The Union Minister of Steel and Mines, Narendra Singh Tomar, and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, laid the foundation stone for the Hindustan Copper Malanjkhand Expansion Project on 12 April, 2015.
The Malanjkhand mine will be the largest underground metal mine in India. As per the expansion, the copper ore production capacity will be increased to five million tonne per year from two million tonne per year. The estimated cost of this project is Rs 2,112.80 crore.
Nearly 95 per cent of the domestic demand for copper concentrate is met through imports.
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Copper Ore (Malanjkhand) Project - Expansion