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Water legislation in the context of lithium mining in Argentina

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  • López Steinmetz, Romina Lucrecia
  • Fong, Shao Bing

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Brines from salt pans of the Andean plateau hold large lithium reserves on Earth. There are at least 12 salt pans representing interesting lithium prospects in the Argentine Andes. We present the results of a review of modern laws ruling water and lithium mining in Argentina. Lithium-bearing brines are legally considered as water and mineral resources and ruled by abundant federal legislations that neglect the intrinsic nature of the resource: saline waters stored within the salt pan underground. Consequently, legislation in the context of brine-type lithium mining defines a far too complex legal scenario and administrative labyrinth in Argentina.

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  • López Steinmetz, Romina Lucrecia & Fong, Shao Bing, 2019. "Water legislation in the context of lithium mining in Argentina," Resources Policy, Elsevier, vol. 64(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jrpoli:v:64:y:2019:i:c:s0301420719305525
    DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2019.101510
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    1. Díaz Paz, Walter Fernando & Escosteguy, Melisa & Seghezzo, Lucas & Hufty, Marc & Kruse, Eduardo & Iribarnegaray, Martín Alejandro, 2023. "Lithium mining, water resources, and socio-economic issues in northern Argentina: We are not all in the same boat," Resources Policy, Elsevier, vol. 81(C).
    2. Fuentealba, Diego & Flores-Fernández, Cherie & Troncoso, Elizabeth & Estay, Humberto, 2023. "Technological tendencies for lithium production from salt lake brines: Progress and research gaps to move towards more sustainable processes," Resources Policy, Elsevier, vol. 83(C).
    3. Nebojša Stefanović & Nataša Danilović Hristić & Jasna Petrić, 2023. "Spatial Planning, Environmental Activism, and Politics—Case Study of the Jadar Project for Lithium Exploitation in Serbia," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(2), pages 1-18, January.

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    Law; Salt pan; Andes;
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