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US President Donald Trump unveiled Project Vault, a $12 billion public-private initiative to buy and store critical minerals and rare earth elements as a strategic reserve. Funding includes $1.67 billion from private sou...
At the Critical Minerals Ministerial in Washington DC, India extended support to FORGE (Forum on Resource, Geostrategic Engagement), the successor to the US-led Mineral Security Partnership. The grouping seeks to secure...
The Union government has declared coking coal a critical and strategic mineral under the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957, adding it to Part D of the First Schedule so that its exploration and mi...
India has brought out its first full policy on tailings. It allows critical and strategic minerals such as lithium, cobalt, nickel and rare earths to be recovered from mine waste, tailing ponds, slag and industrial resid...
The United States invited India and Australia to the G7 finance ministers' meeting on critical minerals in Washington in January 2026. The talks focus on secure supply chains for minerals used in defence, electronics and...
The Government of Tamil Nadu revised its District Mineral Foundation (DMF) Rules, with the Tamil Nadu District Mineral Foundation Rules, 2025 replacing the 2017 rules. The revision improves use of DMF funds for mining-af...
Overview India possesses the third-largest rare earth reserves globally, with approximately 6.9 million tonnes of Rare Earth Oxide (REO) deposits. However, despite this abundant natural endowment, India's contribution to...
