Vedanta reports 42% rise in mined metal production at Zinc India

The Rampura Agucha open pit-mine operator said Zinc India's mined metal production was 452,000 tonnes for the first half ended September 30.

October 10, 2017 / 12:30 IST

A bird flies by the Vedanta office building in Mumbai August 16, 2010. India-focused miner Vedanta Resources said it will buy 51-60 percent of Cairn India for about $8.5-9.6 billion in cash to be funded via debt and cash resources, a move that would represent Vedanta's first foray into oil and gas, and help Edinburgh-based Cairn Energy fund an expensive drilling programme in Greenland. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui (INDIA - Tags: BUSINESS ENERGY) - RTXSAAV

Mining company Vedanta Resources said mined metal production at its Indian zinc unit rose 42 percent in the first half, boosted by higher ore production across all its mines.

The Rampura Agucha open pit-mine operator said Zinc India's mined metal production was 452,000 tonnes for the first half ended September 30.

The company, which mines zinc in Rajasthan, said integrated zinc production rose 54 percent to 386,000 tonnes and integrated silver rose 30 percent to 8.2 million ounces during the period.

first published: Oct 10, 2017 12:20 pm

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