India to Explore Lithium in Chile | 06 Aug 2024
Coal India Limited (CIL) is planning to explore and extract lithium from the salt flats (areas of flat
land covered with a layer of salt) in Chile.
- Chile has the world's largest lithium reserves (36%) and is the second-largest global producer (32%). It contributes about 36% to global trade.
- Chile is a part of the "lithium triangle" along with Argentina and Bolivia.
- Australia and China are the first and third largest producers of Lithium globally.
- Chile is a part of the "lithium triangle" along with Argentina and Bolivia.
- Lithium (white gold) is a versatile element used in rechargeable batteries, ceramics, glass, aluminum
alloys, and pharmaceuticals.- It is soft, silvery white metal, the lightest metal of the periodic table. It has high reactivity, low density and excellent electrochemical properties.
- Lithium reserves in India include Reasi district (J&K), Korba district (Chhattisgarh), Marlagalla area (Mandya district, Karnataka), Koderma (Jharkhand) etc.
