Introduction

Maddhapara Granite Mining Company Limited (MGMCL), previously called Maddhapara Hard Rock Mining Company, was formed on 4th August, 1998 to operate the then under-construction hard rock mine at Maddhapara in Dinajpur district. Granite mining in Bangladesh is important as there is hardly any other source of construction aggregate.

Present Status

After taking over of the mine for development of manpower for production of hard rock and to achieve the target production, a Service Contract was signed with M/S NAMNAM for appointment of 65 mine experts for a period of one year that became effective from 23 May 2007.Mine operation is running with manpower of the Company with technical help of 65 NAMNAM expatriates.

The partial commercial production of the mine had been started in a single shift basis from 25 May 2007.During financial year 2008-2009, a total of 2.67 lac metric tons of stones were produced.

The granite produced is expected to be used mostly as construction material and will substitute import. As a diversification, MGMCL is also studying the market potential and techno-economic feasibility of producing tiles from the colorful granite blocks as a replacement of equivalent imported tiles.