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State-owned firm KABIL to sign pact with Argentina to secure lithium blocks

KABIL, short for Khanij Bidesh India Ltd, was formed in August 2019 to identify, acquire, develop and process strategic minerals overseas for use in India

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Reuters NEW DELHI
1 min read Last Updated : Jun 29 2023 | 9:05 AM IST

By Neha Arora

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India's KABIL, a state-owned joint venture formed to scout for minerals overseas, will "shortly" sign an agreement with Argentina to secure a few lithium blocks, a government source with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Wednesday.

India, among the world's top greenhouse gas emitters, has been pursuing overseas pacts to secure key minerals in resource-rich countries such as Australia, Argentina and Chile.

"Right now, we are concentrating on copper, cobalt and lithium among critical minerals and looking for collaborations with other countries," the source said on condition of anonymity.

KABIL, short for Khanij Bidesh India Ltd, was formed in August 2019 to identify, acquire, develop and process strategic minerals overseas for use in India.

(Reporting by Neha Arora; editing by Sudipto Ganguly and Richard Chang)

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First Published: Jun 29 2023 | 9:05 AM IST

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