Iron ore output soars 15% for NMDC in April, pellet manufacturing units new file

State-run mining main NMDC has recorded a 15 per cent enhance in iron ore manufacturing and a 3 per cent rise in gross sales for the month of April. In a press release issued on Sunday, the corporate stated it produced 4 million tonnes (MnT) of iron ore throughout April, up from 3.48 MnT in the identical month final yr.
Gross sales for April stood at 3.63 MnT, in comparison with 3.53 MnT in April 2024, reflecting a development of three per cent.
Commenting on the efficiency, NMDC Chairman and Managing Director Amitava Mukherjee stated, “Our record-breaking April efficiency, coupled with best-ever despatch figures from our main iron ore mines — Kirandul, Bacheli, and Donimalai — with a development of 12 per cent, 4 per cent and 88 per cent, respectively over CPLY solidifies our management place and units a robust basis for attaining our bold goal of turning into 100 MT mining firm by 2030.”
The corporate additionally reported its highest-ever April pellet manufacturing at 0.23 lakh tonnes, surpassing the earlier file set in 2018.
NMDC, which features underneath the Ministry of Mines, stays India’s largest producer of iron ore.
In the meantime, NMDC Metal Restricted (NSL), the demerged metal arm of NMDC, registered an 8.5 per cent month-on-month enhance in scorching metallic output, producing 2,30,111 tonnes in April as towards 2,11,978 tonnes in March.
NSL operates the 3-million tonne Nagar Metal Plant in Chhattisgarh, established at a value of Rs 24,000 crore. It’s thought of the youngest metal plant in India.