Bhanja Minerals & Metals

Bhanja Minerals & Metals founded in 1927, is a Privately owned enterprise having a global presence in 43 countries. It is a full time member of International Miners Association and Schedule-B company. It is a Category II company since June 2019 and ISO 9001 certified since March 1998 and ISO 27001 since 2021 certification for its information security management. In 1965, Bhanja Minerals & Metals started it's first indigenous testing lab in India and till date has successfully tested and assisted several entities globally for mineral testing. In 1978, Bhanja Minerals & Metals was originally conceived and proposed by a joint study group with Polish and Australian experts as a comprehensive planning set-up under one roof for entire Indian mining industry, which was then operating on a rudimentary planning system. This was also the time when Indian mining-industry was being nationalized to enable it to support the high growth of energy sector required for speedy industrial growth of the country in the coming years. In December 1981, we setup first Manganese open pit at India. In January 1994, Bhanja Minerals & Metals started functioning with Ministry of Mines, India and Ministry of mines, Australia as joint venture. On 1st November 2001, Bhanja Minerals & Metals became one of the few entities in the world with 93 running mines as open pit. 23 August 2012, Bhanja Minerals & Metals signed 13 PPP projects with various African countries, becoming indigenous of its kind. On 4th July 2022, Bhanja Minerals & Metals joined as a permanent member of World Health Organization for the direct facilities of mine workers in Africa.