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Chile’s lithium boom promises jobs and money — but threatens a critical water source
The Atacama Desert is a major source of lithium for EV batteries. As global demand ramps up, the local Lickanantay people are ...
The Battery Boom Is Draining the Andes – And Scientists Say It’s Worse Than We Thought
New research reveals that current global water models dramatically overestimate the amount of freshwater available for ...
High Teck: The Canadian miner bets its future on a copper mine in the Atacama Desert
The Canadian miner’s reinvention as a critical-metals player—via its massive copper mine in Chile’s Andean foothills— could ...
8 Most Profitable Lithium Stocks to Invest In
Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A. (NYSE:SQM) is a global supplier of lithium, iodine, and specialty plant nutrients, ...
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Scale of global mining conflicts threaten clean energy transition, experts warn
The number of conflicts disrupting or halting the mining of critical minerals, like copper and lithium, is putting the energy transition required to combat climate change ...
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Conflicts are a stumbling block to clean energy transition
A new study from the Institute of Development Studies warns that the scale of global mining conflicts threatens clean energy ...
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10 Alarming Facts About the Environmental Toll of Lithium Mining
Lithium is often extracted from brine pools in arid regions such as the Atacama Desert in Chile. These areas are already facing water scarcity issues, and the mining process exacerbates the problem.
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SQM's Low-Cost Lithium Poised to Benefit Rising EV Sales From Higher Long-Term Prices
SQM’s low-cost lithium deposit in the Salar de Atacama boasts the highest concentration of lithium globally and benefits from high evaporation rates in the Chilean desert. As electric vehicle ...