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Extract from Monthly Statistics of Mineral Production March 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 : March 2015
State / Mineral / Grades Avg. Price State / Mineral / Grades Avg. Price
India Magnesite Rs./t 3478
Bauxite Rs./t Moulding Sand Rs./t 282
Non-Metallurgical Perlite Rs./t NA
Cement 349 Pyrites Rs./t NA
Abrasive 1440 Salt (rock) Rs./t NA
Refractory 1886 Selenite Rs./t 2205
Chemical 445 Vermiculite Rs./t 940
Chromite Rs./t Wollastonite Rs./t 875
Lumps Aluminium (lme Price)* $/mt 1773
Below 40% Cr2O3 NA Copper (lme Price)* $/mt 5926
40% to below 52% Cr2O3 NA
Lead (lme Price)* $/mt 1785
52% Cr2O3 and above NA
Nickel (lme Price)* $/mt 13746
Fines
Tin (lme Price)* $/mt 17460
Below 40% Cr2O3 2155
Zinc (lme Price)* $/mt 2029
40% to below 52% Cr2O3 12067
52% Cr2O3 and above 13264 Silver (lbm Price)* c/tr oz 1622
Concentrates 10968 Gold (lbm Price)* $/tr oz 1179
Iron Ore (lumps) Rs./t Andhra Pradesh
Below 55% Fe 843 Iron Ore (lumps) Rs./t
55% to below 58% Fe 2805 Below 55% Fe 661
58% to below 60% Fe 2805 55% to below 58% Fe NA
60% to below 62% Fe 3004 58% to below 60% Fe NA
62% to below 65% Fe 3344 60% to below 62% Fe NA
65% Fe and above 3608 62% to below 65% Fe NA
Iron Ore (fines) Rs./t Iron Ore (fines) Rs./t
Below 55% Fe 452 Below 55% Fe 259
55% to below 58% Fe 1498 55% to below 58% Fe NA
58% to below 60% Fe 1904 60% to below 62% Fe NA
60% to below 62% Fe 1904 62% to below 65% Fe NA
62% to below 65% Fe 2076 Manganese Ore Rs./t
65% Fe and above 2643 Dioxide ore NA
Iron Ore Conc. Rs./t 1400 Below 25% Mn 1554
Manganese Ore Rs./t 25% to below 35% Mn 1810
Dioxide ore 22937 35% to below 46% Mn 2635
Below 25% Mn 1749 46% Mn and above NA
25% to below 35% Mn 4210 Apatite Rs./t 2220
35% to below 46% Mn 9234 Asbestos Rs./t
46% Mn and above 11663 Amphibole NA
Apatite Rs./t 2220 Garnet (abrasive) Rs./t 7553
Phosphorite Rs./t Sillimanite Rs./t 8029
Below 25% P2O5 328 Vermiculite Rs./t 498
25% to below 30% P2O5 1266 Bihar
30% P2O5 and above 6546 Pyrites Rs./t NA
Asbestos Rs./t Chhattisgarh
Amphibole NA Bauxite Rs./t
Corundum (ruby) Rs./kg NA Non-Metallurgical
Diamond Rs./crt 17103 Abrasive NA
Flint Stone Rs./t 200 Refractory NA
Fluorite (graded) Rs./t Iron Ore (lumps) Rs./t
Below 30% CaF2 NA Below 55% Fe NA
30% to below 70% CaF2 4829 55% to below 58% Fe NA
70% to below 85% CaF2 8585 58% to below 60% Fe NA
85% CaF2 and above NA 60% to below 62% Fe NA
Garnet (abrasive) Rs./t 7486 62% to below 65% Fe 2786
Garnet (gem) Rs./kg NA 65% Fe and above 3563
Kyanite Rs./t Iron Ore (fines) Rs./t
Below 40% Al2O3 NA Below 55% Fe NA
40% Al2O3 and above 3992 55% to below 58% Fe 1744
Sillimanite Rs./t 7269 58% to below 60% Fe 1872
60% to below 62% Fe 2106
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 March 2015, Source - MINERALS & METALS REVIEW, April 2015. Average of the daily prices have been taken for
Gold & Silver.
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Extract from Monthly Statistics of Mineral Production March 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 : March 2015
State / Mineral / Grades Avg. Price State / Mineral / Grades Avg. Price
62% to below 65% Fe 2385 62% to below 65% Fe 1877
65% Fe and above 2671 65% Fe and above NA
Fluorite (graded) Rs./t Manganese Ore Rs./t
85% CaF2 and above NA Dioxide ore NA
Moulding Sand Rs./t 282 Below 25% Mn NA
Goa 25% to below 35% Mn 6500
Bauxite Rs./t 35% to below 46% Mn NA
Non-Metallurgical 46% Mn and above NA
Cement NA Flint Stone Rs./t 200
Iron Ore (lumps) Rs./t Kyanite Rs./t
Below 55% Fe NA Below 40% Al2O3 NA
55% to below 58% Fe NA 40% Al2O3 and above NA
58% to below 60% Fe NA Karnataka
60% to below 62% Fe NA Bauxite Rs./t
62% to below 65% Fe NA Non-Metallurgical
65% Fe and above NA Cement 250
Iron Ore (fines) Rs./t Chromite Rs./t
Below 55% Fe NA Lumps
55% to below 58% Fe NA Below 40% Cr2O3 NA
58% to below 60% Fe NA 40% to below 52% Cr2O3 NA
60% to below 62% Fe NA Fines
62% to below 65% Fe NA Below 40% Cr2O3 NA
65% Fe and above NA 40% to below 52% Cr2O3 NA
Iron Ore Conc. Rs./t NA Concentrates NA
Manganese Ore Rs./t Iron Ore (lumps) Rs./t
Below 25% Mn NA Below 55% Fe 1225
25% to below 35% Mn NA 55% to below 58% Fe 2933
35% to below 46% Mn NA 58% to below 60% Fe 2933
46% Mn and above NA 60% to below 62% Fe 2965
Gujarat 62% to below 65% Fe 2970
Bauxite Rs./t 65% Fe and above 3053
Non-Metallurgical Iron Ore (fines) Rs./t
Cement 427 Below 55% Fe 1077
Abrasive 1440 55% to below 58% Fe 1826
Refractory 1550 58% to below 60% Fe 1977
Chemical 200 60% to below 62% Fe 2152
Manganese Ore Rs./t 62% to below 65% Fe 2707
Below 25% Mn NA 65% Fe and above 2788
Fluorite (graded) Rs./t Iron Ore Conc. Rs./t NA
Below 30% CaF2 NA Manganese Ore Rs./t
Perlite Rs./t NA Below 25% Mn 1305
Himachal Pradesh 25% to below 35% Mn 4760
Salt (rock) Rs./t NA 35% to below 46% Mn NA
Jharkhand 46% Mn and above NA
Kyanite Rs./t
Bauxite Rs./t
40% Al2O3 and above NA
Non-Metallurgical
Magnesite Rs./t 4545
Cement NA
Iron Ore (lumps) Rs./t Kerala
Below 55% Fe 1093 Sillimanite Rs./t 9000
55% to below 58% Fe 1839 Madhya Pradesh
58% to below 60% Fe 3599 Bauxite Rs./t
60% to below 62% Fe 3599 Non-Metallurgical
62% to below 65% Fe 4465 Cement 571
65% Fe and above NA Refractory 2011
Iron Ore (fines) Rs./t Chemical 650
Below 55% Fe 588 Iron Ore (lumps) Rs./t
55% to below 58% Fe 781 Below 55% Fe 776
58% to below 60% Fe 1877 55% to below 58% Fe 776
60% to below 62% Fe 1877 58% to below 60% Fe 2400
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 March 2015, Source - MINERALS & METALS REVIEW, April 2015. Average of the daily prices have been taken for
Gold & Silver.
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Extract from Monthly Statistics of Mineral Production March 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 : March 2015
State / Mineral / Grades Avg. Price State / Mineral / Grades Avg. Price
Below 55% Fe 391 60% to below 62% Fe 3085
55% to below 58% Fe NA 62% to below 65% Fe 3595
58% to below 60% Fe NA 65% Fe and above 4001
60% to below 62% Fe NA Iron Ore (fines) Rs./t
Manganese Ore Rs./t Below 55% Fe 924
Dioxide ore NA 55% to below 58% Fe 924
Below 25% Mn 1728 58% to below 60% Fe 1352
25% to below 35% Mn 4090 60% to below 62% Fe 1352
35% to below 46% Mn 7849 62% to below 65% Fe 1828
46% Mn and above 11600 65% Fe and above 2150
Phosphorite Rs./t Iron Ore Conc. Rs./t 1400
Below 25% P2O5 748 Manganese Ore Rs./t
25% to below 30% P2O5 1266 Dioxide ore 21959
30% P2O5 and above NA Below 25% Mn 3778
Diamond Rs./crt 17103 25% to below 35% Mn 6669
Maharashtra 35% to below 46% Mn 11888
Bauxite Rs./t 46% Mn and above 16697
Non-Metallurgical Corundum (ruby) Rs./kg NA
Cement 185 Garnet (abrasive) Rs./t NA
Iron Ore (lumps) Rs./t Sillimanite Rs./t 7075
Below 55% Fe 2280 Rajasthan
55% to below 58% Fe 2280 Iron Ore (lumps) Rs./t
58% to below 60% Fe 2280 Below 55% Fe 370
60% to below 62% Fe NA 55% to below 58% Fe NA
62% to below 65% Fe NA Manganese Ore Rs./t
Iron Ore (fines) Rs./t 25% to below 35% Mn 3000
Below 55% Fe 419 Phosphorite Rs./t
55% to below 58% Fe 419 Below 25% P2O5 277
58% to below 60% Fe NA 25% to below 30% P2O5 NA
60% to below 62% Fe NA 30% P2O5 and above 6546
62% to below 65% Fe NA Fluorite (graded) Rs./t
Manganese Ore Rs./t Below 30% CaF2 NA
Dioxide ore 28513 30% to below 70% CaF2 NA
Below 25% Mn 2056 70% to below 85% CaF2 NA
25% to below 35% Mn 4562 Garnet (abrasive) Rs./t 1725
35% to below 46% Mn 9684 Garnet (gem) Rs./kg NA
46% Mn and above 11873 Selenite Rs./t 2205
Fluorite (graded) Rs./t
Wollastonite Rs./t 875
30% to below 70% CaF2 4829
Tamil Nadu
70% to below 85% CaF2 8585
Garnet (abrasive) Rs./t 7647
85% CaF2 and above NA
Magnesite Rs./t 3327
Kyanite Rs./t
Vermiculite Rs./t 2242
Below 40% Al2O3 NA
40% Al2O3 and above 3992 Telangana
Sillimanite Rs./t 1575 Manganese Ore Rs./t
Odisha Below 25% Mn 2868
Chromite Rs./t Uttarakhand
Magnesite Rs./t NA
Lumps
Below 40% Cr2O3 NA West Bengal
40% to below 52% Cr2O3 NA Apatite Rs./t NA
52% Cr2O3 and above NA Moulding Sand Rs./t NA
Fines
Below 40% Cr2O3 2155
40% to below 52% Cr2O3 12067
52% Cr2O3 and above 13264
Concentrates 10968
Iron Ore (lumps) Rs./t
Below 55% Fe 1202
55% to below 58% Fe 2865
58% to below 60% Fe 3043
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 March 2015, Source - MINERALS & METALS REVIEW, April 2015. Average of the daily prices have been taken for
Gold & Silver.
