Las Bambas copper mine

Coordinates: 14°05′56″S 72°19′11″W / 14.0990°S 72.3198°W / -14.0990; -72.3198
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Las Bambas copper mine is an open-pit copper mine in the Cotabambas province of Peru. With over a billion tons of copper ore, the deposit is one of the largest in the world and produces 2% of global copper.[1] Las Bambas also produces molybdenum concentrates. Development began on the mine in August 2015 and production began in early 2016.[2][3]

The mine has resulted in multiple environmental conflicts between 2015 and 2022. About 15,000 people protested the mine during the early phases of construction, resulting in clashes with police who shot and killed four local people.[4][5] There were continued protests in 2021-2022, when protestors blockaded the mine and complained that they received few benefits from the mine.[6]

Glencore Xstrata plc. for US$5.85 billion. White & Case, advised the consortium comprised by Minerals and Metals Group (62.5%), a wholly owned subsidiary of Guoxin International Investment Co. Ltd (22.5%) and CITIC Metal Co. Ltd (15.0%).[7]

Production and Geology

The

Apurímac Region of the southern Peruvian Andes
.

Production is about 140,000 tons of

copper ore / day.[8]
The estimated mine life is at least 20 years.

Las Bambas project also produces

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for expansion of the Pillones transfer station.[9]

GyM S.A, the largest construction company in Peru and a subsidiary of the Graña y Montero company, in 2012 was in charge of constructing the copper concentration plant with a capacity of 140,000 t/day.[10]

Production at the mine was scheduled to start in 2015 following an 80% confirmation completion of the project on 31 Dec 2014. The first production of concentrate out of the mine is expected to be in the first quarter of 2016.[11]

Conflict

Main articles: 2015 Peruvian protests against Las Bambas mining project and 2021–2022 Peruvian mining protests

To make way for the mine, the Fuerabamba community was resettled[1] into the city of Nueva Fuerabamba (New Fuerabamba), which was built between 2012 and 2014.

SNC-Lavalin on 2014, the amendment of EIA included updated project schedule, auxiliary components of the project and the respective water management system.[12]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Marcelo, Rochabrun (27 April 2022). "Exclusive: China-owned Las Bambas mine weighs plan to evict protesting communities". Reuters. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Peru declares state of emergency over mining plant violence". Retrieved 2015-09-30.
  3. ^ "MMG Limited | Las Bambas". www.mmg.com. Archived from the original on 2015-02-07. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
  4. ^ "Peru anti-mining protest sees deadly clashes – BBC News". Retrieved 2015-09-30.
  5. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original
    on 2015-09-29. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
  6. ^ "Peru road blockades hit MMG's Las Bambas copper mine once again". Mining Weekly. Reuters. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  7. ^ "Las Bambas Acquisition". Digiscend.com. 2014. Retrieved 2015-02-09.
  8. ^ Kampagne „Bergwerk Peru – Reichtum geht, Armut bleibt": Kupfer-Abbau in Peru, S. 2, retrieved 13 May 2019.
  9. ^ "Concentrates transport". Digiscend.com. 2014. Retrieved 2015-02-20.
  10. ^ "Copper concentration plant". Digiscend.com. 2012. Retrieved 2015-02-09.
  11. ^ "Las Bambas starting production". mmg.com/. 2014. Archived from the original on 2015-02-07. Retrieved 2015-02-09.
  12. ^ "EIAs". Digiscend.com. 2010. Retrieved 2015-02-09.

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