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India’s mineral production up 2.3% in Nov 2015

India's mineral production rose 2.3% in November 2015 compared to the year-ago period with the total value of the output crossing Rs 19.300 crore.

The index of mineral production of mining and quarrying sector for November (new Series 2004-05=100) 2015 stood at 131.5, higher by 2.3 percent compared to November 2014, the data released by the mines ministry showed.

The cumulative growth for the April-November period of 2015-16 rose by 2.1% compared to the same period of last fiscal. "The total value of mineral production (excluding atomic and minor minerals) in the country during November 2015 was Rs 19,381 crore," it said.

Coal contributed the highest at Rs 8,266 crore (43 percent) followed by petroleum (crude) Rs 5,525 crore, natural gas (utilised) Rs 2,177 crore, iron ore Rs 1,791 crore, limestone Rs 463 crore and lignite Rs 286 crore.

The six minerals together contributed about 95% of the total value of mineral production in November 2015, the ministry said. While 568 lakh tons of coal was produced in the country in November, lignite production stood at 23 lakh tons.

India produced 2,632 million cubic meters natural gas (utilised), 30 lakh tons petroleum (crude), 1,934 thousand tons of bauxite, Copper conc. of 12,000 tons, Gold 102 kg, iron ore 130 lakh tons, lead conc. 20,000 tons, manganese ore 173,000 tons, Zinc conc. 128,000 tons, limestone 231 lakh tons and diamond 2,117 carat.

Production of iron ore, copper conc., lead conc., bauxite, coal and limestone rose during November 2015 compared to the same month in 2014 whereas that of Lignite, Diamond, Gold, Manganese, Zinc conc., Natural gas and Petroleum (crude) declined during the same period.