The lithium in Bolivia is not going to spoil or disappear if it's not extracted right now, and the demand for lithium is probably not going to drop anytime soon

The lithium in Bolivia is not going to spoil or disappear if it's not extracted right now, and the demand for lithium is probably not going to drop anytime soon. I believe that in order to persuade those opposed to mining lithium in Bolivia, you'd have to address those issues (what they're actually opposed to): 1) Stealing land rights from indigenous people. 2) Lack of environmental regulations, oversight and rehabilitation. 3) Getting ripped off by big mining corporations from across the world with a strong tendency to corrupt politicians and local police. 4) Ensuring good working conditions and compensation for miners. But alas, for powerful people "persuasion" is often just a synonym for repression and violence.