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

This story is part of the Grist series Unearthed: The Mining Issue, which examines the global race to extract critical minerals for the clean energy transition. It was produced by Grist and co ...

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Although there are more than 50 salt flats in Chile, only one is currently being exploited: Atacama, the largest in Chile and the third largest in the world, which concentrates 90% of the country ...

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 ...

Bolivia is facing mounting public backlash over contracts signed with Chinese and Russian companies late last year to exploit its vast lithium reserves, with community groups arguing the ...

It takes lithium and cobalt to build the batteries that power electric vehicles and e-bikes, nickel and rare earth elements ...

Those interested in the lithium sector and investing in lithium stocks are often curious about which countries are the top producers of the battery metal, but they may not stop to consider the top ...

Latin America has them; the world wants them. But regional governments, and their citizens, are of two minds about the costs and benefits of further development. The increasing competition between ...

Hannah Stainbank discusses the drawbacks of sustainable batteries such as lithium and cobalt. Questioning how the destructive processes to acquire these materials fit into a future of green energy.