NMDC zooms on eyeing mining lease for a gold deposit in Tanzania

28 Nov 2011 Evaluate

NMDC is currently trading at Rs. 192.55, up by 5.25 points or 2.80% from its previous closing of Rs. 187.30 on the BSE.

The scrip opened at Rs. 191.00 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 195.00 and Rs. 191.00 respectively. So far 19804 shares were traded on the counter.

The BSE group 'A' stock of face value Rs. 1 has touched a 52 week high of Rs. 304.90 on 07-Apr-2011 and a 52 week low of Rs. 175.00 on 25-Nov-2011.

Last one week high and low of the scrip stood at Rs. 195.50 and Rs. 175.00 respectively. The current market cap of the company is Rs. 74259.13 crore.

The promoters holding in the company stood at 90.00% while Institutions and Non-Institutions held 9.17% and 0.82% respectively. 

State-run miner NMDC is keenly looking forward to acquire a mining lease for a gold deposit in Tanzania soon. Out of three seams, the company has completed the exploration for one and further expects to get a mining license as soon as next week, with which it can activate its Tanzanian operations. However, NMDC will also have exploratory rights to other gold deposits once it completes its 50% acquisition of Australian firm Legacy Iron Ore, which should be completed in early December.

In comparison, however, NMDC does not find conditions in Afghanistan congenial enough for gold mining even as it has bid for iron ore reserves as part of a large Indian consortium. NMDC is part of the SAIL-led consortium that includes RINL and private firms, JSW Steel, JSW Ispat, Jindal Steel and Power and Monnet Ispat and Energy. The bid includes a 3-mtpa steel plant, for which coking coal can be sourced from deposits in Dar-i-Suf district. Afghanistan is offering new gold and copper deposits for bidding at the upcoming international mining conference in London. 

Further, the Afghan Ministry Council is expected to deliberate on more than two preferred bidders to four blocks of the 1.8 billion Hajigak iron ore reserves this week.  The other Indian bid is from Abhijeet Group's Corporate Ispat Alloys, and the two will be competing with rival bids from Canada, Iran and the US.

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