Bolivia's 2024 lithium deals face parliamentary delays over transparency, environmental, and economic concerns.

In a patch of South America rich in lithium, used to make batteries for electric cars and other tech, Bolivia is lagging behind its neighbors in the race to mine the key metal. An area called the ...

The world's largest known lithium deposit exists within a vast salt pan called the Salar de Uyuni, which stretches for thousands of square miles atop a high, dry Andean plateau in Bolivia.

Four foreign companies are interested in mining lithium in Salar de Uyuni, the world's largest known deposit of that metal, with the aim of producing automobile batteries, a Bolivian government ...

Bolivia today is still shackled to its past ... fill out forms at the table before entering the facility. Though lithium-mining operations exist on every continent except Antarctica, up to ...

In June 2023, Bolivia signed deals with Chinese and Russian companies to massively expand its lithium mining sector. But locals are concerned about the possible impact on their scarce water ...

Rosatom is ready to develop lithium extraction and product manufacturing in Bolivia, Director General of Russia’s state corporation Alexey Likhachev said during a meeting with Bolivian President ...

The global lithium mining industry has seen a remarkable surge in growth, driven primarily by the unprecedented demand for ...

In late 2024 mining major Rio Tinto (ASX ... and the three countries that make up the Lithium Triangle — Argentina, Bolivia and Chile — together account for a large portion of the world ...

A shortage of battery components can quickly be remedied by ramping up production, but finding and mining more ... assistance to Bolivia, home of the world's largest lithium reserves.

Beijing's growing investment presence in the country, in particular its interest in lithium, is prompting concerns about economic dependency. Members of the Bolivian opposition have questioned ...