India Tata Steel Sizing Up Australia Coal Mine Buys -Exec
September 20, 2005 09:02 ET
NEW DELHI (Dow Jones)--Tata Steel Ltd. (500470.BY) is looking to acquire coal mines in Australia to boost its fuel reserves, the company's Managing Director B. Muthuraman said Tuesday.
"We are looking at a couple of mines in Australia," he told reporters, adding that details haven't been finalized.
"We want to secure (better) coal reserves," he said.