India Explores Rare Earths and Uranium Mining Expansion

The Atomic Minerals Directorate explores for rare earths and uranium, with GSI conducting 166 REE projects from 2021-24 and 78 more in 2024-25.
IREL processes rare earths from beach sand minerals, while UCIL operates 7 uranium mines and two processing plants in Jharkhand and Andhra Pradesh.
The government auctioned 46 critical mineral blocks, including 7 REE blocks, and KABIL seeks overseas mineral assets but has no REE agreements yet.