Indian Iron Ore Prices for Aug’16

Odisha: Odisha based merchant miners kept iron ore prices unchanged in 1st week of Aug’16. Recently a miner is heard to have reduced sized ore prices by INR 100/MT to INR 1,900/MT (ex-mines, incld Royalty, DMF & NMET) owing to falling dispatches leading to stockpile. However other miners expect less revision in 2nd half of the month.

Odisha iron ore prices as on 12 Aug’16

Miner

Size (mm) Grade (Fe%)

Prices in INR/MT

Rungta Mines (Joda)* 5-18 62 2,550
10-30 62 2,400
Fines 63 1,550
Serajuddin Mines 5-18 63 2,000
Fines 63 1,100
Essel Mining (Koira) 5-18 62 2,025
10-30 61 1,375
Fines 63 1,050
KJS Ahluwalia 5-18 63 2,025
10-30 61 1,900
Fines 63 1,075
Kaypee Enterprises 5-18 63 1,925
10-30 62 1,850
Fines 63 1,090
Indrani Patnaik 5-18 63 2,000
10-30 62 1,950
Fines 62 1,200

Ex-mines prices in INR/MT
*Prices as per loaded to wagons & inclusive of Royalty, DMF & NMET
Source: SteelMint Research

IBM increased royalty on fines (Fe 55% to less than Fe 58%) – In the recently published circular of average sale price of iron ore, IBM has raised rouyalty on fines (Fe 55 to less than Fe 58%) from INR 89.3/MT to INR 104/MT. However for fines (Fe 62-below 65%) royalty has been decreased from INR 169.8/MT to INR 160.7/MT. Royalty on lump (Fe 62-below 65%) has fallen from INR 295.7/MT to INR 280/MT.

Chhattisgrah: Amid decent dispatches and unmoved Odisha iron ore prices, NMDC rolled over iron ore prices for Aug deliveries.

NMDC iron ore prices for Aug’16

Size

Grade (Fe %)

Prices

10-40 mm, DR CLO 67 1,960
Baila lump , 6-40 mm 65 1,700
ROM, 10-150 mm 65 1,530
Blue Dust/ Fines 64 1,460

Prices in INR/MT excluding DMF@30% of royalty and NMET
Royalty@15% and other taxes extra
Source: SteelMint Research

Goa: Owing to monsoon season, no iron ore e-auction was conducted last month.

Karnataka: Base prices in Karnataka e-auctions remained stable in Aug’16 e-auctions held so far.

NMDC- Base prices of lump (Fe 62.2%) offered by NMDC Donimalai mines stood at INR 1,927/MT and fines (Fe 60.2%) at INR 1,650/MT. Base prices for NMDC Kumaraswamy mines are currently as follows: fines (Fe 59%) stood at INR 1,348/MT and for lump (Fe 63.6%) stood at INR 1,847/MT.

Private miners- Base & bid prices of Sesa Sterlite’s lump (Fe 61%) stood at INR 1,558/MT (basic) and for fines (Fe 59.3%) remained at INR 975/MT. Base prices of fines (Fe 65%) offered by Vysankere mines is seen at INR 2,025/MT and for lump (fe 65%) it is seen at INR 2,125/MT.


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