Hindustan Copper plans to invest Rs 3,677 crore to almost quadruple its existing copper ore production capacity to 12.41 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) by 2016-17. The company’s expansion plan is to expand capacity of 3.21 million tonnes to 12.41 million tonnes at an estimated cost of Rs 3,677 crore, which would be funded from internal resources, fresh issue of shares and debt.
The entire expansion would be completed by 2016-17 and in the meantime, the company would also take up greenfield projects for exploration and ore production. HCL would spend a total of Rs 297 crore next fiscal through internal sources for part-funding expansion of the Khetri, Kolihan, Banwas and Singhbhum mines and reopening of the Rakha and Kenadadih mines. The only copper ore producer in India, HCL's existing capacity caters to about 3 per cent of the requirement of optimum utilization of installed capacity for smelting/refining of copper in the country.
HCL plans to invest a total of Rs 174 crore for expansion of the Khetri mines from 0.5 mtpa to 1 mtpa. In the Kolihan mines, it would invest Rs 275 crore for expanding the capacity to 1.5 mtpa from 0.5 mtpa now and Rs 91 crore to develop the Banwas mine with a capacity of 0.6 mtpa. The Surda mine's capacity will be expanded to 0.9 mtpa from 0.42 mtpa now at a total cost of Rs 216 crore. HCL would also invest Rs 347 crore to reopen the closed Rakha mine and Rs 87 crore for enhancing the capacity of the Kendadih mines to 0.21 mtpa.
HCL has already applied for prospecting leases across the country for Greenfield exploration and it proposes to explore and develop these mines in a joint venture with global mining majors.crackcrack
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