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Magnesite and Dunite Mine Impact, Salem

The document discusses the impacts of magnesite mining in the Chalk Hills region of Salem, Tamil Nadu. Over two decades, up to 17km of the Chalk Hills have been mined extensively and illegally for magnesite. Mining activities like drilling, blasting, waste removal and ore crushing are negatively impacting the environment through dust pollution, noise pollution, vibration, water contamination, soil degradation, and effects on vegetation and ecosystems. Mining methods also endanger worker safety.

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Magnesite and Dunite Mine Impact, Salem

The document discusses the impacts of magnesite mining in the Chalk Hills region of Salem, Tamil Nadu. Over two decades, up to 17km of the Chalk Hills have been mined extensively and illegally for magnesite. Mining activities like drilling, blasting, waste removal and ore crushing are negatively impacting the environment through dust pollution, noise pollution, vibration, water contamination, soil degradation, and effects on vegetation and ecosystems. Mining methods also endanger worker safety.

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MAGNESITE MINE IMPACT,

SALEM
INTROUCTION

• CHALK HILLS REGION,SALEM,TAMIL NADU HAS BEEN THE


PRODUCER OF MAGNESITE.
• IN THE COURSE OF OVER TWO DECADES,UP TO 17KM OF CHALK
HILLS OF SALEM DISTRICT HAVE BEEN MINED EXTENSIVELY AND
ILLEGALLY
• MINING OF THIS WHITE CARBONATE OF MAGNESIUM INVOLVES
EMPLOYEMENT OF MEN AND DEPLOYMENT OF HEAVY EARH
MOVING MACHINES.
• THE MINING ACTIVITY,COMPRISING,DRILLING,BLASTING,LOADING
OF WASTE,TRANSPORT OF OVER BURDEN AND CRUSHING OF ORE
IS HAVING IMPACT ON ENVIRONMENT.
• MAGNESITE ,THE CHIEF RAW MATERIAL FOR BASIC REFACTORIES
,IS BEING MAINED FROM 3 LARGE AND OTHER SMALL MINES IN
SALEM.
USES

• MAGNESITE IS A CARBONATE OF MAGNESIUM


AND IS AN IMPORTANT MINERAL USED IN
THE REFRACTORIES FOR THE STEEL
INDUSTRY, IN FERTILISERS, PHARMA AND
FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES.
• DUNITE IS ANOTHER RARE MINERAL
.DUNITE IS USED IN THE IRON AND STEEL
INDUSTRY AND AS A REFRACTORY MATERIAL.
• IT IS ALSO USED IN PAINTS AND AS AN
ABRASIVE.
HISTORY

• THIS STORY BEGINS IN APRIL 1986 WHEN TAMIL NADU


MAGNESITE (TANMAG), A STATE GOVERNMENT
CONCERN UNDER THE GEOLOGY AND MINING
DEPARTMENT, HEADQUARTERED IN SALEM, WAS
GRANTED A 20-YEAR LEASE TO MINE MAGNESITE OVER
19.02 HECTARES IN THE VILLAGE. THE LEASE TO MINE
EXPIRED IN AUGUST 2006.
• THE EXPLOITED LAND BELONGS TO THE GOVERNMENT
OF TAMIL NADU — IT IS CLASSIFIED AS POROMBOKE
LAND.
METHOD OF MINING

• A COMBINATION OF BOTH MANUAL AND


MECHANIZED MININIG METHOD IS IN USE .THIS IS
CALLED SEMI MECHANIZED METHOD.
• MINERALISED ZONE IS BLASTED AND BLAST HOLE
ARE DRILLED.
EFFECTS

• IT IS FOUND THAT THESE UNITS ARE NOT MAINTAINING ANY


RECORDS FOR STORAGE AND SALE OF MINERALS
• NEARLY 10,000 TO 15,000 TONNES OF DUNITE AND 2,000
TO 3,000 TONNES OF MAGNESITE PER MONTH WERE
CONSUMED IN THE GRINDING UNIT
• THE REPORT STATES THAT NINE PERSONS HAVE DIED IN
THE ILLEGAL MINING PITS IN THE CHALK HILLS.
• MINING METHODS THEMSELVES ARE DANGEROUS:
BLASTING NEAR HIGH-TENSION LINES, CLOSE TO
INHABITED AREAS AND LABOURERS WORKING WITHOUT
ANY PROTECTIVE GEAR.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

DUST POLLUTION
• DUE TO DRILLING,BLASTING,LOADING OF ORE,CRUSHING AND
SCREENING AND NOXIOUS GASES ARE GENERATED BY
BLASTING.LEAD TO PRODUCTION OF DUST IN ATMOSPHERE.
• SILICOSIS.ASBETOSIS,BLACK LUNG DISEASE ARE CAUSED BY
DUSTS MAINLY COMPOSED OF SILICA,ASBESTOS AND COAL.
• DUST CAN EFFECT WITH FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES ALSO.
• AGRICULTURAL CROPS CULTIVATED NEAR MINING SITES ALSO
ARE AFFECTED.
NOISE POLLUTION
• NOISE EMITTED BY MACHINES IN A MINE DURING
DRILLING,BLASTING,CRUSHING .
• ADVERSE EFFECT ARE AUDITORY AND NON AUDITORY ON THE
HEALTH OF THE MINE WORKER.THE OPERATING SYSTEM ON MINE,
AND PHYSICAL OBJECT.
EFFECTS OF VIBERATION

• VIBERATION DUE TO MINING OPERATION IS FROM MECHANISED


MINE,BLASTING OF ROCK.
• THIS MAY LEAD TO NERVOUS AND CIRCULATORY DAMAGEG.
• GROUND VIBERATION RESULT STRUCTURAL DAMAGE LIKE
RESIDENTIAL BUILDING ,SCHOOL,ETC.
OTHER EFFECTS
• WATER CONTAMINATED.
• DEGRADATION OF SOL QUALITY.
• EFFECT OF NATURAL VEGETATION.
• DEFORESTATION.
• EFFECT ECOSYSTEM.
• WASTAGE OF LAND.

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