India witnessed 1.3% rise in mineral production in July 2015. The index of mineral production of mining and quarrying sector for the month of July was at 117.7. The cumulative growth for the period April- July 2015-16 over the corresponding period of previous year stands at (+) 0.6%.

The total value of mineral production (excluding atomic & minor minerals) in the country during July 2015 was Rs 175.64 billion. The contribution of coal was the highest at Rs 60.45 billion (34%). Next in the order of importance were: petroleum (crude) Rs 56.96 billion, natural gas (utilized) Rs 20.70 billion, iron ore Rs 19.89 billion, limestone Rs 4.98  billion and lignite Rs 424. These six minerals together contributed about 95% of the total value of mineral production in July 2015.

Production level of important minerals in July 2015  were: coal 423 lakh tonnes, lignite 31  lakh tonnes, natural gas (utilized) 2503  million cu. m., petroleum (crude) 31  lakh tonnes, bauxite 2521  thousand tonnes, chromite 162 thousand tonnes, copper conc. 11 thousand tonnes, gold 144 kg., iron ore 119 lakh tonnes, lead conc. 21 thousand tonnes, manganese ore 126 thousand tonnes, zinc conc. 130  thousand tonnes, apatite & phosphorite 157  thousand tonnes, limestone 243 lakh tonnes, magnesite 19 thousand  tonnes  and diamond 3662 carat.