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🇲🇽 Support rising for Mexican opposition presidency hopeful Galvez
Public support for Mexican opposition senator Xochitl Galvez has risen since she declared her intention last week to seek the presidency in 2024, an opinion poll showed.
Galvez will compete with the leftist ruling National Regeneration Movement (MORENA) in the June 2024 election to succeed President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.
A June 30 to July 2 poll of 500 adult Mexicans by newspaper El Financiero showed that 34% of respondents viewed Galvez favorably, up 10% from a month earlier. That compared with 31% who held the opposite view. The remainder were neutral or did not know her.
The telephone survey had a margin of error of plus or minus 4.4 percentage points, El Financiero said.
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Public support for Mexican opposition senator Xochitl Galvez has risen since she declared her intention last week to seek the presidency in 2024, an opinion poll showed.
Galvez will compete with the leftist ruling National Regeneration Movement (MORENA) in the June 2024 election to succeed President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.
A June 30 to July 2 poll of 500 adult Mexicans by newspaper El Financiero showed that 34% of respondents viewed Galvez favorably, up 10% from a month earlier. That compared with 31% who held the opposite view. The remainder were neutral or did not know her.
The telephone survey had a margin of error of plus or minus 4.4 percentage points, El Financiero said.
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🇲🇽🇺🇸 Mexico's AMLO urges Hispanics in the US not to vote for Texas Gov. Greg Abbott
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador intensified his anti-Republican election meddling this week, as he again urged Hispanics in America not to vote for Texas Gov. Greg Abbott after the Republican governor deployed buoys to prevent people entering the U.S. illegally.
🗣 "We don't have to do much, just tell our compatriots not to vote for the governor of Texas or for lawmakers of the Republican Party who support these measures," Lopez Obrador said in a press conference.
Abbott had announced the installation of a "marine barrier" earlier this month – consisting of orange buoys and is intended to discourage migrants from crossing the Rio Grande.
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Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador intensified his anti-Republican election meddling this week, as he again urged Hispanics in America not to vote for Texas Gov. Greg Abbott after the Republican governor deployed buoys to prevent people entering the U.S. illegally.
Abbott had announced the installation of a "marine barrier" earlier this month – consisting of orange buoys and is intended to discourage migrants from crossing the Rio Grande.
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🇺🇸🇲🇽U.S. send delegation to Mexico City for talks on fentanyl, migration
President Biden is sending a top White House official to Mexico for talks on fighting the fentanyl crisis and getting a handle on migration in the region.
Homeland Security Adviser Liz Sherwood-Randall will lead a delegation to Mexico City for talks with Mexican and Canadian counterparts on Monday and Tuesday.
One of the main topics will be ways to combat the flow of fentanyl in North America.
According to the White House, the panel will discuss ways to dismantle and prosecute criminal drug networks while examining the flow of firearms into Mexico that fuels cartels’ violence. The countries will also discuss ways to disrupt the flow of fentanyl-creating chemicals from overseas.
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President Biden is sending a top White House official to Mexico for talks on fighting the fentanyl crisis and getting a handle on migration in the region.
Homeland Security Adviser Liz Sherwood-Randall will lead a delegation to Mexico City for talks with Mexican and Canadian counterparts on Monday and Tuesday.
One of the main topics will be ways to combat the flow of fentanyl in North America.
According to the White House, the panel will discuss ways to dismantle and prosecute criminal drug networks while examining the flow of firearms into Mexico that fuels cartels’ violence. The countries will also discuss ways to disrupt the flow of fentanyl-creating chemicals from overseas.
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🇺🇸🇲🇽 Pentagon pulling 1,100 troops from US-Mexico border mission
The Pentagon is pulling 1,100 active-duty troops from the U.S.-Mexico border it deployed earlier this year as the government prepared for the end of asylum restrictions linked to the pandemic.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin approved the deployment of a total of 1,500 active-duty troops for a temporary 90-day military presence surge at the border in May.
The 1,100 troops will conclude their 90-day mission by August 8; the remaining 400 will be extended through August 31.
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The Pentagon is pulling 1,100 active-duty troops from the U.S.-Mexico border it deployed earlier this year as the government prepared for the end of asylum restrictions linked to the pandemic.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin approved the deployment of a total of 1,500 active-duty troops for a temporary 90-day military presence surge at the border in May.
The 1,100 troops will conclude their 90-day mission by August 8; the remaining 400 will be extended through August 31.
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🇲🇽 Mexico tops the "world's most violent cities" list
🔻A Mexican study conducted in 2022 found that Mexico tops the ranking of the world's most violent cities by a wide margin.
The study looked at homicide rates in cities with populations of 300,000 or more (excluding Venezuela). Of the 50 cities, 38 were in Latin America and 17 were in Mexico alone.
🇲🇽 The Mexican city of Colima was named the most violent city, where there are almost 182 murders per 100 thousand people. Previously, Caracas, the capital of Venezuela, held the first place, but the data for 2022 is not available.
Nine of the top 10 cities are in Mexico, including Mexican cities on the U.S. border - Tijuana and Ciudad Juarez.
🇺🇸 In the U.S., seven cities made the list: New Orleans (8th), Baltimore (17th), Detroit (23rd), Memphis (25th), Cleveland (27th), Milwaukee (39th) and Philadelphia (46th).
🇧🇷🇨🇴🇿🇦 Other countries that appear frequently on the list include Brazil (10 cities), Colombia (six cities) and South Africa (four cities).
🔻The situation in Mexico is certainly related to drug cartel activity. In U.S. border cities, the situation is aggravated by migration.
However, this data set is not very representative, especially in the case of Mexico, as the criminal situation is much more severe in the less populated cities, heavily influenced by cartels.
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🔻A Mexican study conducted in 2022 found that Mexico tops the ranking of the world's most violent cities by a wide margin.
The study looked at homicide rates in cities with populations of 300,000 or more (excluding Venezuela). Of the 50 cities, 38 were in Latin America and 17 were in Mexico alone.
🇲🇽 The Mexican city of Colima was named the most violent city, where there are almost 182 murders per 100 thousand people. Previously, Caracas, the capital of Venezuela, held the first place, but the data for 2022 is not available.
Nine of the top 10 cities are in Mexico, including Mexican cities on the U.S. border - Tijuana and Ciudad Juarez.
🇺🇸 In the U.S., seven cities made the list: New Orleans (8th), Baltimore (17th), Detroit (23rd), Memphis (25th), Cleveland (27th), Milwaukee (39th) and Philadelphia (46th).
🇧🇷🇨🇴🇿🇦 Other countries that appear frequently on the list include Brazil (10 cities), Colombia (six cities) and South Africa (four cities).
🔻The situation in Mexico is certainly related to drug cartel activity. In U.S. border cities, the situation is aggravated by migration.
However, this data set is not very representative, especially in the case of Mexico, as the criminal situation is much more severe in the less populated cities, heavily influenced by cartels.
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🌎 🔨LatAm in the world's race for lithium: Part 1. Resources
Chile, Argentina and Bolivia alone hold 2/3 of the world's lithium reserves. Will such an advantage help these three countries succeed in a world where demand for lithium is soaring?
🔻The 'Lithium Triangle'
The so-called 'lithium triangle' is an arid region with expansive salt flats, shared between Chile, Argentina and Bolivia. According to estimates, this region holds 54% of the world’s lithium resources. The lithium deposits are found underneath the salt flats (contrary to Australia, which mines directly from hard rock deposits).
Bolivia is home to 21 million tons of lithium, followed by Argentina with 19.3 million and Chile with 9.6 million. These numbers are still subject to change, as active exploration leads to an increase in known resources. Identified global lithium resources rose from 53 million tons in 2018 to 89 million tons in 2022, according to the USGS.
🔻Three countries - three approaches
🇨🇱 Chile has transformed the majority of its available resources into economically viable reserves available for commercial production. Having the lowest deposits (out of the three countries), it managed to become the world’s second-largest commercial producer after Australia. The Atacama salt flat has the highest-quality, proven reserves with a low cost of production.
Things might soon change, though, as the Chilean government announced in April it will nationalize the country's lithium, requiring the state to control 51% of future ventures. Foreign lithium miners, such as Chinese SQM now must renegotiate its contract under the new rules. The Chilean Copper Commission already warns Argentina might overtake Chile as the 2nd world lithium producer by 2035, as Chile's market share is expected to decline.
🇧🇴 Bolivia has struggled to transform its lithium resources into commercially viable reserves, due in large part to the poor investment climate and the country’s political instability. The country nationalized its lithium reserves back in 2008 and missed out on foreign investment opportunities in the following decade. Having recently signed deals with China and Russia, Bolivia hopes to quickly reach high production levels in the coming years.
🇦🇷 Argentina has created a more favorable investment climate, as it asks for only 3% royalty (lower than Chile, which imposes a progressive royalty that can reach up to 40%). Since 2020, over $4 billion in investments have been announced, with dozens of private sector projects now in the pipeline. Most of these investments come from Chinese companies.
The three countries are in talks about a possible regional alliance on lithium - "a kind of lithium OPEC," as Bolivian President Luis Arce puts it.
🔻North America
🇺🇸 North America is also rich in lithium. The U.S. ranks 4th in total resources (9,1 million tons), but the only active lithium mine is in the state of Nevada, producing just 1% of global lithium.
🇲🇽 Mexico, which also holds some lithium reserves, nationalized its lithium last year and has since announced that only joint ventures with majority state control could exploit the mineral. Those companies that started lithium exploration before the nationalization process began will be able to continue mining under the previous terms.
Despite holding the largest lithium reserves, Latin American countries are lagging behind when it comes to lithium production and processing. So, which countries are actually taking advantage of the growing lithium market?
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Chile, Argentina and Bolivia alone hold 2/3 of the world's lithium reserves. Will such an advantage help these three countries succeed in a world where demand for lithium is soaring?
🔻The 'Lithium Triangle'
The so-called 'lithium triangle' is an arid region with expansive salt flats, shared between Chile, Argentina and Bolivia. According to estimates, this region holds 54% of the world’s lithium resources. The lithium deposits are found underneath the salt flats (contrary to Australia, which mines directly from hard rock deposits).
Bolivia is home to 21 million tons of lithium, followed by Argentina with 19.3 million and Chile with 9.6 million. These numbers are still subject to change, as active exploration leads to an increase in known resources. Identified global lithium resources rose from 53 million tons in 2018 to 89 million tons in 2022, according to the USGS.
🔻Three countries - three approaches
🇨🇱 Chile has transformed the majority of its available resources into economically viable reserves available for commercial production. Having the lowest deposits (out of the three countries), it managed to become the world’s second-largest commercial producer after Australia. The Atacama salt flat has the highest-quality, proven reserves with a low cost of production.
Things might soon change, though, as the Chilean government announced in April it will nationalize the country's lithium, requiring the state to control 51% of future ventures. Foreign lithium miners, such as Chinese SQM now must renegotiate its contract under the new rules. The Chilean Copper Commission already warns Argentina might overtake Chile as the 2nd world lithium producer by 2035, as Chile's market share is expected to decline.
🇧🇴 Bolivia has struggled to transform its lithium resources into commercially viable reserves, due in large part to the poor investment climate and the country’s political instability. The country nationalized its lithium reserves back in 2008 and missed out on foreign investment opportunities in the following decade. Having recently signed deals with China and Russia, Bolivia hopes to quickly reach high production levels in the coming years.
🇦🇷 Argentina has created a more favorable investment climate, as it asks for only 3% royalty (lower than Chile, which imposes a progressive royalty that can reach up to 40%). Since 2020, over $4 billion in investments have been announced, with dozens of private sector projects now in the pipeline. Most of these investments come from Chinese companies.
The three countries are in talks about a possible regional alliance on lithium - "a kind of lithium OPEC," as Bolivian President Luis Arce puts it.
🔻North America
🇺🇸 North America is also rich in lithium. The U.S. ranks 4th in total resources (9,1 million tons), but the only active lithium mine is in the state of Nevada, producing just 1% of global lithium.
🇲🇽 Mexico, which also holds some lithium reserves, nationalized its lithium last year and has since announced that only joint ventures with majority state control could exploit the mineral. Those companies that started lithium exploration before the nationalization process began will be able to continue mining under the previous terms.
Despite holding the largest lithium reserves, Latin American countries are lagging behind when it comes to lithium production and processing. So, which countries are actually taking advantage of the growing lithium market?
🔻🔻🔻
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🇲🇽 Mexico's Sheinbaum widens lead in race for ruling party candidacy
Former Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum slightly extended her lead in the race to become the Mexican ruling party's candidate for the 2024 presidential election, an opinion poll conducted through early August showed on Tuesday.
According to the July 30-Aug 4 survey, 32% of the general public supported Sheinbaum to be candidate for the leftist ruling National Regeneration Movement (MORENA), up from 30% in a poll conducted a month earlier.
Her closest rival is ex-foreign minister Marcelo Ebrard, whose support for the MORENA candidacy held stable at 20%. Ebrard continues to be the best known candidate, although Sheinbaum has closed the gap, the survey showed.
Sheinbaum and Ebrard are comfortably the most popular contenders for the presidential candidacy, which MORENA is due to announce on Sept. 6 based on national polling to pick a winner. None of the other MORENA hopefuls reached 10% support.
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Former Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum slightly extended her lead in the race to become the Mexican ruling party's candidate for the 2024 presidential election, an opinion poll conducted through early August showed on Tuesday.
According to the July 30-Aug 4 survey, 32% of the general public supported Sheinbaum to be candidate for the leftist ruling National Regeneration Movement (MORENA), up from 30% in a poll conducted a month earlier.
Her closest rival is ex-foreign minister Marcelo Ebrard, whose support for the MORENA candidacy held stable at 20%. Ebrard continues to be the best known candidate, although Sheinbaum has closed the gap, the survey showed.
Sheinbaum and Ebrard are comfortably the most popular contenders for the presidential candidacy, which MORENA is due to announce on Sept. 6 based on national polling to pick a winner. None of the other MORENA hopefuls reached 10% support.
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🇺🇸🇲🇽 DeSantis says he would use military force to take out Mexican drug cartels
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said at the first GOP presidential primary debate on Wednesday that he would authorize military force into Mexico as a way to tackle the Mexican drug cartels funneling fentanyl into the U.S.
DeSantis, who has previously promised to authorize lethal force at the border against drug smugglers, was asked if he would support sending U.S. Special Forces over the border into Mexico to take out fentanyl labs and the operations of drug cartels.
🗣 "Yes, and I will do it on day one," DeSantis said.
According to recent polls, support for DeSantis among Republican respondents stands at 13%.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said at the first GOP presidential primary debate on Wednesday that he would authorize military force into Mexico as a way to tackle the Mexican drug cartels funneling fentanyl into the U.S.
DeSantis, who has previously promised to authorize lethal force at the border against drug smugglers, was asked if he would support sending U.S. Special Forces over the border into Mexico to take out fentanyl labs and the operations of drug cartels.
According to recent polls, support for DeSantis among Republican respondents stands at 13%.
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🇲🇽 Mexico’s ruling party candidates wrap up campaigns before poll
The presidential candidates for Mexico’s ruling party made their last bids to voters before a nationwide survey begins to determine whom the party will select to represent it in the 2024 election.
The Morena party of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who is not eligible to run again next year, has decided that candidates will have to end their campaign tours this weekend.
Former Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum, who has led in most polls so far, headed to Veracruz state on the east coast, while ex-Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard, another top candidate, ended his tour on Sunday with a speech at an auditorium in Mexico City.
Morena will announce its pick on Sept. 6. Whoever ends up with greater support in the nationwide survey will be designated the party’s national coordinator, since it’s too early to announce formal candidates under election rules.
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The presidential candidates for Mexico’s ruling party made their last bids to voters before a nationwide survey begins to determine whom the party will select to represent it in the 2024 election.
The Morena party of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who is not eligible to run again next year, has decided that candidates will have to end their campaign tours this weekend.
Former Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum, who has led in most polls so far, headed to Veracruz state on the east coast, while ex-Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard, another top candidate, ended his tour on Sunday with a speech at an auditorium in Mexico City.
Morena will announce its pick on Sept. 6. Whoever ends up with greater support in the nationwide survey will be designated the party’s national coordinator, since it’s too early to announce formal candidates under election rules.
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🇲🇽🇺🇸 Gun attack on Mexicans and Americans traveling in Northern Mexico leaves three injured
A group of Mexican and American citizens traveling in vehicles in northern Mexico was attacked by armed civilians on Saturday, leaving at least three Mexican passengers injured, local authorities said.
The incident occurred during the early morning hours on the Roma Bridge in the city of Miguel Aleman in Mexican border state Tamaulipas.
🗣 "The caravan was made up of 20 people, 16 nationals and four Americans who were traveling in two trucks," the Mexican National Migration Institute, which condemned the attack. The caravan had started its journey in the United States.
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A group of Mexican and American citizens traveling in vehicles in northern Mexico was attacked by armed civilians on Saturday, leaving at least three Mexican passengers injured, local authorities said.
The incident occurred during the early morning hours on the Roma Bridge in the city of Miguel Aleman in Mexican border state Tamaulipas.
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🇲🇽 60 cargo trains halted after migrant deaths, injuries
Mexico’s biggest rail operator said Tuesday that it had halted 60 freight trains after a surge in the number of US-bound migrants traveling on them led to deaths and injuries.
Ferromex said it had taken the measure due to a “notable increase” in migrant flows and the “severe risk” of riding on the trains clandestinely.
Several thousand irregular migrants were waiting on trains or in rail yards in cities along routes towards the US border, a company statement said.
🗣 “In recent days, nearly half a dozen unfortunate cases of injuries or deaths were recorded among groups of people who, individually or in families, including children, boarded freight trains heading north, despite the serious danger involved,” it added.
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Mexico’s biggest rail operator said Tuesday that it had halted 60 freight trains after a surge in the number of US-bound migrants traveling on them led to deaths and injuries.
Ferromex said it had taken the measure due to a “notable increase” in migrant flows and the “severe risk” of riding on the trains clandestinely.
Several thousand irregular migrants were waiting on trains or in rail yards in cities along routes towards the US border, a company statement said.
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🇲🇽 4 soldiers killed in ‘trap’ in central Mexico, president says
An improvised explosive device killed at least four soldiers in what President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Friday was a “trap” likely set by a drug cartel.
The soldiers were killed Thursday on the outskirts of the city of Aguililla in the embattled Mexican state of Michoacán, López Obrador said in a weekly news conference.
He said soldiers were inspecting a camp, likely used by cartel members, when they stepped on an anti-personnel mine set in the underbrush.
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An improvised explosive device killed at least four soldiers in what President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Friday was a “trap” likely set by a drug cartel.
The soldiers were killed Thursday on the outskirts of the city of Aguililla in the embattled Mexican state of Michoacán, López Obrador said in a weekly news conference.
He said soldiers were inspecting a camp, likely used by cartel members, when they stepped on an anti-personnel mine set in the underbrush.
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🌎 🔨LatAm in the world's race for lithium: Part 1. Resources
Chile, Argentina and Bolivia alone hold 2/3 of the world's lithium reserves. Will such an advantage help these three countries succeed in a world where demand for lithium is soaring?
🔻The 'Lithium Triangle'
The so-called 'lithium triangle' is an arid region with expansive salt flats, shared between Chile, Argentina and Bolivia. According to estimates, this region holds 54% of the world’s lithium resources. The lithium deposits are found underneath the salt flats (contrary to Australia, which mines directly from hard rock deposits).
Bolivia is home to 21 million tons of lithium, followed by Argentina with 19.3 million and Chile with 9.6 million. These numbers are still subject to change, as active exploration leads to an increase in known resources. Identified global lithium resources rose from 53 million tons in 2018 to 89 million tons in 2022, according to the USGS.
🔻Three countries - three approaches
🇨🇱 Chile has transformed the majority of its available resources into economically viable reserves available for commercial production. Having the lowest deposits (out of the three countries), it managed to become the world’s second-largest commercial producer after Australia. The Atacama salt flat has the highest-quality, proven reserves with a low cost of production.
Things might soon change, though, as the Chilean government announced in April it will nationalize the country's lithium, requiring the state to control 51% of future ventures. Foreign lithium miners, such as Chinese SQM now must renegotiate its contract under the new rules. The Chilean Copper Commission already warns Argentina might overtake Chile as the 2nd world lithium producer by 2035, as Chile's market share is expected to decline.
🇧🇴 Bolivia has struggled to transform its lithium resources into commercially viable reserves, due in large part to the poor investment climate and the country’s political instability. The country nationalized its lithium reserves back in 2008 and missed out on foreign investment opportunities in the following decade. Having recently signed deals with China and Russia, Bolivia hopes to quickly reach high production levels in the coming years.
🇦🇷 Argentina has created a more favorable investment climate, as it asks for only 3% royalty (lower than Chile, which imposes a progressive royalty that can reach up to 40%). Since 2020, over $4 billion in investments have been announced, with dozens of private sector projects now in the pipeline. Most of these investments come from Chinese companies.
The three countries are in talks about a possible regional alliance on lithium - "a kind of lithium OPEC," as Bolivian President Luis Arce puts it.
🔻North America
🇺🇸 North America is also rich in lithium. The U.S. ranks 4th in total resources (9,1 million tons), but the only active lithium mine is in the state of Nevada, producing just 1% of global lithium.
🇲🇽 Mexico, which also holds some lithium reserves, nationalized its lithium last year and has since announced that only joint ventures with majority state control could exploit the mineral. Those companies that started lithium exploration before the nationalization process began will be able to continue mining under the previous terms.
Despite holding the largest lithium reserves, Latin American countries are lagging behind when it comes to lithium production and processing. So, which countries are actually taking advantage of the growing lithium market?
🔻🔻🔻
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Chile, Argentina and Bolivia alone hold 2/3 of the world's lithium reserves. Will such an advantage help these three countries succeed in a world where demand for lithium is soaring?
🔻The 'Lithium Triangle'
The so-called 'lithium triangle' is an arid region with expansive salt flats, shared between Chile, Argentina and Bolivia. According to estimates, this region holds 54% of the world’s lithium resources. The lithium deposits are found underneath the salt flats (contrary to Australia, which mines directly from hard rock deposits).
Bolivia is home to 21 million tons of lithium, followed by Argentina with 19.3 million and Chile with 9.6 million. These numbers are still subject to change, as active exploration leads to an increase in known resources. Identified global lithium resources rose from 53 million tons in 2018 to 89 million tons in 2022, according to the USGS.
🔻Three countries - three approaches
🇨🇱 Chile has transformed the majority of its available resources into economically viable reserves available for commercial production. Having the lowest deposits (out of the three countries), it managed to become the world’s second-largest commercial producer after Australia. The Atacama salt flat has the highest-quality, proven reserves with a low cost of production.
Things might soon change, though, as the Chilean government announced in April it will nationalize the country's lithium, requiring the state to control 51% of future ventures. Foreign lithium miners, such as Chinese SQM now must renegotiate its contract under the new rules. The Chilean Copper Commission already warns Argentina might overtake Chile as the 2nd world lithium producer by 2035, as Chile's market share is expected to decline.
🇧🇴 Bolivia has struggled to transform its lithium resources into commercially viable reserves, due in large part to the poor investment climate and the country’s political instability. The country nationalized its lithium reserves back in 2008 and missed out on foreign investment opportunities in the following decade. Having recently signed deals with China and Russia, Bolivia hopes to quickly reach high production levels in the coming years.
🇦🇷 Argentina has created a more favorable investment climate, as it asks for only 3% royalty (lower than Chile, which imposes a progressive royalty that can reach up to 40%). Since 2020, over $4 billion in investments have been announced, with dozens of private sector projects now in the pipeline. Most of these investments come from Chinese companies.
The three countries are in talks about a possible regional alliance on lithium - "a kind of lithium OPEC," as Bolivian President Luis Arce puts it.
🔻North America
🇺🇸 North America is also rich in lithium. The U.S. ranks 4th in total resources (9,1 million tons), but the only active lithium mine is in the state of Nevada, producing just 1% of global lithium.
🇲🇽 Mexico, which also holds some lithium reserves, nationalized its lithium last year and has since announced that only joint ventures with majority state control could exploit the mineral. Those companies that started lithium exploration before the nationalization process began will be able to continue mining under the previous terms.
Despite holding the largest lithium reserves, Latin American countries are lagging behind when it comes to lithium production and processing. So, which countries are actually taking advantage of the growing lithium market?
🔻🔻🔻
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🇲🇽 Mexico's presidential hopefuls wrap up campaigns ahead of Sunday's election
Mexico's presidential candidates formally ended their campaigns on Wednesday.
Mexico will hold its largest election ever, with more than 20,000 local, state and federal government positions up for grabs and almost 100 million Mexicans eligible to vote.
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Mexico's presidential candidates formally ended their campaigns on Wednesday.
Mexico will hold its largest election ever, with more than 20,000 local, state and federal government positions up for grabs and almost 100 million Mexicans eligible to vote.
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🌎🇲🇽 The Main Cartels of Latin America: The New Generation of Jalisco
The amount of drugs in the world is increasing not just year by year, but literally day by day.
More and more countries are starting to talk about legalizing light and other drugs, in connection with which many mid-level figures are beginning to consider this area of activity as one of the options for making a profit, are looking for the necessary outlets and contacts, and are already scouting sales channels in advance. In other words, they are doing everything to be "fully armed" in case of possible legalization.
And potential contact seekers - if they approach the matter seriously - can choose for cooperation only from a very few players in this market.
The key players act in analogy with "umbrella" organizations that have a common pool of producers, logistics specialists, technologists and distributors. And the threads from these individuals often lead to one cartel or another. Naturally, the chain of stakeholders does not end there, but for now we are interested in the cartels themselves.
🔻Therefore, the topic of our first article in the series on Latin American cartels will be one of the largest at the moment - the Cartel Jalisco New Generation.
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The amount of drugs in the world is increasing not just year by year, but literally day by day.
More and more countries are starting to talk about legalizing light and other drugs, in connection with which many mid-level figures are beginning to consider this area of activity as one of the options for making a profit, are looking for the necessary outlets and contacts, and are already scouting sales channels in advance. In other words, they are doing everything to be "fully armed" in case of possible legalization.
And potential contact seekers - if they approach the matter seriously - can choose for cooperation only from a very few players in this market.
The key players act in analogy with "umbrella" organizations that have a common pool of producers, logistics specialists, technologists and distributors. And the threads from these individuals often lead to one cartel or another. Naturally, the chain of stakeholders does not end there, but for now we are interested in the cartels themselves.
🔻Therefore, the topic of our first article in the series on Latin American cartels will be one of the largest at the moment - the Cartel Jalisco New Generation.
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🇲🇽Sinaloa, Mexico logs 19 homicides in five days
Mexican authorities logged seven homicides in the western state of Sinaloa on Friday, the latest violence to plague an area where increasingly frequent shootouts are fueling fears of the possible start of an intra-cartel war.
The deaths bring the number of killings within the week to 19, after 12 killings were registered between Monday and Thursday.
Two people were killed in the capital of Culiacan, and five in the municipality of Concordia, both of which the statement described as places "where violent events have occurred between criminal groups."
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Mexican authorities logged seven homicides in the western state of Sinaloa on Friday, the latest violence to plague an area where increasingly frequent shootouts are fueling fears of the possible start of an intra-cartel war.
The deaths bring the number of killings within the week to 19, after 12 killings were registered between Monday and Thursday.
Two people were killed in the capital of Culiacan, and five in the municipality of Concordia, both of which the statement described as places "where violent events have occurred between criminal groups."
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🇲🇽At least 30 killed as factions of the Sinaloa Cartel clash in northern Mexico
At least 30 people have been killed in the past two weeks in Mexico’s northern state of Sinaloa as two factions of the powerful Sinaloa cartel continue to clash, authorities said Tuesday.
Defense Secretary Luis Cresencio Sandoval said that two military personnel were among those killed in the fighting that started Sept. 9, despite the presence of more than 2,000 security personnel.
The surge in violence had been expected after Joaquín Guzmán López, a son of former Sinaloa cartel leader Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, landed near El Paso, Texas on July 25 in a small plane with Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada.
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At least 30 people have been killed in the past two weeks in Mexico’s northern state of Sinaloa as two factions of the powerful Sinaloa cartel continue to clash, authorities said Tuesday.
Defense Secretary Luis Cresencio Sandoval said that two military personnel were among those killed in the fighting that started Sept. 9, despite the presence of more than 2,000 security personnel.
The surge in violence had been expected after Joaquín Guzmán López, a son of former Sinaloa cartel leader Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, landed near El Paso, Texas on July 25 in a small plane with Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada.
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🇲🇽Shooutout with authorities in northern Mexico leaves 11 dead
A shootout between Mexican authorities and an alleged criminal group in the northern state of Nuevo Leon left 11 of the armed attackers dead, the state government said late on Wednesday.
That morning, the criminals had pulled up to the local police station in the small municipality of General Teran, about 100 km southeast of industrial hub Monterrey, and shot at the building, according to the government.
The men are believed to have belonged to a criminal group that operates out of Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, on the border with Texas, the state security minister told local media.
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A shootout between Mexican authorities and an alleged criminal group in the northern state of Nuevo Leon left 11 of the armed attackers dead, the state government said late on Wednesday.
That morning, the criminals had pulled up to the local police station in the small municipality of General Teran, about 100 km southeast of industrial hub Monterrey, and shot at the building, according to the government.
The men are believed to have belonged to a criminal group that operates out of Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, on the border with Texas, the state security minister told local media.
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🇲🇽At least 22 reported dead as storm John dissipates over Mexico
Residents in south-western Mexico on Saturday evacuated from homes flooded by the remnants of Hurricane John that ravaged the Pacific coastline for a week, bringing deadly floods and landslides that left 22 people reported dead.
In Guerrero, the worst-hit state and one of Mexico's poorest, 18 people were killed, according to local media, many due to mudslides that crushed houses.
John rapidly strengthened into a major hurricane on Monday before tearing into Guerrero. It dissipated then reformed offshore and for the rest of the week skimmed the coastline north, bringing torrential rain and floods.
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Residents in south-western Mexico on Saturday evacuated from homes flooded by the remnants of Hurricane John that ravaged the Pacific coastline for a week, bringing deadly floods and landslides that left 22 people reported dead.
In Guerrero, the worst-hit state and one of Mexico's poorest, 18 people were killed, according to local media, many due to mudslides that crushed houses.
John rapidly strengthened into a major hurricane on Monday before tearing into Guerrero. It dissipated then reformed offshore and for the rest of the week skimmed the coastline north, bringing torrential rain and floods.
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🇲🇽Claudia Sheinbaum takes office as Mexico's first female president
Claudia Sheinbaum took office Tuesday as Mexico's first female president in the nation's more than 200 years of independence.
The 62-year-old former Mexico City mayor and lifelong leftist campaigned on a promise of continuity and of protecting and expanding the signature initiatives of her mentor, former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
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Claudia Sheinbaum took office Tuesday as Mexico's first female president in the nation's more than 200 years of independence.
The 62-year-old former Mexico City mayor and lifelong leftist campaigned on a promise of continuity and of protecting and expanding the signature initiatives of her mentor, former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
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