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Summary

Post the unexpected price hike in the last two weeks of May 2014, the early part of June
saw the prices holding firm until rains started to interfere. With the onset of rains and al-
most completed restocking, the steel prices started to relax while iron ore kept flourishing
amidst thin buying.

The increase in the domestic iron ore prices didnt upset many local buyer but definitely the
impact was brutal on the southern and south western buyers like JSW, KIOCL and Sona
Alloys etc who started to plan for alternate sources.

Steel prices dipped towards mid-June as anticipated sales went down and billet and ingot
producers in the eastern region went for healthy discounting giving some support to the low
sales. By the end of the month, the prices were again back gaining upto 50 percent of the
lost premium and settling at an overall discount of 50 percent to the hiked levels of end-
May. The hike in the freight levels added to the increase.

On the contrary, the situation in the northern markets was different. Power cuts and high
freight rates towards the month end, aggravated the situation and prices in this particular
area saw a further increase over the end-May levels.

Iron ore pellet prices remained on the higher side but the INR 9000 levels became dormant
and new levels of INR 7600-8000 per ton were visible across the eastern markets. In the
southern sector INR 7300 per ton became prevalent.

The inventory situation at various steel units across the eastern sector improved considera-
bly by mid-June and the units were holding nearly 40 days of stock with them. The working
mines were producing at a rate of nearly 80-85 percent in June giving the much required
support. The expectations from the new government are yet to take shape and with each
progressing day, the market is building up on future developments across the country.

There were no e-auctions in Goa while the Karnataka auctions saw a 31 percent selling
rate with a better sale quantity witnessed in June. There were some new buyers this month
from Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh & Gujarat participating in the auctions. Fines kept the
dominant share while lumps slipped below ROM sales.

In terms of exports, June had a very silent show. Total iron ore exports from India in the
month were 0.277 million tons with imports of nearly 45000 tons. Indias iron ore stockpiles
in China slipped below 1 percent of the total available stockpiles at major Chinese ports.
Although the average for June remained at 1 percent of 115.3 million tons.

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Content -
Summary Pg 1
Domestic iron ore brief Pg 2-6
Karnataka e-auctions Pg 7
Policy & developments Pg 10-13
Indian steel markets Pg 14-16
Indian iron ore trade Pg 17-18
Indian iron ore production Pg 19
Indian iron ore exports Pg 19
China Factor Pg 20-21

Tables -
Ktaka e-auctions Pg 7-8
Indian iron ore prices Pg 9
Non-Indian Transactions Pg 22-25
Indian Transactions Pg 26
Indian port stock position Pg 27-28
Railways Commodity Chart Pg 29
Orissa mine wise exports Pg 29

Prices settling after Mays mayhem. Freight hike creates some unrest
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Market Brief - Domestic Iron ore Demand, Supply & Pricing

Iron ore prices were unchanged through the month of June after the hike in May.
The working mines in Orissa and Jharkhand were producing at rates above 80 percent due to a
good demand in the market and to cover the absence of the closed mines.
The mine closures in May allowed the raw material prices to pick up to high levels which retained
the strength through the entire June.
The desperate buyers allowed the miners to hike their offers and even hold their sales in an antici-
pation of much better prices.

The anticipated imports due to the price hike in the domestic shape were beginning to reach India
with first major shipment expected in early July.
June saw only small cargoes arriving for Tata Steel Ltd.

By mid-June, most of the steel units including re-rolling and conversion had stocked had stocked up
enough cargoes to enter into a wait and watch situation. They were then expecting for the price
levels to dip in order to book new stocks.
Indias new governments first budget was another factor which kept the steel buying and demand at
lower levels. The budget expected in first week of July provided enough cushion to the market to
remain on the sidelines.
Meanwhile, the 50:50 iron ore sharing rule in Orissa is still in the hands of the High Court and a set-
tlement is expected sometime in mid-July.

Inspite of the iron ore mining ban and temporary closure of nearly 18 mines in the state, the iron ore
utilization dipped in the state. The total iron ore utilization fell by 4.48 percent for the month of June
with trade and exports share dramatically cutting down by 75 percent and 92 percent respectively.
In proportion, majority of the iron ore was being utilized in processing within the state, after which it
was being self consumed by involved companies.
Exports from Orissa completely disappeared and just 0.024 million tons were seen being exported
from the state miners in this month. The fall was recorded at 92 percent, biggest ever monthly drop
in the exports on monthly basis from the state.
Interesting the rise in the utilization from processing based industry came from the industries which
were outside the state and were utilizing Orissas iron ore. The self consumption basis was lower in
June as compared to May 2014. Self consumption within the state was at 2.08 million tons while that
with outside state went up to 2.53 million tons.

Eastern Region ::
Orissa
Chhattisgarh
Jharkhand
West Bengal

Price Trend & Production
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Talks of imports
Wait n Watch situation
50:50 rule unsettled
Orissa -
Budget mystery
Iron ore Utilization
Scenario
Month Total Utilization Trade Processing Utilization in
Mineral Based
Industries
For Exports
June 2014 5.33 0.11 0.63 4.58 0.024
May 2014 5.58 0.44 0.52 4.59 0.3
Change % -4.48% -75.00% 21.15% -0.22% -92.00%

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Production in Orissa witnessed a drop in the month of June as 18 mines were shut while others
couldnt ramp up enough. The demand from the steel segment wasnt bold either to absorb any
large production in this month due to the rainy season and struggling sales.
Total production for the month was noted to be below 4.2 million tons on a provision base in accor-
dance to the operating mines.
The total production volume for the month might have remained low but the miners in business pro-
duced good volumes and restricted sales in order to attain higher prices for their quantities.

On the higher end, the production went up to touch 85 percent while on the lower band the produc-
tion was seen rising to 45 percent in the month for the first time in the last 14 months, majorly in the
private sector alone.
May saw the earlier highs but the opening of the mines in June and upcoming rainy weather wit-
nessed another hike in the mining scenario.
The rail movement in the sector was equivalent to zero in the month as exporters who usually car-
ried iron ore by rakes were totally absent and the large domestic movers were not active either.
Road movement was active across the state and even between Orissa, West Bengal and Jhark-
hand. This lead to a good availability of rakes for iron ore movement.
In the domestic market, the movement was majorly by road likewise the last month as steel units
were engaged in buying smaller quantities and the freight rates through road were cheaper than rail
for ferrying iron ore.
Iron ore miners like Rungta, KJS and Indrani Patnaik started to serve their iron ore more to the do-
mestic market rather than looking at exports as the margins were seen rising in the domestic market
after the recent rail freight hike and decline in the global iron ore prices. A complete breakdown of
the sales and costs involved is illustrated in the next page.

Orissa

Iron ore Production
Private miners production, in % terms in Orissa

The increase in the production by handful of large numbers against the stable production re-
ported by others, indicates that the demand hasnt been strong enough and the present high
prices of iron ore may not sustain for long. Only if the steel demand picks up or more mines
close down, the prices could sustain their current levels.
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Mining Scenario
Rail movement
Better margins in domestic
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The Indian railways recent freight hike in June end by 6.5 percent has lead to the coal rakes from
the plant/siding to ports to go empty (without any load). Indian railways is moving empty rakes to the
ports to ferry coal from port to plants. Earlier the same rakes were used to move iron ore from mines
to ports and in return journey, coal used to come to the plants. Now after the hike, the rakes are
moving empty on one side causing a bigger loss to the railways. The exports have completely come
to a standstill after this freight hike which was also supported by a global meltdown of the iron ore
prices.
Compared to the 30% export duty, the railway freight on exports is a bigger problem for the export-
ers today. If the government doesnt reduce the export duty but only works on the export-based rail-
way freight then also the solutions can be drawn for the industry and losses can be reduced.
At the end, the exporters will be benefited by a maximum of Rs 1800 per ton (i.e. USD 30 per ton)
whereas there would be still a deficit of USD 10 per ton left in the realizations making the export
based transactions a tough ask.

Railways earned nearly Rs 9200 crores by transporting iron ore meant for exports in 2013-14 and
nearly Rs 40,000 crores by moving coal in the same period. In 2013-14, India exported 15.12 million
tons and imported nearly 171 million tons of coal.
In 2014-15, the export of iron ore mainly through railways (i.e. excluding the ore from Goa) is likely
to decline further to 7-8 million tons due to two reasons first declining iron ore prices globally and
second high export duty and railway freight. Both these factors lead to a complete cut in the margins
of the exporters and hence it would be difficult to witness a larger usage of railway rakes to transport
ore meant for exports. At the same time, the coal imports are likely to hit 185 million tons and iron
ore imports will move upto 5-7 million tons.
The overall result of this railways will have to move more rakes from port to domestic plants and the
number of empty rakes from plants/sidings to ports will keep on diminishing. The solution could be
that either railways start moving some other commodities to make up for the empty movement or
reduce the freight on iron ore exports.
Orissa

Export Based Price
Breakdown
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S.No
A/C Head Rs Paid to
1.
Material cost 1000 Mine Owner
2.
Cess & Royalty 501 State Govt.
3.
Railway Freight 2750 Railways (export purpose)
4.
Rake Handling 500 Private
5.
Av. Port Charges 60 Port Authority
6.
Stevedoring exp. 200 Private
7.
Finance cost 100 Bank/ Govt
8.
Moisture Cost 640 Local Business
9.
Shipping Cost. 750 Private
10.
Export Duty (30%) 1800 Central Govt.
11.
Total 8301
12.
Exporter Margin (2421) (-) USD 40
How can the above table
values be changed to help
the exporters, shippers and
railways?

Current problem

Export duty vs Freight

Overall, exporters benefit if
export freight equals do-
mestic freight

Railways earnings in FY14

Expected earnings & move-
ment in 2014-15

More movement from ports
to inland will have heavy
burden on railways as iron
ore & coal imports would
increase.

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NMDC maintained its iron ore levels for July 2014 after increasing the prices in June 2014.
After leaving the fines prices stable in May and reducing lumps by INR 200 per ton, NMDC hiked its
June levels by INR 250 per ton for fines and INR 300 per ton for lumps. The hike was inline with the
domestic iron ore market while the global market was completely moving in a different direction.
On a provisional basis, NMDC said that total iron ore production rose 13.48% to 78.54 lakh tons in
Q1 June 2014 over Q1 June 2013. Dispatches rose 16.65% to 85.85 lakh tons in Q1 June 2014
over Q1 June 2013.

OMC prices were fixed in June for the Jun-Aug quarter and there was no movement in these prices.
On production basis, OMC production was seen picking up after the re-opening in end-May. De-
mand for OMC iron ore was good in the market and steel units like Monnet Ispat were looking for-
ward towards their auctions.

Chhattisgarh

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NMDC Prices & Production
OMC prices from
Apr11 to Jul14 in
INR/t on Ex-mines
basis
OMC Prices & Production

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The raw material holding strength (RMHS) of majority sponge iron producers in Orissa increased
from nearly 30 days to 35 days towards the month end while in Chhattisgarh the same was stable at
45 days due to the upcoming rains and stable prices from NMDC.

The rise in the RMHS was mainly due to the uncertainty building up in the market where more mines
were fearing closure in the state of Jharkhand while the re-opening of the banned mines was being
delayed further with no hopes of early opening.
The mines which were to open by early-June were not expecting resolution till mid-July and the
question of better availability was straining the price in the market.
The sponge units were stocking up well for not just the problem times but also keeping in view the
monsoons coming up towards end-July.

The pellet usage ratio decreased slightly in the month after the hike in the pellet prices but the im-
pact wasnt felt much as only a handful of the sampled audience indicated the lesser use of pellets
against lumps.
The pellet prices were expected to bow down in the month due to the steep hike in May and the
opening of Essars pipeline connecting Paradip pellet plant to Dabuna beneficiation plant. There is a
good expectation of more pellets being available in the market once the production fully comes on-
stream.

Compared to Rs 7500 per ton average pellet price with a realization of nearly 80-85 percent, the
usage of lumps at Rs 6600 per ton was not favored equally in June.
Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand units were still purchasing pellets from Orissa units at the marked
prices inspite of good availability of lumps.
Units in Orissa were still holding onto their previous consuming ratios amidst a slowing production
trend.
The variance between lumps and pellets closed down to less than Rs 900 per ton towards June end
in the eastern markets while in the south the same was still floating at a balance of Rs 1700-2000
per ton, based on the e-auction prices.
Eastern Region ::
Orissa
Chhattisgarh
Jharkhand
West Bengal

Material Availability
Eastern
Sector
Sponge Iron Producers
(no of days of stockpile)
Lumps vs Pellets
Pellet to Lump
Usage Ratio
(no of days of stockpile)
Moisture Level in
Iron ore
(in percentage)
Low High Low High Pellets Lumps Low High
Jan 15 25 14 21 80 20 8 10
Feb 18 30 18 25 85 15 7 10
Mar 21 35 14 21 80 20 7 9
Apr 28 35 10 18 70 30 7 9
May 30 40 20 30 70 30 7 9
Jun 35 42 28 35 65 35 8 10
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Stocking up picking up
Pellet Usage & Prices

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Karnataka Iron ore e-auction Facts
Facts from Karnataka Auctions
Detail MAY JUNE
Total Auctioned Material, (Vol & Value) 1,790,000 tons ~ Rs 5,519,336,000 2,016,000 tons ~ Rs 5,080,724,000
Fines 984,000 tons ~ Rs 2,692,076,000 1,088,000 tons ~ Rs 2,792,644,000
Lumps incl. CLO & Boulders 692,000 tons ~ Rs 2,609,020,000 384,000 tons ~ Rs 1,499,360,000
ROM incl. sub grade 114,000 tons ~ Rs 218,240,000 544,000 tons ~ Rs 788,720,000
Highest Buyer (by Volume) JSW Steel Ltd. 976,000 tons ~ Rs 3,060,992,000 JSW Steel Ltd. 916,000 tons ~ Rs 2,540,460,000
Highest Seller (by Volume) NMDC Donimalai ~ 540,000 tons NMDC Donimalai ~ 416,000 tons
Maximum Premium Paid on any cargo
Rs 1,610 per ton on floor price of Rs 350 by SLV Steels
And Alloys Private Limited on Low Grade Lumps (AIWI)
Rs 1,070 per ton on floor or Rs 1,320 by BMM Ispat for
52% Fe fines
Maximum Volume on Sale (by grade) 60.5% Fe ~ 268,000 tons 60.5% Fe ~ 336,000 tons
Fines 268,000 tons 336,000 tons
Lumps - -
ROM - -
Highest Booking Price (by grade)
Fines (booking <> floor) 66%+ Fe, Rs 3,950 per ton <> Rs 3,950 per ton 66% Fe, Rs 3,800 per ton <> Rs 3,800 per ton
Lumps (booking <> floor) 66%+ Fe, Rs 4,950 per ton <> Rs 4,950 per ton 65% +/-1% Fe Rs 4,900 per ton <> Rs 4,900 per ton
ROM (booking <> floor) 54% Fe, Rs 1,720 per ton <> Rs 1,960 per ton 63% Fe, Rs 3,120 per ton <> Rs 3,120 per ton
E-auctions Summary Through June 2014
Auction No. Date Cargoes Offered Allocated Quantity Percentage Sold
1 2-Jun-14 956000 12000 1.26%
2 6-Jun-14 352000 108000 30.68%
3 6-Jun-14 228000 176000 77.19%
4 6-Jun-14 416000 416000 100.00%
5 12-Jun-14 584000 224000 38.36%
6 13-Jun-14 640000 416000 65.00%
7 13-Jun-14 172000 112000 65.12%
8 13-Jun-14 1008000 168000 16.67%
9 16-Jun-14 364000 32000 8.79%
10 20-Jun-14 164000 64000 39.02%
11 24-Jun-14 1040000 184000 17.69%
12 27-Jun-14 168000 48000 28.57%
13 30-Jun-14 384000 56000 14.58%
Total (June2014) 6476000 2016000 31.13%
May 2014 7846000 1790000 38.70%
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Iron ore prices - Across The Country
State Grade Spec Current Trading Levels (AVG) Mid Point (AVG) Current Premium Offers Transaction
% Fe Low, Rs/ton High, Rs/ton Rs/ton Rs/ton Levels
Orissa 60 5-18 mm 3300 3850 3575 - Moderate
Orissa 62 5-18 mm 4200 4750 4475 - -
Orissa 63 5-18 mm 5700 6250 5975 - Moderate
Orissa 64 5-18 mm 5800 6350 6075 - -
Orissa 62 10-30 mm 4000 4350 4175 - Good
Orissa 63 10-30 mm 5500 5850 5675 - -
Orissa 64 10-30 mm 5600 5950 5775 - Good
Orissa 61 Fines 2050 2350 2200 - -
Orissa 62 Fines 2200 2450 2325 - Moderate
Orissa 63 Fines 2300 2600 2450 - -
Orissa 63 Pellets 7300 7500 7400 - Moderate
Orissa 64 Pellets 7500 7800 7650 - Low
Orissa 62 Blue Dust 1600 1900 1750 - Good
Orissa 63 Blue Dust 1800 2100 1950 - Good
Madhya Pradesh 58 10-30 mm 3950 4550 4250 - Low
Madhya Pradesh 60 10-30 mm 4950 5550 5250 - Low
Madhya Pradesh 58 Fines 1700 2200 1950 - Low
Jharkhand 60 5-18 mm 4800 5300 5050 - Good
Jharkhand 61 5-18 mm 5100 5700 5400 - Moderate
Jharkhand 62 5-18 mm 5400 6000 5700 - -
Jharkhand 61 Fines 2300 2850 2575 - Low
Jharkhand 62 Fines 2600 3150 2875 - -
Jharkhand 63 Fines 2900 3450 3175 - Moderate
Chhattisgarh 62 Pellets 8700 8900 8800 - Moderate
Chhattisgarh 64 Pellets 9000 9400 9200 - Low
Andhra Pradesh 62 5-18 mm 6100 6750 6425 - Moderate
Andhra Pradesh 64 5-18 mm 7100 7750 7425 - Good
Karnataka 61 Pellets 7200 7400 7300 - Moderate
Karnataka 62 Pellets 7500 7700 7600 - Good
Karnataka 63 Pellets 7700 8000 7850 - Low
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Policy & Latest Developments by Date..

From Center::

13-Jun
Mines Ministry floated a draft Cabinet note on increasing royalty on minerals like iron ore
and bauxite for inter-ministerial discussions. If approved by the Cabinet, the annual reve-
nue collection of mineral-bearing states would swell by about 41 percent to INR 13,270
crores.
The proposal seeks to raise the royalty rate on iron ore and chromite to 15 percent from
10 percent now. For bauxite, it wants the royalty to be hiked to 0.6 percent from 0.5 per-
cent now. There are also plans to hike the rate for manganese to 5 percent from 4.2 per-
cent. The rates of royalty, revised in every three years, for major minerals excluding coal,
lignite and sand for stowing were last revised in August, 2009.
17-Jun The Steel Ministry asked the Finance Ministry hold the iron ore export duty at 30% while
reduce the import duty from 5 percent to 0 percent sighting a 35 percent fall in the iron ore
output in the country.

Indicating the falling iron ore output burdening the steel industry, the steel ministry recom-
mended the export duty to be left at 30 percent.
20-Jun Indian government will soon come out with a new Mines Bill in consultation with all stake-
holders in place of the lapsed previous Bill, which provided sharing of 26 percent of the
profit with the miners.

Likely content and contour of a new MMDR Bill will find a prominent place as the Mines
Ministry gives presentation to Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi.

Seeking to replace a more than half-a-century-old law, a new Mines and Mineral
(Development and Regulation) Bill, 2011 was tabled in the Lok Sabha by the UPA-II gov-
ernment in December 2011. But it could not be passed and thus stand lapsed now.

To fast track major the investment projects and impart transparency in clearance proce-
dures, the project monitoring group (PMG) under the cabinet secretariat has decided to
digitize all applications for clearances relating to forest, environment and others by March
2015.
Starting 1 July, all forest clearances for industry and infrastructure projects will go online,
to be followed by online environmental approvals from 1 September and clearances ex-
ploration of mines from 1 November, Union Additional Secretary and Central PMG Chair-
man Mr. Anil Swarup recently indicated.
New mining bill proposed
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Draft Cabinet note on
royalty hike
Export duty to stay on iron
ore
PMG to fast track clear-
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Goa ::

10-Jun To fast track major the investment projects and impart transparency in clearance proce-
dures, the project monitoring group (PMG) under the cabinet secretariat has decided to
digitize all applications for clearances relating to forest, environment and others by March
2015.
Starting 1 July, all forest clearances for industry and infrastructure projects will go online,
to be followed by online environmental approvals from 1 September and clearances ex-
ploration of mines from 1 November, Union Additional Secretary and Central PMG Chair-
man Mr. Anil Swarup recently indicated.
13-Jun With the arrival of monsoon in Goa, the State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) is inspect-
ing all 28 jetties stacking iron ore, located along Mandovi and Zuari rivers, to ensure that it
does not flow into any water body.
According to the state government figures, three million metric tons of iron ore has been
stacked on these jetties.
14-Jun In his statement (as per reports) the PM said that the Goa's mines should be utilized in
India itself and not to be exported.
19-Jun Sesa Sterlite hopes to start mining in Goa in the second half of the current fiscal. "We are
engaging with the State Government and MoEF to gain approvals for starting mining on
our leases in Goa, and we expect production to start in the second half of the financial
year," the company has said in its annual report.
26-Jun All loans to mining industry in Goa have not turned into non-performing assets (NPA)
stressed R S Bhansal, chairman and managing director (CMD) of Corporation Bank.
The CMD who was visiting Goa for the first time said that exposure to mining sector
amounts to Rs 130 crore which is 10 per cent of the total advances. Further, the bank is
handling each loan account individually by going in for restructuring in some cases, one-
time settlements or partial concessions. Mining borrowers, he added, are willing to repay
as a result of which the bank has managed to salvage some accounts from turning bad.
30-Jun Goas Chief Minister Mr. Manohar Parrikar has taken objection to capping of iron ore pro-
duction in the state in the name of intergenerational equity. Intergeneration equity has
now become a fashionable word. Why is it used only for Goa? The 20 MT capping on
extraction of iron ore is for Goa and not anywhere else, Mr. Parrikar stated at the Annual
General Body meeting of Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI).
Intergeneration equity is a concept which advocates humans should preserve nature and
environment for both present and coming generations. Supreme Court in its recent verdict
on illegal mining in Goa, ruled that the capping of 20 MT should be imposed on fresh ex-
traction of iron ore.
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Indian Prime Minister
stressing on domestic us-
age of Goan ore
CBI seeks Goa support in
solving illegal mining case
Inspection of jetties by pol-
lution control board
Sesa hopes to restart min-
ing in H214
Banks support Goan indus-
try
Goa CM objects cap for
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Goa::
30-Jun Hike in royalty rate on iron ore will doom the mining sector and make some reserves un-
viable, as per Goa Mineral Ore Exporters' Association. "Any enhancement of royalty rates
will have dire consequences on the industry apart from being detrimental to mineral con-
servation," Mr. Shivanand Salgaocar, President of GMOEA has said in a letter to Mines
Minister Mr. Narendra Singh Tomar.
30-Jun A leading mining workers union in Goa has demanded resumption of mining activities in
Goa to save the jobs of people employed on various mining leases. Some of the mine
owners have decided to terminate the services of permanent workers as they feel that the
mining operation will not resume in the near future, United Mine Workers Union General
Secretary Mr. Puti Gaonkar said in a letter to Chief Minister Mr. Manohar Parrikar.

16-Jun The state mines department has set an internal timeline to restart operation at 18 more
mines, which were closed by the Supreme Court order, pending second and third renewal
of their lease terms, by the end of July next as per reports.
16-Jun Iron ore production in Odisha rose 22 per cent in 2013-14 to reach 77.84 million tons
compared to 63 million tons (mnt) registered in FY 13.
The states iron ore output is also the best since 2009-10 when the ore production
touched its highest ever level of 80.896 ml tons but plummeted in the following years.
The states internal consumption of iron ore stood at 67.66 million tons for the year.
Major iron ore producers during 2013-14 included Serajuddin & Company (8.3 ml tons),
Sarda Mines (7.02 ml tons), Rungta Mines (5.4 ml tons), Indrani Patnaik (3.88 ml tons),
Essel Mining & Industries Ltd (2.7 ml tons), Mid-East Integrated Steel (2.07 ml tons), Ar-
yan Mining & Trading Corporation (2.9 ml tons), Rungta Sons (2.63 ml tons) and Fee-
grade & Company Pvt Ltd (2.11 ml tons).
20-Jun Odisha state finance department projected 15 per cent rise in collection of mining revenue
in 2014-15 despite of the ongoing issues related to mining which saw a majority of the
steel and mines industry to come to a temporary pause for nearly 8-10 days.
The department projected to generate Rs 6,346.98 crore revenue from the mining sector,
higher than Rs 5,515 crore collected in the last year as per reports.
In 2013-14, the revenue collection from the mining sector had fallen by 3.11 per cent from
Rs 5,695.70 crore collected in the previous year despite higher output of iron ore. The
major reason for the drop being the low mineral prices.
23-Jun Odisha government indicated that there was no shortage of raw materials for industries in
the state. "Major mineral-based industries are not facing any raw material shortage in the
state," Odisha's Steel and Mines minister Mr. Prafulla Kumar Mallick said while replying to
an adjournment debate in the House.
Royalty hike threatening
Goan exports
Mining jobs under threat in
Goa
Orissa ::
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Iron ore production
Mining Revenue Increase
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Orissa
30-Jun 11.68 million tons of steel was produced (other than captive use) and 77.84 million tons of
iron ore was produced in Odisha during 2013-14. The state industries required only
18.688 million tons of iron ore for the production of 11.68 million tons of steel, Mr. Mallick
said, adding that this indicated that there was no shortage of ore.

16-Jun Indias state-run pellet maker KIOCL Ltd sought Steel Ministers Mr. Narendra Singh
Tomar's assistance in areas such as capacity expansion and foray into new segments to
help rejuvenate the firm. In a recent meeting with the minister, company Managing Direc-
tor Mr. Malay Chatterjee "stressed upon specific issues connected to KIOCL" and sought
assistance for rejuvenation, the Bangalore-based PSU said in a statement recently.

16-Jun Pellet manufacturers have asked the government to scrap export duty on the steel-
making input, saying that sudden imposition of the levy has cast a shadow on INR 25,000
crores worth investments made by them to enhance capacity.
Pellet Manufacturers' Association of India (PMAI) in a meeting with the commerce ministry
has petitioned for removal of 5 percent export duty, imposed in January this year, claiming
that it was choking the industry and would stunt growth.
23-Jun As domestic iron ore output is on the wane, industry body Assocham today suggested the
Commerce Ministry to prune import duty on the key steel-making input to nil and treble
levy on pellet exports to 15 percent.
"The drop in domestic iron ore production is forcing the steel industry to import iron ore
from international market. It is suggested that government may consider reducing import
duty on iron ore to zero from the currently levied 2.5 percent," Assocham said in a memo-
randum to Commerce Minister Ms. Nirmala Sitharaman.
18-Jun Federation of Indian Mineral Industries (FIMI) pitched for complete withdrawal of export
duty of iron ore, saying it would help achieve zero-waste mining.
"In order that the resources are fully utilized without detriment to the domestic steel indus-
try, it is imperative to make Indian exports competitive by withdrawing export duty com-
pletely," FIMI said in an hour-long meeting with Steel and Mines minister Mr. Narendra
Singh Tomar.
There is a two-way demand put forward by steel and iron ore lobbies in front of the new govt. The iron
ore lobby demanding for removal of export duty on iron ore and pellets while steel lobby seeking re-
moval import duty on iron ore. Meanwhile, amidst all this railways is the key sector which is losing crores
of revenues and any step taken by government towards changing the duty would help the railways to
mitigate some of its losses.
Iron ore availability in state
KIOCL seeking help from
new ministry
Duty Reduction Battle
Pellet Manufacturers
ASSOCHAM
Karnataka
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Steel & Iron - Comparative View
Pellet prices overshot the lumps post
the mining ban in the eastern sector.
The rise in the pellet prices was much
sharper than that in the lumps on
month on month basis.

The eastern sector mainly saw the
prices remaining stable for June for
lumps while pellets over shot the ex-
pectations by reaching Rs 9000 per ton
mark.

The reason for the pellet exports scal-
ing down to NIL can be easily under-
stood by looking into the graph on the
right. The CFR levels of pellets when
converted to INR were far below the
domestic prices, eventually giving lar-
ger benefits to the merchant suppliers
in the domestic markets. Hence, the
exports were completely neglected and
the cargoes delivered within the coun-
try.
Comparative view of steel versus iron ore {LHS: Steel & RHS: Iron Ore} in Rs per ton
For Eastern region only -

Monthly Basis

Sponge prices rose and
then settled along with
billet and ingot but the drop
was sharper in sponge
(DRI).

TMT gained last month
maintained a small pre-
mium once again in June

While sponge fell, TMT
maintained the increase
suggesting demand crisis.

Iron ore prices were up in
eastern region by over
10% on average basis.

Pellets exports went down
to NIL in June.

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Domestic Lumps vs Pellet prices in INR per ton
Domestic & Export Prices (INR/ton) vs Exports (ml tons)

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Comparative view of steel billet versus scrap and rebar in Rs per ton
For northern region only -

Monthly Basis

Billet usage is going down
further as scrap is more
readily and cheaper even
when imported. Compara-
tively, the hiked freight and
billet prices from east are
making it completely unvia-
ble to convert billets (from
east) to TMT in north. This
has lead to the use of ma-
jorly scrap in the north now.

Scrap prices picked up
marginally in June but the
excise advantage gained
by the importers and inter-
mediate traders allowed
good cargoes to be moved
to Mandi markets.

A new market which is
gaining interest in the north
is the Jaipur market which
is producing close to
10,000 tons of steel a
month with the imported
scrap.

As imported scrap starts to
turn cheaper due to cur-
rency and road-tariff cuts, it
is more preferred in the
northern markets.

Scrap imports peaked to
0.488 million tons in June
2014 due to the lower price
advantage and good avail-
ability.
Northern
Sector
Scrap to Billet Usage
(in percentage)
Scrap Billets
Jan 15 85
Feb 20 80
Mar 30 70
Apr 40 60
May 55 45
June 70 30
Rupee versus Dollar showing the impact in scrap prices in INR
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Steel Markets in Graphs
10 mm rebar prices in Rs per ton 12 mm rebar prices in Rs per ton
Sponge iron prices (DRI) in Rs per ton MS Ingot prices in Rs per ton
Pig iron prices in Rs per ton MS Billet prices in Rs per ton
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Trade - Exports, Imports & Prices

Indian iron ore exports fell in June to less than 0.3 million tons. The total exports were 276,661 tons in
June which constituted of Goan cargoes of 120847 tons. There were no pellet shipments on record in
June.

Nearly 41% fall in exports quarter on quarter basis due to =
1. Global slowdown in prices
2. Orissa ban problem which allowed the prices to hike in domestic market and gave a chance to the
exporters to sell in the domestic market and gain profits
3. Nearly 115 million tons of stocks built up at Chinese ports along with good concentrate availability in
China
4. High railway freight for exports and the recently hiked freight rates
5. Overall, the margins shrunk for the traders and merchant miners in the export market

Chinas buying levels of Indian iron ore grades fell to USD 95-97 levels (CFR China) on an average ba-
sis in June cutting down all possible margins. The half yearly (Jan-Jun) average of the CFR price for
63.5/63% Fe fines fell by 16.67 percent when compared to 2013. Compared to USD 136.42 per ton in
2013, the average price for half year fell to USD 114.09 in 2014.
The buying sentiment for Indian iron ore is still alive in China but the trade-able margins have disap-
peared completely virtually killing the trade. June has been the worst month so far for iron ore in 2014
and as per the graph below the prices are still on the decline through June.
Iron ore Exports &
Imports::
OreTeam price average monthly (CFR prices) for 63.5/63% Fe fines in USD per ton
Exports fall just touching
0.28 million tons in June
Quarterly exports from In-
dia
Reasons for export decline
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CFR China price of Indian
iron ore

June has now been the
worst month so far for iron
ore exports from India in
terms of prices and volume
of exports.
(in ml tons) 2013 2014
Apr 1.474 1.08
May 1.074 0.581
June 0.712 0.277
Total for Apr-Jun 3.26 1.938 (-40.5%)

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OreTeam Indices -
OreTeam price indices for iron ore exports on FOB basis (LHS) & freight rates (RHS) in USD per ton
Detail Monthly
Average
M-o-M
Change
%
Index Specs.
63.5/63% Fe, FOB Vizag 85.43 -7.41 OTPX USD/t
58% Fe, FOB Goa (Avg WCI) 62.50 -13.04 OTPX USDt
ECI - China (Tianjin), Single port loading, Superhandy 12.00 0.00 OTFX USD/t
ECI - China (Tianjin), Single port loading, Panamax 12.50 -3.85 OTFX USD/t
63% Fe Pellets, Ex Plant, Barbil 7960.00 5.27 OTIPI Rs/t
62% Fe Pellets, Ex Plant, Bellary 7820.00 -0.24 OTIPI Rs/t
65% Fe Pellets, CFR China 122.78 -8.33 OTGPI USD/t
OreTeam price indices for iron ore pellets - (LHS) Domestic pellets in Rs/ton & (RHS) Export USD/ton
OTPX, OreTeam Price
Index for Indian iron ore in
FOB at USD per ton

OTFX, OreTeam Freight
Index for superhandy ves-
sels from ECI & WCI in
USD per wmt (excluding
demurrage)

OTIPI, OreTeam Price In-
dex for Indian Iron ore Pel-
lets in Rs per ton Ex-plant
basis for -
Barbil (63% Fe) &
Bellary (62% Fe)

OTGPI, OreTeam Price
Index for Global Iron ore
Pellets in USD per ton -
CFR Tianjin basis (65% Fe)

Average Monthly move-
ment in OreTeam Indices

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Indian Iron Ore Production vs Exports & Stockpiles
Production & Exports
Indian iron ore production, exports and % exported off production (in million tons, LHS) (%, RHS)
Indian iron ore production in April registered 14.2 million tons on provisional basis as compared to
Mar14 which saw 14.6 million tons. Compared to Apr 2013, the production is up by almost 29 per-
cent in the month.
The estimated iron ore production for May & June are nearly13.2 and 13.6 million tons mainly due to
the ban in Orissa.
Orissa remained the largest producer with an estimated 5.3 million tons for June 2014.
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Upto date production &
exports
Iron ore exports dip yet
again in June
Indian port stocks of iron
ore (in tons)
Iron ore production figures
for May & June are on pro-
visional basis
Iron ore stockpiles at Major Indian ports (in tons)
Paradip, Vizag and Haldia are holding the majority of the iron ore stockpiles in India.
As compared to May, June stockpiles are down by 9.8 percent considering the cut in exports from
India and reduced coastal movement.
Road movement from Orissa to Vizag is back on hold (as per sources) as it was a temporary relief
provided through the months on April & May. There is no clarity on this as movement is minimal on
this route.
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Iron ore stockpiles at major Chinese ports increased to 114.93 million tons by June end from 113
million tons registered in May-end. Indian iron ore stockpiles in China reduced to nearly 1.00% of
the total 114.93 million tons recorded towards end of the month. Indian iron ore stockpiles registered
a total of depressing 1.06 million tons.

Number of vessels with Indian iron ore fines calling at Chinese ports were just 6 in the entire month
as per the customs data received by OreTeam China.

Chinas Blast furnace burden ratio of pellet, sintering ore and lump in May was seen at 25%, 71%
and 4% respectively. The pellets decreased in May as domestically the availability was better and
due to the lower prices, offers of pellets from Ukraine, Canada and Brazil also shrunk.

The pellet premiums for below 65% Fe grades were stable in the bracket of USD 19-21 per ton
while the same premiums for above 65% Fe grade pellets increased to nearly USD 25-26 per ton.
Lumps premium for 60-63.5% Fe grades were witnessed at 0.045 dmtu per ton.
China Stockpiles
Stockpiles increasing in
China while Indian side
falling
Indian iron ore stockpiles
at major Chinese ports
dipped below 1 percent of
the total stockpiles in
China.

LHS: percentage of Indian
iron ore of
RHS: Total stockpiles in
China in million tons
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Pellet premiums fall in
China
Chinese mills utilization
ratios
Stockpiles of Steel billets in
Tangshan reducing towards
the month end giving some
room to the mills.

(in 000 tons)
LHS: Tangshan warehouse
inventory
RHS: Jingtang Port stocks

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China Iron ore Imports,
Production & Steel output
Steel inventory levels dip in
April again
Chinas iron ore production
and imports both increased
in March.

Chinas May (in ml tons) -
Steel prod = 70.432
Iron ore import = 77.43
Iron ore prod = 125.12 (p)
(graph in tons)

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Chinas steel inventory levels dipped to 14.42 days by end-May from 16.57 days recorded around March
end. There is a clear wait and watch attitude visible from the buyers end who do not wish to procure lar-
ger volumes in the volatile market conditions.

Chinas total domestic crude steel output during May was 70.43 million tons, up 2.3% month-on-month
and 5.1% year-on-year. The average daily crude steel output for May was 2.27 million tons, down 1.0%
month-on-month. The decline in May was due mainly to unit maintenance by the large number of steel
mills and the arrival of low-demand season.

In June, tight liquidity and poor orders further depressed the steel mill enthusiasm in production and the
prices followed the fluctuation trend. The official figures will be available in the Augusts publication of
this report. Some steel mills, especially SMEs, were forced to conduct maintenance or cut output during
June due to a lack of profits. Although additional banks were allowed to cut their deposit reserve ratios
by 0.5%, the PBOC only allowed cuts at those banks that met specific requirements.

Also, tight cash flows were a major factor affecting output during June. Falling downstream orders further
impacted the steel plants output. In late April, many downstream steel-consuming sectors, especially
manufacturing sectors, entered a low-demand period, and as a result, the Steel PMI for May fell to
46.53, with a seasonally adjusted PMI of 48.95. This decline in manufacturing activity will cause steel
demand and output to fall in the coming months, if the economic conditions do not change.
Iron ore Inventory (Inv)
(in million tons )
vs
Ratio of
(Inv / steel production)
(Expected)
Domestic production holds
good
Tight Liquidity concerns
Tight Cash Flows & PMI to
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Trade - Tenders & Global Platforms
Non-Indian Tender
Results
globalORE
Date Specification Origin
Grade %
Fe
Quantity dmt
CFR China
USD/ton
Laycan
30-Jun-2014 MNP Aus 62 100000 94 August
25-Jun-2014 PB Fines Aus 62 170000 95 August
24-Jun-2014 MNP Aus 62 100000 93.5 July
23-Jun-2014 MNP Aus 62 80000 93
First ten days of Au-
gust
20-Jun-2014 PB Fines Aus 62 170000 93 July
20-Jun-2014 MNP Aus 62 90000 92 July
18-Jun-2014 Yandi Fines Aus 58 90000 74 July
18-Jun-2014 MNP Aus 62 80000 91 July
18-Jun-2014 MNP Aus 62 100000 91 July
17-Jun-2014 MNP Aus 62 90000 89 July
16-Jun-2014 Yandi Fines Aus 62 100000 89 June
16-Jun-2014 MNP Aus 58 80000 73.4 July
13-Jun-2014 Newman Fines Aus 62.5 90000 90.8 June
12-Jun-2014 MNP Aus 62 90000 90.5 July
12-Jun-2014 MNP Aus 62 100000 90.5 July
5-Jun-2014 Yandi Fines Aus 58 90000 75.5 July
4-Jun-2014 PB Fines Aus 61.5 190000 96 July
4-Jun-2014 MNP Aus 62 100000 95 First half of July
4-Jun-2014 MNP Aus 62 100000 93.5 July
3-Jun-2014 MNP Aus 62 90000 92.5 July
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Spot Tenders
Grade %
Fe
Quantity dmt
CFR China
USD/ton
Laycan
30-Jun-2014 IOCJ Brz 64.33 140000 101.5 ETA SGX Aug 1
30-Jun-2014 IOUR Brz 62.86 46500 Index Based ETA SGX Jul 21
27-Jun-2014 IOUR Brz 62.5 44000 Index Based ETA SGX Aug 16
26-Jun-2014 PB Fines Aus 61 170000 95.51 Jul 15 - Jul 24
26-Jun-2014 IOCJ fines Brz 64.26 167754 104.39 ETA SGX Jul 24
26-Jun-2014 LONTS 60.96 103404 90.98 ETA SGX Jul 12
24-Jun-2014 PB Fines Aus 61.5 60000 92.68 Jul 12 - Jul 21
24-Jun-2014 SSFG Brz 62.5 170000 ETA SGX Jul 30
23-Jun-2014 IOCJ Brz 64.97 152950 102 ETA SGX Jul 13
23-Jun-2014 SSFG Brz 62.64 133448 Index Based ETA SGX Jul 18
20-Jun-2014 SSFG Brz 62.26 144367 90.5 ETA SGX Jul 6
19-Jun-2014 SSFG Brz 62.29 196000 90.37 ETA SGX Jun 30
17-Jun-2014 SSFG Brz 62.88 85000 88.67 ETA SGX Jul 4
16-Jun-2014 IOCJ Brz 65.05 160000 97.39 ETA SGX Jul 8
13-Jun-2014 IOCJ Brz 64.63 78000 97.27
ETS SUBIC BAY at
Jul 13 - Jul 20
13-Jun-2014 PB Fines Aus 61 170000 90.67 Jun 28 - Jul 8
12-Jun-2014 PB Fines Aus 61 170000 90.51 Jun 27 - Jul 6
12-Jun-2014 SSFG Brz 62.88 166000 89.23 ETA SGP Jul 4
12-Jun-2014 LONT Lumps Brz 62.55 124281 88.1 ETA SGP Jul 6
11-Jun-2014 IOCJ Brz 65.07 145602 101.5 ETA SGP Jul 10
10-Jun-2014 SSFT Brz 62.5 100000 90.65 ETA SGP Jul 12
10-Jun-2014 PB Fines Aus 61 170000 93.01 June 24 - Jul 3
10-Jun-2014 LONT Lumps Brz 61.74 70079 90.28 ETA SGP Jul 4
5-Jun-2014 LONT Lumps Brz 62.25 83936 93.75 ETA SNP Jun 14
5-Jun-2014 SSFT Fines Brz 62.9 99184 92.68 ETS SNP Jul 1st
3-Jun-2014 PB Fines Aus 61 60000 91.89 Jun 17 - Jun 26
3-Jun-2014 IOCJ Brz 64.32 170750 99.08 ETA SGP Jun 17

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Other transactions & Offers
Grade %
Fe
Quantity dmt
CFR China
USD/ton
Laycan
30-Jun-2014 PB Lumps Aus 62.5 70000 100 10-Jul
30-Jun-2014 PB Fines Aus 61.5 100000 94.5 12-Jul
30-Jun-2014 PB Fines Aus 61.5 230000 95 3-Jul
30-Jun-2014 Newman Lump Aus 63.2 90000 101 2-Jul
27-Jun-2014 Jimblebar Fines Aus 110000 95 Jun 21 - Jun 30
25-Jun-2014 Vale's fines Brz 65 50000 105 Jul 10 - Jul 15
18-Jun-2014 Yandi Fines Aus 57.6 75.5 July
18-Jun-2014 PB Fines Aus 61.5 230000 92 July
18-Jun-2014 Newman Lump Aus 63.2 90000 95 July
18-Jun-2014 PB Lumps Aus 62.5 60000 93 Jun 16 - Jun 30
16-Jun-2014 Yandi Fines Aus 58 80000 73.5 Jun 16 - Jun 22
16-Jun-2014 Newman Fines Aus 62.5 110000 90 Jun 16 - Jun 22
16-Jun-2014 PB Fines Aus 61.5 170000 88.5 Jun 5 - Jun 22
13-Jun-2014 Iran Fines Iran 59 63 July
13-Jun-2014 Yandi Fines Aus 58 80000 72 Jun 1 - Jun 15
13-Jun-2014 Newman Fines Aus 61.5 90000 90 Jun 1 - Jun 15
9-Jun-2014 Mac Fines Aus 61 90000 94
Arriving Quingdao port
on June 14
9-Jun-2014 PB Fines Aus 61.5 170000 94.5 June 24 - July 3
6-Jun-2014 Iran Lumps Iran 61/60 50000 85
6-Jun-2014
Brazilian Crude
fines
Brz 62 160000 89 18-Jun
5-Jun-2014 PB Fines Aus 62 120000 94 July
5-Jun-2014 Indian Fines India 57 71 July
5-Jun-2014 Karara Lump 60 91 July
5-Jun-2014 Mac Fines Aus 61 10000
660 yuan/
tonne
Delivery at Tianjin Port
5-Jun-2014 Mac Fines Aus 61 10000
660 yuan/
tonne
Delivery at Rizhao
Port
4-Jun-2014 Yandi Fines Aus 57.7 76 Jun 1 - Jun 10
4-Jun-2014 Mac Fines Aus 61 90 Jun 1 - Jun 10
3-Jun-2014 Iran Lumps Iran 60 82 July
3-Jun-2014 Newman Lump Aus 63.2 97 July
3-Jun-2014 Onesteel lump Aus 61 86 July

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Transaction Results &
Offers (not concluded)
CBMX
Date Specifications Origin
Grade %
Fe
Quantity
(dmt)
Price USD/t
CFR
Laycan
26-Jun-2014 PB Lump Aus 62.5 70000 Index Based Jul 3 - Jul 12
26-Jun-2014 PB Fines Aus 62 100000 Jul 3 - Jul 12
24-Jun-2014 PB Fines Aus 61.5 100000 90.1 Jul 15 - Jul 30
23-Jun-2014 Mac Fine Aus 62.5 90000 91.8 July 11 - Jul 20
23-Jun-2014 PB Fines Aus 62 170000 93 Jul 11 - Jul 20
19-Jun-2014 PB Lump Aus 62.5 60000 93 Jun 16 - Jun 30
19-Jun-2014 PB Lump Aus 62.5 60000 95 Jun 21 - Jun 30
19-Jun-2014 PB Fines Aus 61.5 110000 91 Jun 6 - Jun 15
10-Jun-2014 Yandi fines Aus 58 80000 74.6 Jun 25 - Jul 4
4-Jun-2014 PB Fines Aus 61.5 170000 93.8 Jun 18 - Jun 27
3-Jun-2014 Mac Fine Aus 61 10000
660 yuan/
tonne
Delivery at Tianjin Port
3-Jun-2014 Mac Fine Aus 61 10000
660 yuan/
tonne
Delivery at Rizhao
Port
29-May-2014 PB Fines Aus 61.5 170000 95 May 28 - Jun 12
21-May-2014 PB Fines Aus 61.5 170000 90 May 23 - Jun15
15-May-2014 PB Fines Aus 61.5 170000 102.5 Jun 2 - Jun 11
13-May-2014 PB Fines Aus 61.5 170000 101 May 10 - May 20
12-May-2014 PB Lump Aus 62.5 80000 106 Apr 19 - Apr 28
12-May-2014 PB Fines Aus 61.5 90000 100 Apr 19 - Apr 28
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PORT VESSEL NAME MATERIAL QTY (tons) SHIPPER RECEIVER DISC. COUNTRY
PARADEEP MV APJ JAI IRON ORE FINES 18000.00 BAGADIA BROTHER JAGWANI CHINA
VIZAG MV IKAN BAWAL IRON ORE FINES 78250.00 MMTC J F E LOGISTICS JAPAN
VIZAG MV ANNY PETRAKIS IRON ORE FINES 59564.00 MMTC POHANG KOREA
GOA MV MENALON IRON ORE FINES 55616.00 BAGADIA BROTHERS - CHINA
GOA MV APJ JAI IRON ORE FINES 17778.00 BAGADIA BROTHERS - CHINA
GOA MV ZHE HAI 168 IRON ORE FINES 47453 SHREE DURGA MINING - CHINA
Indian Ports in June Kandla was the hub of all traffic movement in June as well, after May within India whereas the maxi-
mum iron ore movement was visible at Vizag. The main reasons for Vizags iron ore movement is
MMTC cargoes, Essars coastal movement and JSWs movement.
Compared to June 2013, the total cargo handled (traffic) was up by 4.29 percent in June 2014.
Iron ore traffic increased by a similar percentage of 4.28 percent in the month.
Thermal coal movement increased by 3.69 percent while coking coal decreased by 7.28 percent in
the same month on comparison with June 2013.
PORT VESSEL NAME MATERIAL QTY (tons) SHIPPER RECEIVER DISC. COUNTRY
PARADEEP MV MARIANNA IRON ORE FINES 11500.00 CARGIL INTERNA- TATA STEEL INDIA
SAGAR MV MARIANNA IRON ORE 8600.00 OEL MINING CO.LTD TATA STEEL INDIA
HALDIA MV MARIANNA IRON ORE 26487.00 OEL MINING CO.LTD TATA STEEL INDIA
Imports
In 000 tons
LHS: total cargo
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Current port - stock position by party

Vizag Port (in tons) May End
Stockpile
June End
Stockpile
Change in %
JSW Ispath 92900 126900 36.60
OMCPL 1500 1800 20.00
KIOCL 14900 26600 78.52
Rungta 24100 24100 0.00
Sail (& Temp. Tippling) 10000 -100.00
NMDC 160300 182200 13.66
Streak Shipping
Royal Line 17200 6200 -63.95
Temp. Tippling
Welspun Maxsteel Ltd 84000 12000 -85.71
Essar Steel India Ltd 3300 3300 0.00
Bagadia
Essel
Spilled Ore 7000 7000 0.00
E2E Supply Chain Solutions
Total 415200 390100 -6.05%
Plot-wise Cargo at Vizag
(in tons) CLO Fines Pellets Total
NMDC (HGF) 37000 145200 182200
NMDC (MGF) 0
KIOCL 23500 23500
JSW Ispath (BCH) 20000 56500 76500
JSW Ispath (KND) 8000 34400 42400
Welspun Max Steels Ltd 12000 12000
E2E 0
Essar 200 3100 90000 93300
Rungta 24100 24100
OMCPL 1800 1800
Bagadia 0
Essel 0
Royal Line 6200 6200
Sail
Streak Shipping
Total 77200 294800 90000 462000
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Current port - stockpiles & Railway Revenue

Paradip port - Mechanical (in tons) May End
Stockpile
Change in % June End
Stockpile
JSW Ispath -
MMTC 6000 - 6000
OMC 13000 - 13000
Sail - 0
Taurian - 0
Core Min 1000 - 1000
EMIL 9000 - 9000
RML 1000 - 1000
Bagadia - 0
Feegrade 1000 - 1000
Bonai 11000 - 11000
Others + 2000
Total (Mech)
30000 46.67% 44000
Total (Manual)
653000 -26.49% 480000
Manual Quantity
Railways Commodity
Wise Freight Revenue

Total
Revenue
Coal Coal
Iron ore Ex-
ports, domes-
tic user and
steel plants
Iron ore Ex-
ports, do-
mestic user
and steel
plants
Pig Iron &
Steel
Pig Iron &
Steel
Crores Crores ml Tons Crores ml Tons Crores ml Tons
Feb-14 7878.48 3326.42 41.66 774.22 10.33 494.73 3.16
Mar-14 9077.66 3762.24 47.35 960.08 11.90 619.95 4.02
Apr-14 8071.17 3501.18 43.26 684.71 9.53 476.14 3.10
May-14 8334.09 3601.27 43.96 720.1 10.42 513.88 3.3
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Orissa iron ore exports by miner
The extent of fall in exports can be seen from the above table where no miner has moved his cargoes to
the ports either by rail or road in June 2014. A dramatic fall of 92% in the movement of iron ore for export
by any of the miners. The situation is likely to hold the same for July as well with very little respite.

Exports through rail &
road by Orissa miners
Jun'14 Jun14 Jun14 Change vs
Rail Road Rail + Road May14
MT MT MT %
Baripada GHANASHYAM MISRA AND SONS (P) LTD
Baripada Lal Traders and Agencies (P) Ltd.
Baripada B.C. Dagara
Joda K.J.S. Ahluwalia
Joda Mid East Int. Steel Ltd.
Joda Tarini Minerals (P) Ltd.
Joda SERAJUDDIN AND CO. 20000 20000 -60%
Joda Kalinga Mining Corpn.
Joda O.M.C. Ltd.
Joda Rungta Mines Ltd.
Joda Indrani Patnaik
Joda Tata Steel ltd.
Joda R.P. Sao
Joda R.B. Das
Joda Tarini Prasad Mohanty
Keonjhar Gandhamardan Sponge Industries (P) Ltd
Keonjhar O.M.C. Ltd. 4600 4600 -76%
Koira Essel Mining and Industries Ltd.
Koira FEEGRADE and CO PVT. LTD
Koira Korp Resources (P) Ltd.
Koira MGM Minerals Ltd.
Koira O.M.C. Ltd.
Koira Penguin Trading and Agencies Ltd.
Koira National Enterprises
Koira A.M.T.C. (P) Ltd
Koira B.I.CO. LTD
Koira M.G. Mohanty
Koira Bonai Indutrial Company Ltd.
Koira Rungta Sons (P) Ltd.
Koira S.N. Mohanty(KJST-Jaldihi)
Total 24600 24600 -92%
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