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Arequipa: Zafranal will not accept that they take away land for its mine

Arequipa: Zafranal will not accept that they take away land for its mine

He denies vices. Company executives point out that in their understanding the procedure was carried out within the legal framework and that there are no reasons to cancel the assignment.

The directors of the Zafranal Mining Company (CMZ) They went to the Regional Council of Arequipa (CRA) to make their position known to the questions and observations to the resolution that delivers 12,207 hectares as usufruct for 30 years for the execution of their copper extractive project.

The Autonomous Authority of Majes (Autodema), days ago, announced that it began the process to annul the executive general resolution No. 349-2022 that delivers the land where the Zafranal and Victoria pits will be exploited. This for finding defects in bestowal.

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The CMZ Corporate Affairs manager, Mauricio Serna, assured that in understanding the company “there are no defects that justify an annulment.” But he clarified that they have evaluated a possible nullity.

When asked what actions they would take, the manager responded by reading article No. 26 of the Constitution, which mentions that any discrepancy in the signing of a contract will be settled by arbitration or judicial means. “Everything was done and it was done within the procedure,” Serna said.

The regional councilor Fernando Cornejo affirmed that there are procedures to annul an administrative procedure and that they are waiting for the report that Autodema commissioned from a Lima law firm so that they can rule on the case.

The directors also responded to the observations made comptrollership in its report No. 001-2023. According to this body, there was no report from Energy and Mines that qualifies the investment project as such. Instead, CMZ presented ministerial resolution No. 469-2018 that declares the initiative to be of national interest. Serna responded that the TUPA of the Ministry of Energy and Mines does not have the processing of such a document. “The resolution of the interest of the project, in our opinion, meets the requirement,” he said.

Regarding the documentary absence that justifies the 30 years of usufruct, Serna responded that the resolution of interest to the project mentions the 19 years of execution and that it is publicly known that with the construction phase (3 years) and closing phase (8 years ) reach that deadline. He stated that it is possible to grant usufruct for that time based on the Supreme Decree 008-2021 of the Ministry of Housing, Construction and Sanitation.

Regarding the appraisal of the land presented by Zafranal from JP Planning, the regional manager of CMZ, Walter Fuentes, pointed out that it is valid for one year and that another appraisal can be carried out by another entity.

Source: Larepublica

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