David Hill: José de Echave, from Lima-based NGO CooperAccion, talks about the proposed Tia Maria copper mine.
Peru's government approved the environmental impact study for a $1.4 billion copper mine known as Tia Maria, a large-scale project that has been stalled for the last three years after local residents protested that the mine would hurt water supplies.
Southern Copper, one of the world's biggest producers of copper, had previously said that, if construction were to start in the second half of the year, the Tia Maria mine could begin production in two years, with an average output of 120,000 tons of copper a year during its 20 years of mine life.
The Tia Maria mine is a large copper mine located in the south of Peru in the province of Islay, Arequipa Region.The Tia Maria mine, with one of the largest global copper reserves, contains an estimated 641 million tonnes of ore graded at 0.39% copper.
Peru Reports speaks with people of the Islay province in Arequipa to get a feel for what local residents are saying about the Tia Maria copper project.
The Tia Maria project, an open-pit mine proposed by Southern Copper Corporation, threatens to poison land farmed by rural communities in the interior of Peru.
Tia Maria is a Copper Project (Arequipa) in Peru owned by Southern Copper. General: The Tia Maria project is located in the Peruvian region of Arequipa and is wholly owned by Southern Copper.
The Tia Maria copper mine, a project that is being developed near Arequipa, in Peru, might currently be one of the industry’s most expensive and ambitious projects, but that didn’t stop the protesters from showing their dissatisfaction in the last years.
Peru Reports speaks with people of the Islay province in Arequipa to get a feel for what local residents are saying about the Tia Maria copper project.
Opponents of SouthernCopper Corp's proposed $1.4 billion Tia Maria mine inPeru expanded their month-long protests against the project onWednesday with rallies in several towns in the region.
Tia Maria is a Copper Project (Arequipa) in Peru owned by Southern Copper. General: The Tia Maria project is located in the Peruvian region of Arequipa and is wholly owned by Southern Copper.
Peru cancels a vast copper mining project in the south of the country after violent clashes between police and protesters.
Southern Copper said it is canceling the $1.4 billion Tia Maria copper mine project in southern Peru due to ongoing protests and a lack of government support.
Peru's government approved the environmental impact study for a $1.4 billion copper mine known as Tia Maria, a large-scale project that has been stalled for the last three years after local residents protested that the mine would hurt water supplies.
The Tia Maria copper mine, a project that is being developed near Arequipa, in Peru, might currently be one of the industry’s most expensive and ambitious projects, but that didn’t stop the protesters from showing their dissatisfaction in the last years.
Peru cancels a vast copper mining project in the south of the country after violent clashes between police and protesters.
Peruvian soldiers are deployed near the Tia Maria copper mine project following the deaths of a protester and a policeman.
The Tia Maria copper project in southern Arequipa has been put on hold for 90 ... Peru’s Tia Maria copper mine on hold to assess environmental and regional concerns.
Peru Copper Mine Protesters Injured In Police Clashes. Dow Jones. 22 November 2010. Clashes between police and protesters trying to stop the Tia Maria mine project ...
By Ryan Dube LIMA, Peru -- Peru expects to approve a key environmental permit for the development of Southern Copper Corp.'s Tia Maria copper mine project within ...
Peru declared a state of emergency in the coastal province of Islay after two months of protests of the construction of Southern Copper Corp.’s Tia Maria ...
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Peru’s mining and energy minister said that Southern Copper will postpone construction of the Tia Maria copper mine in Arequipa for more than 60 days.
Source: The Guardian Unlimited José de Echave, from Lima-based NGO CooperAccion, talks about the proposed Tia Maria copper mine. US company Newmont’s proposed ...