OREANDA-NEWS. August 24, 2011. Sesa Goa Limited ("Sesa Goa"), a majority-owned subsidiary of Vedanta Resources plc ("Vedanta"), the London-based FTSE 100 metal and mining group is pleased to announce that the Legislature of the Republic of Liberia has ratified the Mineral Development Agreement ("MDA") for the Western Cluster Project executed with the Government of Liberia. Western Cluster Limited will carry out the development of the Project as per the provisions of the MDA.

Sesa Goa had announced on 6 August 2011, that it had signed the definitive agreement with Elenilto Minerals and Mining Limited for the acquisition of 51% stake in Western Cluster Limited subject to the ratification of the MDA by the Legislature of Republic of Liberia.

With this ratification, all the necessary approvals from the Government of Liberia for the acquisition of the 51% interest in the Western Cluster Project have been completed.