Mineral Exploration and Prospective Division

Fees for services rendered by Mineral Exploration and Prospective Division

Sl. No. Particulars Rates as per G.O.(P)No.44/2018/Fin dt. 17.3.18   After 5% increased vide G.O.(P)No.28/ 2019/Fin dt. 8.3.2019
A Geochemical sampling
Geological mapping (scale 1:50,000)		 Rs.16,305 per sq.km
Rs.26,565 per sq.km		 Rs.17,125 per sq.km
Rs.27,895 per sq.km		  
B 1. Diamond Core Drilling
(i) Soft formation/sedimentary area
(Depth rage 0-100m)
(ii) Medium hard laterite/sandy alluvial
tract (Depth range 0-100m)
(iii) Hard rock/Crystalline rock
a) Depth range 0-100 m
b) Depth range 100 -200m
c) Beyond 200m

Rs.5250 per metre

Rs.9190 per metre

Rs.10500 per metre
Rs.12470 per metre
Rs.13285 per metre

  

Rs.5515 per metre

Rs.9650 per metre

Rs.11025 per metre
Rs.13095 per metre
Rs.13950 per metre
  II. Hand Auger Drilling
i) For tile and brick clay
(depth range 0-6m)
ii) For silica sand (depth range 0-6m)
iii) Probing for lime shells
In land
Lake

Rs.475 per metre

Rs. 870 per metre

Rs. 130 per hole
Rs. 130 per hole plus actual charges for canoe/country boat/motor boat

  

Rs.500 per metre

Rs.915 per metre

Rs.140 per hole
Rs. 140 per hole plus actual charges for canoe/country boat/motor boat
  IV. Pitting & trenching
a) Soft clay formation
i) Upto 2 m
ii) 2m to 4m
iii) 4m to 6m
b) Hard laterite/weathered rock
(i) upto 2 m
(ii) 2m to 4m
(iii) 4m to 6m		 Rs.475 per m3
Rs. 870 per m3
Rs. 1260 per m3Rs.630 per m3
Rs. 1445 per m3
Rs. 2100 per m3		 Rs.500 per m3
Rs. 915 per m3
Rs. 1325 per m3Rs.665 per m3
Rs. 1520 per m3
Rs. 2205 per m3		  
  V. Detailed geological
mapping and contouring
(scale 1:1000 to 1:5000, contour interval 2m) (including trenching, sampling etc)
Add: charge for chemical/ mineralogical analysis

Rs.1,63,015/- per sq.km

Rs.32,605 per sq.km

 

  

Rs.1,71,170/- per sq.km

Rs.34,240 per sq.km
  Report preparation Rs.1,95,615 per sq.km   Rs.2,05,400 per sq.km
  Prices of Reorts
per work of the total expenditure incurred towards investigation

 Rate Subject to a minimum Rate Subject to a minimum  
  i)up to Rs.0.5lakh
ii)0.5 lakh to 1 lakh
1 lakh to 5 lakh
5 lakh to 10 lakh
Over 10 lakh		 2.63%
2.1%
1.58%
0.97%
0.48%		 3940
7875
11815
36225
54340		 2.76%
2.21%
1.66%
1.02%
0.50%		 4140
8270
12410
38040
57060		  

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 shall be levied or 1% of the royalty whichever is greater.