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Date: 22-Sep-2023 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Atomic Minerals Concession (Amendment) Rules, 2023

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**Executive Summary:** This notification from the Ministry of Mines amends the Atomic Minerals Concession Rules of 2016. It defines penalties for contravention of specified rules and modifies the table in Schedule B, Part III concerning exploration requirements for rare metal and REE deposits. These rules come into force on the date of publication in the Official Gazette: September 22, 2023. **Key Points / Main Content:** * **Amendment Title:** Atomic Minerals Concession Amendment Rules, 2023. * **Commencement:** Effective from the date of publication in the Official Gazette (September 22, 2023). * **Penalty Clause (Rule 37 Amendment):** * Specifies penalties for contravening certain sub-rules and rules. * Punishment includes imprisonment (up to two years), fines (up to five lakhs), or both. * Additional fine of up to fifty thousand rupees per day for continuing contravention after the initial conviction. * **Schedule B, Part III Amendment:** * Modifies the table related to exploration stages (G4 to G1) for Rare metal and REE deposits. * Specifies exploration methods (pitting, trenching, drilling) and spacing requirements for each stage. * Details specific requirements for: * Rare metal and REE occurring in pegmatites, reefs, veins, pipes. * Rare metal and REE occurring in carbonatite and other alkali igneous rocks (tabular and lenticular deposits). **Impact Analysis:** * **Mining Companies/Operators:** * *Impact:* Stricter penalties for non-compliance with rules related to atomic mineral concessions. Revised exploration guidelines for rare metal and REE deposits. * *Action Required:* Ensure compliance with all specified rules to avoid penalties. Adjust exploration strategies to align with the new guidelines in Schedule B, Part III. * **Central Government/Ministry of Mines:** * *Impact:* Enhanced regulatory control over atomic mineral concessions and exploration activities. * *Action Required:* Enforce the amended rules and penalties effectively. Monitor compliance and update guidelines as necessary. * **Regulatory Bodies:** * *Impact:* Need to implement and enforce the revised rules and penalties. * *Action Required:* Update regulatory procedures to reflect the changes. Conduct inspections and audits to ensure compliance.

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Mines and Minerals Development and Regulation Act, 1957: A law that empowers the Central Government to frame rules for regulating the grant of mineral concessions. Atomic Minerals Concession Rules, 2016: The set of rules being amended by this notification, concerning concessions for atomic minerals. Atomic Minerals Concession Amendment Rules, 2023: The title of the new rules being introduced by this notification. Ministry of Mines: The government ministry issuing the notification. New Delhi: The location where the notification was issued. Dr. Veena Kumari Dermal: The Joint Secretary who signed the notification. Schedule B: A schedule within the Atomic Minerals Concession Rules, 2016 that contains a table specifying parameters for exploration of minerals. Rare metal and REE: Principal minerals mentioned in the document for exploration deposit.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 ससीी..जजीी..--डडीी..एएलल..--अअ..--2233009922002233--224488995555 xxxGIDHxxx CCGG--DDLL--EE--2233009922002233--224488995555 xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i) PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i) प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 540] नई दिल्ली, िुक्रिार, जसतम्ब र 22, 2023/भार 31, 1945 No. 540] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2023/BHADRA 31, 1945 खान मत्रं ालय अजधसचू ना नई दिल्ली, 22 जसतम्ब र, 2023 सा.का.जन. 682(अ).—केन्द्रीय सरकार खान और खजनि (जिकास और जिजनयमन) अजधजनयम, 1957 (1957 का 67) की धारा 11ख द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, परमाण ु खजनि ररयायत जनयम, 2016 का और संिोधन करने के जलए जनम्नजलजखत जनयम बनाती ह,ै अर्ाात्:- 1. संजिप्त नाम और प्रारंभ: (1) इन जनयमों का संजिप्त नाम परमाणु खजनि ररयायत (संिोधन) जनयम, 2023 ह।ै (2) ये रािपत्र म ें उनके प्रकािन की तारीख को प्रिृत्त होंगे। 2. परमाणु खजनि ररयायत जनयम, 2016 (जिसे इसम ें इसके पश्चात उि जनयम कहा गया ह)ै म,ें जनयम 37 के स्ट्र्ान पर, जनम्नजलजखत जनयम रखा िाएगा, अर्ाात्: - “37. िाजस्ट्त.- (1) िो कोई जनयम 4 के उप-जनयम (4) और (6), जनयम 5 के उप-जनयम (1) के िसू रे परंतुक या उप-जनयम (2) के परंतुक या जनयम 7 या जनयम 8 या जनयम 9 या जनयम 10 या जनयम 13 के उप-जनयम (11) या जनयम 14 के उप-जनयम (6) या जनयम 15 के उप-जनयम (2) या जनयम 16 या जनयम 20 या जनयम 21 या जनयम 28 या जनयम 31 के उपबंधों का कोई उल्लघं न करता ह,ै िह ऐस े कारािास स,े जिसकी अिजध िो िर् ा तक 6087 GI/2023 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] की हो सकेगी अर्िा िुमााने स,े िो पांच लाख रुपय ेतक का हो सकेगा अर्िा िोनों स ेऔर लगातार उल्लंघन दकए िाने की ििा म,ें अजतररि िमु ााने स,े िो ऐसे प्रत्येक दिन के जलए, जिसके िौरान ऐसा उल्लघं न ऐस े प्रर्म उल्लघं न के जलए जसध्ििोर् ठहराए िाने के पश्चात ् िारी रहता ह,ै पचास हिार रुपय े तक हो सकेगा, िंडनीय होगा। 3. उि जनयमों की, अनुसूची ख के भाग III की, ताजलका म,ें क्रम संख्या III और उससे संबजं धत प्रजिजियों के स्ट्र्ान पर, जनम्नजलजखत क्रम संख्या और प्रजिजियां रखी िाएंगी, अर्ाात:् - जनिेप के प्रकार और िी4 प्रक्रम िी3 प्रक्रम िी2 प्रक्रम िी1 प्रक्रम रिप्पजणया ाँ प्रमुख खजनि “III.पेग्मेिाइट्स, आिश्यकतानुसार प्रजत िगा दकमी 10 से अजधमानतः 20 मीिर के 10 मीिर x 10 रीफ्स और स्ट्काउि िेधन/ 25 गड्ढ/ेखाई िेधन की अंतराल पर खाई/गड्ढा मीिर या उससे नसों/पाइपों में होने गड्ढ/ेखाई खोिना। ििा में, बोर जिर की खोिना। िेधन की ििा कम िरू ी पर िाली िलु ाभ धातु िरू ी 40 मी x 20 मी में, बोर जिर की िरू ी खोिसंबंधी खुले और आरईई। गड्ढ ेया बोर जिर या 40 मी x 40 मी 20 मी x 10 मी या 20 या िहां भी हो सकेगी। मी x 20 मी हो सकेगी। आिश्यक हो, ग्रेडों और िसूली प्रपुंि अिधारण सजहत भूजमगत नमूने लेना। IIIक. काबोनाइि और अन्द्य िार आग्नेय चट्टानों में पाए िाने िाली िलु ाभ धातु और आरईई आिश्यकतानुसार बोर जिर जग्रड/ नमूना बोर जिर जग्रड/नमूना बोर जिर जग्रड/ (i) सारणीबद्ध स्ट्काउि िेधन/ अंतर 400 मीिर x अंतर 200 मीिर x 100 नमूना अंतर 100 िलु ाभ धातु और आरईई जनिेप गड्ढ/ेखाई खोिना। 200 मीिर या इसके मीिर या इसके लगभग मीिर x 100 लगभग हो सकता ह।ै हो सकता ह।ै मीिर या इसके लगभग हो सकता ह।ै आिश्यकतानुसार बोर जिर जग्रड/ नमूना बोर जिर जग्रड/नमूना बोर जिर (ii) लेंरिकुलर िलु ाभ स्ट्काउि िेधन/ अंतर 200 मीिर x अंतर 100 मीिर x 100 जग्रड/नमूना अंतर धातु और आरईई गड्ढ/ेखाई खोिना। 100 मीिर x 50 जिराओं/लेंस के रूप 200 मीिर या इसके मीिर या इसके लगभग में िमा होता ह।ै लगभग हो सकता ह।ै हो सकता ह।ै मीिर या इसके लगभग हो सकता ह।ै ”। [फा. स.ं 16/62/2020-एम.VI] डॉ. िीणा कुमारी डरमल, संयक्ु त सजचि रिप्पण:- मलू जनयम भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग 2, खंड 3, उप-खंड (i) म ें तारीख 11 िुलाई, 2016 की सख्ं या सा.का.जन. 677 (अ), द्वारा प्रकाजित दकया गया र्ा और अंजतम संिोधन तारीख 20 फरिरी, 2019 की संख्या सा.का.जन. 134 (अ) द्वारा दकया गया र्ा।[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 MINISTRY OF MINES NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 22nd September, 2023 G.S.R. 682(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 11B of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (67 of 1957), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Atomic Minerals Concession Rules, 2016, namely:— 1. Short title and commencement:— (1) These rules may be called the Atomic Minerals Concession (Amendment) Rules, 2023. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Atomic Minerals Concession Rules, 2016 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), for rule 37, the following rule shall be substituted, namely:— “37. Penalty.— Whoever contravenes the provisions of sub-rules (4) and (6) of rule 4, second proviso to sub- rule (1) or proviso to sub-rule (2) of rule 5 or rule 7 or rule 8 or rule 9 or rule 10 or sub-rule (11) of rule 13 or sub-rule (6) of rule 14 or sub-rule (2) of rule 15 or rule 16 or rule 20 or rule 21 or rule 28 or rule 31 shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years or with fine which may extend to rupees five lakhs, or with both, and in the case of a continuing contravention, with additional fine which may extend to rupees fifty thousand for every day during which such contravention continues after conviction for the first such contravention.”. 3. In the said rules, in Schedule B, in Part III, in the table, for serial number III and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and entries shall be substituted, namely: — Type of deposit and G4 stage G3 stage G2 stage G1 stage Remarks Principal Minerals “III. Rare metal and Scout 10 to 25 pits/ Pitting/Trenching/ Exploratory open REE occurring in drilling/ trenches per preferably at 20m pit or boreholes at pegmatites, random sq.km. interval. 10m x 10m or reefs and pitting/ closer or veins/ pipes. trenching In case of In case of drilling, underground as per drilling, borehole borehole spacing sampling with bulk necessity spacing may be may be 20m x 10m determination of 40m x 20m or or 20m x 20m. grades and recovery 40m x 40m. wherever necessary. IIIA. Rare metal and REE occurring in carbonatite and other alkali igneous rocks (i) Tabular Rare metal Scout Borehole grid/ Borehole grid/ Borehole grid/ and REE deposits drilling/ sample spacing sample spacing may sample spacing random may be 400m x be 200m x 100m or may be 100m x pitting/ 200m or closer closer 100m or closer trenching as per necessity (ii) Lenticular Rare Scout Borehole grid/ Borehole grid/ Borehole grid/ metal and REE drilling/ sample spacing sample spacing may sample spacing deposits in the form of random may be 200m x be 100m x 100m or may be 100m x veins / lenses pitting/ 200m or closer closer 50m or closer.”. trenching as per necessity [F. No. 16/62/2020-M.VI] Dr. VEENA KUMARI DERMAL, Jt. Secy. Note:- The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, section 3, sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 677(E), dated the 11th July, 2016 and lastly amended vide number G.S.R. 134(E), dated the 20th February, 2019. 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