The Mineral Production Index for the month of March 2024 was 156.1, which is 1.2 percent higher than the level for the month of March 2023. The index for the entire financial year 2023-24 has registered an increase of 7.5 percent compared to the financial year 2022-23. During March 2024, some non-fuel minerals like copper concentrate, gold, manganese ore, diamond, graphite, kyanite, sillimanite, limeshale, limestone, magnesite etc. saw positive growth as compared to the same month last year. Iron ore and limestone together constitute about 80 percent of the total…
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