India: Karnataka Iron Ore E-auction fetches flat Bids

Iron ore e-auction in Karnataka held on 19 May,2015 fetched flat bids.

In the recent Karnataka Iron ore e-auction, 0.09 MnT of the raw material was sold out of the offered quantity of 0.38 MnT. Material was offered by private miners namely Sesa Sterlite, Chowgule & Company & Lakshmi Minerals. Largest buyer was Janki Corp.

E-auction received flat bids. Fines (Fe 55.5%) offered by Sesa Sterlite was sold at the base price of INR 500/MT. On similar lines, fines (Fe 63.8%) was offered by Chowgule & Company at base price of INR 1,850/MT and was sold at INR 1,880/MT. Similarly, lump (Fe 61%) offered by Sesa Sterlite was sold at base price of INR 2,450/MT.

Buyer-wise Allotted Quantity

Supplier

Fines

Lumps

Total

Sesa Sterlite  32,000  44,000  76,000
Chowgule and Company  8,000  4,000  12,000
Lakshmi Minerals  8,000  8,000
Total  48,000   48,000   96,000 

Quantity in MT
Source: Karnataka DMG


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