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 ...

A working group overseen by the mining ministry is set to review the applications over the next 45 business days. Bidders included a consortium comprising Eramet, Quiborax, and st ...

“An anticipated state participation in the Atacama salt flat will be the result of an agreement with those who currently have the rights to exploit the lithium,” Boric said while instructing ...

Chile’s Atacama salt flat, home to leading lithium producers SQM and Albemarle, accounts for around one-third the world’s supply of lithium, a key ingredient in the batteries that power ...

About 700 miles long, the Atacama Desert features sand dunes and low, coastal mountains of dry rock that descend into salt flats. It is also the driest place on the planet. In this harsh landscape ...