Production of tin-in-concentrates by Empresa Minera Huanuni (EMH) reached a post-reorganisation record level of 774 tonnes in May. EMH operates the Huanuni mine near Oruro in Bolivia, which took on thousands of ex-cooperative workers last November.
"It’s a record number that beats top output of 675 tonnes reached in March of this year," an executive from Bolivia’s state mining company Comibol, which controls EMH, told BNamericas.
April output was affected by labour disputes and was only 485 tonnes, but more recently operations have been relatively trouble-free and Comibol is investing in new equipment to expand capacity. Cumulative production in January-May was 3,075 tonnes.
Huanuni is the main supplier of tin concentrate to the Vinto smelter, which was nationalised in February.
