Lithium Mine On Salar De Atacama
by Nasa Earth Observatory/usgs/science Photo Library
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Lithium Mine On Salar De Atacama
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Nasa Earth Observatory/usgs/science Photo Library
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Lithium mine on Salar de Atacama. Satellite image of evaporation ponds (white rectangles, centre) on the Salar de Atacama drainage basin in Chile. Below the surface of this drainage basin, which is an ancient seabed, is lithium-rich brine that is pumped to the surface to evaporate. The salts are processed for the metal lithium, a key component of rechargeable batteries and other electronics. These evaporation ponds are located near the Cordillera de la Sal mountains (upper left). This image was obtained on 4 November 2018, by the Operational Land Imager (OLI) on Landsat 8.
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February 15th, 2021
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