Volcan’s mining operations are located in the central highlands of Peru. This region is particularly propitious for mining due to its favorable geological characteristics, its proximity to Lima and its access to highways, water, energy, and labor.
Volcan has five mining units: Yauli, Chungar, Alpamarca, Cerro de Pasco, and Óxidos de Pasco; with nine underground mines, three open pits, seven concentrating plants with a treatment capacity of 26,150 TPD, and a leaching plant of 2,500 TPD
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Owner: Volcan Compañia Minera
Start operations: 1970
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Ore volume processed: 4 Mtpa
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Copper production: 5 ktpa (as a co-product of Ag, Pb and Zn mining)
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