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.[2] It is promoted by the Patel brothers of the Autoriders Group.[3]
It is a state-of-the-art refinery, occupying a 50 acre complex set up at a cost of inr 2500000000. It is among the most advanced in the world and also owns its own airport with 24-hour landing facilities.[4]
The refinery operates the subsidiary Zee Gold which was established in a joint venture with the Essel Group.[5] The subsidiary has 70% shareholding rights of the Metalli Exploration And Mining (MEAM) in Mali.[6]