OMC floats tenders to develop Kodingamali bauxite lease

Proposed mine expected to come to the rescue of alumina units struggling to arrange raw material from local sources

Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC) has floated tenders to start operations from its Kodingamali bauxite lease.
 

In the first year of operations, OMC, a state-run entity, targets to produce 1.5 million tonnes of bauxite. From second year onwards, the output is set to expand to three million tonnes per annum (mtpa), said a government official close to the development.

The commencement of operations at the Kodingamali mine would mark OMC's foray into bauxite mining. Though OMC has a few bauxite mines in its kitty, yet the mines have not been able to start operations as they lack the regulatory clearances. Bauxite