Chile’s competition watchdog, Fiscalía Nacional Económica (FNE), has approved a joint venture between state-run copper major ...

Chile's competition regulator approved a deal between Codelco, the state-run copper giant, and SQM to form a joint venture to ...

The competition regulator's approval follows endorsements from the EU, Brazil, Japan, South Korea, and Saudi Arabia.

In April 2023, Chile shook things up. It plans to nationalize lithium. The goal is more control over this key metal. The state will team up with private firms. But state companies will hold the reins.

Lightweight lithium metal is a heavy-hitting critical mineral, serving as the key ingredient in the rechargeable batteries that power phones, laptops, electric vehicles and more. As ubiquitous as ...

Prices for lithium, a soft, silvery-white metal used in batteries, have been a casualty of slowing expectations for electric vehicle growth, perhaps providing long-term investors with attractive ...

The Chilean government is expediting the awarding of lithium contracts in three salt flats. This streamlined process involves ...

Chile's government is advancing a simplified process for awarding lithium contracts in three salt flats, involving companies ...

The Chile Government has announced that it is progressing with streamlining the process for awarding lithium contracts across three salt flats, reported Reuters, citing the Mining Ministry.

N evada is home to the largest known lithium deposit in the United States and one of the largest in the world. Radical greens ...

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile's government said it is moving forward with a simplified process to award lithium contracts in three salt flats, the mining ministry said on Tuesday. The agency stated that ...

SANTIAGO (Reuters) -Chile's competition regulator approved a deal between Codelco, the state-run copper giant, and SQM to form a joint venture to expand lithium production in the Atacama salt ...