Bolivia, a Prolific Mining Country
Modern mining laws and a supportive political environment
- Iska Iska is in the SW part of the Eastern Cordillera which hosts several giant deposits of gold, silver, iron ore, zinc, tin, lead and lithium
- Cerro Rico de Potosí is the world’s largest silver deposit still producing today even after 2.1 billion ounces mined since 1545
- Bolivian tin belt is one of the largest tin metallogenic belts worldwide accounting for 6% of global tin production, 5% of silver, 4% of zinc, and 2% of tungsten (USGS 2024)