The company secured the block with the highest final price offer of 3.05%, according to a notification. The tender process was initiated through a Notice Inviting Tender dated January 20, 2025, for the auction of critical and strategic mineral blocks through e-auction for the grant of composite licences. The company had participated in the live e-auction process for these licences.
As per the tender document, the Jhandawali–Satipura Amalgamated Potash and Halite Block is classified at the G3 level of exploration and spans a total area of 1,841.22 hectares. A composite licence deed for the block will be executed in favour of the company and will be submitted in due course.
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Last week, Hindustan Zinc reported its production numbers for the fourth quarter and full year ended March 31, 2026, with mined metal output at 315 kt in Q4, up 2% year-on-year and 14% quarter-on-quarter. The company reported its best-ever quarterly and annual mined metal production, along with a record quarterly refined metal output of 282 kt.
Refined metal production for the quarter came in at 282 kt, rising 5% both on a yearly and sequential basis. Within this, refined zinc output stood at 227 kt, up 6% YoY and 3% QoQ, while refined lead production was at 55 kt, down 2% YoY but higher by 12% compared to the previous quarter.
Silver production was largely flat on a yearly basis at 176 tonnes, while rising 11% sequentially. In ounce terms, it stood at 5.7 million ounces versus 5.7 million ounces a year ago and 5.1 million ounces in the previous quarter. Wind power generation declined 11% YoY to 56 million units during the quarter, but increased 11% on a sequential basis.
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Shares of Hindustan Zinc Ltd ended at ₹562.00, down by ₹2.10, or 0.37%, on the BSE.
