Chile ready to sign lithium operation contract for Maricunga salt flat

The Maricunga salt flat is located in northern Chile, home to the largest and highest quality lithium brine deposits. (Image courtesy of The Sophisticated Investor | Vimeo)

Chile’s mining minister Aurora Williams said on Tuesday that she is ready to sign an lithium operation contract for the country’s Maricunga salt flat.

The Maricunga lithium project is managed by Chile’s state-owned copper producer Codelco and its partner Rio Tinto.

(By Fabian Cambero and Aida Pelaez-Fernandez; Editing by Sarah Morland)

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