The country's iron ore production rose by 3% to 182.6 million tonn in the April-November period of the current fiscal.
India's iron ore output was 177.2 MT in the year-ago period, according to the provisional data.
The mines ministry in a statement said that the country's manganese ore output rose by 9.5% to 2.3 MT in April- November period over 2.1 MT during the corresponding period of the previous fiscal year.
Production of chromite rose to 2 MT over 1.8 MT in the year-ago period. The production of bauxite also rose by 8.9% to 15.9 MT in April- November period over 14.6 MT in the corresponding month of the previous fiscal.
"In the non-ferrous metal sector, primary aluminium production in FY 2024-25 (April-November) posted a growth of 1.1% over the corresponding period last year, increasing to 27.91 lakh tonnes in financial year 2024-25 (April-November) from 27.60 LT in financial year 2023-24 (April-November)," the mines ministry said.
India is the second-largest aluminium producer and the fourth-largest iron ore producer in the world.
Continued growth in the 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.
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