Khanij Bidesh India Limited (KABIL)
Joint venture of NALCO (40%), HCL (30%) and MECL (30%) under the Ministry of Mines, incorporated 8 Aug 2019.
PSU / CPSECritical Minerals
Proprietary scores
Strategic profile
Industrial importance3/5
Initial score derived from current Atlas ecosystem coverage.
Strategic importance2/5
Initial score derived from relationship breadth and entity type.
Import dependency2/5
Domestic entity; dependency must be resolved at component/process level.
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Mapped relationships
- Invests inHindustan Copper Limited (HCL)
- Partners / JV withAustralia- MoU with Australia's Critical Mineral Office (March 2022); due diligence underway on lithium and cobalt projects via off
- RegulatesMinistry of Mines- KABIL is a JV under the Ministry of Mines.
- Partners / JV withCAMYEN SE- 15 Jan 2024 agreement: 5 brine-type lithium blocks (15,703 ha) in Catamarca, Argentina.
- Owns / ControlsCAMYEN Catamarca Lithium Blocks (5)- 5 blocks: Cortadera-I, Cortadera-VII, Cortadera-VIII, Cateo-2022-01810132, Cortadera-VI.
- ownsHindustan Copper Limited (HCL)- JV partner alongside NALCO and MECL.
- researchesLithium- Lithium is one of KABIL's two primary mandated minerals.
- researchesCobalt- Cobalt is one of KABIL's two primary mandated minerals.
- imports fromArgentina- Argentina is the anchor overseas lithium sourcing geography for India via KABIL.
- Partners / JV withCritical Minerals Facilitation Office (Australia)
- Subsidiary ofMinistry of Mines
- Owns / ControlsMinistry of Mines
- Invests inNational Critical Mineral Mission
- Invests inMineral Exploration and Consultancy Limited
- Invests inNational Aluminium Company Limited
- Supplies toCAMYEN SE
- Depends onLithium
- ownsNational Aluminium Company Limited- Largest of three JV partners; publicly contemplating raising stake to 50%.