Chile
Lithium mining slowly sinking Chile's Atacama salt flat, study says
Chile's Atacama salt flat is sinking due to lithium extraction, impacting companies like Albemarle and SQM.
Chile's Atacama salt flat is sinking at a rate of 1-2 centimeters per year due to lithium brine extraction, Reuters reported Thursday, citing a study by the University of Chile that used satellite data collected during 2020-23 to verify deformations ... [709 chars]