Vedanta group firm Hindustan Zinc on Saturday reported a 14 per cent increase in mined metal production at 2,52,000 tonnes for the first quarter of 2022-23.
The rise in output was due to higher ore production largely at Sindesar Khurd, Rampura Agucha and Kayad mines along with better mill recovery.
The mined metal output was at 2,21,000 tonnes in the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal, Hindustan Zinc said in a statement.
The refined metal production in the first quarter of the current fiscal was at 260,000 tonnes, registering a rise of 10 per cent compared with Q1 FY’22 in line with availability of mined metal and better plant availability.
The numbers were flat sequentially. The output of integrated zinc rose 10 per cent to 2,06,000 tonnes.
“Refined lead production was 54,000 tonnes for Q1 FY23, up 11 per cent from Q1 FY22 and up 9 per cent sequentially on account of better plant availability and Pyro plant operation on lead-mode for part of the quarter,” it said.