India-Argentina Lithium Partnership

• 21 Feb 2025

Source: PIB 

India and Argentina signed an MoU for lithium exploration and investment opportunities in Argentina. 

• Argentina is known for its vast lithium reserves and is part of the 'Lithium Triangle' along with Bolivia and Chile. 

• About Lithium: It is a soft, silvery-white alkali metal and is also known as white gold. 
  • It is the lightest metal and solid element, and classified as both an alkali and a rare metal. 
    • It is mined from ores of petalite, lepidolite, spodumene and also subsurface brines.  
  • It is highly reactive and flammable and must be stored in mineral oil. 
  • It is an essential mineral required for electric vehicle batteries and renewable energy storage. 
  • Chile (1^st), China (2^nd) and Australia (3^rd) have the largest reserves of lithium. 
  • In India, Salal-Haimna areas (Reasi district of J&K), Koderma and Giridih (Jharkhand), and Mandya (Karnataka) have lithium reserves. 

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