Mineral Production in the Country Grows by 8 percent in February, Compared to Last Year

Posted by PIB Delhi at 6:52 PM on May 2, 2024.
With a value of 139.6, the mining and quarrying sector’s index of mineral output for the month of February, 2024 (Base: 2011-12=100) is 8.0% greater than its level in the same month the previous year. The Indian Bureau of Mines’ (IBM) preliminary statistics show that there was an 8.2% cumulative growth from April to February of 2023–2024 compared to the same period the previous year.

The following major mineral production levels were recorded in February 2024: 966 lakh tonnes of coal, 42 lakh tonnes of lignite, 2886 million cu.m. of used natural gas, 23 lakh tonnes of crude petroleum, 2414 thousand tonnes of bauxite, 400 thousand tonnes of chromite, 11 thousand tonnes of copper concentrate, 255 kg of gold, 244 lakh tonnes of iron ore, 27 thousand tonnes of lead concentrate, 295 thousand tonnes of manganese ore, 149 thousand tonnes of zinc concentrate, Limestone 387 lakh tonn

The following major mineral production levels were recorded in February 2024: 966 lakh tonnes of coal, 42 lakh tonnes of lignite, 2886 million cu.m. of used natural gas, 23 lakh tonnes of crude petroleum, 2414 thousand tonnes of bauxite, 400 thousand tonnes of chromite, 11 thousand tonnes of copper concentrate, 255 kg of gold, 244 lakh tonnes of iron ore, 27 thousand tonnes of lead concentrate, 295 thousand tonnes of manganese ore, 149 thousand tonnes of zinc concentrate, Limestone 387 lakh tonn

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