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21 Apr 2022 SANTIAGO, Chile

Chile Sues Mine Operators Over Aquifer Damage

Specific mines operated by BHP, Antofagasta and Albemarle have been named in a lawsuit that claims the operators breached environmental protection, preservation, and conservation rules. Operators deny culpability.

6 Jan 2022 SANTIAGO, Chile

New Chilean Constitution Promises To Address Climate Change

Intensive natural resources exploitation, access to water and social inequality to be addressed in new constitution now in development

6 Apr 2021 SANTIAGO, Chile

New Ministry Of Water For Chile

Central Oversight Of 43 Chilean Water Authorities

18 Nov 2020 SANTIAGO

Lithium Production Giants Squabble Over Atacama Flats Water Study

U.S.-based Albemarle Corp, the world's largest lithium producer, has accused its top rival, Chilean miner SQM, and local regulators of seeking to keep secret a coveted report about the environmental impact of lithium mining in Chile's Salar de Atacama, according to a filing made by its lawyers. Chilean regulator Corfo, which oversees lithium mining in the Atacama, in August denied a request from Albemarle ALB...

9 Nov 2020 SANTIAGO

Chile Mining Industry Reduces Freshwater Usage

Continental water use by the mining industry in Chile fell 6.8% in 2019 to 12.45 cubic metres per second compared with 2018, according to state copper agency Cochilco in its annual water report. Cochilco said part of the fall was due to a 1% reduction in the quantity of mineral processed as well as miners moving to use more seawater and to recirculate water more...

14 Oct 2020 SANTIAGO, Chile

Lithium Producer SQM Describes Initiative For Water Sustainability

The world's second largest lithium producer, SQM in Chile, has announced new sustainable development plans including commitmet to the environment and sustainability of operations throughout its supply chain. Lithium production is water-use intensive and presents toxic risk to local communities and ecosystems...

24 Aug 2020 Santiago, Chile

UN Rapporteur Criticises Chile Over Human Rights To Water And Health

A strongly worded statement from the UN has requested the Chilean government to “clarify” its choice to place economic development ahead of human rights, identifying controversial agriculture and energy projects at the heart of its rebuke of the country.On 20 August Leo Heller, the special rapporteur on human rights to drinking water and sanitation, asked the government to “clarify” its approach to the intensive cultivation of avocados in the central coastal region and the development of the Maipo Hydroelectric Project that is southeast of Santiago...

5 Aug 2020 SANTIAGO, Chile

Giant Chile Copper Mine Charged With Water Misuse

Mining giant BHP Billiton, operator of the world’s largest copper mine, Escondida, in Chile was charged 31 July with exceeding water extraction thresholds over the past 15 years.“The company, despite committing to reduce its extraction of water … exceeded the maximum level permitted since 2005, tripling that level in 2019,” Chile’s regulator said in a statement...

29 Jul 2020 SANTIAGO

Lithium Production Threat To Fragile Atacama Flats

A top environmental judge in Chile renewed a call for a government-vetted water study to help stamp out lingering questions about sustainability that have cast a pall over Chile’s lithium-rich Salar de Atacama. Water - both fresh and saline, where the lithium lies - has long been a sticking point for miners at Atacama, one of the world’s richest reserves of the ultralight battery metal...

4 Jun 2020 SANTIAGO

"Theft Is Institutionalised" In Chile's Privatised Water Sector

In an interview, Rodrigo Mundaca, Agronomist and National Spokesperson of the Defence Movement for Access to Water, Land and Environmental Protection (MODATIMA), responds to the interview question: What is the main environmental issue in your context? The main problem is water.

19 Apr 2020 SANTIAGO, Chile

Chile's Updated NDC Features Water Commitments

Chile has become the first country in Latin America to submit its updated climate action commitment (Nationally Determined Contribution, or NDC) as required by the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement, under which every country agreed to prepare and communicate an updated nationally determined contribution (NDC) every five years to reflect progress toward its highest possible ambition...

12 Feb 2020 SANTIAGO, Chile

Chile Copper Mine To Reduce Water Extraction From Atacama Salt Flats

The world’s largest copper mine, Escondida, announced 4 February that it has reconsidered plans to continue water extractions from the vulnerable Atacama salt flats in Chile, and advance deployment of desalination technology.While rich in copper and lithium deposits, Chile’s Atacama region presents severe operating challenges for extraction companies...