Mineral production increases by 4.6% during September: Ministry of Mines

The index of mineral production of mining and quarrying sector in September 2022 at 99.5 was 4.6% higher as compared to the level in March 2021

According to the mines ministry's report released on Tuesday, the nation's mineral production increased by 4.6 per cent in September compared to the same month last year.

In September 2022, the mining and quarrying sector's index of mineral output stood at 99.5, which was 4.6 per cent higher than the level in March 2021.

In its press statement, the Ministry of Mines said, "As per the provisional statistics of the Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM), the cumulative growth for the period April-September, 2022-23 over the corresponding period of the previous year is 4.2 per cent."

In September, there were 58