Completed Projects

Location: Vavuniya, Sri Lanka

Extent: The extent of the project area was 10 Hectares  

Physiography: Low elevation flat terrain 

Scope of Work:

1. Geological Exploration:

• Geological investigation to demarcate the building material reserve.
• Physical analysis for rock strength and quality to identify quality, grade, and possible industrial applications.

2. Ore Reserve Estimation

• Ore reserve estimation through the Goggle Earth Elevation Models and GPS survey

3. Mining site safety assessment and Safety plan
   • Identification of existing safety issues and plan for eliminating possible hazards
   • Safety establishment for all operatives
   • Proposal for safety enhancement for the surrounding community

4. Mine development
   • Mine site preparation and infrastructure development plan

5. Production and disintegration plan
   • Bench design
   • Vegetation overburden / Waste rock removal in the mining process/stage
   • Drilling, charging, blasting, secondary disintegration and mucking proposal.
   • Development of operational time frames for drilling, blasting mucking and product transportation activities.
   • Employment of product disintegration and processing activities.

6. Traffic Analysis
   • Designing the access roads into the mine and out from the mine site
   • Drawing up the anticipated road maintenance plan

7. Manpower employment proposal and utilization of machinery and equipment
   • Planning for Manpower engagement for mining operations
   • Reassessment of machinery and equipment requirements

8. Identification of Environmental Impacts and adoption of remedial measures
   • Impacts due to ground vibration, air blast over pressure, sound and dust
   • Identification of anticipated sociological influence of proposed mining activities

9. Mine closure and mine site rehabilitation proposal

• Drawing up the mine closure and rehabilitation plan

Activities accomplished

• Building material reserve estimation
• Existing Mine Safety issues
• Mine development plan
• Mine Production Plan
• Environmental impacts and mitigation plan
• Mine Rehabilitation plan

Outcome of the project: Preparation of Mining and Production Plan with the economic viability report for Building Material Quarry, Vavuniya, Sri Lanka