Chile is the world's largest copper producer and second-largest lithium producer.
Chile and the US have signed a joint statement to begin discussions on rare earths and other types of critical minerals, Chile’s foreign ministry said on Thursday. The first meeting will take place within the next two weeks, it added.
Areas of potential coordination include public and private financing for mining projects, the management of scrap for minerals recycling, and exploration for new projects that could help boost minerals supplies in both countries. The Trump administration has been pushing to reduce reliance on China for a range of critical minerals, which are used in electric vehicles, semiconductors, defense systems and consumer electronics. Chile is the world’s largest copper producer and second-largest lithium producer, although it relies on imports of other minerals. “I believe there is much we can do with the United States and Chile to strengthen the supply chains of these minerals,” US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau told journalists in Chile, where right-wing Jose Antonio Kast wasLandau, who previously served as US ambassador to Mexico, signed the agreement with Chilean Minister of Foreign Affairs Francisco Perez Mackenna in a Santiago ceremony overseen by Kast. Charlotte, North Carolina-based Albemarle has produced lithium in the country’s northern Atacama region for more than 50 years, operations that have made it the world’s largest producer of that battery metal.backed by General Motors , aims to build a $1.1 billion lithium facility in Chile that is slated to come online in 2028 and eventually produce 50,000 metric tons per year. “This is a good first step on Kast’s first day in office to sign something of a framework agreement with the US,” said Teague Egan, the EnergyX CEO, who met Kast at US President Donald Trump’s “Shield of the Americas” summit last Saturday in Miami.US pours $1B into into Latin America critical minerals White & Case report finds US funding is flowing to lithium and rare earths as countries balance US demands and Chinese cash.Iran war could leave lasting shock on commodities: reportNickel market could turn deficit due to Indonesia quota, says Macquarie
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