（外媒）NDMC与力拓重谈合资项目

概述：PTI报道印度铁矿石矿商NMDC近期已展开与全球矿业巨头力拓矿业集团新一轮对话，官方人员透露目前NMDC正为与力拓集团达成新的谅解备忘录付出努力，此前NDMC与力拓在2008年8月18日达成五五合资项目曾一度中止，此番重启会谈一旦成功，NMDC将有机会进入力拓集团总部所在地澳大利亚市场，并进一步满足印度日益增长的原材料需求。

NMDC in talk with RioTinto to reviveJV

PTI reported that Indian iron ore miner NMDC has started a fresh round of negotiations with global mining giant Rio Tinto to revive an equal joint venture that was mutually scrapped almost a year ago.

A steel ministry official said that NMDC has already discussed the prospect of reviving the venture a couple of times with the Rio Tinto, however, talks are still at a preliminary stage and have not taken a concrete shape so far.

The official added that “Efforts are on, on behalf of NMDC, to renew the MoU with Rio Tinto. Preliminary discussions have been held a couple of times.”

NMDC and Rio Tinto had entered into a 50:50 JV agreement in August 18th 2008 to look at mutually advantageous potential investment opportunities, primarily for iron ore and other minerals both within and outside of India.

The MoU was initially for a period of two years with the option of extending it for one more year. However, it had lapsed in August 2011, as the three year old venture, meant for scouting mining resources in different parts of the world including in India, did not bear any fruit.

If the revived talks take a concrete shape, the official said, NMDC might get a chance to enter into Rio Tinto’s home turf in Australia and contribute to meeting the growing need of the raw material in India.

（来源）Source - PTI