Captive and commercial coal mines produce 19.48 MT in December 2025
Coal production from captive and commercial mines rose 5.75% year-on-year to 19.48 million tonnes in December 2025, the Ministry of Coal said on 2 January 2026.
Summary
Captive and commercial coal mines produced 19.48 million tonnes (MT) in December 2025, a year-on-year rise of 5.75%, with dispatches of 18.02 MT, the Ministry of Coal said on 2 January 2026. Production from these mines in the third quarter of FY 2025–26 reached 54.14 MT, up 5.35%. For FY 2025–26 up to December, production rose 9.72% and dispatches 6.98% over the same period of the previous year.
Key facts
- December 2025 output
- 19.48 MT (+5.75% YoY)
- December dispatch
- 18.02 MT
- Q3 FY26 output
- 54.14 MT (+5.35%)
- FY26 till December
- Production +9.72%; dispatch +6.98%
Practice MCQs 1 questions
What was the coal production from captive and commercial mines in December 2025, as reported by the Ministry of Coal?
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Correct answer: C — 19.48 million tonnes
PIB (Coal): production stood at 19.48 MT in December 2025; 18.02 MT was the dispatch and 54.14 MT the Q3 production.