Argentina tripled lithium carbonate production capacity in last two years
Argentina, the world's No. 4 lithium producer, has four projects in production.
The world’s largest copper producer, Codelco, is facing a 24-hour strike on Monday in opposition to a plan that workers say would move Chile’s state-owned mining corporation toward privatization.
The Federation of Copper Workers , which represents 15,000 of the company’s 20,000 employees, called for the strike, which will be the company’s first in 18 years.