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At 12:01 PM, Hindustan Copper share price was trading 5.31 per cent higher at ₹297.60. In comparison, BSE Sensex was trading 0.20 per cent lower at 82,461.66 levels.
Hindustan Copper Ltd (HCL) on Friday entered into an initial pact with Oil India Ltd for cooperation on exploration and development of critical and strategic minerals, including copper. The development comes at a time when the country is prioritising domestic production to reduce import dependency on China. State-owned Oil India Ltd (OIL) has a proven expertise in exploration, development, production and transportation of crude oil and natural gas. "In a significant step towards strengthening India's self-reliance in critical and strategic mineral sourcing, Oil India Ltd and Hindustan Copper Ltd signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on September 19, 2025," HCL said in a statement. HCL, a PSU under the mines ministry, is engaged in mining, production, processing and marketing of copper and related products. It is focusing on mining and beneficiation of copper ore and selling of copper concentrate. Hindustan Copper had earlier told PTI that it plans to bid for critical mineral
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State-owned Hindustan Copper on Thursday posted an over 18 per cent rise in consolidated net profit to Rs 134.28 crore in the June quarter of FY26, supported by higher revenues. The company, which is engaged in copper ore mining, had logged a net profit of Rs 113.40 crore in the April-June period of preceding 2024-25 financial year. According to an exchange filing, Hindustan Copper's total income rose to Rs 526.65 crore in the first quarter from Rs 500.44 crore in the same period a year ago. Its expenses were at Rs 347.29 crore as against Rs 346.32 crore in the Q1 of FY25. The consolidated financial results for the quarter ended June 2025 include earnings of subsidiary company Chhattisgarh Copper Limited (CCL) and joint venture company Khanij Bidesh lndia Limited (KABIL). Hindustan Copper, under the Ministry of Mines, holds all the operating mining leases for copper ore in the country. As per its home page, the company's current focus lies in exploration, mining, and beneficiatio
Hindustan Copper Ltd (HCL) is focusing on copper exploration and production through global collaborations as it seeks to ramp up its mining capacity from 3.47 million tonnes to 12 million tonnes per annum by FY 2030-31, a top company official said on Sunday. The Kolkata-based PSU has forged a partnership with Chile's Codelco to enhance technical strength to boost production, he said. "We've forged a strategic partnership with Codelco to build technical strength and explore deeper mineralisation. The visit of Codelco representatives to our key mining sites is part of efforts to upgrade our capabilities, HCL Chairman and Managing Director Sanjiv Kumar Singh told PTI. A three-week-long visit by experts from the Chilean copper major is currently underway, during which the team has been visiting all HCL units and offices across the country to assess various mining and operational aspects. The development comes in the backdrop of sharp criticism from the Comptroller and Auditor General .
Hindustan Copper Ltd looks to build a new Rs 400-crore concentrator plant with 3 million tonnes per annum capacity at Malanjkhand in Madhya Pradesh in the next two-three years as part of plans to triple its ore production capacity, a top company official said. The state-run company expects to start the construction work on the new facility next year. It has a 2.5 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) concentrator plant at Malanjkhand currently. A concentrator plant processes mined ore to separate valuable minerals from waste rock. The facility produces a concentrated product containing a higher proportion of desired minerals. The concentrated product is then sent to further processing stages, such as smelting or refining, to produce the final metal or mineral. In an interview with PTI, Hindustan Copper Ltd (HCL) Chairman and Managing Director Sanjiv Kumar Singh said that state-run consultancy firm Mecon is preparing a tender document and technical design for the plant which will have a .
State-owned CIL on Tuesday said it has signed an MoU with Hindustan Copper to work together in the critical mineral sector. The two companies executed the non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Monday to collaborate across various aspects in the copper and critical minerals sectors, CIL said in a BSE filing. Earlier, CIL and IREL (India) Ltd had signed a non-binding MoU to cooperate and collaborate on the development of critical minerals. The MoU aims to promote the development of mutually agreed assets of critical minerals, including mineral sands and rare earth elements. CIL accounts for over 80 per cent of the domestic coal production. Critical minerals such as copper, lithium, nickel, cobalt and rare earth are essential raw materials required to fuel the growth of rapidly-growing clean energy technologies and their expanding uses ranging from wind turbines and electricity networks to electric vehicles and battery manufacturing.
Hindustan Copper share price gained 4 per cent in trade after the company inked an MoU with Indian Oil; check details here
Hindustan Copper Ltd , a Miniratna CPSE under the Ministry of Mines, plans to bid for critical minerals and rare earth element blocks along with other PSU's like Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL), GAIL (India) and RITES as part of its diversification strategy, a top official said. The copper company will soon enter into non-binding agreement with IOCL and GAIL (India) Ltd for this purpose. "Hindustan Copper (HCL) will participate in the auctions which will be coming up not only for copper blocks but also for blocks pertaining to critical minerals and rare earth minerals. "For example, if there is a critical mineral block or REE put up for auction by the Ministry of Mines & State Government, we will evaluate them and then HCL plans to tie up with PSUs on case to case basis to bid for those blocks, "Sanjiv Kumar Singh, Chairman and Managing Director, HCL told PTI in an interview. The company also plans to enter into pact with Coal India Ltd (CIL) for taking part in activities ...
State-run Hindustan Copper Ltd (HCL) on Monday said a delegation of mining experts from Chile will visit various units of the PSU over the next three weeks to assess mining and operational aspects and explore opportunities for knowledge sharing and value addition. This comes after a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between HCL and CODELCO in the presence of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President of Chile Gabriel Boric Font, in April. "HCL welcomed a delegation from CODELCO (Corporacin Nacional del Cobre), the state-owned copper mining company of Chile, in New Delhi early today. In a first-of-its-kind mission in India, experts from the Chilean Copper major will be visiting all HCL units and offices across the country to assess various mining and operational aspects," the PSU said in a statement. The pact focuses on sharing knowledge and best practices to facilitate exploration, mining, and mineral beneficiation, along with employee training and capacity building. Mines ...
State-run Hindustan Copper Ltd (HCL) will invest around Rs 2,000 crore over the next five to six years to expand its mining operations, primarily at its flagship Malanjkhand Copper Project (MCP) in Madhya Pradesh, a top company official said. The investment is part of HCL's broader plan to triple its ore production capacity from the current 4 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) to 12.2 MTPA by FY2030-31. However, this capital expenditure excludes the development of the Rakha and Chapri mines in Jharkhand, which are being revived through a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model. A JSW Group company has secured the Mine Developer and Operator (MDO) contract for the two mining blocks in Jharkhand and is expected to invest around Rs 2,600 crore, including the setting up of a concentrator plant. The Rs 2,000 crore capex will be funded by HCL, with the majority directed towards the Malanjkhand Copper Project (MCP), which will see an investment of around Rs 1,4001,500 crore. The remaining wil
Engineering firm RITES Ltd on Friday said it has signed an agreement with Hindustan Copper Limited (HCL) to jointly develop the supply chain for metals and minerals, including critical minerals, both in the domestic market and overseas. The partnership will focus on exploration, extraction, refining, and production activities in India and abroad. The collaboration includes participation in mineral block auctions and the development of mining infrastructure. As part of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), RITES will provide consultancy and logistics solutions, including project planning, transport infrastructure development, multimodal transport planning, and rolling stock support, to strengthen the mining operations of Hindustan Copper. "This strategic partnership aims to build an integrated, self-reliant mineral value chain that supports India's critical mineral security, fosters sustainable growth, and strengthens the nation's economic resilience," the company said in a ...
Hindustan Copper's stock rose as much as 4.28 per cent after it reported a 51.8 per cent increase in profit for the quarter ended March 31, 2025
State-owned Hindustan Copper Ltd on Tuesday reported a 51.8 per cent increase in consolidated profit at Rs 189.48 crore for the quarter ended March 31, 2025. The company had posted consolidated profit of Rs 124.75 crore in the year-ago period. The consolidated income of the company during the fourth quarter rose to Rs 777.28 crore, over Rs 585.22 crore in the year-ago period, Hindustan Copper said in a regulatory filing. The total expenses of the company during the quarter under review rose to Rs 518.75 crore, over Rs 401.49 crore in the year-ago period. Hindustan Copper is a Mini-Ratna Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE) under the administrative control of the mines ministry. It is the only company in the country engaged in copper ore mining and holds all the operating mining leases for copper ore in the country. The company operates copper mines at Malanjkhand (Madhya Pradesh), Khetri (Rajasthan) and Ghatsila (Jharkhand). It has facilities of a primary smelter and refinery a
The northward move in the Hindustan Copper share came after it announced that ore production at Kolihan copper mine of Khetri copper complex, Khetrinagar, Rajasthan, has resumed, effective April 10.
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State-owned Hindustan Copper Ltd (HCL) on Monday reported a 67.4 per cent rise in consolidated net profit to Rs 101.67 crore for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, on the back of higher revenue from operations. The company had posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 60.70 crore in the year-ago period, HCL said in a filing to BSE. Revenue from operations of the company in the July-September period rose to Rs 518.19 crore from Rs 381.40 crore in the corresponding quarter of previous fiscal. Hindustan Copper Ltd (HCL) is under the administrative control of the mines ministry. It is engaged in mining of copper ore and owns all the operating mining lease of copper ore and is also the only integrated producer of refined copper (vertically integrated company).. The company has the facilities for production and marketing of copper concentrate, copper cathodes, continuous cast copper rod and by-products, such as anode slime (containing gold, silver, etc.), copper sulphate and sulphuric ..