Codelco says partner for Maricunga lithium project should be tapped by year-end
The Maricunga lithium project sits on its namesake salt flat, Chile’s second-largest in terms of reserves. (Image courtesy of Lithium Power International.)
Chile’s state-run mining company Codelco said on Thursday that its search for a partner in its Maricunga lithium project should conclude by the end of this year with a final selection.
Codelco, the world’s largest copper miner, has been tasked with leading a government plan championed by President Gabriel Boric to boost state control over the production of lithium, the key rechargeable battery metal.
(By Fabian Andres Cambero; Editing by Brendan O’Boyle)
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