Hindustan Zinc plans to bid for uranium blocks as India opens its nuclear sector to private players to expand capacity 12x by 2047. CEO Arun Misra said the company is also diversifying into rare earths like neodymium and lithium, crucial for magnets and EVs. It approved ₹3,823 crore zinc tailings reprocessing plant and aims to double refined zinc output to 2 MTPA by 2029.