Working as Mining Engineer at Hindustan Copper Limited - Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Hindustan Copper Limited (HCL), a public sector undertaking under the administrative control of the Ministry of Mines, was incorporated on 9th November 1967. It has the distinction of being the nation's only vertically integrated copper producing company as it manufactures copper right from the stage of mining to beneficiation, smelting, refining and casting of refined copper metal into downstream saleable products.The Company markets copper cathodes, copper wire bar, continuous cast copper rod and by-products, such as anode slime (containing gold, silver, etc.), copper sulphate and sulphuric acid. In normal practice, more than 90% of the sales revenue is generated from cathode and continuous cast copper rods. HCL's mines and plants are spread across five operating Units, one each in the States of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra and Gujarat. The plants are situated at,1. Khetri Copper Complex (KCC) at Khetrinagar, Rajasthan2. Indian Copper Complex (ICC) at Ghatsila, Jharkhand3. Malanjkhand Copper Project (MCP) at Malanjkhand, Madhya Pradesh4. Taloja Copper Project (TCP) at Taloja, Maharashtra5. Gujarat Copper Project (GCP) at Jhagadia, Gujarat