HDD dead. No OSX discs.

Hey,
So a few days ago I posted a thread in which I explained that I was experiencing some HDD issues, and that it could be a faulty SATA cable. I am now pretty sure it's actually a dead HDD. While the HDD was disappearing and reappering on Disk Utility just a couple of days ago, it has gotten harder and harder to find it. Now I've given up. It has just disappeared forever from Disk Utility.
Problem is, I have zero backups and no OSX discs as I never got them when I purchased my late 2012 13'' MBP from an Australian third party dealer.
While I believe I will be perfectly capable of jamming in a new HDD or SSD into my MBP, my problem is that I don't know how I would go about installing OSX on that new drive. I can order Mountain Lion from Apple, but then what's next? Do I just insert the disc and install? Any precautions?
Thanks,
Sebastian

Hi there momanjabo,
You should be able to reinstall OS X using Internet Recovery. Take a look at the article below for more information. 
OS X: About OS X Recovery
-Griff W.

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