State-owned NMDC on Thursday reported a 29 per cent rise in consolidated net profit to Rs 1,896.66 crore in the October-December quarter of 2024-25, mainly driven by higher income. It had reported a profit of Rs 1,492.73 crore in the October-December period of 2023-24. Total income rose by 21 per cent to Rs 6,942.92 crore in the third quarter of FY25 compared to Rs 5,746.47 crore in the year-ago period, the company said in an exchange filing. Total production in the quarter rose by 9 per cent to 13.29 million tonnes (MT) over 12.22 MT in the same quarter last year. Sales rose by 5 per cent to 11.94 MT in the December quarter from 11.39 MT in Q3FY24. NMDC CMD Amitava Mukherjee said, "We have entered the fourth quarter of FY25 on a strong momentum. Despite challenges faced this financial year, NMDC's results remain positive on a sequential basis, strengthening a growth trajectory." For the April-December period, the company's profit rose to Rs 5,055.64 crore, up 22 per cent from Rs
NMDC unveiled the plan at a vendor meet in Hyderabad on Tuesday. The company aims to bolster its production capacity to 100 million tonnes per annum
NMDC, which has not yet started new rounds of mining, is focusing on extracting and processing diamonds from ore stockpiles at its Panna mine
The government is considering merging pellet maker KIOCL with iron ore major NMDC. Union Steel Minister HD Kumaraswamy said that KIOCL is in critical condition. "The process is on to consider merging KIOCL and NMDC. KIOCL has also reported losses," he said on the sidelines of a press meet here to announce a revival package of Rs 11,440 crore for Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd (RINL). The minister said the situation has occurred due to non-cooperation of the state (Karnataka) government. KIOCL Ltd, under the Ministry of Steel, operates a 3.5 million tonne per annum (MTPA) iron-oxide pellet plant and a blast furnace unit to manufacture 2.16 lakh tonne per annum pig iron at Mangaluru, Karnataka. NMDC is also an entity operating under the Steel Ministry. It caters to India's 20 per cent of iron ore demand.
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NMDC bonus shares: The deemed date of allotment shall be Monday, December 30, 2024
The decline in NMDC share followed reports suggesting that the Karnataka government is considering an increase in the duty on iron ore
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NMDC Steel on Tuesday said its loss had widened to Rs 595.37 crore in September quarter, on account of a surge in expenses. It had posted a loss of Rs 131.10 crore in the year-ago period, the company said in an exchange filing. The company's total income increased to Rs 1,535.46 crore from Rs 290.27 crore a year earlier. However, NMDC Steel's expenses rose to Rs 2,364.39 crore in the second quarter of the ongoing fiscal year from Rs 464.93 crore a year ago. NMDC Steel Ltd, an entity demerged and formed from mining firm NMDC, owns and operates the 3 million-tonne Nagar Steel Plant at Nagarnar in Chhattisgarh. Nagarnar plant is referred to as India's youngest steel unit set up with an investment of about Rs 23,000 crore. NMDC Steel started commercial operations at the unit from August 31, 2023.
State-owned miner NMDC on Monday reported a 16.66 per cent rise in consolidated net profit to Rs 1,195.63 crore for the September 2024 quarter, helped by higher income. It had posted Rs 1,024.86 crore profit in the July-September period of 2023-24, the company said in an exchange filing. The company's total income surged 22 per cent to Rs 5,279.68 crore from Rs 4,335.02 crore in the year-ago quarter. The board has also approved the issuance of bonus shares in the ratio of 2:1. It further approved an increase in authorised share capital from Rs 400 crore to Rs 1,000 crore. NMDC, under the Ministry of Steel, is India's largest iron ore mining entity catering to around 20 per cent of the country's demand for the key steel-making raw material.
The strong performance for the nine-month period ending September 30 2024 was underpinned by a healthy project pipeline
NMDC continues to meet the country's iron ore demands, achieving a turnover of Rs 21,294 crore in financial year 2023-24
JSW Steel, JSW Energy, ACC Ltd, NMDC Ltd, NTPC Mining Ltd and Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) are among the 31 companies which have submitted bids for the tenth round of commercial coal mine auction. "A total of 31 companies have submitted their bids in the auction process," the coal ministry said in a statement. More than 10 new companies have participated for the first time under commercial coal mine auction. A total of 67 coal blocks were put up for sale in June under the tenth round of commercial mines auction. The government has received 44 bids for the 67 coal mines, the statement said. "The bids will be evaluated by a multi-disciplinary technical evaluation committee and technically qualified bidders will be shortlisted for participation in the electronic auction, to be conducted on MSTC portal," it added.
The Nifty Metal index, the top loser among sectoral indices, was down 2 per cent, as compared to the 0.35 per cent rise in the Nifty 50, at 9:53 AM.
NMDC posted "best-ever yearly performance" in FY24 with iron ore production rising 10 per cent to cross 45 million tonnes and sales going up 16 per cent to touch 44.48 million tonnes mark, the company's CMD Amitava Mukherjee said on Tuesday. The nation has witnessed strong growth of 7 per cent year-on-year in iron ore output, with production increasing from 257 million tonnes in FY23 to an impressive 275 million tonnes in FY24, the CMD said while addressing NMDC's 66th Annual General Meeting (AGM). "I am delighted to share that NMDC has played a significant role in this achievement, securing a commendable 16 per cent market share. FY24, NMDC registered its best ever yearly physical performance as it produced 45.02 million tonnes and sold 44.48 million tonnes of iron ore," he said. The company recorded a 10 per cent growth in production and 16 per cent growth in sales compared to FY23 volumes, Mukherjee said. The performance translated into a strong financial performance earning a .
The country's largest iron ore miner NMDC on Thursday said it is pursuing mining opportunities for critical minerals abroad which includes lithium block in Australia. Critical minerals such as copper, lithium, nickel and cobalt are important components in rapidly growing clean energy technologies - from wind turbines and electricity networks to electric vehicles. "NMDC is... pursuing overseas mining opportunities for critical minerals like lithium, cobalt, and nickel through its subsidiary, Legacy India Iron Ore Ltd, which includes lithium mining operations in Australia," the company said in a statement. NMDC is also preparing to begin the production of its eight million tonnes of coking coal block by December next year. This move aims to reduce the country's reliance on the import of coking coal. NMDC is set to nearly double its production capacity to 100 million tonnes (MT) by 2030. This ambitious expansion will significantly enhance the company's infrastructure, operations, an
Country's largest iron ore miner NMDC on Monday reported a 9.9 per cent drop in production of iron ore at 3.07 million tonnes (MT) in August. The company had produced 3.41 MT of iron ore in the corresponding month of the previous fiscal, NMDC said in a regulatory filing. The company's sales also declined to 3.14 million tonnes in August this year, from 3.54 MT in the corresponding month of previous fiscal. The company's cumulative iron ore output fell to 14.43 MT in April-August 2024, from 16.56 MT in the year-ago period. Sales dropped to 16.27 MT in April-August period, from 17.43 MT in the corresponding period of previous fiscal.