New Delhi, Oct. 1 -- Engineering and infrastructure firm Dilip Buildcon Ltd (DBL) is aggressively scaling up its mining portfolio, managing director and chief executive officer Devendra Jain told Mint in an interview. The company is targeting an annual coal production of 57 million tonnes (MT) by FY29 while expanding into other minerals like bauxite, aiming to establish mining as a core earnings driver alongside its traditional engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) business, Jain said.

Siarmal production is expected to rise from 25 MT in FY26 to 30 MT in FY27, 35 MT in FY28 and 50 MT in FY29. Pachhwara is expected to operate at its contracted annual capacity of 7 MT through FY29, Jain said.

He added that DBL has also demonstr...