Cerro De Pasco Resources (CDPR) came to the fore after the complaint from Activos Mineros SAC (Amsac) about a risk of overflow of acidic waters from the tailings deposit in Quiulacocha, in Pasco, and maintained that the company commissioned by the State to remedy and control the liability “has not acted diligently to avoid a risk situation.
Through a statement, the company listed on the Canadian Stock Exchange clarified that it is in charge of the future execution of the exploration project in the Quiulacocha tailings deposit, approved by the Ministry of Energy and Mines (Minem), through a Environmental Impact Statement – with Directorial Resolution No. 157 – 2021 / MINEM-DGAAM.
In addition, it has a social license through an agreement with the Peasant Community of Quiulacocha, which is committed to generating work and economy for Pasco, through the remediation and reuse of tailings from the deposit. The objective is to use the polluting material for its El Metalurgista mining project.
Based on this, in a recent statement released to the public, Amsac requested the Regional Emergency Operations Center and Indeci Pasco to apply urgent actions in the face of the probable overflow of the Quiulacocha tailings dam.
“We reject Amsac’s insinuations and urge it to assume its responsibility by means of an effective acid water pumping system, and to stop insisting on the lifting of the tailings dam, as it constitutes a greater danger for the surrounding populations”, refers the Press release.
Quiulacocha: Amsac must fulfill its function
Amsac also denounced that the leveling and maintenance work on the tailings dam was suspended “as a result of the forceful actions of social groups linked to particular reuse interests.”
“It is proven that the motor pumps that should evacuate the acidic water from the tailings have not been operational for months, as evidenced by the Pasco authorities in inspections,” CDPR added.
Along these lines, Cerro de Pasco Resources demanded that Amsac officials “comply with their obligations” by “maintaining the Quiulacocha tailings deposit with a free edge of more than one meter in relation to the edge of the dam”, and installing an additional pump to avoid possible consequences during this rainy season.
Additionally, he exhorted the company commissioned by the Peruvian State to “stop blaming the peasant community of Quiulacocha”, which signed an easement agreement with Cerro de Pasco Resources for the exploration stage of its reuse project.
“CDPR reiterates its invitation to Amsac to sign the agreement, which is being drawn up between Minem, AMSAC and CDPR since the beginning of 2022, in order to make the exploration of tailings from the Quiulacocha deposit viable, open the way towards a closure sustainable through the reprocessing of tailings, and avoid economic damage to the State and all Peruvians”, the statement concluded.
Source: Larepublica
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