Business
Model
Business Model Built For Tomorrow's Opportunities
Inputs
Natural Capital Natural Capital

Inputs Deployed

  • Ore R&R: 468.6 Mnt
  • Zinc-Lead Metal R&R: 29.2 Mnt
  • Silver R&R: 24.2 kt
  • Energy consumption per tonne of metal: 50.83 GJ
  • Water consumption per tonne of metal: 24.18 m³
  • Renewable energy share: c.18%
  • Deployed 180 LNG and 52 EV trucks till date for inter-unit transport

Key Focus Areas

  • Set new sustainability benchmarks for the metals and mining industry through ambitious 'Sustainability Goals 2030' and strengthened practices in alignment with the ICMM membership
  • Increase the share of RE and EV/LNG trucks towards decarbonisation
  • Advance minimally invasive mining to prevent ecological degradation
  • Reduce waste and optimise the natural resource usage
  • Encourage conscious energy use through 'The Power of Less' awareness campaign
  • Increase R&R to 500+ Mnt with c.50 Mnt metal reserves
Manufactured Capital Manufactured Capital

Inputs Deployed

  • World-class automated and technology-driven plants
  • Mines: 8 (at 5 locations)
  • Smelters: 3 locations
  • Captive Thermal Power Plants: 550.00 MW
  • Captive Renewable Power Plants: 103.80 MW
  • Fixed assets (gross block): ₹ 53,910 crore
  • Capex utilised: ₹ 5,844 crore

Key Focus Areas

  • Timely commissioning of expansion projects
  • Participation in critical mineral blocks auctions
  • Reducing the cost of production (CoP) through better metal grades, higher by-product realisation, and increasing the use of RE, alternative fuels, and domestic fuel
  • Maintain long mine life and R&R base for secured raw material availability
  • Modernise facilities to produce diverse products and enhance value-added portfolio share
Intellectual Capital Intellectual Capital

Inputs Deployed

  • Collaborations/memberships with technical institutes: 6
  • R&D spend: c.₹ 21.24 crore
  • Patents awarded till date: 11
  • Development and commercialisation of new value-added products

Key Focus Areas

  • V-Spark Deeptech Ventures to drive innovation-led transformation projects in collaboration with technology startups
  • Strengthening team of geologists, geophysicists and data analysts
  • Invest in expanding addressable markets and strengthening value-added product portfolio
Human Capital Human Capital

Inputs Deployed

  • Total workforce: 27,263
  • Employee benefit expenses: ₹ 771 crore
  • Learning & development: 2,41,134 person hours
  • HSE training: 8,00,715 person hours
  • All-women driven leaching & purification unit
  • Night shifts for women in underground mines at Rampura Agucha and Zawar

Key Focus Areas

  • Commitment to the highest standards of a safety-first culture
  • Create a dynamic, performance-driven environment
Social and Relationship Capital Social and Relationship Capital

Inputs Deployed

  • CSR spend: ₹ 278.15 crore
  • Productive engagements and strong relations with stakeholders

Key Focus Areas

  • Local employment, community partnerships and sustainable practices to ensure social licence to operate
  • Addressing India's growing metal demand
Financial Capital Financial Capital

Inputs Deployed

  • Equity capital: ₹ 845 crore
  • Net Cash: ₹ 5,594 crore
  • Reserves & surplus: ₹ 21,784 crore

Key Focus Areas

  • Sustain strong cash flows to fund capex and preserve balance sheet strength
  • Disciplined strategic hedging to protect margins
  • Focus on creating long-term shareholder value
Our Value Chain Activities Our Value Chain Activities Shaping Tomorrow With An Integrated Business Model Outputs
Zinc 0 tonnes (827 tonnes)
Lead 0 tonnes (225 tonnes)
Silver 0 tonnes (687 tonnes)
Figures in brackets are for the previous year FY2025 Outcomes
Natural Capital Natural Capital

Outcomes Delivered

  • Management system certifications for all units: ISO 50001 (Energy) and ISO 14001 (Environmental)
  • Environment product declaration for zinc
  • GHG emissions (Scope 1 & 2): 5.02 million tCO₂e
  • Zero liquid discharge: All sites
  • Waste recycled/reused: 6.04 Mnt
  • Water recycled: 23.56 million m³
  • Mine life (average): 25 years+

UN SDGs Impacted

UN SDGs Natural Capital

Actions to Improve Outcomes

  • Increase RE share to 70% and enhance EV/LNG fleet to reduce emissions (Scope 1 and 2 by 50% and Scope 3 by 25% by 2030; net zero by 2050 or sooner)
  • Disciplined exploration ensuring addition of more R&R than depletion and higher resource-to-reserve conversion
  • Maintain a mine life of more than 25 years
Manufactured Capital Manufactured Capital

Outcomes Delivered

  • Mined metal production: 1,114 kt
  • Refined metal production: 1,048 kt
  • 5-year lowest zinc CoP: US$ 959 per MT
  • Secured letters of intent (LOIs) for critical mineral blocks:
    3 (Potash, Tungsten and Rare Earth Elements)
  • Composite licence received for Tungsten block

UN SDGs Impacted

UN SDGs Manufactured Capital

Actions to Improve Outcomes

  • Board approved c.₹ 12,000 crore capex to enhance integrated zinc smelting capacity by 250 ktpa
  • Board approved India's first tailings reprocessing plant with feed capacity of 10 Mtpa with an investment of ₹ 3,823 crore
  • Participate in auctions to expand the critical mineral portfolio
  • Reduce zinc cost of production
  • Launched 'Agile Quality Circle' to empower employees with diverse quality tools, accelerate problem-solving and practical innovation
  • Exploration started for Tungsten block at Andhra Pradesh
Intellectual Capital Intellectual Capital

Outcomes Delivered

  • Value-added portfolio: c.22%
  • Minor metal extraction capabilities
  • Strong brand recall
  • Partnered with Tata Steel and Silox India for adoption of low carbon zinc "EcoZen"
  • Approval of HZDA5 diecasting alloy by a global zip manufacturer

UN SDGs Impacted

UN SDGs Intellectual Capital

Actions to Improve Outcomes

  • Advance new product areas like zinc aluminium magnesium die-casting alloy applications to enhance the VAP portfolio
  • Undertake innovations in sustainable energy solutions like nickel-zinc, zinc-air, zinc-ion and zinc-sulphur chemistries
Human Capital Human Capital

Outcomes Delivered

  • Revenue per employee: c.₹ 12 crore
  • Executive diversity ratio: 26.4%
  • Attrition rate: 13.5%
  • Total recordable injury frequency rate (TRIFR): 1.57
  • 23 individuals from LGBTQIA+ community

UN SDGs Impacted

UN SDGs Human Capital

Actions to Improve Outcomes

  • Improving diversity, equity & inclusion at all levels
  • Investing in capacity building, talent management and behaviour-based safety and capacity building
  • Focus on appreciation and quality of life
Social and Relationship Capital Social and Relationship Capital

Outcomes Delivered

  • CSR beneficiaries: c.2.6 million
  • Villages covered: 4,149
  • Nand Ghars built till date: 9,274
  • Contribution to the national exchequer: ₹ 18,846 crore
  • Contribution to Rajasthan's exchequer (including mining royalties): ₹ 6,311 crore
  • Average MSME payment cycle: 27 days
  • Local spending (Rajasthan and Uttarakhand): 22%

UN SDGs Impacted

UN SDGs Social and Relationship Capital

Actions to Improve Outcomes

  • Holistic community development covering seven verticals: education, sustainable livelihood, asset creation, health, water & sanitation, sports & culture, women empowerment, and environment & safety
  • Third-party assessments to measure effectiveness
  • Adherence to CSR governance and community, environmental, and statutory regulations
  • Capacity expansion and mineral basket widening towards India's critical mineral self-sufficiency
Financial Capital Financial Capital

Outcomes Delivered

  • Revenue: ₹ 40,844 crore
  • EBITDA: ₹ 22,162 crore
  • EBITDA margin: c.54%
  • Net profit: ₹ 13,832 crore
  • Earnings per share: ₹ 32.7
  • Industry-leading ROE/ROCE: 77%/67%
  • Total interim dividend: ₹ 4,225 crore (₹ 10 per share)

UN SDGs Impacted

UN SDGs Financial Capital

Actions to Improve Outcomes

  • Improve margin profile through focus on VAP, economies of scale, digital transformation, and waste-to-wealth initiatives
  • Leverage strong free cash flows to fund growth capex while retaining surplus cash for disciplined capital returns