Bauxite Mining Project at Lanjigarh Receives Supreme Court Approval

  
    
  
  
    
      Sterlite Industries (India) Limited (“Sterlite” 
      or the “Company”) 
      announces that the Honourable Supreme Court of India today approved the 
      bauxite mining project at Lanjigarh in the Kalahandi District of Orissa.
    
    
      The Company is delighted that the project has been given the go-ahead 
      and is committed to its implementation in accordance with the guidelines 
      and safeguards laid down.
    
    
      The bauxite mining project along with the Lanjigarh alumina refinery 
      will bring significant employment and economic livelihood for the local 
      people and contribute to the overall development of the region.
    
    
      About Sterlite Industries
    
    
      Sterlite Industries is India's largest non-ferrous metals and mining 
      company with interests and operations in aluminum, copper and zinc and 
      lead. It is a subsidiary of Vedanta Resources plc, a London-based 
      diversified FTSE 100 metals and mining group. Sterlite Industries' main 
      operating subsidiaries are Hindustan Zinc Limited for its zinc and lead 
      operations; Copper Mines of Tasmania Pty Limited for its copper 
      operations in Australia; and Bharat Aluminum Company Limited for its 
      aluminum operations. The company operates its own copper operations in 
      India. The company has entered the commercial energy generation business 
      and is in the process of setting up a 2,400MW independent power plant 
      through its wholly owned subsidiary, Sterlite Energy Limited. Sterlite 
      Industries is listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange and National Stock 
      Exchange in India and the New York Stock Exchange in the United States. 
      For more information, please visit www.sterlite-industries.com.
    
    
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