The Atacama Is a Goldmine for Lithium
The Atacama sits at the center of what’s known as the Lithium Triangle, an area with rich lithium deposits that spans across Argentina, Bolivia, and Chile. The region is home to an estimated 58% of the world’s lithium resources, much of it contained in the multiple salt flats and lakes in the area. And in this rich region, the Atacama is a goldmine: just one particularly briny basin in the Atacama holds almost 30% of global lithium concentration.
