Tom Albanese, chief executive officer, Sesa Sterlite, says he expects iron ore mining to start sooner in Karnataka than in Goa.
Anil Agarwal, group chairman, Vedanta Resources told CNBC-TV18‘s Menaka Doshi that the company wants to create an Indian natural resources giant, which can compete with the likes of Rio Tinto.
Although uncertainty looms in coal sector post deallocations, Tom Albanese, CEO, Sesa Sterlite is encouraged by government's prompt moves on coal block auctions and sees opportunities for demand growth in India, as global oil environment has been incredibly dynamic lately.
Tom Albanese, chief executive office, Sesa Sterlite, says the Q2 business saw a significant improvement on sequential basis and the strong earnings come in a subdues environment.
Tom Albanese, MD & CEO, Vedanta said the company would be very happy to participate in the auction process in case the government decides to sell its residual stake in Hindustan Zinc and Hindalco via auction.
PK Mukherjee, ED of Sesa Sterlite says floor price for 61-grade was fixed at Rs 5,000/ tonne and the company will continue to participate in e-auctions. He refuses to follow prices quoted by NMDC.
Speaking to CNBC-TV18, PK Mukherjee, managing director, Sesa Goa says that the Goa mine has 8-10 million tonne of inventory and if it were to be exported soon, it could lead to a huge gain for the country.
The mining industry gave its thumbs up to the intent, but also felt that it should have been done earlier. PK Mukherjee, CEO of Sesa Goa says that mined out ores have been piling up and it must be allowed to be sold, transported or exported.
Mining ban hit Sesa Goa is confident to mine 2.29 million tonne of iron ore from its Narrain mine in Karnataka by current financial year end.
“Sesa Goa is awaiting statutory clearances, including forest clearance that expired in October 2012 and will resume mining in Karnataka,†PK Mukherjee, managing director, Sesa Goa told CNBC-TV18 in an exclusive interview.
Iron ore miner Sesa Goa is confident to start production at its Narrain mine located at Chitradurga in Karnataka by May, following a Supreme Court order issued today, which lifted one and half year long mining ban in the state.
In an interview with CNBC-TV18, PK Mukherjee, managing director, Sesa Goa said that his company is eagerly waiting for the SC order and is also hopeful of starting operations soon
The Supreme Court may soon allow Sesa Goa‘s 6-million-tonne Narrain mine in Chitradurga to resume operations.
PK Mukherjee, MD, Sesa Goa, says that CEC will follow the process like stoppage of mining to undertake processes like Reclamation and Rehabilitation (R&R) plan, fixing of boundaries and prescribing proper quantity that can be mined from Goa.
Sesa Goa expects the Supreme Court to lift mining ban in Karnataka by June-July this year. The company‘s iron ore production declined 27% to 13.80 million tonnes (MT) in FY12 due to this mining ban. The SC had banned mining in Karnataka last year due to environmental concerns
Managing director of Sesa Goa PK Mukherjee tells CNBC-TV18 that he welcomes the measures proposed to improve governance by the Goa government in their Budget.
Speaking to CNBC-TV18, Agarwal said, he felt it was unnecessary to have two holding companies.
PK Mukherjee, managing director of Sesa Goa hopes mining operations to restart in Karnataka by December-end. He also feels that the shortfall in Karnataka would come down by 1.5-2 metric tonne. Sesa Goa projected a shortfall of 4-5 metric tonne in Karnataka post the mining ban. However, Mukherjee expects prices to be robust going forward.
The Cabinet today cleared the new Mines and Minerals Development and Regulation Bill, 2011. The new bill mandates a 26% post tax profit-sharing by coal miners for the project-affected people. While the step aims to benefit tribals in the minning areas, experts say the move is all set to push down profits of major mining and power companies.
PK Mukherjee, managing director of Sesa Goa said that according to CEC report, Chitradurga sector is a better sector compared to other sectors; however, the company will wait for the final Supreme Court order. "Karnataka's iron ore volume could be impacted by 25%," added Mukherjee.
In an exclusive interview to CNBC-TV18, PK Mukherjee, managing director of Sesa Goa clears the air by saying that there was no ban on the company’s mining operations in Karnataka.
Recent reports suggest that corporate fraud investigation body SFIO has recommended prosecution against Sesa Goa. The mine major has been charged on nine grounds, including over and under invoicing of export and import of over Rs 1,000 crore.
The managing director of Sesa Goa, PK Mukherjee in an interview on CNBC-TV18, spoke about the company’s third quarter results. He also spoke about the outlook of the company going forward.
Petronas sold its 14.98% in Cairn India. Sources have indicated that Sesa Goa has picked up nearly 10.4% of that stake. In an interview with CNBC-TV18, PK Mukherjee, MD of Sesa Goa, spoke about this move and their outlook going forward.
PK Mukherjee, MD of Sesa Goa, in an interview with Udayan Mukherjee and Mitali Mukherjee, spoke about the latest happenings in his company and gave his outlook for the company going forward.