{"id":72553,"date":"2026-07-19T15:46:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T09:46:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biztrend24.com\/?p=72553"},"modified":"2026-07-19T15:46:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T09:46:19","slug":"india-nmdc-sells-over-70000-t-iron-ore-at-chhattisgarh-auctions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biztrend24.com\/?p=72553&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"India: NMDC sells over 70,000 t iron ore at Chhattisgarh auctions"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Premium bids emerge for DRCLO by 10-11%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Raipur pellet prices rise for the third time in July<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>NMDC sold 73,100 t of iron ore at its Chhattisgarh auctions held on 16 July.<\/p>\n<p>At Bacheli, 21,500 t of DR CLO (10-40 mm, Fe 67%) was booked at INR 6,510\/t (FOR) against a base price of INR 5,900\/t, reflecting a premium of INR 610\/t. However, the entire 76,200 t of iron ore fines offered at INR 3,790\/t remained unsold.<\/p>\n<p>At Kirandul, 51,600 t of Fe 64% fines (FOR) was sold at the base price of INR 4,740\/t, while 20,000 t of FOT fines remained unsold. Prices exclude royalty, DMF and NMET.<\/p>\n<p>The auction comes after NMDC reduced its list prices on 10 July, cutting prices by INR 150-500\/t across grades. The revised prices appear to have supported demand for lump ore, while iron ore fines also see some buying interest by the Odisha-based plants<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, pellet manufacturers in Raipur increased offers for Fe 62.5\/63% pellets by INR 300\/t to INR 9,600-9,700\/t ex-works, marking the third price increase in July and taking cumulative hikes to INR 600-700\/t. 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Bacheli mines:\u00a021,500-t DR CLO (10-40 mm, Fe 67%) were booked at 13.5% premium (base INR 5,190\/t), 45,500-t ROM (10-150 mm, Fe 65.5%) were sold at INR 4,540\/t, while 68,100-t fines (Fe 60%) remained unsold at INR 3,150\/t base\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Iron &amp; Steel&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Iron &amp; Steel","link":"https:\/\/biztrend24.com\/?cat=313&lang=en"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Untitled-design-2026-01-24T113422.763.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Untitled-design-2026-01-24T113422.763.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Untitled-design-2026-01-24T113422.763.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Untitled-design-2026-01-24T113422.763.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Untitled-design-2026-01-24T113422.763.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":67724,"url":"https:\/\/biztrend24.com\/?p=67724&lang=en","url_meta":{"origin":72553,"position":2},"title":"India: Around 50,000 t of iron ore sold in NMDC Chhattisgarh auction","author":"Biz Trend 24","date":"June 9, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"NMDC Chhattisgarh conducted an auction for 245,600 tonnes (t) of iron ore on 29 May, with 49,000 t sold. Bacheli:\u00a021,500 t of DR CLO (10-40 mm, Fe 67%) received an INR 625\/t premium (compared to a base price of INR 6,200\/t); 6,000 t of lumps (10-20 mm, Fe 65.5%) were\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Iron &amp; Steel&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Iron &amp; Steel","link":"https:\/\/biztrend24.com\/?cat=313&lang=en"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Untitled-design-98.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Untitled-design-98.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Untitled-design-98.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Untitled-design-98.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Untitled-design-98.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":67033,"url":"https:\/\/biztrend24.com\/?p=67033&lang=en","url_meta":{"origin":72553,"position":3},"title":"India: Over 80,000 t of iron ore booked at NMDC&#8217;s Chhattisgarh auctions","author":"Biz Trend 24","date":"May 24, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"NMDC auctioned of 81,400 t from Chhattisgarh on 21 May. Bacheli:\u00a025,800-t DR CLO (10-40 mm, Fe 67%) received INR 800\/t premium (INR 6,200\/t base), 4,000-t lumps (10-20 mm, Fe 65.5%) sold at premium of INR 1,100\/t over base price of INR 5,650\/t. 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Bacheli mines:\u00a021,500-t DRCLO (10-40 mm, Fe 67%) booked at 20% premium (base price INR 5,190\/t), 25,500-t ROM (10-150 mm, Fe 65.5%) at INR 4,540\/t, 12,900-t fines (-10 mm, Fe 60%) at INR 3,150\/t. 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