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Tuesday, March 1, 2011

New Millennium, Tata to extend iron ore deal


Tue,March01,2011

March 1 - New Millennium Capital Corp said late Monday it has agreed to extend an iron ore project exclusivity agreement with India's Tata Steel , which could potentially feed the world's No.7 steelmaker's European unit.

Both companies have mutually agreed to extend the exclusivity period to March 7 from February 28, New Millennium (NML) said.

Tata Steel and NML shall continue to work toward negotiating a binding agreement for the development and operation of the LabMag and KeMag iron ore projects, the company said.

NML had extended Tata's exclusivity right twice -- once by 18 months till the end of last year and once till Feb. 28. (Edited by Reuters)

Tags :LabMag iron ore project, KeMag iron ore project, steel mills, steelmaking

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