Lithium inferred resources in Jammu & Kashmir
- Geological Survey of India (GSI) has for the first time established Lithium inferred resources of about 6 million tones in the Salal-Hamana area of the Reasi District of Jammu & Kashmir (UT).
- 51 Mineral Blocks including Lithium and Gold were handed over to State Governments.
- The Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India has discovered 1600kg Lithium in Mandla district of Karnataka.
- Lithium reserves in large quantity has been found for the first time in the country in Jammu and Kashmir.
About Lithium
- Lithium (Li), sometimes also referred as “White gold‘ due to its high demand for rechargeable batteries, is a soft and silvery-white metal.
Major Global Lithium Reserves:
Lithium Triangle
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