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Hindustan Zinc Limited (HZL) is an Indian integrated mining and resources producer of zinc, lead, silver and cadmium.It is a subsidiary of Vedanta Limited. [4] Earlier it was a Central Public Sector Undertaking, sold by Government of India to Vedanta Limited when Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Bharatiya Janta Party Government was in power in the year 2003.
Rampura Agucha deposits were discovered in August 1977 by T. C. Rampuria, a geologist with the Government of India's Directorate of Mines and Geology. Hindustan Zinc Limited (HZL) started drilling in February 1980 and a report regarding the estimate of the deposit was submitted in 1981. [3]
Zawar is a township created by mining company Hindustan Zinc Limited, for extraction of zinc and lead. An 80 MW power plant provides electricity for mining zinc and lead from three major mines. There is also a large football stadium which annually hosts a national soccer tournament in January.
HZL is listed on Indian stock exchanges (NSE and BSE).HZL's fully integrated zinc operations include five lead-zinc mines, one rock phosphate mine, four hydrometallurgical zinc smelters, two lead smelters, one lead-zinc smelter, four sulphuric acid plants, one silver refinery and six captive power plants at our Chanderiya, Dariba and Zawar ...
Vedanta Resources Limited is a diversified mining company headquartered in London, United Kingdom.It is the largest mining and non-ferrous metals company in India and has mining operations in Australia and Zambia [4] and oil and gas operations in three countries.
Chanderiya Smelter Complex is the world's largest lead-zinc smelter complex [1] in the Chittorgarh district of Rajasthan state of India. It is metallurgical type plant. The original complex was built from 1989 and commissioned in 1991. [2] It refines lead-zinc ore from Rampura Agucha. It produces zinc, lead, cadmium and other precious metals. [2]
HZL is the country's largest integrated producer of zinc and as of 2023, the company an 80% market share in primary zinc production in India. [90] [91] As of 2023, HZL is also the second largest integrated zinc producer in the world. [92] Rampura Agucha, owned by HZL, is the world's largest underground zinc mine as of 2022. [93] India's 5 ...
The company's main operating subsidiaries are Hindustan Zinc Limited for its zinc and lead operations; Copper Mines of Tasmania Pty Limited for its copper operations in Australia; and Bharat Aluminium Company Limited for its aluminium operations. It also operates a copper mine in Australia. [12]