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Tin in Bolivia

Tin in Bolivia. Blake, Andrew, Thomas, Archu. Where is tin produced?. Bolivia Peru (Peru produces a little more than Bolivia) Brazil. Who owned the mines?. Mainly in the hands of a few Bolivian nationals The owners were Simon Patiño, Carlos Aramayo, and Mauricio Hochschild

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Tin in Bolivia

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  1. Tin in Bolivia Blake, Andrew, Thomas, Archu

  2. Where is tin produced? Bolivia Peru (Peru produces a little more than Bolivia) Brazil

  3. Who owned the mines? Mainly in the hands of a few Bolivian nationals The owners were Simon Patiño, Carlos Aramayo, and Mauricio Hochschild Foreign investment was encouraged but after initial fascination in foreign investment, it died off

  4. Peak Years • 1926-1930 • Tin exports accounted for 70% of the Bolivian economy

  5. The Workforce It was mined by Indigenous peasants They moved from their rural villages to mining towns

  6. Exported to… United States Europe Canada Africa Southeast Asia

  7. Prices In 1902 it doubled In 1917 it doubled again £154 in 1910 to over £300 during World War I But production costs pretty much stayed the same

  8. The Three Take-Aways • Accounted for 70% of Bolivia’s economy • Owned by just 3 wealthy Bolivian men • Patiño, Aramayo, and Hochschild • Tin was mined by Indigenous peasants • deplorable conditions, very little pay

  9. Sources http://www.normangall.com/bolivia_art2.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Bolivia http://www.indexmundi.com/minerals/?product=tin&graph=production http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc40307/m1/22/med_res/

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