NMDC Limited and Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IITH) partner for indigenous mining technologies

Key facts

• NMDC Limited (NMDC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IITH) to strengthen research and academic collaboration in the mineral and metals sector.
• The partnership focuses on joint research in iron ore beneficiation and agglomeration, green steelmaking technologies, and alternate ironmaking using indigenous raw materials.
• Both institutions will collaborate on advanced modelling and simulation of mining and metallurgical processes.
• The initiative includes the extraction of critical and rare earth minerals from primary and secondary sources to enhance India’s mineral security.
• The collaboration covers digital transformation domains such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), autonomous vehicle operations, Mining 4.0 frameworks, and drone-based surveying.
• The MoU was signed in the presence of IITH Director B. S. Murty and NMDC Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) Amitava Mukherjee.