NMDC to bid for 100% stake in Russia's Vincy Coal

31 Oct 2011 Evaluate

Looking to buy 2-3 properties overseas by year-end, state-owned NMDC is likely to put a bid for acquiring 100% stake in Russia's Vincy Coal in two or three days. Bid for Vincy Coal, which is estimated to have coking coal reserves of 70-100 million tonnes, will be submitted by November 1. It will be a low cost acquisition and NMDC is eying to acquire 100% stake in Vincy Coal. Of late, NMDC has been working on acquiring several 'low cost' assets and in September, it had entered into a deal to acquire 50% stake in Australia's Legacy Iron Ore for little over Rs 90 crore. On October 20, it signed a share subscription agreement with Legacy for the acquisition.This includes, buying 'some properties' of one of the iron ore companies in Australia,  properties of Brazil's Greystone Mineracao do Brasil and 50% stake in Wonarah phosphate deposits of Australia's Minemakers are also on NMDC's radar. However, the Indian mining major has sought some more information from Greystone before entering into a deal.  NMDC has been in talks for the past few months to acquire a substantial stake in Greystone Mineracao from London-based Zamin Advisors, a private company controlled by NRI Pramod Agarwal. The proposed mine area of Greystone is understood to have reserves of 260 million tonne of iron ore. While for Mine makers phosphate deposits in Wonarah, NMDC already has an MoU with the Australian firm for acquiring 50 per cent stake, both the companies are currently engaged in a pre-feasibility study of the deposits. The Indian miner may also repay Minemakers the costs already incurred for Wonarah -- the largest undeveloped rock phosphate project in Australia -- as and when it enters into the deal for acquiring the stake. All these are going to be low-cost acquisitions, totaling $500 million and are aimed to be sealed by the end of this year.

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