**Executive Summary**
This document, published in the Gazette of India on January 12, 2026, details amendments to the Minerals (Other than Atomic and Hydro Carbons Energy Minerals) Concession Rules, 2016. These amendments, enacted by the Central Government, pertain to zirconium and caesium and will be effective from the date of their publication. The Indian Bureau of Mines is tasked with publishing 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.
* The rules 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" is replaced with "and Zirconium in".
* The phrase ", Zirconium sponge and Caesium metal" is replaced with "and Zirconium sponge".
* **Sub-rule (12) Insertion:**
* The Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) will publish the average sale price of Caesium in Indian Rupees.
* The calculation is based on prices published by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) or other reputed publications for Caesium Carbonate for the latest available calendar year.
* This price is derived by multiplying the Caesium Carbonate price with:
* The average reference rate of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for the said calendar year, and
* A conversion factor of 1.23.
**Impact Analysis**
**Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM)**
* **Impact:**
* The IBM is assigned a new responsibility of calculating and publishing the average sale price of Caesium in Indian Rupees using a specified methodology.
* **Action Required:**
* IBM must implement the methodology outlined in the amendment to calculate and publish the average sale price of Caesium.
**Stakeholders in the minerals industry (related to Caesium)**
* **Impact:**
* Changes to the pricing mechanism for Caesium.
* **Action Required:**
* Understand the changes in pricing due to amendments.
Key Entities Referenced
Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957: The central act providing the legal framework for regulating mines and minerals development in India, under which the rules are being amended.
Minerals (Other than Atomic and Hydro Carbons Energy Minerals) Concession Rules, 2016: The specific set of rules being amended by this notification, pertaining to mineral concessions excluding atomic and hydrocarbon energy minerals.
Ministry of Mines: The ministry responsible for the notification and the rules concerning mineral concessions.
Indian Bureau of Mines: The organization tasked with publishing the average sale price of Caesium as per the amended rules.
Reserve Bank of India: Referenced for its average reference rate to determine the 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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