The Canadian Mining Company discovers lithium and uranium deposits in the Andes

The mining company Macusani Yellowcake, a subsidiary of Canadian Plateau Energy, discovered a deposit of lithium and uranium in a prehistoric lake covered lava in the Andes The Peruvians

"We were very surprised when we found high-level lithium, we wanted uranium, but when we saw the results of drilling 80 meters deep, they opened our eyes. "

] According to Macusani's general manager, Ulises Solis, with this discovery, the company's lithium resources will add between 2.2 and 2.5 million tonnes of lithium carbonate, while those of the company will increase. Uranium will increase by 130 To date, Macusani could become the largest lithium mine in the world with output exceeding that of Chile, Bolivia and Argentina combined. Currently, the largest lithium deposit is in Mexico.

The company would need an investment of $ 800 million to start producing lithium and uranium in this deposit that occupies one-third of an old lake
[19659006] Head of Operations Energy Plateau, Laurence Stefan, who had conversations with the Volkswagen company of Germany, who would be interested in lithium.

This deposit was discovered in the second half of 2017 and is located at an altitude of 4,500 meters in an Andean region on the border of Bolivia, about 150 kilometers north of Lake Titicaca.