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Source: PIB
Context: NMDC, a State-owned Steel CPSE, has expanded its mineral portfolio by inaugurating the Mount Celia Gold Operation in Western Australia.
This marks NMDC’s first venture into gold mining.
The Mt Celia project is located 180km northeast of Kalgoorlie. Kalgoorlie is famous for its rich gold mining history. It played a significant role in the Western Australian gold rush of the late 19th century. The “Golden Mile,” a vast stretch of gold-bearing land, is located in the Kalgoorlie-Boulder area, making it one of the most productive gold mining regions in the world
NMDC Limited (founded 1958; HQ: Hyderabad), formerly National Mineral Development Corporation, is a public sector undertaking involved in the exploration of iron ore, copper, rock phosphate, limestone, dolomite, gypsum, bentonite, magnesite, diamond, tin, tungsten, graphite, coal etc.
