NMDC Iron Ore Production Rises to 5.35 Million Tonnes in February

 State-owned miner NMDC Limited reported provisional iron ore production of 5.35 million tonnes for February, marking an increase from the 4.62 million tonnes recorded in the corresponding period of the previous financial year.

According to a regulatory filing submitted to the exchanges, total sales for the month stood at 4.60 million tonnes, compared to 3.98 million tonnes in February 2025.

The Chhattisgarh sector contributed the majority of the volume, with production reaching 4.04 million tonnes in February 2026 against 3.37 million tonnes in February 2025. Sales from the Chhattisgarh mines totalled 3.08 million tonnes for the month, compared to 2.79 million tonnes in the year-ago period. In Karnataka, production figures stood at 1.31 million tonnes in February 2026, compared to 1.25 million tonnes in February 2025. Sales from the Karnataka sector were recorded at 1.52 million tonnes, an increase from the 1.19 million tonnes registered in the same month last year.

For the financial year April- February, NMDC’s cumulative iron ore production touched 47.79 million tonnes, a significant rise from the 40.49 million tonnes recorded in the corresponding period of the previous fiscal. Cumulative sales for the same period stood at 44.34 million tonnes, compared to 40.20 million tonnes in the previous year.