Rio Tinto, Codeleo form joint venture to develop lithium project in Chile
SANTIAGO: Rio Tinto and Chile’s state-owned Corporación Nacional Del Cobre de Chile (“Codeleo”) have signed binding agreements to develop a lithium project in the Salar de Maricunga, a high-grade lithium resource in Chile’s Atacama region. The joint venture aims to strengthen both companies’ roles as key suppliers of materials for the global energy transition. Under…