Chile's current lithium extraction companies use evaporation ponds where the metal is separated from brine. This is a commonly criticized method of producing lithium using tremendous amounts of ...

“It's not that it couldn't happen here but it would be very difficult,” Chilean Mines Minister Baldo Prokurica said From the sky, the glistening emerald ponds of northern Chile are almost ...

The call for proposals, open until March, represents Chile’s latest effort to capitalize on its vast reserves of tailings — estimated ... including lithium and cobalt, widely used in electric ...

Chile is the world's second-largest lithium producer, behind Australia. However, the Chilean State will have majority participation in strategic projects and the National Copper Corporation ...

Chile has wrapped up the initial phase of its efforts to award special lithium operation contracts (Ceols) to private companies, drawing applications from seven firms and consortiums. The ...

Chile also remains a key player, with production reaching 56.5 thousand tons in 2023, supported by the world's largest lithium reserves. China's production has steadily grown, rising from 2.3 ...

(Bloomberg) -- Chile, home to the world’s biggest lithium reserves, is confident that investors will compete for licenses to drill new deposits even amid a worsening global glut that’s ...

Production cutbacks by lithium companies in response to low prices have tightened supply forecasts, but a global surplus is still expected for 2024 and 2025, Chile's government agency for mining ...

And of all the minerals in this race, few are as important as copper and lithium ... Chile. And since all that money derives from copper, no-one much likes to discuss the compromises: the vast ...

Chile Keeps Faith in Lithium Expansion Even as Glut Worsens ‘We’re convinced that there’s interest,’ Mining Minister says World No. 2 producer expects to push up output 7% this year ...