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REGISTERED NO.D.(D.)-72

The Gazette of India

EXTRAORDINARY

PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 291] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, JULY 16, 1979/ASADHA 25, 1901

Separate paging is given to this Part in order that it may be filed as a separate compilation

(703)

376 GI/79

MINISTRY OF ENERGY

(Department of Coal)

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 16th July, 1979

S.O. 408(E).~ln pursuance of clauses 3 and 4 of the Colliery Control Order 1945 , as continued in force by Section \b of ihe Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (10 of 1955") and in supersession of the notifications of the Government of India in tlie Ministry of Steel, Mines and Metals (Department or Mines it Meials) No. S.O. 2405 dated the 24lh July 1967 and the Ministry of Energy (Department of Coal) No. S.O. 408 (E) dated the lst^August. 1975 the Central Government, with effect on ami from the 17th July, 1979 hereby prescribes in Table below the classes and grades into which coal shall be classified and fixes in Tables II, III, IV, V and VI below the pit head prices at w hicll coal or coke may be sold by colliery owners: —

TABLE I

Class

Grade

Grade Specification

s.

No,

2

3

.1

4

1.

A B

Non-coking coal produced in all States other than Assam, AudhraPradesh, Arunachul Pradesh, Megha- laya and Nagaland.

C

D

i;

l-

G

Useful heat value exceeding 6200 kilo-calories per kilogram. Useful heat value exceeding 5600 kilo-calories per kilogram but not exceeding 6200 kilo-calories per kilogram. Useful heat value exceeding 4940 kilo-calories per kilogram but not exceeding 5600 kilo-calories per kilogram. 'Useful'heat value exceeding 4200 TdTo'-caTof Its "per kiTOgrambut not exceeding 4940 kilo-calorics p^¹" kilogram. Useful beat value exceeding 3360 kilo-calories per kilogram but not exceeding 4200 kilo-calories per kilogram. Useful heat value exceeding 2400 kilo-calories per kilogram but not exceeding 3360 kilo -calorics per kilogram. Useful heat \aluc exceeding 1300 kilo-calorics per kilogram but not exceeding 2400 kilo-calories oer kilogram.

T

Not graueu.

V

Non-coking coal produced in the Slates of Audhra Pradesh, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Mcghalaya and Nagaland.

3. Coking Coal. Steel Grade 1 Steel Grade II Washery Grade 1 Washery Grade II Washery Grade 1(1 Washery Grade IV

Ash content not exceeding 15 per cent. Ash exceeding 15 per cent but not exceeding 18 per cent. Ash exceeding iH per cent but not exceeding 21 per cent. Ash exceeding 21 per cent but not exceeding 24 per cent. Aih exceeding 24 per cent but not exceed ing 28 per cent. Ash exceeding 28 per cent but not exceeding 35 per ecu I.

4. Semi-coking and weakly coking coals. Semi-Coking I Semi-Coking II

Ash plus moisture content not exceeding 19 per cent. Ash plus moisture content exceeding 19 per cent but not exceeding 24 per cent.

Notes : —

2. "Semi-coking Coals and "weakly coking coals" are such coals aS were declared as 'blendable coals' by the erstwhile Coal Board under the Coal Mines (Conservation, Safety and Development) Act, 1952 (12 of 1952) or as may be declared as 'Semi-coking' or 'weekly-coking' coals by the Central Government.

3. Coals other than Coking or Scmi-coldng or weakly coking coals are non-coking coal.

4- "Useful Heat Value" is defined by the following formula:

HU = 89O0 — 138 x (A plus M)

Where Hu •= Useful Heat value in Kilo Calories per kilogram.

A .-Ash content in percentage,

M = Moisture content in percentage.

In the case of coal having moisture less than 2%, and volatile content less than 19% the useful heat value shall be the value arrived at as above red uced by 150kilo calorics per kilogram for each 1 % reduction in velatile content below 19 %, fractions pro rate.

Both moisture and ash shallbe determined after equilibrating at 60 per cent relative humidity and 40"C temperature as per rele- vant clauses of Indian Standard Specification No, IS : J 350—1959.

5, Ash percentage of Coking Coal shall be determined after air-drying as per IS ; 1350—1959. Tf the moisture so determineds is more than 20 per cent the determination shall be after equilibrating at 60 per cent relative humidity and 40'C temperature as per IS : 1350 — 1959.

6. The above classifications shall not apply to coals other than Bituminous or Sub-Bituminous coals ai specified under fodian Stan- dard Specification No. IS : 770 — 1964.

B—PRICES

TABLE II—NON-COKING COAL

Useful heat value in kilo calories per kilogram

Price per tonne of Grade of Coal

Run of Mine Coal

Steam coal and Rubble

Slack coal and washery middlings

3

2

4

1

5

1. Coal produced in all States except Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Mcghalaya and Nagaland.

Rs, P. Rs. P.

Rs. P. 137.50 136.50 Exceeding 6200.

135.00 Grade A

122.50

Exceeding 5600 but not exceeding 6200.

121.50 120,00 Grade B

107.50 106,50 Exceeding 4940 but not exceeding 5600.

105.00 Grade C

92.50

91.50 Exceeding 4200 but not exceeding 4940.

90.00 Grade p

77.50

Exceeding 3360 but not exceeding 4200.

76,50

75.00 Grade E

57,50

56.50 Exceeding 2400 but not exceeding 3360.

55.00 Grade F

42.50

Exceeding 1300 but not exceeding 2400.

41.50

40.00 Grade G

2. Coal produced in the State of Andhra Pradesh (Singareni Coalfields).

Ungraded

102.42 101,42 99.92

3. Coal produced in the States of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya and Nagaland.

Ungraded Hand picked

120.00 150,00

TABLE in—COKING COAL

Price pw tonne of

Ash content

Grade

Slack coal Run of mine coal

Steam coal and Rubble

2

3

4

5 1

Rs. P. 151.50

Rs. P. 150.00

Rs. P. 132.50

147.50 142.50 134.50

146.50 141.50 133.50

145.00 140.00 132.00 Not exceeding 15 per tent. Exceeding 15 per cent but not exceeding 18 per cent. Exceeding 18 per cent but not exceeding 21 per cent. Exceeding 21 per cent but not exceeding 24 per cent. Exceeding 24 per cent but not exceeding 28 per cent.

Not

Not Steel Crude 1 Steel Grade II Waahery Grade 1 Washery Grade II Washery Grade III

exceeding

exceeding

125.00

Not exceeding 127.50 126.50

Not

Not Exceeding 28 per cent but not exceeding 35 per cent.

Washery Grade IV

exceeding

exceeding

Not exceeding 114.50

112.00

113.50

TABLE IV

Price per tonne of Ash plus moisture content

Grade

Slack Coal Run of mine coal

Steam Coal and Rubble

3

2

4

5 1

Semi-coking Grade f Serai-coking Grade IF

Not exceeding 19 per cent. Exceeding 19 per cent but not exceeding 24 per cent.

Rs. P. 132.50 120.50

Rs. P. 131,50 119.50

Rs. P. 130.00 118.00

TABLE V—HARD COKE

Price per tonne Type of Coke

1

2

1. By-product Hard Coke Premium 2. Beehive Hard Coke Premium 3. Beehive Hard Coke Superior

4, Beehive Hard Coke Ordinary

Rs. P. 430.00 380.00 280.00 230.00

TABLE VI—SOFT COKE

Type of Coke

Price per ton c

2 1

1. Soft Coke

Rs. P. 110.00

Notes:

1. Run of Mine coal is Coal comprising of all sizes as it comes out of the mine, without any crushing or screening.

2. The fraction of the Run of Mine coal as is retained on a screen when subjected to screening or is picked out by a fork-shovel during loading is called Steam Coal.

1. TV fraction lhat remains after steam coal lias been removed from the Run of Mine coal is called black.

4. If Run of Mine Coal is subjected to successive screening by two different screens of different apertures resulting in segregation into three different sizes, the fraction thai is retained on the screen with the larger apertures, shall be tdrmed Sewn Coal, the fraction passing through this screen but retained on the screen with the smaller apertures shall be termed Rubble Coal and the fraction passing through both the screens shall be termed Slack Coal.

5. Run of Mine Coal which has been screened or crushed to limit the top size to any declared maximum limit shall be termed Slack Coal.

6. Hand picked coals comprise of lumps of coal picked out from the Run of Mine Coal of collienci in me States of Asiam, Aruna- chal Pradesh, Meghnlaya and Nagaland.

7. Coking Coal, Weakly Coking Coal, Semi-Coking Coal which fall outside the classification shown in Table 1 shall be treated as non-coking coal for the purposes of pricing and classified accordingly,

8. When the moisture content on 'as received' basis as defined under IS : 1330—1959 of middlings at the washeTy and exceeds 10 per cent, the price of middlings notified in Table II, shall be reduced by Rs. 1/; for each one per cent increase in the moisture content in excess of 10 per cent, fraction pro rata.

9. When the 'Useful Heat Value' of non-coking coal exceeds 6400 kilocalories per kilogram, the price payable as per Table II for Grade A coal shall be increased at the rate of Rs. 1/- For every 100 kilocalorics by which the actual 'Useful Heat Value' exceeds &400 ldlocalories per kilogram, fraction pro rate.

K). Pith;ad prices fixed above are F.O.R. colliery siding prices, but where separate agreements for carryingcoal or coke over long distances by road from the pithead to the loading point exist or are entered into, the cost of such carriage from pithead shall be governed by such agreements.

11. The pithead prices in Tables II and 111 and IV are exclusive of royalty and cesses, if any, levied by Government, local authorities or other bodies, duties of excise and sales tax.

For removal of doubts, it is hereby declared that colliery owners shall be entitled to add an amount equal to such royalty, cess, duties of excise and sales tax to the pithead prices specified in the said Tables. In the case of washoy m'ddl i (.s, ih" amount to bo added shall be the amount payable on raw coal of the same useful heat value range.

12. The pit head prices of hard coke notified in Table V and of Soft Coke notified in Table VI are exclusive of duties of excise, royalty, cesses and sales tax on either the raw coal used for manufacturing the coke or on the Hard Coke or Soft Coke. The colliery owners shall be entitled to realise the amounts of such duties of excise, royalty, cesses and sales tax from pu-chftsers of Hird Coke and Soft Coke in addition to the prices notified for them. When the impost is on the raw coal used for manwfidur* of coke, the sum realisable per tonne of Soft Coke or Hard Coke shall be ascertained by multiplying the rates for raw coal by 1.35 for Soft Coke and 1,50 for Hard Coke.

11. Prices notified shall not apply to coke or coal sold for export outside India.

1 I. lor undertaking special sizing or beneficiation of coal, additional charges as may be negotiated between the purchaser and the producer may be realised over and abovo the notified prices.

15. The prices notified in Table V for Hard Coke and Table VI for Soft Coke shall not apply to small sized coke, coke breoze below 12 milUmstres size, low temperature carbonisation coke, pelletised coke or briquettes.

[No. 28012/8/79-CA] S. P. GUGNANI, Joint Secretary.

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