NMDC scripts history: First Indian miner to hit 50 MT iron ore production in FY26

• NMDC becomes the first mining company in India to produce 50 million tonnes (MT) of iron ore in a single financial year (FY26).
• This achievement supports India's target of expanding steelmaking capacity to 300 MT by 2030.
• CMD Amitava Mukherjee emphasized the strategic priority of stable domestic iron ore supply for steelmaking.
• NMDC will continue to contribute to the 300 MT vision with iron ore from its mines in Karnataka and Chhattisgarh.
• The company's production has seen significant growth, from 10 MT in 1978 and 30 MT in 2015 to 50 MT in FY26.