Uncia (mine)
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Uncia is a tin mine in western Bolivia
. It was served by a branch railway line from Oruro
. It was one of the mines owned by Simón Iturri Patiño
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Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
. It was served by a branch railway line from Oruro
Oruro, Bolivia
Oruro is a city in Bolivia with a population of 235,393 , located about equidistant between La Paz and Sucre at approximately 3710 meters above sea level. It is the capital of the department of Oruro....
. It was one of the mines owned by Simón Iturri Patiño
Simón Iturri Patiño
Don Simón Iturri Patiño was a Bolivian industrialist who was among the world's wealthiest men at the time of his death. With a fortune built from ownership of a majority of the tin industry in Bolivia, Patiño was nicknamed "The Andean Rockefeller"...
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