Mineral production records 6.1% cumulative growth during April-July, 2022-23
- Press Information Bureau
- September 22, 2022
The mining and quarrying sector's index of mineral production for the month of July 2022 (Base: 2011-12=100) was 101.1, which was 3.3% lower than the level in the month of July 2021. According to the Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) preliminary statistics, the total growth from April-July 2022–23 over the same time in the previous year increased by 6.1%.
In July 2022, production levels of significant minerals were:
- Coal - 603 lakh tonnes
- Lignite - 33 lakh tonnes
- Natural gas (utilized) - 2811 million cu. m.
- Petroleum (crude) - 25 lakh tonnes
- Bauxite - 1526 thousand tonnes
- Chromite - 192 thousand tonnes
- Copper conc. - 9 thousand tonnes
- Gold - 93 kg
- Iron ore - 155 lakh tonnes
- Lead conc. - 29 thousand tonnes
- Manganese ore - 153 thousand tonnes
- Zinc conc. 127 thousand tonnes
- Limestone - 306 lakh tonnes
- Phosphorite - 160 thousand tonnes
- Magnesite - 10 thousand tonnes
- Diamond - 22 carat
Disclaimer: This information has been collected through secondary research and IBEF is not responsible for any errors in the same.
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