India: Over 500,000 t of iron ore to be auctioned from Karnataka

Karnataka-based miners will auction around 503,996 t of iron ore on 17 Jan’26.

  • NMDC Kumaraswamy: Around 88,000-t lumps (10-40 mm, Fe 61.11-60.18%) and 184,000-t fines (Fe 58.4-61.61%).
  • KSMCL: 72,000-t lumps (10-40 mm, Fe 60.38-62.94%) and 159,996-t fines (Fe 60.28-61.72%).

Prices are exclusive of royalty, DMF, and NMEDT charges.