India enters lithium-deal with Argentina.
- Lithium Triangle Countries – Argentina, Bolivia and Chile
- World’s biggest supplier of Lithium – Australia
- Countries with Largest Reserves: Chile > Australia > Argentina
Lithium in India:
- 1st traces of Lithium ever to be discovered – In ancient igneous rock of Karnataka’s Mandya district.
- Lithium reserves were also discovered in J&K.
- Other Potential Lithium Sites in India –
- Mica belts in Rajasthan, Bihar, and Andhra Pradesh.Pegmatite (igneous rocks) belts in Odisha and Chhattisgarh.
- Brines of Sambhar and Pachpadra (Rajasthan) and Rann of Kachchh (Gujarat)