The total iron ore production from Tata Steel's captive mines in Noamundi in Jharkhand and in Katamati, Joda and Khondbond blocks in Odisha, is about 30 mtpal focuses on increasing iron ore production to 45 mtpa in 5 years
Tata Steel is planning to augment its iron ore production from the current level of 30 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) to 45 mtpa in the next five years, a senior company official said on Saturday.
Total iron ore production from the Indian steel major's captive mines in Noamundi in Jharkhand and in Katamati, Joda and Khondbond blocks in Odisha, is about 30 mtpa, said Tata Steel's ore, mines and quarries (OMQ) division general manager Atul Kumar Bhatnagar said.
“In the next five years, we will focus on increasing iron ore production capacity to 45 mtpa in line with the expansion in the steel making facilities in the country," he said.
Bhatnagar asserted that the current iron ore production is sufficient to meet the iron ore requirement in Tata Steel's manufacturing facilities in Jharkhand's Jamshedpur and Odisha's Kalinganagar.