India's Mineral Production Up 5.1% in December - PTI
Feb 22, 2024 15:02
India's mineral production rose 5.1% in December 2023, driven by increases in coal, lignite, limestone, bauxite and natural gas. Read more.
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New Delhi, Feb 22 (PTI) India's mineral output increased by 5.1 per cent in December as compared to the year-ago period, the government said on Thursday.
The index of mineral production of mining and quarrying sector for the month of December, 2023 at 139.4 is 5.1 per cent higher as compared to the level witnessed in the corresponding month of 2022, the mines ministry said in a statement.
The cumulative growth rate in the mining and quarrying sector for the April-December period of the current fiscal over the corresponding period of previous financial year is 8.5 per cent.
In December, the production of coal stood at 929 lakh tonnes while that lignite at 40 lakh tonnes, iron ore at 255 lakh tonnes and limestone at 372 lakh tonnes.
Production of lignite, limestone, coal, bauxite and natural gas showed positive growth.
However, negative growth was registered in the production of petroleum (crude), gold, chromite, phosphorite and diamond.
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