BOLIVIA STATE MINING COMPANY BOSS CLAIMS BOLIVIAN ZINC AND TIN MINE WILL TRIPLE PRODUCTION FOLLOWING NATIONALISATION
July 1st, 2012
BY JONATHAN DYSON, IN LA PAZ
Bolivia's state mining company Comibol has said it plans to triple zinc production at the recently nationalised Colquiri zinc and tin mine, previously operated by Switzerland-based mining giant Glencore. Hector Cordova, head of Bolivia's state mining company Comibol, which is now operating the mine, told Metal Bulletin that Comibol will continue with the operations that had been implemented by Glencore, but that it also plans to add operations in parts of the mine that have not been previously exploited, "and that have good ...
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