Expansion of Hindustan Copper Limited (HCL)

HCL’s proposal is for expansion of Malanjkhand Copper Project mine (Balaghat, M.P.), a unit of Hindustan Copper Limited, from 2 million tonnes opencast to underground 5 million tonnes per annum involving capital investment of Rs. 1856.36 crore. It has been approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on 30th September, 2011.

This information was given by the Minister of Mines, Shri Dinsha Patel in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.

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