Mining Magazine May 2017 | Page 26

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BHARAT ALUMINIUM COMPANY

Bharat Aluminium Company , a subsidiary of Vedanta Resources , Bharat has the distinction ( one of many ) of being the first to have Captive Power Plant . BALCO has two bauxite mines in Chhattisgarh state – one at Mainpat
with a capacity of 7 , 50,000 TPA and the other at Bodai Daldali ( Kawardha ) with a capacity of 12,50,000 TPA . BALCO is playing a crucial role in introducing aluminium as a potential alternative to other metals like steel in construction , and copper in power transmission industry , and was the first to produce alloy rods for conductors used across the industry .
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