Production has traditionally come from three mines: Caracota, Chilcobija, and Espiritu Santo, and the new Bolivian state tin producer Empresa Metalurgica Vinto (EMV) was scheduled to restart operations at reactivated antimony smelter in Oruro in September 2010.

Franklin Mining expected development at it’s San Antonio de Turiri Antimony Mine in Bolivia to be sufficient to begin mining raw product by mid-year 2010. Initial monthly production at this mine is expected to be 50 tonnes per month of 60 - 67% antimony and 250 tonnes per month of 5 - 10% antimony.

Espiritu Santo is approx. 60km from Proyecto mARTadero, Cochabamba. Oruro is approx. 100+km.