BiznextIndia : NMDC , India’s largest producer of iron ore in the country, has once again surpassed the 30 million tonnes figure of production and sales for the year 2018-19 for the 3rd year consecutively. In spite of suspension of Donimalai Mine operations for 5 months, no exports upto August 2018, highest rainfall in Bailadila Sector and poor off take in Karnataka in Q1, NMDC has produced 32.44 MT and sales of 32.38 MT iron ore during FY-19. During the year, NMDC’s iron ore projects have clocked their best in a single day, monthly and annual production and sales figures. It has achieved highest ever monthly dispatches – 37.95 lakh tonne in March 2019 against previous best of 37.20 LT in January 2017. The miner has also clocked highest ever single day production of 1.91 lakh tonne on 31st March, against previous best of 1.63 LT recorded on 28th March.
