India’s mineral production rises 5% in December 2023

23 Feb 2024 Evaluate

The mineral production in India increased 5% in month of December 2023 as compared to December 2022. The cumulative growth for the period April- December, 2023-24 over the corresponding period of previous year is 8.5%.

Production level of important minerals in December, 2023 were: Coal 929 lakh, Lignite 40 lakh, Petroleum (crude) 25 lakh, Iron ore 255 lakh, Limestone 372 lakh tonnes each, Natural gas (utilized) 3078 million cu. m., Bauxite 2429 thousand, Chromite 235 thousand, Copper conc. 11 thousand, Lead conc. 35 thousand, Manganese ore 319 thousand, Zinc Concentrates 148 thousand, Phosphorite 117 thousand, Magnesite 16 thousand tonnes each and Gold 122 kg.

Important minerals showing positive growth during December, 2023 over December, 2022 include: Magnesite (83.7%), Lead Concentrates (16.5%), Lignite (14.6%), Copper Concentrates (13.7%), Limestone (12.5%), Coal (10.8%), Zinc Concentrates (7.8%), Bauxite (6.6%), Natural gas (U) (6.6%), Manganese Ore (4.0%) and Iron Ore (1.3%), and Other important minerals showing negative growth include: Petroleum(crude) (-1.0%), Gold (-29.9%), Chromite (-30.8%), Phosphorite (-31.2%) and Diamond (-74.4%).

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