GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

ABSTRACT

Mines & Minerals – Amendment to the Rule 10 of the Andhra Pradesh Minor Mineral
Concession Rules, 1966 - Fixation of Seigniorage fee and Dead Rent for the 31 minor
Minerals, which were recently declared by the Government of India as Minor Minerals
– Orders – Issued.

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INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE (M.II) DEPARTMENT

G.O.MS.No. 105 Dated: 13-11-2015

Read the following:

1. GSR No.423 (E), dt:10.02.2015 from the Ministry of Mines, Govt. of

India, New Delhi.
2. From Director of Mines & Geology, Letter No. 7836/P/2014,
dt. 19.02.2015, 09.03.2015 and dated. 09.10.2015.
3. G.O.Ms.No.100, Industries & Commerce (M.II) Dept., dt:31.10.2015.

O R D E R:

In the reference 1st read above, the Ministry of Mines, Government of India, has
issued a Notification in the Gazette of India, New Delhi declaring the following certain
(31) minerals as minor minerals by exercising the powers conferred under clause (e)
of section 3 of the Mines & Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957:

1. Agate, 2. Ball Clay, 3. Barytes, 4. Calcareous Sand, 5.

Calcite, 6. Chalk, 7. China Clay, 8. Clay (Others), 9).
Corundum, 10. Diaspore, 11. Dolomite, 12). Dunite/Pyroxenite,
13. Felsite, 14. Felspar, 15. Fireclay, 16. Fuschite quartzite, 17.
Gypsum, 18. Jasper, 19. Kaolin, 20. Laterite, 21. Limekankar,
22. Mica, 23. Ochre, 24. Pyrophillite, 25. Quartz, 26. Quartzite,
27. Sand (others), 28. Shale, 29. Silica Sand, 30. Slate, 31.
Steatite or Talc or Soap stone.

In continuation to the above and orders issued in the reference 3rd read above,
the following notification will be published in the Extra-Ordinary issue of the Andhra
Pradesh Gazette dated:13.11.2015.

NOTIFICATION

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 15 of the

Mines & Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (Central Act 67 of 1957),
the Governor of Andhra Pradesh hereby makes the following amendments to the
Andhra Pradesh Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1966 issued in G.O.Ms.No.1172,
Industries and Commerce (M.I) Department, dated. 04.09.1967 and subsequently
amended issued in the reference 3rd read above, from time to time.

AMENDMENTS

In the said rules, Under Rule 10 for Schedules I and II, the following shall be
substituted, namely;

“SCHEDULE-I”
RATES OF SEIGNIORAGE FEE
Sl. Rate of Seigniorage Fee (in
Name of the Minor Mineral Unit
No. Rupees)
120
18 Agate M.T. (Rupees One Twenty)

60
19 Ball Clay M.T.
(Rupees Sixty)
20 Barytes
 400
i. (Grey Colour) A Grade M.T.
(Rupees Four Hundred)
310
ii. (Grey Colour) B Grade M.T.
(Rupees Three Hundred and Ten)
iii. (Grey Colour) C+D+Waste 200
M.T.
grade (Rupees Two Hundred)
1000
iv. White Colour M.T.
(Rupees One Thousand)
200
v. Off colour, other than grey. M.T.
(Rupees Two Hundred)
75
21 Calcarious Sand M.T.
(Rupees Seventy Five)
75
22 Calcite M.T.
(Rupees Seventy Five)
80
23 Chalk M.T.
(Rupees Eighty)
50
24 China Clay M.T.
(Rupees Fifty)
50
25 Clay (Other) M.T.
(Rupees Fifty)
100
26 Corundum M.T.
(Rupees One Hundred)
345
27 Diaspore M.T. (Rupees Three Hundred and Forty
Five)
80
28 Dolomite M.T.
(Rupees Eighty)
50
29 Dunite or Pyroxenite M.T.
(Rupees Fifty)
110
30 Felsite M.T.
(Rupees One Hundred and Ten)
75
31 Felspar M.T.
(Rupees Seventy Five)
50
32 Fireclay M.T.
(Rupees Fifty)
75
33 Fuschite Quartzite M.T.
(Rupees Seventy Five)
125
34 Gypsum M.T. (Rupees One Hundred and Twenty
Five)
120
35 Jasper M.T. (Rupees One Hundred and
Twenty)
50
36 Kaolin M.T.
(Rupees Fifty)
37 Laterite
i. dispatched for use in alumina 150
M.T.
and aluminium metal extraction (Rupees One Hundred and Fifty)
ii. for use other than alumina and
75
aluminium metal extraction and M.T.
(Rupees Seventy Five)
export
80
38 Limekankar M.T.
(Rupees Eighty)
39 Mica
1500
i. Crude. M.T. (Rupees One Thousand and Five
Hundred)
500
ii. Scrap M.T. (Rupees Five Hundred)

50
40 Ochre M.T.
(Rupees Fifty)
41 Pyrophyllite M.T. 170
 (Rupees one Hundred and
Seventy)
75
42 Quartz M.T.
(Rupees Seventy Five)
75
43 Quartzite M.T.
(Rupees Seventy Five)
75
44 Sand (Others) M.T.
(Rupees Seventy Five)
150
45 Shale M.T.
(Rupees One Hundred and Fifty)
75
46 Silica Sand M.T.
(Rupees Seventy Five)
150
47 Slate M.T.
(Rupees One Hundred and Fifty)
48 Steatite or Talc or Soapstone
75
i. Filler grade M.T.
(Rupees Seventy Five)
500
ii. Other grade M.T.
(Rupees Five Hundred)

“SCHEDULE-II”

RATES OF DEAD RENT

Sl. Rate of Dead Rent per Hectare per

Name of the Mineral
No. Annum (in Rupees)
15,000
5. Agate, Corundum
(Rupees Fifteen Thousand)
15,000
6. Diaspore and Fluorite
(Rupees Fifteen Thousand)
20,000
7. Barytes
(Rupees Twenty Thousand)
20,000
8. Laterite
(Rupees Twenty Thousand)
10,000
9. Mica
(Rupees Ten Thousand)
All minerals notified from major
to minor minerals by Govt. of
India dated 10.02.2015 except 15,000
10.
Mica, Barytes, Laterite, Agate, (Rupees Fifteen Thousand)
Corundum, Diaspore and
Corundum

2. This order shall come into force with immediate effect.

3. This order issues with the concurrence of Finance Department vide their U.O.
No.14998/152/EBS.VIII/A2/2015, Dt.15.09.2015.

(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH)

M. GIRIJA SHANKAR,
SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT (MINES & FP) (FAC)

To
The Commissioner of Printing, Stationary & Stores Purchase (Ptg. Wing),
Hyderabad. (He is requested to publish the above Notification in the
Extra-ordinary issue of Andhra Pradesh, and arrange to send
1000 copies of the same to Government in Industries &
Commerce (M.II) Department).
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The Director of Mines & Geology, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad.

The Chief Executive Officer, SERP, Hyderabad.
All the Joint Director /Deputy Director / Asst. Director of Mines & Geology through the
Director of Mines & Geology, Hyderabad.
Copy to:
The Secretary to Govt, Ministry of Mines, Govt. of India.
The Law (A) Department.
The Finance Department.
The P.S to Hon’ble Minister for Women Empowerment, Child Welfare and Disabled &
Senior Citizens Welfare and Mines & Geology.
The Secretary to Govt., (Mines), CM’s office.
SF/SC (C.No.1747/M.II(1)/2015)

//FORWARDED :: BY ORDER//

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