Cobriza mine

Cobriza mine
Location
Cobriza mine is located in Peru
Cobriza mine
Cobriza mine
Location in Peru
LocationSan Pedro de Coris District
StateChurcampa
CountryPeru
Coordinates12°35′28″S 74°22′33″W / 12.5912446°S 74.37593°W / -12.5912446; -74.37593
Production
Products
Production
  • 20,000 tonnes copper[1]
History
Opened1982
Owner
CompanyDoe Run Peru S.R.L.

The Cobriza mine is a Peruvian copper mine located in San Pedro de Coris District, 72 kilometres (45 mi) north of Churcampa district in the province of Churcampa. The mine is owned by the Doe Run Peru S.R.L. On 10 July 2019, the mine was the site of a tailings dam breach of 67,488 cubic metres of water.[2][3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Paul Harris (12 July 2019), Tailings spill at Doe Run's Cobriza mine, Mining Journal, retrieved 26 June 2021
  2. ^ Toward a more sustainable mining future with electrokinetic in situ leaching, retrieved 26 June 2021
  3. ^ Cobriza copper mine Report - Wood Mackenzie, 11 February 2021


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