(1)

The holder of a mining lease, or any person or company engaged in trading or storage or end-use or export of minerals mined in the country, shall cause himself to be registered online with the Indian Bureau of Mines as per application specified in Form K of the Schedule and the registration number so allotted by the Indian Bureau of Mines shall be used for all purposes of online reporting and correspondence connected therewith.

(2)

For the purpose of registration under sub-rule (1), the holder of a mining lease, or any person or company engaged in trading or storage or end-use or export of minerals, shall apply for registration in electronic form, within one month from the date of registration of the lease deed or before the commencement of trading operation or storage or end-use or export of minerals, as the case may be.

(3)

The Indian Bureau of Mines shall allot and record the registration number in the register referred to in sub-rule (4).

(4)

The Indian Bureau of Mines shall maintain an online register giving details of the holder of a mining lease, or any person or company engaged in trading or storage or end-use or export of minerals, as the case may be, as registered under the provisions of these rules, which shall be made available to the general public for inspection on demand, and also posted on the website of the Indian Bureau of Mines.

(5)

The holder of a mining lease shall submit online returns in respect of each mine to the Regional Controller or any other authorised official of the Indian Bureau of Mines in the following manner, namely:-

(a) a daily return which shall be submitted through in electronic form through the application developed by the Indian Bureau of Mines, by 1800 hours of the third day following the day of reporting, which may be edited before the time deadline provided in this regard;

(b) a monthly return which shall be submitted before the tenth day of every month in respect of the preceding month in electronic form along with a signed print copy of the same if it is not digitally signed, in the respective form as indicated below:-

(c) an annual return which shall be submitted before the 1st day of July each year for the preceding financial year in electronic form, along with a signed print copy of the same if it is not digitally signed, in the respective Form as indicated below:-

(6)

Any person or company engaged in trading or storage or end-use or export of minerals, shall submit online to the Indian Bureau of Mines and concerned State Government, where the said person or company is sourcing the minerals, the returns in electronic form, along with a print copy of the same if it is not digitally signed, in the following manner, namely:-

(a) a monthly return which shall be submitted before the tenth day of every month in respect of the preceding month in Form L of the Schedule;

(b) an annual return which shall be submitted before the first day of July of each year for the preceding financial year in Form M of the Schedule.

(7)

If it is found that the holder of a mining lease or the person or company engaged in trading or storage or end-use or export of minerals, as the case may be, has submitted incomplete or wrong or false information in daily or monthly or annual returns or fails to submit a return within the date specified; then,-

(a) in the case of mining of minerals by the holder of a mining lease, the Regional Controller of Mines may advise the State Government to,-

(b) in the case of trading or storage or end-use of minerals, the State Government, where the person or company engaged in trading or storage or end-use of minerals is sourcing the minerals, shall order suspension of-

(c) in the case of export of minerals, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade shall order suspension of permits for carrying out such exports of minerals of such person or company engaged in export of minerals, and may revoke the order of suspension only after ensuring proper compliance:

(8)

In case of mining of minerals by the holder of a mining lease, the-

(a) sale value is the gross amount payable by the purchaser as indicated in the sale invoice, where the sale transaction is on an arms' length basis and the price is the sole consideration for the sale, excluding taxes, if any.

(b) ex-mine price of mineral grade or concentrate shall be,-

(V) the per unit cost of production in case of captive mines.

(9)

In case of trading or storage or end-use or export of minerals, for purpose of filing of returns, the value of the mineral grade or concentrate shall be,-

(a) where sale of the mineral grade or concentrate has occurred and the sale transaction is on an arms' length basis and the price is the sole consideration for the sale, the sale value of the mineral grade or concentrate recorded in the invoice;

(b) where sale has not occurred, the product of average sale price published monthly by the Indian Bureau of Mines for a particular mineral grade or concentrate for a particular State and the quantity dispatched or procured:

(10)

If more than one mineral is produced from the same mine, return shall be submitted along with the relevant parts of the specified forms for each mineral separately.

(11)

In case of temporary discontinuance of mining or suspension of mining, or temporary discontinuance or suspension of trading or storage or end-use or export of minerals, the holder of a mining lease, or the person or company engaged in trading or storage or end-use or export of minerals, as the case may be, shall submit return in the specified form for the mineral for which return had been submitted earlier and furnish relevant particulars, inclusive of "Nil " information, if any.

(12)

In case ownership of the mine or the trading or storage or end-use or export company changes during the reference period, separate returns shall be filed by each owner for the respective periods of ownership.

(13)

For the purpose of regulation of transportation of minerals, all persons and companies owning trucks or any other motorised vehicle used for transportation of mineral by road or through water way shall be required to be registered with the Directorate of Mining and Geology or the Department handling mining matters in the State Government, and the lessee shall maintain trip-sheets (either in the form of written record or on computers) of the vehicles, the nature and weight of mineral and the approximate time of the trip and its destination.