In view of its long term strategic plan, SEML is very strongly focused on gaining 100% raw material self-sufficiency. For SEML the key inputs constitute of coal, iron ore and manganese ore. The company already has acquired two mines with estimated coal reserves of nearly 100 million MT; 67 million MT open cast reserves in a mine situated near Raigarh, CG and 36 million MT share in a mine in Madanpur area in Chhattisgarh. The total reserve of Madanpur mine is 108 million MT, of which 36 million MT is SEML's share. The annual coal available to SEML from these mines would be around 2.3 million MT.

SEML's operational iron ore mine is located in the Rajnandgaon, CG with potential reserves of 20 million MT and annual output of around 200,000 MT. In addition to this, the Company has got an in-principle approval from the Government of India for five more mines possessing sufficient reserves to meet our requirement for the next 25 years.

The Company acquired mining rights for manganese ore from private parties in Goa. The potential reserve of the mine is nearly 6 million MT. In addition to that, reconnaissance permits/ in-principle approvals were granted in favor of the Company for three mines in Madhya Pradesh.