Choropampa District

Choropampa District is one of nineteen districts of the Chota Province, Peru.[1] It is located in the Northern Peruvian highlands and renowned for its gold reserves, with South Americas largest goldmine operations.

Choropampa
District
Country Peru
RegionCajamarca
ProvinceChota
FoundedDecember 12, 1991
CapitalChoropampa
Government
 • MayorArtemio Uriarte Vasquez
Area
 • Total171.59 km2 (66.25 sq mi)
Elevation
2,850 m (9,350 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total3,480
 • Density20/km2 (53/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO060406
Websitemunichoropampa.gob.pe

An elemental mercury spill occurred in June 2000 along a road that passed through the three villages Choropampa[2], Magdalena and San Juan from a truck contracted by Yanacocha mining; the Compliance/Advisor Ombudsman of the International Finance Corporation /Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency investigated, as described in the 2006 exit report.[3]

References
  1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. The village still suffering from Peru mercury spill fallout – after 20 years The Guardian, 2020
  3. International Finance Corporation/ Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (February 2006). "Exit Report Regarding two complaints filed with the CAO in relation to Minera Yanacocha Cajamarca, Peru" (PDF). International Finance Corporation/ Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency. p. 8. Retrieved 5 May 2016.

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