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With metal reserves exceeding 21 million tonnes, the site has been confirmed by exploration to be one of the largest lead-zinc deposits globally.
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 8 Dec. 2025
Hydrom says the seven remaining projects are still progressing, with a target of producing 1 million tonnes of green hydrogen a year by 2030.
—Dominic Dudley, semafor.com, 3 Dec. 2025
As a result, the one million pounds of thrust from the Soyuz pulled the 144-tonne cabin out and tossed it into the blast pit 20 m (66 ft) below, where it was catastrophically damaged.
—New Atlas, 30 Nov. 2025
The Indian Air Force promptly deployed one C-130 and one IL-76 from Hindan Air Base on the night of 28/29 Nov 2025, airlifting 21 tonnes of relief material along with over 80 NDRF personnel and 8 Tonnes of equipment to Colombo.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 8 Dec. 2025
Hydrom says the seven remaining projects are still progressing, with a target of producing 1 million tonnes of green hydrogen a year by 2030.
—Dominic Dudley, semafor.com, 3 Dec. 2025
As a result, the one million pounds of thrust from the Soyuz pulled the 144-tonne cabin out and tossed it into the blast pit 20 m (66 ft) below, where it was catastrophically damaged.
—New Atlas, 30 Nov. 2025
The Indian Air Force promptly deployed one C-130 and one IL-76 from Hindan Air Base on the night of 28/29 Nov 2025, airlifting 21 tonnes of relief material along with over 80 NDRF personnel and 8 Tonnes of equipment to Colombo.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
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“Tonne.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tonne. Accessed 13 Dec. 2025.
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