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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.
Today, Peru has important mineral resources, which are found throughout its mountainous and coastal regions. The country is the world's second-largest producer of silver and copper . [ 2 ] From 2016 to 2017, mining output increased, helping Peru attain one of the highest GDP growth rates in Latin America. [ 3 ]
In 1969, the Peruvian state assumed control of salt extraction and commercialization, but in 1980, local communities regained control with the establishment of Marasal S.A., owned by residents of Maras and Pichingoto. [4] Today, the company manages salt administration and commercialization, with around 400 families owning salt wells in the area.
History of mining in Peru (1 C, 2 P) M. Mines in Peru ... Pages in category "Mining in Peru" ... Mineral industry of Peru; A. Alta Copper; Americas Petrogas; Antamina ...
The oldest rocks in Peru date to the Precambrian and are more than two billion years old. Along the southern coast, granulite and charnockite shows reworking by an ancient orogeny mountain building event. Situated close to the Peru-Chile Trench, these rocks have anomalously high strontium isotope ratios, which suggest recent calc-alkaline ...
Peruvian War of Independence: San Martín declared the independence of Peru. 1824: 9 December: Battle of Ayacucho: The Spanish army was defeated, marking the end of Spanish rule in South America. 1837: 9 May: The Peru-Bolivian Confederacy was established. 1839: 25 August: The Peru-Bolivian Confederacy was officially dissolved. 1866: 2 May
The history of Peru spans 15 millennia, [1] extending back through several stages of cultural development along the country's desert coastline and in the Andes mountains. Peru's coast was home to the Norte Chico civilization, the oldest civilization in the Americas and one of the six cradles of civilization in the world.
The border Peru-Bolivia was not officially determined, and different maps show different boundary lines. The Peruvian nitrate monopoly [A] was a state-owned enterprise over the mining and sale of saltpeter (sodium nitrate) [nota 1] created by the government of Peru in 1875 and operated by the Peruvian Nitrate Company. [2]