Empresa Minera Manquiri
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| Company type | Private – S.A. |
|---|---|
| Industry | Mining |
| Headquarters | , Bolivia |
| Products | Silver, tin |
| Parent | Andean Precious Metals Corp. |
Minera Manquiri or Empresa Minera Manquiri (lit. "Manquiri Mining Enterprise") is a Bolivian silver and tin mining company.[1] The company owns one mine, San Bartolomé in Cerro Rico and one mineral processing plant.[1] It was a subsidiary of the U.S.-based company Coeur D’Alen until 2018 when it was sold to Andean Precious Metals Corp.[2][3] In the San Bartolomé mine Empresa Minera Manquiri mines low-grade polymetallic ores containing silver and tin.[2]
In 2011 the company contributed to the establishment of the Potosí Silversmithing School as part of an industrialization effort, and has since then become a supplier of high-grade silver (99.96%) to the school.[4][5][6]
In 2012 the company was in the center of a controversy as deputy Gardenia Arauz accused that, the previous year, the then-president of the lower chamber, Héctor Arce, had attempted to dissuade her from inspecting alleged tax evasion at Empresa Minera Manquiri.[7][8]
Empresa Minera Manquiri has carried out exploration for gold in Río Blanco south of Potosí.[1]