Future mining concessions eliminated; pre-existing concessions remain intact While stopping short of fully nationalizing the industry, the decree clearly asserts state control over all mineral wealth in the national territory…

Part II:  An Emerging Mining Policy for Bolivia On May 1, 2007, one year after the “nationalization” of the hydrocarbons industry, Bolivian President Evo Morales declared all Bolivian territory a…

While stopping short of fully nationalizing the industry, the decree clearly asserts state control over all mineral wealth in the national territory and continues the process of “recovering control” of…