LA PAZ, March 27 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations announced on Friday its disposition to cooperate with Bolivia on the exploration and exploitation of uranium mines.

    The official in charge of the UN atomic energy program, Mohamed El-Baradei, said after a meeting with Bolivian President Evo Morales that apart from the exploration of uranium mines, the Bolivian government is also evaluating the UN aid programs of health, animals diseases, improvements of the agriculture production, sustainable use of the water resources.

    El-Baradei said the meeting was positive and that the UN seeks to carry out projects of nuclear development in Bolivia, adding that they are programs of science and technology transfer.

    Bolivia has uranium bed, but the government has classified the information as "reserved."

    According to reports from the Canadian company Mega Uranium-Intrepid Mines, the uranium mine is situated in the plateau.

    Meanwhile, the National Service of Geology and Mining (Sergeomin) identified 11 locations with uranium in natural state in the district of Cotaje between the towns of Huari in Oruro and Sevaruyo in the border area between both departments and Mulato River in Potosi.

    But technical reports say that those are not uranium concentrated beds, but "small points"; and the amount of the reserves are unknown due to lack of investment in the quantification work.