New Delhi, Oct. 18 -- Vedanta Ltd has doubled its annual zinc production capacity in South Africa to 500,000 tonnes following an investment of nearly $600 million in the second phase of its Gamsberg mine expansion, the company said in a statement.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and Vedanta Ltd Director Priya Agarwal-Hebbar inaugurated the expansion at Gamsberg in the Northern Cape province. The project is part of Vedanta Zinc International's operations and marks one of the largest mining investments in South Africa this decade.

Gamsberg is the flagship zinc mine of Vedanta Zinc International and hosts one of the world's significant zinc deposits.

The expansion strengthens Vedanta's ambition to achieve annual zinc production of...