Mineral Production during July 2015 (Provisional)
Mineral Production during July 2015 (Provisional)
The index of mineral production of mining and quarrying sector for the month of July (new
Series 2004-05=100) 2015 at 117.7, was 1.3% higher as compared to July 2014.The
cumulative growth for the period April- July 2015-16 over the
corresponding period of previous year stands at (+) 0.6%.
The
total value of mineral production (excluding atomic & minor minerals) in
the country during July 2015 was Rs. 17564 crore. The contribution
of coal was the highest at Rs. 6045 crore (34%). Next in the order of
importance were: petroleum (crude) Rs. 5696 crore, natural gas
(utilized) Rs. 2070 crore, iron ore Rs. 1989 crore, limestone Rs. 498
crore and lignite Rs. 424. These six minerals together contributed about 95% of
the total value of mineral production in July 2015.
Production
level of important minerals in July 2015 were: coal 423
lakh tonnes, lignite 31 lakh tonnes, natural gas (utilized) 2503
million cu. m., petroleum (crude) 31 lakh tonnes, bauxite 2521
thousand tonnes, chromite 162 thousand tonnes, copper conc. 11 thousand
tonnes, gold 144 kg., iron ore 119 lakh tonnes, lead conc. 21 thousand tonnes,
manganese ore 126 thousand tonnes, zinc conc. 130 thousand tonnes,
apatite & phosphorite 157 thousand tonnes, limestone 243 lakh tonnes,
magnesite 19 thousand tonnes and diamond 3662 carat.
The
production of important minerals showing positive growth during July 2015
over July 2014 include ‘apatite & phosphorite’
(88.0%), ‘bauxite’ (65.2%), ‘chromite’ (49.7%), ‘gold’ (28.6%), ‘lead conc.’
(28.5%), ‘iron ore’ (25.6%), ‘copper conc.’ (6.6%), ‘zinc conc.’ (5.8%),
‘limestone’ (3.1%), ‘coal’ (0.4%) and ‘lignite’ (0.2%). The production of other
important minerals showing negative growth are: ‘petroleum (crude)’ [(-) 0.4%],
‘diamond’ [(-) 2.7%], ‘natural gas (utilized)’ [(-) 5.5%], ‘manganese ore’ [(-)
23.1%] and ‘magnesite’ [(-) 37.9%].
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