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First-ever Auction for Critical Minerals  Syllabus: GS2/Government Policies and Interventions, GS3/ Economy Context About What are Critical Minerals? Significance of Critical Minerals Recent Developments– Through an amendment in the MMDR Act, 24 minerals were notified as Critical and Strategic minerals. a.Antimony,Arsenic,Barium,Beryllium,Bismuth,Boron,Chromium,Cobalt,Copper,Gallium,Germanium,Graphite,HafniumIndium,Lithium,Magnesium,Molybdenum,Niobium,Nickel,Platinum Group Metals (PGMs),Rare Earth Elements (REEs),Rhenium,Selenium and Silicon.– The amendment confers the power to grant […]