Chile's Cochilco to oversee lithium strategy to boost state control
The Chilean Copper Commission (Cochilco) will evaluate and manage investments of Chile's planned national lithium company, Mining Minister Marcela Hernando said on Wednesday.
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The Chilean Copper Commission (Cochilco) will evaluate and manage investments of Chile's planned national lithium company, Mining Minister Marcela Hernando said on Wednesday.
Chile’s mining minister Marcela Hernando clarified the country had announced a strategy, not a policy.
A large number of copper producers, traders and bankers around the world just recently gathered in Santiago, Chile for the World Copper Conference.
Español » The announcement of the launch of Chile’s lithium strategy raised several key questions about the future of lithium mining. What will the development of public-private partnerships look like? How will fiscal and transparency rules be applied? And how will citizen participation be ensured?
The announcement of the launch of the lithium strategy in Chile raises some questions about the future of this process: How will public-private partnerships be developed? How will fiscal and transparency rules be applied, or will citizen participation processes be guaranteed?