India Turns to Latin America for Lithium to Escape China’s Grip
The real prize isn’t just digging ore out of the ground. It’s who controls the refining and processing that turns...
August 12, 2026Section
Chile News
Chile’s Casino Auction Flops as Two Cities Draw Zero Bidders
Chile’s casino-license tenders fell flat: Viña del Mar and Iquique drew no bidders and Coquimbo and Pucón just one each,...
August 12, 2026
Penco Residents Go to Court to Stop a Rare-Earths Plant
Community groups in Penco, Chile, are suing to overturn the environmental permit for Aclara’s rare-earths project, arguing regulators ignored pollution
August 12, 2026
A Chilean Court Hands Interchile a Win Over the Environmental Regulator
Chile’s environmental tribunal annulled two regulator decisions against Interchile’s Cardones-Polpaico power line, ordering the SMA to reconsider the
August 12, 2026
Chile’s Marathon SQM Case Ends in a 4,356-Page Acquittal
The written judgment in Chile’s decade-long SQM campaign-finance case runs 4,356 pages and confirms the acquittal of all eight defendants...
August 12, 2026
Chile Moves to Extend Its Mortgage-Rate Lifeline to 2028
Chile’s government wants to extend its mortgage-rate subsidy for new homes to May 2028, raise the caps, and cut the...
August 12, 2026
Codelco Pauses Its El Teniente Expansion Again Over a New Seismic Risk
Codelco has paused the Andes Norte expansion at El Teniente over a new seismic risk, a year after a fatal...
August 12, 2026
Chile Markets: IPSA & the Peso — August 12, 2026
Chile's S&P IPSA fell 1.25% on August 11 as copper-price jitters and a mixed retail outlook dragged down Falabella and...
August 12, 2026
Chile Authorizes Codelco to Reinvest 100% of 2025 Profits, Sparking Political Dispute
Chile will let Codelco reinvest 100% of 2025 profits, about US$2.42 billion — a move the government calls historic but...
August 11, 2026