Lithium inferred resources in Jammu & Kashmir

By IASbook Team September 26, 2023 Educational Resources 0 Comments

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:

Bolivia Argentina > Chile > Australia & China are top countries with Li reserves

Lithium Triangle

The Lithium Triangle is a region of the Andes rich in lithium reserves around the borders of Argentina, Bolivia and Chile.
The lithium in the triangle is concentrated in various salt pans that exist along the Atacama Desert and neighboring arid areas.
The area is thought to hold around 54% of the world’s lithium reserves.