The index of mineral production of mining and quarrying sector for the month of March 2017 stood at 127.2, was 9.7% higher as compared to the level in the month of March 2016. The cumulative growth for the period April-March 2016-17 over the corresponding period of previous year has been (+) 5.3 percent. The total value of mineral production (excluding atomic & minor minerals) in the country during March 2017 was Rs 26,350 crore. The contribution of Coal was the highest at Rs 11,658 crore (44%). Next in the order of importance were - Petroleum (crude) Rs 5,616 crore, Iron ore Rs 2,960 crore, Natural gas (utilized) Rs 2,214 crore, Lignite Rs 996 crore and Limestone Rs 639 crore. These six minerals together contributed about 91% of the total value of mineral production in March 2017.
Production level of important minerals in March 2017 were - Coal 770 lakh tones (LT), Lignite 55 LT, Natural gas (utilized) 2677 million cu. m., Petroleum (crude) 31 LT, Bauxite 1875 thousand tones (TT), Chromite 793 TT, Copper conc. 13 TT, Gold 127 kg., Iron ore 196 LT, Lead conc. 31 TT, Manganese ore 298 TT, Zinc conc. 181 TT, Apatite & Phosphorite 108 TT, Limestone 304 LT, Magnesite 17 TT and Diamond 5026 carat.
Further, the production of important minerals showing positive growth during March 2017 over March 2016 include -- Chromite (85.4%), Zinc conc. (41.4%), Diamond (25.5%), Apatite & Phosphorite (17.0%), Manganese ore (12.3%), Iron ore (11.7%), Lead conc. (11.5%), Coal (10.9%), Natural gas (utilized) (9.9%), Limestone (4.2%) and Petroleum (crude) (0.9%). The production of other important minerals showing negative growth are Magnesite (-) 34.7%, Gold (-) 13.6%, Copper conc. (-) 6.5%, Lignite (-) 4.2% and Bauxite (-) 4.0%.
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