Mining industry website notes Bolivia is part of "lithium triangle," where 75% of world's lithium comes from. This is needed for electronics, batteries, etc.
It lamented that Evo Morales was "no friend to mining" and had nationalized the natural resources
mining.com/web/bolivia-re…
It lamented that Evo Morales was "no friend to mining" and had nationalized the natural resources
mining.com/web/bolivia-re…
The global demand for lithium, used to make batteries for cell phones, laptops, and hybrid cars, is expected to triple in the next 15 years.
50-70% of the world's supply of this critical mineral is contained in just one place -- Bolivia's Uyuni salt flats
foreignpolicy.com/slideshow/boli…
50-70% of the world's supply of this critical mineral is contained in just one place -- Bolivia's Uyuni salt flats
foreignpolicy.com/slideshow/boli…
“With the exploitation of lithium in a 400 sq km area, we’ll have enough to maintain ourselves for a century,” Bolivia’s President Evo Morales boasted of the rare metal used in smart phone and electric car batteries.
opendemocracy.net/en/democraciaa…
opendemocracy.net/en/democraciaa…
During the 2011 regime-change war we were smeared as "conspiracy theorists" for saying NATO wanted to destroy Qadhafi's independent govt and exploit Libya's huge oil reserves
Weeks later that's exactly what happened
Bolivia has big gas & lithium reserves
theguardian.com/world/2011/sep…
Weeks later that's exactly what happened
Bolivia has big gas & lithium reserves
theguardian.com/world/2011/sep…
