INDIAN GOVERNMENT CONFIRMS INDIAN INTEREST IN AFGHAN IRON ORE DEPOSIT
January 1st, 2011
BY RAGHAVENDRA VERMA
INDIAN companies are likely to make a concerted bidding for owning Afghanistan's Hajigak iron ore mines that are estimated to hold 1.8 billion tonnes of high quality ore, a top Indian government official told Metal Bulletin. "I have been in touch with Indian companies who are really interested in those mines," said S Vijay Kumar, the Secretary (the head official) in India's Ministry of Coal and Mines. Tatas, Essar, Jindal and the government owned Steel Authority of India (SAIL) are among the likely ones to proceed with expression ...
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