TNPSC Thervupettagam

Mineral (Mining) Production in FY 2024-25

May 10 , 2025 20 hrs 0 min 10 0
  • As per provisional data, production of iron ore at 289 million metric ton (MMT) in FY 2024-25.
  • It has broken the production record of 277 MMT achieved in FY 2023-24, with a 4.3% growth.
  • Similarly, the production of manganese ore has also surpassed the production record of 3.4 MMT achieved in FY 2023-24.
  • It was increased by 11.8% to 3.8 MMT in FY 2024-25.
  • Production of bauxite has also risen by 2.9% to 24.7 MMT in FY 2024-25 from 24 MMT in FY 2023-24.
  • During the same period, lead concentrate production rose from 381 thousand tonne (THT) to 393 THT, with a 3.1% growth.
  • In the non-ferrous metal sector, primary aluminium production in FY 2024-25 has broken the production record of FY 2023-24.
  • The Primary aluminium production increased from 41.6 lakh ton (LT) in FY 2023-24 to 42 LT during FY 2024-25.
  • The refined copper production saw a robust growth of 12.6% increasing from 5.09 LT in FY 2023-24 to 5.73 LT in FY 2024-25.
  • India is the 2nd largest Aluminium producer, among top-10 producer in refined copper and 4th largest iron ore producer in the world.

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