Rajasthan accounts for nearly all of the zinc output in India. Hindustan Zinc accounts for almost 94% of zinc output, while Binani Zinc contributes the remaining. Hindustan Zinc in the only produce.
Zinc is majorly used for galvanizing steel, which accounts for almost 50% of the metalFs usage. India is currently a net exporter of zinc and continues to present a promising growth trajectory on the back of low per capita zinc consumption at 0.45kg, as compared to the global average of 1.8kg per capita.
Between FY08 and FY10, the apparent zinc consumption in India increased at a CAGR of 9.3%. The demand for the metal remained largely resilient, even during the global economic crisis and declined only marginally by 3.4% y-o-y in FY09 before rebounding by 23% y-o-y to 534,000 tonnes in FY10.
Lead is mainly used in making batteries in India, which accounts for nearly 90% of the metalFs usage. Between FY08 and FY10, the apparent consumption of lead in India increased by 11%. This was driven by the demand from battery manufacturing. India remains a net importer of the metal. Lead, which is often found to be naturally occurring with zinc, has an estimated 180 million tonnes of contained lead metal of reserve base globally of which 80 million tonnes can be currently economically extracted. Australia has the largest share globally of extractable lead reserves at 34%, followed by 16% in China and 9% in the US. India ranks fifth with a total reserve base ofll million tonnes of contained lead metal, of which 2.6 million tonnes can be economically extracted.
Hindustan Zinc has led the growth story of zinc exploration in India.
Zinc is majorly used for galvanizing steel, which accounts for almost 50% of the metalFs usage. India is currently a net exporter of zinc and continues to present a promising growth trajectory on the back of low per capita zinc consumption at 0.45kg, as compared to the global average of 1.8kg per capita.
Between FY08 and FY10, the apparent zinc consumption in India increased at a CAGR of 9.3%. The demand for the metal remained largely resilient, even during the global economic crisis and declined only marginally by 3.4% y-o-y in FY09 before rebounding by 23% y-o-y to 534,000 tonnes in FY10.
Explorations have yielded significant successes, resulting in the addition of 185 million tonnes of resources between April 2005 and April 2011. Its Rampura Agucha mine is one of the lowest cost zinc producers globally. As on 1 April 2011, the count is identified zinc-lead resources are 671 million tones, containing 37 million tonnes of zinc and 11 million tonnes of lead metal as worked out below.
GSI carried out the exploration for lead and zinc during 2008-09 in certain districts of Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Meghalaya. Similarly, MECL conducted the exploration for lead and zinc in the Ganeshpur and Ajmer districts of Rajasthan. DMG Rajasthan carried out exploration in various villages in Rajasthan.
In addition, Pebble Creek Mining Ltd. (PCML) of Canada continued exploration in its Askot project in Uttarakhand. PCML owns 100% of the Askot project through a subsidiary.
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