GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

ABSTRACT

Mines & Minerals – Amendment to the Rule 10 of the Andhra Pradesh Minor
Mineral Concession Rules, 1966 - Orders – Issued.
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INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE (M.II) DEPARTMENT

G.O. Ms. No. Dated: 11.02.2020

Read the following:

1. G.O.Ms.No.198, Industries & Commerce (M.I) Dept., dt:13.08.2009.

2. GSR No.423 (E), dt:10.02.2015 from the Ministry of Mines,
Govt. of India, New Delhi.
3. G.O.Ms.No.100, Industries & Commerce (M.II) Dept., dt:31.10.2015.
4. G.O.Ms.No.105, Industries & Commerce (M.II) Dept., dt:13.11.2015.
5. G.O.Ms.No.38, Industries & Commerce (M.II) Dept., dt:17.03.2016.
6. G.O.Ms.No.156, Industries & Commerce (M.II) Dept., dt:03.11.2016.
7. G.O.Ms.No.131, Industries & Commerce (M.II) Dept., dt:04.10.2017.
8. G.O.Ms.No.18, Industries & Commerce (M.II) Dept., dt:29.01.2018.
9. G.O.Ms.No.28, Industries & Commerce (M.II) Dept., dt:17.04.2018.
10. G.O.Ms.No.49, Industries & Commerce (M.II) Dept., dt:21.02.2019.
11. Proposal from the Director of Mines & Geology, vide e-fileNo:INC04-
17021(34)/1/2019-PLANNING SEC-DMGreceived by the Government on
dt. 11.12.2019.

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O R D E R:

After careful examination of the proposal received from the Director of

Mines & Geology, Andhra Pradesh, Ibrahimpatnam in the letter 11 th read above,
the Government hereby decided to amend the Rule 10 of Andhra Pradesh Minor
Mineral Concession Rules, 1966 for enhancing the existing Seigniorage fee and
Dead Rent in respect of Minor Minerals.

2. The following notification will be published in the Extra-ordinary issue of the

Andhra Pradesh Gazette, dated:11.02.2020.

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 Department, dated.
04.09.1967 and subsequent amended from time to time.

AMENDMENT

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

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 “SCHEDULE-I”
RATES OF SEIGNIORAGE FEE

Rate of Seigniorage Fee

Sl. No. Name of the Minor Mineral Units
(in Rupees)
Rs. 145
1 Agate M.T. (Rupees One Hundred and
Forty Five)
Rs. 75
2 Ball Clay M.T.
(Rupees Seventy Five)
3 Barytes
Rs. 480
i. Grey Colour - A Grade M.T. (Rupees Four Hundred and
Eighty)
Rs. 355
ii. Grey Colour - B Grade M.T. (Rupees Three hundred
and Fifty Five)
Rs. 220
iii. Grey Colour - C + D +
M.T. (Rupees Two Hundred and
Waste Grade
Twenty)
Rs. 1,100
iv. White Colour M.T. (Rupees One Thousand
and One hundred)
v. Off Colour Other than Rs. 500
M.T.
Grey (Rupees Five Hundred)
Rs. 90/60
4 Building Stone M3/M.T.
(Rupees Ninety / Sixty)
Rs. 90
5 Calcareous Sand M.T.
(Rupees Ninety)
Rs. 90
6 Calcite M.T.
(Rupees Ninety)
Rs. 90/60
7 Chalcedony Pebbles M3/M.T.
(Rupees Ninety / Sixty)
Rs. 95
8 Chalk M.T.
(Rupees Ninety Five)
Rs. 60
9 China Clay M.T.
(Rupees Sixty)
Rs. 60
10 Clay (Others) M.T.
(Rupees Sixty)
Rs. 120
11 Corundum M.T. (Rupees One Hundred and
Twenty)
Rs. 415
12 Diaspore M.T. (Rupees Four hundred and
fifteen)
Rs.135
Dimensional Stone used for
13 M.T. (Rupees One hundred and
Kerbs& Cubes
Thirty Five)
Rs. 100
14 Dolomite M.T.
(Rupees One Hundred)

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 Rs. 60
15 Dunite or Pyroxinite M.T.
(Rupees Sixty)
Rs. 100
16 Feldspar M.T.
(Rupees One hundred)
Rs. 130
17 Felsite M.T. (Rupees One hundred and
thirty)
Rs. 60
18 Fireclay M.T.
(Rupees Sixty)
Rs. 180
19 Fullers Earth/ Bentonite M.T. (Rupees One Hundred and
Eighty)
Rs. 90
20 Fuschite Quartzite M.T.
(Rupees Ninety)
Granite useful for cutting
21
and polishing purpose

Super Mini
Gang Gang
270cm Below
Sawequal and Sawequal and
Item Unit X 150 cm & 75cm
above above
Below size size
300cmx180cm 270cmx150cm
size size
Rs.4600/ Rs.3680/ Rs.1550/
Rs.3450 /
Rs.1415 Rs.1130 Rs.480
Rs.1060
(Rs. Three (Rs. One
(Rs. Three
(Rs. Four thousand six thousand
Black Galaxy M3/ thousand four
thousand six hundred five hundred
Granite Variety MT hundred fifty/
hundred/Rs. eighty/Rs. One fifty/ Rs.
Rs. One
i. One thousand thousand one Four
thousand
four hundred hundred thirty) Hundred
sixty)
fifteen) eighty)
Rs.1150/
Rs.2875/
Rs.3450/ Rs.2700/ Rs.385
Rs.960
Rs.1150 Rs.900 (Rs. One
(Rs. Two
Black Granite (Rs. Three (Rs. Two thousand
M3/ thousand eight
ii. other than thousand four thousand one hundred
M.T. hundred
Galaxy variety fifty/Rs. One Seven fifty/ Rs.
seventy five/Rs.
thousand one hundred / Rs. Three
nine hundred
hundred fifty) Nine hundred) Hundred
sixty)
eighty five)
iii. Colour Granite M3/ Rs.3,450/ Rs.2,875/ Rs.2,700/ Rs.1150/
Srikakulam M.T. Rs.1,255 Rs.1,045 Rs.980 Rs.420
Blue, Moon (Rs. Three (Rs. Two (Rs. Two (Rs. One
white, River thousand four thousand eight thousand thousand
white of fifty/Rs. One hundred Seven one hundred
Visakhapatnam thousand two seventy five/Rs. hundred / Rs. fifty/ Rs.
Dist., Leptinites hundred fifty One thousand Nine hundred Four
of Coastal five) forty five) and eighty) Hundred
Dists., Black twenty)
pearl of
Prakasam and

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 Guntur Dists.
Rs.1150/
Rs.2700/ Rs.2470/ Rs.2300 /
Rs.420
Rs.985 Rs.900 Rs.835
(Rs. One
(Rs. Two (Rs. Two (Rs. Two
Colour Granite thousand
M3/ thousand seven thousand four thousand
iv. of other one hundred
M.T. hundred/Rs. hundred three hundred
varieties fifty/ Rs.
Nine hundred seventy/Rs.Nine / Rs. Eight
Four
eighty five) hundred) hundred and
Hundred
thirty five)
twenty)
Rs.1925/ Rs.1650/ Rs.1375 /
Kuppam Grey Rs.1100/
Rs.700 Rs.600 Rs.500
Granite Rs.400
(Rs. One (Rs. One (Rs. One
available in (Rs. One
M3/ thousand nine thousand six thousand and
v. Santhipuram& thousand
M.T. hundred twenty hundred three hundred
Ramakuppam one hundred
five/Rs. Seven fifty/Rs. Six and seventy
mandals of / Rs. Four
hundred) hundred) five/ Rs. Five
Chittoor District Hundred)
hundred)
Rs.1925/ Rs.1650/ Rs.1375 /
Chittoor Rs.1100/
Rs.700 Rs.600 Rs.500
Colour Granit Rs.400
(Rs. One (Rs. One (Rs. One
e (Other than (Rs. One
M3/ thousand nine thousand six thousand
vi. Silver-waves, thousand
M.T. hundred twenty hundred three hundred
Madanapalli one hundred
five/Rs. Seven fifty/Rs. Six seventy five/
white and / Rs. Four
hundred) hundred) Rs. Five
Iscon white) Hundred )
hundred
Rs. 150
22 Gypsum M.T. (Rupees One Hundred and
Fifty)
Rs. 145
23 Jasper M.T. (Rupees One Hundred and
Forty Five)
Rs. 60
24 Kaolin M.T.
(Rupees Sixty)
25 Laterite
i. Dispatched for use in
Rs. 200
Alumina &Aluminium M.T.
(Rupees Two Hundred)
metal extraction
ii. For use other than
Alumina and Rs. 100
M.T.
Aluminium metal (Rupees One Hundred)
extraction and export
Rs. 90
26 Lime Kankar/ Limestone M.T.
(Rupees Ninety)
Rs. 120
27 Lime Shell M.T. (Rupees One Hundred and
Twenty)
Limestone Slabs:
28 Sq.Mt/ M.T. Rs. 10 (Rupees Ten) per
i. Color
Sq.Mtor Rs.120

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 (Rupees One Hundred and
ii. White Sq.Mt/ M.T. Twenty) per MT whichever
is higher
Rs. 6 (RupeesSix) per
Sq.Mtor Rs.110
iii. Black Sq.Mt/ M.T. (Rupees One Hundred and
Ten) per MT whichever is
higher
Rs. 90/60
29 Manufactured Sand M3/M.T.
(Rupees Ninety / Sixty)
Rs. 300/120
30 Marble M3/M.T. (Rupees Three Hundred /
One Hundred and twenty)
31 Mica -
M.T. Rs. 2,000
i. Crude
(Rupees Two Thousand)
Rs. 750
ii. Scrap M.T. (Rupees Seven Hundred
and Fifty)
Rs. 45/30
Morrum/ Gravel & Ordinary
32 M3/M.T. (Rupees Forty five /
Earth
Thirty)
Rs. 90
33 Mosaic Chips M.T.
(Rupees Ninety)
Rs. 60
34 Ochre M.T.
(Rupees Sixty)
Ordinary Clay, Silt and Brick Rs. 8,000
Earth used in the (Rupees Eight Thousand)
35
Manufacture of Bricks Per Kiln Per Annum for
including Mangalore Tiles Bricks and Tiles
Rs. 100/ Rs. 66
36 Ordinary Sand M3/M.T. (Rupees One Hundred/Rs.
Sixty Six)
Rs. 200
37 Pyrophillite M.T.
(Rupees Two Hundred)
Rs. 90
38 Quartz M.T.
(Rupees Ninety)
Rs. 90
39 Quartzite M.T.
(Rupees Ninety)
Rs. 35/ Rs. 25
40 Rehmati M3/M.T. (Rupees Thirty five/Twenty
five)
Rs. 90/60
41 Road Metal & Ballast M3/M.T.
(Rupees Ninety / Sixty)

Rs. 90/60
42 Rough Stone/ Boulders M3/M.T.
(Rupees Ninety / Sixty)
Rs. 100
43 Sand (Others) M.T.
(Rupees One Hundred)
Rs. 180
44 Shale M.T.
(Rupees One Hundred and
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 Eighty)
Rs. 90/60
45 Shingle M3/M.T.
(Rupees Ninety / Sixty)

Rs. 100
46 Silica Sand M.T.
(Rupees One Hundred)
Rs. 175
47 Slate M.T. (Rupees One hundred and
Seventy five)
48
Steatite or Talc or
Soapstone

M.T. Rs. 100

i. Filler Grade
(Rupees One Hundred)
Rs. 550
ii. Other Grade M.T. (Rupees Five hundred and
Fifty)

SCHEDULE-II

RATES OF DEAD RENT

Rate of Dead Rent per

S.No Name of the Minor Mineral hectare per annum
(In Rupees)
Rs. 1,30,000/-
Black Galaxy Granite and Black
1 (Rs. One Lakh Thirty
Granite
Thousand)
Rs. 1,30,000/-
2 All Colour Granite varieties (Rs. One Lakh Thirty
Thousand)
Limestone other than classified as
major minerals used for lime
burning for Building construction
purposes, marble, boulders,
building stone including stone used
for Road Metal, Ballast, Rs. 65,000/-
3
Manufactured sand, concrete & (Rs. Sixty Five thousand)
other construction purpose, Shale,
Slate &Phyllites, Mosaic Chips,
Fullers Earth/Bentonite &
Dimensional Stone used for Cubes
and Kerbs
Gravel, Morrum, Ordinary Earth,
Shingle, Limestone Slabs used for
flooring purpose Limekankar, Rs. 52,000/-
4 ChalcedonyPebbles used in the (Rs. Fifty two
building purpose Limeshell for thousand)
burning used for building purpose
and Rehmati.
Rs. 26,000/-
5 Barytes and Laterite
(Rs. Twenty Six Thousand)
6 Agate, Corundum, Diaspore and Rs. 20,000/-
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 Fluorite (Rs. Twenty Thousand)
Rs. 15,000/-
7 Mica
(Rs. Fifteen Thousand)
All minor minerals which are not
Rs. 20,000/-
8 covered under Serial number 1 to
(Rs. Twenty Thousand)
7 above.

3. This order shall come in to force with immediate effect.

4. This order issues with the concurrence of Finance Department vide

their U.O. No. FMU0ASD(IC)/111/2019-FMU-IIEIC, dt.09.01.2020 (Computer No.1063684).

[BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH]

K. RAMGOPAL
PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT (MINES)
To
The Commissioner of Printing, Stationary & Stores Purchase (Ptg. Wing),
Vijayawada. (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 Govt. Ind. & Com. (M.II) Department).
The Director of Mines & Geology, Andhra Pradesh, Ibrahimpatnam.
The Chief Executive Officer, SERP, Vijayawada.
All the Joint Director /Deputy Director / Asst. Director of Mines & Geology through the
Director of Mines & Geology, Ibrahimpatnam.
Copy to:
The Secretary to Govt, Ministry of Mines, Govt. of India, Shastry Bhawan, New Delhi.
The Law Department. / The Finance Department.
The P.S to Minister for Mines & Geology. / The PS to Prl. Secretary to Govt., (Mines).
SF/SC (e-file No.INC04-17021(34)/1/2019-PLANNING SEC-DMG, Comp. No.1052464)

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