Hindustan Zinc mined metal output marginally down at 299 KT Q4; silver 5 pc up

The output of mined metals of Hindustan Zinc Ltd declined 1 per cent to 299 kilo tonne (KT) in the last quarter of FY24 from 301 KT a year ago.

For the entire 2023-24, the production of mined metal was up 2 per cent to 1,079 KT over 1,062 KT in 2022-23.

Its refined metal (zinc an lead) production increased 1 per cent to 273 KT as against 269 KT in the same period a year ago. For the whole year, the production remained flat at 1,033 KT.

Hindustan Zinc's integrated silver production in the fourth quarter rose 4 per cent to 189 tonne from 182 tonnes in the year-ago quarter.

During FY24, silver output rose about 5 per cent to 746 tonne from 714 tonne.

Udaipur-based Hindustan Zinc is an integrated producer of zinc, lead, and silver.

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