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Minerals Evidence of Mineral Contents Amendment Rules 2025

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**Executive Summary** This document is a notification from the Ministry of Mines amending the Minerals (Evidence of Mineral Contents) Rules, 2015, further. The amendments concern the exploration guidelines for various types of mineral deposits, including gemstones, rare earth elements, and rare metals. The rules are cited as the Minerals (Evidence of Mineral Contents) Amendment Rules, 2025 and are effective from the date of publication in the Official Gazette on June 12, 2025. **Key Points / Main Content** * **General Information** * The notification is issued by the Central Government under the authority of section 13 of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957. * The document amends the Minerals (Evidence of Mineral Contents) Rules, 2015. * The amendments are called the Minerals (Evidence of Mineral Contents) Amendment Rules, 2025. * These rules will come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. * **Amendment Details** * Schedule-I, Part-III, in the Table of the Minerals (Evidence of Mineral Contents) Rules, 2015, is amended. * The changes affect serial number III and related entries, which are replaced by new entries. * **New entries have been updated, describing scouting and drilling requirements for the following principal mineral types:** * Gemstones * Rare metal and Rare Earth Elements (REE) occurring in pegmatites, reefs, veins, and pipes. * Rare metal and Rare Earth Elements (REE) occurring in carbonatite and other alkali igneous rocks. * Tabular Rare metal and Rare Earth Elements (REE) deposits. * Lenticular Rare metal and Rare Earth Elements (REE) deposits in the form of veins / lenses. * For each of the principal mineral types, the updated entries specify requirements for G4, G3, G2 and G1 stages. * For each principal mineral type and exploration stage, grid spacings and borehole/trenching guidelines are specified. **Impact Analysis** **Mining Companies / Exploration Companies** * **Impact:** Must adhere to the revised exploration guidelines for gemstones and rare earth elements as specified in the amended rules. * **Action Required:** Update exploration plans and protocols to comply with the new requirements for scouting, drilling, borehole spacing, and trenching. **Regulatory Authorities / Ministry of Mines** * **Impact:** Responsible for enforcing the amended rules and ensuring compliance by mining companies and exploration companies. * **Action Required:** Communicate the changes to stakeholders, update regulatory frameworks as necessary, and monitor compliance with the updated guidelines.

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Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957: The primary legislation that empowers the Central Government to regulate mines and minerals development. Minerals (Evidence of Mineral Contents) Rules, 2015: The rules which this notification amends, providing the framework for evidence gathering in mineral exploration. Ministry of Mines: The government body issuing the notification and responsible for the regulation of mines and minerals. Minerals (Evidence of Mineral Contents) Amendment Rules, 2025: The specific rules being introduced to amend the 2015 rules.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-13062025-263773 CG-DxLx-xEG-I1D3H0x6x2x0 25-263773 xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग II—खण्‍ड 3—उप-खण्ड‍ (i) PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i) प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 339] नई दिल्ली, बृहस्ट्प‍ जतिार, िनू 12, 2025/ज्य‍ ष्े ठ‍ 22, 1947 No. 339] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 2025/JYAISTHA 22, 1947 खान मत्रं ालय अजधसचू ना नई दिल्ली, 12 िून, 2025 सा.का.जन. 382(अ).—केन्द्रीय सरकार, खान और खजनि (जिकास और जिजनयमन) अजधजनयम, 1957 (1957 का 67) की धारा 13 द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करत ेहुए, खान (खजनि अतं िवस्ट्त ुका साक्ष्य) जनयम, 2015 का और संिोधन करने के जलए जनम्नजलजखत जनयम बनाती है, अर्ावत:् — 1. सजं िप्त नाम और प्रारंभ.— (1) इन जनयमों का संजिप्त नाम खान (खजनि अंतिवस्ट्तु का साक्ष्य) संिोधन जनयम, 2025 ह।ै (2) य ेरािपत्र में प्रकािन की तारीख को प्रिृत्त होंगे। 2. खान (खजनि अंतिवस्ट्त ुका साक्ष्य) जनयम, 2015 की अनुसूची-I म,ें भाग-3 म,ें सारणी म,ें क्रम संख्या III और उससे संबंजधत प्रजिजियों के स्ट्र्ान पर, जनम्नजलजखत क्रम संख्या और प्रजिजियां रखी िाएंगी, अर्ावत्:— भंडार के प्रकार तर्ा िी4 स्ट्तर िी3 स्ट्तर िी2 स्ट्तर िी1 स्ट्तर टिप्पजणयां प्रमुख खजनि “III. रत्न: बेटरल, यदि आिश्यक हो 8 स े 10 जपिों / रेचचंग प्रमुखत: बोर होल की िी2 तर्ा िी1 स्ट्तर पर पुखराि, पन्ना तो स्ट्काउि प्रिेधन रेंचेस प्रजत िग व 5 मी. अंतराल िरू ी िी2 स्ट्तर स े िहां कहीं आिश्यक हो जनिेप, हीरा, (समय - समय पर दक.मी.। 200 पर 200 मी. कम रखा िाए। ग्रेडों और िसूली की काबोनेिाइि म ें केंरीय सरकार द्वारा मी. अर्िा कम अर्िा कम प्रपुंि जनधावरण के सार् 3794 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] फ्लओू राइि की जनर्िवि जग्रड के अंतराल पर अंतराल पर गिेषणात्मक खान पॉकेि/लेंस/िेंस, पटरपेक्ष्य म)ें िेिि िलै की िेिि िलै की ओपचनगं खलु ा मुहाना आदि। जनरंतरता के जनरंतरता के अर्िा भूजमगत परीिण के परीिण के जलए बोर होल्स जलए बोर होल्स IIIक. पग्े मािाइट्स, आिश्यकतानुसार प्रजत िग व अजधमानतः 10 मीिर x 10 रीफ्स और िसें स्ट्काउि दकलोमीिर 10 20 मीिर के मीिर या उससे /पाइपों म ें पाए िान े प्रिेधन/यािजृ छिक स े 25 अंतराल पर कम गिेषणात्मक िाल ेिलु भव धात ुऔर जपटिंग/खाई खोिना गड्ढ/ेखाइयां। गड्ढ े ओपन जपि या िलु भव मिृ ा तत्ि खोिना/खाई बोरहोल या िहां (आरईई)। खोिना। भी आिश्यक हो ग्रेड एिं टरकिरी प्रिेधन के प्रिेधन के के र्ोक जनधावरण मामले म,ें मामले म,ें के सार् भूजमगत बोरहोल अतं र बोरहोल अतं र नमूनाकरण। 40 मीिर x 20 20 मीिर x मीिर या 40 10 मीिर या मीिर x 40 20 मीिर x मीिर हो 20 मीिर हो सकता ह।ै सकता ह।ै IIIख. काबोनिे ाइि और अन्द्य िारीय आग्नये चट्टानों म ें पाए िान ेिाल ेिलु भव धात ु और िलु भव मिृ ा तत्ि (आरईई): (i) सारणीबद्ध िलु भव आिश्यकतानुसार बोरहोल बोरहोल बोरहोल धात ु और िलु भव मिृ ा स्ट्काउि जग्रड/नमूना जग्रड/नमूना जग्रड/नमूना अतं र तत्ि (आरईई) प्रिेधन/यािजृ छिक अंतर 400 अंतर 200 100 मीिर x जनिपे । जपटिंग/खाई खोिना मीिर x 200 मीिर x 100 100 मीिर या मीिर या उससे मीिर या उससे उससे कम हो कम हो सकेगा कम हो सकेगा सकेगा (ii) िसें /लसें ों के रूप आिश्यकतानुसार बोरहोल बोरहोल बोरहोल /नमूना म ें लटें िक्यलु र िलु भव स्ट्काउि /नमूना अतं र /नमूना अंतर अंतर 100 मीिर धात ु और िलु भव मिृ ा प्रिेधन/यािजृ छिक 200 मीिर x 100 मीिर x x 50 मीिर या तत्ि (आरईई) जपटिंग/खाई खोिना 200 मीिर या 100 मीिर या उससे कम हो जनिपे । उससे कम हो उससे कम हो सकेगा।” सकेगा सकेगा [फा.सं. 16/62/2020-एम.VI] दिनेश माहुर, संयुि सजचि[भाग II—खण्‍ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 टिप्पण:— मलू ननयम, भारत के राजपत्र, असाधारण, भाग 2, खडं 3, उप-खंड (i) म ेंसंख्या सा.का.नन. 304(अ) तारीख 17 अप्रैल, 2015 द्वारा प्रकानशत दकए गए थ े और अंनतम बार सा.का.जन. 52(अ) तारीख 21 िनिरी, 2024 द्वारा संिोजधत दकए गए र्े। MINISTRY OF MINES NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 12th June, 2025 G.S.R. 382(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 13 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 Minerals (Evidence of Mineral Contents) Rules, 2015, namely:— 1. Short title and commencement.— (1) These rules may be called the Minerals (Evidence of Mineral Contents) Amendment Rules, 2025. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Minerals (Evidence of Mineral Contents) Rules, 2015, in Schedule-I, in Part-III, in the Table, for serial number III and the entries relating thereto, the following serial numbers and entries shall be substituted, namely:— Type of deposit and G4 stage G3 stage G2 stage G1 stage Remarks principal minerals “III. Gem-stones: Scout drilling, if 8 to 10 pits/ Trenching Borehole Exploratory mine Beryl, topaz, necessary (in line trenches preferably at spacing may openings-open pit or emerald deposits, with grid specified per sq.km. 50m. interval be kept closer underground with bulk diamond, pockets/ by the Central Boreholes to Borehole to to that of G2 determination of grades lenses/ veins of Government from test the test continuity stage. and recovery wherever fluorite in time to time). continuity of of host rock necessary at G2 and G1 carbonatite, etc. host rock, at at 100-50m. stage. 200m. or or closer closer interval. interval. IIIA. Rare metal Scout 10 to 25 pits/ Pitting/ Exploratory and drilling/ trenches per Trenching/ open Rare Earth random sq. km. preferably at pit or Elements (REE) pitting/ 20m. boreholes at occurring in trenching interval. 10m. x 10m. pegmatites, as per or reefs and necessity In case of In case of closer or veins/ pipes. drilling, drilling, underground borehole borehole sampling spacing may spacing may with bulk be 40m. x be 20m. x determination 20m. or 40m. 10m. or 20m. of grades and x 40m. x 20m. recovery wherever necessary. IIIB. Rare metal and Rare Earth Elements (REE) occurring in carbonatite and other alkali igneous rocks:4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] (i) Tabular Rare Scout drilling/ Borehole Borehole Borehole metal and Rare random pitting/ grid/ sample grid/ grid/ Earth Elements trenching as per spacing sample sample (REE) deposits. necessity may be 400m spacing may spacing x 200m or be 200m x may be 100m closer 100m or x 100m or closer closer (ii) Lenticular Rare Scout drilling/ Borehole/ Borehole/ Borehole / metal and Rare random pitting/ Sample sample sample Earth Elements trenching as per spacing may spacing may spacing (REE) deposits in necessity be 200m x be 100m x may be 100m the form of 200m or 100m or x 50m or veins / lenses. closer closer closer.”. [F. No. 16/62/2020-M.VI] DINESH MAHUR, Jt. Secy. Note:–– The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 304(E), dated the 17th April, 2015 and lastly amended vide number G.S.R. 52(E), dated the 21st January, 2024. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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