La Negra is a small industrial complex southeast of Antofagasta, Chile after crossing the coastal mountain range, in the Atacama Desert. The complex includes a lithium battery production facility. La Negra had 60 permanent residents as of 2017.
La Negra is also the intersection of the Pan-American Highway and the road from Antofagasta to Escondida Mine. It has a station on the Salta–Antofagasta railway.
Industry
There is a lithium production and battery conversion plant in the area, operated by Albemarle.