NMDC’s highly mechanized two iron ore mines -- Bailadila Deposit - 10/11A, Bailadila Iron Ore Mine, Bacheli Complex, Chhattisgarh and Donimalai Iron Ore Mine, Donimalai, Karnataka and one Diamond Mining Project, Majhgawan, Panna, Madhya Pradesh have received 5 star rating by Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM), Ministry of Mines, Government of India.
The star ratings are awarded to the mining leases for their efforts and initiatives taken for implementation of the Sustainable Development Framework (SDF). The best performing leases are given 5 star ratings.
NMDC is a state-controlled mineral producer of the Government of India. It is fully owned by the Government of India and is under administrative control of the Ministry of Steel.