Salil Nag

Hindustan Copper Limited is engaged in exploration, exploitation, mining of copper and copper ore, including beneficiation of minerals, smelting and refining. The Company manufactures and markets copper cathode, continuous cast copper wire rod and metal in concentrate. The Company also offers copper concentrate. The Company's by-products include Copper Sulphate, Sulphuric Acid, Reverts, Anode Slime (containing gold and silver) and Nickel Hydroxide. The Company's Copper Sulphate is used in electro refining of copper for electrolyte and pesticides (agriculture). The Company's Sulphuric Acid is used in the manufacture of fertilizer and alum, and drying of gases. The Company has manufacturing units in Khetri Copper Complex (KCC) at Khetrinagar, Rajasthan; Indian Copper Complex (ICC) at Ghatsila, Jharkhand; Malanjkhand Copper Project (MCP) at Malanjkhand, Madhya Pradesh; Taloja Copper Project (TCP) at Taloja, Maharashtra, and Gujarat Copper Project, Gujarat.