Golden moment for NMDC, starts gold mining in Australia

NMDC CMD Amitava Mukherjee (left) along Steel Secretary Nagendra Nath Sinha at the site

Team News Riveting

Hyderabad, November 6

National Miner NMDC commenced gold mining operations at Mt Celia in Western Australia through its subsidiary company Legacy Iron Ore Limited on Sunday.

Nagendra Nath Sinha (Secretary) Ministry of Steel, Government of India inaugurated the Gold Project of Legacy in the presence of Amitava Mukherjee, CMD (Addl. Charge), NMDC and Rakesh Gupta, CEO, Legacy.

Legacy’s Mount Celia Gold Project will start ore mining at Blue Peter pits in the next two to three months. It is a watershed achievement for the 66 year old mining company, NMDC, as it adds a new geography and a new mineral to its Portfolio, reiterating its commitment to build self-reliance in India’s mining sector.

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