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About 56 per cent of the world's identified lithium resources are found in the South American triangle, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS).

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Video. ‘We can’t eat lithium’: South Americans strike back at mining industry

Updated: 27/02/2023 - 16:49 GMT+1

Lithium extraction requires vast amounts of water, and is jeopardising people's lives and livelihoods in Argentina, Bolivia and Chile.

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