Articles tagged under: GMDC

GMDC to expand lignite mining with three new sites

April 02, 2025
GMDC to expand lignite mining with three new sites

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation (GMDC) is set to expand its lignite mining operations, with three new mines scheduled to begin production this financial year. GMDC will start operations at the EFG Valia and Damlai mines in Bharuch, along with the Lakhpat (Punrajpur) mine in Kutch. These sites are part of a larger plan to develop six new lignite mines, holding a total reserve of 483 million tonnes. Among them, EFG Valia will be the largest, with a peak capacity of 5 millio...Read More

Gujarat govt to set up ‘Critical Minerals Observatory & Intelligence Centre’

February 21, 2025
Gujarat govt to set up ‘Critical Minerals Observatory & Intelligence Centre’

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government will set up the Gujarat Critical Minerals Observatory & Intelligence Centre. Finance Minister Kanubhai Desai has provisioned an allocation of Rs. 10 crore in the FY 2025 budget, which he presented on February 20th in the State Assembly. The allocation for the proposed Observatory and Intelligence Centre has been made under the budget head of the Industry and Mines department. The purchase of 39 new vehicles (Bolero) for the office of the Commission...Read More

GMDC inks pact for Kundanali Lubri coal mine in Odisha

July 15, 2024
GMDC inks pact for Kundanali Lubri coal mine in Odisha

Gandhinagar: Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation (GMDC) in a note today informed it has executed a Coal Mining Development and production Agreement with Ministry of Coal, Govt. of India for “Kudanali-Lubri” coal mine, Odisha in an event held at Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi today. This is GMDC's third commercial coal mine in Odisha. GMDC note further stated the “Kudanali-Lubri” coal mine in Angul district is in close proximity to GMDC’s existing coal mine “Baitarni West”, which ...Read More

ગુજરાતની ભવિષ્યની ઉર્જા સુરક્ષા સુનિશ્ચિત કરવા GMDC and GUVNL વચ્ચે કરાર

June 25, 2024
ગુજરાતની ભવિષ્યની ઉર્જા સુરક્ષા સુનિશ્ચિત કરવા GMDC and GUVNL વચ્ચે કરાર

ગાંધીનગરઃ રાજ્યની વીજ જરૂરિયાતમાં નોંધપાત્ર વધારો થઇ રહ્યો છે જે છેલ્લા ૫ વર્ષો દરમિયાન ૬% થી વધુના વાર્ષિક દરે (CAGR) વધી રહ્યો છે. રાજ્યમાં વર્ષ ૨૦૨૩-૨૪ દરમિયાન ૨૪૫૪૪ મેગાવોટની મહત્તમ વીજ માં�...Read More

GMDC for first time supplies Lignite to Surat textile industry in monsoon

June 24, 2024
GMDC for first time supplies Lignite to Surat textile industry in monsoon

Surat: Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation (GMDC) has, for the first time, started supplying lignite to 400 textile mills during the monsoon season. GMDC's lignite mines used to remain shut during the monsoon, which typically led the mills to import lignite from abroad, mainly from Indonesia. Local importers would charge two to three times the price for such lignite. Jitendar Vakhariya, President of the South Gujarat Textile Processors' Association, had made representations to the Chie...Read More

GMDC gets environmental clearance for capacity expansion of Surkha Lignite Mine

January 09, 2024
GMDC gets environmental clearance for capacity expansion of Surkha Lignite Mine

Ahmedabad: The state-owned Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation (GMDC) announced on Monday that it has received environmental clearance to augment the capacity of its Surkha lignite mine in the state. The Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change (MOEFCC) granted approval for expanding the capacity of Surkha (N) lignite mine from 3 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) to 5 MTPA. This expansion not only indicates increased production but also aligns with Gujarat Mineral Development Cor...Read More

GMDC’s iCEM Partners with Monash University of Australia for Innovation in Mining

November 07, 2023
GMDC’s iCEM Partners with Monash University of Australia for Innovation in Mining

Gandhinagar: Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Ltd, one of the leading mining Public Sector enterprises in India has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between its subsidiary, the International Centre of Innovation in Mining (iCEM), and Australia's Monash University for research and innovation and the broader Mining and Mineral Development Sector in India. This collaboration seeks to address challenges, including reducing mining's environmental footprint and en...Read More

GMDC દ્વારા રૂ. ૨૬૯.૪૪ કરોડનો ડિવિડન્ડ ચેક મુખ્યમંત્રીને અર્પણ થયો

October 16, 2023
GMDC દ્વારા રૂ. ૨૬૯.૪૪ કરોડનો ડિવિડન્ડ ચેક મુખ્યમંત્રીને અર્પણ થયો

મુખ્યમંત્રી ભૂપેન્દ્ર પટેલને ગુજરાત સરકારના જાહેર સાહસ ગુજરાત ખનિજ વિકાસ નિગમ લિમિટેડ-GMDC દ્વારા રૂ. ૨૬૯.૪૪ કરોડની ડિવિડન્ડ રાશિનો ચેક ગાંધીનગરમાં અર્પણ કરવામાં આવ્યો હતો. રાજ્ય સરકારે તાજ�...Read More

GMDC reports revenue of Rs. 3502 crore and profit of Rs. 1212 crore for FY23

May 31, 2023
GMDC reports revenue of Rs. 3502 crore and profit of Rs. 1212 crore for FY23

Ahmedabad: Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Ltd, a mining PSU Enterprise and the largest lignite seller in the country, has announced its financial results for the last quarter and full year ended on March 31st 2023.   Highlights for Q4 FY23 (YoY) Standalone Financials, as per the press statement by the company 0- Total income stands at Rs. 1188 crore as against Rs. 1097 crore in Q4 FY22 0- Revenue from Operations stood at Rs. 952 crore as against Rs. 1057 crore...Read More

Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation leads public undertakings with highest profit in 2021-22

April 07, 2023
Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation leads public undertakings with highest profit in 2021-22

Gandhinagar: Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation (GSPC) has emerged as the top public undertaking with the highest profit in the state for the financial year 2021-22, with a profit of Rs 1183.73 crore. Following closely behind is Gujarat Energy Transmission Corporation Limited (GETCO), which has made a profit of Rs 971.46 crore. However, the internal debt of the state government has increased, reaching Rs 3.80 lakh crore in the past year, up from Rs 3.57 lakh crore. Despite this, several publ...Read More