Adani Enterprises Ltd, Hindalco Industries Ltd, JMS Mining Pvt. Ltd, Andhra Pradesh Mineral Development Corp. (APMDC) Ltd, EMIL Mines and Minerals Resources Ltd, Vedanta Ltd and Jindal Power Ltd are among 42 firms that have bid for 23 coal mines put on auction for commercial mining, the coal ministry said in a statement. Two or more bids have been received for 19 coal mines, the statement said.
While a total of 38 coal mines were put for auction, 76 bids were received for 23 coal mines. The remaining 15 mines did not receive any bid.
The auction was launched by the coal ministry on 18 June, with the technical bids opened on Wednesday.
