Metal and mining major Vedanta Resources today said its Chairman Anil Agarwal has been conferred with the "Lifetime Achievement Award - 2009" by international weekly-- Mining Journal, for outstanding contribution to the mining industry.

"Mining Journal, one of the most reputed international weekly magazine presented "Lifetime Achievement Award - 2009" to Anil Agarwal, the Chairman of Vedanta Group in London on December 2...For his contribution in the mining industry," the company said in a statement.

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The India focused mining group has operations in Africa an Australia. It has operations in zinc, aluminium, copper and iron ore sectors.

"Anil Agarwal's story is a... story of a humble beginner - a metal trader - who is today, one of the most prominent and successful metals entrepreneur," the statement added quoting the journal.

Agarwal has targeted to enter the power businesses in a big way by installing power generation capacity of about 11,000 Mw in next 5-6 years under a group subsidiary Sterlite Energy, it added. Vedanta Resources primarily operate in India through its flagship firm Sterlite Industries.

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