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.

SQM's crown jewel is its Salar de Atacama operation in Chile, which is the lowest-cost lithium deposit globally. Its capacity expansions at this resource should create long-term value.

New research reveals that current global water models dramatically overestimate the amount of freshwater available for ...

Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile is rated a Buy due to projected growth in the EV market, driving future lithium demand and revenue. Partnership with Codelco in 2031 is set to lower 20-25% of ...

Through its access to high-quality mineral deposits, Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile is a large, low-cost producer of lithium, iodine, and nitrates used in specialty fertilizers. SQM’s crown ...

In the main square of Peine, a village of low houses and dirt streets in Chile’s northern Atacama Desert, there is barely any movement. It’s midday and the sun beats down from a cloudless sky. At this ...