Critical Minerals
Rare earths, lithium and the refining layer China still controls.
33/100Sovereignty index
0Import-dependent layers
25Players (17 Indian)
0Recent developments
Value chain
Where India stands
Raw Materials2 · Emerging
Refining & Processing1 · Nascent
Components & Inputs1 · Nascent
Equipment & Capital Goods1 · Nascent
Manufacturing & Integration2 · Emerging
Services & IP3 · Partial
Dependency
Chokepoints
NVIDIA Corporation14 dependents
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company3 dependents
Gallium3 dependents
Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited3 dependents
ASML Holding NV2 dependents
Ecosystem
Key players
Attero Recycling Private LimitedINCAMYEN SEARCoal India LimitedINCritical Minerals Facilitation Office (Australia)AUGalliumCNGeological Survey of IndiaINGraphite (battery-anode grade)CNHindustan Copper LimitedINHindustan Zinc LimitedINIREL (India) LimitedINKhanij Bidesh India LimitedINLithiumCNLohum Cleantech Private LimitedINMineral Exploration and Consultancy LimitedINMinistry of Heavy IndustriesINMinistry of MinesINMishra Dhatu Nigam LimitedINNational Aluminium Company LimitedIN
Evidence
Primary sources
report · 2023"Critical Minerals for India" — Committee report (list of 30)Ministry of Mines ↗gazette-act · 2023MMDR Amendment Act, 2023 (Act 16 of 2023)Min. of Mines / Law ↗gazette-act · 2023Offshore Areas Mineral (D&R) Amendment Act, 2023 (Act 17 of 2023)Min. of Mines / Law ↗PIB note · 2023"30 Minerals Listed as Critical" + first auction tranchePIB / Min. of Mines ↗PIB release · 2025Cabinet approval — National Critical Mineral Mission (₹34,300 cr)PIB / Min. of Mines ↗scheme-guidelines · 2025Critical Mineral Recycling Incentive Scheme (₹1,500 cr) — GuidelinesMinistry of Mines ↗explainer · 2025REPM scheme (₹7,280 cr) — PIB explainerPIB / Min. of Mines ↗PIB release · 2024KABIL — overseas critical-mineral acquisition (PIB)PIB / Min. of Mines ↗review · 2024Ministry of Mines — Year-End Review 2024PIB / Min. of Mines ↗PIB release · 2026GSI Exploration Action Plan FS 2026-27 (1,065 programmes)GSI / PIB ↗portal · currentGSI Mission-II — critical-minerals exploration portalGSI ↗report · 2024-25Ministry of Mines — Annual Reports (flipbook index)Ministry of Mines ↗site · currentKABIL — corporate / mandate siteKABIL ↗