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Lithium mining slowly sinking Chile's Atacama salt flat, study says
C hile's Atacama salt flat is sinking at a rate of 1-2 centimeters per year due to lithium brine extraction, Reuters reported Thursday, citing a study by the University of Chile that used ...
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As lithium mining bleeds Atacama salt flat dry, Indigenous communities hit back
The Council of Atacameño Peoples filed a complaint in October 2024 against lithium mining companies operating in Chile’s Atacama salt flat, accusing them of causing the land to sink around ...
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Russia eyeing a controlling stake in lithium project in Chile's Atacama desert
Chile’s Atacama salt flat, home to leading lithium producers SQM and Albemarle, accounts for around one-third the world’s supply of lithium, a key ingredient in the batteries that power ...