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Detailed explanation-1: -Preliminary surveys on surface and limited subsurface by AMD have shown presence of lithium resources of 1, 600 tonnes in the pegmatites of Marlagalla-Allapatna area, Mandya district in Karnataka.

Detailed explanation-2: -Notes: Researchers at the Atomic Minerals Directorate, a unit of India’s Atomic Energy Commission, have estimated deposits of Lithium in Mandya District, Karnataka.

Detailed explanation-3: -Chile holds the world’s largest lithium reserves and is the world’s second-largest producer. Lithium is currently produced from hard rock or brine mines. Australia is the world’s biggest supplier, with production from hard rock mines. Argentina, Chile and China mainly produce it from salt lakes.

Detailed explanation-4: -World reserves More than half of the estimated global lithium resources are located in the salt flats of Bolivia, Chile and Argentina, much of that in Bolivia. It is estimated that there are 89 million tonnes of lithium resources globally.