India’s iron ore production has been provisionally estimated at 52 million mt in the April-May period of the fiscal 2024-25, up two percent over the corresponding period of the previous fiscal year, according to a statement of the ministry of mines released on Monday, July 1.
Production of manganese ore was up 16.7 percent to 0.7 million mt and limestone production was up 2.5 percent to 79 million mt, year on year, the statement said.
I graduated from the University of Kolkata with a degree in economics and have three decades of experience in reporting for leading print media publications, covering key manufacturing industries like iron and steel, energy (fossil and renewable), chemicals and petrochemicals and mining sectors (coal, bauxite, iron ore and copper). I work as a correspondent for SteelOrbis reporting on the Indian steel industry covering pricing and trade trends across the value chain, capacity creations and utilizations, corporate developments, government policy frameworks and industry related news.