2. MINING PLAN
It’s a techno-legal document for Systematic and scientific
development of mine for conservation of minerals and Progressive
closure for protection of environment.
All coal & lignite mining operations in India shall be governed as per
mining plan.
3. REQUIREMENT OF MINING PLAN
Basic document for grant of EC, FC, ML, etc. Section 5(2)(b) of the
MMDR Act - no mining lease shall be granted unless there is a duly
approved mining plan.
Rule 13(1) of MCR-20 - no mining operations shall be undertaken
except in accordance with Mining Plan.
Rule 11(1) of MCDR, 2017 - no holder of a mining lease shall
commence or carry out mining operations except in accordance with
approved mining plan.
It connects the mine with all stakeholders.
It’s a guide book for implementation for the lessees, and monitoring
tool for regulatory authority.
4. PREPARATION OF MINING PLAN AND MINE CLOSURE
PLAN
Mining plan shall be prepared by qualified person / Accredited
Mining Plan Preparing agency as per guidelines issued by MoC
dated 29.05.2020
Mining operation shall be undertaken in accordance with the duly
approved mining plan.
The project proponent shall submit an undertaking that the mine
shall be operated as per EC & FC for the project.
Statutory Obligations, if any, which the lessee is bound to implement
should be indicated in the Mining Plan.
Mine closure plan shall be integral part of Mining plan.
5. PREPARATION OF MINING PLAN AND MINE CLOSURE PLAN
Proposed leased area shall include the area in which mining
operations can be undertaken and also the non-mineralized area
required, if any, for activities falling under the definition of mine as
referred in the Mines Act, 1952.
Where the project area extends beyond the block boundary/existing
mining lease, the certificate issued by the Mines and Geology
Department of the concerned State Government must be attached in
the Mining Plan.
certificate specifying
(a) intent of the State Government for grant of lease beyond the vested
geological boundary
(b) non-existence of coal/ lignite in the area beyond the vested/allotted
geological block boundary/existing mining lease to rule out the issue
of encroachment.
6. SUBMISSION OF REPORT/ INFORMATION
a) compliance status with respect to approval condition of mining plan
and grounds specified at para 1.3A
b) stage plan for next five years
c) revised balance life of the mine and
d) Revised calculation of ESCROW amount with respect to revised
balance life, to Coal Controller, CCO, Kolkata with a copy of the same
to Administrative Section dealing with the allocation/allotmentof the
block and section dealing with approval of mining plan at MoC/CCO,
e) for information-Such report/information must be submitted at least
180(one hundred eighty) days before the expiry of 5 (five) year, starting
from the commencement of the Mineral Concession (Amendment)
Rules. 2020 or the date of execution of the duly executed mining lease
deed, whichever is later.
7. MODIFICATION IN THE MINING PLAN
Mining Plan may be modified/ revised for
• Change in method of mining
• Change in lease area
• Increase in excess of 150% of the sanctioned peak rated capacity
• Change in the interest of safe and scientific mining
• For protection of Environment
• Change in the final mining closure plan
• Change in geo-mining conditions.
• If the remaining extractable reserve of the coal mine is less than3(three)
times of the rated Capacity of the current Approved Mining Plan
• The Mining Plan submitted for approval must have the approval of the
concerned board of the company.
8. CALCULATION OF ANNUAL CLOSURE COST FOR ESCROW
ACCOUNT
The Ministry of Coal (MoC), GoI issued a Notification vide No. 55011-01-2009-CP
AM dated 27/08/2009 regarding preparation of Mine Closure Plan as per issued
guidelines and the same was revised on 7th Jan, 2013.
The salient points being –
• Preparation of Mine Closure Plan for all existing & ongoing mines
• Opening of escrow account for depositing Mine Closure Cost
• Reimbursement of (upto 80%) deposited amount at the end of each phase of 5 year against
expenditure incurred in reclamation.
• For Open cast: @ Rs 9 Lakh per Ha. of Mine Project area as on 01.04. 2019
• For Underground:@Rs 1Lakh fifty thousand per Ha. of Mine Project area as on 01.04. 2019.
• Cost of mine closure to be updated as per WPI figures existing as on date.
• Annual closure cost is to be computed = Total Project area of Mine X Escalated rate
Balance Life of the mine in years
• An Amount equal to the annual cost is to be deposited each year throughout the mine life
compounded @ 5% annually. 8
9. RELEASE OF DEPOSITED AMOUNT FROM ESCROW
ACCOUNT
up to 50% of the total deposited amount including interest accrued in the
Escrow account may be released after every five years in line with periodic
examination of the closure plan.
The amount released should be equal to the expenditure incurred on the
progressive mine closure in past 5 year or 50% whichever is less
The balance amount will be release at the end of final mine closure on
compliance of all provisions of closure plan
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10. SUBMISSION, PROCESSING AND SCRUTINY OF MINING
PLAN
Every mining plan shall be submitted for approval / modification to Moc / CCO.
Hard copy -
Soft copy -
CMPDIL / Extended office of CCO at Delhi shall scrutinize the mining plan and
submit comment if any.
Mining plan shall be approved by the coal controller, CCO, Kolkata
