Hindustan Copper

The government appointed Shri Anupam Misra as the next Chairman and Managing Director of Hindustan Copper, effective from July 1, 2026. Misra, currently Director (Marketing) at Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore, will lead the state-run copper miner until his retirement in February 2030. The order, issued by the Ministry of Mines, fills the top executive position as the company pursues capacity expansion under its Vision 2030 plan. Misra succeeds Sanjiv Kumar Singh, whose tenure ends shortly.

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By Neha Arora

NEW DELHI, May 19 (Reuters) - India's top copper producers, including Adani, Vedanta and Hindalco, are opposing plans to make copper wire made by secondary refiners acceptable under government quality standards, saying products made from scrap pose safety risks.

The dispute has triggered a months-long standoff between large primary producers and smaller refiners over fire-refined high conductivity (FRHC) copper rods, which are mainly used in electrical applications such as transformers, power cables and wires.

Large producers argue that copper rods from smaller refiners, which mostly use scrap as raw material, should not be under the same standards because the products may not consistently meet the purity levels required for electrical applications.

"Indian fire (secondary) refiners may not have the requisite technology and hence are incapable of manufacturing the FRHC grade consistently," the large producers said, according to the minutes of a March 23 meeting of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) that was reviewed by Reuters.

The state-run BIS oversees product quality standards in India.

"Many of the manufacturers are not refining and just re-melting scrap to make substandard product," the minutes said of the views expressed by the Indian Primary Copper Association (IPCPA).

The IPCPA's partners include Adani ADEL.NS, Vedanta VDAN.NS, Hindalco HALC.NS and Hindustan Copper HCPR.NS.

In the minutes, secondary producers defended their production method, saying fire refining is used to control the chemical composition of copper and meets conductivity requirements used internationally for cable manufacturing.

The BIS did not respond to requests from Reuters for comment.

IPCPA President Rohit Pathak said the industry body was seeking separate standards for FRHC copper because "fire refining which uses copper scrap as the primary input, cannot remove impurities to achieve 99.99% purity required for electrical applications."

"Lower purity will increase overheating and fire risks. A separate standard will help ensure safe usage," Pathak, who is also CEO of Hindalco's copper business, told Reuters in a statement.

India's total demand for copper rods in the fiscal year to end-March 2025 was estimated at 1.2 million metric tons, of which imports accounted for 0.1 million tons, while FRHC copper rod production stood at 0.4 million tons, according to industry estimates.

Imports are mainly sourced from the United Arab Emirates, although supplies have been disrupted this year by the Middle East conflict.

As a result of the dispute, about 400,000 tons of copper wire rod is currently being traded outside the quality control regime, an industry source said.

(Reporting by Neha Arora; editing by Mayank Bhardwaj and Raju Gopalakrishnan)

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May 15 (Reuters) - Hindustan Copper Ltd HCPR.NS:

• EXECUTES NDA WITH CODELCO AND ENGAGES DEAL ADVISOR FOR CHILEAN MINING ENTRY

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April 20 (Reuters) - Hindustan Copper Ltd HCPR.NS:

• TOTAL CAPEX ESTIMATES FOR MINE EXPANSION PLAN AT 71.89 BILLION RUPEES BETWEEN 2026-2030

• PAT PROJECTIONS AT 5.89 BILLION RUPEES FOR 2026 AND 6 BILLION RUPEES FOR 2027

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April 16 (Reuters) - Hindustan Copper Ltd HCPR.NS:

• HINDUSTAN COPPER - NO NEGOTIATION IS GOING ON WITH CODELCO FOR FORMATION OF JOINT VENTURE COMPANY

• HINDUSTAN COPPER - GEOPHYSICAL EXPLORATION INFORMATION OF FEW BLOCKS HAS BEEN SHARED BY CODELCO FOR ASSESSMENT WHICH IS BEING EVALUATED BY HCL

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April 15 (Reuters) -

• CODELCO IN TALKS WITH INDIA’S HINDUSTAN COPPER FOR CHILE COPPER JOINT VENTURE- BLOOMBERG NEWS

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April 10 (Reuters) - Coal India Ltd COAL.NS:

• INDIA MINES SECY: NO IMPACT ON COPPER PRODUCTION BUT SMELTING OPERATIONS UNDER PRESSURE LINKED TO POLICIES BEING FOLLOWED BY SOME COUNTRIES

• INDIA MINES SECY: FORMULATING A SCHEME FOR PROCESSING OF CRITICAL MINERALS

• INDIA MINES SECY: COAL INDIA, NTPC MINING ALONG WITH HINDUSTAN COPPER IN TALKS WITH CODELCO FOR FOUR BLOCKS IN CHILE

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March 14 (Reuters) - JSW Steel JSTL.NS, India's largest steelmaker by capacity, has secured a coking coal mining project in Mozambique, the company said in a statement late Friday, to ensure long-term supply of the key input for steel production.

The Mozambique project has 850 million metric tons of coking coal reserves and the mine will be developed in phases, as per the company statement.

"The first phase expected to be developed over the next two and a half years to produce 2.4 million tons per annum prime hard coking coal," the company said.

(Reporting by Shivangi Acharya; Editing by Stephen Coates)

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Feb 13 (Reuters) - Hindustan Copper Ltd HCPR.NS:

• HINDUSTAN COPPER - GETS DEMAND NOTICE WORTH 9.29 BILLION RUPEES

• HINDUSTAN COPPER - ALLEGATIONS AGAINST HCL FOR PRODUCTION WITHOUT VALID CLEARANCES

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By Neha Arora

NEW DELHI, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Security risks are prompting India to pull out of a lithium project in Mali backed by Russia's state nuclear corporation Rosatom, sources said, as New Delhi seeks to safeguard its investments in the politically unstable West African nation.

Western nations, from Britain and France to the United States, have urged citizens to leave the landlocked nation as security concerns rise in its battle with al Qaeda-linked militants targeting economic assets and foreign investment.

Last year Rosatom approached India's government-backed Khanij Bidesh India Ltd (KABIL) and NLC India Ltd NLCI.NS for lithium exploration in Mali, an emerging producer of the metal critical in making batteries for electric vehicles.

"The project is on hold because we cannot be spending on something where there is a chance we will lose our investment," one of the sources said.

Both sources, who were directly involved in the decision-making, sought anonymity because the discussions were confidential.

India's mining ministry, KABIL and NLC India did not respond to Reuters requests for comment. Rosatom declined to comment.

Russia has been cultivating ties with a string of African countries, through efforts including military cooperation, and has strengthened relations with Mali and Burkina Faso.

The world's fastest-growing major economy, India has sought a steady supply of lithium in anticipation of rising demand for the metal, key to cutting carbon emissions from the world's third-largest emitter.

New Delhi is targeting 30% electric car penetration and 80% for two-wheelers by 2030, up from 4% and 6% now.

India has recently stepped up efforts for deals to access critical minerals in resource-rich countries such as Argentina, Australia and Chile.

In 2024, KABIL signed an exploration and development pact with a state-owned firm in Argentina to explore and mine five lithium blocks, but has not signed any similar deals since.

(Reporting by Neha Arora; additional reporting by Anastasia Lyrchikova in Moscow; Editing by Mayank Bhardwaj and Clarence Fernandez)

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Feb 5 (Reuters) - Hindustan Copper Ltd HCPR.NS:

• HINDUSTAN COPPER DEC-QUARTER CONSOL NET PAT 1.56 BILLION RUPEES

• HINDUSTAN COPPER DEC-QUARTER CONSOL REVENUE FROM OPERATIONS 6.87 BILLION RUPEES

• HINDUSTAN COPPER - DIVIDEND 1 RUPEES PER SHARE

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Jan 16 (Reuters) - Hindustan Copper Ltd HCPR.NS:

• COMMENCES OPERATIONS AT KENDADIH MINE

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By Hritam Mukherjee and Neha Arora

BENGALURU/NEW DELHI, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Coal India COAL.NS is scouting partnership opportunities in rare-earth mining across Australia, Russia, Argentina, Chile and several African countries, a top executive of its coking coal-focussed unit said on Thursday, as New Delhi looks to reduce reliance on China-dominated supply chains.

The move comes after top producer China expanded export curbs on rare-earth minerals late last year, threatening operations in sectors from autos to electronics that depend on the critical materials.

"In our country and in foreign countries also, we are going to invest; we are going to explore; we are also collaborating with other companies for rare earth metals. It is in the starting stage," Bharat Coking Coal Ltd BARC.NS Chairman and Managing Director Manoj Kumar Agarwal told Reuters in an interview.

Coal India is pursuing both overseas and local opportunities in this regard, and domestically aims to collaborate with state-run IREL, Khanij Bidesh India Ltd and Hindustan Copper HCPR.NS, Agarwal said.

The partnerships will be funded using proceeds from BCCL's $119 million initial public offering, which closed Tuesday after being oversubscribed nearly 147 times. The company, whose offering comprised only existing shares with no new issuance, is set to list Monday.

BCCL also plans to acquire coking coal mines in Australia and Russia within the next two to three years, Agarwal added.

The company aims to raise its coking coal production capacity to 56 million tonnes per annum by fiscal 2030, up from 40.5 MTPA at the end of fiscal 2025, he added.

Investors are betting BCCL will benefit from India's infrastructure push, which requires steel as a pivotal industrial raw material. Coking coal is a key steel-making ingredient.

(Reporting by Hritam Mukherjee in Bengaluru and Neha Arora in New Delhi; Editing by Tasim Zahid)

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** Hindustan Copper HCPR.NS rises 4.43% to 565.8 rupees, its highest point since January 2010

** The benchmark three-month copper contract CMCU3 on the London Metal Exchange climbs 2.86% to $12,826.5 a ton

** Earlier in the day, the contract climbed as much as 3.28% and approached a record of $12,960 set last year

** HCPR is top gainer on Nifty Metals .NIFTYMET index, which is up 0.8%

** Stock up nearly 109% in 2025

(Reporting by Mridula Kumar in Bengaluru)

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** In 2025, non-bank lender L&T Finance LTFL.NS set to be top pct gainer on Nifty mid-cap .NIFMDCP100 index

** YTD, LTFL soars 131% on back of strong earnings and supportive policies vs mid-cap index's 6% gain

** Miner Hindustan Copper HCPR.NS set to be top pct gainer on small-cap .NIFSMCP100 index

** YTD, HCPR surges 110% tracking record high copper prices on firm demand signals from China, supply concerns vs small-cap index's 6% drop

** Nifty 50 .NSEI gains 10.3% YTD

(Reporting by Hritam Mukherjee in Bengaluru)

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** Indian metal sub index .NIFTYMET falls the most among 16 major sectors to 1.5%

** Prices for base metals like copper and aluminium extended fall pressured by a stronger dollar MET/L

** A stronger dollar makes commodities transacted in the greenback more expensive to investors using other currencies

** Policymakers at the U.S. Federal Reserve remain divided on a December interest rate cut

** Steel Authority of India SAIL.NS falls the most in the index, trading down 2.8%

** Hindustan Copper HCPR.NS and Hindustan Zinc HZNC.NS decline 2.75% and 2.5% respectively

** YTD, sub index up 19.5%, slightly more than double of the benchmark index's .NSEI growth of 9.5%

(Reporting by Urvi Dugar in Bengaluru)

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** Shares of state-owned integrated copper producer Hindustan Copper HCPR.NS rise 6.3% to 328.20 rupees

** Shanghai copper rises to a six-month high after Freeport-McMoran FCX.N declared force majeure at its Indonesia Grasberg mine, one of the world's biggest copper and gold mines

** Operations at Grasberg have been temporarily suspended after a large flow of wet material blocked access to some underground parts of the mine earlier this month

** Tighter copper supply aids pricing power and margins for domestic producers

** HCPR's trading volumes at 61.6 mln shares, the highest since December 2023

** HCPR shares up ~32% YTD

(Reporting by Vijay Malkar)

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Updates

** Metal stocks .NIFTYMET up 1%, set for fourth consecutive day of gains, as Nomura reiterates bullish stance on India's steel sector citing sustained domestic, global tailwinds

** Nomura notes China's anti-involution policies to cut production 9% y/y in rest of 2025

** While demand remains tepid in China and exports still remain at record levels, aggressive production cuts should provide some support - Nomura

** Maintans "buy" and raises PT for JSW Steel JSTL.NS to 1,300 rupees from 1,220 rupees and Jindal Steel JINT.NS to 1,150 rupees from 1,080 rupees

** Both up almost 2.5% on Tuesday

** Motilal Oswal says Tata Steel's TISC.NS Indian capacity expansion and European ops restructuring support earnings growth despite near-term global challenges

** Keeps "neutral" on TISC, 180 rupees PT; stock up almost 1%

** YTD, subindex up 16%, JSW and TISC gain 25%, JINT up 11%

(Reporting by Manvi Pant and Urvi Dugar in Bengaluru)

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** Shares of Hindustan Copper HCPR.NS jump 6.7% to 301.68 rupees

** Co signs pact with state run Oil India OILI.NS to explore critical minerals, including copper and associated minerals, on Friday

** OILI shares up 1.5%

** Also signs deed for 20 more year to reopen and expand Rakha copper mine in the eastern state of Jharkhand on Friday

** After a 20-year shutdown, co appointed South West Mining Limited to reopen and develop the copper mine in January

** More than 28.7 million shares traded, almost 5.5x times their 30-day avg

** YTD, HCPR up 22%

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Sept 19 (Reuters) - Oil India Ltd OILI.NS:

• OIL INDIA AND HCL SIGN MOU FOR CRITICAL MINERALS EXPLORATION

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** India's Hindustan Copper HCPR.NS jumps 13% to 280 rupees, set to rise for third straight session

** Stock marks its biggest intra-day gain since December 2023

** Copper miner sets capital expenditure of ~20 bln rupees ($226.5 mln) in next five to six years

** Adds that it will acquire new copper deposit in India and abroad

** YTD, HCPR rose 0.3%

($1 = 88.2880 Indian rupees)

(Reporting by Yagnoseni Das in Bengaluru)

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NEW DELHI, Aug 28 (Reuters) - India's National Aluminium Company (NALCO) NALU.NS will invest a total of 300 billion rupees ($3.43 billion) in a new smelter and a coal power plant over the next five years, Chairman and Managing Director Brijendra Pratap Singh said on Thursday.

The state-run aluminium producer will budget roughly 180 billion rupees to set up the proposed smelter in the eastern Indian state of Odisha, Singh told reporters in New Delhi.

The project will be funded through a mix of debt and internal accruals, he added.

The remaining 120 billion rupees will be used to set up a coal power plant, for which it is in talks with Coal India COAL.NS and NTPC NTPC.NS, Singh said.

Singh said NALCO was also looking to acquire new mines in the country to dig up coal and bauxite, the ore from which aluminium is produced.

It already operates bauxite mines and an alumina refinery in the state of Odisha.

The firm is also conducting eligibility studies at five mines in Argentina for lithium, a mineral used in making batteries for electric vehicles, Singh said.

Through its joint venture Khanij Bidesh India Limited (KABIL) - inked with Hindustan Copper HCPR.NS and Mineral Exploration and Consultancy Limited - NALCO is also looking at equity investments in Australian lithium assets, he added.

India has been forming global partnerships to gain access to lithium mines.

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Aug 14 (Reuters) - Hindustan Copper Ltd HCPR.NS:

• HINDUSTAN COPPER JUNE-QUARTER CONSOL NET PROFIT 1.34 BILLION RUPEES

• HINDUSTAN COPPER JUNE-QUARTER CONSOL REVENUE FROM OPERATIONS 5.16 BILLION RUPEES

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** India's Hindustan Copper slips 4.04% to 247.9 rupees

** U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that U.S. will impose a 50% tariff on copper pipes and wiring from Friday

** Copper prices down ~22% on the day MET/L

** Peers Vedanta VDAN.NS and Hindalco HALC.NS down 1.17% and 0.2% on the day

** Broader benchmark index .NSEI flat as investors see Trump's threat of a 25% tariff on India and unspecified penalty, effective Aug 1, as more a negotiating tactic than a firm decision

(Reporting by Ananta Agarwal in Bengaluru)

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July 9 (Reuters) - India will discuss the impact of U.S. tariff on copper, mines minister Kishan Reddy said at an event in New Delhi on Wednesday.

(Reporting by Neha Arora in New Delhi; Editing by Sumana Nandy)

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By Arpan Chaturvedi and Neha Arora

NEW DELHI, June 26 (Reuters) - The Indian government has rejected a claim by trade bodies that its move to impose quality control curbs on copper cathode imports would lead to a monopoly, as 10 foreign suppliers have obtained certification, a legal document showed on Thursday.

India, the world's second-largest importer of refined copper, is defending its quality control measures in court against accusations that it would lead to supply shortages and create a monopoly of three domestic suppliers.

In an over 160-page reply to the petitions by the Bombay Metal Exchange (BME) and the Bombay Non-Ferrous Metals Association, the government says their concerns on supply constraints are "misconceived and unfounded".

"The implementation of the QCO has not led to any monopolistic practices of price distortion," said India's Ministry of Mines, as it asked for the rejection of the trade associations' legal challenge.

The Bombay Metal Exchange, the Bombay Non-Ferrous Metals Association and the federal Ministry of Mines did not immediately respond to Reuters' emails seeking comments.

The reply seen by Reuters adds that the quality control order was a regulatory measure aimed to safeguard consumer interests and applies equally to all entities whether they are domestic or foreign.

"Foreign suppliers are not being barred... The regulation aims to enhance product reliability and safety, not restrict competition," it added.

Copper is one of 30 critical minerals identified by India in 2023 and demand within the country is expected to double by 2030. The domestic supply is dominated by Hindalco Industries HALC.NS, Vedanta, Adani and the state-owned Hindustan Copper HCPR.NS.

Imports in the country have surged since 2018 after the closure of Vedanta's domestic Sterlite Copper smelter.

Japan accounts for about two-thirds of India's refined copper imports, followed by Tanzania and Mozambique.

Among the 10 foreign suppliers who have secured the certification under the new rules, seven are from Japan, two from Malaysia and one from Austria, the Indian government's reply said.

Bombay Metal Exchange President Sandeep Jain told Reuters last month that the trade body was "compelled to seek judicial intervention" as the government did not defer the implementation of the quality control orders, and the measure had led to supply shortages.

(Reporting by Arpan Chaturvedi, editing by Ed Osmond)

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June 6 (Reuters) - RITES Ltd RITS.NS:

• RITES LTD - AND HCL SIGN MOU TO DEVELOP CRITICAL MINERAL SUPPLY CHAIN

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This May 13 story was updated on May 14 to add comments from Bombay Metal Exchange in paragraphs 8-9

By Neha Arora

NEW DELHI, May 13 (Reuters) - The Indian government is expected to argue that there is sufficient domestic supply of copper cathodes, and an adequate number of suppliers, as it prepares a response to a case on import curbs filed by two trade associations, two sources said.

India, the world's second-largest importer of refined copper, relies on imports to address shortfalls and meet robust demand in sectors such as energy, defence, automotives and infrastructure. Copper is among the 30 critical minerals identified by India in 2023.

But the government imposed quality control measures on copper cathode imports in December, requiring all suppliers, foreign and domestic, to obtain certification from Indian authorities.

The Bombay Metal Exchange and the Bombay Non-Ferrous Metals Association have submitted a petition, reviewed by Reuters, to the Bombay High Court claiming that the government action could lead to a monopoly dominated by three domestic suppliers, without naming them.

"Where are the shortages?" one of the sources, familiar with government thinking, told Reuters. "The only evidence they (trade bodies) have is that in December and January imports had reduced, which is old data."

The source said that companies had imported large quantities of copper in October and November, which then led to lower imports in the following months.

"We will fight the case, their case does not hold," the source said, declining to be identified as the government has not filed a formal response yet. Another source confirmed the government would defend its position.

The Bombay Metal Exchange was "compelled to seek judicial intervention" as the government did not defer the implementation of the quality control orders, President Sandeep Jain said in a statement.

"Given that India relies on imports for approximately 40% of its copper supply, this non-tariff barrier has inevitably led to supply shortages," Jain said, adding that during April to February the copper imports shortfall was 100,000 metric tons compared to the same period last year.

India's mines ministry did not respond to request for comment.

DEMAND SURGE

Copper demand is expected to double by 2030 as India aims to meet the needs of its industries and the energy transition. Domestic companies in the copper industry include Hindalco Industries HALC.NS, Vedanta, Adani ADEL.NS, and the state-owned Hindustan Copper HCPR.NS.

India's refined copper production is estimated at around 555,000 tons per year, and New Delhi imports around 500,000 tons of copper a year to meet the shortfall. Imports have surged since the 2018 closure of Vedanta's domestic Sterlite Copper smelter

But in December, the government said that the ramp-up of Adani Enterprises' smelter would fulfil India's domestic requirement and cut down imports. It is expected to become operational over the next four weeks.

Japan accounts for about two-thirds of India's refined copper imports, followed by Tanzania and Mozambique.

There are currently 10 certified foreign copper suppliers, both sources said, seven of which are Japanese, and five more domestic certified suppliers.

(Reporting by Neha Arora; Editing by Rachna Uppal and Christian Schmollinger)

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NEW DELHI, May 13 (Reuters) - The Indian government is expected to argue that there is sufficient domestic supply of copper cathodes, and an adequate number of suppliers, as it prepares a response to a case on import curbs filed by two trade associations, two sources said.

India, the world's second-largest importer of refined copper, relies on imports to address shortfalls and meet robust demand in sectors such as energy, defence, automotives and infrastructure. Copper is among the 30 critical minerals identified by India in 2023.

But the government imposed quality control measures on copper cathode imports in December, requiring all suppliers, foreign and domestic, to obtain certification from Indian authorities.

The Bombay Metal Exchange and the Bombay Non-Ferrous Metals Association have submitted a petition, seen by Reuters, to the Bombay High Court claiming that the government action could lead to a monopoly dominated by three domestic suppliers, without naming them.

"Where are the shortages?" one of the sources, familiar with government thinking, told Reuters. "The only evidence they (trade bodies) have is that in December and January imports had reduced, which is old data."

The source said that companies had imported large quantities of copper in October and November, which then led to lower imports in the following months.

"We will fight the case, their case does not hold," the source said, declining to be identified as the government has not filed a formal response yet. Another source confirmed the government would defend its position.

The trade associations and India's mines ministry did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

DEMAND SURGE

Copper demand is expected to double by 2030 as India aims to meet the needs of its industries and the energy transition. Domestic companies in the copper industry include Hindalco Industries HALC.NS, Vedanta, Adani ADEL.NS, and the state-owned Hindustan Copper HCPR.NS.

India's refined copper production is estimated at around 555,000 tons per year, and New Delhi imports around 500,000 tons of copper a year to meet the shortfall. Imports have surged since the 2018 closure of Vedanta's domestic Sterlite Copper smelter

But in December, the government said that the ramp-up of Adani Enterprises' smelter would fulfil India's domestic requirement and cut down imports. It is expected to become operational over the next four weeks.

Japan accounts for about two-thirds of India's refined copper imports, followed by Tanzania and Mozambique.

There are currently 10 certified foreign copper suppliers, both sources said, seven of which are Japanese, and five more domestic certified suppliers.

(Reporting by Neha Arora; Editing by Rachna Uppal)

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April 10 (Reuters) - Hindustan Copper Ltd HCPR.NS:

• HINDUSTAN COPPER LTD - RESUMES ORE PRODUCTION AT KOLIHAN COPPER MINE

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