Exhibit 8.1

Subsidiaries of Sterlite Industries (India) Limited



|      |  |                                                 |  |                        
|----- |  | ----------------------------------------------- |  | -----------------------
|S. No |  | Name of the Company                             |  | Country ofIncorporation
|1     |  | Copper Mines of Tasmania Pty Limited            |  | Australia              
|2     |  | Thalanga Copper Mines Pty Limited               |  | Australia              
|3     |  | Monte Cello B.V.                                |  | Netherland             
|4     |  | Bharat Aluminium Company Limited                |  | India                  
|5     |  | Sterlite Infra Limited                          |  | India                  
|6     |  | Talwandi Sabo Power Limited                     |  | India                  
|7     |  | Sterlite Opportunities and Ventures Limited     |  | India                  
|8     |  | Sterlite (USA) Inc.                             |  | USA                    
|9     |  | Hindustan Zinc Limited                          |  | India                  
|10    |  | Sterlite Energy Limited                         |  | India                  
|11    |  | Fujairah Gold FZE                               |  | UAE                    
|12    |  | THL Zinc Ventures Ltd                           |  | Mauritius              
|13    |  | THL Zinc Ltd                                    |  | Mauritius              
|14    |  | THL Zinc Holding B.V.                           |  | Netherland             
|15    |  | THL Zinc Namibia Holdings (Proprietary) Limited |  | Namibia                
|16    |  | Skorpion Zinc (Proprietary) Limited             |  | Namibia                
|17    |  | Skorpion Mining Company (Proprietary) Limited   |  | Namibia                
|18    |  | Namzinc (Proprietary) Limited                   |  | Namibia                
|19    |  | Amica Guesthouse (Proprietary) Limited          |  | Namibia                
|20    |  | Rosh Pinah Health Care (Proprietary) Limited    |  | Namibia                
|21    |  | Black Mountain Mining (Proprietary) Limited     |  | South Africa           
|22    |  | Vedanta Lisheen Finance Limited                 |  | Ireland                
|23    |  | Vedanta Base Metals (Ireland) Limited           |  | Ireland                
|24    |  | Vedanta Lisheen Mining Limited                  |  | Ireland                
|25    |  | Killoran Lisheen Mining Limited                 |  | Ireland                
|26    |  | Killoran Lisheen Finance Limited                |  | Ireland                
|27    |  | Lisheen Milling Limited                         |  | Ireland                
|28    |  | Killoran Concentrates Limited                   |  | Ireland                
|29    |  | Killoran Lisheen Limited                        |  | Ireland                
|30    |  | Azela Limited                                   |  | Ireland                
|31    |  | Killoran Lisheen Holdings Limited               |  | Ireland                
|32    |  | Malco Power Company Limited                     |  | India                  
|33    |  | Malco Industries Limited                        |  | India                  
|34    |  | Vizag General Cargo Berth Private Limited       |  | India                  
|35    |  | Paradip Multi Cargo Berth Private Limited       |  | India                  
|36    |  | Pecvest 17 Proprietary Limited                  |  | South Africa