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Coal India, NMDC assessing lithium mines overseas: Report  | Autocar Professional

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State-run miners Coal India and NMDC are assessing the lithium mines in Australia and Chile to get critical minerals, Secretary of Mines V.L. The post Coal India, NMDC assessing lithium mines overseas: Report | Autocar Professional appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News. Kantha Rao, Reuters reported.

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Coal India, NMDC exploring lithium mines overseas – ET Auto

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State-run miners Coal India and NMDC are exploring lithium mines in Chile and Australia , Secretary of Mines V.L. The Indian mines ministry is also encouraging other state-owned companies, such as ONGC Videsh , to scout for critical minerals overseas, Rao told reporters at the sidelines of an industry conference in New Delhi.

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Consortium led by POSCO, Samsung SDI to build $54M cathode materials plant in Chile for EVs

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A consortium led by South Korea’s POSCO and Samsung SDI, and including China’s Sichuan Fulin Industrial Group and Chile’s Molyment, has won a bid to build a cathode materials plant in Chile to support that country’s Li-ion batteries project.

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Global geothermal industry passes 12,000 MW operational

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The global geothermal industry surpassed 12,000 MW of geothermal power operational, with about 600 MW of new geothermal power coming online globally, according to a year-end update by the Geothermal Energy Association (GEA). In Nevada, NV Energy is looking to replace coal plants with 300 MW of renewable energy, including geothermal.

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Chile is giving away solar energy, for free, because it has so much

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Chile has a problem with its solar industry. It's not that the industry can't meet electricity demand for the South American country—quite the opposite, in fact. DON'T MISS: North America's largest coal power plant to become 44-MW solar farm Consequently, Chile is now.

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India enters Argentina’s lithium market with INR 200 cr investment, eyes on rich lithium reserves – ET Auto

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Argentina is part of the “Lithium Triangle” along with Chile and Bolivia with more than half of the world’s total lithium resources and having the distinction of having 2nd largest lithium resources. The agreement was also witnessed by minister of parliamentary affairs, coal, and mines Pralhad Joshi, and Mines secretary VL Kantha Rao.

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BG Group sanctions US$15B coal seam gas to LNG project; first such

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BG Group has approved implementation of the first phase of a US$15-billion project to convert coal seam gas (CSG) to LNG—the first major commercial project to do so. First LNG exports are planned to commence from 2014, underpinned by agreements in Chile, China, Japan and Singapore for the purchase of up to 9.5 Source: QCLNG EIS.

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