Date: 2015-02-10Category: Extra OrdinaryState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
The Central Govt. hereby declares the following minerals to be minor minerals in addition to the minerals already declared by notification as minor minerals hereinbefore under the said clause.
**Policy Summary**
This notification, S.O. 423(E), issued by the Ministry of Mines, Government of India, on February 10, 2015, declares several minerals as "minor minerals" under clause (e) of section 3 of the Mines and Minerals Development and Regulation Act, 1957 (67 of 1957). This declaration is in addition to minerals previously classified as minor minerals.
The newly declared minor minerals include: Agate, Ball Clay, Barytes, Calcareous Sand, Calcite, Chalk, China Clay, Clay (Others), Corundum, Diaspore, Dolomite, Dunite or Pyroxenite, Felsite, Felspar, Fireclay, Fuschite Quartzite, Gypsum, Jasper, Kaolin, Laterite, Limekankar, Mica, Ochre, Pyrophyllite, Quartz, Quartzite, Sand (Others), Shale, Silica Sand, Slate, and Steatite or Talc or Soapstone.
The notification was issued under F. No. 512015/M. VI and signed by R. Sridharan, Additional Secretary.
Key Entities Referenced
Mines and Minerals Development and Regulation Act, 1957: A central act of the Government of India regulating the mining sector.
Central Government: The Union Government of India.
New Delhi: Capital of India. Place of publication of the notification.
Ministry of Mines: The ministry responsible for mines and minerals in the Government of India.
R. Sridharan: Additional Secretary, Ministry of Mines.
Agate: A minor mineral as per this notification.
Quartz: A minor mineral as per this notification.
Slate: A minor mineral as per this notification.