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Chilean government awards lithium tender to two companies

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 03:34:56 +0100

Chilean government awards lithium tender to two companies

The government of Sebastián Piñera, through the Ministry of Mining, notified the awarding of the bidding process to boost lithium production, giving two quotas to the companies BYD Chile SpA (of Chinese capital) and Servicios y Operaciones Mineras del Norte…

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Economics Original content South America Chile Lithium

Popular pressure modifies Piñera’s opinion on lithium

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Mon, 10 Jan 2022 00:21:49 +0100

Popular pressure modifies Piñera’s opinion on lithium

Following strong protests on social networks and yesterday’s nationwide mobilisation in opposition to the privatisation of lithium, the incumbent President Sebastián Piñera issued a public statement saying that “Chile is the country with the largest lithium reserves in the world.…

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Ecology and Environment Original content South America Chile electromobility Lithium Sebastián Piñera Social protest