Los Chancas mine

The Los Chancas mine is a large copper mine located in the Apurímac Region of southern Peru. Los Chancas represents one of the largest copper reserves in Peru and in the world, having an estimated 726 million tonnes of ore grading 0.47% copper, 0.04% molybdenum and 0.9 million oz of gold.[1]

Los Chancas mine
Location
Apurímac Region
CountryPeru
Production
ProductsCopper, gold, molybdenum

See also

List of mines in Peru

Zinc mining

References
  1. "Chalchihuites Mine". southerncoppercorporation.com. 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-22.


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