The index of mineral production of the mining and quarrying sector for the month of September 2022 was 99.5, which is 4.6 per cent higher as compared to the level in the month of September 2021. During the month, the production of phosphorite grew 87.6 per cent against the level in September 2021, diamond output grew 37.3 per cent, the production of copper concentrate rose 18.5 per cent, coal production went up 12.1 per cent over last year’s figures, iron ore production grew 9.1 per cent, bauxite was up 5.5 per cent and lastly production of limestone grew 4.7 per cent.
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