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Higher prices, volumes key positives for iron ore miner NMDC stock

The company is likely to push iron ore capacity up, from the current rated 50 MTPA to 70 MTPA, which would leave it well-placed to meet demand in the next up cycle

NMDC hikes iron ore lump rate by Rs 100/tonne; fines Rs 200 per tonne

State-owned NMDC on Tuesday said it has hiked price of iron ore lumps by Rs 100 to Rs 4,500 per tonne with immediate effect. The country's largest iron ore miner has also increased rate of iron ore fines by Rs 200 to Rs 4,110/tonne, NMDC said in a regulatory filing. The prices are effective from Tuesday and exclude royalty, district mineral fund (DMF), National Mineral Exploration Trust (DMET), cess, forest permit fee and other taxes, the company said. Lump ore or high-grade iron ore contains 65.53 per cent Fe (iron), while fines are inferior grade ore with 64 per cent and less Fe content. In the last price revision announced on February 2, NMDC fixed the rate of the lump at Rs 4,400 per tonne and that of fines at Rs 3,910 a tonne with immediate effect. Iron ore is one of the key raw materials used in manufacturing of steel, and any movement in its prices has a direct impact on rates of steel, an alloy widely used in segments such as construction, infrastructure, automobile and .

LIC sells 2% stake in NMDC between Dec and Mar, gets over Rs 700 crore

Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) on Wednesday said it has sold 2 per cent of its equity stake in state-owned NMDC, taking its total shareholding in the public sector unit to 11.69 per cent as of March 14. In a regulatory filing, LIC said its holding in NMDC has decreased from 13.69 per cent to 11.69 per cent during the period between December 29, 2022 and March 14, 2023, at an average price of Rs 119.37 a share. The sale of 2 per cent stake or a little over 5.88 crore shares in open market has fetched over Rs 700 crore to LIC. "Corporation's shareholding in NMDC Ltd has diluted from 40,14,72,157 to 34,25,97,574 equity shares decreasing its shareholding from 13.699 per cent to 11.690 per cent of the paid-up capital of the said company," LIC said. NMDC is engaged in exploration and production of iron ore.

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NMDC iron ore output grows 4% at 4.48 mn tonnes in Feb, sales drop 4.78%

NMDC Ltd on Wednesday reported 4 per cent growth in its iron ore production at 4.48 million tonnes (MT) in February 2023 compared to 4.31 MT a year ago. Sales of iron ore declined by 4.78 per cent to 3.78 MT in February 2023 compared to 3.97 MT in the same month of last year, according to an exchange filing. NMDC's iron ore production during the April-February period fell 4.19 per cent to 35.62 MT from 37.18 MT in the year-ago period. Iron ore sales in April-February 2022-23 also fell 8.61 per cent to 33.42 MT from 36.57 MT a year ago. NMDC, under the Ministry of Steel, is India's largest iron ore producer contributing nearly 17 per cent to the country's total iron ore production.

NMDC's Q3 consolidated net profit more than halves to Rs 904 crore

State-owned NMDC's consolidated net profit more than halved to Rs 903.89 crore for the December quarter, mainly on account of lower income. The company had clocked a net profit of Rs 2,046.88 crore in the October-December period of the preceding 2021-22 fiscal, the miner said in a regulatory filing on Tuesday. Its total income also tumbled to Rs 3,924.75 crore from Rs 6,026.68 crore in the year-ago quarter. Total expenses were at Rs 2,693.01 crore, as against Rs 3,332.44 crore a year ago. NMDC, under the Ministry of Steel, is the country's largest producer and supplier of iron ore.

Uncertainty prevails over NMDC's Nagarnar steel bidding in Chhattisgarh

The Centre, on December 1, 2022, invited preliminary bids for disinvestment of the plant and offered to sell a 50.79 per cent stake in the company

NMDC increases iron ore lump rates by Rs 200 to Rs 4,300 per tonne

State-owned NMDC on Monday announced that it has hiked the prices of iron ore lumps by Rs 200 to Rs 4,300 per tonne. The country's largest iron ore miner has also increased rates of iron ore fines by Rs 500 to Rs 3,410/tonne, NMDC said in a regulatory filing. The prices are effective January 1, and exclude royalty, district mineral fund (DMF), National Mineral Exploration Trust (DMET), cess, forest permit fee and other taxes, the company said. Lump ore or high-grade iron contains 65.53 per cent Fe (iron), while fines are inferior grade ore with 64 per cent and less Fe content. In the last price revision announced on November 30, NMDC had fixed the rate of the lump at Rs 4,100 per tonne and that of fines at Rs 2,910 a tonne with immediate effect. Iron ore is one of the key raw materials used in the manufacturing of steel, and any movement in its prices has a direct impact on the rates of the steel, an alloy widely used in segments such as construction, infrastructure, automobile an

NMDC: A long-term play on steel cycle; may see decline in FY23 revenues

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NMDC records 8% jump in iron ore production at 3.61 Mn tonnes in November

NMDC Limited on Friday reported eight per cent growth compared to the same month last year in iron ore production at 3.61 million tonnes and 5.5 per cent jump in sales at 3.04 million tonnes in November. NMDC's iron ore production for the period September-October-November, 2022 is recorded as the best ever production of these months in a row, in company history, a press release from the miner said. Commenting on the company's thriving performance, Sumit Deb, CMD, NMDC, said with an upswing in the demand for steel, the company is in the path to escalate production and ensure a healthy supply of iron ore consistently. The growth trajectory of our performance in the last three months has been exceptional and displays NMDC's commitment towards a self-sufficient nation by setting new benchmarks, Deb said. With exceptional iron ore production in the last three months, the mining major is preparing to surpass all records in FY23, it further said.

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Govt to sell 50.79% in NMDC's steel plant at Nagarnar, invites bids

The last date for submitting queries by interested bidders is December 29, 2022, and that for submission of bids is January 27, 2023 as per the expression of interest (EoI)

Roll-back of export duty on steel has no near-term earnings upside: Experts

Analysts perceive the roll-back of export duties on steel as a valuation re-rating event, rather than an earnings upgrade trigger

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NMDC to spend Rs 900 cr to increase iron production from mines in Karnataka

NMDC Ltd will be spending nearly Rs 900 crore in the next two to three years to ramp up iron ore production from seven million tonnes per annum (MTPA) to 10 million tonnes, from its Kumaraswamy mines in Karnataka. An Expert Appraisal Committee under the Minister of Environment and Forests has given its green signal for Environmental Clearance in a meeting held during November 9-11 allowing NMDC to increase the production and the EC is valid up to 2042, company sources said. In August, the Supreme Court raised the ceiling limit of iron ore mining from 28 MMT ( million metric tonne) to 35 MMT for Ballari district, and from 7 MMT to 15 MMT for Chitradurga and Tumkur districts in Karnataka. Kumaraswamy Mines are located in Ballari district. NMDC has EC for 7 MTPA and also is producing 7 million tonnes. On November 10, the Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) recommended the company to go from 7 MTPA to 10 MTPA. There will be a crushing and screening and loading plant at the site. For all these

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NMDC in talks to invest in lithium exploration companies in Australia

Investment would be voa NMDC's Perth-based arm, Legacy Iron Ore, which is already prospecting for iron ore, gold and base metals there