India: 0.6 MnT Iron Ore sold in last two Karnataka E-auctions

MSTC has declared the results of e-auctions held on 04 & 09 Jul, 2014.

0.6 MnT Iron ore was sold in last two Karnataka e-auctions, out of which 0.5 MnT was sold in NMDC’s advance e-auction and the remaining in private mines e-auction. JSW Steel was the largest buyer in both, with total purchase quantity of 0.48 MnT.

Key Features of E-auction held on 09 Jul, 2014

  1. The entire quantity of Iron ore offered by the two companies namely Veerabhadrappa Sangappa & Company and SMIORE was sold out completely
  2. Bid price of Iron ore fines (Fe 63%) stood at INR 3,216/MT, while the bid price of Iron ore lumps (Fe 63%) was at INR 4,090/MT
  3. Iron ore fines bid prices (Fe 60%)  reduced by INR 185/MT, whereas floor prices fell by INR 325/MT
  4. Largest buyer was JSW Steel with 84,000 MT

104,000 MT Iron Ore sold in Karnataka E-auction

Material Type

Offered Qty

Allotted Qty

Fines

108,000

80,000

Lumps

44,000

24,000

Total

152 ,000

104,000

Qty in MT
Source: SteelMint Research

 Iron Ore Buyers in E-auction

Buyers

Cargo Type

Allotted Qty

W.A Grade (%)

W.A Bid Price

W.A Floor Price

JSW Steel

84,000

Fines

64,000

63

3,185

Lumps

20,000

63

4,030

Gerdau Steel India

8,000

Fines

8,000

64

3,590

Sathavahana Ispat

4,000

Lumps

4,000

65

4,390

MSPL

4,000

Fines

4,000

63

3,180

Mukand

4,000

Fines

4,000

61

3,000

Qty in MT; Basic prices in INR/MT
W.A: Weighted Average
Source: SteelMint Research

Key Features of Advance E-auction held on 04 Jul, 2014 by NMDC 

  1. Out of 0.51 Iron ore, 0.50 MnT was sold
  2. Largest buyer was JSW Steel with 0.4 MnT  in which 0.3 MnT was fines and rest was lumps
  3. Iron ore fines & lumps bid prices remain unchanged as compared to NMDC’s previous advance e-auction
  4. Iron ore fines (Fe 60%) bid price stood at INR 2,630/MT, while the bid price for Iron ore lumps (Fe 62%) was at INR 3,988/MT

504,000 MT Iron Ore sold in Karnataka E-auction

Material Type

Offered Qty

Allotted Qty

Fines

368,000

368,000

Lumps

144,000

136,000

Total

512 ,000

504,000

Qty in MT
Source: SteelMint Research

Iron Ore Buyers in E-auction

Buyers

Cargo Type

Allotted Qty

W.A Grade (%)

W.A Bid Price

W.A Floor Price

JSW Steel

Lumps

96,000

62

3,986

3,986

Fines

2,88,000

60

2,617

2,617

Gerdau Steel

Fines

20,000

60

2,638

2,628

Lumps

12,000

62

3,996

3,986

BMM Ispat

Fines

24,000

60

2,638

2,628

Sesa Sterlite

Lumps

16,000

62

3,996

3,986

Lanco Industries

Fines

16,000

60

2,638

2,628

Qty in MT; Basic prices in INR/MT
W.A: Weighted Average
Source: SteelMint Research

Note: Grade & bid prices are weighted average.

 


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