Rates or Service Charges
Exploration cost and price of technical reports for various items of mineral investigation/ geological investigation.
(Approved by Government vide G.O. (Rt) No. 1081/2011/ID dt. 29-8-2011)
| Item | Particulars | Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Geochemical sampling | Rs. 13500 per sq.km. | |
| Geological mapping (Scale 1 :50,000) | Rs. 22000 per sq.km. | ||
| B | I. Diamond Core Drilling | ||
| (i) Soft formation/ sedimentary area (Depth range 0-100m) |
Rs. 4000 per metre | ||
| (ii) Medium hard laterite/sandy alluvial tract (Depth range 0-100m) |
Rs. 7000 per metre | ||
| (iii) Hard rock/crystalline rock | |||
| (a) Depth range 0-100m | Rs. 8000 per metre | ||
| (b) Depth range 100m-200m | Rs. 9500 per metre | ||
| (c) Beyond 200m | Rs. 11000 per metre | ||
| II. Hand auger Drilling | |||
| (i) For tile and brick clay (Depth range 0-6m) |
Rs 300 per metre | ||
| (ii) For Silica and (Depth range 0-6m) | Rs. 550 per metre | ||
| III. Probing for Lime Shells | |||
| Inland | Rs. 80 per hole | ||
| Lake | Rs. 80 per hole plus actual charges for Canoe/Country boat/ motor boat | ||
| IV. Pitting and Trenching | |||
| (a) Soft Clay formation | |||
| (i) Upto 2 m | Rs. 300 per m3 | ||
| (ii) 2m to 4m | Rs. 550 per m3 | ||
| (iii) 4m to 6m | Rs. 800 per m3 | ||
| (b) Hard Laterite/Weathered rock | |||
| (i) Up to 2m | Rs. 400 per m3 | ||
| (ii) 2m to 4m | Rs. 1100 per m3 | ||
| (iii) 4m to 6m | Rs. 1600 per m3 | ||
| V. Detailed Geological Mapping and Contouring (Scale 1:1000 to 1:5000: Contour Interval 2m) (including Trenching , Sampling etc.) |
Rs. 1,35,000 per Sq. km. | ||
| Add. charge for chemical/mineralogical analysis | Rs. 27,000 per Sq. km. | ||
| Report preparation | Rs.1,62,000 per Sq. km. | ||
| Price of Reports | |||
| Per work of the total expenditure incurred towards investigation. | Rate subject to a minimum | ||
| (i) Up to Rs. 0.5 lakh | 2.00 % | 3000 | |
| (ii) 0.5 lakh to 1 lakh | 1. 60% | 6000 | |
| (iii) 1 lakh to 5 lakh | 1.20 % | 9000 | |
| (iv) 5 lakh to 10 lakh | 0.8 % | 30000 | |
| (v) over 10 lakh | 0.4 % | 45000 | |
| While pricing the investigation report a certain percentage of the cost of the preliminary and detailed investigation (drilling, sampling, core logging, surveying) etc., and the analytical work for the evaluation of the deposit may be levied or 1% of the royalty whichever is greater. Service charge if any will also be charged. | |||