Saturday, 13 Aug 2011
Production of iron ore, a vital steel-making raw material, in the country fell by 4.81 per cent in 2010-11 to 208.11 million tonnes (MT), Parliament was informed today.
Of this, the private sector accounted for over 70 per cent of iron ore production, Mines Minister Dinsha Patel said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha, quoting provisional figures from the Indian Bureau of Mines.
He added that India produced 218.64 MT of iron ore in 2009-10.
Among the states, Orissa accounted for over 36 per cent of India’s total iron ore production, at 74.96 MT, he said. Karnataka’s output of 37.66 MT accounted for another 18.09 per cent and Goa’s 36.48 MT output was 17.52 per cent of total production, he added.
Source: Economic Times
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