NMDC, Coal India plan JV to form No. 2 mining firm

30 Aug 2010 Evaluate

NMDC and Coal India are forming a joint venture with West Bengal Mineral Development and Trading Company to acquire one of the largest coal blocks having reserves of around 19 billion tonnes.

 

Under the proposed structure, NMDC and Coal India will have 40% stake each in the JV while the West Bengal state mining firm will own the balance 20% equity. This is one of the biggest coal reserve in the country and the proposed company will be the second largest coal mining entity after Coal India, which has 63 billion tonnes of coal reserves.

 

One of the key reasons for the forming the JV with NMDC is its expertise in mining of hard rock. The coal block in West Bengal has top layer of hard basalt rock with a thickness of 100 to 300 metres. The hard basalt rock is used as a material for road construction. Coal India does not have the technology to mine the hard rock.

 

The mining JV will have a capacity of 100 million tonnes per annum. Once the coal mining starts, depending upon the prevailing demand, the JV may ramp up the capacity in future. The entire area where the coal reserve is located is uninhabited so it will be easier to start work immediately once the government assigns the block.crackcrack

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