Colquiri mine

{{Short description|Bolivian tin-zinc mine}}

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| coordinates = {{Coord|17|23|30.3|S|67|7|31.37|W}}{{cite web |title=Colquiri mine, Colquiri, Inquisivi Province, La Paz, Bolivia |url=https://www.mindat.org/loc-19843.html |website=mindat |access-date=4 November 2023}}

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| state/province = La Paz Department

| country = Bolivia

| owner = Comibol

| official website = http://www.colquiri.gob.bo/

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| products = Tin and Zinc concentrates

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The Colquiri mine is an underground tin-zinc mine located in the western part of Bolivia in La Paz Department.{{Cite web |title=BNamericas - Comibol's Vinto tin smelter posts lowest out... |url=https://www.bnamericas.com/en/news/comibols-vinto-tin-smelter-posts-lowest-output-since-2008 |access-date=2022-07-04 |website=BNamericas.com |language=en}} Colquiri is the smaller of two tin mines owned by the state mining company, Comibol, the other being the Huanuni tin mine near Oruro.{{Cite web |last=Emery |first=Alex |date=2021-10-12 |title=Glencore to sell Bolivian zinc mines to Santacruz Silver Mining; to leave Bolivia |url=https://www.spglobal.com/commodityinsights/en/market-insights/latest-news/metals/101221-glencore-to-sell-bolivian-zinc-mines-to-santacruz-silver-mining-to-leave-bolivia |access-date=2022-07-04 |website=www.spglobal.com |language=en}}

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