Lithium in Latin America: News, Explainers and Market Reports
Chile, Argentina and Bolivia hold the largest share of the world's identified lithium resources in the salt flats of the so-called Lithium Triangle. Brazil, Peru and Mexico are adding hard-rock and clay projects, while China, India, South Korea and the United States compete for the output.
This page gathers our reporting, explainers and the daily lithium market report in one place. It updates automatically whenever we publish a new story.
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Explainers
- Bolivia’s Lithium Explained for 2026
- Chile Lithium 2026: Deals, Policy Shift and Race to Stay No. 2
- Argentina Natural Resources Explained 2026
- Brazil Natural Resources Explained 2026
- Mexico Natural Resources Explained 2026
- Peru Natural Resources Explained 2026
- What Is Codelco? Chile’s State Copper Giant, Its Debt and the El Teniente Crisis
Lithium by Country and Market
Daily Market Report
Our daily read on the lithium ETF and miners such as Albemarle and SQM.
Chile: Codelco, SQM and the Atacama
Codelco and SQM, the Atacama brine and Chile's national lithium policy.
- Chile Lithium Share Falls to 19.4 Percent as Rivals Grow14 Sep
- Chile Prosecutors Seek to Reopen SQM Corruption Trial8 Sep
- Chile’s First Private CEOL: US$70 Million Lithium-From-Waste Project26 Aug
- SQM Will Spend US$3 Billion by 2028, Most of It on One Salt Flat20 Aug
Argentina
Salta, Catamarca and Jujuy: where Chinese, Korean and other foreign miners are building new brine projects.
- POSCO Opens 23,000-Tonne Lithium Plant in Argentina6 Oct
- Rio Tinto Plans US$2.7 Billion Lithium Project in Salta2 Oct
- Argentina Mining Exports Top US$6 Billion in Eight Months as Lithium Jumps 190%30 Sep
- Vaca Muerta Now Funds a Third of Neuquén Wages as Lithium Wins US$700 Million IDB Invest Backing1 Sep
Bolivia and Peru
Bolivia's state-led lithium plans and Peru's Falchani project in Puno.
- Peru’s Puno Lithium Could Interest German Carmakers2 Oct
- Falchani’s Lithium Capex Rises to US$834 Million13 Sep
- Peru Bets on Uranium and Lithium in a Remote Andean Plateau11 Jul
- Bolivia’s Lithium Is Stuck Between a Court, Congress and Two Superpowers7 Jul
Brazil and Mexico
Sigma Lithium's mine in Minas Gerais and Mexico's state lithium company LitioMX.
- Brazil Court Suspends Sigma Lithium’s Mine6 Sep
- Sigma Lithium Narrows Its Loss to US$2.6 Million on Record Revenue15 Aug
- LitioMX Lithium Plan Sets 2026-2030 Path for Mexico’s Battery Push28 Jul
- Families ‘Trapped’ by Sigma Lithium Win a Court Ruling in Brazil11 Jul
Prices, Stocks and Demand
Spot prices, battery demand and how Albemarle, SQM and the lithium ETF trade.
Latest on Lithium in Latin America
- POSCO Opens 23,000-Tonne Lithium Plant in Argentina6 Oct
- Rio Tinto Plans US$2.7 Billion Lithium Project in Salta2 Oct
- Peru’s Puno Lithium Could Interest German Carmakers2 Oct
- Lithium Stocks Slip as SQM Leads Decline on October 12 Oct
- Lithium Stocks Give Back Bounce as SQM Drops 1.8% Before China Holiday1 Oct
- Argentina Mining Exports Top US$6 Billion in Eight Months as Lithium Jumps 190%30 Sep
- Lithium Stocks Bounce as SQM Gains 1.4% Despite China Price Slide30 Sep
- Lithium Stocks Fall as Yields Rise: Albemarle Down 2.1%, SQM 2.6%29 Sep
- Lithium Stocks: Albemarle Rises, SQM Slips Sept 2526 Sep
- Lithium Stocks Fall on 23 September 2026: Chile’s SQM Down 1.58%, Albemarle Down 2.85%24 Sep
- Lithium Miners Slide as Albemarle and SQM Drop on EV Demand Doubt21 Sep
- SQM Falls 5.68% as China Lithium Prices Slide Again19 Sep
- Lithium Shares Jump as Albemarle Gains 5.10% and SQM Adds 4.54%18 Sep
- Chile Lithium Share Falls to 19.4 Percent as Rivals Grow14 Sep
- Falchani’s Lithium Capex Rises to US$834 Million13 Sep
- Lithium Moves: Albemarle up, SQM Down in Chile-Focused Session9 Sep
- Chile Prosecutors Seek to Reopen SQM Corruption Trial8 Sep
- Brazil Court Suspends Sigma Lithium’s Mine6 Sep
- Vaca Muerta Now Funds a Third of Neuquén Wages as Lithium Wins US$700 Million IDB Invest Backing1 Sep
- Argentina Lithium: POSCO Wins Up to US$700 Million to Expand Sal de Oro in Salta and Catamarca29 Aug