Deposits of lithium have been found in India that could enable the country to loosen its reliance on Argentina, Bolivia, and Chile for its burgeoning lithium-ion battery industry.
Preliminary surveys by the Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research (AMD) have shown around 1,600 tonnes of lithium resources in the igneous rocks of the Marlagalla-Allapatna region of Karnataka’s Mandya district.
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