STOCKSHOTS of Chilean lithium production. Images of the extraction process in the Salar de Atacama and its refining process at the chemical company SQM in Antofagasta. Chilean President Gabriel Boric announced the creation of a public-private model for the country's lithium industry. Lithium is found in Chile, Argentina and Bolivia in quantities larger than anywhere else in the world. And as the world seeks to move away from fossil fuels, the demand for lithium, which is used in electric car batteries had skyrocketed, as have the expectations of communities near lithium plants, many of whom live in poverty. STOCKSHOTS