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Give a brief account of the copper smelting industry of India |
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Answer» Copper Corporation was SET up in 1924 and a plant was set up at Ghatsila in Singhbhum district of Jharkhand. The Hindustan Copper Ltd. came into being in 1967. It took over Indian Copper Corporation in 1972. SINCE then the Hindustan Copper Ltd. is the SOLE producer of copper in the country. At PRESENT, copper is produced at only two centres. One is located at Maubhandar near Ghatshila in Singhbhum district (Jharkhand) and the other at Khetri in Jhunjhunu district (Rajasthan). The smelter at Maubhandar (Ghatshila) receives copper ore from Mosabani, RAKHA, Dhobani Rajdah, Tamapahar and Turamdih. All these areas are located in Singhbhum district. It was the only producer of copper till 1971 and it produced about 9.3 thousand tonnes of copper annually. The smelting unit has been replaced by blaster copper unit with a capacity of about thirty thousand tonnes. HCL plans to double its capacity at a marginal cost. |
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