.-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] [ Substituted by G.S.R. 449(E), dated 13.4.1988.], Chalcopyrite, Pyrite, [Pyrrhotite] [Substituted by G.S.R. 449(E), dated 13.4.1988. ] and [Pentlandite] [Substituted by G.S.R. 449(E), dated 13.4.1988. ].(iv)Chromium, Osmiridium, Platinum and Nickel minerals.(v)Kyanite, Sillimanite, Corundum, Dumortierite and [Topaz] [Substituted by G.S.R. 449(E), dated 13.4.1988. ].(vi)Gold, Silver, Tellurium, Selenium and Pyrite.(vii)Barytes, [Fluorite] [Substituted by G.S.R. 449(E), dated 13.4.1988. ], Chalcocite, Selenium and minerals of Zinc, Lead and Silver.(viii)Tin and Tungsten minerals.(ix)Limestone, Dolomite and Magnesite.(x)Ilmenite, Monazite, Zircon, Rutile, [Leucoxene] [ Inserted by G.S.R. 56(E), dated 17.1.2000 (w.e.f. 18.1.2000).] 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, ] [Inserted by G.S.R. 1974, dated 12.11.1970. ][Phosphatic Nodules] [ Substituted by G.S.R. 449(E), dated 13.4.1988.][, Clay and Gypsum.] [Inserted by G.S.R. 1974, dated 12.11.1970. ]
