New Delhi, Aug 1 (PTI) Country's largest iron ore miner NMDC on Thursday reported an 11 per cent year-on-year fall in production at 2.17 million tonnes in July.

The company had produced 2.44 MT of iron ore in the corresponding month of previous fiscal, NMDC said in a filing to BSE.

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Sales in the reporting month rose to 3.06 MT from 2.91 MT a year ago.

NMDC's cumulative iron ore output in the April-July period dropped to 11.36 MT from 13.15 MT in the corresponding period of previous fiscal.

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Sales during the said period rose to 13.15 MT compared to 13.13 MT in the year-ago period.

Hyderabad-based NMDC caters to around 20 per cent demand for the key steel-making raw material in the country.

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