Hindustan Copper Net Profit Grows 18% to ₹134 Cr

State-owned Hindustan Copper on Thursday posted an over 18% rise in consolidated net profit to ₹134.28 crore in the June quarter of FY26, supported by higher revenues.

The company, which is engaged in copper ore mining, had logged a net profit of ₹113.40 crore in the April-June period of preceding 2024-25 financial year.

According to an exchange filing, Hindustan Copper's total income rose to ₹526.65 crore in the first quarter from ₹500.44 crore in the same period a year ago.

Its expenses were at ₹347.29 crore as against ₹346.32 crore in the Q1 of FY25.

The consolidated financial results for the quarter ended June 2025 include earnings of subsidiary company Chhattisgarh Copper Limited (CCL) and joint venture company Khanij Bidesh lndia Limited (KABIL).

Hindustan Copper, under the Ministry of Mines, holds all the operating mining leases for copper ore in the country.

As per its home page, the company's current focus lies in exploration, mining, and beneficiation of copper ore to produce and sell copper concentrate.

Hindustan Copper operates copper mines at Malanjkhand (Madhya Pradesh), Khetri (Rajasthan) and Ghatsila (Jharkhand). It has facilities of a primary smelter and refinery at Ghatsila (Jharkhand), secondary smelter and refining facilities at Jhagadia (Gujarat), and a continuous cast copper wire rod plant at Taloja (Maharashtra).