A specialised blasting technique to maintain better safety and productivity in limestone mines of JK Cement Works

Limestone deposits exposed in this area are a part of the Nimbahera Limestone Belt belonging to Semri series of Lower Vindhyan age. The limestone deposits are thickly, moderately and thinly bedded with thin parting of shale at places. The sequence of formation exposed in the area is: Dark Grey Limestone; Medium Grey Limestone; Light Grey Limestone; Banded Pink Limestone; Pink Limestone; Greenish Grey Limestone and Light Grey Limestone (Low Grade).