Mining
India’s mineral production goes up by 10% in Dec 2022
New Delhi/IBNS: The index of mineral production of the mining and quarrying sector for the month of December 2022 (Base: 2011-12=100) at 107.4, is 9.8% higher as compared to December 2021, as per the provisional figures of the Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM), according to the Ministry of Mines.
At the same time, the cumulative growth for the period April-December, 2022-23 over the corresponding period of the previous year is 5.4%, it said.
The production level of important minerals in December 2022 were: Coal 833 lakh tonnes, Lignite 35 lakh tonnes, Natural gas (utilized) 2888 million cu. m., Petroleum (crude) 25 lakh tonnes, Bauxite 2272 thousand tonnes, Chromite 340 thousand tonnes, Copper conc. 10 thousand tonnes.
During the period the level of Gold stood at 174 kg, Iron ore 251 lakh tonnes, Lead conc.30 thousand tonnes, Manganese ore 307 thousand tonnes, Zinc conc. 137 thousand tonnes, Limestone 355 lakh tonnes, Phosphorite 170 thousand tonnes, Magnesite 9 thousand tonnes and Diamond 43 carat.
Important minerals showing positive growth during December 2022 over December 2021 include Gold (64.2%), Phosphorite (53.9%), Iron Ore (19.5%), Limestone(14.5), Manganese Ore(12.8%), Coal(11.4%), Zinc conc (9.4%), Lead conc (4.5%), Copper conc (3.9%), and Natural Gas (2.6%).
Other important minerals showing negative growth include Petroleum (-1.2%), Bauxite (-9%). Lignite (-10.7), Chromite (-11.5%), Magnesite (-22.5%) and Diamond(-38.6%).
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