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Extract from Monthly Statistics of Mineral Production December 2015 issue.
State wise Average Sale Price of minerals by grades
for which royalty is chargeable on ad valorem basis not linked to any international benchmark price
Month : December 2015
State / Mineral / Grades Avg. Price State / Mineral / Grades Avg. Price
India Moulding Sand Rs./t 258
Bauxite Rs./t Perlite Rs./t NA
Non-Metallurgical Pyrites Rs./t NA
Cement 516 Salt (rock) Rs./t NA
Abrasive 1158 Selenite Rs./t 2240
Refractory 525 Vermiculite Rs./t 503
Chemical 235 Wollastonite Rs./t 807
Chromite Rs./t Aluminium (lme Price)* $/mt 1494
Lumps Copper (lme Price)* $/mt 4629
Below 40% Cr2O3 6010 Lead (lme Price)* $/mt 1701
40% to below 52% Cr2O3 NA
Nickel (lme Price)* $/mt 8692
52% Cr2O3 and above NA
Tin (lme Price)* $/mt 14702
Fines
Zinc (lme Price)* $/mt 1522
Below 40% Cr2O3 2183
Silver (lbm Price)* c/tr oz 1405
40% to below 52% Cr2O3 9528
52% Cr2O3 and above 12077 Gold (lbm Price)* $/tr oz 1068
Concentrates 8124 Andhra Pradesh
Iron Ore (lumps) Rs./t Iron Ore (lumps) Rs./t
Below 55% Fe 1079 Below 55% Fe 717
55% to below 58% Fe 1726 55% to below 58% Fe NA
58% to below 60% Fe 1726 58% to below 60% Fe NA
60% to below 62% Fe 1726 60% to below 62% Fe NA
62% to below 65% Fe 1858 62% to below 65% Fe NA
65% Fe and above 2586 Iron Ore (fines) Rs./t
Iron Ore (fines) Rs./t Below 55% Fe 407
Below 55% Fe 691 55% to below 58% Fe NA
55% to below 58% Fe 691 60% to below 62% Fe NA
58% to below 60% Fe 819 62% to below 65% Fe NA
60% to below 62% Fe 995 Manganese Ore Rs./t
62% to below 65% Fe 1494 Dioxide ore NA
65% Fe and above 1726 Below 25% Mn 1188
Iron Ore Conc. Rs./t 1807 25% to below 35% Mn 1656
Manganese Ore Rs./t 35% to below 46% Mn 2927
Dioxide ore 16126 46% Mn and above NA
Below 25% Mn 1472 Apatite Rs./t NA
25% to below 35% Mn 2966 Asbestos Rs./t
35% to below 46% Mn 6433 Amphibole NA
46% Mn and above 8171 Garnet (abrasive) Rs./t 7910
Apatite Rs./t NA Sillimanite Rs./t 8313
Phosphorite Rs./t Vermiculite Rs./t 300
Below 25% P2O5 536 Bihar
25% to below 30% P2O5 2516 Pyrites Rs./t NA
30% P2O5 and above 5826 Chhattisgarh
Asbestos Rs./t Bauxite Rs./t
Amphibole NA Non-Metallurgical
Diamond Rs./crt 18038 Abrasive NA
Flint Stone Rs./t 300 Refractory NA
Fluorite (graded) Rs./t Iron Ore (lumps) Rs./t
Below 30% CaF2 NA Below 55% Fe NA
30% to below 70% CaF2 5620 55% to below 58% Fe NA
70% to below 85% CaF2 NA 58% to below 60% Fe NA
85% CaF2 and above NA 60% to below 62% Fe NA
Garnet (abrasive) Rs./t 7721 62% to below 65% Fe 1622
Garnet (gem) Rs./kg NA 65% Fe and above 2598
Kyanite Rs./t Iron Ore (fines) Rs./t
Below 40% Al2O3 2000 Below 55% Fe NA
40% Al2O3 and above 6550 55% to below 58% Fe NA
Sillimanite Rs./t 7175 58% to below 60% Fe NA
Magnesite Rs./t 3018 60% to below 62% Fe 1307
62% to below 65% Fe 1775
NA : Not Available lme: London Metal Exchange t : Tonne mt : Metric Tonne
(U) : Under Reference lbm: London Bullion Market c : Cents $ : Dollar tr oz : Troy Ounce
* : Average Sale Price for December 2015, Source - MINERALS & METALS REVIEW, January 2016. Average of the daily prices have been
taken for Gold & Silver.
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Extract from Monthly Statistics of Mineral Production December 2015 issue.
State wise Average Sale Price of minerals by grades
for which royalty is chargeable on ad valorem basis not linked to any international benchmark price
Month : December 2015
State / Mineral / Grades Avg. Price State / Mineral / Grades Avg. Price
65% Fe and above 1775 62% to below 65% Fe 1890
Fluorite (graded) Rs./t 65% Fe and above NA
85% CaF2 and above NA Manganese Ore Rs./t
Moulding Sand Rs./t 258 Dioxide ore NA
Goa Below 25% Mn NA
Bauxite Rs./t 25% to below 35% Mn 6500
Non-Metallurgical 35% to below 46% Mn NA
Cement NA 46% Mn and above NA
Iron Ore (lumps) Rs./t Flint Stone Rs./t 300
Below 55% Fe 788 Kyanite Rs./t
55% to below 58% Fe 2250 Below 40% Al2O3 NA
58% to below 60% Fe NA 40% Al2O3 and above NA
60% to below 62% Fe NA Karnataka
62% to below 65% Fe NA Bauxite Rs./t
65% Fe and above NA Non-Metallurgical
Iron Ore (fines) Rs./t Cement NA
Below 55% Fe 418 Chromite Rs./t
55% to below 58% Fe 682 Lumps
58% to below 60% Fe 1147 Below 40% Cr2O3 6010
60% to below 62% Fe 1159 40% to below 52% Cr2O3 NA
62% to below 65% Fe NA Fines
65% Fe and above NA Below 40% Cr2O3 NA
Iron Ore Conc. Rs./t NA 40% to below 52% Cr2O3 NA
Manganese Ore Rs./t Concentrates NA
Below 25% Mn NA Iron Ore (lumps) Rs./t
25% to below 35% Mn NA Below 55% Fe 675
35% to below 46% Mn NA 55% to below 58% Fe 1902
46% Mn and above NA 58% to below 60% Fe 2193
Gujarat 60% to below 62% Fe 2193
Bauxite Rs./t 62% to below 65% Fe 2193
Non-Metallurgical 65% Fe and above 2193
Cement 450 Iron Ore (fines) Rs./t
Abrasive 1158 Below 55% Fe 464
Refractory 500 55% to below 58% Fe 464
Chemical 235 58% to below 60% Fe 880
Manganese Ore Rs./t 60% to below 62% Fe 1042
Below 25% Mn 347 62% to below 65% Fe 1395
Fluorite (graded) Rs./t 65% Fe and above NA
Below 30% CaF2 NA Iron Ore Conc. Rs./t NA
Perlite Rs./t NA Manganese Ore Rs./t
Himachal Pradesh Below 25% Mn 1046
Salt (rock) Rs./t NA 25% to below 35% Mn 2927
Jharkhand 35% to below 46% Mn 7185
46% Mn and above NA
Bauxite Rs./t
Kyanite Rs./t
Non-Metallurgical
40% Al2O3 and above NA
Cement NA
Magnesite Rs./t 5070
Refractory 440
Iron Ore (lumps) Rs./t Kerala
Below 55% Fe 1175 Sillimanite Rs./t 9000
55% to below 58% Fe 1559 Madhya Pradesh
58% to below 60% Fe 1560 Bauxite Rs./t
60% to below 62% Fe 1560 Non-Metallurgical
62% to below 65% Fe 2254 Cement 852
65% Fe and above NA Refractory 2350
Iron Ore (fines) Rs./t Chemical NA
Below 55% Fe 628 Iron Ore (lumps) Rs./t
55% to below 58% Fe 940 Below 55% Fe 489
58% to below 60% Fe 940 55% to below 58% Fe NA
60% to below 62% Fe 940 58% to below 60% Fe NA
60% to below 62% Fe NA
Iron Ore (fines) Rs./t
NA : Not Available lme: London Metal Exchange t : Tonne mt : Metric Tonne
(U) : Under Reference lbm: London Bullion Market c : Cents $ : Dollar tr oz : Troy Ounce
* : Average Sale Price for December 2015, Source - MINERALS & METALS REVIEW, January 2016. Average of the daily prices have been
taken for Gold & Silver.
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Extract from Monthly Statistics of Mineral Production December 2015 issue.
State wise Average Sale Price of minerals by grades
for which royalty is chargeable on ad valorem basis not linked to any international benchmark price
Month : December 2015
State / Mineral / Grades Avg. Price State / Mineral / Grades Avg. Price
Below 55% Fe 653 60% to below 62% Fe 1452
55% to below 58% Fe 653 62% to below 65% Fe 1907
58% to below 60% Fe NA 65% Fe and above 2535
60% to below 62% Fe NA Iron Ore (fines) Rs./t
Manganese Ore Rs./t Below 55% Fe 859
Dioxide ore NA 55% to below 58% Fe 859
Below 25% Mn 1303 58% to below 60% Fe 859
25% to below 35% Mn 2890 60% to below 62% Fe 922
35% to below 46% Mn 5580 62% to below 65% Fe 1436
46% Mn and above 8000 65% Fe and above 1608
Phosphorite Rs./t Iron Ore Conc. Rs./t 1807
Below 25% P2O5 832 Manganese Ore Rs./t
25% to below 30% P2O5 2516 Dioxide ore 16126
30% P2O5 and above NA Below 25% Mn 2322
Diamond Rs./crt 18038 25% to below 35% Mn 3767
Maharashtra 35% to below 46% Mn 10198
Bauxite Rs./t 46% Mn and above 13376
Non-Metallurgical Garnet (abrasive) Rs./t 5826
Cement 280 Sillimanite Rs./t 6545
Iron Ore (lumps) Rs./t Rajasthan
Below 55% Fe 2192 Iron Ore (lumps) Rs./t
55% to below 58% Fe 2192 Below 55% Fe 346
58% to below 60% Fe NA 55% to below 58% Fe NA
60% to below 62% Fe 2192 Iron Ore (fines) Rs./t
62% to below 65% Fe NA Below 55% Fe NA
Iron Ore (fines) Rs./t Manganese Ore Rs./t
Below 55% Fe 836 25% to below 35% Mn NA
55% to below 58% Fe 836 Phosphorite Rs./t
58% to below 60% Fe 928 Below 25% P2O5 489
60% to below 62% Fe NA 25% to below 30% P2O5 NA
62% to below 65% Fe NA 30% P2O5 and above 5826
Manganese Ore Rs./t Fluorite (graded) Rs./t
Dioxide ore NA Below 30% CaF2 NA
Below 25% Mn 2119 30% to below 70% CaF2 NA
25% to below 35% Mn 3221 70% to below 85% CaF2 NA
35% to below 46% Mn 6543 Garnet (abrasive) Rs./t NA
46% Mn and above 8794 Garnet (gem) Rs./kg NA
Fluorite (graded) Rs./t Selenite Rs./t 2240
30% to below 70% CaF2 5620 Wollastonite Rs./t 807
70% to below 85% CaF2 NA
Tamil Nadu
85% CaF2 and above NA
Bauxite Rs./t
Kyanite Rs./t
Non-Metallurgical
Below 40% Al2O3 2000
Cement NA
40% Al2O3 and above 6550
Garnet (abrasive) Rs./t 9202
Sillimanite Rs./t 2024
Magnesite Rs./t 3067
Odisha
Vermiculite Rs./t 2242
Chromite Rs./t
Telangana
Lumps
Manganese Ore Rs./t
Below 40% Cr2O3 NA
Below 25% Mn 3521
40% to below 52% Cr2O3 NA
52% Cr2O3 and above NA Uttarakhand
Fines Magnesite Rs./t 1173
Below 40% Cr2O3 2183 West Bengal
40% to below 52% Cr2O3 9528 Apatite Rs./t NA
52% Cr2O3 and above 12077 Moulding Sand Rs./t NA
Concentrates 8124
Iron Ore (lumps) Rs./t
Below 55% Fe 865
55% to below 58% Fe 1278
58% to below 60% Fe 1400
NA : Not Available lme: London Metal Exchange t : Tonne mt : Metric Tonne
(U) : Under Reference lbm: London Bullion Market c : Cents $ : Dollar tr oz : Troy Ounce
* : Average Sale Price for December 2015, Source - MINERALS & METALS REVIEW, January 2016. Average of the daily prices have been
taken for Gold & Silver.
