Bolivia and Russia want to expand the lithium deal to include the production of by-product minerals and metals. About this RIA Novosti declaration President Yacimientos de litio bolivianos (YLB) Carlos Ramos.
“We want to cover a large part of the production chain. We know that salt marshes are not just lithium, there are magnesium, sodium, potassium, various elements that can also be used in industry,” he said.
According to him, the focus is now on lithium, which has the highest added value. But there are other suggestions, so it is possible to improve the production process by extracting other commercially useful resources.
He added that the Russian and Bolivian sides should reach an agreement after considering investment opportunities for the extraction of other products.
In mid-February, Russian Ambassador to Bolivia Mikhail Ledenev declarationThat Russia is continuing negotiations on the development of lithium deposits in the Latin American country, they are at the final stage.
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