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The Lithium Triangle (Spanish: Triángulo del Litio) is a region of the Andes that is rich in lithium reserves, encompassed by the borders of Argentina, Bolivia, and Chile. [1] The lithium in the triangle is concentrated in various salt pans that exist along the Atacama Desert and neighboring arid areas .
Lithium has grown in value due to the increased demand for these products and a growing global emphasis on renewable energy. More than half of the world's lithium reserves are located in what is known as the lithium triangle: an area that spans parts of Argentina, Bolivia, and Chile.
Argentina is the world's second largest lithium brine producer [12] which is located in Jujuy (e. g. Salar de Olaroz and Salinas Grandes mines). The so-called Lithium Triangle, consisting of NW Argentina, Bolivia and NE Chile holds more than half the world's supply. [13]
Argentina, along with Chile and Bolivia, comprise Latin America's so-called lithium triangle containing one of the world's biggest reserves of the ultra-light metal.
Lithium concetrations in the brines of the Salar de Atacama vary with geographical position and depth. [17] The brines distanced from the northern and eastern rims of the salt flat —that is the "core" (Spanish: núcleo del salar)— have the highest lithium concentration of any salt flat in the Lithium Triangle.
Flores de Callata’s native Kolla people have spent centuries climbing deep into the mountains of northern Argentina in search of a simple substance: Fresh drinking water. The metal is key in the ...
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 ...
Among Bolivia's largest mining facilities is the San Cristóbal mining complex, an open-pit silver, lead and zinc mine near the town of San Cristóbal, Potosí. The mine, operated by Sumitomo Corporation , produces approximately 1,300 metric tons of zinc-silver ore and 300 tons of lead-silver ore per day, as of August 2010 [update] , [ 12 ] by ...