Latin America is accelerating deals to build regional supply chains for critical minerals, according to the head of the Inter ...

Then there is the critical problem of water. Mining in northern Chile “uses volumes of water comparable to the flows of the Loa River,” the longest waterway in the country and the main water source ...

As it looks ahead, SQM expects lithium demand this year to reach more than 1.5 million metric tons, a 25% boost from 2024, ...

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 ...

SALAR DE ATACAMA, Chile (Reuters) - Chile's Indigenous communities in the lithium-rich Atacama Desert are in talks with two of the nation's biggest miners to gain more influence over plans to increase ...

Chile's Congress has passed a long-awaited mining regulation reform to cut permitting times drastically. The reform is expected to boost investor confidence in the world's top copper producer and ...

ATACAMA DESERT, Chile — At the top of a craggy path in Socaire, a hilltop village deep in Chile's Atacama Desert, a black flag whips in the wind above Jeanette Cruz's house. The desert sun has ...

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - U.S. oil major Exxon Mobil is planning a meeting with Chilean officials to discuss lithium investment opportunities, according to a registry of lobbyist meetings and a person ...

Scientists discovered the world's largest lithium deposit under McDermitt caldera, enough to power global batteries for ...

Chile is the world's second-largest lithium producer. It has been a welcome boon to the economy, but local community members consider it a disaster. ATACAMA DESERT, Chile — At the top of a craggy path ...