The Atacama Desert is a major source of lithium for EV batteries. As global demand ramps up, the local Lickanantay people are ...

C hile's Atacama salt flat is sinking at a rate of 1-2 centimeters per year due to lithium brine extraction, Reuters reported Thursday, citing a study by the University of Chile that used ...

Thousands of foreign travellers visit the geysers, salt flats, oases and volcanoes ... The town became one of the centres for saltpetre mining in Chile and was named after the British chemical ...

Chile's Government Monday approved the creation of the “Lithium and Salt Flats Committee” to ... of representatives from the Ministries of Mining (who shall chair it); Economy, Development ...

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Lower ore grades, water shortages, and environmental restrictions present challenges for companies in the world's top ...

Top Comments Disclaimer & comment rules Sergio Vega Something must be told about the coal based energy production in Chile. First, along the 20 years leftist Gvt. were approved 67 thermal plant ...

A guard gate blocks access to the San José mine site rescue operations in northern Chile on Tuesday, October 12, 2010. One of countless tributes to the trapped miners marks the side of the road ...

In several communities surrounding the Atacama Salt Flat, black flags on building facades reflect residents’ discontent with the future of lithium extraction. Muriel Alarcon / Grist Then there is the ...