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Extract from Monthly Statistics of Mineral Production March 2014 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 2014
State / Mineral / Grades

Avg. Price

India
Bauxite
Non-Metallurgical
Cement
Abrasive
Refractory
Chemical
Chromite
Lumps
Up to 40% Cr2O3
40 - 52% Cr2O3
Above 52% Cr2O3
Fines
Up to 40% Cr2O3
40 - 52% Cr2O3
Above 52% Cr2O3
Concetrates
Iron Ore (lumps)
Below 55% Fe
55 - 58% Fe
58 - 60% Fe
60 - 62% Fe
62 - 65% Fe
65% Fe & above
Iron Ore (fines)
Below 55% Fe
55 - 58% Fe
58 - 60% Fe
60 - 62% Fe
62 - 65% Fe
65% Fe & above
Iron Ore Conc.
Manganese Ore
MnO2
Up to 25% Mn
25 - 35% Mn
35 - 46% Mn
Above 46% Mn
Agate
Apatite
Phosphorite
Up to 25% P2O5
25 - 30% P2O5
Above 30% P2O5
Asbestos
Amphibole
Ball Clay
Barytes
White
Off Colour
Calcite
Chalk
Clay (others)
Corundum
Corundum (ruby)
Diamond
Diaspore
Dunite

Rs./t
441
346
757
744
Rs./t
NA
NA
NA
2452
11670
14353
10407
Rs./t
1034
2239
2695
3148
4181
4626
Rs./t

Rs./t
Rs./t

Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t

1215
1990
1990
1990
2307
3115
NA
33000
2354
4661
11302
15118
NA
2145
442
NA
7147

Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t

Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./kg
Rs./kg
Rs./crt
Rs./t
Rs./t

NA
495
5753
3008
362
430
194
NA
NA
16673
2259
263

State / Mineral / Grades

Felspar
Fireclay
Felsite
Flint Stone
Fluorite (graded)
Up to 30% CaF2
30-70% CaF2
70-85% CaF2
Above 85% CaF2
Garnet (abrasive)
Garnet (gem)
Graphite (r.o.m.)
With less than 40% fixed carbon
With 40% or more fixed carbon
Gypsum
Jasper
Kaolin (natural)
Kaolin (processed)
Kyanite
Up to 40% Al2O3
Above 40% Al2O3
Sillimanite
Laterite
Non-Metallurgical
Cement
Abrasive
Chemical
Refractory
Magnesite
Marl
Mica (crude)
Mica (waste & Scrap)
Moulding Sand
Perlite
Pyrites
Pyrophyllite
Pyroxenite
Quartz
Quartzite
Silica Sand
Sand (others)
Salt (rock)
Shale
Slate
Steatite
Insecticide (Filler) grade
Other than insecticide (Filler) grade
Selenite
Vermiculite
Wollastonite
Aluminium (lme Price)*
Copper (lme Price)*
Lead (lme Price)*
Nickel (lme Price)*
Tin (lme Price)*
Zinc (lme Price)*

Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t

Rs./t
Rs./kg
Rs./t

Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t

Rs./t
Rs./t

Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./kg
Rs./kg
Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t

Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t
$/mt
$/mt
$/mt
$/mt
$/mt
$/mt

Avg. Price
264
198
738
200
NA
4595
8405
NA
6974
NA
457
NA
473
NA
232
3343
NA
3269
5848

194
NA
500
NA
2244
NA
28
NA
215
NA
NA
772
NA
248
450
272
NA
NA
152
NA
677
1548
NA
858
851
1704
6668
2056
15660
23098
2014

NA : Not Available
lme: London Metal Exchange
t : Tonne
mt : Metric Tonne
c : Cents
$ : Dollar
tr oz : Troy Ounce
(U) : Under Reference
lbm: London Bullion Market
* : Average Sale Price for March 2014, Source - MINERALS & METALS REVIEW, April 2014. Daily average prices have been
taken for Gold & Silver.

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Extract from Monthly Statistics of Mineral Production March 2014 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 2014
State / Mineral / Grades
Silver (lbm Price)*
Gold (lbm Price)*

c/tr oz
$/tr oz

Avg. Price
2074
1336

Andhra Pradesh
Iron Ore (lumps)
Below 55% Fe
55 - 58% Fe
58 - 60% Fe
60 - 62% Fe
62 - 65% Fe
Iron Ore (fines)
Below 55% Fe
55 - 58% Fe
60 - 62% Fe
62 - 65% Fe
Manganese Ore
MnO2
Up to 25% Mn
25 - 35% Mn
35 - 46% Mn
Above 46% Mn
Apatite
Asbestos
Amphibole
Ball Clay
Barytes
White
Off Colour
Clay (others)
Felspar
Fireclay
Garnet (abrasive)
Kaolin (natural)
Sillimanite
Laterite
Non-Metallurgical
Cement
Mica (crude)
Mica (waste & Scrap)
Pyrophyllite
Quartz
Quartzite
Silica Sand
Sand (others)
Shale
Steatite
Insecticide (Filler) grade
Other than insecticide (Filler) grade
Vermiculite

Rs./t
624
NA
NA
NA
NA
Rs./t
356
NA
NA
NA
Rs./t

Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t

Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t

Rs./kg
Rs./kg
Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t

Rs./t

NA
2188
2895
2895
NA
2145
NA
452
6820
3017
106
283
291
7257
170
5694

151
28
NA
701
214
346
169
NA
148
256
1157
524

Bihar
Mica (waste & Scrap)
Pyrites
Quartz
Quartzite
Steatite
Insecticide (Filler) grade

Avg. Price
NA
NA
Rs./t
NA
NA
NA
NA
4157
4782
Rs./t

Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t

NA
2001
2246
2503
2816
3114
NA
450
215
400
1050
NA

Goa
Bauxite
Non-Metallurgical
Cement
Iron Ore (lumps)
Below 55% Fe
55 - 58% Fe
58 - 60% Fe
60 - 62% Fe
62 - 65% Fe
65% Fe & above
Iron Ore (fines)
Below 55% Fe
55 - 58% Fe
58 - 60% Fe
60 - 62% Fe
62 - 65% Fe
65% Fe & above
Iron Ore Conc.
Manganese Ore
Up to 25% Mn
25 - 35% Mn
35 - 46% Mn
Above 46% Mn

Rs./t
NA
Rs./t
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Rs./t

Rs./t
Rs./t

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

Gujarat
Rs./kg
Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t

NA
NA
NA
454
NA

Chhattisgarh
Bauxite

State / Mineral / Grades

Non-Metallurgical
Abrasive
Refractory
Iron Ore (lumps)
Below 55% Fe
55 - 58% Fe
58 - 60% Fe
60 - 62% Fe
62 - 65% Fe
65% Fe & above
Iron Ore (fines)
Below 55% Fe
55 - 58% Fe
58 - 60% Fe
60 - 62% Fe
62 - 65% Fe
65% Fe & above
Clay (others)
Graphite (r.o.m.)
With less than 40% fixed carbon
Moulding Sand
Quartz
Quartzite
Steatite
Insecticide (Filler) grade

Rs./t

Bauxite
Non-Metallurgical
Cement
Abrasive
Refractory
Manganese Ore
Up to 25% Mn
Agate

Rs./t
526
346
757
Rs./t
Rs./t

NA
NA

NA : Not Available
lme: London Metal Exchange
t : Tonne
mt : Metric Tonne
c : Cents
$ : Dollar
tr oz : Troy Ounce
(U) : Under Reference
lbm: London Bullion Market
* : Average Sale Price for March 2014, Source - MINERALS & METALS REVIEW, April 2014. Daily average prices have been
taken for Gold & Silver.

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Extract from Monthly Statistics of Mineral Production March 2014 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 2014
State / Mineral / Grades
Ball Clay
Chalk
Clay (others)
Fireclay
Fluorite (graded)
Up to 30% CaF2
Gypsum
Kaolin (natural)
Kaolin (processed)
Laterite
Non-Metallurgical
Cement
Abrasive
Chemical
Marl
Perlite
Quartz
Silica Sand
Steatite
Insecticide (Filler) grade

Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t

Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t

Avg. Price
NA
430
168
71
NA
NA
167
1352

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
185
122
NA

Haryana
Slate

Rs./t

NA

Rs./t
Rs./t

NA
NA

Rs./t

300

Himachal Pradesh
Salt (rock)
Shale

Jammu & Kashmir

Gypsum

Jharkhand
Bauxite
Non-Metallurgical
Cement
Iron Ore (lumps)
Below 55% Fe
55 - 58% Fe
58 - 60% Fe
60 - 62% Fe
62 - 65% Fe
65% Fe & above
Iron Ore (fines)
Below 55% Fe
55 - 58% Fe
58 - 60% Fe
60 - 62% Fe
62 - 65% Fe
65% Fe & above
Manganese Ore
MnO2
Up to 25% Mn
25 - 35% Mn
35 - 46% Mn
Above 46% Mn
Felspar
Fireclay
Flint Stone
Graphite (r.o.m.)
With less than 40% fixed carbon
Kaolin (natural)

Rs./t
NA
Rs./t
1657
3300
3300
3704
3704
NA
Rs./t
741
1278
1278
1278
2294
NA
Rs./t

Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t

NA
2500
6500
NA
NA
294
NA
200
445
NA

State / Mineral / Grades

Kaolin (processed)
Kyanite
Up to 40% Al2O3
Above 40% Al2O3
Laterite
Non-Metallurgical
Cement
Mica (crude)
Mica (waste & Scrap)
Pyroxenite
Quartz
Quartzite
Silica Sand
Steatite
Insecticide (Filler) grade

Rs./t
Rs./t

Avg. Price
NA
NA
NA

Rs./t

Rs./kg
Rs./kg
Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t

NA
NA
NA
NA
289
NA
NA
NA

Karnataka
Bauxite
Non-Metallurgical
Cement
Chromite
Lumps
Up to 40% Cr2O3
40 - 52% Cr2O3
Fines
Up to 40% Cr2O3
40 - 52% Cr2O3
Concetrates
Iron Ore (lumps)
Below 55% Fe
55 - 58% Fe
58 - 60% Fe
60 - 62% Fe
62 - 65% Fe
65% Fe & above
Iron Ore (fines)
Below 55% Fe
55 - 58% Fe
58 - 60% Fe
60 - 62% Fe
62 - 65% Fe
65% Fe & above
Iron Ore Conc.
Manganese Ore
Up to 25% Mn
25 - 35% Mn
35 - 46% Mn
Above 46% Mn
Clay (others)
Dunite
Felspar
Fireclay
Felsite
Kaolin (natural)
Kaolin (processed)
Laterite
Non-Metallurgical
Cement

Rs./t
253
Rs./t
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Rs./t
662
2000
3259
3317
3971
3971
Rs./t

Rs./t
Rs./t

Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t

1717
2805
2805
2805
3499
3850
NA
1699
4177
4177
NA
NA
245
NA
800
738
NA
2800

389

NA : Not Available
lme: London Metal Exchange
t : Tonne
mt : Metric Tonne
c : Cents
$ : Dollar
tr oz : Troy Ounce
(U) : Under Reference
lbm: London Bullion Market
* : Average Sale Price for March 2014, Source - MINERALS & METALS REVIEW, April 2014. Daily average prices have been
taken for Gold & Silver.

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Extract from Monthly Statistics of Mineral Production March 2014 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 2014
State / Mineral / Grades
Chemical
Refractory
Magnesite
Quartz
Quartzite
Silica Sand
Shale

Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t

Avg. Price
500
NA
3509
357
490
419
NA

Kerala
Clay (others)
Kaolin (natural)
Kaolin (processed)
Sillimanite
Laterite
Non-Metallurgical
Cement
Abrasive
Chemical
Silica Sand

Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t

Rs./t

119
370
5615
8935

448
NA
NA
2088

Madhya Pradesh
Bauxite
Non-Metallurgical
Cement
Refractory
Chemical
Iron Ore (lumps)
Below 55% Fe
55 - 58% Fe
58 - 60% Fe
60 - 62% Fe
Iron Ore (fines)
Below 55% Fe
55 - 58% Fe
58 - 60% Fe
60 - 62% Fe
Manganese Ore
MnO2
Up to 25% Mn
25 - 35% Mn
35 - 46% Mn
Above 46% Mn
Phosphorite
Up to 25% P2O5
25 - 30% P2O5
Above 30% P2O5
Calcite
Clay (others)
Diamond
Diaspore
Fireclay
Kaolin (natural)
Laterite
Non-Metallurgical
Cement
Pyrophyllite
Quartz
Sand (others)
Shale

Rs./t
678
NA
744
Rs./t
962
1100
NA
NA
Rs./t
488
750
NA
2000
Rs./t
NA
2062
3982
10799
15170
Rs./t

Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./crt
Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t

Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t

1104
NA
NA
335
246
16673
2507
129
NA

242
899
NA
NA
500

State / Mineral / Grades

Steatite
Insecticide (Filler) grade
Other than insecticide (Filler) grade

Avg. Price
Rs./t
NA
466

Maharashtra
Bauxite
Non-Metallurgical
Cement
Iron Ore (lumps)
Below 55% Fe
55 - 58% Fe
58 - 60% Fe
60 - 62% Fe
62 - 65% Fe
Iron Ore (fines)
Below 55% Fe
55 - 58% Fe
58 - 60% Fe
62 - 65% Fe
Manganese Ore
MnO2
Up to 25% Mn
25 - 35% Mn
35 - 46% Mn
Above 46% Mn
Corundum
Fireclay
Fluorite (graded)
30-70% CaF2
70-85% CaF2
Above 85% CaF2
Kyanite
Up to 40% Al2O3
Above 40% Al2O3
Sillimanite
Laterite
Non-Metallurgical
Cement
Pyrophyllite
Quartz
Quartzite
Silica Sand
Sand (others)
Shale

Rs./t
365
Rs./t
1265
1327
2239
2914
NA
Rs./t
824
871
1838
NA
Rs./t

Rs./kg
Rs./t
Rs./t

NA
2038
4981
11891
14915
NA
150
4595
8405
NA

Rs./t

Rs./t
Rs./t

Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t

NA
3269
1500

NA
594
711
885
389
NA
NA

Odisha
Chromite
Lumps
Up to 40% Cr2O3
40 - 52% Cr2O3
Above 52% Cr2O3
Fines
Up to 40% Cr2O3
40 - 52% Cr2O3
Above 52% Cr2O3
Concetrates
Iron Ore (lumps)
Below 55% Fe
55 - 58% Fe
58 - 60% Fe

Rs./t
NA
NA
NA
2452
11670
14353
10407
Rs./t
1906
2368
2862

NA : Not Available
lme: London Metal Exchange
t : Tonne
mt : Metric Tonne
c : Cents
$ : Dollar
tr oz : Troy Ounce
(U) : Under Reference
lbm: London Bullion Market
* : Average Sale Price for March 2014, Source - MINERALS & METALS REVIEW, April 2014. Daily average prices have been
taken for Gold & Silver.

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Extract from Monthly Statistics of Mineral Production March 2014 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 2014
State / Mineral / Grades
60 - 62% Fe
62 - 65% Fe
65% Fe & above
Iron Ore (fines)
Below 55% Fe
55 - 58% Fe
58 - 60% Fe
60 - 62% Fe
62 - 65% Fe
65% Fe & above
Iron Ore Conc.
Manganese Ore
MnO2
Up to 25% Mn
25 - 35% Mn
35 - 46% Mn
Above 46% Mn
Corundum (ruby)
Garnet (abrasive)
Graphite (r.o.m.)
With less than 40% fixed carbon
With 40% or more fixed carbon
Kaolin (processed)
Sillimanite
Pyrophyllite
Pyroxenite
Quartz
Quartzite

Avg. Price
2977
4325
4517
Rs./t

Rs./t
Rs./t

Rs./kg
Rs./t
Rs./t

Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t

1015
1015
1015
1297
1909
2139
NA
33000
3258
7346
11247
18105
NA
5946
625
NA
NA
6419
483
NA
700
NA

Rs./kg
Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t

Rs./t
Rs./t

Avg. Price
NA
NA
236
300
561
316
1567
NA
851

Tamil Nadu
Ball Clay
Clay (others)
Dunite
Felspar
Fireclay
Garnet (abrasive)
Graphite (r.o.m.)
With less than 40% fixed carbon
Gypsum
Magnesite
Marl
Quartz
Silica Sand
Steatite
Insecticide (Filler) grade
Vermiculite

Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t

NA
NA
350
395
157
6382
NA
399
2428
NA
852
1200

Rs./t

NA
2243

Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t

2035
348
NA
NA

Rs./t
Rs./t

1493

Uttar Pradesh

Rajasthan
Iron Ore (lumps)
Below 55% Fe
55 - 58% Fe
Manganese Ore
25 - 35% Mn
Phosphorite
Up to 25% P2O5
25 - 30% P2O5
Above 30% P2O5
Ball Clay
Barytes
White
Off Colour
Calcite
Clay (others)
Felspar
Fireclay
Fluorite (graded)
Up to 30% CaF2
30-70% CaF2
70-85% CaF2
Garnet (abrasive)
Garnet (gem)
Gypsum
Jasper
Kaolin (natural)
Kaolin (processed)
Mica (crude)

State / Mineral / Grades

Mica (waste & Scrap)
Pyrophyllite
Quartz
Quartzite
Silica Sand
Steatite
Insecticide (Filler) grade
Other than insecticide (Filler) grade
Selenite
Wollastonite

Rs./t
264
NA
Rs./t
NA
Rs./t

Rs./t
Rs./t

Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t

Rs./t
Rs./kg
Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./kg

277
NA
7147
500
813
610
362
430
244
250
NA
NA
NA
1230
NA
475
NA
254
4992
NA

Diaspore
Pyrophyllite
Quartz
Silica Sand

Uttarakhand
Magnesite
Steatite
Insecticide (Filler) grade
Other than insecticide (Filler) grade

1754
1754

West Bengal
Apatite
Felspar
Fireclay
Kaolin (natural)
Kaolin (processed)
Moulding Sand
Quartz
Quartzite
Silica Sand

Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t
Rs./t

NA
522
172
550
2165
NA
372
305
427

NA : Not Available
lme: London Metal Exchange
t : Tonne
mt : Metric Tonne
c : Cents
$ : Dollar
tr oz : Troy Ounce
(U) : Under Reference
lbm: London Bullion Market
* : Average Sale Price for March 2014, Source - MINERALS & METALS REVIEW, April 2014. Daily average prices have been
taken for Gold & Silver.