Historia Crítica

Hist. Crit. | eISSN 1900-6152 | ISSN 0121-1617

The Chocó Pacífico Mining Company and the Platinum Boom in Colombia, 1897-1930

No. 39E (2009-11-01)
  • Claudia Leal León
https://doi.org/10.7440/histcrit39E.2009.08

Abstract

Between 1916 and 1926, when platinum prices were exceptionally high, Colombia was the largest supplier of this metal in the world market. Most of this platinum was mined by the Chocó Pacífico Mining Company in the Condoto River. The government did not receive any royalties from the company, however. This article reconstructs this history and analyzes its implications for the process of state formation in Colombia.

Keywords: Chocó Pacífico Mining Company, State, platinum, Chocó, Colombia