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NMDC Iron Ore Production Soars 23% to 27 MT in April-September
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News18•01-10-2026, 18:30
NMDC Iron Ore Production Soars 23% to 27 MT in April-September
- •State-owned NMDC reported a 23% increase in iron ore production, reaching 27.27 million tonnes during April-September of the current financial year.
- •This marks a significant rise from the 22.20 million tonnes produced in the same six-month period of FY26.
- •Cumulative sales remained stable at 22.23 million tonnes during the first half of FY27.
- •In September alone, production grew by approximately 8% to 4.04 million tonnes compared to 3.75 million tonnes in September 2025.
- •NMDC, India’s largest iron ore mining company, plans to diversify by starting commercial production of thermal coal in October-December and developing a coking coal mine in FY27.
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NMDC reported a 23 per cent growth in iron ore production, reaching 27.27 million tonnes during the April-September period of the ongoing financial year compared to 22.20 million tonnes in FY26.
NMDC will start the commercial production of thermal coal in the October-December period and aims to sell around 1 million tonne of the dry fuel in FY27.
Headquartered in Hyderabad under the Ministry of Steel, NMDC is India’s largest iron ore mining company and caters to 20 per cent of the country’s requirement for the raw material needed to produce steel.
