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Lithium Triangle

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Map of the Lithium Triangle within the Arid Diagonal of South America.

The Lithium Triangle (Template:Lang-es) 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, the largest areas including Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia, Salar de Atacama in Chile, and Salar del Hombre Muerto in Argentina.

The area is thought to hold around 54% of the world's lithium reserves.[2]

Recently, the Bolivian Government has been advocating that the countries in the region organize themselves so that they can influence international trade of lithium, including the creation of an organization similar to OPEC.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Anlauf, Axel (2016). "Greening the imperial mode of living? Socio- ecological (in)justice, electromobility, and lithium mining in Argentina". In Pichler, Melanie; Staritz, Cornelia; Küblböck, Karin; Plank, Christina; Raza, Werner; Ruiz Peyré, Fernando (eds.). Fairness and Justice in Natural Resource Politics.
  2. ^ Ellsworth Dickson (2017). "South America's prospective - The Lithium Triangle". Resource World. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Hacia una Organización Latinoamericana de Países Exportadores de Litio (OLPEL)". CELAG (in Spanish). 23 May 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2023.

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