To feed its EuropeĆās plants Tata Steel Minerals Canada (TSML), a joint venture of the Indian steel maker, has secured key permission last week for land use related to its proposed iron ore project in north-eastern Canada.
Toronto-listed New Millennium Iron Corp, Tata SteelĆās 20 per cent strategic partner, said that TSML signed agreement with the appropriate aboriginal council of the south Labrador for the direct shipping ore (DSO) project.
Author: admin (Infratructure Today)
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Tata Steel gets nod to use land for its Canada project
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