Chhattisgarh Mineral Development Corporation is planning to develop 0.5 MTPA/ 5, 00,000 tones per year Iron Ore Mine in Kanker district of Chhattisgarh. The mining will be carried out by opencast mechanized method. The mining equipments required will be dozer, shovel/hydraulic excavator, dumpers, wagon drill etc. As of December 2015, environment clearance for the project is underway.