NMDC ltd will be installing a 24X7 conveyor monitoring system for its Downhill Tunnel Conveyor in the Bacheli iron ore mine in Dantewada district of Bastar region in Chhattisgarh. NMDC has also already commenced trial production from its new project ‘Bailadila Iron Ore Deposit 11B’ in Bastar region of Chhattisgarh.
Iron ore exports to Japan and South Korea under the long Term Agreement (lTA) are largely made in the country from NMDC ltd’s mines in Bailadila. The export of iron-ore is presently under Open General license (OGl). High-grade iron-ore (+64% Fe) is canalised through MMTC ltd. Exports are determined by availability and international market situations.
The Central Government has long Term Agreements (lTAs) for supply of high grade iron-ore to Japan and South Korea through MMTC ltd. A proposal for renewal of lTAs (for 3 years w.e.f April 1, 2015) is under way. Negotiations on quantity to be supplied and price thereof shall commence after approval of renewal of lTAs.
This information was given by the Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Commerce & Industry Nirmala Sitharaman in a written reply in Rajya Sabha recently. Nearly 23.24 per cent of the country’s iron-ore reserves are situated in Chhattisgarh, and a major part of this reserve is found in Bailadila (Dantewada) and Rowghat.
This is the reason why there has been a prolonged demand since more than 50 years to establish a steel plant in this region of Chhattisgarh. Keeping in view this long-pending demand, NMDC ltd has started construction of Steel Plant in Nagarnar area of Jagdalpur, which is underway at an expedited pace. NMDC is also installing a Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Station (CAAQMS) for its Bailadila Iron Ore Mine at Kirandul Complex in Dantewada district of Bastar division in Chhattisgarh, officials stated
The CAAQMS would be equipped with all the key analyzers required for continuous Ambient Air Quality monitoring comprising of a sophisticated data acquisition software, calibration equipment and could be remotely managed from anywhere with real-time data made available by the Station online, they stated. Notably, around 23.24 per cent of the country’s iron-ore reserves are situated in Chhattisgarh, and a major part of this reserve is found in Bailadila (Dantewada) and Rowghat. This is the reason why there has been a prolonged demand since more than five decades to establish a steel plant in this region of Chhattisgarh.
Keeping in view this long-pending demand, NMDC ltd has started construction of Steel Plant in Nagarnar area of Jagdalpur, which is underway at an expedited pace. On the other side, an Ultra Mega Steel Plant is also ready to come up, as a joint undertaking in Bastar division. Chhattisgarh had only three ‘Non Working’ iron ore mines out of 15 as on April 15, 2015 in the State.
The State-wise details of Working and Non-working mines of iron ore as on April 15, 2015 are as follows- Chhattisgarh- Working (15), Non Working (3) Andhra Pradesh Working (42), Non Working (20), Goa Non Working ( 330), Jharkhand Working (11), Non Working (46), Karnataka Working (26), Non Working (69), Madhya Pradesh Working (33), Non Working ( 3) , Maharashtra Working (14), Non Working (12),Odisha Working (37), Non Working (106), Rajasthan Working( 15) Non Working (2), Telangana Working (4), Non Working (5).
This was informed by Union Minister of State for Mines and Steel Vishnu Deo Sai in the lok Sabha. Chhattisgarh is set to earn estimated revenue of Rs 51,596 crore from its five mines auctioned among 29 in the country under the provisions of Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015 during the mining lease period.
The specified end-users of the mines are in the non-regulated sector. The mines are Chotia, Gare Palma IV-4, Gare Palma IV-5, Gare Palma IV-7, Gare-Palma Sector-IV/8. So far 29 coal mines have been auctioned under the provisions of Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015 and the Rules made there under. This was stated by Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Power, Coal & New and Renewable Energy in a written reply to a question in the lok Sabha.