**Executive Summary**
This document is a notification from the Ministry of Mines, Government of India, dated January 12, 2026, regarding amendments to the Minerals (Other than Atomic and Hydro Carbons Energy Minerals) Concession Rules, 2016. The amendments, titled the Minerals (Other than Atomic and Hydro Carbons Energy Minerals) Concession (Amendment) Rules, 2026, come into force on the date of publication in the Official Gazette. The document outlines changes to Rule 45 and introduces a new sub-rule related to the determination of the average sale price of Caesium.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Short Title and Commencement:**
* These rules are called the Minerals (Other than Atomic and Hydro Carbons Energy Minerals) Concession (Amendment) Rules, 2026.
* These rules shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
* **Amendments to Rule 45 of the Minerals (Other than Atomic and Hydro Carbons Energy Minerals) Concession Rules, 2016:**
* **Sub-rule (7) amendments:**
* The phrase “, Zirconium and Caesium in” shall be replaced with “and Zirconium in”.
* The phrase “, Zirconium sponge and Caesium metal” shall be replaced with “and Zirconium sponge”.
* **New sub-rule (12) insertion:**
* The Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) will publish the average sale price of Caesium in Indian Rupees.
* The price will be based on the prices published by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) or other reputed publications for Caesium Carbonate for the latest available calendar year, multiplied by:
* The average reference rate of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for the said calendar year.
* A conversion factor of 1.23.
**Impact Analysis**
**Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM)**
* **Impact:** Required to publish the average sale price of Caesium in Indian Rupees based on the specified methodology.
* **Action Required:** Implement the new sub-rule (12) of Rule 45 by calculating and publishing the average sale price of Caesium as per the defined criteria.
**Stakeholders in the Minerals Sector**
* **Impact:** The amendments to Rule 45 impact stakeholders involved in the mining and trading of minerals, particularly those dealing with Caesium.
* **Action Required:** Be aware of the new methodology for determining the average sale price of Caesium as it may affect transactions and financial calculations.
Key Entities Referenced
Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957: The principal act being amended.
Minerals (Other than Atomic and Hydro Carbons Energy Minerals) Concession Rules, 2016: The specific rules being amended by this notification.
Ministry of Mines: The ministry issuing the notification.
Indian Bureau of Mines: The agency responsible for publishing the average sale price of Caesium.
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 22] नई दिल्ली, सोमवार, िनवरी 12, 2026/पौष 22, 1947
No. 22] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 2026/PAUSHA 22, 1947
खान मत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 12 िनवरी, 2026
सा.का.जन. 22(अ).—केंद्रीय सरकार, खान और खजनि (जवकास और जवजनयमन) अजधजनयम, 1957
(1957 का 67) की धारा 13 द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए, खजनि (परमाण ु और हाइड्रोकार्बन ऊिाब खजनिों स े
जभन्न) ररयायत जनयम, 2016 का और संिोधन करन े के जलए, जनम्नजलजखत जनयम र्नाती ह,ै अर्ाबत:् —
1. सजं िप्त नाम और प्रारंभ.— (1) इन जनयमों का संजिप्त नाम खजनि (परमाण ु और हाइड्रोकार्बन ऊिाब खजनिों स े जभन्न)
ररयायत (संिोधन) जनयम, 2026 ह।ै
(2) य ेरािपत्र में उनके प्रकािन की तारीख को प्रवृत्त होंगे।
2. खजनि (परमाणु और हाइड्रोकार्बन ऊिाब खजनिों से जभन्न) ररयायत जनयम, 2016 के जनयम 45 म ें—
(क) उपजनयम (7) म,ें —
(i) “, जिरकोजनयम और सीजियम के” िब्िों के स्ट्र्ान पर, “और जिरकोजनयम के” िब्ि रखे िाएंगे;
(ii) “, जिरकोजनयम स्ट्पंि और सीजियम धातु” िब्िों के स्ट्र्ान पर, “और जिरकोजनयम स्ट्पंि” िब्ि रखे िाएंग;े
(ख) उपजनयम (11) के पश्चात, जनम्नजलजखत उपजनयम अन्तस्ट्र्ाजपत दकया िाएगा, अर्ाबत:—
244 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
“(12) भारतीय खान ब्यरू ो, सीजियम कार्ोनेट के जलए सयं ुि राज्य भूवैज्ञाजनक सवेिण या अन्य प्रजतजित
प्रकािनों द्वारा प्रकाजित नवीनतम उपलब्ध कैलेंडर वषब के मल्ू यों के आधार पर भारतीय रुपए म ें ऐसे मल्ू य को
जनम्नजलजखत स े गणु ा करके सीजियम का औसत जवक्रय कीमत प्रकाजित करेगा, अर्ाबत:—
(क) उि कैलेंडर वष ब के जलए भारतीय ररिवब र्ैंक की औसत संिभब िर; और
(ख) 1.23 का संपररवतबन कारक |” |
[फा. सं .एम . VI-16/47/2023-खान VI]
िकील आलम, आर्र्बक सलाहकार
रटप्पण.— खजनि (परमाण ुऔर हाइड्रोकार्बन ऊिाब खजनिों स ेजभन्न) ररयायत जनयम, 2016 भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण,
भाग II, खडं 3, उपखंड (i) म ें संखयांक सा.का.जन. 279(अ) तारीख 4 माचब, 2016 द्वारा प्रकाजित दकए गए र् े
और अंजतम र्ार संखयांक सा.का.जन. 486(अ) तारीख 21 िलु ाई, 2025 द्वारा संिोजधत दकए गए र्े।
MINISTRY OF MINES
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 12th January, 2026
G.S.R. 22(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 (Other than Atomic and Hydro Carbons Energy Minerals) Concession Rules, 2016, namely:—
1. Short title and commencement.— (1) These rules may be called the Minerals (Other than Atomic and Hydro
Carbons Energy Minerals) Concession (Amendment) Rules, 2026.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Minerals (Other than Atomic and Hydro Carbons Energy Minerals) Concession Rules, 2016, in rule 45,—
(a) in sub-rule (7),—
(i) for the words “, Zirconium and Caesium in”, the words “and Zirconium in” shall be substituted;
(ii) for the words “, Zirconium sponge and Caesium metal”, the words “and Zirconium sponge” shall be substituted;
(b) after sub-rule (11), the following sub-rule shall be inserted, namely:—
“(12) The Indian Bureau of Mines shall publish average sale price of Caesium in Indian Rupees on the basis of
prices published by the United States Geological Survey or other reputed publications for Caesium Carbonate for
the latest available calendar year by multiplying such price with the following, namely:—
(a) average reference rate of Reserve Bank of India for the said calendar year; and
(b) the conversion factor of 1.23.”.
[F. No. M.VI-16/47/2023-Mines VI]
SHAKIL ALAM, Economic Advisor
Note.—The Minerals (Other than Atomic and Hydro Carbons Energy Minerals) Concession Rules, 2016 were published
in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 279(E), dated the
4th March, 2016 and last amended vide number G.S.R. 486(E), dated the 21st July, 2025.
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