Hindustan Copper

Hindustan Copper Limited
	Bangalore and Ahmedabad
Key people	Sanjiv Kumar Singh (wef. Jan 2020) (Chairman and Managing Director)
Revenue	₹1,771 crore (US$210 million) (2024)
Net income	₹295 crore (US$34 million) (2024)
Total assets	₹3,270 crore (US$380 million) (2024)
Owner	Ministry of Mines, Government of India
Number of employees	1,302 (2024)
Website	www.hindustancopper.com/Home

Hindustan Copper Ltd. is a

beneficiation, smelting, refining

and continuous cast rod manufacturer.

HCL shares are listed at Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Ahmedabad exchanges.^[3] On 31-July-2015, the Government of India announced a 15% stake sale in Hindustan Copper Limited, reducing its stake from 89.5% to 74.5%.^[4]

Origin

Hindustan Copper Ltd. (HCL)^[5] was incorporated on 09-November-1967 to take over the plants and mines at Khetri, Kolihan in Rajasthan and Rakha Copper Project in Jharkhand from National Mineral Development Corporation. The central office is located at Kolkata which is the capital of the West Bengal state in India.

In 1972 Indian Copper Corporation Limited,

Open pit mine in the country which was dedicated to the nation on 12-November-1982. Further in 1990 a Continuous Cast Wire Rod plant of South Wire Technology was commissioned at Taloja in Maharashtra

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Services

HCL also produces gold, silver, nickel

Khetri, Rajasthan

Hindustan Copper Limited is engaged in

smelting of copper, having its production facilities and offices at various locations across the country. On 29-June-2012, CMD of the company said that construction of a smelting refinery at Visakhapatnam with an annual capacity of 600,000 tonne at a cost of ₹20 billion is under consideration.^[6]

Units

Khetri Copper Complex

Located in the state of Rajasthan, 180 km (110 mi) from Delhi

Capacity - 31,000 tpa copper cathode (the smelter and acid plant at KCC are under shutdown since late 2008 due to the slump in global commodity prices witnessed in 2008 and old machinery. Currently, only concentrator for production of copper concentrate is working in addition to associated mines.)
sulphuric acid
Mines -
Khetri
and Kolihan (producing 9,500 mt metal in concentrate / annum)
Reserve
- Khetri 34.56 million tonnes @ 1.13% cu
- Kolihan 22.45 million tonnes @ 1.33% cu
- Banwas 24.97 million tonnes @ 1.69% cu

Indian Copper Complex

Located in the state of Jharkhand

Capacity 16,500 tpa
copper cathode
By products
sulphate
Mines - Surda
Reserve
- Surda 19.30 million tonnes @1.17% cu

Malanjkhand Copper Project

Located in Madhya Pradesh 200 km (120 mi) from Jabalpur, 170 km (110 mi) from Raipur

Capacity open cast mine with a capacity of 2 million tonnes with matching concentrator
Mines - Malanjkhand Open-pit mining
Reserve 208.030 million tonnes @1.3% cu
Features of the open pit mine
- length 2600 meter
- Width 700 meter
- Planned depth: 240 meter below average
  ground level

The open pit mine has reached ultimate pit depth and further it's not economically viable to exploit the mineral with open pit mining, Hence the mine is being converted to underground mines with enhanced capacity of 5 million tonnes with an investment to the tune of 2000 crores.

Taloja Copper Project

Located in the state of Maharashtra, district-Raigad, 60 km (37 mi) from Mumbai

Capacity 60,000 tpa continuous cast copper rod - hindcop rods^[7]
Technology plant is based on the latest 'southwire technology'
Product range 8 mm, 11 mm, 12.5 mm, 16 mm and 19 mm cc rod

References

^ Mazumdar, Rakhi. "Sanjiv Kumar Singh takes charge as CMD of Hindustan Copper". Hindustan Coppoer Limited. Archived from the original on 22 February 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
^ "Hindustan Copper AR 2023-24" (PDF).
^ [1] Archived 13 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine Hindustan Copper Ltd, BSE January 2012, Source Business Standard
^ "Govt to sell 15% stake in Hindustan Copper". 31 July 2015.
^ [2] Archived 9 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine Hindustan Copper Limited Official Website
^ "Hindustan Copper Ltd mulls Rs 2,000-crore smelting refinery in Vizag". The Times of India. 30 June 2012. Archived from the original on 30 April 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
^ [3] Archived 8 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine Taloja Copper Project of Hindustan Copper Ltd. installed capacity of 60,000 tonnes.

External links

[1] Mazumdar, Rakhi. "Sanjiv Kumar Singh takes charge as CMD of Hindustan Copper". Hindustan Coppoer Limited. Archived from the original on 22 February 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2025.

[2] "Hindustan Copper AR 2023-24" (PDF).

[3] [1] Archived 13 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine Hindustan Copper Ltd, BSE January 2012, Source Business Standard

[4] "Govt to sell 15% stake in Hindustan Copper". 31 July 2015.

[5] [2] Archived 9 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine Hindustan Copper Limited Official Website

[6] "Hindustan Copper Ltd mulls Rs 2,000-crore smelting refinery in Vizag". The Times of India. 30 June 2012. Archived from the original on 30 April 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2012.

[7] [3] Archived 8 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine Taloja Copper Project of Hindustan Copper Ltd. installed capacity of 60,000 tonnes.

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Authority control databases
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National	United States