Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE PHOTO: An aerial view shows the brine pools and processing areas of the SQM lithium mine on the Atacama salt flat, in the ...

"There is still much progress to be made. We believe and are convinced that today the Government has an opportunity. The opportunity to provide job stability to thousands of workers who have ...

SANTIAGO – The Chilean government’s newly announced plan to have the state take a majority stake in the lithium industry disconcerted business leaders, though analysts cautioned that the proposal ...

SANTIAGO, ChileSANTIAGO, Chile — Chile’s state-owned copper mining giant Codelco on Wednesday shut down its Ventanas copper smelter after decades of polluting Quintero Bay with toxic gases and turning ...

President Gabriel Boric's administration has declared a state of emergency in southern areas of Chile rattled by intensifying violence stemming from an ongoing conflict between the state and ...

Authorities in Chile declared a state of emergency on Tuesday after a near nationwide power cut plunged the nation into darkness. Chile, which boasts a population of over 19 million people, ...

The global boom in electric vehicle production has sent demand for lithium-ion batteries soaring. That's turned Chile's vast, lithium-containing salt flats into a vital national resource. In Chile's ...