Shirpur Gold Refinery
Shirpur Gold Refinery is India's first refinery headquartered in Mumbai. It is a green field precious metal refinery with installed capacity to refine 217 MT p.a. of gold and silver respectively in Shirpur and Dhule in the state of Maharashtra. SGRL is a Public Ltd Company with its shares listed in BSE & NSE. It is promoted by the Patel brothers of the Autoriders Group.
| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| BSE: 512289 NSE: AGEEGOLD | |
| Industry | Precious metals |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Headquarters | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
Key people | Chintan A. Patel, Managing Director |
Number of employees | 3809 (2010) |
| Website | http://www.shirpurgold.com/ |
It is a state-of-the-art refinery, occupying a 50-acre (200,000 m2) complex set up at a cost of ₹2.5 billion (US$31 million). It is among the most advanced in the world and also owns its own airport with 24-hour landing facilities.
The refinery operates the subsidiary Zee Gold which was established in a joint venture with the Essel Group. The subsidiary has 70% shareholding rights of the Metalli Exploration And Mining (MEAM) in Mali.