SCHEDULE XII

MINERALS

1. Aluminium ores.

2. Apatite and phosphatic ores.

3. Beryl.

4. Chrome ore.

5. Coal and lignite.

6. Columbite, Samarskite and other minerals of the “rare earths” group.

7. Copper.

8. Gold.

9. Gypsum.

10. Iron ore.

11. Lead.

12. Manganese ore.

13. Molybdenum.

14. Nickel ores.

15. Platinum and other precious metals and their ores.

16. Pitchblende and other uranium ores.

17. Precious stones.

18. Rutile.

19. Silver.

20. Sulphur and its ores.

21. Tin.

22. Tungsten ores.

23. Uraniferous allanite, monazite and other thorium minerals.

24. Uranium bearing tailings left over from ores after extraction of copper and gold, ilmenite and other titanium ores.

25. Vanadium ores.

26. Zinc.

27. Zircon.

¹[“28. Beryllium bearing minerals.

29. Glauconite.

30. Graphite.

31. Indium bearing minerals.

32. Lithium bearing minerals.

33. Niobium bearing minerals.

34. Potash.

35. Rhenium bearing minerals.

36. Tantalum bearing minerals.”.]

Note:

1. Inserted by THE FINANCE BILL, 2026 dated 01.02.2026