SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile's Atacama salt flat is sinking at a rate of 1 to 2 centimeters (0.4 to 0.8 inches) per year due to lithium brine extraction, according to a study by the University of Chile.

FILE PHOTO: Protesters block the access to the Atacama salt flat, near Peine SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Protesters agreed to end demonstrations that had blocked access to the Atacama salt flat in Chile, the ...

The project would maintain current operations while gradually introducing new infrastructure and technologies aimed at ...

SQM (SQM) and Codelco, Chile's two largest lithium producers, are laying the groundwork for a major expansion that could raise output from their joint venture by more than 70%, according to a filing ...

Flamingos living in the Atacama Desert's salt flats have seen their numbers decline thanks to water-intensive lithium mining. Reading time 1 minute The gorgeous pink flamingos that inhabit one of ...

SAN PEDRO DE ATACAMA (Reuters) - Earlier this year, the world's two biggest lithium producers publicly celebrated new deals with Chile's government that will allow them to vastly increase output of ...