Vedanta Limited American Depostary Shares (Each representing four equity shares), also called Vedanta, is a diversified natural resource company, which engages in the exploration, extraction, and processing of minerals, oil, and gas. It operates through the following segments: Copper, Aluminum, Iron Ore, Power, and Oil and Gas. Read More The Copper segment engages in custom smelting and includes a copper smelter, a refinery, a phosphoric acid plant, a sulphuric acid plant, a copper rod plant and three captive power plants. The Aluminum segment engages in the operation of businesses in Chhattisgarh and Odisha. The Iron Ore segment explores, mines, and processes iron ore. The Power segment includes the operation of multiple power plants. The Power segment includes 600 MW thermal coal-based commercial power facility at Jharsuguda in the State of Odisha in Eastern India. The Oil and Gas segment operates and owns Cairn India and its subsidiaries. The company was founded by Anil Kumar Agarwal on June 25, 1965 and is headquartered in Panaji, India.