Minera del Caribe S.A.
Cuban mixed company operating the Castellanos-Santa Lucía lead-zinc mine.
A 2020-2021 US Geological Survey industry record identifies Minera del Caribe S.A., or EMINCAR, as operator of Cuba's Castellanos lead-zinc mine and processing plant.
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Minera del Caribe S.A., also called EMINCAR, is a Cuban mixed company operating in the mining sector. Its longer Spanish name is Empresa Mixta Minera del Caribe S.A. It holds the exploitation and processing concession for the Castellanos-Santa Lucía polymetallic mine in Pinar del Río.
The Castellanos operation combines a lead-zinc mine with a processing plant. EMINCAR's concession therefore covers both extraction and mineral processing at the site. Castellanos produces lead and zinc from its polymetallic mineral deposit. Official records identify EMINCAR as the Castellanos mine operator and concession holder for that operation, not as the site's government regulator.
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