Bolivia’s shift to the right renews ambition to mine vast lithium reserves

The election of a centre-right president after 20 years of socialist rule could open up the nation’s lithium reserves to foreign investment – the US is paying attention
Evaporation pools for lithium extraction are seen as part of the Lithium Carbonate Industrial Plant, in the Salar de Uyuni, in Potosi, Bolivia
Evaporation pools for lithium extraction are seen as part of the Lithium Carbonate Industrial Plant, in the Salar de Uyuni, in Potosi, Bolivia December 15, 2023. (Photo: REUTERS/Claudia Morales)

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