India: Over 30,000 t of iron ore booked at NMDC’s auctions from Chhattisgarh

Of the offered 234,500 t, around 32,100 t of iron ore were booked at NMDC’s auctions from its Bacheli and Kirandul mines on 25 Jun’26.

• Bacheli: Entire 21,500-t DRCLO (10-40 mm, Fe 67%) offered booked at INR 6,600/t (base price INR 6,400/t). 2,000-t of Baila-sized lumps (10-20 mm, Fe 65.5%) were sold at INR 5,800/t base price. However, 108,200-t fines (Fe 64%) remained unsold.
• Kirandul: Around 8,600-t ROM (10-150 mm, Fe 65.5%) were booked at a base price of INR 4,890/t FOR basis.

Prices exclude royalty, DMF, and NMEDT.