# Hindustan Zinc (NSE: HINDZINC) Critical Minerals Exposure

Hindustan Zinc is linked to 3 critical minerals: a producer of zinc and lead and a by-product producer of silver. It is listed on the National Stock Exchange of India as HINDZINC and based in India.

Source: https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/hindustan-zinc-nse-hindzinc
Exchange: NSE
Ticker: HINDZINC
Country: India
Production verified from filings: yes

## Critical minerals linked to Hindustan Zinc

| Mineral | Role | Price per kg (USD) | 1M change | Stocks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Zinc](https://www.stockatomics.com/commodities/zinc-price-us) | Producer | $3.79 per kg contained | −0.2% | [Zinc stocks](https://www.stockatomics.com/commodities/zinc-stocks) |
| [Lead](https://www.stockatomics.com/commodities/lead-price-us) | Producer | $1.93 per kg contained | −7.7% | [Lead stocks](https://www.stockatomics.com/commodities/lead-stocks) |
| [Silver](https://www.stockatomics.com/commodities/silver-price-us) | By-product producer | $2,040 per kg contained | +5.7% | [Silver stocks](https://www.stockatomics.com/commodities/silver-stocks) |

## Sectors Hindustan Zinc serves

- [AI](https://www.stockatomics.com/sectors/ai)
- [Batteries](https://www.stockatomics.com/sectors/batteries)
- [Defence](https://www.stockatomics.com/sectors/defence)
- [Electric Vehicles](https://www.stockatomics.com/sectors/electric-vehicles)
- [Power Grids](https://www.stockatomics.com/sectors/power-grids)
- [Robotics](https://www.stockatomics.com/sectors/robotics)
- [Semiconductors](https://www.stockatomics.com/sectors/semiconductors)

## About Hindustan Zinc

Hindustan Zinc is India's largest producer of zinc, lead and silver, and part of the Vedanta group. Headquartered in Udaipur, it mines and smelts entirely within the state of Rajasthan, running one of the most integrated zinc businesses in the world, from underground mines through to refined metal.

## Hindustan Zinc's critical minerals business

Hindustan Zinc produces zinc and lead from its own mines and smelters, recovering silver from the same ore, which has turned silver into an increasingly important part of its earnings. Its zinc goes mostly into galvanising steel for India's construction and infrastructure boom, and its lead into batteries.

## Where Hindustan Zinc operates

Hindustan Zinc's mines are Rampura Agucha, Sindesar Khurd, Rajpura Dariba, Zawar and Kayad, all in Rajasthan, with smelters at Chanderiya, Dariba and Debari and a silver refinery at Pantnagar in Uttarakhand.

## In the Stockatomics Terminal

Share price against its minerals, mineral exposure by value, the exposure score and its components, verified production with sources, downstream demand exposure and catalysts affecting Hindustan Zinc.

## FAQ

### Which critical minerals does Hindustan Zinc produce?

Hindustan Zinc is linked to 3 critical minerals: it is a producer of zinc and lead and a by-product producer of silver. Each mineral's price is on its page: [Zinc](/commodities/zinc-price-us), [Lead](/commodities/lead-price-us), [Silver](/commodities/silver-price-us).

### Is Hindustan Zinc a zinc stock?

Yes. Hindustan Zinc is a producer of zinc, one of the 11 listed companies Stockatomics links to it. [See all zinc stocks](/commodities/zinc-stocks).

### Is Hindustan Zinc a lead stock?

Yes. Hindustan Zinc is a producer of lead, one of the 9 listed companies Stockatomics links to it. [See all lead stocks](/commodities/lead-stocks).

### Is Hindustan Zinc a silver stock?

Yes. Hindustan Zinc is a by-product producer of silver, one of the 13 listed companies Stockatomics links to it. [See all silver stocks](/commodities/silver-stocks).

### Where is Hindustan Zinc listed?

Hindustan Zinc is listed on the National Stock Exchange of India under the ticker HINDZINC (NSE: HINDZINC), and is based in India.

### Who owns Hindustan Zinc?

Vedanta holds a majority, with the Government of India owning a significant minority stake.

### Where are Hindustan Zinc's mines?

All in Rajasthan, including Rampura Agucha, one of the largest zinc mines in the world, along with Sindesar Khurd and Zawar.

## Related companies

- [Americas Gold and Silver](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/americas-gold-and-silver-nyse-american-usas) (NYSE American: USAS): Antimony, Lead, Silver, Zinc
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- [First Majestic Silver](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/first-majestic-silver-nyse-ag) (NYSE: AG): Lead, Silver, Zinc
- [Glencore](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/glencore-otc-glcnf) (OTC: GLCNF): Chromium, Cobalt, Copper, Lead, Metallurgical coal, Nickel, Silver, Vanadium, Zinc
- [Hecla Mining](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/hecla-mining-nyse-hl) (NYSE: HL): Lead, Silver, Zinc
- [Hudbay Minerals](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/hudbay-minerals-tse-hbm) (TSE: HBM): Copper, Silver, Zinc
- [Ivanhoe Mines](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/ivanhoe-mines-tse-ivn) (TSE: IVN): Copper, Zinc
- [Nexa Resources](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/nexa-resources-nyse-nexa) (NYSE: NEXA): Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc
- [Pan American Silver](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/pan-american-silver-nyse-paas) (NYSE: PAAS): Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc
- [Titan Mining](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/titan-mining-tse-ti) (TSE: TI): Zinc

## Sources

- Company filings: Hindustan Zinc’s minerals and its role in each.
- U.S. Geological Survey (USGS): the US critical minerals list.
- Stockatomics: each mineral’s benchmark price per kg.

Last updated 18 October 2026.