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Government of India Ministry of MINES INDIAN BUREAU OF MINES NAGPUR Bulletin of Mineral Information Volume - 30, No. 2 October 2012 - March 2013 Mineral Economics Division CONTENTS Sl. No. Page No. Section-1 Mineral Legislation and Policy on Export and Import of Minerals/Ores 1 MINERAL LEGISLATION 1 A. Amendments/Notifications : 1. Ministry of Steel, S.O.2128 (E) 1 2. Ministry of Steel, S.O.2510(E) 3 3. Ministry of Mines, Notification, F.No.11/6/2012-M.I 4 4. Ministry of Finance, S.O.2342 (E) 7 5. Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Public Notice, 7 F.No.01/91/162/3/AM10/Export Cell 6. Ministry of Finance, S.O.2360 (E) 10 7. Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Public Notice, F.No.01/61/180-/3/ 00142/ 11 AM13/PC-3 (e-BRC) 8. Ministry of Commerce & Industry, S.O.2423(E) 12 9. Ministry of Finance, S.O.2499 (E) 13 10. Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Public Notice, F.No.01/81/ 162/375/ 13 AMIO/DES-II 11. Ministry of Commerce & Industry, S.O. 2314 (E) 14 12. Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Notification, F.No.01/53/ 162/293/ 14 Marble/M.3/AM13/IC 13. Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Notification, F.No.01/94/ 180/238/ AM11/PC-4 15 14. Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Notification, F.No.01/ 81/162/ 246/ AM13/ 15 DES-II 15. Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Notification, F.No.01/81/1 62/00052/A 18 M13/DES-II 16. Ministry of Finance, S.O.240(E) 18 17. Ministry of Finance, S.O.306 (E) 19 18. Ministry of Finance, G.S.R.35 (E) 19 19. Ministry of Finance, G.S.R.36(E) 20 20. Ministry of Commerce and Industry, S.O.304(E) 20 21. Ministry of Commerce and Industry, S.O.493(E) 21 22. Ministry of Environment and Forests, S.O.674(E) 21 23. Ministry of Commerce and Industry, F.No.01/81/162/82/AM 12/DES.II. 21 I Sl. No. Page No. B. Court Decisions: 1. M.Palanisamy, Petitioner v. State of Tamil Nadu & Others, Respondents, AIR 23 2012, Madras 215, Vol.99, Part 1185, September, 2012 2. Shambhu Singh,Petitioner,v. State of Rajasthan & another, Respondents, AIR 26 2012, Rajasthan 156, Vol.99, Part 1186, October, 2012 3. Jarnail Singh, Petitioner v. State of Rajasthan and Others, Respondents, AIR 28 2012, Rajasthan 168, Vol.99, Part 1187, November, 2012 4. Mrs.K.Seetha, Petitioner v. District Collector, Thoothukudi district, Respondent, 29 AIR 2012, Madras 245, Vol. 99, Part 1187, November, 2012 5. Bhramarabar Das, Petitioner v. State of Orissa & Others, Respondents, AIR 31 2012, Orissa 163, Vol.99, Part 1187, November, 2012 6. Bihar Mica Exporters Association, Petitioner v. State of Jharkhand & Others, 33 Respondents, AIR 2012, Jharkhand 148, Vol.99, Part 1187, November, 2012 SECTION – 2 Trend in Mining, Prospecting and Reconnaissance 2.1 Trend in Mining 36 (A) Mining Leases Granted 36 (B) Mining Leases Executed 54 (C) Mining Leases Renewed 61 (D) Mining Leases Revoked 62 (E) Mining Leases Determined 62 (F) Mining Leases Surrendered 63 (G) Mining Leases Terminated 63 Mines (H) Mines Opened 63 (I) Mines Temporarily Discontinued 63 (J) Mines Reopened 64 (K) Mines Abandoned 64 II 2.2 Trend in Prospecting (A) Prospecting Licences Granted 65 (B) Prospecting Licences Executed 72 (C) Prospecting Licences Renewed 73 (D) Prospecting Licences Revoked 73 2.3 Trend in Reconnaissance Permits (R.P.) Reconnaissance Permits (R.P.) Approved/Granted/Executed 74 SECTION – 3 Production of Mineral-based Products (Table 17a & 17 b) 75 SECTION – 4 Highlights (A) Domestic 77 (B) Abroad 82 ---------- III SECTION – 1 Mineral Legislation and Policy on Export and Import of Minerals/Ores 1. MINERAL LEGISLATION A. Amendments/Notifications: 1) Ministry of Steel, S.O.2128(E) – In exercise of the powers conferred by section 14 of the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 1986 (63 of 1986), the Central Government hereby makes the following amendment in the Steel and Steel Products (Quality Control) Second Order, 2012 of the Government of India in the Ministry of Steel, published in Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii) of the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide number S.O.415 (E), dated the 12th March, 2012, namely:- In the Steel and Steel Products (Quality Control) Second Order, 2012,- i) In paragraph 1, for sub-paragraph (2), the following shall be substituted, namely:- “Save as otherwise provided, this Order shall come into force with effect from the 12th September, 2012”; ii) for the Schedule, the following Schedule shall be substituted, namely:- “Schedule [See paragraph 2(f) and 3] List of steel products under mandatory Bureau of Indian Standards certification Indian Title ITC(HS) Date of coming into force of the produce in the Standard Code standard to the extent given below number (1) (2) (3) (4) (A) Product (B) With effect from 1. 2002 Steel plates for 72085110 (a) Plates of thickness more than 31st March, 2013 pressure vessels for 72085120 80mm and weight more than 12 intermediate and high 72085210 tonne in Ultrasonic Tested temperature service 72085220 condition; including boilers 72111300 (b) Plates of thickness less than 72111420 16 mm but width more than 4000 72111490 mm; 72119011 (c) For other products excluding 12th September, 72119090 (a) and (b) above 2012 2. 2041 Steel plates for 72085110 (a) Plates of thickness more than 31st March, 2013 pressure vessels 72085120 80mm and weight more than 12 used at moderate 72085210 tonne in Ultrasonic Tested 72085220 condition; and low temperature 72111300 (b) Plates of thickness less than 72111420 16 mm but width more than 4000 72111490 mm; 72119090 (c) for other products excluding 12th September, (a) and (b) above 2012 1 1 (1) (2) (3) (4) 3. 2830 Carbon steel cast 72061090 All products 12th September, billet ingots, billets, 72071190 2012 blooms and slabs for 72071290 re-rolling into steel for 72071920 general structural 72071990 purposes 4. 2831 Carbon steel cast 72061090 All products 31st March, 2013 billet ingots, billets, 72071190 blooms and slabs for 72071290 re-rolling into low 72071920 tensile structural steel 72071990 72072090 5. 1786 High strength 72131090 (a) High strength deformed steel 31st March, 2013 deformed steel bars 72142090 bars and wires of size below 16 and wires for mm concrete (b) for other products excluding 12th September, reinforcement (8mm (a) above 2012 and above) 6. 648 Cold rolled non- 72251920 All products 12th September, oriented electrical 72261920 2012 steel sheet and strip- fully processed type (CRNO) 7. 3024 Grain oriented 72251100 All products 31st March, 2013 electrical steel sheet 72261100 and strip (CRGO) 8. 15391 Cold rolled non- 72251920 All products 12th September, oriented electrical 72261920 2012 steel sheet and strip- 72091720 semi-processed type 72091730 (CRNO) 72091790 72092720 72092730 72092790 9. 2062 Hot rolled medium 72139190 (a) Flat Rolled products 31st March, 2013 and high tensile 72139990 (sheets/strips/coils)less than 6 mm structural steel 72149990 thickness; (excluding bars and 72161000 rods of diameter or 72162100 (b) Flat bars and rounds/ thickness less than 6 72162200 squares/hexagons/octagon bars; mm and structural 72163100 below 50 mm x 50 72163200 (c) Plates of thickness more than mm x 6 mm) 72163300 80 mm and weight more than 12 72164000 tonne in Ultrasonic Tested 72165000 condition; 72111300 72111410 (d) Plates of thickness less than 72111420 16 mm but width more than 4000 72111430 mm 72111440 72111450 72111460 2 (1) (2) (3) (4) 72111490 (e) for other products excluding 12th September, 72119012 (a),(b), (c) and (d) above 2012 72119090 72139190 72139990 72149190 72149990 72082510 72082520 72082530 72082540 72082590 72082610 72082620 72082630 72082640 72082690 72082710 72082720 72082730 72082740 72082790 72083610 72083620 72083630 72083640 72083690 72083710 72083720 72083730 72083740 72083790 72083810 72083820 72083830 72083840 72083890 72083910 72083920 72083930 72083940 72083990 72085110 72085120 72085130 72085140 72085190 Source : The Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II- Sec.3(ii), dated 11.9.2012 2) Ministry of Steel, S.O.2510(E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by section 14 of the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 1986 (63 of 1986), the Central Government hereby makes the following further amendments in the Steel and Steel Products (Quality Control) Second Order, 2012 of the Government of India, Ministry of Steel, 3 published in Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii) of the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide number S.O.415(E), dated 12th March, 2012, namely:- 1. (1) This order may be called The Steel and Steel products (Quality Control) Second (Second Amendment) Order, 2012. (2) Save as otherwise provided, this order shall come into force from the date of publication of this order in the official Gazette. 2. In the Steel and Steel Products (Quality Control) Second Order, 2012, in the Schedule, in column (4),- (i) against serial number 6, for the entries, the following shall be substituted, namely :- Date of coming into force of the product in the standard to the extent given below (A)Product (B)With effect from (a) Cold Rolled Non-Oriented (CRNO) electrical steel sheets and \strips with 31st March, 2013; Watt loss not exceeding by 5.3 Watt/kg (at 1.5 Tesla/50 Hz) (b) for other products excluding (a) above 12th September, 2012;” (ii) against serial number 9, for the entries, the following shall be substituted, namely: Date of coming into force of the product in the standard to the extent given below (A)Product (B) With effect from (a) Flat Rolled products (sheets or strips or coils) less than 6 mm thickness; 31st March, 2013 (b) Flat bars and rounds or squares or hexagons or octagon bars; (c) Plates of thickness more than 80 mm and weight more than 12 tonnes in ultrasonic tested condition; (d) Plates of thickness less than 16 mm but width more than 4000 mm; (e) Universal Beam structural steel of size (depth) greater than 610 mm up to and including size 1016 mm; (f) Universal Column structural steel of size greater than 305 mm up to and including size 356 mm; (g) For other products excluding (a), (b), (c), (d), (e)and (f) above.