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Identification and Activities of the Company and Subsidiaries (Details Textual) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands |  |  |  | 12 Months Ended |
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Apr. 28, 2021 USD ($) | Apr. 19, 2021 $ / shares shares | Feb. 17, 2021 USD ($) Metrictons | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) shares | Dec. 31, 2020 shares | Jan. 22, 2021 $ / shares
Identification and Activities of the Company and Subsidiaries [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of shareholder Outstanding shares interest in excess |  |  |  | 5.00% |  |  |
Number of shareholders |  |  |  | 1,500 |  |  |
Increase through other contributions by owners, equity | $ | $ 1,100,000 |  |  | $ 1,100,257 | [1] |  |
Share capital | $ |  |  |  | 1,100,000 |  |  |
Other equity interest | $ |  |  |  | $ 24,503 |  |  |
Mount Holland lithium project [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Identification and Activities of the Company and Subsidiaries [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment property | $ |  |  | $ 700 |  |  |  |
Number of Metric tonns capacity | Metrictons |  |  | 50,000 |  |  |  |
Series B Stock [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Identification and Activities of the Company and Subsidiaries [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Par value per share | $ / shares |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 50
Series B Stock [Member] | Preemptive rights offerings [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Identification and Activities of the Company and Subsidiaries [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares authorised |  | 22,441,932 |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares issued and fully paid |  | 21,687,549 |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares issued but not fully paid |  | 754,383 |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of shares offered in preemptive rights offerings |  | 97.00% |  |  |  |  |
Par value per share | $ / shares |  | $ 54 |  |  |  |  |
Sociedad de Inversiones Pampa Calichera S.A [Member] | Series B Stock [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Identification and Activities of the Company and Subsidiaries [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares outstanding |  |  |  | 2,490,965 |  |  |
Sociedad de Inversiones Pampa Calichera S.A [Member] | Series A and B Stock member [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Identification and Activities of the Company and Subsidiaries [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares outstanding |  |  |  | 47,480,196 |  |  |
Bottom of range [member] | Mount Holland lithium project [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Identification and Activities of the Company and Subsidiaries [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment Project term |  |  | 2021 years |  |  |  |
Top of range [member] | Mount Holland lithium project [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Identification and Activities of the Company and Subsidiaries [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment Project term |  |  | 2025 years |  |  |  |
Inversiones TLC SPA [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Identification and Activities of the Company and Subsidiaries [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of voting equity held by entity or by its subsidiaries |  |  |  | 21.90% |  | 21.90% |
Inversiones TLC SPA [Member] | Series A Stock [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Identification and Activities of the Company and Subsidiaries [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares outstanding |  |  |  | 62,556,568 |  | 62,556,568 |
Percentage of voting equity held by entity or by its subsidiaries |  |  |  | 23.75% |  | 25.86% |
Number of shares in entity held by entity or by its subsidiaries or associates |  |  |  | 62,556,568 |  | 62,556,568 |
Inversiones TLC SPA [Member] | Series B Stock [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Identification and Activities of the Company and Subsidiaries [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares outstanding |  |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |
Percentage of voting equity held by entity or by its subsidiaries |  |  |  | 23.75% |  | 25.86% |
Number of shares in entity held by entity or by its subsidiaries or associates |  |  |  | 5,275,318 |  | 11,418,078 |
Inversiones TLC SPA [Member] | Series A and B Stock member [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Identification and Activities of the Company and Subsidiaries [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares in entity held by entity or by its subsidiaries or associates |  |  |  |  |  | 57,235,201 |
[1] | See Note 1.7

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