NLC India Limited has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CSIR-CECRI), Karaikudi on June 10, 2026 at Neyveli to collaborate in critical and strategic mineral beneficiation and extraction technologies.
The MoU was signed by Shri I.S. Jasper Rose, Executive Director (Mines and Land), NLCIL, and Dr. K. Ramesha, Director, CSIR-CECRI. The signing ceremony was attended by Shri Prasanna Kumar Motupalli, Chairman and Managing Director, NLCIL; Dr. Suresh Chandra Suman, Director (Mines), NLCIL; Shri Samir Swarup, Director (HR), NLCIL; and Shri Rajesh Pratap Singh Sisodia, Director (Planning and Projects) and (Power) Additional Charge, NLCIL.
NLCIL has been pursuing opportunities in the exploration and development of critical and strategic minerals from both primary and secondary sources. The Chairman and Managing Director of NLCIL is a member of a committee constituted by NITI Aayog to examine the potential recovery of critical and strategic minerals from secondary resources including overburden, lignite, coal, mine waste, and tailings. NLCIL has undertaken studies on the occurrence and recovery potential of Rare Earth Elements and other trace elements from secondary source materials.
Under this MoU, detailed studies will be conducted on overburden materials and tailings from NLCIL's Neyveli Mines to assess the potential for extraction and recovery of Rare Earth Elements and other trace elements. The collaboration will explore similar opportunities across other mining and exploration projects of NLCIL, aiming to develop sustainable and economically viable technologies for resource recovery from secondary sources.
The partnership contributes to the objectives of the Government of India's National Critical Mineral Mission and supports India's self-reliance in critical minerals. Shri Prasanna Kumar Motupalli noted that the collaboration would strengthen research efforts towards beneficiation and extraction of Rare Earth Elements and other critical minerals from secondary resources.
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