Karnataka government has issued orders allowing iron ore mining to be resumed in Donimalai mines by NMDC. The NMDC, which suspended mining in Donimalai, was earlier in a legal battle with the state government over the issue of imposition of premium on the sale price of the iron ore extracted from the mines.
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.