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Chile miners sued by govt over water use

Chile’s State Defense Council (CDE) is suing mines operated by BHP, Albemarle, Barrick Gold and Antofagasta plc over alleged environmental damage caused by their copper and lithium operations in the Salar de Atacama in Antofagasta Region.

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BHP operated Escondida in Chile

The CDE, in suit D-15-2022, clams that extraction of water from the Monturaqui-Negrillar-Tilopozo aquifer has caused a greater decrease in water availability than that which can support the vegetation