In a world increasingly powered by batteries, lithium can be one of the most valuable finds for a country. GSI has reported lithium concentrations of 10 to 2,000 parts per million (PPM) on a 250-hectare stretch in Katghora, with potential for even higher content.
Lithium was among the 23 proposals sent by the state for exploration projects. The decision to open lithium mines was announced at a meeting of National Mineral Exploration Trust (NMET) in New Delhi on Monday. The meeting was chaired by Union minister G Kishan Reddy.
State health minister Shyam Bihari Jaiswal, who attended the meeting as a representative of CM Vishnu Deo Sai, said: “With commencement of lithium mining in state, Chhattisgarh will become one of the leading states in country to contribute to the vision of a developed India by 2047.”
Chhattisgarh has generated around INR 13,000 crore in mineral revenue in 2023-24, nearly 30 times higher than the year of state formation in 2000.
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