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Government of India Ministry of MINES INDIAN BUREAU OF MINES NAGPUR Bulletin of Mineral Information Volume 30, No.1 April - September 2012 Mineral Economics Division Sl. No. CONTENTS Page No. SECTION – 1 Mineral Legislation and Policy on Export and Import of Minerals/Ores 1. MINERAL LEGISLATION A. Amendments/Notifications : 1. Ministry of Coal, G.S.R.349(E) 1 2. Ministry of Mines, No.16/27/2011 -MVI (Part) 3 3. Ministry of Mines, S.O.1427(E) 3 4. Ministry of Coal, Corrigendu m, G.S.R. 525(E) 3 5. Ministry of Mines, G.S.R.593(E) 4 6. Ministry of Commerce and Industry, S.O.1665(E) 5 7. Ministry of Mines, S.O.1738(E) 15 8. Ministry of Commerce and Industry S.O.1953(E) 16 B. Court Decisions: 1. Hindustan Copper Ltd. Petit ioner v. State of M.P. & Others, Respondents, AIR 18 2012 Madhya Pradesh 49, Vol. 99, Part 1180, April 2012. 2. Kum. Lalita Chaudhary, Petitioner v. state of Rajasthan & others, Respondents, 19 AIR 2012 Rajasthan 67, Vol. 99, Part 1181, May, 2012. 3. Deepak Kumar etc., Petitioners v. State of Haryana and others, Respondents, 21 AIR 2012, Supreme Court 1386, Vol.99, Part 1181, May, 2012. 4. M/s. Vikas Stone Works, Petitioner v. State of Jharkhand & others, Respondents, 23 AIR 2012, Jharkhand 56, Vol.99, Part 1182, June 2012. 5. B.G. Eshwarappa, Petitioner v. State of Karnataka & others, Respondents, AIR 24 2012, Karnataka 84, vol.99, part 1182, June 2012. 6. M/s. Hutti Gold Mines Company Ltd., Petitioner v. Union of India, Respondent, 25 AIR 2012, Karnataka 88, Vol.99, Part 1182, June 2012. I Sl. No. CONTENTS Page No. 7. M/s. Misrilall Jain & Sons and another, Petitioner v. State of Jharkhand and 26 others, Respondents, AIR 2012, Jharkhand 76, vol.99, part 1182, June, 2012. 8. Sarvshri S atysheel & Co., Kailash Gait & others, Petitioners v. State of U.P. & others, Respondents, AIR 2012 Uttarakhand 69, Vol.99, Part 1183, July, 2012. 28 9. M/s. Grinding Mills & others, petitioners, v. State of Rajasthan & another, 29 Respondents, AIR 2012, Rajasthan 110, Vol.99, Part 1183, July, 2012. 10 Hindustan Copper Ltd., Balaghat Petitioner v. State of Madhya Pradesh & others, 31 Respondents, AIR 2012 Madhya Pradesh 120, Vol.99, Part 1184, August, 2012. 11 Smt. Padma Pandey, Petitioner v. State o f Uttar Pradesh & others, Respondents, 32 AIR 2012, Allahabad 117, Vol.99, Part 1184, August 2012. 12 Bodhiram Sethy and another, Petitioners v. Tahasildar, Dharmasala, Responent, 35 AIR 2012, Orissa 143 Vol.99, Part 1185, September, 2012. 13 M/s. Mah arshi Meltchems Pvt.Ltd. Petitioner v. Joint Secretary (Mines), 36 Government of India & others, Respondents, AIR 2012, Karnataka 131, Vol.99, Part 1185,September, 2012. 14 Surendra Mohan Sarda, Petitioner, v. Union of India & others, Respondents, AIR, 38 2012, Jharkhand 120, Vol.99, Part 1185, September, 2012. SECTION – 2 Trend in Mining, Prospecting and Reconnaissance 40 2.1 Trend in Mining (A) Mining Leases Granted 41 (B) Mining Leases Executed 57 (C) Mining Leases Renewed 65 (D) Mining Leases Revoked 66 (E) Mining Leases Determined 68 (F) Mining Leases Surrendered 68 (G) Mining Leases Terminated 69 II Sl. No. CONTENTS Page No. Mines (H) Mines Opened 69 (I) Mines Temporarily Discontinued 69 (J) Mines Reopened 69 (K) Mines Abandoned 70 2.2 Trend in Prospecting (A) Prospecting Licences Granted 71 (B) Prospecting Licences Executed 76 (C) Prospecting Licences Renewed 76 (D) Prospecting Licences Revoked 76 2.3 Trend in Reconnaissance Permits (R.P.) Reconnaissance Permits (R.P.) Approved/Granted/Executed 77 SECTION – 3 Production of Mineral -based Products (Table 17a & 17 b) 78 SECTION – 4 Highlights (A) Domestic 80 (B) Abroad 85 ---------- iii SECTION ––– 111 Mineral Legislation and Policy on Export and Import of Minerals/Ores 1. MINERAL LEGISLATION A. Amendments/Notifications 1. Ministry of Coal, G.S.R.349(E).-In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section(3) of section 9 of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (67 of 1957), the Central Government hereby makes the following further amendments in the Second Schedule of the said Act, namely- In the Second Schedule to the said Act for item 11 and the entries relating thereto, the following item and entries shall be substituted, namely:- 11. Coal: A. Coal produced in all the States and Union territories except the State of West Bengal. (1) Royalty on Coal : The rate of royalty on coal shall be @ 14% (Fourteen percent) ad-valorem on price of coal as reflected in the invoice, excluding taxes, levies and other charges. (2) Royalty on Lignite: The rate of royalty on lignite shall be @ 6% (Six percent) ad-valorem on transfer price of lignite as ratified by the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) and for lignite sold to other consumers, the royalty shall be @ 6% (Six percent) ad- valorem on the price of lignite as reflected in the invoice, excluding taxes, levies and other charges. (3) Royalty on coal and lignite produced from captive mines: For calculating royalty on coal and lignite produced from captive mines, the price of coal and lignite shall mean the basic pithead price of Run of Mine (ROM) coal and lignite, as notified by the Coal India Ltd., Singareni Collieries Company Ltd., and Neyveli Lignite Corporation, for similar Gross Calorific Value (GCV) of coal or lignite for the mines, nearest to that captive mine; 1 Provided that for the coal and lignite produced from the coal and lignite blocks, allocated under the Government dispensation route for commercial use, the respective ad-valorem royalty shall be applicable on the price notified by the respective State Governments. (4) Adjustment of royalty against levying of cess: For the States other than West Bengal, for the levy of cess or other taxes specific to coal bearing lands, the royalty allowed shall be adjusted for the local cesses or such taxes, so as to limit the overall revenue yield. B. Coal produced in the State of West Bengal C. Group Quality of Coal Royalty on coal in Rupees per tonne Group – I Steel Gr-I Seven rupees only per Steel Gr.II tonne Washery-I Direct Feed Group –II Washery-II Six rupees and fifty paise Washery-III only per tonne Semi Coking Gr-I Semi Coking Gr-II Non-Coking Coal having GCV(Kcal/kg) range of 6701 and above Non-Coking Coal having GCV(Kcal/kg) range of 6401-6700 Non-Coking Coal having GCV(Kcal/kg) range of 6101-6400 Group -III Washery-IV Five rupees and fifty paise Non-Coking Coal having GCV(Kcal/kg) only per tonne range of 5801-6100 Non-Coking Coal having GCV(Kcal/kg) range of 5501-5800 Non-Coking Coal having GCV(Kcal/kg) range of 5201-5500 Group -IV Non-Coking Coal having GCV(Kcal/kg) Four rupees and thirty range of 4901-5200 paise only per tonne Non-Coking Coal having GCV(Kcal/kg) range of 4601-4900 Non-Coking Coal having GCV(Kcal/kg) range of 4301-4600 2 Group Quality of Coal Royalty on coal in Rupees per tonne Group -V Non-Coking Coal having GCV(Kcal/kg) Two rupees and fifty paise range of 4001-4300 only per tonne Non-Coking Coal having GCV(Kcal/kg) range of 3701-4000 Non-Coking Coal having GCV(Kcal/kg) range of 3401-3700 Non-Coking Coal having GCV(Kcal/kg) range of 3101-3400 Non-Coking Coal having GCV =<3100 Explanation : 1. For the purpose of grading of coal, the specification of each grade of the coal shall be as prescribed under rule 3 of the Colliery Control Rules, 2004. 2. The Notification shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette. Source: The Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II – Section 3-Sub-section (I), dated 10.5.2012. 2. Ministry of Mines, No.16/27/2011-MVI (Part) .-The tenure of the Committee for Review and Restructuring of the functions and role of Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) in terms of the policy directions given in the National Mineral Policy, 2008 constituted vide Resolution No.16(27)/2009-M-VI dated 23-7-2009 and modified vide Resolution No.16(27)/2009-M-VI dated 7.1.2010, has been extended by the Government of India till 4 th May, 2012. The functions of the Committee and other provisions relating thereto will remain the same. ____________________________________________________________________________ Source: The Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I – Section 1, dated 15.5.2012. 3. S.O.1427(E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 32 of the Offshore Areas Mineral (Development and Regulation) Act, 2002 (17 of 2003), the Central Government hereby direct the Joint Secretary (Mineral and Regulation) in the Ministry of Mines to exercise all or any of the powers specified in Section 34 of the said Act. _________________________________________________________________________ Source: The Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II – Section 3-Sub-section (ii), dated 26.6.2012. 4. Ministry of Coal, Corrigendum, G.S.R. 525(E).- In the notification of the Government of India, Ministry of Coal number G.S.R. 349(E), dated 10 th May, 2012 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), dated the 10 th May, 2012 at page 4, in the English version, in the second para for “item 11” read “item 10” and for “11 COAL” read “10 COAL”. __________________________________________________________________________ Source: The Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II – Section 3-Sub-section (I), dated 2.7.2012. 3 5. Ministry of Mines, G.S.R.593(E).-In exercise of the powers conferred by section 13 of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (67 of 1957), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Mineral Concession Rules, 1960, namely.- 1.