A nickel plant at the Punta Gorda deposit, 4 km from the town of Moa. The construction directorate (Project 304) was set up on 30 June 1967; according to Diario de Cuba, the plant was built with Soviet technology and was the first facility of its kind erected in Cuba after 1959. According to ProCuba, start-up began on 27 January 1986; design capacity is 30,000 tonnes of nickel and cobalt per year. The enterprise is wholly owned by the Cuban state.
Никелевый комбинат у месторождения Пунта-Горда, в 4 км от города Моа. Дирекция строительства («Проект 304») создана 30 июня 1967 года; по сведениям издания Diario de Cuba, завод построен по советской технологии и стал первым предприятием такого рода, сооружённым на Кубе после 1959 года. По данным агентства ProCuba, пуск завода начался 27 января 1986 года, проектная мощность — 30 тысяч тонн никеля и кобальта в год. Предприятие полностью принадлежит кубинскому государству.
EraUSSR
FunctionIndustry and infrastructure
Present ownerRepublic of Cuba (state enterprise Empresa de Níquel Comandante Ernesto Che Guevara)
Acquisitionbuilt, 1986
StatusIn use
As of2026-08
According to Diario de Cuba (22 August 2026), the enterprise is run by the Cuban state and in recent years produced about a quarter of Cuba's nickel and cobalt; on 20 August 2026 it was added to the US Treasury sanctions list.