The ultra-light metal is used in electric vehicle (EV) batteries, production of which is expected to soar as fossil fuels are phased out. A giant Chinese battery company, Catl, has won a bidding process to develop Bolivia’s huge lithium reserves. Brine is pumped from beneath the salt flats into vast evaporation pools, a process that leaves behind lithium carbonate. But the technical challenges of lithium mining have raised concerns about pollution and commercial viability in South America and other parts of the world. What is your comment Chinese plan to have huge deposits of Lithium ?

