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The Next War for Critical Minerals

Lithium, copper and the future of the global economy “During the 20th century, oil was the energy heart of the international system. In the 21st century, the electrification of the economy is shifting that centrality toward a new set of…

The Century of Critical Minerals. From Copper and Lithium to the Planet’s Energy Future

“The 21st century does not belong to oil. It belongs to those who control lithium, copper, graphite and rare earths.” Oil dominated the 20th century through wars, dictatorships and corporations that shaped modern history. Today humanity enters a new era.…

Interview with Marcelo Castillo, spokesperson of the Coordinating Committee for the renationalization of Copper and Big Mining in Chile

We interviewed Marcelo Castillo Duvauchelle in his capacity as spokesperson for the Coordinadora por la Renacionalización del Cobre y la Gran Minería, as we were interested to know what he thinks of the deliberations that have taken place regarding the…

The transnational plunder of Chilean copper

The study, “New estimates of the wealth given away to large private copper mining companies: Chile 2005-2015”, addressed the economic rent obtained by the 10 largest mining companies in Chile. Using official World Bank (WB) data for the period 2005-2014…