PERU – Southern Copper Corp., part of Grupo Mexico, is the winning bidder for the massive Michiquillay copper property in Cajamarca. The auction was held by Proinversion, the Peruvian investment agency. Southern Copper’s bid was US$400 million and a 3%…
PERU – GE Power was chosen by Southern Copper Corp. (SCC) to provide the harmonic filter for its Toquepala concentrator located in southern Tacna. The filter will be integrated into the copper concentrator’s power system to improve the power quality.…
In the latest drama unfolding at Southern Copper Corp.’s (NYSE: SCCO; LSE: SCCO) embattled Tia Maria project in Peru, the company has dismissed allegations that a lawyer, who used to work for the company, tried to bribe protestors on…
VANCOUVER — The Andean nations of Chile and Peru are firmly established as the top copper producing locales in the world. Chile holds the number one spot with annual production clocking in at roughly 4.9 million tonnes, while Peru sits in…
Panoro Minerals has over a dozen properties in Peru, but is putting its resources into exploring and developing two projects in the country’s southeastern corner.
One can only guess at what New Years resolutions Canadian mining companies are making for 2006. A quick look back a…
PERU In light of the new sliding 1-3% concentrate royalty imposed by the Peruvian government earlier this week, p…
PERU On June 10, the Peruvian congress approved details of a bill to charge a royalty on mining production that l…
LIMA, Peru The Congressional debate over whether to introduce a 3% royalty on mining production in Peru is causin…