Sri E.Ramamurthy started mining operation in late 1970’s and laid the foundation stone for “ERM Group”. With a vision to modernize the mining activities in a scientific & eco friendly manner, the mining operations were mechanised in late nineties. The mining operations are carried out with fully mechanized Open Cast mining method with shovel dumper combination.

The mining operations are managed and executed by a team of highly qualified and experienced team. The team consists of experienced executives qualified in the fields of mining, geology / quality control, mine survey, environment, mechanical maintenance, electrical, civil, human resource development, etc.
We produce best quality of iron ore lumps and fines suitable for blast furnace, Sponge Iron kiln, pellatization, sintering, etc. The products are supplied to the major steel plants and sponge iron factories in the domestic circuit.

Sri. R. Praveen Chandra took responsibility of managing the group after demise of Sri E.Ramamurthy in the year 2006. Sri. R. Praveen Chandra has expanded the operations in a big way. Presently, the group is operating iron ore and manganese ore mines in the State of Karnataka, India.

With a vision to add value to raw material and generate employment, established M/s E.Ramamurthy Minerals and Metals Pvt. Ltd., to setup an Integrated Steel Plant at Shimoga district, Karnataka, India. First phase of the project is under implementation.

In order to facilitate the requirement of raw material, flux, etc., for the steel, cement, sugar and power industry, established a company M/s Benaka Minerals Trading Pvt. Ltd., with operational office at Chennai, India.

With a vision to expand the group into the new age technology of IT and Electronics, established a Software company M/s Codeland Infosolutions Pvt. Ltd. The company has successfully launched Saas based telematics products and eCommerce platform for Market Research reports.

Expanding the steel industry, through M/s Prakash Sponge Iron and Power Pvt. Ltd., having Sponge Iron, M.S Billets and TMT manufacturing unit at Challakere taluk, Chitradurga district, Karnataka, India.