Tianqi, LG, Eramet Explore Lithium Options in Chile Meetings
- Executives sat down with Chilean authorities, documents show
- Government wants to mine more lithium, boost downstream spend
Brine pools in the Antofagasta region. The meetings are the latest sign of interest in tapping giant stores of lithium in brine trapped under salt flats that dot Chile’s northern desert.
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Some of the biggest players in the global battery supply chain held meetings with Chilean authorities late last year as the country with the biggest reserves of lithium gets ready to open up new extraction areas.
Tianqi Lithium Corp. and LG Energy Solution Ltd. sat down with officials in December, while French miner Eramet SA met with authorities in late November, according to data released on Chile’s transparency platform. Discussions centered on the government’s public-private model for lithium.