Konkola Copper Mines Plc (KCM) announces that Vedanta Resources Limited, has appointed Christopher Sheppard as the new KCM Chief Executive Officer (CEO) effective 18th March 2019 and is based at KCM Head Office in Chingola.

Mining giant Vedanta on Tuesday said it has appointed Ajay Kapur as the chief executive officer of its aluminium and power business

Vedanta Zinc International (VZI) has opened the $400m first phase of the Gamsberg mine, outside Aggeneys in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa.

At the official opening of Vedanta’s Gamsberg zinc mine in the Northern Cape, founder Agarwal said his company had invested $400m in the mine

Under Vedanta Lanjigarh’s Swachhta Project, nine villages under Baterlima Panchayat and six villages under Jagannathpur Panchayat have been declared Open Defecation Free (ODF)

Vedanta Limited, Jharsuguda was conferred two coveted awards for excellence in CSR and Social Sustainability – Platinum Award at Apex India CSR Excellence Award 2018 and Gold Award at 6th Annual Greentech CSR Award 2018.

The quest for successful matriculation examinations has always been high among the school students and parents. The average and poor students belonging to remote areas of Odisha struggle to understand the normal curriculum and keep pace with the growing competition.

Deshnee Naidoo, CEO of Vedanta Zinc International has told attendees at the 25th Investing in African Mining Indaba that Vedanta’s commitment to the concept of “Business with Purpose” is central to its work in South and Southern Africa.

Vedanta had no plans to cut jobs following fiscal changes in Zambia, said Bloomberg News citing the acting CEO of Konkola Copper Mines, Venkatesan Giridhar.

Mining mogul Anil Agarwal said he has no immediate plans to retire as he feels Vedanta needs his "aggression" and "risk-taking" ability to grow into a world-class resource conglomerate.

Vedanta has confirmed its commitment to invest an additional US$1.2 billion in South Africa following its previous investment worth US$400 million.

Lawyers for Vedanta Resources have told Britain’s supreme court that a case raised against the mining company by nearly 2,000 Zambian villagers should be heard in Zambia not London.

Vedanta has shut the Nchanga smelter at its Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) after the introduction of an import duty on copper concentrates, said Reuters citing an announcement by the Indian company.

Vedanta executive chairman Anil Agarwal told TV channel ET Now that the firm is targeting an annual production of zinc of two million tonnes across its global operations.