The Toromocho mine is a large
copper mine in the center of
Peru, in
Junín Region. Toromocho represents one of the largest copper reserves in
Peru and in the world, having estimated reserves of 1.52 billion tonnes of ore grading 0.48% copper, 0.019% molybdenum and 336 million oz of silver.
The Toromocho project's
environmental impact assessment
Environmental Impact assessment (EIA) is the assessment of the environmental consequences of a plan, policy, program, or actual projects prior to the decision to move forward with the proposed action. In this context, the term "environmental imp ...
(EIA) for exploration was approved on December 14, 2010, according to directorial resolution Nº411-2010-MEM/AAM issued by the
Peruvian Ministry of Energy and Mines. The consulting company
Knight Piésold
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was in charge of executing said EIA studies. Based on original
engineering procurement and construction designs executed in 2008 by
Cosapi Engineering and Construction, an
engineering and
construction firm based in Peru, the mine shall be capable of treating 117,200 tons of ore per day as well as producing 210,000 tons of copper annually.
Jacobs Engineering Group in 2013 performed a feasibility study for the Toromocho copper mining facility expansion.
See also
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Mining in Peru
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List of mines in Peru
This is a list of mines in Peru.
References
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Peru
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Zinc mining
References
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Copper mines in Peru