TAMIL NADU

GOVERNMENT GAZETTE

EXTRAORDINARY

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

[Regd. No. TN/CCN/467/2012-14.

GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU

[R. Dis. No. 197/2009.

2023

[Price: Rs. 1.60 Paise.

No. 316]

CHENNAI, TUESDAY, AUGUST 22, 2023

Aavani 5, Sobakiruthu, Thiruvalluvar Aandu–2054

Part III—Section 1(a)

General Statutory Rules, Notifications, Orders, Regulations, etc.,

issued by Secretariat Departments.

NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT

III-1(a) Ex. (316)

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NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT

AMENDMENTS TO THE TAMIL NADU MINOR MINERAL CONCESSION RULES, 1959.

[G.O. Ms. No. 4, Natural Resources (MMC.1), 22nd August 2023,

ஆவணி 5, ச‚ோபகிருது, திருவள்ளுவர் ஆண்டு-2054.]

No. SRO A-28(b)/2023.

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) and (1A) of section 15 of the Mines and Minerals

(Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (Central Act 67 of 1957), the Governor of Tamil Nadu hereby makes the

following amendments to the Tamil Nadu Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1959, namely:-

2. The amendment hereby made shall come into force on and from 5th September 2023.

Amendments.

In the said Rules,-

(1) in rule-35B, in the proviso to sub-rule (1), for the words “twenty percentage” the words “fifty percentage”

shall be substituted;

(2) after rule 43, the following rule shall be inserted, namely:-

“43-A Revision of Seigniorage fee, Area assessment, Dead Rent and Prospecting fee.—The Committee

consisting of the following members shall recommend to the State Government, the revised rates of Seigniorage fee,

Area assessment, Dead Rent and Prospecting fee once in every three years.

S.No.

Designation and Department

Secretary to Government, Natural Resources

Department

Chairman

Secretary to Government, Industries, Investment

Promotion and Commerce Department

Member

Secretary to Government, Environment, Forest and

Climate Change

Member

Secretary to Government, Finance Department

Member

Secretary to Government,

Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Department

Member

Director of Geology and Mining

Member – Convenor” ; and

TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY

(3) for Appendix-II, the following Appendix shall be substituted, namely:-

“APPENDIX-II

A. RATE OF SEIGNIORAGE FEE.

Sl.

No.

(1)

Name of the Minor Mineral

(2)

Rates of Seigniorage fee

(in Rs.)

(3)

Per Cubic Meter

Per Metric Tonne

Building and road construction materials/ stones other

than Granite

(a) Rough stones-including Khandas, boulders, size

reduced (broken and crushed) materials including metal

jelly, ballast, millstone and hand chakais

90/-

60/-

(b) Pebbles and nodules of chalcedony, flint etc.

263/-

100/-

56/-

28/-

(d) Ordinary Earth

56/-

28/-

Granite-

(a) Black Granite

5210/-

1680/-

(b) Red, Pink, Grey, Green, White or multi-coloured

granites or any other rock suitable for use as oranamental

and decorative stones

3133/-

1180/-

(i)Irregular pieces of granite which cannot be used as

dimensional blocks and

(ii) the granite pieces having size less than 15cm X 10cm

265/-

100/-

Ordinary sand

160/-

80/-

Ordinary clay / Tile clay that can be used for brick, tile

manufacturing and potteries.

56/-

28/-

Lime shell that can be used in kilns for manufacture of

lime required for use as building materials

176/-

78/-

Per Metric Tonne

Ball clay

100/-

Barytes

540/-

Calcareous sand

110/-

Calcite

110/-

10.

Chalk

100/-

11.

China clay

100/-

12.

Diaspore

540/-

13.

Dolomite

110/-

14.

Dunite or Pryoxenite

150/-

15.

Felsite

150/-

16.

Felspar

135/-

TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY

Sl.

No.

(1)

Name of the Minor Mineral

(2)

Rates of Seigniorage fee

(in Rs.)

(3)

Per Cubic Meter

Per Metric Tonne

17.

Fireclay

45/-

18.

Fuschite Quartzite

135/-

19.

Gypsum

175/-

20.

Jasper

230/-

21.

Kaolin and clay varieties other than Sl.Nos. 4, 6, 11

and 17.

45/-

22.

Laterite (Non-Metallurgical: Cement Grade, Chemical Grade)

285/-

23.

Lime kankar

110/-

24.

Crude Mica, Waste Mica, Scrap Mica

2,700/-

25.

Ochre

36/-

26.

Pyrophyllite

270/-

27.

Quartz

230/-

28.

Quartzite

100/-

29.

Shale

80/-

30.

Silica sand

160/-

31.

Slate

60/-

32.

Steatite or Talc or Soap stone.

100/-

33.

Sand stone (all varieties) not containing high value minerals

110/-

Per Carat

34.

Agate

135/-

35.

Corundum

3,510/-

36.

All other minor minerals not specified above

30% (thirty percent) of the local market

value of the mineral at pit mouth

Note: 1. In respect of the minerals specified in serial numbers 1 to 5, the seigniorage fee shall be levied

in terms of cubic metres only where the transport permits are issued manually and the seigniorage fee shall

be levied in terms of metric tonnes only where the transport permits are issued through e-permit system.

2. While making pit measurements of quarries, the volume of the mineral shall be measured in cubic

metres and the quantum of the Rough Stone shall be assessed using the density as 2.75.

B. RATE OF AREA ASSESSMENT.

Serial

Number

(1)

Name of the Minor Mineral

(2)

Rate of Area Assessment

per hectare Per annum

(in Rs.)

(3)

Rough stones including khandas and boulders, size reduced (broken

and crushed) materials including metal jelly, ballast, millstone and hand

chakais, ordinary sand, laterites, ordinary earth, gravel, ordinary clay /

tile clay that can be used for brick, tile manufacturing and potteries,

lime shell and kankar that can be used in kilns for manufacture of lime

required for use as building materials, pebbles and nodules of chalcedony,

quartzite, flint etc, steatite and other stones used for making household

utensils and carving.

500/-

TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY

Serial

Number

(1)

Name of the Minor Mineral

(2)

Rate of Area Assessment

per hectare Per annum

(in Rs.)

(3)

Agate, Ball Clay, Barytes, Calcarious Sand, Calcite, Chalk, China Clay,

Corundum, Diaspore, Dolomite, Dunite or Pyroxenite, Felsite, Felspar,

Fireclay, Fuschite Quartzite, Gypsum, Jasper, Kaolin, Laterite (Non-

Metallurgical:Cement Grade, Chemical Grade), Lime-kankar, Crude Mica,

Waste Mica, Scrap Mica, Ochre, Pyrophyllite, Quartz, Quartzite, Sand

(others), Shale, Silica sand, Slate, Steatite (or) Talc (or) Soap Stone

1,000/-

Granite – Black and Color

1,000/-

All other minor minerals not specified above.

1,000/-

C. DEAD RENT.

Serial

Number

(1)

Name of the Minor Mineral

(2)

Rate of Dead rent per

hectare per annum

(in Rs.)

(3)

Rough stones including Khandas and boulders, Size reduced (broken

and crushed) materials including metal jelly, ballast, millstone and hand

chakais, Laterites, Ordinary sand, Lime shell and Kankar that can be used

in kilns for manufacture of lime required for use as building materials.

1,00,000/-

Gravel, ordinary earth, ordinary clay / tile clay that can be used for

brick and tile manufacture and other potteries, pebbles and nodules of

chalcedony, quartzite, flint etc, steatite and other stones used for making

household utensils and carving.

80,000/-

Agate, Ball Clay, Barytes, Calcarious Sand, Calcite, Chalk, China Clay,

Corundum, Diaspore, Dolomite, Dunite or Pyroxenite, Felsite, Felspar,

Fireclay, Fuschite Quartzite, Gypsum, Jasper, Kaolin and other clays,

Laterite (Non-Metallurgical:Cement Grade, Chemical Grade), Lime-kankar,

Crude Mica, Waste Mica, Scrap Mica, Ochre, Pyrophyllite, Quartz, Quartzite,

Sand (others), Shale, Silica sand, Slate, Steatite (or) Talc (or) Soap Stone.

80,000/-

Granites- Black and Colour

2,00,000/-

All other minor minerals not specified above

80,000/-

D. PROSPECTING FEE FOR GRANITE.

Serial

Number

(1)

Name of the Minor Mineral

(2)

Rate of prospecting fee /

per hectare/ Per annum

(in Rs.)

(3)

Granites (irrespective of colour)

1,00,000/-

K. PHANINDRA REDDY,

Additional Chief Secretary to Government (FAC).

PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY THE DIRECTOR OF STATIONERY AND PRINTING, CHENNAI

ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU