Hindustan Zinc Limited Announces Production Results for the Second Quarter and Half Year Ended September 30, 2017
October 10, 2017 at 02:46 am EDT
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Hindustan Zinc Limited announced production results for the second quarter and half year ended September 30, 2017. For the quarter, the company reported mined metal production total refined zinc was 192,000 tonnes against 150,000 tonnes a year ago. Zinc – integrated was 192,000 tonnes against 149,000 tonnes a year ago. Total saleable refined Lead was 38,000 tonnes against 31,000 tonnes a year ago. Total saleable lead - integrated was 38,000 tonnes against 31,000 tonnes a year ago. Total refined saleable silver was 140,000 tonnes against 107,000 tonnes a year ago. Total - saleable silver – integrated was 140,000 tonnes against 107,000 tonnes a year ago. Wind power was 143 million units against 172 million units a year ago.
For the six months, the company reported mined metal production total refined zinc was 386,000 tonnes against 252,000 tonnes a year ago. Zinc – integrated was 386,000 tonnes against 250,000 tonnes a year ago. Total saleable refined Lead was 73,000 tonnes against 55,000 tonnes a year ago. Total saleable lead - integrated was 73,000 tonnes against 55,000 tonnes a year ago. Total refined saleable silver was 255,000 tonnes against 196,000 tonnes a year ago Total - saleable silver – integrated was 255,000 tonnes against 196,000 tonnes a year ago. Wind power was 299 million units against 320 million units a year ago.
Hindustan Zinc Limited is an India-based company, which is engaged in exploring, extracting, processing minerals, and manufacturing metals and alloys. The Company produces zinc, lead, silver, commercial power and alloys. Its segments include Zinc, Lead, Silver & others and Wind energy. Its operations include five zinc-lead mines, four zinc smelters, one lead smelter, one zinc-lead smelter, eight sulfuric acid plants, one silver refinery plant, six captive thermal power plants and four captive solar plants in the state of Rajasthan. In addition, the Company also has a rock-phosphate mine in Matoon, near Udaipur in Rajasthan and zinc, lead, silver processing and refining facilities in the state of Uttarakhand. The Company also has wind power plants in the states of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra and solar power plants in the state of Rajasthan.