India’s first lithium reserves of 5.9 million tonnes have been discovered in Jammu and Kashmir.

Jammu and Kashmir has 5.9 million tonnes of lithium resources, the government said on Thursday. India has not yet made a lithium discovery.

The ministry went on to say, “Of these 51 mineral blocks, 5 blocks are associated with gold, while the remaining blocks are associated with commodities.

The blocks were produced using GSI’s work from field seasons 2018–19 up to this moment.