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 project, the company said on Sunday.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and Vedanta Ltd Director Priya Agarwal-Hebbar inaugurated the expanded capacity at Gamsberg in the Northern Cape province, home to one of the world's significant zinc deposits.
The expansion is part of Vedanta's broader ambition to achieve annual zinc production of three million tonnes across India and South Africa. Of this, its subsidiary Hindustan Zinc Ltd aims to contribute two million tonnes, while Vedanta Zinc International plans to produce one million tonnes ann...