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Another nail in for brines.  Oz hard rock for expansion.  KDR did previously open a datacentre at one stage.  Maybe we should think about opening it again although I'm sure SQM would be too thrilled with that idea.

Codelco’s lithium push fades in favour of copper

With the global race to secure lithium heating up in 2016, Chile’s president Michelle Bachelet wanted to be sure her country seized the moment. Home to half the world’s lithium reserves, Chile tapping its state-run miner Codelco to ramp up production seemed a sure bet.

The stagnation means lithium supply from Chile, the world’s second largest producer of the white metal, will hinge on the water-constrained Atacama salt flat, home to privately held top producers SQM and Albemarle. Authorities are weighing water conservation measures at Atacama that could crimp Lithium output.