Lok Sabha Question No. 3828 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-18
Subject: Copper  Mines under Hindustan Copper Limited (HCL)
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: Smt. Bharti Pardhi, Shri Arvind Ganpat Sawant

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3828

ANSWERED ON THE 18.12.2024

## COPPER MINES UNDER HINDUSTAN COPPER LIMITED (HCL)

†3828 SHRI ARVIND GANPATH SAWANT: SMT. BHARTI PARDHI:

Will the Minister of MINES be pleased to state:

- (a)  the details of the mines being operated under Hindustan Copper Limited (HCL), Place-wise;
- (b)  the total quantity of copper production from these mines along with its value;
- (c)  the mine and year-wise details of the profit earned;
- (d)  whether copper plants have been set up in Maharashtra and at Malanjkhand of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh;
- (e)  if so, the time by when these plants have been set up along with their installation cost;
- (f)  the details of the products and manufactured in these plants; and
- (g)  the details of profit earned therefrom?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF MINES AND COAL (SHRI G KISHAN REDDY)

- (a) to (b) The mines under Hindustan Copper Limited along with details are as under :
- (c) The year-wise details of profit earned by HCL in the last 3 years is as under:

| Name of Mine   | Status                 | Name of Unit & Location                    | Unit-wise Copper Ore Production in FY 2023- 24 (tonnes)   | Value (in Rs. Crore)   |
|----------------|------------------------|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
|                | MalanjkhandOperational | Malanjkhand Copper Project, Madhya Pradesh | 25,45,820                                                 | 1,677.96               |
| Khetri         | Operational            | Khetri Copper Complex, Rajasthan           | 12,31,500                                                 | 1,677.96               |
| Kolihan        | Operational            | Khetri Copper Complex, Rajasthan           | 12,31,500                                                 | 1,677.96               |
| Surda          | Operational            | Indian Copper Complex, Jharkhand           | 4,936                                                     | 1,677.96               |

| 2023-24   | 2022-23   | 2021-22   |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|

| Proft BeforeTax (in Rs. Crore)   | 410.43   | 395.66   | 381.72   |
|----------------------------------|----------|----------|----------|

(d) to (g) The details of HCL copper plants in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh are as under:

| Plant                          | Unit and Location                                   |   Approx. Installation Cost (in Rs. Crore) |   Installation Year | Products manufactured    | Profit/ loss in 2023-24 (in Rs. Crore)   |
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|---------------------|--------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| Continuous cast wire rod Plant | Taloja Copper Project, Raigarh, Maharashtra         |                                      29.75 |                1988 | Continuous cast wire rod | 15.75 (loss)                             |
| Copper Concentrator Plant      | Malanjkhand Copper Project, Balaghat, Madhyapradesh |                                      28.73 |                1982 | Copper Concentrate       | 404.33 (profit)                          |

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