NMDC auctioned 208,000 t of iron ore from its Kumaraswamy mines, Karnataka, on 18 Jun’26. The entire quantity was booked, with 84,000-t lumps (10-40 mm, Fe 61.01-62.84%) sold at INR 4,253-5,033\/t (fetching premiums of INR 10-320\/t) against a base price of INR 4,243-4,713\/t. Meanwhile, 124,000-t fines (Fe 58.85-61.31%) were booked at INR 3,103-3,628\/t against INR 3,103-3,618\/t. Prices are exclusive of royalty, DMF, and NMEDT.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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