India has 8.52 million tonnes reserves of rare earth elements: Jitendra Singh

July 23, 2025 3:23 PM

India has 8.52 million tonnes reserves of rare earth elements: Jitendra Singh

India has approximately 7.23 million tonnes of rare earth elements oxide (REO) contained in 13.15 MT monazite (a mineral of Thorium and Rare Earths) occurring in the coastal beach, teri and red sand and inland alluvium in parts of Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Gujarat and Maharashtra, while another 1.29 MT rare earths are situated in hard rocks in parts of Gujarat and Rajasthan, the Parliament was informed on Wednesday. The Atomic Minerals Directorate for E...

With 8% of world’s reserves, India poised to play key role in rare earth elements supply chain

July 8, 2025 3:10 PM

With 8% of world’s reserves, India poised to play key role in rare earth elements supply chain

India holds 8 per cent of the world's rare earth element reserves, which gives it the potential of playing a key role in the gradually evolving global supply landscape as China's current dominance is projected to decline, according to a CareEdge report released on Tuesday. While China currently plays a leading role in both mining and refining, its projected share is expected to decrease from 69 per cent to 51 per cent in mining and from 90 per cent to 76 per cent in refining by 2030, as per the...