One in every four tons of the world’s copper supply comes from Chile, a country with mining in its DNA, and one that also has the world’s largest reserves of lithium, often dubbed “white gold,” a coveted mineral that will be key in the coming years with the rise of electric mobility. The history of Chile and its economy are closely linked to mining, first with the buoyant salt industry at the beginning of the last century and later with the exploitation of copper. Essential in the transmission of energy,…