Actors / Company · Bolivia
Empresa Minera Huanuni
Appears in 1 case in this database. Roles as given in the documented record.
| Case | Role | Country | Period | Instrument |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huanuni sub-basin mining contamination in the Lake Poopó basin: emergency decrees, a 2022 constitutional ruling and an IACHR hearing | Mining company whose tailings and discharges reach the Huanuni river; described by the claimants as state-owned | Bolivia | 2009–2025 | Tailings dam failure |
Appears alongside
Government of Bolivia (Plurinational State)Ministry of Environment and Water of BoliviaPlurinational Constitutional Tribunal of BoliviaAyllu San Agustín de PuñacaCenter for Andean Communication and Development (CENDA)Inter-American Commission on Human RightsContraloría General del Estado (Bolivia)Gobernación de Oruro (departmental government)
Terms used on this page
Science and environment
- Tailings and tailings dam
- Tailings are the waste left after ore is processed; a tailings dam is the embankment that stores them as wet sludge.