Section 12(1)(a) in Minerals (Other than Atomic and Hydro Carbons Energy Minerals) Concession Rules, 2016
(a)in addition to the payments to be made by the lessee under Chapter XIII of these rules, the lessee shall pay for every year, except the first year of the lease, such yearly dead rent at the rates specified in the Third Schedule of the Act and if the lease permits the working of more than one mineral in the same area, the State Government shall not charge separate dead rent in respect of each mineral: