Kadapa mines may bring big bucks for APMDC
B Krishna Mohan / Chennai/ Hyderabad August 26, 2008, 3:00 IST The state may strike it rich if the Andhra Pradesh Mineral Development Corporation (APMDC) succeeds in its efforts in evolving a process for exploring fullerenes, commonly known as C-60 and associated with barytes, from the mines at Mangampeta in Kadapa district. The product is used for defence purposes and makes solar cells more efficient. Besides, it can make missiles invisible to radars.