News: LPI INSIGHT-Codelco’s lithium push fades in favor of copper, page-2

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Salar Blanco delivered its environmental impact study to Chilean authorities in September - with no help from Codelco – in order to win approval to develop their property. It now plans to begin construction of its own Maricunga project early in 2020. Jaime Alee, a Chilean lithium consultant who has advised foreign investors on opportunities in the local market, said outsiders like Salar Blanco were starting to get the message. "Associating with a state enterprise creates more problems than it solves," Alee said.