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GMDC was incorporated in the year 1963 to develop major mineral resources in the state and commenced with a small silica sand quarrying plant near Thangadh to crush and screen the silica required for glass manufacturing.

Bauxite mining were commssioned as a scarcity work initiallly during 1964 at Kutch which was later expanded to six operating mines that produced refractory grade bauxite which was also suitable to metallurgical purposes.

In 1971, a beneficiation plant was commissioned to process 500 M.T of fluorspar ore and to produce calcium fluoride used for the maufacture of Hydro-fluoric acid and as flux in metallurgical industries. A captive mine at Ambadungar was established also to feed the plant.

The availability of lignite in the state was established which gave an oppurtunity for the Corporation to develop its first lignite mine at Panandhro in Kutch in the year 1976. The textile and processing houses benefitted in using the fuel which is competetive compared to coal.

A small pilot plant with a capacity to process 50 tons of multi-metal ore containing copper-lead and zinc was established at Ambaji in the year 1980. A captive mine was established and developed to supply to the plant at that time with a total metal content of about 10%.

A small lignite mine was also opened at Rajpardi in Bharuch in the year 1983 to cater to the industries located in south gujarat.

To develop the first lignite mine with advanced technological mining methods, the Corporation went ahead with the expansion plans by deploying continuous mines systems of Bucket Wheel Excavators at a total cost of 100 crores in the year 1988-89.

As a value addition to bauxite mining, the Corporation commissioned in 1992 a calcination plant at Gadhsisha in Kutch with a capacity to produce 50000 tons of calcined bauxite which is a major raw material for refractory products.

To mainly use the Kutch lignite resources, the Corporation established a 250 (125 X 2) MW thermal power plant at Nani-Chher in Kutch with circulating the fluidised bed cumbustion technology (CFBC). Tendering was done in 1996 with an investment of about 1400 Cr.