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India's copper smelters eyeing new mine stakes

India’s copper smelters could soon renew buying of mine and project stakes abroad to guarantee access to concentrates, the head of India’s largest copper smelter said at the World Copper Conference in Santiago, Chile.

Tom Azzopardi in Santiago
 Hindalco business Birla Copper needs access to quality copper reserves in the ground

Hindalco business Birla Copper needs access to quality copper reserves in the ground

Jagdish Laddha, CEO of Birla Copper, said accessing clean concentrates was one of the main challenges facing India's copper smelting industry. India is home to just a few small copper mines and so its...

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