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

Today two private companies operate in the Salar de Atacama: SQM and the US-based Albemarle. The former sold 157,000 metric tons of lithium carbonate last year, 75% of Chile's production in 2022.

Currently, the biggest lithium mine operated by SQM (one of the biggest in the world) is in Chile, operating under the name of Salar de Atacama, since 1990. The company has been expanding their ...

Interest in lithium continues to grow due to its role in the lithium-ion batteries that power electric vehicles (EVs). As a result, more and more attention is landing on the top lithium-producing ...

New research into lithium mining in the “Lithium Triangle” of Chile, Argentina and Bolivia — source of more than half of the ...

SQM (NYSE:SQM) and Albemarle (NYSE:ALB) are the key lithium producers in Chile, with operations in the Salar de Atacama. In late April 2023, Chilean President Gabriel Boric announced plans to ...

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Tilopozo, a former wetland, that according to Peine inhabitants, dried because of the water extraction by Lithium companies. Saturday 13th of April, 2024. Antofagasta, Chile. SQM, a Chilean ...

Chile’s lithium is found in lithium brine deposits. The Salar de Atacama salt flat in Chile generates roughly half the revenue for SQM (NYSE:SQM), a top lithium producer. The Salar de Atacama is ...