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The Journey

A journey of expanding operations

GMDC was incorporated on 15th May, 1963 to develop major mineral resources in the State of Gujarat. From a single product company at inception, today, 58 years later we are a multi-product company supplying a variety of high utility minerals, as well as power that we produce from Lignite, Wind and Solar sources.

2023
  • In Auction, GMDC got two coal blocks at Odisha – the Burapahar block with a geological reserve of 548 MT; and the Baitarani (West) block with a geological reserve of 1,097 MT
2022
  • Appointed as NCDPA / NSA
2017
  • Allotted and Reserved Lignite Blocks
    • Lakhpat Punrajpur
    • Panandhro Extension
    • Bharkhandam
    • Valia
    • Damlai
    • Ghala
2015
  • A lignite mine of 1 MMT per annum capacity was opened at Umarsar, District Kutch, to cater to fuel demand of industries
  • Emerged as the largest merchant seller of lignite in India by developing 6 operating lignite mines in the state
  • Set up a 1.5 million TPA Pyrite Removal Plant at Bhavnagar Lignite Project on Built Own Operate (BOO) basis for removal of pyrite nodules
2011
  • Embarked on a sophisticated Enterprise Resource Planning system covering mining operations throughout Gujarat to achieve efficiency with minimum resources
  • A 5 MW solar power plant was installed on the reclaimed mined out land of Panandhro Lignite Mine in Kutch, the first-of-its-kind in the country, to utilise reclaimed land of mined out area
2010
  • Implemented ISO 9001 at Corporate Office
2009
  • Ventured into harnessing wind energy and commissioned 200.9 MW wind turbines in Kutch, Porbandar, Devbhumi Dwarka, Jamnagar, Rajkot and Bhavnagar
2008
  • Opened a Lignite mine of 5.0 MTPA capacity near Bhavnagar
2006
  • All manganese bearing areas in Gujarat reserved for GMDC. A project to handle manganese waste dump was established to cater to the requirement of industries in Gujarat
2005
  • Established two units of 125 MW each of thermal power plant at Nanichher, district Kutch for business diversification and value-addition of lignite fuel
  • A lignite mine of 2.5 MMT per annum capacity was opened at Tadkeshwar, Surat to cater to sustainable and committed fuel demand of industries in South Gujarat
2002
  • A lignite mine of 2.4 MMT per annum capacity was opened at Mata No Madh, District Kutch, to cater to the fuel demand of industries in the State
1997
  • Listed on the Indian stock markets to bring efficiency and profitability in business operations; Government disinvested 26% stake
1994
  • Commissioned calcination plant at Gadhsisa, with a capacity to produce 50,000 TPA of calcined bauxite, a key raw material for manufacturing Refractory, Monolithic and Castables
1988
  • Kickstarted an expansion plan by deploying continuous mining machinery – Bucket Wheel excavators.
1983
  • Opened lignite mine of capacity of 1 MMT at Rajpardi, district Bharuch to cater to the growing fuel demand of industries in southern Gujarat
1974
  • Allotted Lignite Mining Lease at Panandhro, Kutch; developed first lignite mine to cater to fuel demand of several industries
1971
  • Commissioned Fluorspar Beneficiation Plant
1969
  • Started Bauxite mining operations
1967
  • Commenced erection work of Fluorspar Beneficiation Plant
1965
  • Was allotted Bauxite Mining Lease at Mevasa, District Devbhoomi Dwarka
1964
  • Was allotted Fluorspar Mining Lease to process 500 tonnes per day of Fluorspar to produce calcium fluoride concentrate
  • Started Bauxite mining at Kutch, the raw material for metallurgical and non- metallurgical uses
1963
  • Incorporated on 15th May, 1963 to develop major mineral resources in the state
  • Started with a silica sand quarrying plant near Surajdeval for crushing and screening silica sand for the glass industry
Khanij Bhavan, 132 Feet Ring Road,
Near Gujarat University Ground, Vastrapur,
Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380052

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  • CIN: L14100GJ1963SGC001206
  • GSTIN: 24AAACG7987P1ZT

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