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AMLO: Mexican Lithium Mining Must Take Back Seat to Oil Recovery

XINHUA     Mexico’s government may turn to developing its significant lithium deposits, but only after its oil industry is back on its feet, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said on Friday, Dec. 13. That decision is mainly due to budget constraints that require the government to focus on recovering oil output before investing in other areas, AMLO told reporters at his

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Bolivia’s White Gold

By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Most people think of Bolivia as a poor country, and they are right. The rugged landlocked nation nestled between Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, Peru and Chile has one of the lowest per capita incomes in the continent, and more than 75 percent of its 11 million people live in abject poverty. Despite its abundant hydrocarbons, Bolivia has had

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