Chile’s Atacama Lithium Plan: US$3 Billion Bet on Water

Mining · Salar de Atacama, 2 August 2026 Key Facts —Project — Novandino Litio, the Codelco–SQM joint venture, has entered its roughly US$3 billion Salar Futuro plan into Chile’s environmental review system. —Timeline — The plan would extend lithium output at the Salar de Atacama from a current horizon near 2030 out to 2060. —Technology…