SQM Lithium Payments to Chile’s Corfo Jump 427% in First Half

Mining: Antofagasta Key Facts —Payments. Corfo received US$791 million in lithium-related payments in the first half of 2026, up 427% from US$150 million a year earlier. —SQM’s share. Novandino Litio, the SQM–Codelco joint venture, paid US$670 million, about 85% of all lithium contributions to Corfo, up from US$93 million. —Driver. Lithium averaged US$18,733 per tonne…