NMDC Limited Latest News
NMDC Limited has become the first mining company in India to produce 50 million tonnes (MT) of iron ore in a single financial year.
About NMDC Limited
- NMDC Limited (formerly National Mineral Development Corporation) is a Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE).
- Incorporated in 1958, it is under the administrative control of the Ministry of Steel, Government of India.
- Since inception, it has been involved in the exploration of a wide range of minerals, including iron ore, copper, rock phosphate, limestone, dolomite, gypsum, bentonite, magnesite, diamond, tin, tungsten, graphite, beach sands, etc.Â
- It is India’s largest iron ore producer and exporter, producing more than 45 million tonnes of iron ore from three mechanized mines in Chhattisgarh and Karnataka.Â
- It also operates the only mechanized diamond mine in the country at Panna in Madhya Pradesh.
- The company has been categorised by the Department of Public Enterprises as a “NAVRATNA” Public Sector Enterprise in 2008.
- It has its registered office in Hyderabad, Telangana.Â
Source: DDN
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