The auction of critical mineral blocks will take place in the next few weeks, Additional Secretary mines Sanjay Lohiya said on Thursday.
Critical minerals such as copper, lithium, nickel, cobalt and rare earth elements are essential components in rapidly growing clean energy technologies — from wind turbines and electricity networks to electric vehicles.
Demand for these minerals is growing quickly as the clean energy transition is gathering pace. However, Lohiya did not specify the number of blocks which would be put on the block.
