UDAIPUR: After 20 years of Hindustan Zinc’s disinvestment, the largest zinc, lead, and silver producer has grown nine times, serving the na tional interest of mineral security. In an interview to TOI, Arun Misra, chief executive of the metal major, sai d that they are meeting 80% of zinc, 100% of lead and 10% of silver consumption in the country. Excerpts. . .
When disinvestment of Hindustan Zinc was done in 2002, there were concerns of lack of reserves and mines of high productivity. How did it manage to address them?