An abundance of world-class copper deposits in the Atacama region of northern Chile has
made Chile the world's leading copper producer. However, despite extensive exploration …

Abstract Study region The Salar del Huasco is an undeveloped basin in the arid Chilean
Altiplano. Study focus This study aims to investigate potential impacts of climate change on …

Abstract In Central Chile, the increment of withdrawals together with drought conditions has
exposed the poor understanding of the regional hydrogeological system. In this study, we …

Near-surface geophysical techniques are useful for the characterization of archaeological
areas because of their ability to rapidly cover wide extensions and obtain high-resolution …

Abstract Northern Chile, NW Argentina, and SW Bolivia,(“the lithium triangle”), represent a
world class reservoir of lithium, but this extraordinary enrichment is still controversial, and …

Abstract The Mountain-Block Recharge (MBR), also referred to as the hidden recharge,
consists of groundwater inflows from the mountain block into adjacent alluvial aquifers. This …

The misunderstanding of hydrogeological processes together with the oversimplification of
aquifer conceptual models result in numerous inaccuracies in the management of …

In the arid area of northern Chile, groundwater resources in the Andean formations are
essential for native populations, ecological services, mining, and other human activities …

To reduce uncertainty in the identification of the recharge areas in the Peripheral Aquifer of
the Salar de Atacama (SdA), a few studies have investigated the isotopic characteristics and …

Recent studies focus in the forearc tectonic and structural evolution evidencing the strong
control of the pre-orogenic structures in the accommodation of the Andean shortening and …