Coal India
India's largest coal producer and a state-owned enterprise under the Ministry of Coal, now building overseas legal vehicles to pursue critical-mineral assets like lithium, copper and rare earths beyond its core thermal-coal business.
Covered in 4 MetalsCost.com News Intelligence articles, most recently on September 20, 2026.
Coverage
Coal India Commits Rs 69,346 Crore to Diversify Beyond Coal Into Iron Ore, Critical Minerals and Clean Energy
Diversifying a cash-rich but structurally challenged core coal business into iron ore, critical minerals, chemicals and clean energy builds multiple new revenue lines funded from existing operating cash flow.
Coal India Enters Iron Ore Mining for the First Time After Winning an Odisha Block at a 114% Premium
Winning captive iron ore feedstock secures the core input for its planned pelletization plant, reducing dependence on the open iron ore market as it diversifies beyond coal.
Coal India Sets Up a Singapore Arm to Chase Overseas Lithium, Copper and Rare Earth Deals
Coal India incorporated CIL Global Pte. Ltd. in Singapore on August 24, a wholly owned unit built to pursue overseas lithium, copper, nickel and rare earth deals as its own coal output keeps falling.
India Has Signed Just One Overseas Lithium Deal Since 2024 — Its Chile Bid Shows Why Acquisitions Move So Slowly
Coal India's pending bid for Wealth Minerals' Chilean lithium brine project, contingent on a license still awaiting approval, illustrates why India has signed only one overseas lithium deal since 2024, against an IEA-estimated $915 billion global critical-minerals funding gap through 2035.
