Hindustan Copper will apply for Navratna status according to outgoing chairman and managing director Sanjiv Kumar Singh. Speaking to ET, Singh said the Schedule ‘A’ Mini-Ratna, Category-I Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE) is on track to triple its ore output to 12 million tonnes per annum by 2029. "We have initiated work towards attaining Navratna status," he said, adding a transaction advisor for the same will be hired after which applications will be moved with concerned government authorities.