Cabinet revises royalty on minor minerals and dead rent

No.

Name of mineral

Currentroyaltyrate

Proposedroyaltyrate

Increase in royalty

Market rates at the time of last revision

current market rates

increase in market rates

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

1.

Dimensional stone - granite, dolerite and other iqneous and metamorphic rocks which are used for cutting and polishing purpose for making blocks, slabs, tiles of specific dimensions.

(A) Black colour

1500/-

2000/-

500/-

3000/-

4000/-

1000/-

(B) Other colours

800/-

1000/-

200/-

1500/-

2000/-

500/-

2.

(A) Marble, which is used for cutting and polishing purpose for making blocks and tiles of specific dimensions.

700/-

1000/-

300/-

2000/-

3000/-

1000/-

(B) Marble stone - for other usages

200/-

500/-

300/-

1500/-

2000/-

500/-

3 A

Flagstone natrural sedimentary rock which is used for flooring , rooftops etc.

(A) Black colour

320/-

500/-

180/-

2000/-

4500/-

2500/-

B) other colours

240/-

300/-

60/-

2000/-

4500/-

2500/-

3 B

Flagstone which is not used for flooring, rooftops etc but for other purposes such as in the form of gravel, boulder etc.

-

100/-

-

-

500/-

-

4

Ordinary sandstone, Bajri

53/-

100/-

47/-

500/-

1000/-

500/-

5

Murram

27/-

50/-

23/-

50/-

100/-

50/-

6

Stone

(A) Bolder

35/-

50/-

15/-

50/-

100/-

50/-

(B) gravel road metal

44/-

100/-

56/-

350/-

500/-

150/-

(C) Dressed stone, Khanda and Dhoka

70/-

100/-

30/-

800/-

1200/-

400/-

7

Other minor minerals

27/-

100/-

63/-

50/-

100/-

50/-