Vedanta Resources plc
Production Report for the Third Quarter and
Nine Months Ended 31 December 2012
Q3 Highlights
Operations
Ø Oil & Gas production up 21%, driven by 36% higher production at Rajasthan
Ø Mined Metal and integrated Silver production up 11% and 8%, respectively, at Zinc India
Ø Strong operational performance at Aluminium smelters, producing above rated capacity
Ø Continued Iron Ore mining bans in Karnataka and Goa
Ø Government approval for Oil & Gas exploration in development areas - key to achieve basin potential of 300 kbopd at Rajasthan, targeting drilling of first well by end-FY2013
Ø Next phase of mining growth to 1.2 mtpa of Zinc-Lead announced at Zinc India
Corporate
Ø Sesa Goa acquired the remaining 49% stake in the Liberia Iron Ore project
Ø Vedanta Group Consolidation and Simplification - Hearings completed at the High Court of Madras and orders awaited; hearings in progress at the High Court of Bombay at Goa
