The production at the country's largest iron ore miner has been severely affected. In the last four days, the output has come down by over 60 per cent
State-owned NMDC on Saturday said that it has registered a 17.8 per cent increase in iron ore production at 4.62 million tonnes (MT) in February. The company had produced 3.92 MT of iron ore in the corresponding month of previous fiscal year, NMDC said in a filing to BSE. The company said that the figures are provisional. The iron ore production in the April-February period rose to 40.49 MT over 40.24 MT in the year-ago period, the filing said. The sale of iron ore in February was at 3.98 MT, over 3.99 MT in February last fiscal. Hyderabad-based NMDC, under Ministry of Steel, is the country's largest iron ore mining company. The PSU alone caters around 20 per cent to the country's demand for the key steel-making raw material. Since inception, the company has been involved in the exploration of a wide range of minerals including copper, rock phosphate, limestone, magnesite, diamond, tungsten and beach sands amongst others in some of the most remote corners of the country.
In the past six months, the Nifty Metal index has underperformed the market by falling 6 per cent as against a 4 per cent decline in the benchmark index
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
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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.
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
At 11:52 AM, 12 of the 15 stocks in the Nifty Metal Index were trading in the green, while three remained in the red
Steady increase in domestic demand, a strong balance sheet and moderate valuations are all positives
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.
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The strong performance for the nine-month period ending September 30 2024 was underpinned by a healthy project pipeline
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 .