Department of Industries

Citizens Charter of 

Tamil Nadu Magnesite Limited
Salem - 636 302

TAMILNADU MAGNESITE LIMITED (TANMAG) a wholly owned Govt. of TamilNadu Undertaking was formed on 17th January,1979 under the Companies Act, 1956 to optimise Mining and Processing of rare mineral - "MAGNESITE" by improving the quality to international standards.

MAGNESITE AND ITS USES:

Magnesite is a Carbonate of Magnesium (MgC03).  Raw Magnesite as such is not  used in any industry except in Chemical Industry for the manufacture of Sulphates   (Epsam Salt).  A Small quantity of  pure magnesite free from Iron is used  in the glass industry. Magnesite after dead-burning is an ideal Mineral for manufacture  of Super Duty Basic Refractory Bricks largely used in the Steel Industry.  Lightly Calcined Magnesite (LCM) containing 2-10 per cent CO2 called Caustic Magnesite is used for a wide variety of indutsrial application, the most important being in the manufacture of  Oxychloride or Sorel Cement, Pulp  and Paper processing  chemicals, Rayon and in  production of  Fertiliser and Animal Feed Stuffs. Specially prepared light magnesium carbonate is added to Rubber   for reinforcing and stiffening. It is also  used in the manufacture of Magnesium Metals. The grinding stones  for rice  husk milling is made from emery Caustic-Calcined  Magnesia and Magnesium Chloride. 

In addition to above Magnesite is considered to be potential for use in Uranium processing, Water treatment and stack gas scrubbing  etc.    

ROLE OF  TANMAG

Over  the last two decades  ' TANMAG ' has grown to be a synonym for magnesite    the value mineral which is the backbone of many  Iron   Industry where high temperature operation is involved.

The  Magnesite Reserves of Salem are  famous  world over for the crypto crystaline   structure and are best suited for refractory bricks production.

TANMAG - MINES DIVISION

The Mines presently operated by TANMAG are known as "ARASU MAGNESITE MINES" and are located in the north-eastern portion  of the   Magnesite bearing area of the Chalk-Hills.  These deposits are located at the foot of the  famous  Yercaud  Hills  and are accessible  by the Salem - Yercaud  Road.    The mining area is spread over  578  acres.  TANMAG do not sell Raw Magnesite to outsiders, as the entire mined minerals are used in TANMAG  itself for manufacturing Dead Burnt Magnesite and Calcined Magnesite. 

TANMAG ROTARY KILN DIVISION 

The  100   TPD   Rotary  Kiln  to  produce   Dead  Burnt  Magnesite   was commissioned during  December 1985.   T he installed capacity  is 30,000 tonne per annum  of various   grades of Dead Burnt Magnesite.  The Raw Magnesite   is sintered  in  Rotary Kiln at a high   temperature of 1, 750 c ensuring proper crystal growth/ periclause  formation with  best  suited  Lime  / Silica  ratio. Dead Burnt Magnesite finds application in Refractory    Industry  for manufacture  of Basic Refractory  Bricks and manufacture  of  Ramming Mass, fettling Materials  and Magnesite Mortar. The major customers of    TANMAG  for DBM are available  in the  State of (i)  Bihar   (ii) Maharastra, (iii ) Andhra  Pradesh, (iv ) Orissa, (v) West Bengal and ( vi) Madhya Pradesh.

TANMAG - SHAFT KILN DIVISION

The Shaft Kiln Division has five numbers of vertical Shaft Kilns for the manufacture of Caustic Calcined Magnesite  which is also known as Lightly Calcined Magnesite. The installed capacity for Calcined Magnesite is 19,500 Tons per annum. Raw Magnesite is calcined in Shaft Kilns using Furnace Oil as fuel at a temperature in the range of 1,000c to 1,100c to produce Chemically reactive grade known as Caustic Calcined Magnesite.

This  is used   for extremely wide range of end uses covering

The  major  customers of TANMAG  for Calcined Magnesite are available in the  State of  West  Bengal, Bihar, Rajasthan, Madhya  Pradesh and Maharastra.

EXPORT

TANMAG  was a leading Exporter of Caustic Calcined Magnesite to countries like  United Kingdom, Holland, Japan, Australia, West Germany  and New Zealand  and  a valuable foreign exchange earner upto 1996-97. Subsequently, due to cheaper prices and  liberal credit  offered   in the international market, the export of Calcined Magnesite  has come down drastically  and  TANMAG is able to export only  a minimum  quantity  of  100 MT  per annum to Japan.   

POWERS AT DIFFERENT LEVELS   

In general the affairs of the company  are  being controlled by the Board of Directors mainly consisting of   Government Nominees. The Special  Secretary , Industries Department,  Government of  Tamilnadu  is the Chairman of   the Board  and Directors are nominated from  various Government Departments. The day today  affairs and   major decisions are   taken   by the Managing  Director, who is normally an  I.A.S  Officer and exclusively deputed to TANMAG  by the Government of Tamilnadu.  

Sufficient administrative and business related powers have  been delegated to  MD  to run the company efficiently.

Apart from the  Registered Office,  where the Managing Director's Office is located,   there    are   other Divisions  called  (i) Mines Division, (ii ) Shaft Kiln  Division and (iii)Rotary Kiln Division.  For the  convenience of the functioning  of the company   Mines Manager, Factory Manager(SKD) and Factory Manager (RKD)  are looking after the  administrative functions of  the above Divisions  respectively under the control and  guidance of the Managing Director.  Thus there are proper distribution  of   powers  at  different  levels   and  the delegation of power is made  in such a way  that  helps to maintain the  smooth  functioning of the company.  

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE GRANT OF LICENCE

As far as  Licenses  are concerned, TANMAG has to get clearance from various Departments. The renewal of  Mining Lease, Factories  Licenses, etc. are to be obtained from  Government after expiry  of the stipulated period.  In order to obtain the above License the  Company has to adopt  certain procedures and certain basic requirements to be satisfied for the grant/renewal of  License as detailed below:-

PROCEDURE TO  BE ADOPTED FOR THE RENEWAL OF MINING LEASE

For non-forest lands ( Patta, Poramboke, etc.) the Mining Lease application with required details is to be submitted to the State Government through  District Collector/Director of Geology and  Mining.

In respect of lands classified under Reserve Forest category, the Proforma proposals  for obtaining clearance under Section 2  of the Forest Conservation Act (1980), it is to be submitted  to District Forest Officer.  After inspection of the area by the  DFO, the proposal (with his specific recommendations)  will be forwarded to Conservator of Forest - Nodal  Officer (CCF, FC Act) - PCCP and  State Government  (Department of Environment and Forest)  and will be sent to  Government of India,  (Inspector General of Forest).

Government   of  India will direct the  Regional Chief Conservator of Forests of the respective regions to inspect the area and forward the proposal with recommendation.  Upon receiving the same from RCCF,   the Government of  India will agree and communicate the clearance under FC Act to the State Government and Lease will be granted by State  Government (Department of Environment and Forest).

All the queries and  enquiries from our customers are promptly replied.  "Converting an enquiries into an order" is the aim of the Marketing Department.  Being a commercial organisation the customers are given due respect and treated in such a manner to build casting business relations with the company. Whenever there is any clarification sought  for  by  the  customers  regarding the material  etc., immediate attention is given to their questions and the same is clarified without any loss of time.  These correspondences are very much useful to the customers as well as the company.  We have  launched  a web-site of the company to let  the  users know about our company and product range and also to attend the enquiries/querries of the users.

CONTACT POINTS

The name, address and telephone numbers etc.,  of the Nodal officer are given below:-