recommended that Model
Mineral Concession rules may be framed for
minor minerals as well and the minor
minerals may be subjected to a simpler
regulatory ... report in the Mineral
Concession Rules for mining of minor minerals under Section
15 of Mines and Mineral (Development and Regulation) Act,
1957. Following
found in this area was fit to be used as a major mineral. The area for which this application was made by the respondent also ... mineral or as a minor mineral. It is also clear that tho State Government rejected the application of respondent No. 3 because the major part
applied for reconnaissance permit/prospecting licence/mining
licence, the minerals were major minerals; however, with
issuance of notification dated 10.2.2015 published in the
Gazette
defines minerals which would include minor mineral, hence
Item 54 as it records: all other minerals not hereinbefore
specified would include minor minerals ... never mean to include minor minerals. Thus the
residuary mineral under Item 54 could only be the left over
major minerals. Neither the residuary
minerals into two classes, namely, minor minerals and
minerals other than minor minerals, which may, for the sake
of brevity, be referred to as major ... quarry lease for
a major mineral. Whether it was a quarry lease for a minor
mineral or a major mineral would have to be gathered
clause (a)
says: "minerals" includes all minerals except mineral oils."
Clause (e) provides:
"minor minerals" means building stones, gravel,
ordinary ... minor mineral,"
For the sake of convenience and to distinguish minor
minerals from minerals, the minerals are generally called
major minerals and will
they are minerals which are mostly used
in local areas and for local purposes while
minerals other than minor minerals are
those which are necessary ... minor minerals have
been left by Parliament to the State
Governments while reserving matters
relating to minerals other than minor
minerals to the Central Government
transit pass issued by their officers for transportation of major minerals and/or to restrain them for seizing the vehicles in absence of the transit ... major minerals while other relates to the minor mineral, one has been framed by the Central Govt. for its application to the major mineral while
resolution for fixing the surface rent for the
minor and major mineral leases as equal to 5 % of the latest market
price of land ... surface rent in respect of the mining lease of major
minerals as its jurisdiction is fully occupied by the
Central Act and the Rules
order.
Petitioners are holders of mining leases granted
for extraction of major minerals or re-using major
minerals. They have been called upon ... power of the
Central Government to make rules in respect of major
minerals. It is submitted that under Section 13(i) of
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