(THE NEWSMAN OF INDIA)
Kolkata, 04.04.2019: The physical performance of Hindustan Copper Limited (HCL) has been robust in the just-concluded financial year 2018-19. The Company’s Copper ore production of 41.22 lakh tonnes is the best in the last twenty years (12% higher than that of the last fiscal year). The Metal-in-concentrate (MIC) production of the only vertically integrated Copper miner of India is 32,439 tonnes in 2018-19, which is the best in last sixteen years.

The ore production of the flagship Unit of HCL, Malanjkhand Copper Project, has been at an all-time high of 25.42 lakh tonnes during the fiscal year. Total Copper sales volume during FY 18-19 has been 38,321 tonnes which is the highest in last nine years. All the afore-mentioned figures are provisional.

Santosh Sharma, CMD, HCL, has congratulated all the employees including contractors engaged in the mines for their commitment and team work and thanked the Ministry of Mines, Govt of India, State Government of Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan and all the stakeholders for their valued support.