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Eighth tranche brings 20 critical and strategic mineral blocks to auction
The Ministry of Mines announced blocks across nine states, covering materials including lithium, graphite, rare earth elements, gallium, titanium and tungsten.
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Government release
Critical-mineral auctions reach 56 blocks; exploration licences reach 11
The official update reports the seventh tranche results and the expansion of central auctions into Gujarat, Uttarakhand and Telangana.
Press Information Bureau · Ministry of Mines
Government release
Ministry workshop focuses on recycling and the critical-minerals value chain
Government, industry, academia and international institutions discussed domestic capacity, secondary resources and targeted incentives.
Press Information Bureau · Ministry of MinesSOURCE PROVENANCE
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