Mining in India: Why the country is facing an .
15.05.2019· The country's deposits of the ore, including both haematite and magnetite sources, fell from 8.3bnt in 2010 to 5.9bnt in 2015. The rapid depletion is in line with India's dramatic ramp-up of iron ore production, from a slump of 129.3Mt in the 2014-15 financial year to an estimated 201.0Mt in 2018-19, and a record high of 225.0Mt in 2019-20.