The Geological Survey of India (GSI) estimated that around 5.9 million metric tons of lithium could be found there. From having no known sources of lithium, the discovery would suddenly place India’s reserves as the second-largest on Earth, as much as Australia, China, Portugal, Zimbabwe, the USA, and Argentina added together.

 The Geological Survey of India (GSI) estimated that around 5.9 million metric tons of lithium could be found there. From having no known sources of lithium, the discovery would suddenly place India’s reserves as the second-largest on Earth, as much as Australia, China, Portugal, Zimbabwe, the USA, and Argentina added together.

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