Form 6-K

FORM 6-K

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Mitsui to Invest US$297 million for Robe River J/V Mine Development

in Western Australia

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of December 27, 2007

Commission File Number 09929

 

Mitsui & Co., Ltd.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

2-1, Ohtemachi 1-chome Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0004 Japan

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

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Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Date: December 27, 2007

 

MITSUI & CO., LTD.
By:  

/s/ Kazuya Imai

Name:   Kazuya Imai
Title:   Executive Vice President
  Chief Financial Officer

December 27, 2007

For Immediate Release

To Whom It May Concern

Mitsui & Co., Ltd.

Mitsui to Invest US$297 million for Robe River J/V Mine Development in Western Australia

Mitsui & Co., Ltd.(“Mitsui”) announced today that it will invest US$297 million through its 100% subsidiary Mitsui Iron Ore Development to develop Mesa A / Warramboo mine in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

Total reserves of high grade iron ore across the Mesa A / Warramboo deposits are estimated at 249 million tons. The new mine will have a full scale capacity of 25 million tons per annum and is expected to start production in 2010. The total mine life of Mesa A is expected to be 11 years. With this addition, total production of Robe Valley pisolite ore will be maintained at 32 million tons per annum. A 49-kilometer rail extension will connect the new mine to the existing rail network.

The project capital cost is estimated at US$901 million.

 

For further information, please contact:  
Mitsui & Co., Ltd.   Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
Investor Relation Division   Corporate Communications Division
Telephone: +81-3-3285-7910   Telephone: +81-3-3285-7562
E-mail: infoTKADZ@mitsui.com  

Notice:

This press release includes forward-looking statements about Mitsui. These forward-looking statements are based on the current assumptions and beliefs of Mitsui in light of the information currently available to it, and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors. Such risks, uncertainties and other factors may cause Mitsui’s actual results, performance, achievements or financial position to be materially different from any future results, performance, achievements or financial position expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. The risks, uncertainties and other factors referred to above include, but are not limited to, those contained in Mitsui’s latest annual report on Form 20-F, which has been filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

This press release is published in order to publicly announce specific facts stated above, and does not constitute a solicitation of investments or any similar act inside or outside of Japan, regarding the shares, bonds or other securities issued by us.