Mineral output rose 9.4% in August

The index of mineral production of mining and quarrying sector for the month of August (new Series 2011-12=100) 2017 at 92.7, up by 9.4 per cent higher as compared to the level in the month of August 2016.

The cumulative growth for the period April- August 2017-18 over the corresponding period of the previous year has been up by 3.3 per cent.

The total estimated value of mineral production (excluding atomic & minor minerals) in the country during August 2017 was Rs 18,015 crore.

The contribution of coal was the highest at Rs 6,158 crore (34%). Next in the order