LONDON, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Kazakh miner ENRC onThursday dismissed as "unfounded" efforts by an anti-corruptionpressure group to block a buyout bid by its founders, citingallegations one of the company's subsidiaries breached sanctionsagainst Zimbabwe.
RAID, which promotes responsible conduct by companies actingabroad, has written to Britain's Takeover Panel, the SeriousOrganised Crime Agency and the Treasury unit responsible forfreezing assets, seeking to stop a move to take ENRC private,the mining company said.
RAID argues CAMEC, a junior miner bought by ENRC in 2009,breached sanctions against Zimbabwe before it was acquired.
The trio of founders behind ENRC - whose time as aLondon-listed company has been marred by corruption probes,governance concerns and boardroom rows - is seeking to acquirethe roughly 46 percent of the group it does not already control.
If successful, as widely expected, the bid would take thecompany off the market after almost six turbulent years.
ENRC said in a statement that it had obtained "all necessaryclearances and/or consents" for the CAMEC acquisition, and wascommitted to cooperating with regulators.
RAID had no immediate comment.