REE Excellence Centre To Be Established In Udaipur

In a significant move to strengthen the state’s mining industry, Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma, who also oversees the Mines department, announced the establishment of a state-of-the-art Rare Earth Element (REE) Excellence Centre in Udaipur. This centre aims to excel in the exploration, mining, and processing of rare earth elements, which are crucial for various high-tech industries, including electronics, renewable energy, and defence.

Commitment To Harness REE Potential

The announcement was made in the state budget, underlining the government’s commitment to harnessing the immense potential of REE reserves in the region. The Excellence Centre will focus on cutting-edge research, the latest mining technologies, and advanced processing techniques to ensure the state’s dominance in the global REE market.

Promoting Economic Growth And Employment

Chief Minister Bhajan Lal emphasised that the centre will not only boost REE exploration and extraction but also foster the development of related industries, creating new employment opportunities and reducing dependence on imports, especially from China. Under his far-sighted leadership, the government plans to promote sustainable practices in the mining sector while driving innovation in the REE industry.

Expanding REE Reserves Across Rajasthan

According to Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma, discussions are being held with renowned institutions, educational institutions and experts of the country related to mining research and studies, so that the REE Excellence Centre to be established in the state will be multi-faceted and multi-purpose along with being the main centre of the country. Initial indications of finding the rarest mineral rare earth element reserves have been received in Barmer, Jalore, Sirohi, Pali, Udaipur, Bhilwara, Nagaur, Ajmer, Neem Ka Thana of Jaipur, Rajsamand, Sikar, Banswara and many more districts of Rajasthan. In these areas of the state, deposits of bastnasite, britholite, sinchisite and xenotime rare earth elements have been proved in carbonatites and microgranite rocks.

Dependence On China Will decrease

Chief Minister Bhajan Lal has given instructions to start a quality REE Excellence Centre. Sharma believes that this will develop opportunities for establishment of various industries from aerospace to battery, laser battery, investment, employment, technical development in the state. The most important thing is that 95 percent dependence on China in the field of REE can be reduced. From the processing of raw material to processing, work can be done in the country itself. With the start of exploration and mining of rare earth elements, the establishment of the Centre of Excellence will promote the information and use of the latest technology of the country and the world in this field. This will change the picture of the state as well as reduce dependence on China.

Along with the decision of the state government to establish the Centre of Excellence, the experts shared their experiences by talking to the institutions working in the mineral sector of the country and the state, renowned educational institutions and experts working in this field. This will promote international level technology, development and research for REE exploration to refining, separation and related works in the country.