NMDC Ltd, the nation’s largest iron ore producer, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with IIT Kharagpur for drone-based mineral exploration.
NMDC and IIT Kharagpur would develop spectral merchandise, strategies and algorithms for exploration utilizing drone (UAV) for mining. The collaboration would additional result in the event of software program spectral instruments for mineral excavation and capacity-building applications on mining expertise.
NMDC has been exploring minerals for six many years for a variety of minerals resembling copper, rock phosphate, limestone, magnesite, diamond, tungsten and seashore sands amongst others proper from the reconnaissance G4 stage to the detailed G1 stage of UNFC.
“NMDC could be the primary CPSE in India to conduct Drone-based Geophysical Surveys and Hyperspectral Research for Mineral Exploration within the nation. NMDC’s tie-up with IIT-Kharagpur will open a brand new chapter and set a benchmark within the discipline of mineral exploration for the nation,” Sumit Deb, CMD, NMDC mentioned.
NMDC is conducting exploration for varied minerals in Madhya Pradesh and within the Beloda-Belmundi block in Chhattisgarh for diamonds. Additionally it is the primary CPSE to make use of area geophysics in central Indian diamond province and the primary to make use of on-line monitoring of exploration of knowledge on the BHUVAN platform.
NMDC is more and more counting on technological innovation and digitalization of its database associated to exploration and mining.
With the launch of a coverage on drones, the federal government has taken step one to control and monitor drone utilization and operations in India that are at present getting used within the fields of agriculture, city planning, forestry, mining, catastrophe administration, surveillance, transport and so on.
Supply: Live Mint