Mineral Production Records 4.2% Cumulative Growth
- Press Information Bureau
- October 20, 2022
From April-August 2022, India's mineral production increased by 4.2% over the same time the previous year. However, according to the provisional statistics of the Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM), Ministry of Mines, the index of mineral production of the mining and quarrying industry in August 2022 (Base: 2011-12=100) was 99.6, which was 3.9% lower than the level in August 2021.
In August 2022, the following minerals were produced:
- Coal - 580 lakh tonnes
- Lignite - 29 lakh tonnes
- Natural Gas (utilised) 2829 million cu. m.
- Petroleum (crude) - 24 lakh tonnes
- Bauxite - 1450 thousand tonnes
- Chromite - 146 thousand tonnes
- Copper conc. - 9 thousand tonnes
- Gold - 76 kg
- Iron Ore - 158 lakh tonnes
- Lead conc. - 35 thousand tonnes
- Manganese ore - 169 thousand tonnes
- Zinc conc. - 138 thousand
Disclaimer: This information has been collected through secondary research and IBEF is not responsible for any errors in the same.
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