MMWU Office, North Block, NMDC, Donimalai, Sandur Tq, Bellary Dist, Karnataka, India - 583118
History
Donimalai is situated in Sandur taluk of Bellary district in Karnataka. In the Donimalai Complex there are two Iron Ore Mines, viz., Donimalai Iron Ore Mine and Kumaraswamy Iron Ore Mine.
Donimalai derives its name from the shape of the hill in the local language, i.e., Kannada 'Doni' means boat and 'Malai' means hill. The hill range is in the shape of inverted boat and hence names as “Donimalai”.
The name Kumaraswamy Iron ore Mine is from the famous 11th century temple of God “Kartikeya and goddess Parvathi” which is within 10 km distance from the Mine.
It is approachable by road from Sandur, which is 10 Kms away. The nearest Railway station for passenger traffic is 'Toranagallu' in the Hubli-Guntakal broad gauge section of south-central Railway, which is 26 Kms from Donimalai. The district town Bellary is 58 Kms away on the NE and another important trading centre Hospet is 40 Kms away on the NW direction. The distance from Bangalore is 325 kms.
