New Delhi: The mineral production in the country has gone up by 5.1 percent during April 2023. According to the Ministry of Mines the index of mineral production of mining and quarrying sector for the month of April, 2023 (Base: 2011-12=100) at 122.5, is 5.1 percent higher as compared to the level during the month of April, 2022. As per the provisional statistics of Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM), the cumulative growth for the period April- April, 2022-23 over the corresponding period of the previous year is 5.8 percent.

The production level of important minerals in April, 2023 were: coal 731 lakh tonnes, lignite 32 lakh tonnes, natural gas (utilized) 2671 million cu. m., petroleum (crude) 24 lakh tonnes, iron ore 247 lakh tonnes, limestone 386 lakh tonnes and bauxite 1,562,000, chromite 273,000, copper conc. 9000, lead conc. 29,000, manganese ore 265000, zinc conc. 130,000, phosphorite 162,000, magnesite 10,000 tonnes each, gold 102 kg and diamond 2 carat.

Important minerals showing positive growth during April, 2023 over April, 2022 include: Phosphorite (29.1%), Magnesite (27.7%), Iron Ore (13.1%), Limestone (12.7%), Copper Conc. (12%), Lead Conc. (10.6%), Coal (8.8%), Manganese Ore (6.9%) and Zinc Conc. (4.1%).

Other important minerals showing negative growth include: Petroleum (crude) (-3.6%), Natural gas (U) (-2.8%), Gold (-8.1%), Lignite (-21.2%), Bauxite (-24.7%) and Chromite (-40.1%).

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