How one community in Chile is blessed and cursed with lithium.
Chile is the world’s second-largest producer of lithium and has the largest known reserves of the mineral, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. But there is little consensus among locals as to what should be done with the proceeds of the lithium boom.
Some of the communities around the salt flat have accepted direct compensation from the companies. Others are adamant that the damage being done is irreparable and cannot be offset by payments.
