Khanij Bidesh India Limited (KABIL)
Joint venture of NALCO (40%), HCL (30%) and MECL (30%) under the Ministry of Mines, incorporated 8 Aug 2019.
Relationships
- Invested in byHindustan Copper Limited (HCL)
- Partners withAustralia— MoU with Australia's Critical Mineral Office (March 2022); due diligence underway on lithium and cobalt projects via off
- Regulated byMinistry of Mines— KABIL is a JV under the Ministry of Mines.
- Partners withCAMYEN SE— 15 Jan 2024 agreement: 5 brine-type lithium blocks (15,703 ha) in Catamarca, Argentina.
- ownsMECL (Mineral Exploration and Consultancy Limited)— JV partner alongside NALCO and HCL.
- 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 withCritical Minerals Facilitation Office (Australia)
- Subsidiary ofMinistry of Mines
- Controlled byMinistry of Mines
- Invested in byNational Critical Mineral Mission
- Invested in byMineral Exploration and Consultancy Limited
- Invested in byNational Aluminium Company Limited
- Supplied byCAMYEN SE
- Depended on byLithium
- ownsNational Aluminium Company Limited— Largest of three JV partners; publicly contemplating raising stake to 50%.