quadrupled its lithium production by twenty twenty five to up to three hundred fifty thousand tonnes a year mainly because of the rising demand from carmakers. but resistance against mining is increasing as it is here the away says village of paina lies on the southern rim of the salt lot there are mines everywhere. sasha cool below is captain of the local football team he's also head of pain his indigenous community for millennia these people have lived in the few places where there's water then the chilean government sold the water rights oh. but upward been able to make money they suddenly guaranteed all the water rights to the mining companies we build your sometimes have to turn off our water so that we have some for the next day. would be a word for that we don't understand how people can have no water while the mining