We then descend 2,100 m / 7,000 ft by bicycle, along a. In Uyuni, the tour includes high altitude biking across the largest salt flat on the planet with an overnight in a hotel made entirely of salt.

The world’s top lithium producer is Australia, followed by Chile and China in third place, according to the U.S. On this Bolivian adventure vacation, we blend exhilarating days and dramatic scenery with lessons in culture and wildlife from indigenous guides.

Together, they promised to invest $1.4 billion for the construction of two plants for the production and export of 50,000 tons of lithium annually starting in 2025 in the Pastos Grandes salt flats.Ī similar amount of investment was reported when the government signed an agreement in January with Contemporary Amperex Technology of China.Īrgentina has the world’s second-largest lithium reserves, at 20 million tons, followed by the United States with 12 million tons and Chile with 11 million tons, according to the U.S. Last month, Arce’s government signed an agreement with China’s Citic Guoan and Russia’s Uranium One Group to exploit Bolivia’s lithium deposits. The three countries are home to an area that contains a large share of the world’s proven reserves of lithium. Arce is pushing to boost Bolivia’s role in the international lithium market after 14 years of little progress that left it lagging behind neighboring Chile and Argentina.

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