The following shall be the group of associated minerals for the purposes of section 6 of the Act namely:-
(i) Apatite, Beryl, Cassiterite, Columbite, Emerald, Felspar, Lepidolite, Mica, Pitchblende, Quartz, Samarskite. Scheelite, Topaz, Tantalite, Tourmaline.
(ii) Iron, Manganese, Titanium, Vanadium and Nickel minerals.
(iii) Lead, Zinc, Copper, Cadmium, Arsenic, Antimony, Bismuth, Cobalt, Nickel, Molybdenum and Uranium minerals, and Gold and Silver, Arsenopyrite, Chalcopyrite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite and Pentlandite.
(iv) Chromium, Osmiridium, Platinum and Nickel minerals
(v) Kyanite, Sillimanite, Corundum, Dumortierite and Topaz.
(vi) Gold, Silver, Tellurium, Selenium and Pyrite.
(vii) Barytes, Fluorite, Chalcocite, Selenium and minerals of Zinc, Lead and Silver.
(viii) Tin and Tungsten minerals.
(ix) Limestone, Dolomite and Magnesite.
(x) Ilmenite, Monazite, Zircon, Rutile, 1 [Leucoxene], Garnet and Sillimanite.
(xi) Sulphides of copper and iron.
(xii) Coal, Fireclay and Shale.
(xiii) Magnetite and Apatite.
(xiv) Magnesite and Chromite.
(xv) Talc (Soapstone and Steatite) and Dolomite.
(xvi) Celesite, Phosphatic Nodules, Clay and Gypsum.
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1.Inserted by G.S.R. 56 (E), dated 17.1.2000.
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