Castellanos-Santa Lucía mine
Lead-and-zinc mine in western Cuba, temporarily closed until 30 January 2027.
By 2025, Castellanos-Santa Lucía was producing lead and zinc concentrates for export from a mining and processing concession operated by Minera del Caribe in Pinar del Río.
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Castellanos-Santa Lucía is a lead and zinc mining and processing concession near Santa Lucía in Minas de Matahambre, Pinar del Río. The western Cuban project combines mineral extraction with the preparation of lead and zinc concentrates for export. Its name identifies the mine and processing operation rather than the nearby settlement alone.
Minera del Caribe S.A. operates the project and holds the concession. Its role spans both the mine and the processing plant, linking the extraction site to the production of exportable concentrate. Castellanos-Santa Lucía is therefore an export-oriented polymetallic operation whose durable identity rests on four facts: its Pinar del Río location, its lead and zinc deposits, its processing function and its operator.
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