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.

2015
  • Lignite Mine opened at Umarsar, Kutch / GMDC becomes the largest merchant seller of lignite in the country.
  • GMDC has set up a 1.5 million TPA Pyrite Removal Plant at Bhavnagar Lignite Project on Built on Operate (BOO) basis for removal of Pyrite nodules.
2011
  • The GMDC also embarked on a sophisticated Enterprise Resource Planning system in 2011 covering the whole ambit of mining operations throughout Gujarat to achieve efficiency and complete the tasks in time with the minimum resources required.
  • 5 MW Solar Power Project of GMDC was installed on the reclaimed mined out land of Panandhro Lignite Mine in Kutch which is first of its kind in the country, experiment to utilize the reclaimed land of mined out area
2010
  • GMDC implemented ISO-9001
  • GMDC is in process to obtain for all the mines in operation with Occupational Health and Safety systems (OHS-18000) along with Environmental Management systems (ISO-14000)
2009
  • GMDC ventured into harnessing the wind energy and commissioned
2008
  • Lignite Mine opened at Bhavnagar
2006
  • All Manganese bearing areas of Gujarat reserved for GMDC
2005
  • Lignite Mine opened at Tadkeshwar, Surat
2002
  • Corporate Office at Ahmedabad
  • Lignite Mine of 2.4 mMT per annum capacity was opened at Mata no Madh, Dist. Kutch.
1997
  • GMDC become a listed company
  • The Government of Gujarat being the sole owner dis-invested 26% of its stake and became a listed company (BSE & NSE)
1996
  • Established a 250 (125*2) MW Thermal Power Plant
1994
  • GMDC commission Calcination Plant at Gadhsisa
1983
  • Lignite Mine open at Rajpardi
1974
  • Allotted a Lignite Mining Lease
1964
  • Fluorspar Mining Lease Allotted to GMDC
1963
  • GMDC was incorporated on 15th May 1963
Khanij Bhavan, 132 - Ring Road
Gujarat University Ground, Vastrapur
Ahmedabad - 380052
  • CIN: L14100GJ1963SGC001206
  • GSTIN: 24AAACG7987P1ZT

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