IANS | 24 Oct, 2023
The index of mineral production of the mining and quarrying sector
for August stood at 111.9, showing a growth of 12.3 per cent over the
corresponding period of last year.
According to data released by
the Indian Bureau of Mines, the cumulative growth for the April-August
2023-24 period over the corresponding period last year, was 8.3 per
cent.
Production levels of important minerals in August were: Coal
684 lakh tonne, Lignite 28 lakh tonne, Natural gas (utilised) 3110
million cubic metres, Petroleum (crude) 25 lakh tonne, Bauxite 1,428
thousand tonne, Chromite 148 thousand tonne, Copper concentrate 10
thousand tonne , Gold 113 kg, and Iron ore 181 lakh tonne among others.
Important
minerals which showed positive growth in August this year over August
2022 included Gold (46.8 per cent), Phosphorite (40.7 per cent),
Manganese Ore (36.9 per cent), Copper Concentrate (18.9 per cent), Coal
(17.8 per cent), Iron Ore (14.9 per cent), Limestone (13.8 per cent),
Petroleum (crude) (2.1 per cent) and Chromite (1.4 per cent).
