State-owned miner NMDC Ltd reported a 9.8% increase in iron ore production to 3 million tonnes in September, compared to 2.73 million tonnes in the same period last year. Sales also increased to 3.11 million tonnes from 2.91 million tonnes. NMDC's iron ore production for the April-September period rose to 19.56 million tonnes, up from 16.18 million tonnes in the corresponding period of the previous fiscal year.