BALCO has two captive Bauxite mines in Chhattisgarh state - one at Mainpat with capacity 7,50,000 TPA and another at Bodai Daldali (Kawardha) with capacity of 12,50,000 TPA.

Both the mines are situated at an elevated plateau; the area is flat and covered with soil / lateritic boulders. The Bauxite ore is available as pocket deposit with 1.5 metre average thickness and is normally available below 3 - 5 metres from ground level.

Operational Excellence

• Mining Method  - Conventional Semi-mechanised Opencast Mining.
• Top Soil - Reused for backfilling and to retain fertility of land.
• Equipment Deployed - Drill, Excavator, Dumper, Rock Breaker, Dozer and Water Sprinkler.
• Winning of Bauxite  - Drilling, Blasting and Manual Sorting/ Sizing. Only wet drilling is deployed.
• Reclamation - Mining and backfilling executed concurrently.
• Reclaimed area is afforested to cover the exposed land with greenery.
• Original topography is retained.
• Afforestation - Plantation of manifold local species has increased the green density in the surrounding landscape.
• Water Harvesting – Pre-determined mined out areas converted to ponds.
• Environment Conservation – Pre-defined and systematic design of Garland Drains, Check Dams, Parapet Walls, development of Green Belt.
• Wildlife Conservation in association with State Government.
• Zero accident record for last five years.
• All mining activities and pollution prevention mitigation measures undertaken as per the stipulated guidelines of various governing agencies. 
  

 Resettlement & Rehabilitation of mines displaced families

• Benchmark Resettlement and Rehabilitation (R & R) for Project Affected Families.
• Facilities provided for rehabilitated villages are unique.