November Mineral output up 2.3%

India’s mineral production rose by 2.3 per cent in November last year compared to the year-ago period with the total value of the output crossing Rs 19.300 crore. The index of mineral production of mining and quarrying sector for November (new Series 2004-05=100) 2015 stood at 131.5, higher by 2.3 per cent compared to November 2014, the data released by Mines Ministry showed. The cumulative growth for the April-November period of 2015-16 fiscal rose by 2.1 per cent compared to the same period of last fiscal.