M/s GMDC Limited

GMDC was incorporated on 15th May 1963 to develop major mineral resources in the State and started with a Silica Sand quarrying plant near Surajdeval for crushing and screening of Silica Sand required for Glass Industry. Fluorspar Mining lease at Ambadungar Dist. Chhotaudepur has been allotted to GMDC in 1964 and erection work of Fluorspar Beneficiation Plant was started in 1967. which was commissioned in 1971 to process 500 TPD Fluorspar ore to produce Calcium Fluoride concentrate which is a raw material for manufacturing of Hydrofluoric Acid Refrigerant gases Aluminium fluoride Synthetic Cryolite Fluorine Chemicals and Flux in Metallurgical Industries. •\tBauxite mining was started as a scarcity work in 1964 at Dist. Kutch. Further the Bauxite Mining operation was then expanded to eight operating mines (Gadhsisa Group of Mines) that produces Bauxite which is the raw material for metallurgical and non-metallurgical uses. GMDC has been allotted a Bauxite Mining Lease at Mevasa Dist. Devbhoomi Dwarka in 1965 and it has started its Bauxite mining operation in 1969. GMDC has been allotted a Lignite Mining Lease at Panandhro Dist. Kutch in 1974 and subsequently it has started its Lignite mining operation which gave an opportunity to GMDC to develop its first Lignite mine to cater the fuel demand of the Industries in the State. The industries have been benefitted by using Lignite which is not only competitive but also alternate as the State does not have any Coal reserves. To develop the first lignite mine in Gujarat with advanced mining technology GMDC went ahead with the expansion plans by deploying continuous Mining Machinery - Bucket Wheel Excavators in the year 1988-89. Maximum production capacity of this mine reached beyond 8 mMT in 2006-07. Lignite Mine of 1 mMT per annum capacity was opened at Rajpardi Dist. Bharuch in the year 1983 to cater the ever-growing fuel demand of industries in South Gujarat. For value addition of bauxite GMDC commissioned Calcination Plant at Gadhsisa Dist. Kutch in 1994 with a capacity to produce 50000 TPA Calcined Bauxite which is a major raw material for manufacturing Refractory Monolithic and Castables. As a diversification of business and value addition of Lignite fuel available in Kutch GMDC has established a 250 (125 X 2) MW Thermal Power Plant at Nani-Chher Dist. Kutch with circulating the fluidised bed combustion technology (CFBC). The plant was commissioned in 2005. To bring in efficiency and profitability in all areas of its working the Government of Gujarat being the sole owner dis-invested 26% of its stake and the GMDC became a listed company (BSE&NSE) in the Corporate World in the year 1997 and is occupying a position within the top fortune 500 companies in our country with an annual turnover surpassing 1000 Crores with considerable annual growth rate. GMDC owned Corporate Office at Ahmedabad having an eight storied building with total land area of 0.92 hectares. • Lignite Mine of 2.4 mMT per