Index of mineral production rises 10 per cent in Feb

New Delhi: The index of mineral production of mining and quarrying sector rose 10 per cent in February over the same month last year, an official statement said. The cumulative growth for the period April-February 2019-20 over the corresponding period of previous year has been 1.9 percent, it added.

“The index of mineral production of mining and quarrying sector for the month of February, 2020 at 123.7, was 10.0 per cent higher as compared to the level in the month of February, 2019,” the mines ministry said in the statement.

Mining and mineral statistics division of the Indian Bureau of Mines functions as the nodal agency for statistics on mineral sector and releases this information.