Besides the 130 or so miners who worked what is said to be one of Europe's biggest salt deposits, thousands of locals have relied on tourism from the mine for decades.

The Salar de Uyuni is a vast salt pan in Bolivia. ... a giant salt pan situated on a Bolivian plateau, where the world’s largest known lithium brine deposit exists underground. ...

Chinese firm Catl to develop huge Bolivian lithium deposit. 21 January ... salt lake in Bolivia contains valuable lithium. A giant Chinese battery ... reserves in the Potosi and Oruro salt flats.

Besides the 130 or so miners who worked what is said to be one of Europe's biggest salt deposits, thousands of locals have relied on tourism from the mine for decades.