GMDC was incorporated in the year 1963 to develop major mineral resources in the state and commenced with a small silica sand quarrying plant near Thangadh to crush and screen the silica required for glass manufacturing.Bauxite mining were commssioned as a scarcity work initiallly during 1964 at Kutch which was later expanded to six operating mines that produced refractory grade bauxite which was also suitable to metallurgical purposes.