The competition regulator's approval follows endorsements from the EU, Brazil, Japan, South Korea, and Saudi Arabia.

Chile's competition regulator has approved Codelco and SQM's joint venture to boost lithium production in the Atacama salt ...

A landmark lithium deal struck a year ago between SQM and Codelco is on course to be finalized before Chile’s general ...

Chile's government said it is moving forward with a simplified process to award lithium contracts in three salt flats, the mining ministry said on Tuesday.

Chile's competition authority, Fiscalía Nacional Económica (FNE), has approved a joint venture between state-run copper major ...

Many big mines are ultimately controlled by foreign companies, who spin off US fronts to get US tax breaks, gigantic loans and other benefits like Canadian Lithium Americas Thacker Pass mine has ...

Another Chinese company, Sinomine, operates one of Canada's two lithium mines, in the central province of Manitoba. The lithium extracted there is then exported to China for further processing.

The U.S. depends heavily on foreign sources, particularly China, for critical minerals such as lithium, copper ... like Canada and Australia approve mines in two to five years, giving them ...

The latest order put Oak Flat and nine other mining projects — including the McDermitt and Silver Peak lithium mines in Nevada; the Stibnite open-pit gold mine in Idaho; and the Lisbon Valley co ...