a hilltop village deep in Chile's Atacama Desert, a black flag whips in the wind above Jeanette Cruz's house. The desert sun has bleached it to a dark gray blur, but the defiance it represents ...

ATACAMA DESERT, Chile — At the top of a craggy path in Socaire, a hilltop village deep in Chile's Atacama Desert, a black flag whips in the wind above Jeanette Cruz's house. The desert sun has ...

where output currently comes from just two companies in the Atacama salt flat. The government is working to boost production, both through efforts spearheaded by state-run copper giant Codelco ...