An aerial view of the processing plant of the lithium mine, in Del Carmen salt flat, in the Atacama Desert, northern Chile
China’s Tianqi Lithium Corp. (002466.SZ) is contesting a deal put forward by the Chilean government to enhance state control in key lithium assets.
Tianqi, the lithium producer which owns a 22% stake in Chilean lithium miner Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA (SQM), said in a Monday filing that “it may consider action to protect its interests,” after SQM entered a definitive agreement that will give Chile’s state-owned copper giant Codelco a majority…
