The country of Chile owns the mining rights to the Atacama Salt Flat. The Chilean Economic Development Agency, or Corfo, manages the agreements and leases with private companies operating and ...

Three companies have now set up operations on the Atacama salt flat. SQM, a Chilean chemical company ... such as population and distance from the mining operations. SQM has agreements with ...

The Atacama Salt Flat in northern Chile, a stunning natural landscape rich in geysers, rare birds, and a massive salt expanse, is sinking at a rate of 1 to 2 centimeters per year due to human ...

Chile's Rare Salt Flat Fish Faces Threat From Lithium Mining Project ASCOTAN SALT FLAT, Chile (Reuters) - At more than 3,700 meters (12,000 feet) above sea level, the "karachi" swims happily in ...

The Council of Atacameño Peoples filed a complaint in October 2024 against lithium mining companies operating in Chile’s Atacama salt flat, accusing them of causing the land to sink around ...

SANTIAGO, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Chile's Atacama salt flat is sinking at a rate of ... Native communities that ring the Atacama worry that mining may be depleting scarce freshwater and lithium-rich ...

This structure democratizes mining investment. Instead of needing significant capital to tap into Chile’s thriving salt industry, anyone with internet access can potentially partake. Transparent ...

Lickanantay Indigenous communities in Chile's Atacama Desert are negotiating with mining giants Codelco and ... And we have the power to close the salt flat if needed.” The Atacama Indigenous ...

facing threats from water extraction Experts urge mining safeguards to protect unique ecosystem ASCOTAN SALT FLAT, Chile, Nov 20 (Reuters) - At more than 3,700 meters (12,000 feet) above sea level ...

ASCOTAN SALT FLAT, Chile - At more than 3,700m ... it still needs an environment to live in and residents say copper mining has reduced the fish population due to water extraction.

But Ascotan is also one of the salt flats where the government plans to launch a private lithium mining project, something locals and experts say must come with guarantees to safeguard the ecosystem.