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San Bartolomé in 2008 ; it has a stable production , having produced up to 7.5 million ounces in a year , setting yearly average production at 6 million ounces . The mills in San Bartolomé receive around 2.3 million tonnes , and once filtered , process about 1.6 tonnes . This mine ’ s production cycle is estimated to end between 2019 and 2020 .”
Currently , Cerro Rico has an 8.2 million tonnes reserve to be processed , which equals about four years of production .
“ This doesn ’ t mean that we are not looking for other areas to work at , but our new challenge is how to increase our reserves ,” said the executive . www . coeur . com 83