The Andhra Pradesh State Investment Promotion Board (SIPB), has approved new investments worth ₹9,076 crore across sectors including #solar manufacturing, food processing, gold #mining, logistics, and hospitality, expected to generate over 10,000 #jobs, with major projects from Akshat Greentech, Berry Alloys, Mondelez India, Adani Foundation, and others, alongside initiatives to boost #tourism and iconic destinations.

Indian Metals and Ferro Alloys plans to double chrome ore output to 12 lakh tonnes and ferrochrome capacity to over 5 lakh tonnes annually with a ₹1,200 cr investment, MD Subhrakant Panda said. The company is commissioning a 1 lakh tonne greenfield ferrochrome plant at Kalinganagar after acquiring Tata Steel’s Odisha unit, and expects ferrochrome production to hit 4 lakh tonnes this FY and 4.75-5 lakh tonnes by FY28, while shifting from open-cast to underground mining. #Mining

The Centre is considering allowing private companies limited access to India’s thorium sector to boost critical mineral supply and nuclear goals. India holds over 25% of global thorium reserves, mainly in 13.3 million tonnes of coastal monazite sand, but mining is restricted due to national security concerns as monazite contains thorium and uranium.

Proposed steps include partial commercial monazite mining, more R&D to convert thorium to uranium-233, and more fast-breeder reactors to cut imported uranium dependence and integrate thorium with rare earth production, with Indian Rare Earths Ltd currently the sole authorized entity. #Mining

Vedanta Chairman Anil Agarwal announced a $5 billion investment to expand its oil and gas business and unveiled an ambitious growth roadmap to nearly treble zinc and lead output, double silver production, and scale up critical minerals like lithium and rare earths by 2030-31. The company also plans to double aluminium capacity, expand steel to 15 MTPA, raise power capacity to 20,000 MW, and grow Vedanta Oil & Gas to 5 lakh barrels per day, aiming for each of its five demerged entities to become $100-billion companies. #Energy #Mining

The Centre launched the 8th tranche of critical mineral auctions on July 15, offering 20 blocks — 13 new and 7 re-auctioned — across 9 states to secure minerals like rare earths, lithium, and graphite for clean #energy, #EVs, and #defence.

The government also announced plans for a coal exchange to enable transparent, market-based coal trading. #Mining

Neo Performance Materials is evaluating Tamil Nadu and Telangana for a new rare earth permanent magnet manufacturing facility in India to leverage the government's ₹7,280 crore PLI scheme.

This strategic move aims to expand Neo's non-Chinese "mine-to-magnet" supply chain to serve the growing global electric vehicle and wind energy markets. #Mining

🔗 ET

NAN GreenMet will set up India’s first fully integrated high-performance NdFeB rare-earth magnet plant at Naidupeta, Andhra Pradesh with an initial investment of ₹1,250 crore.

Phase 1 targets 1,200 tonnes per annum capacity, scaling to 10,000 tonnes, with commercial production starting Q1 2028 and expected annual revenue of ₹1,200-₹1,500 crore. The project is being developed with Japanese technology partners.

#Mining

Rajasthan has granted its first-ever license for rare earth exploration in Balotra and Jodhpur, allowing CMPDIL to survey 207.63 sq km for elements like Lanthanum, Cerium, and Neodymium, which are vital for electric vehicles, renewable energy, defense, and semiconductors; aims to reduce import dependence and strengthen the nation’s mineral security. #Mining

Vedanta has been declared the preferred bidder for the 152-hectare Punnam manganese block in Andhra Pradesh through an e-auction by the state

The block is at G4 level of exploration and the composite licence will be granted after clearances and bank guarantee.

Manganese is a strategic mineral used in steel, EV batteries and energy storage. #Mining

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KABIL targets Argentina lithium production by 2030-31 following feasibility for its ₹200 crore deal on 5 Catamarca blocks. The firm is also scouting lithium and rare earth projects in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Russia, and Malawi to secure critical mineral supply. #Mining

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Chhattisgarh Clears 45 Mineral Blocks: 35 For Critical Minerals ⛏️

🔹 45 exploration projects cleared for 2026-27
🔹 35 focused on lithium, graphite, rare earths, strategic minerals
🔹 Focus on southern Bastar region
🔹 GSI Raipur to handle 25 projects
🔹 2025-26 added 2,590 MT limestone, 32 MT iron ore
#Mining #Minerals

🔗 Economic times

⛏️ Indian Private Miners Expanding Critical Mineral Assets in Africa 🌍

Mid-sized, Private Indian miners are independently securing critical mineral assets across Africa to fuel domestic manufacturing, seeking stronger diplomatic backing from New Delhi to counter Chinese competition.

Key Highlights
• Sakariya Mines (Tanzania): Holds 7 blocks with 183 million tonnes of graphite, planning a $150–200 million investment for a 4 mt processing capacity.
• Punia Kasese Mining (DRC): Controls 7 blocks for tin, tantalum, and tungsten across a 1,761 sq km permit area.
• Deccan Gold Mines: Operates 2 blocks for lithium and tantalum in Mozambique and 3 blocks for tungsten and tin in Spain.
• Core Minerals: Assets focus entirely on strategic materials including cobalt, lithium, tin, tantalum, tungsten, and graphite.

#CriticalMinerals #Mining

Vishnu Chemicals and France’s DCX Chrome SAS have formed a 50:50 joint venture to build a 6,000 MTPA high-purity chromium metal plant in Visakhapatnam, targeting aerospace, defence, and energy sectors, with operations planned by 2030. #Mining

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In a significant step towards establishing an overseas presence in the global mining industry, Bengaluru-based Deccan Gold Mines Ltd has taken its gold mining project in Kyrgyzstan from exploration and development to production, making it the first Indian company to reach the production stage of a gold mining project in the Central Asian country.

🔗 The Times Of India

#Trade #mining

Indian private firms are aggressively securing overseas mining, domestic refining, and recycling networks. Altmin is investing $200M in an Andhra Pradesh lithium refinery, Lohum is sourcing raw materials from Zimbabwe to refine domestically, while Attero and NavPrakriti are scaling up local battery scrap recycling, To combat a near-100% import dependency on Li-ion batteries. #Minerals #Mining

Midwest Advanced Materials is launching India’s first 500-tonne sintered NdFeB magnet plant in Hyderabad, with commercial production starting in October 2026.

Backed by a ₹250 crore initial investment and indigenous NFTDC technology, this fully integrated project will source raw materials globally and domestically to scale to 5,000 TPA by end-2027, achieving price competitiveness against Chinese imports across the EV, defense, and electronics sectors.

#Minerals #Mining

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🌊 India auctions 1,632 sq km in the Andaman Sea for two deep-sea blocks rich in cobalt, nickel, and rare earth elements for EV batteries, using newly eased bidding rules to secure winners by the 28 December 2026 deadline. #Mining

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♻️ Adani Enterprises’ Kutch Copper to integrate 115 MW renewables at Mundra refinery - part of green push for 500K to 1M tonnes expansion to become world's largest single-location custom copper smelter; runs on 100% desalinated water, zero-liquid discharge, 99.8% sulphur capture, boosting Make-in-India copper for EV & energy transition. #Mining #Energy

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🔥 MASSIVE: Few month old news but Indian media completely ignored it.

🇮🇳 India's Lloyds Metals & Energy Limited (LMEL) defeated China's giant CMOC Group Ltd. to become the preferred development partner for reopening the massive Panguna copper and gold mine in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea.

#economy #mining

https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/lloyds-metals-allowed-to-ready-restart-of-giant-papua-new-guinea-copper-mine

⛏️ Vedanta doubles SA zinc capacity to 5L tonnes with ∼$600M Gamsberg Phase II, N Cape — targets 3MT/yr across India+SA (Hindustan Zinc 2MT, VZI 1MT); plans smelting hub in N Cape; among largest mining investments in SA this decade. #Mining

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