x     China's State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) approved the partnership between Chile's state-owned copper company Codelco and private miner SQM to develop lithium resources in the Salar de Atacama, prompting Chile's Mining Minister Aurora Williams to hail the decision as “good news.” The Asian giant's consent follows approvals already secured from regulatory bodies in Chile, Brazil, the European Union, Japan, South Korea, and Saudi Arabia, completing all necessary