the allotment letter. The contents of the Scheme inter-alia include the
following salient features as required under rule- 134 of the Punjab Mining Concession
Rules, 2002 for further renewal of the subject Mining Lease. The Mining Lease is valid
up to 13-03-2021.
LOCATION OF THE AREA:-
The Leased area measuring 299.05 acres is located near village Mattan Khurd in
District Chakwal. Topographically the area falls on survey of Pakistan Sheet No. 43-
D/10 is surrounded by the following survey data.
POINTS EASTING NORTHING EASTING NORTHING
(YDS) (YDS) (MTR) (MTR)
A 3481600 1026492 3183582.864 938626.5916
B 3482400 1027000 3184314.386 939091.108
C 3483000 1027000 3184863.027 939091.108
D 3483000 1026000 3184863.027 938176.7057
E 3482370 1025370 3184286.954 937600.6323
TOTAL AREA = 299.05 ACRES
ACCESSIBILITY:
The granted area is accessible through the main road of Mattan Khurd Lila Road
which is connected with the link road of Dhoke Minhas road and a katcha truckable
road is available up to the mining site.
The distances from the Mining Site.
City Distance Map Figure
Chakwal 59.5 Km via Khushab Road Map Figure No.01
Mianwali 151 Km via Sargodha - Mianwali Road
Khushab 61.8 Km via Sargodha Rd and Khushab-Lilla Rd
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Google Map
The lease area is showing on google map.
Figure No.01.
1.1. INTRODUCTION OF LIMESTONE
Limestone is a sedimentary rock made up of 50% or
more of the minerals CaCO3 (calcite) and MgCO3 (dolomite),
calcite being more abundant than dolomite. In commercial,
limestone is a general term for rocks containing 90% or more
combined carbonates. Limestone with more than 10% of the
mineral dolomite is termed as dolomitic limestone and that
with 5% to 10% of the mineral is termed as magnesian
limestone. A high-calcium limestone rock containing 95% or more of calcite is in much
demand for industrial uses.
Limestone maybe biogenic, detrital or chemically precipated. It is dense to coarsely
crystalline, bedded to massive, and is found nearly all colors. Limestone deposits maybe
cross-bedded, stylolitic, oolitic, solution-pitted, sandy, clayey, cherty, silty and with or
without fossils.
In industry, limestone is the most important source available for aggregate, cement,
lime and building stones. Limestone is widely available for exploration in the world and
range in age from Precambrian to Recent. The reserves and resources of both the rocks
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are large in many areas of the world, although high-purity deposits may not be that
extensive in certain areas.
Limestone is the principal carbonate rock of sedimentary origin. Limestone is composed
chiefly of the mineral calcite (CaCO 3). The carbonate minerals have similar physical
properties and they are, therefore, not distinguished easily from each other. Crystal
form, specific gravity, colour, and other physical properties help in their identification.
1.1.2 ORIGIN
Most limestones of economic importance are deposited in a shallow marine
environment. The obvious skeletal material in them points to a biological origin, but
even the non-descript, fine-grained limestone may have had an organic origin.
1.1.3 OCCURRENCE IN PAKISTAN
Limestone deposit of Pakistan have been investigated and described by Bhatti
(1966), Khan and Gauhar (1966), Master (1963) and Ahmad (1969, 1975). The
limestone deposits of Pakistan range in age from Carboniferous to Eocene. The reserves
and resources are large and widely distributed throughout the country.
1.1.4 OCCURRENCE IN PUNJAB
The high-quality limestone rocks of the Margalla are thought to be the most
suitable stone (gravel) for mixing in concrete and are thus widely used in building roads
and air strips. These rocks have been used in laying the motorway and the Gwadar air
strip. This is why the Margalla hills are depleting fast. A stretch of more than six
kilometers has already been laid bare by miners, crushers, cement manufacturers and
real estate dealers.
The Margalla hills lie both in the jurisdiction of the federal capital and the Punjab
government as they run 40 kilometers from Chathar to Attock. Only a portion of the hills
spread over 31,142 acres adjacent to Islamabad city, have been declared part of the
Margalla Hills National Park under the wildlife ordinance of 1979. Mining is mostly
carried out on the western side of the hills in the Taxila tehsil of the Rawalpindi district
and some on the eastern side of the mountain facing the federal capital.
In 1990, knowing well the significance of these hills, the authorities allowed a cement
factory to be set up and granted it a lease to mine limestone in an area that had been
declared the Margalla Hills National Park way back in 1980. Ironically, after the cement
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factory commenced its operations, the then prime minister ordered protection of the
national park and an end to the quarrying of stone in the park area.
There are located far from the densely-populated cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi
that can fulfil the national demand for limestone. Keeping in view the expansion of the
twin cities as main urban centers, the mining and crushing of the Margalla hills should
be gradually phased out. The Government of the Punjab allowed to auction the Mining
Area outside of the Buffer Zone.
The Sori Nala limestone deposits of the Zindapir Area and other limestone-rich sites
such as the Salt Range hills, Koh-e- Suleman Range in Dera Ghazi Khan District occur at
about 16 miles from Taunsa Canal bridge and about 29 miles from Kot Abu, the nearest
railway station. Only the limestone of Eocene Age in the area has been examined. The
estimated reserves of all categories are more than eight million tons up to depth of 100
feet.
Some of the limestone deposits continue from one administrative division to the other
end, therefore, the deposits in Sargodha and Rawalpindi Divisions are considered
together and described under the following headings:
1. Cis-Indus Salt Range, Sargodha Division
2. Trans-Indus Salt Range, Sargodha Division
3. Potwar Plateau, Rawalpindi Division
2.1 USES
Roadways, parking lots, embankments, levees, airport runways, land
development for new homes, malls or industrial parks, and buildings. Lime and
limestone are essential to civil engineers and contractors as they build the world
around us.
Industry Overview: Carmeuse Lime and Limestone for Construction Applications
2.1.2 Lime for Soil Stabilization
Over 2 million tons of lime is used each year in the construction of roadways and
embankments and to improve the soil at construction sites. Lime quickly improves the
soil condition during construction and can add long term improvements to key soil
properties. Lime will:
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rapidly dry wet soil
reduce soil plasticity
reduce soil swell
increase soil strength for construction vehicles
increase the long term strength of soil containing clay (lime stabilization)
2.1.3 Crushed Limestone for Construction Uses:
Carmeuse produces crushed limestone for many construction uses including:
Portland cement concrete aggregate
Asphalt pavement (hot mix and warm mix) aggregate
Asphalt surface treatments
Road base
Structural fill
Railroad ballast
Rip rap
Drainage and erosion control
Limestone is mined at Carmeuse quarries and then crushed to the various sizes
(gradations) used to produce aggregate meeting the specification requirements of
ASTM, AASHTO and state Departments of Transportation.
3.1 CRUSHING INDUSTRY OF PAKISTAN
For a developing country like Pakistan, crushing is considered an essential
commodity. The number of crushing plants and the production volume in a country
gives an indication of the level of its development. Pakistan so far ranks among the
countries with one of the lowest per capita consumptions of crushing in the world.
The local production of crush is hardly meeting the present demand. There are frequent
reports of shortages in the north of the country though the position in the south is so far
easy. The market studies indicate that the demand for crush has consistently grown
over the years at the average rate of above 7% per year. The country is again likely to
face a serious shortage of crush within the next few years if urgent steps are not taken
to plan the expansion of crushing industry in consonance with the increasing demand.
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4.1. GEOLOGY OF THE AREA
The geological study of the area suggests that Lockhart Limestone formation is
the limestone bearing formation in the area. Stratigraphic sequence of the area also
reveals two other formations Chichali formation and Samanasuk formation in the
surrounding area which can be physically seen at the faces of quarries in the nearby
areas. Escarpments are composed different lithology and are not made of composed
rock mass of uniform composition. It does not possess strength of its own to hold itself.
Physiographical, the top surface of the escarpment are overlain by slopes which are also
incline and naturally weathered rock and boulders are scattered on the top surface.
It may be mentioned that minor and major faults also created a network to
displacement and dislocation. The faults plans accompanies by the scattered
displacement and seen spreading in an irregular crises-cross manner which has
rendered the whole sites disturbed and has thus provided gliding surface plane incline
in almost all the directions. It seems from the various nearby quarries faces in the area
that limestone succession containing irregular beds intercalated shale at various
horizons. This shale because of its smooth and waxy characteristics provides an
excellent gliding and sloping surface. This shale bed absorbs more water than limestone
and during rain these wet beds become more plastic and particularly provide an
accelerating gliding surface.
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4.2.Geology of Lease Area
Basinal
Name Obsolete Name Type Locality Lithology Contact Relationship Fauna and Age Correlation
Distribution
Sardhai Lavender Clays Sardhai Gorge Clay, bluish and greenish Upper contact with Upper Indus Fauna: Anastomopora,
Formation (Gee in Pascoe, (Eastern Salt grey, lavender color, Minor Amb Formation (of Basin (Kohat- Fenestella, Athysis,
1959); (Wynne, Range) sandstone and siltstone and Zaluch Group) Potwar Spirifer
1788); Upper Punjab carbonaceous shale & conformable. Province) (Hussain, 1967)
Part of Warcha chalcopyrite and copper; Lower contact with Age: Early Permian
Group (Neotling minor jarosite, chert and Warcha Sandstone
1901) gypsum. Calcarecous beds in transitional.
the upper part. (in Salt Range
lavender color in Khisor
Range it changes to black
shale and brownish
argillaceous limestone)
Thickness: 42 meters at type
loc. 65 meters in western
Salt Range. 50 meters in
Khisor Range
Salt Range Saline Series – Khewra Gorge Upper Part: Upper contact with Upper Indus Fuana: Tertiary
Formation Wynne (1878) (Eastern Salt Gypsum: Gypsum beds, Khewra Sandstone Basin microfossiles reported
Punjab Saline Range, Punjab) dolomite, clay, greenish and normal and (Kohat- by Sahni (1939, 1945,
Series – Gee low-grade oil shale; ‘Khewra conformable Potwar 1947) and others are
(1945) Trap’ or ‘Khewrie’ (6 meters Overlies the Province) regarded as
thick) consisting of metramorphic rocks of contamination (Gee
decomposed radiating Precambrian age 1947) and (Teichert
needles of light colored (basement) 1964)
mineral probably pyrocxene Age: Early Cambrian
Lower Part: Late Precambrian
Marl: Red, gypseous with salt
consisting of thick seams
Thickness: 830 meters in
type locality 2000 meters in
Dharyala
Khewra Upper Indus Cross bedding
Khewra Group Khewra Gorge Sandstone, purple-brown, Upper Contact with Fauna: Trace fossils –
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Sandstone Basin (Kohat suggests
(Noetling 1894) Khewra yellowish-brown, fine- Kussak Formation Potwar Trilobite trails fluviatile
Purple (Salt Range) Province origin, laid
Sandstone Punjab grained, thick bedded to gradational
Lower Contact with including Age: Early Cambrian down in a
Series (Wynne massive, ripple marks and Salt and large alluvial
1878) Salt Range Formation (derived from super
is sedimentary (Gee Khisor position) flat
mud cracks-with red flaggy
1945) not a thrust as Range))
shale in the lower most part regarded by Sahni
(1947)
Thickness: 150 meters in
type locality
200 meters in western Salt
Range
Name Type Locality Lithology Contact Relationship Basinal Fauna and Age Correlation
Distribution
Skesar Limestone Sakesar Peak, Limestone, Cream to Light Grey, Upper contact Ip Indus Basin Fuana: Forams, Coorelative with
Salt Range, nodular, massive, chert in upper comfortable with (Salt Range and molluscs and Shekhan Formaion
Punjab part fossiliferous Ghorgali Formation in Surghar Range) echinoids. and upper part of
Marl, Cream to light grey, occupies Eastern Salt Range; in Assilina Margala hill
the top of unit. Central and Western Salt laymeriei, limestome in Kohat,
Near Daud Khel the limestone Range and Surghar Flosculina Kala Chitta and
grades into gypsum, in Surghar Range unconformable globose, Hazara parts of Kali
Range chert lenses increase in with Rawalindi or Siwalik Lockhartia KHaran, Ghazij and
number (Marl in minor quality) Groups. conditi etc. Saindak formations
Thickness is 70 to 150 meters in Lower contact (Haque, 1956) of Lower Indus Basin
Salt Range, 220 meters at Chichali conformable with Age: Early and Axial Belt and
and 300 meters in Surghar Range Nammal Formation. Eocene (faunal Baluchistan Basin.
evidence)
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5.1. RESERVES ESTIMATION:
The previous explorative and geological information available have been studied
together with the amenability and potential of Lime Stone in the running Pits .This can
be inferred that fairly good reserves of Lime stone exists in the granted area. The Geo-
mining data so obtained is manipulated for estimation of the Lime stone reserves which
is as follows:-
Total Granted Area = 299.05 Acres
Lime Stone bearing area = 46 Acres (approximately)
Average workable seam thickness = 135 ft.
Specific Gravity = 2.00
Magnitude of estimated =46x4046.8763x41.15x2.0= 15320664 tons.
Lime Stone Reserves = 15320664 tons.
Recoverable Estimated Lime Stone Reserves (75%) = 11490498 Tons
6.1 PLANNED MINIMUM RATE OF PRODUCTION:
The area is promising in Lime stone deposits however further exploration work
and studies are still in hand to reach the actual potential of the area. On the basis of the
available investigations a next 5 years production planning is made. Following is the
planned minimum rate of production.
Sr. No. Year Production (Tons)/Year
1. 2021 3000
2. 2022 4000
3. 2023 5000
4. 2024 6000
5. 2025 7000
The proposed rate of production is subject to the prevailing circumstances. However to
enhance the production level even more we will undertake more modern and scientific
techniques with the guidance of the Department. At present there are about six million tons
of reserves available in the area. Daily 20 tons limestone would be quarried to feed the
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one crushers, therefore, it is presumed that there are sufficient limestone reserves in
the applied for area to recover the investment cost.
6.2 METHOD OF QUARRYING
Quarrying is a form of open pit mining. Quarrying consists of following main
operations:
i) Prepare and excavation of over burden.
ii) Transport the over burden away
iii) Prepare and excavate the mineral.
iv) Transport the mineral.
Planning and design of quarrying operations involves the interpretation of geological
data, determining the controlling factors and modeling quarry to ultimately obtain an
optimum economical and safe operation. There are numerous factors which affect the
planning and design of a quarry and they are encountered in sequence of planning. The
most important factors generally considered in quarrying for fixing ultimate limits
within a permitted quarry area are:
i) Geology and Topography of the area.
ii) Physical properties of rock.
iii) Shape and geometry of mineral deposit.
iv) Available quantity and quality of workable reserves.
v) Stripping ratio and cost of dumping.
Limestone is being excavated by benching method. Bench height of 1.5 meters would be
maintained to ensure safety. Three benches have been developed as per specification of
mentioned above. Quarrying is being carried out using benching technique and using
modern machinery. List of the machinery / equipment deployed at site is enclosed.
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Planning of the project also takes, into account the possible damage to the environment
as a result of quarrying. Restoration programme shall be prepared and followed strictly.
Under the restoration programme sequential face treatment for ultimate restoration of
site would be adopted in order to improve the visibility of the area.
6.3 Machinery Present at Site
As the mining of limestone is done by open pit method therefore a set of mining
machinery is required which we have purchased to smooth our operation. Following are
the machines that will be procured at site.
Equipment
Backhoe Excavator
Dumper
Tanker
Front End Wheel Loader
7.1 TECHNICAL PERSONALS EMPLOYED AT VARIOUS STAGES OF
DEVELOPMENT:
The project requires staff such as Engineer, Technician, Superiors, Skilled labour etc. A
summary of total manpower requirement/employed is stated below:
S.No Name of Post No. of Posts/Employees
1. Mining Engineer (Part time) 01
2. General Supervisors 01
3. Accountant 01
4. Qualified Mine Sardar. 01
5. Drill man 02
6. Mechanics 02
7. Skilled Labor. 10
8. Un-skilled Labors 30
9. Store man. 02
10. Guards 02
11. Loader Operators 02
12. Backhoe Excavator Operators 02
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13. Dumper Drivers 02
14. Tractors Drivers 02
7.1.2 OTHER INFRASTRUCTURES AND FACILITIES:
Sufficient residential and Ration facilities to the staff and labor will be provided
at site which includes the following.
1. Labor quarters.
2. One office / Staff room.
3. Magazine Room.
4. Kitchen and Store Room.
5. Portable water storage Tank.
7.1.3 SAFETY WEARINGS:
Safety helmets goggles gloves shoes and allied items will also be provided to the
workers for their safety and facility.
8.1 PHASE PROGRAMME OF DEVELOPMENT
The development work includes quarry development, deployment of machinery,
housing, electricity connection, roads, water supply, installation of crushing units,
purchase of lands, etc. Based on past experience this development scheme has been
prepared for the coming five years starting from 29.07.2019 to fulfill the legal
requirements for the issuance of work order and to develop the site with huge
investment installing new machinery (compressors, drill, and dump trucks. Stone
Crushing units Etc.) and development of some infrastructure like, roads, office building,
labour quarters, etc.
Following phase programme of development shall be observed during the currency
validity of the leases:
8.1.1 Phase No.1
1. Development of bench No.1,2 & 3
2. Purchase of one compressor.
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3. Purchase of two tractor trolley.
4. Construction of road, labour quarters.
5. Purchase of generator and blasting machine.
6. Provision of First aid Box.
7. Installation of new Crushing Plant.
9. Construction of road, labour, quarter and electric supply
connection.
8.1.2 Phase No.2
1. Continue Development of bench No. 1, 2, & 3
2. Purchase of two dumper trucks.
3. Construction of labor quarters.
4. Development of bench No.4
8.1.3 Phase No.3
1. Development of bench No.1, 2, 3 & 4.
2. Development of new bench for quarrying
5. Development of bench No.5
8.1.4 Phase No.4
1. Development of bench No.1, 2, 3, 4 &5.
2. Construction of road, labour quarters.
8.1.5 Phase No.5
1. Development of bench No.1,2,3, 4 & 5.
2. Construction of road, labour quarters
Prepared and Authenticated By, Submitted By,
(M/s. Chemical Valley)
House No. 21Golfer’s Lane, Off Bedian-Theater Road,
Bedian Road Lahore.
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DEVELOPMENT REPORT REGARDING MINING LEASE FOR
SILICA SAND NO-ML-CKL-I-LIME STONE- 01 SITUATED NEAR
MATTAN KHURD, DISTRICT MIANWALI GRANTED TO M/S.
CHEMICAL VALLEY OVER AN AREA OF 299.05 ACRES.
1. Data of grant of the Mining Lease. . 24-02-1997
2. Data if commencements of Prospecting/ Mining since
Prospecting Operations.
3. Detail of work done so far:-
Name & specification of Machinery a.Compressor and
hand tools.
Installed/used for invasive Mining
Operations. b. Dumper.
c. Tractor with
Trolley.
d. Loader (Rental).
e. Excavator
(Rental).
f. Bulldozer (Rental).
ii. Name & Qualification of the Detail attached
Technical person appointed for the
Purposes of supervision.
iii. Facilities given to laborers. All facilities provided
iv. if the operation have not yet
Commenced sufficient reasons NA
Therefore.
v. if operations have commenced-
A. number of drifts/bore-holes Driven as shown on the
General/Working
plans in the area;
total Development of .
Footage and cross-section in each case.
B. Detail report on the work Detailed Maps on
the
Scale prescribed.
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Accomplished along with a map enclosed.
On a scale 1:10000, showing up-to-date
Position of working an important surface
Features such as road, houses etc.
Vi. Whether area proved or not. Proved
Vii. Of proved given particulars viz, Thickness of seam is
12 ft.
Thickness, inclination of the Vein/ inclination is about
21º and
Seam. Estimate of resaves and the the estimated
reserves in the
Chemical analysis report of the Mineral. Area is about
1021998 tons.
Viii If production has communicated up to
Dated month-wise figure of Raising and Detail attached
Dispatches from the date of commencements
Of Production.
Submitted By
(M/s. Chemical Valley)
House No. 21Golfer’s Lane, Off Bedian-Theater Road,
Bedian Road Lahore.
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