India, Sept. 28 -- NMDC Ltd has commissioned a 2 million tonne per annum (MTPA) pellet plant at Nagarnar in Chhattisgarh, as part of its Rs 5,427 crore integrated iron ore processing, slurry transportation and pelletisation project.
The project connects NMDC's iron ore operations at Bacheli with its steel plant at Nagarnar and includes a new iron ore processing plant at Bacheli, a 15 MTPA slurry pipeline and the 2 MTPA pellet plant at Nagarnar.
The 135-km slurry pipeline will transport processed iron ore concentrate from Bacheli to Nagarnar, providing an alternative to road transportation and reducing the company's dependence on railways.
The facilities will enable NMDC to process iron ore fines and slimes from its Bailadila mines into c...