The
rates of royalty in respect of major minerals (excluding coal, lignite and sand
for stowing) were last revised vide gazette notification number G.S.R. 574(E)
dated 13.8.2009. The rates of royalty in respect of Coal including Lignite were
revised vide notification number G.S.R. 349 (E), dated the 10th May,
2012 by the Ministry of Coal. The rates of royalty in respect of Sand for
Stowing were revised vide notification number G.S.R. 214(E) dated the 11th
April, 1997 by the Ministry of Coal. The rates of royalty are:
|
Name of mineral with grade
|
Rate of Royalty
(In Rs.
per tonne
or as a percentage of sale price on ad valorem
basis)
|
|
i) Apatite:
ii) Rock Phosphate
a) Above 25% P2O5
b) Upto 25% P2O5
|
5%
11%
6%
|
|
Asbestos
a) Chrysotile
b) Amphibole
|
Rs.880
15%
|
|
Barytes
|
5.5%
|
|
a) Bauxite
Despatched for
and use
in alumina
Laterite and aluminium metal extraction
b) Bauxite
Despatched for and Laterite use
other than
alumina and aluminium metal extraction and for export
|
0.50% of London Metal Exchange aluminium
metal price chargeable on the
contained metal in ore produced
25%
|
|
Brown Ilmenite (Leucoxene),
Ilmenite, Rutile
and Zircon
|
2%
|
|
Cadmium
|
15%
|
|
Calcite
|
15%
|
|
China clay/Kaolin
(including ball
clay and white shale,
white clay)
a) Crude
b) Processed (including washed)
|
8%
10%
|
|
Chromite
|
10%
|
|
Columbite-tantalite
|
10%
|
|
Copper
|
4.2% of London Metal Exchange copper metal price chargeable on the
contained copper metal in ore produced
|
|
Diamond
|
11.5%
|
|
Dolomite
|
Rs.63
|
|
Felspar
|
12%
|
|
Fire Clay
(Including plastic,
pipe, lithomargic and natural pozzolanic
clay)
|
12%
|
|
Fluorspar (also called
fluorite)
|
6.5%
|
|
Garnet
a)
Abrasive
b)
Gem
|
3%
10%
|
|
Gold
a)
Primary
b)
By-product gold
|
2% of `London Price' of primary gold metal contained in gold ore
produced.
3.3% of `London Price' on by-product gold metal actually produced.
|
|
Graphite
a)
with 40% or more fixed carbon
b)
with less than 40% fixed carbon
|
2%
12%
|
|
Gypsum
|
20%
|
|
Iron Ore: Lumps, fines
and concentrates all grade
|
10%
|
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Lead
(a) Contained lead metal
in ore produced
(b) Contained lead metal
in concentrate produced
|
7% of London Metal Exchange lead metal price chargeable on the
contained lead metal in ore produced.
12.7% of London Metal Exchange lead metal price chargeable on the
contained lead metal in concentrate produced
|
|
Limestone
a) L.D.Grade (less
than 1.5 per cent silica content)
b) Others
|
Rs.72
Rs.63
|
|
Lime kankar
|
Rs.63
|
|
Limeshell
|
Rs.63
|
|
Magnesite
|
3%
|
|
Manganese Ore
a) Ore of all grade
b) Concentrates
|
4.2%
1.4%
|
|
Mica (crude, waste and
scrap)
|
4%
|
|
Monazite
|
Rs.125
|
|
Nickel
|
0.12% of London Metal Exchange nickel metal price chargeable on the
contained nickel metal in ore produced
|
|
Ochre
|
Rs.20
|
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Pyrites
|
2%
|
|
Pyrophyllite
|
20%
|
|
Quartz
|
15%
|
|
Ruby
|
10%
|
|
Silica sand, Moulding sand and Quartzite
|
8%
|
|
Sand for Stowing
|
Rs.3
|
|
Selenite
|
10%
|
|
Sillimanite
|
2.5%
|
|
Silver
a) By-product
b) Primary Silver
|
7% of London price on by
product silver metal actually produced
5% of London price chargeable on the contained silver metal in ore
produced
|
|
Slate
|
Rs.45
|
|
Talc, Steatite and
Soapstone
|
18%
|
|
Tin
|
7.5% of London Metal Exchange tin metal price chargeable on the
contained tin metal in ore produced
|
|
Tungsten
|
Rs.20 (per unit per cent of contained WO3 per tonne of ore
and on pro-rata basis)
|
|
Uranium
|
2% of annual compensation amount received by M/s. Uranium Corporation
of India Limited, to be apportioned among the States on the basis of data
provided by DAE.
|
|
Vanadium
|
20%
|
|
Vermiculite
|
3%
|
|
Wollastonite
|
12%
|
|
Zinc
(a)
contained zinc metal in ore produced
(b)
contained as zinc metal in concentrate produced
|
8% of London Metal Exchange zinc metal price on ad valorem
basis chargeable on contained zinc metal in ore produced
8.4% of London Metal Exchange zinc metal price on ad valorem basis chargeable on contained zinc metal in
concentrate produced
|
|
All other major minerals
including Agate, Clay(Others), Chalk, Corundum, Diaspore,
Dunite, Felsite, Fuschite, Kyanite, Quartzite,
Jasper, Perlite, Rock Salt, Shale, Pyroxenite, etc.
|
10%
|
Royalty for Coal (including Lignite)
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. / Neyveli Lignite
Corporation, for similar Gross Calorific Value (GCV) of coal or lignite for the
mines, nearest to that captive mine;
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.
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Group
|
Quality of Coal
|
Royalty on coal in Rupees per tonne
|
|
Group – I
|
Steel Gr-I
|
Seven rupees only per tonne
|
|
Steel Gr.II
|
|
Washery-I
|
|
Direct Feed
|
|
Group – II
|
Washery-II
|
Six rupees and fifty paise only per tonne
|
|
Washery-III
|
|
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 only per tonne
|
|
Non-Coking Coal having
GCV(Kcal/kg) 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) range of 4901-5200
|
Four rupees and thirty 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
|
|
Group-V
|
Non-Coking Coal having
GCV(Kcal/kg) range of 4001-4300
|
Two rupees and fifty paise only per tonne
|
|
Non-Coking Coal having
GCV(Kcal/kg) range of 3701-4000
|
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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
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Some of the mineral rich
States like Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand,
Karnataka, Odisha, Rajasthan
have requested to enhance the rates of royalty for major minerals. The Government
has set up a Study Group on revision of rates of royalty and dead rent for
major minerals (other than coal. lignite and sand for stowing) on 13.9.2011. The
Study Group has to undertake detailed consultations with all stakeholders. The Study Group is likely to submit its final
report shortly.
This information was given
by the Minister of Mines, Shri Dinsha Patel in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
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