Rio tinto and enami sign binding agreement for salares altoandinos lithium project in chile

London--(business wire)--rio tinto and empresa nacional de minerÍa (enami), a state-owned chilean mining company, signed a binding agreement to form a joint venture to develop the salares altoandinos lithium project in the atacama region. the signing follows a 23 may announcement of rio tinto's nomination as the preferred partner for the project. as previously announced, rio tinto has agreed to acquire a controlling 51% interest in the project and provide up to $425 million cash and non-cash co.
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