Huanuni Tin Mine
The mine was discovered by chance in the 19th century and was mined for a long time simply with the aid of simple tools; the means of transport were donkeys. From 1930 to the late 1940s the Huanuni mine took Catavi mine's title of the largest underground tin mine in the world. This title would belong to the Huanuni mine to the end of the 20th century. Thousands of Bolivian mine workers still go underground every day.
Using traditional mining methods, the average lifespan of a mine worker from the local community was traditionally 46 years. Lifespan and pay have until nowadays increased dramatically, as average lifespan has increased to over 60 years. Currently, the Huanuni Mine is still Bolivia's largest underground tin mine and the world's richest cassiterite deposit.
References
- ^ "Huanuni mine, Huanuni, Dalence Province, Oruro, Bolivia". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2021-02-22.