ATACAMA DESERT, Chile - Chile s millennial president, Gabriel Boric, promised to mine differently. He would turn the world s largest copper producer and second largest lithium miner into a country.
By Alexander Villegas ATACAMA DESERT, Chile - Chile's millennial president, Gabriel Boric, promised to mine differently. He would turn the world's lar.
In Chile's Atacama Desert, indigenous communities live alongside lithium mines, a key mineral for the EU's energy transition. EURACTIV travelled there to find out how industry interests are balanced with the needs of the locals - particularly in water management.