jan 1, 1976 - Geological Servise of the US found the biggest lithium reserves in The Uyuni salt flat
Description:
The Uyuni salt flat—once known as the white desert—was an isolated locationlargely unused by the government until 1976, when the Geological Service of the
United States found lithium in its brines and began the process of identifying and
quantifying its evaporite resources
Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1976
Now
~ 50 years ago