The region contains an estimated 8.3 million tons of lithium and now supplies 30 percent of global demand annually. Chile has a national plan to increase production even more. But this boom has ...

In the cold seas off Chile's arid northern coast an underwater forest teems with life. Towers of red and green seaweed float ...

SQM is a key lithium producer with unique Atacama assets. Read more on SQM and why it's for those looking for a value story ...

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile's total lithium resources are 28% greater than previously estimated, according to new studies of salt flats in the northern Antofagasta region that show a higher amount ...

Chevron is acquiring land to produce lithium. It's following in the footsteps of Exxon in developing a lithium business. The oil companies are slowly building out lower-carbon energy businesses.

Lickanantay Indigenous communities in Chile's Atacama Desert are negotiating with mining giants Codelco and SQM to secure a historic governance role in lithium extraction, which accounts for 25% ...

All is not lost as Laguna Verde’s projected low operating cost is still less than half the depressed spot price of $8,400 per ...

In the cold seas off Chile's arid northern coast an underwater forest teems with life. Towers of red and green seaweed float ...

Adam Vengosh Weinthal (left) and Gordon Williams collect surface brines from the salt crust of the Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia.

Pure Lithium Corp.'s move to build a pilot plant comes as President Trump’s administration sets the stage for tariffs on ...

The Atacama Desert is a major source of lithium for EV batteries. As global demand ramps up, the local Lickanantay people are racing to protect already scarce water supplies and their way of life.