India, July 14 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
Shri G. Kishan Reddy, Hon'ble Union Minister of Coal & Mines, will launch the Eighth Tranche of Auction of Critical and Strategic Mineral Blocks in the presence of Shri Satish Chandra Dubey, Hon'ble Minister of State for Coal & Mines, along with senior officials of the Ministry and other dignitaries on 15 July 2026 in New Delhi.
The Eighth Tranche comprises 20 critical and strategic mineral blocks spread across nine States, including 13 newly identified blocks and 7 blocks being offered under the second attempt. The mineral portfolio includes Molybdenum, Graphite, Glauconite, Rare Earth Elements (REE), Vanadium, Gallium, Titanium, Tungsten, Phosphorite, Potash, Lithium, Cesiu...