COKING COAL :
These coals, when heated in the absence of air, form coherent beads, free from volatiles, with strong and porous mass, called coke.

• These have coking properties
• Mainly used in steel making and metallurgical industries
• Also used for hard coke manufacturing

SEMI COKING COAL :
These coals, when heated in the absence of air, form coherent beads not strong enough to be directly fed into the blast furnace. Such coals are blended with coking coal in adequate proportion to make coke.

• These have comparatively less coking properties than coking coal
• Mainly used as blend-able coal in steel making, merchant coke manufacturing and other metallurgical industries

NLW COKING COAL :
This coal is not used in metallurgical industries. Because of higher ash content, this coal is not acceptable for washing in washeries. This coal is used for power utilities and non-core sector consumers.

NON-COKING COAL :
These are coals without coking properties.

• Mainly used as thermal grade coal for power generation
• Also used for cement, fertilizer, glass, ceramic, paper, chemical and brick manufacturing, and for other heating purposes

WASHED AND BENEFICIATED COAL :
These coals have undergone the process of coal washing or coal beneficiation, resulting in value addition of coal due to reduction in ash percentage.

• Used in manufacturing of hard coke for steel making
• Beneficiated and washed non-coking coal is used mainly for power generation
• Beneficiated non-coking coal is used by cement, sponge iron and other industrial plants

MIDDLINGS :
Middlings are by-products of the three stage coal washing / beneficiation process, as a fraction of feed raw coal.

• Used for power generation
• Also used by domestic fuel plants, brick manufacturing units, cement plants, industrial plants, etc.

REJECTS :
Rejects are the products of coal beneficiation process after separation of cleans and / or middlings, as a fraction of feed raw coal.

• Used for Fluidized Bed Combustion (FBC) Boilers for power generation, road repairs, briquette (domestic fuel) making, land filling, etc.

CIL COKE / LTC COKE :
CIL Coke / LTC Coke is a smokeless, environment friendly product of the Dankuni Coal Complex, obtained through low temperature carbonisation.

• Used in furnaces and kilns of industrial units
• Also used as domestic fuel by halwais, hotels, etc.

COAL FINES / COKE FINES :
These are the screened fractions of feed raw coal and LTC coke / CIL Coke respectively, obtained from the Dankuni Coal Complex and other coke oven plants.

• Used in industrial furnaces as well as for domestic purposes

TAR / HEAVY OIL / LIGHT OIL / SOFT PITCH :
These are products from Dankuni Coal Complex using low temperature carbonisation of non-coking coal in vertical retorts.

• Used in furnaces and boilers of industrial plants as well as power houses, oil, dye, pharmaceutical industries, etc.

The table below sets forth the various grades of non-coking coal produced by us
Grade	UHV (Kcal/Kg) UHV= 8900-138 (A+M)	Gross Calorific Value GCV (Kcal/Kg) (at 5% moisture level)
A	Exceeding 6,200	Exceeding 6,401
B	Exceeding 5,600 but not exceeding 6,200	Exceeding 5,800 but not exceeding 6,401
C	Exceeding 4,940 but not exceeding 5,600	Exceeding 5,400 but not exceeding 5,801
D	Exceeding 4,200 but not exceeding 4,940	Exceeding 4,800 but not Exceeding 5,401
E	Exceeding 3,360 but not exceeding 4,200	Exceeding 4,200 but not exceeding 4,801
F	Exceeding 2,400 but not exceeding 3,360	Exceeding 3,600 but not exceeding 4,201
G	Exceeding 1,300 but not exceeding 2,400	Exceeding 3,200 but not exceeding 3,601

The table below sets forth the various grades of coking coal produced by us:
Grade	Ash Content
Steel Grade I ("ST I")	Ash content < 15%
Steel Grade II ("ST II")	15% < = Ash content < 18%
Washery Grade I ("W I")	18% < = Ash content < 21%
Washery Grade II ("W II")	21% < = Ash content < 24%
Washery Grade III ("W III")	24% < = Ash content < 28%
Washery Grade IV ("W IV")	28% < = Ash content < 35%

The table below describes the grades of semi-coking coal produced by us:
Grade	Ash + Moisture Content
Semi coking grade I ("SC I")	Ash + moisture content < 19%
Semi coking grade II ("SC II")	19% < = Ash + moisture content < 24%

(Source: Coal Directory of India, 2009-10)

Domestic Price Fixation :

Government of India deregulated the prices of Non-Coking Coal of grades A, B & C, Coking coal and Semi/Weakly coking coal on 22.03.1996. Subsequently, on 12.03.1997, Government of India deregulated the prices of non-coking coal of grade D, Hard Coke and Soft Coke and also allowed Coal India Ltd. to fix coal prices for grades E, F & G till Jan'2000 once in every six months by updating cost indices as per escalation formula contained in the 1987 report of the Bureau of Industrial Cost & Prices. With effect from 01.01.2000, CIL was free to fix the prices of all grades of coal in relation to the market prices.

Pursuant of the above, CIL fixed the prices of deregulated coal from time to time and last such revision has been made on 15-10-09, to be effective w.e.f 00 hrs of 16-10-09.

Grade wise Basic Price of coal at the Pit-head excluding statutory levies for Run-of-mine (ROM) Non-Long-Flame Coal ,Long flame Coal, Coking Coal, Semi Coking Coal& Weakly Coking Coal ,direct feed Coal, Assam Coal for various subsidiaries of CIL are tabled below :

 Table - I(A)

Basic Price of Run of Mine Non-Long-Flame Non-Coking Coal
(In Rupees/ Tonne)
Field/ Co.	A	B	C	D	E	F	G
ECL(for 8 units vide Annex II)	1710	1540	1290	1040	780	610	430
ECL / Mugma(for 16 units vide Annex IV)	1970	1750	1500	1240	990	740	480
ECL / Rajmahal	-	-	-	-	1020	870	700
BCCL	1660	1510	1250	1040	830	660	470
CCL	1620	1460	1220	1000	790	630	450
NCL	1490	1340	1100	920	740	580	430
SECL	1310	1220	1050	880	730	570	430
MCL	1280	1130	950	790	620	480	350

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 Table - I(B)

Basic Price of Run of Mine of Other Non Coking Coal
(In Rupees/ Tonne)
Field/ Co.	A	B	C	D	E	F	G
ECL / Raniganj (for 104 units vide Annex I)	2200	2070	1820	1560	980	730	480
ECL / SP Mines (for 2 units vide Annex III)	2370	2120	1860	1610	1080	830	580
CCL (for 7 units vide Annex VI)	1940	1740	1500	1250	990	750	510
CCL( for 16 units vide Annex VII)	1820	1650	1410	1180	-	-	-
WCL	1600	1520	1410	1330	1090	860	650
SECL Premium Collieries Coal produced in Korea Rewa Coalfields)	1610	1520	1300	1110	870	630	440

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 Table - I(C)

Basic Price of Run of Mine Long-Flame Non-Coking Coal
(In Rupees/ Tonne)
Field/ Co.	A	B	C	D	E	F	G
ECL / Rajmahal	-	-	-	1330	-	-	-
BCCL Long Flame Coal	1850	1680	1430	1210	-	-	-
NCL Long Flame Coal	1670	1520	1280	1080	-	-	-
SECL Long Flame Coal of Korba & Raigarh Coalfields	1450	1360	1180	1010	-	-	-
MCL Long Flame Coal	1430	1290	1080	920	-	-	-

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 Table - II

Coking Coal (Run of Mine)
(Rs. /Tonne)
Subsidiary	Steel Grd I	Steel Grd II	Washary Grd I	Washary Grd II	Washary Grd III	Washary Grd IV
BCCL(for 53 units  vide Annex VIII)	3750	3140	2740	1980	1480	1370
BCCL	-	-	2020	1680	1240	1150
ECL	-	-	2390	1990	1470	1370
CCL	-	-	1960	1620	1200	1120
WCL	-	-	1710	1410	1290	-

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 Table - III

Semi Coking & Weakly Coking Coal (Run Of Mine)
(Rs./Tonne)
Subsidiary	Semi Coking Grd I	Semi Coking Grd II
Eastern Coalfields Limited(Raniganj)	2150	1790
South Eastern Coalfields Limited	1740	1450

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 Table - IV

Direct feed Coking Coal (Run of Mine)
(Rs//Tonne.)
Grade of Coal
Direct feed Coking Coal of Collieries Listed in Annexure IX (14 Units) (Ash exceeding 20% but not exceeding 21%) (Note:Bonus/penalty @Rs.130/te. per percent decrease/increase in Ash)	3720

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 Table - V
 (w.e.f 00.00 hrs of 9th march2008)

Assam Coal (Run of Mine)
(Rs. /Tonne.)
Unit / Grade of Coal	UHV Range ((K Cal/Kg.)	Price
North Eastern Coalfields "A"	Exceeding 6200 K cal/ Kg,,But not exceeding 6299 K. Cal./Kg.	2510
North Eastern Coalfields "B"	Exceeding 5600 K cal/ Kg,,But not exceeding 6200 K. Cal./Kg.	2000

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Note :

• In Grade "A" for every additional UHV of 100K Cal /Kg. exceeding 6299 K Cal /Kg ,Additional Rs.90 /M Te. shall be added to the price of "A" Grade.
• For UHV exceeding 7099 k. Cal./ kg., the price of coal shall be Rs.3680 per tonne for ROM Coal and the price difference among the steam, slack and run of mine coal shall remain same.

General Remarks :

In supersession of this office price notifications no. CIL: S&M:GM(F): Pricing: 1124 dated 12th December 2007 and CIL/S&M/GM(F)/Pricing/1713 dated 8th March 2008 the pit head prices of all grades of coal produced by Coal Companies of Coal India Limited are being revised with effect from 00 hours of 16.10.2009.

The revised pithead prices of all varieties of Run of Mine Coals have been given in tables I to V.

Notes :

1. Additional Rs.20 shall be charged on pithead price of Run of Mine coal for the supply of Slack Coal.
2. Additional Rs.180 shall be charged on pithead price of Run of Mine Coal for the supply of Steam Coal.
3. Where the top size is being limited to any maximum limit within the range of 200 mm – 250 mm through manual facilities or mechanical means, a charge at the rate of Rs.39.00 per tonne will be levied, in addition to the price applicable for Run of Mine coal.
4. Where the top size is being limited to 100 mm through manual facilities or mechanical means, a charge at the rate of Rs.61.00 per tonne will be levied, in addition to the price applicable for Run of Mine coal.
5. Where the top size is being limited to 50 mm through manual facilities or mechanical means, a charge at the rate of Rs.77.00 per tonne will be levied, in addition to the price applicable for Run of Mine coal.
6. Where coal is loaded, either into Indian Railways system or into the purchasers’ own system of transport, through high capacity loading system with a nominal capacity of 3500 tonnes per hour or more, additional charge of Rs.20.00 per tonne shall be levied for such loading.
7. Where coal is transported beyond a distance of 3 kms to the loading point, the coal companies shall be entitled to charge additional transport costs from the purchasers at the following rates :
   • For a distance of more than 3 kms but not more than 10 kms Rs.44.00 per tonne.
   • . For a distance of more than 10 kms but not more than 20 kms Rs.77.00 per tonne.
   In cases, where coal is transported for more than 20 kms to the loading points, transport charges will be payable on actual basis, to be borne by the purchaser.
8. The pit head prices fixed are exclusive of Royalty, Cess, Taxes and Levies, if any, levied by the Govt., Local Authorities or any other bodies of Excise and Sales Tax from time to time.
9. Grading/ classification of coal and the definitions relating to the same have been given in Annexure –X.
10. The prices given in this notification are either FOR or FOB, as the case may be. Surface transportation charges, where applicable, would be levied extra.
11. The prices do not apply to coal sold for export.
12. For undertaking special sizing or beneficiation of coal, additional charges as may be negotiated between the purchaser and the producer may be realized over and above the pithead prices.
13. A rebate of 5% for supply of wahsery grade coking coal will be given to power houses other than captive ones.
14. The revised basic price of ROM coal for ECL being notified shall be applicable except for the portion of Raniganj coal of grades A & B from such mines of ECL which are supplied under MOU to specific consumers at special price.

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