As a general rule, in Chile, all mineral substances can be exploited by any person or company that requests a mining concession over the area where the minerals are located.

As the world increasingly turns its focus toward green energy, Chile's pivotal role as a global leader in lithium becomes ever more significant.

The Government of Chile recently released an updated version of the National Lithium Strategy ("NLE"), which is poised to reshape the country's lithium industry.

Chile not only possesses the world's largest lithium reserves but also has unique advantages that should position it as a global leader in lithium production.

Just a couple of days ago the Government of Chile released the National Lithium Strategy ("NLE"), perhaps the most important announcement regarding lithium that has been made in the last 40 years...

Chile is a country with a long shoreline and a scarcity of fresh water in the regions where most of the mining activity is developed...

Chile is a country rich in natural resources -especially copper and lithium- with a long tradition in mining. In the last three decades, it has attracted large amounts of foreign investment...

Changes to Chile's mining legal framework over the past four decades have been rare and modest.

Amendments to the Chilean mining legal framework in the last four decades have been infrequent and have not involved deep changes.

Las reformas al marco legal minero chileno en las últimas cuatro décadas han sido poco frecuentes y no han implicado cambios profundos.