It is the world’s largest resource towards the end of the 2000s decade, that of the mineral that is crucial for the world’s succeeded in fueling public spending and energy transition. [...] At the For the moment, and given the gener- moment, Russia is the biggest purchas- alized lack of transparency, it is hard to er of Bolivia’s small lithium production, pin down the actual status of the process by outbidding others when YLB offers its of picking YLB’s partners. [...] experts; the technologies best suited for developing the country’s lithium remain As opposed to lithium, Bolivia’s natural gas largely untested around the world; and industry has been touted as a success sto- there is an absence of large multination- ry in large part because of the existence of al firms, which are the ones that have the in-country expertise. [...] After two cent of the value of the lithium carbonate years, both plants become the property of sold on the international market, and an the state. [...] To be sure, the infrastructure Bolivia´s lithium resources, particularly in to extract, transport, and export Bolivia’s the giant Uyuni, seem to be the pot at the lithium is now close to non-existent (e.g., end of the rainbow, particularly given high roads, electricity, water), although Chinese lithium prices.
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