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Native groups sit on a treasure trove of lithium, but mines threaten their water, culture | AP News

Native groups sit on a treasure trove of lithium, but mines threaten their water, culture | AP News

Hundreds of years after Spanish explorers arrived in South America in search of riches, a new gold rush is on. And the indigenous people of the so-called “lithium triangle” are worried about losing their age-old way of life. (AP video: Victor R. Caivano)

Hundreds of years after Spanish explorers arrived in South America in search of riches, a new gold rush is on. And the indigenous people of the so-called “lithium triangle” are worried about losing their age-old way of life. (AP video: Victor R. Caivano)