Bolivian Salt Flat Looks to Lithium for the Future

Series: LSE: Resources in Conflict-Affected Regions

Story by: Cecilia Lanza

Bolivia

Summary

There is a specific area where we work, taking out the first layer of salt, two or three cm. And the lithium is in another area. The biggest quantity of lithium is far away in Rio Grande [Big River].

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