ALB - Is There A Risk To Future Lithium Production Projections From The Salar de Atacama?
2024-07-02 14:10:54 ET
Summary
- Request to review environmental qualifications for SQM and Albemarle poses risk to lithium production projections.
- Freshwater influx from beyond salt flats may compensate for brine pumping impact on the aquifer.
- Application of direct lithium extraction (DLE) techniques could help solve environmental issues and increase production potential.
- However, this could pose some difficulties which need to be addressed through a change in approach outlined here.
The request raised by Albemarle a few days ago to review the environmental qualification resolutions (RCA) granted to SQM and to Albemarle itself in recent years represents a risk to the fulfillment of the lithium production projections of both this company and the SQM-CODELCO association in the Salar de Atacama....
Is There A Risk To Future Lithium Production Projections From The Salar de Atacama?