British experts visit Chile to participate in international workshop on lithium

The Embassy in Santiago collaborated with IWLiME to support 6 UK researchers and industry representatives that participated in the workshop.

The 5th International Workshop on Lithium, Industrial Minerals and Energy (IWLiME) took place in Santiago on 1 to 3 October. The event was organised by the:

• British Embassy

• Universidad de Antofagasta

• Lithium and Industrial Materials Advanced Research Centre (CELIMIN)

• Universidad Católica del Norte

• Universidad de Santiago

The Embassy in Santiago collaborated with the IWLiME organisers to support the 6 UK researchers and industry representatives that participated in the workshop. They were:

• Dr. Clare Grey, Professor and Researcher, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge / Member of the Faraday Institution

• Dr. Sai Shivareddy, Director of Batteries, Talga Research

• Dr. Evi Petavratzi, Senior Mineral Commodity Geologist, British Geological Survey

• Dr. Christopher Broadbent, Fellow and Research Director at Wardell Armstrong. The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3)

• Martin Rosser, CEO, Alexander Mining

• Dr. Nicholas Welham, Technical Consultant, Alexander Mining

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Photo: Following the first day of the workshop sessions, Her Majesty’s Ambassador Jamie Bowden hosted a welcome event for all IWLiME national and international delegates.