Performance of
Non-ferrous metal sector has shown overall improvement during
the period April-December, 2002 with cumulative production of
Aluminium being 4,98,625 tonnes against 466234 tonnes during
the same period in 2001. Production of Copper during April-December
2002 stood at 2,56,397 tonnes against 2,43,438 tonnes during
the same priod last year. Production of Zinc increased by 18,087
tonnes and lead by 16 tonnes. Details of the production are
given below:-
Performance
of Non-ferrous Metals Sector:
- Aluminium:
Production of
Aluminium metal in the Public Sector Unit, namely, National
Aluminium Company Ltd. (NALCO) and Private Sector units, namely,
Bharat Aluminium Company Limited (BALCO) {which has 49% Central
Govt. equity}, Indian Aluminium Company Limited (INDAL), Hindustan
Aluminium company Ltd. (HINDALCO) and Madras Aluminium Company
Ltd.(MALCO) in the country during the month of December, 2002
was as follows:-
(Unit: Tonnes)
|
Name of
the
|
Installed
|
December,2002
|
Cumulative
Target
|
Cumulative
Production
|
|
Company
|
Capacity
(Annual)
|
Target
|
Actual
|
April-Dec.,2002
|
Apr-Dec.02
|
Apr.-.Dec.,01
|
|
NALCO
|
230000
|
19700
|
20692
|
173300
|
178460
|
173796
|
|
BALCO
|
100000
|
8600
|
8560
|
74850
|
71540
|
46120
|
|
INDAL
|
117000
|
3767
|
5177
|
33357
|
34549
|
33220
|
|
HINDALCO
|
242000
|
25286
|
23308
|
211495
|
190935
|
191207
|
|
MALCO
|
25000
|
2962
|
2768
|
25675
|
23141
|
21891
|
|
Total:
|
714000
|
60315
|
60505
|
518677
|
498625
|
466234
|
National Aluminium
Company Ltd. exported 94158 tonnes to Alumina and 8029 tonnes
of Aluminium during the month of December, 2002.
- Copper:
The production
of Copper in the organised Sector by the Public sector Unit,
Hindustan Copper Ltd. (HCL), and Private Sector Units, Indo
Gulf Corporation Ltd. (IGCL), (Unit : Birla Copper) and Sterlite
Industries (India) Ltd. (SIL) in the country during the month
of December, 2002 was as follows:
(Unit: Tonnes)
|
Name of
the
|
Installed
|
December,2002
|
Cumulative
Target
|
Cumulative
Production
|
|
Company
|
Capacity
(Annual)
|
Target
|
Actual
|
April-Dec.,2002
|
Apr-Dec.02
|
Apr..-Dec.,01
|
|
HCL
Copper
Cathode
|
47500
|
4000
|
2500
|
33750
|
28435
|
29926
|
|
IGCL
Copper
Cathode
|
150000
|
15316
|
16598
|
135803
|
140098
|
109840
|
|
SIL
Copper
Cathode
|
150000
|
15771
|
15332
|
129176
|
113864
|
103672
|
- Zinc & Lead:
Production of primary
zinc in Hindustan Zinc Limited (HZL) (Government of India equity
49.92%) and the private Sector unit, Binani Industries Ltd.
(BIL) and Lead in Hindustan Zinc Limited (HZL) and Private Sector
Unit, Indian Lead Limited (ILL) in the country during December,
2002 was as follows:-
(Unit: Tonnes)
|
Name of the
|
Installed
|
December,2002
|
Cumulative
Target
|
Cumulative
Production
|
|
Company
|
Capacity
(Annual)
|
Target
|
Actual
|
April-Dec.,2002
|
Apr-Dec.02
|
Apr.-.Dec.,01
|
|
Zinc
HZL
BIL
|
169000
30000
|
20247
2720
|
17845
2814
|
153332
24120
|
152026
21136
|
132542
22533
|
|
Total
|
199000
|
22967
|
20659
|
177452
|
173162
|
155075
|
|
Lead
HZL
ILL
|
43000
24000
|
3513
**
|
2575
|
29146
|
29009
|
28993
|
|
Total
|
67000
|
3513
|
2575
|
29146
|
29009
|
28993
|
** Both plants
of ILL at Thane and Kolkata were closed.
Gold:
After
closure of Bharat Gold Mines Ltd. (BGML), Hutti Gold Mines Ltd.
(HGML) is the only unit processing gold from ore stage. Hindustan
Copper Ltd. (HCL) processes gold as a by-product while processing
copper. The production of gold by these units during December,
2002 was as follows:
(Unit: Kgs.)
|
Name of the
|
December,2002
|
Cumulative
Target
|
Cumulative
Production
|
|
Company
|
Target
|
Actual
|
April-Dec.,2002
|
Apr-Dec.02
|
Apr.-.Dec.,01
|
|
BGML
|
**
|
|
|
|
|
|
HGML
|
254.740
|
229.331
|
2140.190
|
1938.791
|
1738.444
|
|
HCL
|
45.000
|
35.000
|
325.000
|
277.000
|
253.000
|
|
Total
|
299.740
|
264.331
|
2465.190
|
2215.791
|
2991.444
|
**The Company stands
closed w.e.f. 1.3.2001 under section 25(O) of I.D. Act, 1947
subject to the final decision of High Court, karnataka.
Survey and Explortion
of Minerals:
- Mineral Exploration Corporation
Ltd.: Physical performance of MECL
During December,
2002 was as follows:
(Unit: Metres)
| |
Installed
|
December,2002
|
Cumulative
Target
|
Cumulative
Production
|
| |
Capacity
(Annual)
|
Target
|
Actual
|
April-Dec.,2002
|
Apr-Dec.02
|
Apr.-.Dec.,01
|
|
Drilling
|
200000
|
18000
|
10700*
|
140000
|
81391
|
120309
|
|
Mining
|
4000
|
500
|
234*
|
3600
|
2736
|
2523
|
*Shortfall is because
of:-
- The MOU target of 18000 m. for
drilling is inclusive of 8000 m of blast hole drilling for
mine services, which could not be take up due to technical
reason and also drilling for CBM which could not be materialised.
- The performance has also been
affected due to non-commencement of promotional projects of
Department of Mines (DOM).
- Production of Minerals:-
The total value of mineral production covering metalliferrous
and industrial minerals but excluding fuel minerals, minor
minerals and atomic minerals in December, 2002 is estimated
to be Rs. 566 crores against Rs.570 crore for December, 2001.
