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Nine foreign companies hoping to join in a project to exploit Bolivia’s massive new lithium reserves demonstrated their technologies in La Paz.
Bolivia plans a pilot plant in the southwestern town of Uyuni in 2010 that will produce lithium carbonate – a key ingredient in batteries that power laptop computers, cell phones and other devices – before building a larger plant in 2013.
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01 November 2009
17 August 2009
Bolivia Needs $800 Million To Develop Lithium Field.
LAHT.
Bolivia estimates it needs $800 million to develop the lithium industry in the Uyuni Salt Flat, located in the Andean province of Potosi.
The Uyuni Salt Flat may contain the world's largest supply of the lithium, a material important for batteries.
Bolivia estimates it needs $800 million to develop the lithium industry in the Uyuni Salt Flat, located in the Andean province of Potosi.
The Uyuni Salt Flat may contain the world's largest supply of the lithium, a material important for batteries.
05 August 2009
Bolivia To Drill For Rich Lithium Deposits.
From the LAHT.
A state mining company will begin exploratory drilling in Southwest Bolivia to determine the amount of lithium in the Uyuni Salt Flats...said to be the largest deposit in the world.
A state mining company will begin exploratory drilling in Southwest Bolivia to determine the amount of lithium in the Uyuni Salt Flats...said to be the largest deposit in the world.
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