India: Govt introduces new policy for retrieving critical minerals from tailings, slag

Source: BigMint Jan 23, 2026 08:30

Policy reflects govt focus on cultivating secondary sources of critical minerals. GIS-based database to be created to inventory all mine dumps, tailing ponds

The Indian Ministry of Mines has announced a policy for retrieving critical minerals from tailings, slag, and other mine and processing waste. In her budget speech last year, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had mentioned the need for a policy for "recovery of critical minerals from tailings". Tailings or fine gangue materials

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