India's FY25 iron ore output rises 4.3% on year to hit record 289 mln tn
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--India's FY25 iron ore output up 4.3% on year at record 289 mln tn
--CONTEXT: Mines ministry releases mining, production data for FY25
--India's FY25 manganese ore output up 11.8% on year at 3.8 mln tn
--India's FY25 bauxite output up 2.9% on year at 24.7 mln tn
--India's FY25 lead concentrate output up 3.1% on year at 393,000 tn
--India's FY25 aluminium production up 1% on year at record 4.2 mln tn
--India's FY25 refined copper production up 12.6% at 573,000 tn
--Govt: Production of key minerals witnessed strong growth in FY25
MUMBAI – India's output of iron ore rose 4.3% on year to a record 289 million tonnes in 2024-25 (Apr-Mar), the Ministry of Mines said in a release Monday. The previous record was 277 million tonnes last fiscal, it said.
"Production of some key minerals in the country witnessed strong growth in FY 2024-25, after reaching record production levels in FY 2023-24," it said, adding that production of manganese ore also surpassed the production record of 3.4 million tonnes achieved in FY24, increasing 11.8% to 3.8 million tonnes in FY25.
Production of bauxite too rose 2.9% to 24.7 million tonnes in FY25 from 24 million tonnes in the previous year. During the same period, lead concentrate production rose to 393,000 tonnes from 381,000 tonnes, recording a 3.1% growth.
In the non-ferrous metals sector, primary aluminium production in FY25 surpassed the production record of FY24. Primary aluminium production increased to 4.2 million tonnes during FY25 from 4.1 million tonnes in FY24. Refined copper production saw a robust growth of 12.6% on year, increasing to 573,000 tonnes in FY25 from 509,000 tonnes in FY24, the release said.
India is the second largest producer of aluminium and is among top 10 producers in refined copper. It is the fourth largest iron ore producer in the world, the release said.
"Continued growth in production of iron ore in the current financial year reflects the robust demand conditions in the user industry viz. steel. Coupled with growth in aluminium and copper, these growth trends point towards continued strong economic activity in user sectors such as energy, infrastructure, construction, automotive and machinery," the release said. End
Reported by Abhijit Doshi
Edited by Tanima Banerjee
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