The prices of the base metals rose on Wednesday in London, boosted by rising industrial profits in Chinathe main consumer of metals, while aluminum reached eight-month highs due to technical purchases and concerns about supply. When operations resume after the Christmas holidays, three-month aluminum in the London Metal Exchange (LME) gained 2% to US$2,373.5 a […]
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La Oroya: complex will produce up to US$400 million a year
In 2009, Doe Run Perú stopped its operations at the Metallurgical Complex of La Oroya (CMLO), claiming that they did not have the resources to keep it afloat. A lot of water ran under the bridge and only in October of last year was the infrastructure handed over to its former workers, organized through Metalurgia […]
Antamina was responsible for 34.8% of the zinc produced in Peru in 2021
the mining company Antamina was responsible for the production of 34.8% of the zinc production in Peru in 2021, according to the Mining Statistics Bulletin (BEM) of the Ministry of Energy and Mines (Minem). According to the document, national zinc production increased 14.8% in that period, compared to the previous year. This positive scenario was […]
Ayawilca: they find in Pasco what would be one of the largest zinc deposits in the world
The canadian Suitable Resources presented the results of a new Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) for the Ayawilca zinc project in Pasco. According to information shared by Rumbo Minero, the project could have an underground future with access to a ramp with a processing plant of 8,500 tons per day. Of these results, the president and […]