The Board of Hindustan Copper Limited (HCL) in its meeting held in Kolkata today has approved the Financial Results for the second quarter ending September 2025 of the current fiscal year 2025-26. HCL, a Miniratna Category-1 CPSE under the Ministry of Mines, Government of India, has posted an impressive 83.72% growth in Profit Before Tax (PBT) for the quarter ended September 2025 at Rs 248.63 crore, compared to Rs 135.33 crore, achieved during the corresponding period of the previous year. The total revenue from operations during the quarter stood at Rs 718.04 crore, registering a growth of 38.57% over Q2 of FY 24-25. The Profit After Tax (PAT) of the Q2 FY 26 quarter stood at Rs 186.02 crore, a whopping increase of 82.95% growth over similar quarter of FY 24-25. During the first half of the current financial year 2025-26, HCL has continued its strong performance with a 47.86% growth in PBT which has soared to Rs 427.99 crore as against Rs 289.46 crore for the corresponding period of the previous year. Similarly, the Profit After Tax (PAT) in H1 FY 26 achieved was Rs 320.30 crore, from Rs 215.09 crore, a huge increase of 48.91% over corresponding H1 of FY 2024-25. The Revenue from operations during H1 was Rs 1234.41 crore compared to Rs 1011.79 crore achieved in H1 of FY 24-25, a substantial increase of 22%.  The EBITDA achieved was Rs 515.32 crore in H1 FY 26. The EBIDTA margin achieved has been a robust 41.75% in H1 FY 25-26 compared to 37.45% in H1 of FY 24-25. Sanjiv Kumar Singh Chairman-cum-Managing Director, HCL stated that the Q2 and H1 results stand as a testament to the hard work and commitment of all employees and unwavering support of all stakeholders. The Profit has been achieved through operational excellence, sustained productivity, supported by higher volume and metal prices as compared to immediately preceding June 25 Q1 FY 26 quarter. India is taking decisive steps to secure supply of critical minerals that power our microchips, batteries, electric vehicles, drive clean energy, AI systems, semiconductor, AI technologies. However, these are mostly locked up in rocks that need specialized mineral processing for extraction. With its unique expertise in hard rock mining, Hindustan Copper Limited (HCL) is one of the few companies ideally placed to make a foray in the critical mineral sector and provide valuable service to our nation. In line with this vision, HCL is looking beyond the frontiers. The Company has collaborated with leading PSUs and Codelco, the state-owned world’s largest copper miner in Chile. HCL is also scouting for critical and strategic mineral assets abroad.