CORRECTED-Private firm takes on Codelco for control of Chile lithium deposit
May 15, 2018 at 14:32 PM EDT
SANTIAGO, May 9 (Reuters) - A foreign-backed miner has sued Chile to block state-run Codelco from exploiting a lithium deposit where both have claims, according to a lawsuit filed in March that will be carefully watched by potential investors being courted by the country's new government.