Jaipur: Immense reserves of Lithium have been found in the sand banks of Rajasthan. Lithium deposits have been confirmed in Degana of Nagaur district of Rajasthan. According to the report of the Geological Survey of India, there are large reserves of lithium on the Renvat hills of Degana. Degana’s Renvat hills are the only hill in the country that first made tungsten metal available to the country. In the final phase of GSI’s survey report, lithium reserves have been confirmed on the Renwat hills of Degana. Lithium, also known as ‘White Gold’, will make Rajasthan’s fortunes shine like the Gulf countries.
Abundant reserves of Lithium have been found in Degana of Nagaur. At the same time, the possibilities of lithium storage have come to the fore in many districts of western Rajasthan. According to the report of Geologist Devendra Singh of Barmer, along with the Renwat hills of Degana in Nagaur district of Rajasthan, Barabar in Pali district, Bap area of Jodhpur, Pokaran of Jaisalmer, Kuchaman, and Didwana of Nagaur district, Sujangarh and Talchhapar of Churu And positive reports of lithium storage have also been received in Pachpadra of Barmer district.
Degana produces 80 percent of the country’s lithium needs
Geologist Devendra Singh in his report has expressed a strong possibility of getting lithium along with potash reserves found in the Sirohi, Bikaner, and Hanumangarh districts and Motia block Nagaur area. According to the report of the Geological Survey of India, reserves of lithium have been found in granite mines in the Renwat hill area of Degana in the Nagaur district. The reserves of lithium present in the area around the Renwat hills can make the country self-sufficient in the supply of lithium. According to experts, the production of 80 percent of the country’s lithium requirement can be met only by the reserves of lithium present in the Renwat hills of Degana.
Lithium is used to make better-quality batteries
Lithium is used worldwide to make better-quality batteries. As per the increasing demand for lithium batteries to promote green energy, the use of lithium batteries in electric vehicles, EV bikes, computers, laptops, mobiles, and power gadgets is increasing every year. At present, more than fifty percent of India’s lithium dependence is on China. In the last thirty years, there has been an 80 percent dependence on lithium batteries worldwide. After nickel-cadmium batteries, now the utility and demand of lithium batteries for fast charging, long duration, and more power are also increasing continuously. Lithium is also used in the alloy manufacturing sector.
Stores have also been found in the Resi district of Jammu and Kashmir
The Union Ministry of Minerals has recently confirmed the storage of 5.9 million tonnes of lithium in the Salal-Haymana area of the Resi district of Jammu and Kashmir. Lithium deposits have been found along with bauxite and clay in the Salal Haimana area of the Resi district of Jammu and Kashmir. While Degana in the Nagaur district of Rajasthan has lithium reserves in granite mines. According to the GSI report, lithium storage is available in Degana which is many times more than the storage in the Resi district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Dependence on China in the lithium sector will end
After Jammu and Kashmir, after the discovery of lithium deposits in Rajasthan’s Degana, it is believed that the dependence on China in the field of lithium will end. India is entirely dependent on expensive foreign supplies of lithium. Now GSI has found large deposits of Lithium around Degana. Lithium reserves have been found in Rajasthan in the same area of Degana from where tungsten mineral was supplied in the country.
Lithium metal demand is likely to increase by 500 percent
Worldwide, along with green energy from fuel energy, the use of lithium is increasing in air crafts, wind turbines, solar panels, electric vehicles, mobiles, and every small and big chargeable device in the house. By the year 2050, the demand for lithium metal is expected to increase by 500 percent worldwide.
China has a monopoly in the global market
Bolivia is the largest producer of lithium in the world with reserves of 21 million tonnes. Despite having large reserves in Argentina, Chile, and America, China has a monopoly in the global market with lithium reserves of 5.1 million tonnes. In order to make the country self-sufficient in the field of lithium, the exploration of lithium reserves is being done in many districts at other places as well.
