NMDC Sign MoU with IIT Kharagpur for drone-based mineral exploration

National Mineral Development Corporation, NMDC Ltd, the country’s largest iron ore producer, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with IIT Kharagpur for drone-based mineral exploration.

The NMDC Limited is a government owned mineral producer, under Ministry of Steel, and the largest Iron Ore producer in India. With this MoU, NMDC becomes the first CPSE in India to conduct Drone-based Geophysical Surveys and Hyperspectral Studies for Mineral Exploration in the country.