As lithium demand rises, investors sharpen focus on Bolivia

From the Mining Weakly, excerpts pertaining Bolivia follows: As lithium demand rises, investors sharpen focus on Chile, Argentina and Bolivia TORONTO (miningweekly.com) – In step with the breakneck growth in demand for lithium, driven by the unprecedented use of the soft, silver-white metal in new battery technologies, investors are increasingly scrutinising South American countries such…

Bolivia’s lithium to power electric cars

CCTV [links below are from CNTV] and Dan Collyns report from Uyuni, Potosi – Bolivia: Bolivia set to exploit vast lithium reserve 12-31-2011 08:00 BJT Hidden underneath an enormous extinct salt lake in Bolivia lies the world’s biggest untapped supply of lithium. The country’s president Evo Morales has pledged the exploitation of the mineral will…