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India's iron ore production saw a slight increase of 0.6% in April-May, reaching 53 million metric tons. Manganese, bauxite, zinc concentrate, and limestone production also experienced growth, with increases of 1.4%, 0.9%, 3.7%, and 1.6% respectively. Primary aluminium production rose by 1.3%, while copper production surged by an impressive 43. View More

New Delhi: India's iron ore production for April-May increased by 0.6% to 53 million metric ton (mmt) from 52.7 mmt in the year-ago period, according to latest data released by the Ministry of Mines. Total iron ore production was 289 mmt in FY25. Manganese ore production has risen by 1.4% to 0.70 mmt in April-May from 0.69 mmt in the same period last fiscal. Bauxite production increased by 0.9% to 4.73 mmt while zinc concentrate production rose by 3.7% to 0.29 mmt and limestone production went up by 1.6% to 81.40 mmt in April-May FY26 compared with year-ago period. In non-ferrous metals, primary aluminium production registered 1.3% growth in April-May this fiscal year to 7.07 lakh tonne (LT) from 6.98 LT in same period last fiscal. Copper production has also increased by 43.5% to 0.99 LT. (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel) (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel)