ArcelorMittal, Anglo Australian major Rio Tinto, Hyderabad-based GVK Power & Infrastructure, Essar Mineral Resources and JSW Steel [ Get Quote ] are among 10 prominent corporations in a shortlist to develop 18 abandoned coal mines owned by state-owned Coal India Ltd and its eight subsidiaries.
A senior CIL official said these companies would form joint ventures with CIL to develop these mines, which have estimated reserves exceeding 1,600 million tonnes.
CIL and its subsidiaries collectively produce 403 million tonnes of coal a year and have estimated reserves of 81 billion tonnes.
The mines, which were abandoned because they are waterlogged and CIL lacked technology to exploit them, are spread over West Bengal [ Images ] and Jharkhand.
issued last year. The private participants will be responsible for developing, reviving, maintaining and operating the abandoned mines.
Other companies in the shortlist are sponge iron, steel and power company Monnet Ispat & Energy Limited, speciality steel maker Sunflag Iron & Steel Company Limited and contract miner and equipment manufacturer Titan Mining.
JSW has submitted two bids–one with US-based Joy Mining and the other with government-owned Singareni Collieries.
The bidders will be able to select and choose from amongst the abandoned mines. The tendering process for the revival and development of these abandoned mines is scheduled to be completed by the end of this fiscal.(EDITED)
SOURCE: www.moneycontrol.com
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