• Cost of production: Zinc production cost fell below $900 per ton after netting asset realizations, with management expecting further cost declines as quarterly volumes rise above 280 kilotons in quarters two through four.
• Production guidance: The FY27 mined metal production target of 1,150 kilotons per annum remains intact following a record first quarter, which included 260 kilotons of refined metal and 158 tons of total silver.
• Critical minerals exploration: State government concessions have been secured for almost all newly acquired critical mineral blocks, and the company will focus entirely on exploration over the next two years to determine reserve and resource numbers.
• Capital expenditure guidance: Hindustan Zinc is maintaining its planned annual capex guidance of $500 million to $600 million for the current year.