Chile

[Feb – 2026] Chilean Government Launches National Critical Minerals Strategy

[Feb – 2026] China adjusts SQM stake amid Chile lithium industry reshuffle

[Jan – 2026] Saudi Arabia signs MoUs on mineral resources cooperation with Chile, Canada, Brazil

[Jan – 2026] ‘The source of all life is here’: plan to mine lithium in Chilean salt flat sparks fears of water scarcity

[Jan – 2026] Wealth Minerals wins approval for lithium application in Chile

[Jan – 2026] SQM completes Codelco lithium merger after Chile court rejects appeal

[Jan – 2026] Saudi Arabia signs mineral cooperation deals with Chile, Canada, Brazil

[Jan – 2026] Tianqi Lithium Loses Final Appeal Against Chile’s SQM State Takeover

[Dec – 2025] Codelco and Glencore agree to a Memorandum of Understanding to increase smelting capacity in Chile

[Dec – 2025] Chile regulator approves Codelco-SQM lithium deal hours after announcing audit

[Dec – 2025] Tianqi Lithium challenges SQM-Codelco deal in Chile’s Supreme Court

[Dec – 2025] Codelco and SQM form Novaandino Litio, the joint venture for the development of lithium in the Salar de Atacama

[Nov – 2025] Critical minerals core of India-Chile CEPA talks

[Nov – 2025] India, Chile to likely hold talks on proposed trade pact in December

[Nov – 2025] China grants conditional approval for Codelco-SQM lithium joint venture

[Nov – 2025] Enami, Rio Tinto mark milestone for US$3.2bn lithium project in Chile amid indigenous objections

[Oct – 2025] Chile fines Albemarle for lithium extraction violations

[Sep – 2025] Chilean government awards contract to Enami to exploit lithium in US$3bn project

[Sep – 2025] Chinese battery giant opens LatAm regional office in Chile, eyes multiple sectors including mining

[Sep – 2025] Chile will present its critical minerals supply strategy by the end of 2025