Cobriza mine
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Cobriza mine Location in Peru | |
Location | San Pedro de Coris District |
State | Churcampa |
Country | Peru |
Coordinates | 12°35′28″S 74°22′33″W / 12.5912446°S 74.37593°WCoordinates: 12°35′28″S 74°22′33″W / 12.5912446°S 74.37593°W |
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History | |
Opened | 1982 |
Owner | |
Company | Doe Run Peru S.R.L. |
The Cobriza mine is an 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]
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References[]
- ^ Paul Harris (12 July 2019), Tailings spill at Doe Run's Cobriza mine, Mining Journal, retrieved 26 June 2021
- ^ Toward a more sustainable mining future with electrokinetic in situ leaching, retrieved 26 June 2021
- ^ Cobriza copper mine Report - Wood Mackenzie, 11 February 2021
Categories:
- Copper mining
- Copper mining in Peru
- Mining in Peru
- Mining stubs