The world's largest known lithium deposit exists within a vast salt pan called the Salar de Uyuni, which stretches for ...

Many years ago, I read an article about the new hotness: lithium batteries ... surface also play a part in the mining process. Brine ponds at the Salar de Atacama in Chile, as seen from space.

However, the Atacama desert is not a region that is particularly ... initiatives to create a regulatory framework for lithium mining. “Until 2016, regulation and monitoring of lithium production ...

Chile has wrapped up the initial phase of its efforts to award special lithium operation ... and Laguna Verde in Atacama. A working group overseen by the mining ministry is set to review the ...

M23 rebels' advance in mineral-rich eastern Democratic Republic of Congo puts green minerals rush in the spotlight.

The Atacama Desert, known as one of the driest places on Earth, presents a unique environment for studying hydrology and geology. Its extreme aridity and ancient geological formations have led to ...

In a patch of South America rich in lithium, used to make batteries for electric cars and other tech, Bolivia is lagging behind its neighbors in the race to mine the key metal. An area called the ...

But our desert ... lithium are still extracted in mines in the south of the Atacama today, as is saltpetre, whose acid was once used to make gunpowder. A man who brings together the worlds of ...

Chile, the world's second-largest producer, is expected to see a modest 1.3% increase in production to 54.4 kilotonnes, primarily driven by SQM's Salar de Atacama ... on the lithium mining ...

Paranal telescope operator Marcela Espinoza says it's essential for Chile to preserve 'the best skies in the world' so that other countries keep choosing the region to install their telescopes ...