National Mineral Development Corporation joins hands with IIT Kharagpur

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Category : Miscellaneous Published on: March 22 2022

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National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC), the country's largest iron ore producer has signed an MoU with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur for drone-based mineral exploration.
As per the deal, NMDC and IIT Kharagpur would develop spectral products, methods, and algorithms for exploration using the Drone (UAV) for mining.
With this MoU, NMDC becomes the first CPSE in India to conduct Drone-based Geophysical Surveys and Hyperspectral Studies for Mineral Exploration in the country.

National Mineral Development Corporation joins hands with IIT Kharagpur