Hindustan Zinc Limited has informed the Exchange regarding a press release dated August 18, 2025, titled "Hindustan Zinc s Board approves India s first Zinc Tailings Reprocessing Plant, driving sustainable growth".
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Hindustan Zinc's Board has approved setting up India's first zinc tailings reprocessing plant at its Rampura Agucha mine in Rajasthan, the world's largest underground zinc mining operation. The plant will have a capacity of 10 million tonnes per annum and will extract residual zinc and silver from previously processed mining waste, supporting circular economy goals. The project requires an investment of up to ₹3,823 crores and is targeted for completion within 28 months. This is part of the company's broader plan to double its production capacity, which already includes an earlier Board-approved ₹12,000 crore phase 1 investment to expand refined metal capacity by 250 KTPA.
The ₹3,823 crore investment signals a major capacity expansion and sustainability push, which could support future production growth and align with rising zinc demand from infrastructure and steel sectors. For shareholders, this reinforces the company's growth runway but also means higher capital spending in the near term, with returns expected only after the 28-month build-out.