Photographer Tom Hegen’s aerial eye reveals the true scale of the critical mineral age

Mongabay
Oct 27, 2026, 10:05 pm76 ptsTrending
From the air, the vivid lithium fields of Chile’s Atacama Desert look like an intricate computer circuit board, hinting at the technological destination of this increasingly crucial mineral. Photographer Tom Hegen has spent the past six years documenting some of the world’s most significant mining regions…

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