Chile's lithium dreams raise water concerns in the desert
The desert holds the main deposits of the mineral in Chile, which is part of Latin America's "lithiu...
Chile's lithium dreams raise water concerns in the desert
The desert holds the main deposits of the mineral in Chile, which is part of Latin America's "lithiu...
Argentine lithium a boon for some, doom for others
Unlike in Australia -- which extracts the metal from rock -- in South America it is derived from sal...
Lithium mining is slowly sinking Chile's Atacama salt flat, shows study
The metal, essential in electric vehicles, batteries and the energy transition, is obtained by evapo...