Bengaluru: Union Steel Minister Ram Chandra Prasad Singh, who visited NMDC iron ore mines, has exhorted the employees to aim for reaching 100 million tonnes production capacity. He also laid the foundation stone for a 7.0 MTPA screening and beneficiation plant at NMDC’s Donimalai iron ore mine in Karnataka.

The Steel Minister reviewed operations at Donimalai and Kumaraswamy iron ore mines and the NMDC pellet plant on his visit. “The largest producer of iron ore in India - NMDC has consistently met the infrastructure needs of the country. As India gears up to become an iron and steel powerhouse and we head closer to achieving the Steel Vision 2030, NMDC will play a pivotal role.”

It is noteworthy that at present NMDC produces 7 MTPA iron ore from Donimalai mine which is processed by SP-1. Kumaraswamy iron ore mine has a capacity of 7.0 MTPA, which will be enhanced to 10.0 MTPA in the future. To process iron ore from Kumaraswamy iron ore mine, the setting up of SP-2 screening plant of 7 MTPA capacities, is under progress with a future provision of increasing its capacity to 10 MTPA. /BI/