Gold ₹14,922.60/g ▲ +0.00% Silver ₹226.02/g ▲ +0.00% Platinum ₹5,270.07/g ▲ +0.87% Palladium ₹3,624.95/g ▲ +0.70% Rhodium ₹25,686.82/g ▲ +1.34% Copper ₹1,264.26/kg ▲ +0.58% Aluminium ₹271.94/kg ▼ -0.20% Cobalt ₹3,436.35/kg ▲ +0.22% Gallium ₹22,783.50/kg ▲ +0.22% Indium ₹68,743.32/kg ▲ +0.22% Iron Ore ₹8.02/kg ▼ -0.59% Lead ₹162.46/kg ▼ -0.20% Lithium ₹1,607.94/kg ▲ +0.22% Molybdenum ₹8,124.81/kg ▲ +0.22% Nickel ₹1,359.59/kg ▼ -0.27% Neodymium ₹12,406.52/kg ▲ +0.22% Tin ₹4,771.16/kg ▲ +0.24% Tellurium ₹10,455.53/kg ▲ +0.22% Uranium ₹17,323.44/kg ▲ +0.25% Zinc ₹324.57/kg ▲ +0.18% Crude Oil (Brent) ₹9,873.17/bbl ▲ +2.04% Crude Oil (WTI) ₹8,788.06/bbl ▲ +1.26% Gasoline ₹319.01/gal ▲ +1.52% Natural Gas ₹292.58/MMBtu ▲ +1.38%
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Ministry of Mines

The Government of India ministry responsible for mineral policy, auctions of mineral blocks and the Geological Survey of India.

Covered in 1 MetalsCost.com News Intelligence article, most recently on October 2, 2026.

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Cobalt

India Auctions Two Andaman Sea Blocks Rich in Cobalt and Nickel Nodules

India's Ministry of Mines has launched an auction of two offshore mineral blocks in the Andaman Sea that hold seabed nodules containing cobalt, nickel, copper and manganese. It is a second attempt after the first offshore auction drew too little interest.

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