State-owned NMDC on Monday posted a 62 per cent fall in its consolidated net profit to Rs 885.65 crore during the quarter ended September, mainly on account of lower income. It had clocked a Rs 2,339.58 crore net profit during the July-September period of the preceding fiscal, according to a regulatory filing. The company's total income fell to Rs 3,754.77 crore in the second quarter of the current financial year from Rs 6,882.44 crore in the year-ago period. During the same period, expenses were at Rs 2,569.63 crore as against Rs 3,742.64 crore. The company is a leading iron ore miner.
NMDC shareholders will be eligible to get one share of NMDC Steel for every equity share held.
: State-owned NMDC Limited has said it is taking the first step for obtaining a Mining License (ML) to start operations at a gold mine in Andhra Pradesh. NMDC takes the first step for obtaining Mining Lease & executing the ML deed to start the mining operations at Chigargunta-Bisanatham Gold Mine Block in Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh, NMDC tweeted on Monday. NMDC's Chairman and Managing Director Sumit Deb in a tweet said the miner strikes gold with the Gold Mine block as it is a first of its kind for the company in terms of leveraging its expertise for a multi-mineral outlook and underground mining operations as well. NMDC sources said the firm is in the process of calling Expression of Interest for appointment of a Consultant for obtaining Mining Lease and Mining Deed. Once the appointment of a Consultant is done, then within six months mine plan and other details for the ML will be submitted to the authorities based on which ML will be granted. It may take about 12 months,
: The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has approved the demerger of NMDC Steel, a three-million tone steel plant in Chhattisgarh, from NMDC Ltd, the iron ore miner said. This is to inform you that the Company is in receipt t of the MCA Order dated 06.10.2022 received on 11.10.2022 sanctioning the Scheme, and the same is annexed to this letter. Request you to kindly take the same on record and oblige, NMDC said in a communication to BSE on Tuesday night. The Company is in the process of complying with the requirements as envisaged in the MCA Order and the observation letters received from Bombay, Calcutta and National Stock Exchanges, NMDC said. NMDC is in the process of demerging its three-million Greenfield steel plant it built at Nagarnar in Chhattisgarh with an investment outlay of over Rs 20,000 crore.
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Besides mining, the company has pioneered development initiatives and steered changes in improving the quality of education in remote areas as part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR).
According to the technical analyst from Anand Rathi, NMDC can rally to Rs 124, while Wipro can surge to Rs 477-odd level.
State-owned NMDC on Thursday hiked prices of lump ore by Rs 200 a tonne and fines by Rs 100 per tonne with immediate effect. The company has fixed the prices of lump ore at Rs 4,100 per tonne and that of fines at Rs 2,910 a tonne. In its last price revision announced on July 12, NMDC had slashed the prices of lump ore and fines by Rs 500 per tonne each to Rs 3,900 and Rs 2,810, respectively. Iron ore is one of the key raw materials used in the manufacturing of steel, and any movement in the prices of the mineral has a direct impact on the rates of steel that has been a matter of concern for the user industries for the past couple of months. Research firm SteelMint attributed the hike to "lower production (of the mineral) owing to monsoons, restocking demand and stability in steel prices are some of the factors supporting iron ore prices". The new rates exclude royalty, District Mineral Fund (DMF), National Mineral Exploration Trust (DMET), cess, forest permit fee, and other taxes,
Shares of NMDC (formerly National Mineral Development Corporation) rallied over 4 per cent on Friday, even as the stock got removed from the Nifty CPSE index
According to the analyst from Anand Rathi, GMDC can rally to Rs 168 on the upside, while NMDC can jump to Rs 114.
EBITDA margin for Q1FY23E is likely to come in at 33.3 per cent as against 40 per cent in Q4FY22, said ICICI Securities
Other triggers such as demerger/listing of steel plant unlikely this year
NMDC shares drop 5.3%; ONGC, Coal India and Bharat Electronics likely to see inflows of $31-46 million on account of the rebalancing
The country's largest iron ore producer NMDC has slashed the prices of lump ore and fines by Rs 500 a tonne each.
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Mining major NMDC has plans to invest in the renewable energy sector, said chairman and managing director Sumit Deb
The demerger of NSP from NMDC is progressing, Mr Deb who was in the national capital, said
Lenders, shareholders meeting to demerge steel company on Tuesday
The revised prices are effective from June 5, 2022, and exclude royalty, District Mineral Fund (DMF), National Mineral Exploration Trust (DMET), cess, forest permit fee, and other taxes, the company s
The Centre is aiming to complete the demerger of NSP from MMDC within the next four to five months, according to an official document.