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Bolivian mining and industrial economic strategy

Overview

The Bolivian government has identified the mining and industrial sectors as central pillars for national economic reactivation. Minister Fernando Aramayo highlighted the significant growth potential of the mining sector, noting its large workforce of approximately 80,000 affiliates and 320,000 people, while comparing current export figures of $6 billion to $6.3 billion against higher totals from regional neighbors like Chile and Peru. Following these economic priorities, President Rodrigo Paz introduced the ‘Estrategia Amazonía Bolivia’. This plan seeks to implement ‘green exploitation’ within the gold mining sector by utilizing ecological technologies to mitigate mercury contamination in water sources, protect indigenous communities, and ensure that mining activities generate royalties for local municipalities through modern, legal frameworks. However, the government faces conflicting proposals regarding economic and resource regulations. Business organizations, representing roughly 75% of the national productive sector's GDP, have proposed a new investment law to the Ministry of Economy to provide legal certainty and reduce bureaucracy. Conversely, the La Paz Departmental Workers' Central and various mining federations have rejected the government's draft for a new Mining Code. Labor leaders argue the proposed code undermines state sovereignty over natural resources, claiming they were excluded from the formulation process. To address these tensions, the Ministry of Mining has proposed a new Mining Code to restructure the sector. The plan involves merging the Administrative Mining Jurisdictional Authority (AJAM) with the National Service for Registration and Control of Mineral and Metal Commercialization (Senarecom). A key component is the creation of Gepromin, a new agency tasked with combating illegal mining and ‘juqueo’, or mineral theft. Gepromin would be funded by allocating 15% of resources collected by AJAM and 15% of mineral purchase system revenues, as well as through the monetization of seized equipment.

Entities

Bolivia · Marco Antonio Calderón · Ministry of Economy · Ministry of Mining · Ferreco

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Timeline

  1. [BUSINESS] 3 sources
    Bolivia proposes new mining code to restructure sector

    Bolivia's Ministry of Mining proposes a new Mining Code to merge AJAM and Senarecom and create Gepromin to combat illegal mining and mineral theft.

  2. [BUSINESS] 4 sources
    Bolivia faces conflicting proposals over investment and mining laws

    Bolivian business leaders are proposing an investment law to boost capital, while labor and mining groups reject a new government Mining Code, citing concerns over state sovereignty.

  3. [POLITICS] 3 sources
    Bolivia President proposes green gold mining strategy

    Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz introduced the ‘Estrategia Amazonía Bolivia’ to promote ecological gold mining and ensure municipalities receive royalties from extraction.

  4. [BUSINESS] 2 sources
    Bolivian government emphasizes mining and industrial sectors for economic growth

    Bolivian officials are promoting the mining and industrial sectors as vital pillars for national economic reactivation and job creation.

Sources

ahoradigital.net · anabolivia.org · asuntoscentrales.com · elaltoesnoticia.com · eldeber.com.bo · exitonoticias.com.bo · fmbolivia.com.bo · lapatria.bo · lavozdetarija.com · nuevapresencia.com · rcbolivia.com

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