EXTRAORDINARY
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 1904 CUTTACK, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2019 / ASWINA 9, 1941
DEPARTMENT OF STEEL & MINES
NOTIFICATION
The 27th September, 2019
Subject : Prospecting operations by the Directorate of Geology, Odisha
U/r. 67 of M.C. Rules, 2016.
No.7437-IV(Misc) SM-54/2019/SM.— Whereas Directorate of Geology, Odisha has
proposed to undertake prospecting operations in the following identified blocks as reported
vide its letter No.11652/DG., dated the 15th November, 2018.
Sl.
No.
Block Name
Stage
Mineral
District
Toposheet
No.
Block
prospecting
area in
Sq. km.
Bounding Latitude and Longitude
1
Investigation for
graphite around
Ranjitpur aided by
Geophysical
survey,Bargarh
District, T.S.No.
F44W13 (64L/13)
(G-4 stage).
G4
Graphite
Bargarh
F44W13
(64L/13)
0.67279
020° 55' 33.778" N82° 52' 5.923" E
120° 55' 32.462" N 82° 51' 39.994" E
220° 56' 2.325" N 82° 51' 38.807" E
3 20° 56' 2.937" N 82° 52' 4.025" E
2
Investigation for
graphite around
Temrimal – I
aided by
Geophysical
survey, Bargarh
District, T.S.No.
F44W10 (64L/10)
(G-4stage).
G4
Graphite
Bargarh
F44W10
(64L/10)
0.05066
0 20° 44' 58.237" N 82° 44' 14.142" E
1 20° 44' 59.168" N82° 44' 17.084" E
2 20° 44' 58.904" N 82° 44' 23.711" E 3 20° 44'
52.263" N82° 44' 24.354" E
4 20° 44' 53.098" N 82° 44' 14.743" E
3
Investigation for
graphite around
Temrimal – II
aided by
Geophysical
survey, Bargarh
District, T.S.No.
F44W10 (64L/10)
(G-4stage).
G4
Graphite
Bargarh
F44W10
(64L/10)
0.04803
Reference Point: - The reference point is the village
trijunction stone of village. Menkamunda, Temrimal
and Gandhamardan R. F.Starting Point :- The starting
point i.e. Pillar No.1 is situated on the common
boundary line of the mining lease area over 89.04
acres or 36.033 ha of Sri Prabhas Chandra Agarwal
with a bearing of 348o 15’ and at a distance 2750ft or
838.20m from the above mentioned reference point.
The boundary then runs as follows:
Station
No
Bearing
Angle
Distance
Remarks
Ft
Mts
1
360o .00’
90o 00’
300
91.44
Common with the
eastern boundary of
ML area over 89.04
Acres or 36.033
Hects of Sri Prabhas
Chandra Agarwal
2
180o 00’
175
53.34
3
101o 00’
135
41.15
4
195o 00’
140
42.67
5
141o 00’
180
54.86
6
288o 00’
230
70.10
7
81o 00’
280
85.34
8
92o 00’
295
89.92
2
9
268o 00’
85
25.91
10
94o 00’
370
112.77
11
90o 00’
851.5
259.53
4
Exploration for
Crystalline
limestone
around
Telipadar,
Bolangir
District,
T.S.No.F44W15
(64L/15) (G-2
stage).
G4
Crystalline
limestone
Bolangir
F44W15
(64L/15)
1.00
A.82053’0.000” E 20023’9.000” N
B.82053’24.000” E 20023’9.000” N
C.82053’24.000” E 20022’59.000” N
D.82053’49.000” E 20022’59.000” N
E.82053’49.000” E 20022’37.041” N
F.82053’24.000” E 20022’37.312” N
G.82053’24.000” E 20022’45.000” N
H.82053’0.000” E 20022’45.000” N
5
Investigation
for Chromite
around
Mathkargola
in Dhenkanal
District T.S.
No. F45T9 &
(73H/9) (G-4
stage).
G4
Chromite Dhenkanal
F45T9
(73H/9)
1.00
0 20° 57' 30.000" N 85° 45' 0.000" E
1 20° 52' 30.000" N 85° 45' 0.000" E
2 20° 52' 30.000" N 85° 35' 0.000" E
3 20° 57' 30.000" N 85° 35' 0.000" E
6
Exploration for
graphite
around
Karabira,
Dhenkanal
District,
T.S.No. F45T2
(73H/2) (G-2
stage).
G2
Graphite
Dhenkanal
F45T2
(73H/2)
0.50
0 20° 38' 4.221" N 85° 7' 43.427" E
1 20° 38' 4.221" N 85° 7' 48.890" E
2 20° 38' 1.055" N 85° 7' 48.890" E
3 20° 38' 1.055" N 85° 8' 7.681" E
4 20° 38' 0.104" N 85° 8' 7.681" E
5 20° 38' 0.104" N 85° 8' 12.605" E
6 20° 37' 56.274" N 85° 8' 12.605" E
7 20° 37' 56.274" N 85° 8' 34.913" E
8 20° 37' 33.365" N 85° 8' 34.913" E
9 20° 37' 33.365" N 85° 8' 12.256" E
10 20° 37' 41.304" N 85° 8' 12.256" E
11 20° 37' 41.304" N 85° 8' 3.824" E
12 20° 37' 38.164" N 85° 8' 3.824" E
13 20° 37' 38.164" N 85° 7' 43.433" E
7
Exploration for
graphite around
Jagdalpur,Raya
gada District,
T.S.No.E44F9
(65M/9) (G-2
stage).
G2
Graphite Rayagada
E44F9
(65M/9)
0.50
0 19° 45' 56.807" N 83° 32' 31.070" E
1 19° 46' 11.615" N 83° 32' 40.663" E
2 19° 45' 59.881" N 83° 33' 2.781" E
3 19° 45' 49.341" N 83° 32' 55.504" E
4 19° 45' 55.388" N 83° 32' 44.607" E
5 19° 45' 51.001" N 83° 32' 41.653" E
8
Exploration for
graphite around
Sargiguda,
Rayagada
District,
T.S.No.E44F10
(65M/10) (G-2
stage).
G2
Graphite Rayagada
E44F10
(65M/10)
0.19135
0 19° 44' 45.179" N 83° 30' 34.230" E
1 19° 44' 45.129" N 83° 30' 42.732" E
2 19° 44' 40.930" N 83° 30' 42.812" E
3 19° 44' 40.983" N 83° 30' 34.164" E
9
Exploration for
manganese
around Ganua,
Possession
taken over ML,
Sundargarh
District,T.S.No.
F45N5 (73G/5)
(G-2 stage).
G2
Manganese Sundargarh
F45N5
(73G/5)
0.83151
1 21° 53' 55.349" N 85° 21' 28.585" E
2 21° 53' 55.517" N 85° 21' 17.049" E
3 21° 53' 49.696" N 85° 21' 3.674" E
4 21° 53' 38.327" N 85° 21' 1.520" E
5 21° 53' 28.146" N 85° 21' 0.109" E
6 21° 53' 22.177" N 85° 21' 14.953" E
7 21° 53' 23.966" N 85° 21' 26.942" E
8 21° 53' 31.184" N 85° 21' 35.157" E
3
10
Exploration for
limestone/
dolomite around
Dahijira,
Sundargarh
District,
T.S.No. F45G7 &8
(73B/7 & 8)
(G-2 stage).
G2
Limestone /
dolomite
Sundargarh
F45G7 &
G8
(73B/7 &
B/8)
1.90903
0 22° 15' 25.004" N 84° 26' 14.153" E
1 22° 15' 24.706" N 84° 26' 44.366" E
2 22° 14' 50.947" N 84° 26' 46.641" E
3 22° 14' 50.996" N 84° 25' 40.243" E
4 22° 15' 3.024" N 84° 25' 39.561" E
5 22° 15' 3.296" N 84° 25' 49.948" E
6 22° 15' 21.213" N 84° 25' 47.889" E
7 22° 15' 22.515" N 84° 26' 8.997" E
8 22° 15' 31.847" N 84° 26' 7.788" E
9 22° 15' 39.991" N 84° 25' 59.440" E
10 22° 15' 40.642" N 84° 26' 6.588" E
11 22° 15' 46.756" N 84° 26' 5.784" E
12 22° 15' 47.288" N 84° 26' 12.241" E
Whereas, Directorate of Geology, Odisha, among others, is exempted under the
second proviso to Section 4(1) of the MMDR Act, 1957, from the requirement of obtaining
prospecting licence for undertaking prospecting operations. However, to undertake such
operations by Directorate of Geology, Odisha, notification is required to be issued by the
State Government U/r. 67 of MCR, 2016.
And, whereas, Directorate of Geology, Odisha, vide its letter cited supra has
requested for such notification,
Now, therefore, after careful consideration, the State Government, in exercise of
powers conferred under rule 67 of the Minerals (Other than Atomic and Hydro Carbons
Energy Minerals) Concession Rules, 2016 do hereby notify aforesaid blocks for
exploration by Directorate of Geology, Odisha, for a period of two years with effect from
the date of this notification.
By Order of the Governor
B. K. DEHURY
Additional Secretary to Government
Printed and published by the Director, Printing, Stationery and Publication, Odisha, Cuttack-10
Ex. Gaz. 1235-173+50