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Vedanta Resources

Vedanta Resources is a diversified natural resources company with interests in zinc, lead, silver, copper, iron ore, aluminium and oil and gas. The company is headquartered in London and operates mines and processing facilities across India, Africa and other regions. It is the parent company of Vedanta Limited, an Indian-listed subsidiary, and operates in South Africa through Vedanta Zinc International. Vedanta Resources is controlled by Indian billionaire Anil Agarwal and his family, with Priya Agarwal Hebbar serving in a senior leadership capacity within the group. The company's core products include refined zinc, lead and silver, used in construction, galvanising and electronics industries. Vedanta ranks among the world's larger diversified metals and mining groups by output, with substantial revenue generated from its zinc and oil operations in India. It employs tens of thousands of people globally across its various business units. Principal subsidiaries include Hindustan Zinc, Konkola Copper Mines and Vedanta Zinc International, which operates the Gamsberg mine in South Africa. The group was founded by Anil Agarwal and has grown through a series of acquisitions since the 1970s. Vedanta Resources continues to expand its footprint in sub-Saharan Africa, aligning with broader India-Africa trade and investment ties under frameworks such as BRICS.

Vedanta Resources News


Truck with copper ore in Zambia
Vedanta spin-off CopperTech yet to announce IPO value on NYSE
3rd June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The NYSE will soon welcome its newest mining company, in integrated copper and cobalt producer CopperTech Metals, with the company having filed a registration statement with the US Securities and... 


KCM CE Deshnee Naidoo
Zambia's Konkola reopens Chingola copper mine after 18-year shutdown
22nd May 2026 By: Reuters

Zambia's Konkola Copper Mines resumed mining at its Chingola "B" Mine on Thursday, 18 years after operations ceased, as Africa's second-largest copper producing nation pushes to more than triple... 


Zambian Mines Minister Paul Kabuswe
Zambia seeking global investors to help triple copper output by 2031
11th March 2026 By: Reuters

Zambia is courting global investors, including from the US, as it aims to more than triple its copper output to three-million metric tons by 2031, its mines minister said on Tuesday. Africa's... 


An image of the Mopani Copper Processing Site
Investor targets copper production boost
14th November 2025 By: Nadine Ramdass

As part of its commitment to the Zambian government’s aim to reach three-million tonnes of copper production by 2031, State-owned investment company ZCCM Investments Holdings (ZCCM-IH) is... 


Vedanta's newly launched CopperTech to invest $1.5bn in Konkola
Vedanta's newly launched CopperTech to invest $1.5bn in Konkola
7th November 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Vedanta Resources has launched CopperTech Metals, a US-domiciled company that will own and operate Zambia’s Konkola Copper Mines (KCM), connecting America’s critical mineral needs with Zambia’s... 


Vedanta chairperson Anil Agarwal
Singapore reviewing short seller claim against India's Vedanta, documents show
19th September 2025 By: Reuters

The Singapore Police Force is reviewing a complaint by short seller Viceroy Research that natural resources conglomerate Vedanta improperly funded its 2024 dividend, documents viewed by Reuters... 


Vedanta Resources CEO Deshnee Naidoo
Vedanta to retain coal as base energy source, top executive says
16th September 2025 By: Reuters

Indian mining and metals conglomerate Vedanta will continue to rely on coal as its primary energy source for mining operations while aiming to increase the share of renewable sources in its energy... 


Copper sheets produced at Konkola Copper Mines
Vedanta’s Zambia copper unit will revamp smelter to boost output
17th July 2025 By: Bloomberg

Vedanta Resources’ Zambian copper mining unit plans to refurbish its smelter as part of efforts to ramp up production from operations the company recovered last year. The plant will undergo “a full... 


Mercuria and Zambia to ship first copper under new partnership
14th July 2025 By: Bloomberg

Mercuria Energy Group and a Zambian State-owned company are set to ship their first copper under a new trading partnership after obtaining a government waiver to export a semi-processed form of the... 


Chris Griffith
Vedanta Base Metals CEO Griffith quits amid debt, short-seller woes
10th July 2025 By: Bloomberg

Vedanta Resources, the Indian mining conglomerate of billionaire Anil Agarwal that was targeted in a short-seller’s report, has lost the top executive of its base metals business, according to... 


Vedanta secures up to $600m to refinance debt
26th June 2025 By: Reuters

Indian miner Vedanta said on Thursday its parent Vedanta Resources has secured a loan facility agreement worth up to $600-million with international banks to refinance its debt. Easing risks... 


Haul truck at a Zambian copper mine
Vedanta weighs US listing to raise $1bn for Zambian copper assets
23rd April 2025 By: Reuters

Vedanta Resources, is considering a US public listing for its Zambian unit Konkola Copper Mines as one of its options to try to raise about $1-billion for mine development, three sources familiar... 


Arc Minerals expands its presence in Zambia
7th April 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

London-listed Arc Minerals has entered into a binding  agreement for its wholly-owned Zambian subsidiary Foreland Minerals to acquire the Chingola copper project, in the Zambian Copperbelt, from... 


Indian miner Vedanta's shareholders, creditors clear way for five-way split
21st February 2025 By: Reuters

Vedanta's shareholders and lenders have approved the oils-to-metals conglomerate's plans to split into five separate entities, the company announced on Thursday, with nods from nearly all of its... 


Vedanta's Chris Griffith
Vedanta aims to raise $1bn via debt to fund Zambian copper mines
6th February 2025 By: Reuters

Vedanta Resources is trying to raise around $1-billion in debt financing to fund development of its Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) in Zambia, Chris Griffith, head of the company's base metals unit,... 


Copper sheets ready for transport in Zambia
Africa's big copper countries set their sights on the profits of trade
3rd February 2025 By: Reuters

Africa's biggest copper producers, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia, are working on deals to gain exposure to metal trading as a demand surge linked to artificial intelligence and the... 


A copper mine in Zambia
Zambia copper output up 12% last year as key mines recover
22nd January 2025 By: Reuters

Zambia's copper output rose 12% in 2024, buoyed by a recovery in production at key mines as the government counts on the sector to drive economic growth. Output reached roughly 820 670 metric tons,... 


Mark Cutifani
Veteran mining banker teams up with former Anglo American CEO Cutifani to chase M&A revival
13th January 2025 By: Bloomberg

In his two decades at Bank of America Corp as a mining banker, Omar Davis worked on several transactions with former Anglo American boss Mark Cutifani. They’ve now teamed up again to set up a... 


Vedanta gets $300m loan commitment for debt refinancing
Vedanta gets $300m loan commitment for debt refinancing
10th January 2025 By: Reuters

Indian miner Vedanta's parent on Friday said it has secured commitments from Barclays, First Abu Dhabi Bank, and Mashreq totaling $300-million in loan tenors of three years and three months. The... 


Vedanta to proceed with dollar bond sale in first post-Adani India credit test
25th November 2024 By: Reuters

Vedanta Resources, which postponed a planned sale of dollar bonds last week after the Adani group's top officials were indicted by US prosecutors, will now launch the issue on Monday, according to... 


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