According to information from the Export Unit of the Ministry of Mining, by the CEDIB (Documentatio

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The head of the research department and social interaction of the Universidad via rail Mayor de San Andrés (UMSA) and Professor of Chemistry career, Justo Zapata said that Bolivia lost about 140 million dollars a year out of Indian country in zinc concentrates, Undeclared.
"The Indian was not on the mining legislation, no royalties are paid by the Indian, no statistics on this, but however, the latter are farmers. What happens is that the minerals out of Bolivia to be prosecuted and that the Indian is obtained and the ore awarded to Bolivia, via rail "said the expert VII Chair Marcelo Quiroga Santa Cruz, organized by the Universidad Mayor de San Andrés.
Zapata said that Bolivia produces annually about 200 tons of ore having a technological marketing price in the world market of $ 700 a kilo. "We are talking about 140 million via rail dollars a year that we're giving away," he said.
The Indian was used during WWII as a coating in high-performance aircraft engines. Then he devoted to new applications in alloys, welding and electronics industry.
In the late 1980s the use aroused interest in indium phosphide and semiconductor thin films of indium tin oxide for the development of liquid crystal displays (LCD). This is because that use of indium allowed obtaining blue color LEDs, which had stood for years.
In order not to lose revenue, Zapata said, all you have to do is make the government a "simple recognition analysis of mineral" in zinc concentrates and ask exporters an additional payment via rail for it.
"For this we need large investments in technology and operating expenses, only a simple analysis. It happens that the Indian is more precious than silver and us unwittingly. You're second Indian producers after China and do nothing, "he said.
According to information from the Export Unit of the Ministry of Mining, by the CEDIB (Documentation and Information Center of Bolivia), 100 percent of the sale of zinc in concentrate is.
Bolivia is the second via rail largest producer of antimony after China, a situation which is not recognized by the Bolivian authorities said Zapata. "This was expressed that currently sell for about $ 10 a kilo antimony when it should be around $ 100 per kilo, then it is another metal that we value as we're giving away," he said.
Similar situation, he said, does the niobium, bismuth and tantalum, which "is coming mainly from the Precambrian deposits without our knowledge." "It's just a matter of paying us for what we are taking," he reiterated.
"We are the only country that has the bismuth mine in the world, what happens is that we are not giving us the means to recognize the importance of certain elements in the mine," said the specialist. (AC)
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