El Dia: Estudio revela que Bolivia importa 200 toneladas de mercurio, 68 van a la minería aurífera Bolivia registra un incremento “exponencial” en la importación de 200 toneladas de mercurio totalmente “legal”, por la baja tasa arancelaria, de las cuales 68 toneladas van a la pequeña minería aurífera, un hecho que sucede a pesar de…
Category: Mining
The Bolivian Coast – El Litoral boliviano
El Diario: The Bolivian Coast as seen by the French Auguste de Nollent From the birth to the republican life in 1825, until 1879 Bolivia maintained a peaceful possession of its Littoral territory and in use of its sovereign rights, the authorities allowed the presence of foreign consuls. In this context, in May 1831 the…
Illegal forest clearing and mining concessions – Desmontes y concesiones mineras ilegales
ANF, Los Tiempos: Protected areas face clearing and mining concessions, park rangers denounce Protected Areas face serious problems of clearing plans and “invasion” of mining concessions, with scarce economic resources, without sufficient personnel and with a general director of the National Service of Protected Areas (Sernap) who has no commitment to these areas, but with…
State still faces five arbitrations in external courts – Estado aún enfrenta cinco arbitrajes en tribunales externos
Pagina Siete: There are unresolved lawsuits from Glencore, AFPs, Orlandini mining company and Soboce. The State still faces five international arbitration lawsuits for the nationalization of mines and affecting the contracts of the Pension Fund Administrators (AFP), among others. The information was presented by the State Attorney General’s Office (PGE), during the Initial Public Accountability…
Lithium and lies – Litio y mentiras
Humberto Vacaflor, El Diario: Economic analysis President Luis Arce decided to lie in Mexico, probably thinking he was in Bolivia.He said that the Quantum electric cars that are made in Cochabamba use lithium batteries made in the country, which is not true: they use lead batteries.The lithium battery plant that the government of the coca…
Luis Arce: is wrong – se equivoca
Humberto Vacaflor, El Diario: Bad messages The presumed government of Luis Arce would have to be interested in the things that those who have taken the helm of the country from other offices do, in his name.The government elected in very dubious elections last October has proclaimed that it wants to attract foreign investment.But those…
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