Indian Mine productions falls by 4.86 %

Ministry of Mines25-November, 2011 10:40 IST

Mineral Production during September 2011

The index of mineral production of mining and quarrying sector in September 2011 was lower by 4.86% compared to that of the preceding month. The mineral sector has shown a negative growth of 5.64% during September 2011 as compared to that of the corresponding month of previous year. The total value of mineral production (excluding atomic & minor minerals) in the country during September 2011 was Rs.13658 crore. The contribution of petroleum (crude) was the highest at Rs. 5626 crore (41%). Next in the order of importance were: coal Rs 2800 crore, iron ore Rs.2490 crore, natural gas (utilized) Rs. 1452 crore, lignite Rs. 311 crore and limestone Rs. 267 crore. These six minerals together contributed about 95% of the total value of mineral production in September 2011. Production level of important minerals in September 2011 were: coal 299 lakh tonnes, lignite 26 lakh tonnes, natural gas (utilized) 3879 million cu. m., petroleum (crude) 31 lakh tonnes, bauxite 995 thousand tonnes, chromite 258 thousand tonnes, copper conc. 11 thousand tonnes, gold 172 kg., iron ore 126 lakh tonnes, lead conc. 13 thousand tonnes, manganese ore 196 thousand tonnes, zinc conc. 114 thousand tonnes, apatite & phosphorite 185 thousand tonnes, dolomite 412 thousand tonnes, limestone 188 lakh tonnes, magnesite 18 thousand tonnes and diamond 2061 carat. In September 2011 the output of apatite & phosphorite increased by 28.44%, diamond 19.27%, manganese ore 16.82%, bauxite 8.88%, chromite 8.05%, copper conc. 5.34%, magnesite 5.16 percent. However the production of lignite decreased by 2.61%, natural gas (utilized) 2.85%, dolomite 3.13%, limestone 3.27%, petroleum (crude) 4.00%, coal 8.59%, iron ore 8.77%, gold 8.99%, lead conc. 9.36% and zinc conc. 9.36 percent.