State sues mining companies for overusing water resources
Chile is suing several mines for alleged excessive environmental damage to the Atacama salt flats. The lawsuit was filed with an environmental court and seeks...
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Lithium expansion hits political crossroad
SANTIAGO – The Piñera administration plans to extend lithium mining in Chile. President-elect Gabriel Boric’s advisors met with the outgoing administration earlier this week to...
Green history: Chile produced its first green hydrogen molecule
Chile has produced its first green hydrogen molecule. At the event, President Sebastián Piñera highlighted the looming opportunities. Green hydrogen is expected to become a...
Controversial Dominga mining project gets environmental license
Coquimbo Region’s environmental commission has approved the Dominga project. Previously, the same body had rejected the iron ore-copper project. The commission greenlighted the mine under...
Chilean Glaciers Bill Watered Down
A recent bill to protect glaciers and their perimeters has been weakened. The modifications were made after CODELCO pressured Congress. Environmentalists argue this puts Chile’s...
Atacama Indigenous Groups Fight Top Lithium Producer SQM
SANTIAGO — After a legal victory last week against top lithium producer SQM, indigenous Chilean groups vowed to continue their fight. The groups have been...
Codelco Adjusts Mining Operations to Fight Covid-19
SANTIAGO – After mounting pressure from copper miners to improve working conditions during the coronavirus pandemic, state-owned Codelco released a statement on June 20, announcing...
Codelco Miners Demand Action Over Health Concerns
Miners at Codelco assets already threatened a walkout over health concerns. Now, more workers are demanding action as they face a rapid rise in infections...
Codelco Miners Threaten Walkout
As Chile’s economy struggles to recover from Covid-19, one of the most important companies, state-run Codelco, is seeing pressure from its workers to take protective...
The High Cost of Lithium Extraction in Chile
Chile has the largest deposits of lithium in the world. While mining companies race to gain rights of extraction to Chile’s Atacama desert’s rich lithium,...