Hindustan Zinc trades higher on bagging potash block in Rajasthan

The block is located in the Hanumangarh district of Rajasthan, covering an area of over 1,800 hectares

Hindustan Zinc is currently trading at Rs. 437.45, up by 2.25 points or 0.52% from its previous closing of Rs. 435.20 on the BSE.

The scrip opened at Rs. 438.05 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 439.55 and Rs. 436.10 respectively. So far 60638 shares were traded on the counter.

The BSE group 'A' stock of face value Rs. 2 has touched a 52 week high of Rs. 672.85 on 18-Jul-2024 and a 52 week low of Rs. 378.65 on 03-Mar-2025.

Last one week high and low of the scrip stood at Rs. 441.60 and Rs. 422.50 respectively. The current market cap of the company is Rs. 184921.09 crore.

The promoters holding in the company stood at 61.84%, while Institutions and Non-Institutions held 34.10% and 4.07% respectively.

Hindustan Zinc has bagged a potash block in Rajasthan. It has received a letter of intent from the Ministry of Mines for one of the first potash blocks in the country. The company secured the block under Tranche V of e-auction by the Central Government in the month of May 2025. The block is located in the Hanumangarh district of Rajasthan, covering an area of over 1,800 hectares.

Earlier, Hindustan Zinc also received a letter of intent from the Government of Uttar Pradesh for a Rare Earth Elements block. 

Hindustan Zinc is engaged in the mining and smelting of zinc, lead and silver metal in India.