Metal Minister lays basis stone for NMDC’s screening, beneficiation plant in Karnataka

Union Metal Minister Ram Chandra Prasad Singh on Saturday laid the inspiration stone for a 7 million tonne every year screening and beneficiation plant at NMDC’s Donimalai iron ore mining advanced in Karnataka.

Throughout his go to, Singh additionally exhorted NMDC staff to goal at 100 million tonne manufacturing capability goal, in accordance with a press release issued by the metal ministry.

“Metal Minister Ram Chandra Prasad Singh, laid the inspiration stone for a 7 MTPA screening and beneficiation Plant at Donimalai iron ore mine in Karnataka as we speak,” it mentioned with out divulging additional particulars.

NMDC CMD Sumit Deb briefed the minister in regards to the firm’s efficiency, moreover its enlargement plans and capex outlay.

Talking to PTI earlier, Deb had mentioned NMDC has set an formidable goal of manufacturing 100 MT iron ore by 2030 in a bid to make sure a steady and easy provide of the mineral for metal makers.

NMDC, underneath the metal ministry, is the nation’s largest iron ore miner with an annual capability of about 35 MT.