Here’s a list of major Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) in India operating in the metals and minerals sector
Central Public Sector Undertakings (CPSUs)
🔹 Mining & Exploration
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Coal India Limited (CIL)
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World’s largest coal producer.
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Subsidiaries include SECL, WCL, NCL, etc.
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NMDC Limited (National Mineral Development Corporation)
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Iron ore producer; also involved in other minerals.
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Under the Ministry of Steel.
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MOIL Limited (Manganese Ore India Ltd)
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Largest producer of manganese ore in India.
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Mineral Exploration & Consultancy Ltd (MECL)
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Mineral exploration and consultancy services.
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KIOCL Limited (Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Ltd)
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Pelletization and iron ore mining.
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Hindustan Copper Limited (HCL)
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Integrated copper-producing company.
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Uranium Corporation of India Ltd (UCIL)
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Uranium mining and processing.
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National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO)
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Integrated aluminium producer (bauxite mining, alumina refining, aluminium smelting).
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Indian Rare Earths Limited (IREL) (now IREL (India) Ltd)
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Extracts rare earth elements and minerals from beach sands.
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Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited (MIDHANI)
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Specializes in special steels and superalloys.
Metals & Manufacturing
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Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL)
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One of the largest steel producers in India.
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Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL/Vizag Steel)
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Steel production via Visakhapatnam Steel Plant.
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Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd (BALCO) (51% stake held by Vedanta, 49% by Government of India)
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Aluminium production.
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Hindustan Zinc Limited (HZL) (Majority stake held by Vedanta; government retains minority share)
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Lead, zinc, and silver production.
Support & Infrastructure
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Container Corporation of India (CONCOR) (Supports mining logistics)
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Not directly a mining PSU but significant in logistics of minerals/metals.
Upcoming/Recently Formed
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Khanij Bidesh India Ltd (KABIL)
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Joint venture of NALCO, HCL, and MECL.
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Aims to acquire strategic minerals abroad (like lithium, cobalt).