Malanjkhand Copper Mine Development Tender, Balaghat

Hindustan Copper Limited has opened bids for 22,500 metres of horizontal development and 1,848 metres of vertical development at the Malanjkhand copper mine in Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh, with bids closing 24 August 2026.

Underground development at scale

The scope covers 22,500 m of horizontal development, 1,848 m of vertical development, fork raises and the associated jobs that go with them. Put simply, this is the tunnelling and access work that opens up an underground ore body: drives, cross cuts, ramps, raises and the ventilation and services that follow behind them.

Malanjkhand is Hindustan Copper’s biggest copper deposit, and the underground programme there has been running in phases. At Rs 461.58 crore across roughly 24 km of development, this is a long duration contract rather than a quick campaign, and mobilisation is not trivial.

Who can realistically bid

Underground mine development is specialist territory. Bidders need proven experience in hard rock development, ground support and controlled blasting, plus the safety systems that come with working underground for years. This is not a job a surface earthmoving contractor can step into, though there is subcontract scope in surface handling, haul roads and civil support work.

One detail to note before you price: earnest money is Rs 50,00,000 with exemption allowed. That is a capped figure rather than a percentage of the estimate, so the usual trick of checking the estimate against the earnest money does not apply here. Read the value straight from the NIT.

Fleet on a job like this

The underground fleet is jumbo drills, low profile dump trucks and LHD loaders, backed by shotcrete rigs and rock bolters for ground support. On surface you still need excavators and wheel loaders handling muck at the portal, plus compactors and a motor grader keeping haul roads serviceable through the monsoon. Underground plant carries a heavy capital cost, so check the equipment finance options before you commit to a fleet.

Key facts

How to apply

1. Open the official portal: Central Public Procurement Portal.
2. Search by tender ID 2026_HCL_286252_1 (reference no. HCL/CO/MCP/Horizontal Dev/Mines/26-27/01) under Hindustan Copper Limited.
3. Register on the portal and keep a valid Class III digital signature certificate ready.
4. Download the NIT, tender document and BOQ, confirm the estimated value, and check eligibility and the earnest money exemption terms.
5. Submit your bid online before 24 August 2026. Bid submission opens 17 August 2026.

More on DesiMachines

Two other live jobs in Madhya Pradesh sit close to this one geographically and in plant terms: the NH-543 Nainpur to Balaghat maintenance tender, which runs through the same district, and the NHPC pumped storage powerhouse civil works tender, another underground heavy-civil package. Browse all live tenders in Madhya Pradesh or the full live tender list.

FAQ

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