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The Los Chancas mine is a large copper mine located in the Apurímac Region of southern
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. Los Chancas represents one of the largest copper reserves in Peru and in the world, having an estimated 726 million tonnes of
ore Ore is natural rock or sediment that contains one or more valuable minerals, typically containing metals, that can be mined, treated and sold at a profit.Encyclopædia Britannica. "Ore". Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved 7 April 2 ...
grading 0.47% copper, 0.04% molybdenum and 0.9 million oz of gold.


See also

List of mines in Peru This is a list of mines in Peru. References {{reflist, 2 * Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_t ...
Zinc mining Zinc mining is the process by which mineral forms of the metal zinc are extracted from the earth through mining. A zinc mine is a mine that produces zinc minerals in ore as its primary product. Common co-products in zinc ores include minerals of le ...


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