Across
- 2. A critical battery mineral whose sharp price spike triggered India’s push for overseas mining and supply security.
- 4. A key fertiliser mineral for which India is nearly 100% import dependent, raising strategic supply concerns.
- 8. The country where India is exploring lithium assets located nearly 15,000 km from home.
- 9. The mountain range where India planted its first overseas lithium exploration flag.
- 10. An Indian state-owned company that signed an overseas lithium exploration deal in 2024.
Down
- 1. Which country controls about 62% of global lithium chemical processing capacity.
- 3. A vital electrification metal required in far larger quantities for EVs, grids, and renewable energy systems.
- 5. Which projects a 40% lithium and 30% copper shortfall globally by 2035.
- 6. An Argentine investment regime offering long-term policy stability and tax incentives to large mining projects.
- 7. The Argentine province where KABIL secured rights to explore lithium blocks.