How one community in Chile is blessed and cursed with lithium

In the town of Peine, near the salt flats in Antofagasta, Chile, Indigenous Lickanantay people resist lithium mining that is affecting their communities. The lithium in the Atacama salt flat is a global resource vital for green energy, but the local communities fear losing their culture and livelihood. The process involves pumping lithium-rich brine to the surface, evaporating it in pools, and transporting it to Antofagasta for purification. Three companies are currently operating in the area.

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