Overview

• Hindustan Zinc reported mined metal of 258 kilotonnes in Q2 FY26, up 1% year-on-year and the company’s highest second-quarter output.
• The company pointed to better grades and recoveries for a highest-ever mined run of 523 kilotonnes, even as total refined metal slipped 6% to 246 kilotonnes.
• Refined zinc rose 2% to 202 kilotonnes, while refined lead fell 29% to 45 kilotonnes due to prior lead-only pyro operations and lower pyro plant availability.
• Saleable silver declined 22% to 144 tonnes in line with weaker lead output, with planned shutdowns and availability shaping volumes.
• Vedanta said Zinc India mined metal also totaled 258 kilotonnes for the quarter, its best second-quarter level, while aluminium rose 1% to 617 kilotonnes with record alumina and aluminium at Lanjigarh and higher international zinc volumes on improved milling and grades.