Bolivia’s president says the Andean country's total lithium resources have increased 2 million tons to a total of 23 million tons.

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — The total of Bolivia’s confirmed lithium resources has increased 2 million tons to 23 million tons, the Andean country’s president said Thursday.

The new estimate further cements Bolivia’s position as the country with the world’s biggest known deposits of lithium, which is in high demand for use in batteries.

    • Riddick3001@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      31·
      1 year ago

      Hopefully the don’t end up getting exploited for it

      So we hope.

      Though there are some concerns for example with an increasing Chinese trade deficit & ( economic) dependency. Also, quoting:

      " Other critics say that Chinese operations in Latin America’s mining belt have been environmentally damaging and disrespectful of indigenous concerns. The Collective on Chinese Financing and Investments, Human Rights and the Environment looked at 26 mining, infrastructure, and energy projects in Latin America. It concluded that every single one of them had contributed amply to deforestation and water pollution and human rights violations against local and indigenous communities."

      For context The diplomat June 2023

      https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/the-diplomat-magazine/

        • Riddick3001@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
          13·
          1 year ago

          Oh my fucking god. The comment is about being exploited and the thing you jumo

          What is a jumo?

          Also please stay on topic. No “whatanoutism” , as mentioned in the community guidelines.

            • Riddick3001@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
              23·
              1 year ago

              LOL whatanoutism.

              I wish you knew what whataboutism is. It’s literally saying China is exploitative. That’s whataboutism. The reality of the last 600 years is that white people

              Yeah whatever, you are not staying on topic. And many things happened in the world, somewhere sometimes. We are talking about 2023, not 1423.

              Also your comments are racist and not factual.

              Added: FYI: those concerns I quoted, were raised by Juan Carlos Montenegro, the director of YLB, Bolivia.

              • freagle@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
                26·
                1 year ago

                My comments are racist against whom? White people? News flash, white isn’t a race.

                American genocide is actively occuring today. The TPP attempts to reinstate the same rules of colonialism that underlied the British invasion of China. Hong Kong was only returned to China in the 1990s. How blind do you have to be to think colonialism stopped in 1423?