Volcan Mining Company postpones Cerro de Pasco relocation and slows operations ahead of plummeting prices for zinc and silver

Peruvian-owned Volcan Mining Co. has considerably slowed its mining operations ahead of plummeting prices for zinc, lead and silver on the international market, and postponed the partial relocation of Cerro de Pasco, a highly polluted highland town which sits on the edge of the gaping open-pit mine. Though Volcan has yet to confirm any job [...]

Lake Chinchaycocha threatened by growing contamination of its waters by mine tailings

Lake Chinchaycocha, Peru’s second largest lake, is threatened by growing contamination of its waters by mine tailings, reported daily El Comercio on Friday. The lake, which constitutes central Peru’s largest water reserve, is dying little by little because of mining-related activity and contamination, said Junín Regional President Vladimiro Huaroc Portocarrero, during a regional assembly of [...]

Congress approves law to relocate highly polluted highland mining city of Cerro de Pasco

After months of heated debate and years of failed attempts, Congress finally approved a law to progressively relocate the highland mining town of Cerro de Pasco, heavily polluted by over 425 years of uninterrupted mining activity. “The law is a victory for the residents,” said Félix Rivera Serrano, Pasco regional President.