According to the data released by the government for the April'13, compared to the preceding month Iron ore output increased by 1.3%. However the Coal output decreased by 33.0% .
Production level of important minerals in April 2013 were: Coal 435 lakh tons, Lignite 39 lakh tons, Natural gas (utilized) 2942 million cu. m., Petroleum (crude) 31 lakh tons, Bauxite 2035 thousand tons, Chromite 242 thousand tons, Copper conc. 10 thousand tons, Gold 120 kg., Iron ore 119 lakh tons, Lead conc. 16 thousand tons, Manganese ore 194 thousand tons, Zinc conc. 124 thousand tons, Apatite & Phosphorite 198 thousand tons, Dolomite 520 thousand tons, Limestone 242 lakh tons, Magnesite 16 thousand tons and Diamond 2928 carat.
In April 2013 the output of apatite & Phosphorite increased by 33.6%, Bauxite 14.7% and Iron ore 1.3% percent. However the production of Petroleum (crude) decreased by 3.7%, Natural gas (utilized) 5.5%, Limestone 5.9%, Lead conc. 8.9%, Gold 11.1%, Dolomite 15.0%, Manganese ore 18.1%, Copper conc. 18.6%, Magnesite 20.3%, Zinc conc. 23.0%, Lignite 27.9%, Chromite 30.3%, Coal 33.0% and Diamond 33.6 percent.
The total value of mineral production (excluding atomic & minor minerals) in the country during April 2013 was Rs. 17772 crore. The contribution of coal was the highest at Rs. 5673 crore (32%). Next in the order of importance were: petroleum (crude) Rs. 5671 crore, iron ore Rs. 2712 crore, natural gas (utilized) Rs. 1883 crore, lignite Rs. 490 crore and limestone Rs. 382 crore. These six minerals together contributed about 95% of the total value of mineral production in April 2013.
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