Amendment to the Second Schedule to MMDR Act

6519GI/202 3 (1) रजिस्ट्री सं. डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No . D. L. -33004/99 EXTRAORDINARY PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 583] NEW DELHI, THURS DAY , OCTOBER 12, 2023/ ASVINA 20, 1945 CG-DL-E-13102023-249373 MINISTRY OF MINES NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 12th October, 2023 G.S.R . 736(E).—In exercise o f the powers conferred by sub -section (3) of section 9 of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (67 of 1957), the Central Government hereby makes the following further amendments in the Second Schedule to the said Act , namely: — 2. In the Second Schedule to the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957, — (i) after item 28 and the entries relating thereto, the following item and entries shall be inserted , namely: — “28A. Lithium: Three per cent. of Lon don Metal Exchang e price chargeable on the Lithium metal in the ore produced.”; (ii) in item 33, for the word “Monazite”, the words “Monazite occurring in beach sand minerals” shall be substituted; (iii) after item 34 and the entries relating thereto, the following item a nd entries shall be inserted, namely: — “34A. Niobium : (i) Primary (produced from ores other than Columbite - tantalite) (ii) By -product (produced from ores other than Columbite - tantalite) Three per cent. of average sale price of Niobium metal chargeable o n the Niobium metal contained in the ore produced. Three per cent. of average sale price of Niobium metal chargeable on the by -product Niobium metal contained in the ore produced. ”; (iv) after item 38 and the entries relating thereto, the following item and entries shall be inserted, namely: — “38A. Rare Earth Elements (produced from ores other than Monazite occurring in beach sand minerals): One per cent. of average sale price of Rare Ea rth Oxide (REO) chargeable on the Rare Earth Oxide contained in the o re produced. ”. [F. No. M.VI -16/85/2022 -Mines VI ] Dr. VEENA KUMARI DERMAL Jt. Secy. Note: - The Second Schedule to the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (67 of 1957) was amended vide G.S.R. 175(E), dated the 31st March, 1975 and wa s lastly amended vide G.S.R. 204(E), dated 15th March, 2022. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring R oad, Mayapur i, New Delhi -110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi -110054.