LONDON, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Kazakh miner ENRC onThursday dismissed as "unfounded" what it said were efforts byan anti-corruption pressure group to block a buyout bid by itsfounders, citing allegations one of the company's subsidiariesbreached sanctions against Zimbabwe.
The mining company said RAID, which promotes responsibleconduct by companies operating abroad, had written to Britain'sTakeover Panel, the Serious Organised Crime Agency and theTreasury unit responsible for freezing assets, seeking to stop amove to take ENRC private.
RAID argues CAMEC, a junior miner bought by ENRC in 2009,breached sanctions against Zimbabwe before it was acquired.
The pressure group said that while it had written to theTreasury unit about CAMEC, it did not mention ENRC and had notsought to halt a delisting.
It declined to comment on the content of its letters toother authorities.
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.