Mined materials are used to construct basic infrastructure (eg the framework of buildings) and to generate power. They enable the production of existing green technologies such as electric vehicles, solar panels and wind turbines, and the development of new ones to address the urgency of climate change. They supply the luxury goods that many people enjoy. Crucially, mined materials also support the promotion of sustainable economic growth and the building of resilient and inclusive communities. But societal recognition of this essential contribution depends, in part, on confidence that minerals and metals are produced responsibly and can be used safely. Ministry of Coal launched the fifth tranche, second attempt of fourth tranche and second attempt of third tranche of commercial coal mine auction on March 30, 2022.

Refinement is the process that mined material undergoes so as to remove all undesirable minerals and separate the desired elements. Because the global issues concerning platinum group elements, radioactive minerals, rare metals, lithium and phosphorus result primarily from a lack of distribution as opposed to a lack of production efficiency, Mission 2016 did not work to improve recovery methods of these resources. However, because the most common methods of refining REEs are inefficient, costly, and complex, improvements to these processes are vital to increase in the global supply of REEs. The current average recovery rate in the industry is 50-60% ("The world's largest rare earth mine..."), resulting in a current global supply 113 kilotons of REEs (Hatch 2012). Mission 2016's solution aims to raise this recovery rate to 75%, resulting in an increase of approximately.