NMDC ramps up Bellary iron ore production to 32000 tonne

After the recent ban by the Supreme Court on iron ore mining in Bellary, Karnataka, state-owned NMDC today said it has ramped up production to 32,000 tonne per day to meet the shortage that is being faced by the steel industry.

NMDC is the only company that has been permitted to mine iron ore from Karnataka by the Supreme Court, which had imposed a ban on mining in the state due to large-scale environmental degradation of the mining areas.

The chairman and managing director of NMDC, Rana Som said, “In the last one week, we have had an average production of 32,000-33,000 tonne. This range should be continued because we are doing this despite heavy rain and fog over there. I believe that makes 1 million tonne on a monthly basis.”

He added that there is a sort of cleaning operation which has been undertaken under the instruction of the Supreme Court of India. He believes the Indian iron ore mining sector will derive long-term benefits out of this clean-up in the mining sector.