INDUSTRY
Iron ore production rises by 4.3% to 289 mt in 2024-25 amid strong demand
- IBJ Bureau
- May 06, 2025
The country’s iron ore production rose by 4.3 per cent to 289 million tonnes (mt) in 2024-25 over the output in the year-ago period.
Iron ore production was 277 mt in 2023-24, the Mines Ministry has said in a statement.
Continued growth in production of iron ore in the current financial year reflects robust demand conditions in the user industry, namely, steel.
Production of manganese ore rose to 3.8 mt in 2024-25 over 3.4 mt in 2023-24.
Primary aluminium production increased from 41.6 lakh tonnes (lt) in 2023-24 to 42 lt in the last financial year. Refined copper production saw growth of 12.6 per cent from 5.09 lt in 2023-24 to 5.73 lt in 2024-25.
India is the second-largest aluminium producer, among the top-ten producer in refined copper and fourth-largest iron ore producer in the world.
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