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Bolivien, Alti Plano, Llipi Loma, am Rande des Salar de Uyuni, Buerogebaeude der Lithium Pilotanlage, aus der Serie "SALAR", Suedamerika, Januar 2011 Engl.: Bolivia, Alti Plano, Llipi Loma, at the border of the Salar de Uyuni, office building at the lithium pilot plant, from the series "SALAR", South America, January 2011, outside II In the South West of Bolivia lies the „Salar de Uyuni“, a vast salt flat at an elevation of 3, 656 meters. The crust serves as a source of salt and covers a pool of brine, which is exceptionally rich in lithium. It contains 50 to 70% of the world‘s lithium reserves. Lithium, a key resource for the battery industry, is a strategic asset for the technology development. ..In Llipi Loma, close to the small village of Rio Grande, some 80 km from Uyuni, Comibol, the Bolivian comission dealing with mineral resources, is building a pilot plant, the first in Bolivia, to extract and process lithium. (KEYSTONE/LAIF/Daniel Hofer)