Author: Nidhi Awasthi

India: Karnataka’s iron ore e-auction sales decline by over 20% m-o-m in Feb’26

Mar 26, 2026

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Nidhi Awasthi

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Lower grades struggle to generate interest, auctions fetch poor response NMDC’s volumes decline 22% due to dispatch-related constraints Iron ore e-auction sales in Karnataka declined by 23% m-o-m in February 2026 to 1.15 million tonnes (mnt), compared to 1.49 mnt in January, according to BigMint data. Out of the total quantity sold, iron ore fines…