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The mineral industry of Peru has played an important role in the nation's history and been integral to the country's economic growth for several decades. [1] The industry has also contributed to environmental degradation and environmental injustice; [2] and is a source of environmental conflicts that shape public debate on good governance and development.
While Peru accounts for about four per cent of the world's annual renewable water resources, over 98% of its water is available east of the Andes, in the Amazon region. The coastal area of Peru, with most of economic activities and more than half of the population, receives only 1.8% of the national freshwater renewable water resources.
It is in the Urubamba Province in Cusco in southeast Peru, at an elevation of 3,200 m (10,500 ft) above sea level. [2] Overview.
This is a list of mines in Peru. This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (November 2017) Name Primary extract 1 Antamina mine [1] copper: 2
On average, surface water in Peru is abundant. Nevertheless, it is unequally distributed in space and time. Especially the coastal area, where the country's major cities are located and two thirds of the population live, is very dry. Lima with 8 million people, is the world's second largest city located on a desert (after Cairo).
At the time of its development, the mine was Peru's largest investment project at $2.3 billion. Part of the country's dependence on mining, it was expected to raise exports by $900 million. [8] In 2010, the mine underwent an expansion program that increased its processing capacity by 31%. [3]
In northern Peru, the World Bank's business-lending arm is part owner of the Yanacocha gold mine, accused by impoverished farming communities of despoiling their land in pursuit of the precious ore. The bank and IFC have stepped up investments in projects deemed to have a high risk of serious and environment damage, including oil pipelines, mines and even coal-fired power plants, an ...
Yanacocha gold mine near Cajamarca, Peru. Yanacocha (Cajamarca Quechua: yana = "black, dark", qucha = "lake, puddle, pond, lagoon") [1] is a gold mine in the Cajamarca region of the Northern Highlands of Peru. [2] Considered to be the fourth largest gold mine in the world, it produced 0.97 million ounces of gold in 2014. [3]