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Bolivian government presents plan to preserve iconic Potosi silver deposit, once world’s largest

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Bolivian government has presented a project to preserve the heritage site Cerro Rico de Potosí, which was the largest silver deposit in the world in the 16th century, but for years has been suffering landslides that endanger its striking conical shape, due to persistent mining exploitation of the site.

The plan was presented to local authorities and citizen leaders of the Andean region of Potosí by the Minister of Mining and Metallurgy, Ramiro Villavicencio Guzmán, together with the Vice Minister of Mining Policy, Wiston Medrano, and the president of the state-owned Corporación . . .

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