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All lithium extracted in Chile as of 2023 comes from Salar de Atacama. [19] The only two lithium-extracting companies currently operating in Chile, SQM and Albemarle, have licenses to extract lithium until 2030 and 2043 respectively. [19] [20] In April 2023, the Chilean government announced plans for nationalizing its lithium industry. [21]
The South Korean Pohang Iron and Steel Company is a third company involved at Hombre Muerto. [55] Together with the Salar de Uyuni and the Salar de Atacama, the Salar del Hombre Muerto defines the "Lithium Triangle" [56] which as of 2009 contains most of the lithium reserves of the world. [57]
At 20 mg lithium per kg of Earth's crust, [53] lithium is the 31st most abundant element. [54] According to the Handbook of Lithium and Natural Calcium, "Lithium is a comparatively rare element, although it is found in many rocks and some brines, but always in very low concentrations. There are a fairly large number of both lithium mineral and ...
Lithium Triangle state; Lithium mine production (tonnes) Rank Country Year 2018 [2] 2019 [3] 2020 [4] 2021 [4] 2022 [5] 2023 [6] 1 Australia: 51,000 45,000 39,700 55,000
Lithium can be removed from solution by formation of secondary minerals like clays, oxides, or zeolites. [1] Rivers eventually feed into the ocean, providing approximately 50% of marine inputs. [2] The remainder of lithium inputs come from hydrothermal venting at mid-ocean ridges, where lithium is released from the mantle. [1]
Chinese companies seeking to gain control of Latin America’s lithium reserves, amounting to about half of the world’s total, have an edge against which American and European companies cannot ...
The terminator is visible in this panoramic view across central South America. The geography of South America contains many diverse regions and climates. Geographically, South America is generally considered a continent forming the southern portion of the landmass of the Americas, south and east of the Colombia–Panama border by most ...
A map may prove that Marco Polo discovered America more than two centuries before Christopher Columbus. A sheepskin map, believed to be a copy of the 13th century Italian explorer's, may indicate ...