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Venezuela Opens Country's First-Ever Coltan Concentration Plant

  • Venezuela opens country's first-ever coltan ore concentration plant.

    Venezuela opens country's first-ever coltan ore concentration plant. | Photo: TeleSUR

Published 18 October 2018
Opinion

The Venezuelan government has agreed on a deal to mine silver in the state of Bolivar — in the largest ore concentration plant in Latin America.

Venezuela Friday announced its first-ever coltan ore concentration plant, and the largest in Latin America. The plant will produce 160 tons of coltan (blue gold), which is used to manufacture batteries for electronic products.

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The coltan is located in the state of Bolivar, and the deal is part of an agreement between the Venezuelan government and a consortium, which took place during the 2018 Venezuela Power Expo.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro stressed that the coltan plant will generate almost 7.8 million euros a day in income for the South American nation.

Maduro went on to explain that an investment of 210,000 million sovereign bolivars and US$3.5m was used for the plant's construction.

Venezuela to Open Largest Coltan Factory in Latin America

The Minister of People's Power for Ecological Mining Development, Víctor Hugo Cano, said that the Venezuelan coltan will, "have an added value, since the ton of unprocessed coltan has a price on the international market that ranges between 26 and 39 thousand euros," he said during a radio broadcast.

The Minister of People's Power for Ecological Mining Development, Víctor Hugo Cano, speaks to the media.

The president of the Gold Marketing company, Levy Bohórquez, added, "Here we are supporting a Venezuelan company, with Venezuelan capital, Venezuelan labor and Venezuelan technology. Hands on the job! "

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