NMDC Ltd, previously known as National Mineral Development Corporation, is an Indian state-controlled mineral producer. It is 72.43 per cent owned by the Government of India, under the administrative control of the Ministry of Steel. It is involved in the exploration of iron ore, copper, rock phosphate, limestone, dolomite, gypsum, bentonite, magnesite, diamond, tin, tungsten, graphite etc. It is India's largest iron ore producer and exporter producing more than 35 million tonnes of iron ore from 3 fully mechanised mines in Chhattisgarh and Karnataka. It also operates the only mechanised diamond mine in the country at Panna in Madhya Pradesh.

 

Research & development

Mining and mineral development in the present age requires a strong base of suitable research and development effort. Realising this, way back in 1970, a nucleus R&D cell was created in NMDC. The cell has now grown into a highly sophisticated R&D centre at Hyderabad which is one of the best equipped laboratories of its kind capable of taking up any assignment in the field of ore beneficiation and mineral processing. The R&D centre has earned a rare distinction of competence of undertaking technology development mission related to mineral processing, flow sheet development, minerological studies and project development. R&D centre of NMDC has been declared as the "Centre of Excellence" in the field of Mineral Processing by the Expert Group Meeting of UNIDO consisting of delegates from 15 countries. The centre is extending technology support to NMDC’s existing mines, other organisations in India and abroad.

 

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Procurement Contacts:

Name	Designation	Phone No	Email
J M Sudhakar Rao	Executive Director (Materials)	040-23538765	ims@nmdc.co.in
L Vidhyasagar	Manager (Materials)	07857 - 255217	lvsagar@nmdc.co.in
K Chandrasekhar Rao	Assistant Manager (Materials)	8277420039	kcsraok@yahoo.in