The cumulative growth rate in the mining and quarrying sector for the April-December period of the current fiscal over the corresponding period of previous financial year is 8.5 per cent.
In December, the production of coal stood at 929 lakh tonnes while that lignite at 40 lakh tonnes, iron ore at 255 lakh tonnes and limestone at 372 lakh tonnes.
Production of lignite, limestone, coal, bauxite and natural gas showed positive growth.
However, negative growth was registered in the production of petroleum (crude), gold, chromite, phosphorite and diamond.
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