India, Nov. 6 -- State-owned manganese ore producer MOIL has reported its best-ever October production, achieving 1.60 lakh tonnes in October 2025 — a 9.1% increase over the same month last year.

For the first seven months of FY26, the company's cumulative production stood at 11.04 lakh tonnes, up 8.5% compared to the corresponding period of the previous year.

MOIL also recorded its highest-ever exploratory core drilling at 57,275 meters during April–October 2025, reflecting a continued push toward resource expansion.

Commenting on the performance, MOIL CMD Ajit Kumar Saxena said, "It is encouraging that the upward trend in production during the first seven months has been maintained. The MOIL team is fully geared up to regis...